Know Thy Place Skill

Is Know Thy Place good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Know Thy Place is a common skill from the Regent card pool. Its effect: Apply 1 Weak. Apply 1 Vulnerable. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 1271 tracked runs its win rate sits at 25.4%, 11.1% ahead of the 14.3% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 4.7% of eligible runs. Taken 24.9% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 24.4% for runs that took it against 22.7% for runs that passed, a +1.8% pick lift over 1043 decided runs. Within Defect runs it’s drafted 0.2% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.2 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Mad Science, which lifts its win rate by +29.7% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Music Box is its standout companion, worth a +43.3% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 0 energy, gets upgraded 31.1% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 12.

Of the runs that drafted it, 319 ended in victory against 937 deaths and 15 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 4.8% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Know Thy Place fits a Regent deck.

Pick or Skip: Know Thy Place

Players take Know Thy Place in 24.9% of the 4902 offers it appears in; those runs win 24.4% against 22.7% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +1.8% over 1043 decided runs.

Taken 1223 times out of 4902 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 Know Thy Place

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Know Thy Place, Act 3 is the best: 61.5% across 83 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Know Thy Place

Know Thy Place’s strongest card pairings so far are Mad Science (+29.7%), Enthralled (+22.8%), and Decay (+22.5%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Mad Science+29.7%89 runsEnthralled+22.8%17 runsDecay+22.5%36 runsMaster of Strategy+21.7%23 runsGUARDS!!!+21.5%104 runsDark Shackles+20.5%26 runs

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

Know Thy Place Win Rate by Class

Of the 4 classes that draft Know Thy Place, it performs best with Defect (30.8%), Silent (29.4%), and Regent (25.5%).

The Defect30.8%13 runsThe Silent29.4%17 runsThe Regent25.5%1217 runsThe Ironclad6.7%15 runs

Best Relics for Know Thy Place

The relics that swing Know Thy Place’s win rate the most are Music Box (+43.3%), Sword of Jade (+42.5%), and History Course (+37.6%), with each lift shown.

Music Box+43.3%17 runsSword of Jade+42.5%35 runsHistory Course+37.6%21 runsCrossbow+37.2%18 runsSai+36.3%33 runsThe Abacus+34.4%16 runs

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

Know Thy Place Card Details

A 0-energy common skill, Know Thy Place is upgraded 31.1% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 12.

Apply 1 Weak. Apply 1 Vulnerable.

What Ends Runs with Know Thy Place

Runs holding Know Thy Place end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (4.8%), Queen Boss (3.9%), and Test Subject Boss (3.9%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss4.8% of runs
• Queen Boss3.9% of runs
• Test Subject Boss3.9% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss3.9% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite3.9% of runs

See Also

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