Injury•Curse

Is Injury good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Injury is a curse curse from the Curse card pool. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 565 tracked runs its win rate sits at 3.8%, 10.2% short of the 13.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 4.9% of eligible runs. Within Regent runs it’s drafted 5.4% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.0 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Crescent Spear, which lifts its win rate by +15.6% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Festive Popper is its standout companion, worth a +21.6% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs - energy, gets upgraded 0.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 3.

Of the runs that drafted it, 21 ended in victory against 537 deaths and 7 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Lagavulin Matriarch Boss, finishing 4.6% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Injury fits a Curse deck.

When to Pick Up Injury

Of the 2 pickup windows recorded for Injury, Act 3 is the best: 8.3% across 12 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Injury

Injury’s strongest card pairings so far are Crescent Spear (+15.6%), Child of the Stars (+13.7%), and Headbutt (+12.4%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Crescent Spear+15.6%23 runsChild of the Stars+13.7%15 runsHeadbutt+12.4%17 runsBlack Hole+9.9%22 runsShining Strike+9.7%15 runsBlade Dance+9.3%31 runs

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

Injury Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that draft Injury, it performs best with Regent (5.6%), Silent (3.7%), and Defect (3.4%).

The Regent5.6%107 runsThe Silent3.7%139 runsThe Defect3.4%91 runsThe Necrobinder3.2%94 runsThe Ironclad3.0%131 runs

Best Relics for Injury

The relics that swing Injury’s win rate the most are Festive Popper (+21.6%), Oddly Smooth Stone (+17.7%), and Vajra (+16.2%), with each lift shown.

Festive Popper+21.6%28 runsOddly Smooth Stone+17.7%29 runsVajra+16.2%42 runsPotion Belt+15.2%29 runsHappy Flower+15.2%29 runsRed Mask+14.1%38 runs

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

Injury Card Details

A --energy curse curse, Injury is upgraded 0.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 3.

What Ends Runs with Injury

Runs holding Injury end most often against Lagavulin Matriarch Boss (4.6%), Phrog Parasite Elite (3.7%), and Terror Eel Elite (3.5%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss4.6% of runs
• Phrog Parasite Elite3.7% of runs
• Terror Eel Elite3.5% of runs
• The Kin Boss3.5% of runs
• Waterfall Giant Boss3.5% of runs

See Also

Keep exploring Slay the Spire 2 tier lists and stats below.