Leading Strike Attack

Is Leading Strike good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Leading Strike is a common attack from the Silent card pool. Its effect: Deal 3 damage. Add Shivs into your Hand. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 1287 tracked runs its win rate sits at 25.5%, 11.7% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 6.2% of eligible runs. Taken 27.1% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 25.3% for runs that took it against 23.6% for runs that passed, a +1.7% pick lift over 1102 decided runs. Within Silent runs it’s drafted 27.0% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.4 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Enthralled, which lifts its win rate by +24.7% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Sword of Jade is its standout companion, worth a +41.6% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 23.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 11.

Upgrading the card adds +3 Damage to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 327 ended in victory against 954 deaths and 6 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 5.4% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Leading Strike fits a Silent deck.

Pick or Skip: Leading Strike

Players take Leading Strike in 27.1% of the 5134 offers it appears in; those runs win 25.3% against 23.6% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +1.7% over 1102 decided runs.

Taken 1394 times out of 5134 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 Leading Strike

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Leading Strike, Act 3 is the best: 53.6% across 69 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Leading Strike

Leading Strike’s strongest card pairings so far are Enthralled (+24.7%), Flanking (+24.6%), and Mad Science (+24.0%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Enthralled+24.7%17 runsFlanking+24.6%57 runsMad Science+24.0%86 runsAdrenaline+23.8%192 runsAutomation+22.8%16 runsAlchemize+20.7%15 runs

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

Leading Strike Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Silent, Leading Strike posts a 25.5% win rate over 1269 tracked runs.

The Silentappears in 27.0% of its runs (1269 tracked)

Best Relics for Leading Strike

The relics that swing Leading Strike’s win rate the most are Sword of Jade (+41.6%), Music Box (+37.9%), and History Course (+37.2%), with each lift shown.

Sword of Jade+41.6%40 runsMusic Box+37.9%24 runsHistory Course+37.2%18 runsSai+37.1%26 runsTungsten Rod+32.7%27 runsKifuda+32.5%22 runs

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

Leading Strike Card Details

A 1-energy common attack, Leading Strike is upgraded 23.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 11.

Deal 3 damage. Add Shivs into your Hand.

Upgrade: +3 Damage

What Ends Runs with Leading Strike

Runs holding Leading Strike end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (5.4%), Aeonglass Boss (5.1%), and Kaiser Crab Boss (4.7%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.4% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss5.1% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.7% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.5% of runs
• Queen Boss4.2% of runs

See Also

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