Monarch's Gaze Power

Is Monarch's Gaze good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Monarch's Gaze is a rare power from the Regent card pool. Its effect: Whenever you attack an enemy, it loses Strength this turn. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 208 tracked runs its win rate sits at 34.0%, 19.7% ahead of the 14.3% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 0.8% of eligible runs. Taken 19.1% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 36.7% for runs that took it against 37.3% for runs that passed, a -0.6% pick lift over 150 decided runs. Within Regent runs it’s drafted 4.2% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.1 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Bundle of Joy, which lifts its win rate by +29.8% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Venerable Tea Set is its standout companion, worth a +31.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 2 energy, gets upgraded 42.2% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 17.

Upgrading the card adds -1 EnergyCost to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 70 ended in victory against 136 deaths and 2 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Queen Boss, finishing 5.3% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Monarch's Gaze fits a Regent deck.

Pick or Skip: Monarch's Gaze

Players take Monarch's Gaze in 19.1% of the 815 offers it appears in; those runs win 36.7% against 37.3% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -0.6% over 150 decided runs.

Taken 156 times out of 815 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 Monarch's Gaze

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Monarch's Gaze, Act 3 is the best: 73.7% across 19 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Monarch's Gaze

Monarch's Gaze’s strongest card pairings so far are Bundle of Joy (+29.8%), Sword Sage (+27.4%), and Bombardment (+26.6%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Bundle of Joy+29.8%22 runsSword Sage+27.4%20 runsBombardment+26.6%27 runsTyranny+25.2%16 runsMad Science+25.2%16 runsMonologue+24.8%23 runs

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

Monarch's Gaze Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Regent, Monarch's Gaze posts a 32.8% win rate over 196 tracked runs.

The Regentappears in 4.2% of its runs (196 tracked)

Best Relics for Monarch's Gaze

The relics that swing Monarch's Gaze’s win rate the most are Venerable Tea Set (+31.4%), Eternal Feather (+28.6%), and Happy Flower (+24.3%), with each lift shown.

Venerable Tea Set+31.4%35 runsEternal Feather+28.6%21 runsHappy Flower+24.3%37 runsKusarigama+24.0%20 runsJoss Paper+23.6%15 runsOrichalcum+23.6%15 runs

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

Monarch's Gaze Card Details

A 2-energy rare power, Monarch's Gaze is upgraded 42.2% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 17.

Whenever you attack an enemy, it loses Strength this turn.

Upgrade: -1 EnergyCost

What Ends Runs with Monarch's Gaze

Runs holding Monarch's Gaze end most often against Queen Boss (5.3%), The Insatiable Boss (4.3%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (3.4%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Queen Boss5.3% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.3% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss3.4% of runs
• Test Subject Boss2.9% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss2.9% of runs

See Also

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