Infinite Blades Power

Is Infinite Blades good in Slay the Spire 2?

Infinite Blades is an uncommon Silent power in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: At the start of your turn, add 1 Shiv into your Hand. It’s a dependable, middle-of-the-pack option, landing at C tier in our rankings.

Across 1115 recorded runs, decks running it win 31.4% of the time, comfortably clear of the 14.3% average, by 17.1%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 4.1% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 30.0% of the time it is shown, with 31.1% for runs that took it against 27.6% for runs that did not, a +3.5% pick lift across 791 decided runs. Silent players keep it in 18.7% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.2 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Mad Science — together they post a +34.5% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Sword of Jade, which moves its win rate by +39.8%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 40.1% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 15.

That’s 347 wins, 760 deaths, and 8 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Aeonglass Boss, which closes out 5.6% of its appearances. Read on for Infinite Blades’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Silent run.

Pick or Skip: Infinite Blades

Out of 3051 recorded offers Infinite Blades is taken 30.0% of the time, and taking it is worth +3.5% in pick lift — 31.1% for runs that picked it against 27.6% for runs that skipped, across 791 decided runs.

Taken 915 times out of 3051 offers.

Pick rate when offered counts offers, not runs: out of every time the game put this in front of a player, how often it was taken. It is not the same number as the share of runs that end up containing it.

Pick lift is the sample-adjusted gap between runs that took the option and runs that passed on it. It is the fair way to rank choices, because raw win rates put the smallest samples on top.

When to Pick Up Infinite Blades

Infinite Blades is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 53.1% across 114 runs — one of 4 recorded pickup windows.

Win rate of runs by the act Infinite Blades entered the deck. Acts that have not reached the sample floor show their run count only.

Best Cards to Pair with Infinite Blades

Ranked by win-rate lift, Infinite Blades performs best alongside Mad Science (+34.5%), Mayhem (+26.3%), and Apotheosis (+24.3%).

Mad Science+34.5%95 runsMayhem+26.3%19 runsApotheosis+24.3%19 runsRestlessness+23.9%22 runsProwess+23.1%28 runsFlanking+22.1%52 runs

Based on small co-occurring samples — treat these as early signals, not final verdicts.

Infinite Blades Win Rate by Class

Infinite Blades is drafted only by the Silent, where it holds a 31.3% win rate across 1099 runs.

The Silentappears in 18.7% of its runs (1099 tracked)

Best Relics for Infinite Blades

Infinite Blades pairs best with the relics Sword of Jade (+39.8%), Fragrant Mushroom (+34.6%), and Kifuda (+31.6%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Sword of Jade+39.8%38 runsFragrant Mushroom+34.6%63 runsKifuda+31.6%22 runsForgotten Soul+30.6%58 runsIron Club+30.1%26 runsMummified Hand+28.9%41 runs

Based on small co-occurring samples — treat these as early signals, not final verdicts.

Infinite Blades Card Details

Infinite Blades is an uncommon power costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 40.1% of runs and usually picked up by floor 15.

At the start of your turn, add 1 Shiv into your Hand.

What Ends Runs with Infinite Blades

Infinite Blades’s most common run-enders are Aeonglass Boss (5.6%), Test Subject Boss (5.1%), and Kaiser Crab Boss (4.6%).

• Aeonglass Boss5.6% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.1% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.6% of runs
• Entomancer Elite4.5% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.4% of runs

See Also

Compare Infinite Blades with the rest of the best Slay the Spire 2 cards, relics, and classes below.