Monologue Skill

Is Monologue good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Monologue is an uncommon skill from the Regent card pool. Its effect: Whenever you play a card this turn, gain Strength this turn. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 286 tracked runs its win rate sits at 28.0%, 13.7% ahead of the 14.3% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.1% of eligible runs. Offer data argues the other way: taken 13.4% of the time it is shown, runs that picked it win 26.6% against 29.2% for runs that passed — a -2.5% pick lift across 226 decided runs. Within Regent runs it’s drafted 5.8% 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 Monarch's Gaze, which lifts its win rate by +29.0% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Vajra is its standout companion, worth a +32.7% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 0 energy, gets upgraded 29.6% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 17.

Of the runs that drafted it, 80 ended in victory against 206 deaths and 0 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 6.6% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Monologue fits a Regent deck.

Pick or Skip: Monologue

Players take Monologue in 13.4% of the 1732 offers it appears in; those runs win 26.6% against 29.2% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -2.5% over 226 decided runs.

Taken 232 times out of 1732 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 Monologue

Of the 3 pickup windows recorded for Monologue, Act 3 is the best: 54.4% across 46 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Monologue

Monologue’s strongest card pairings so far are Monarch's Gaze (+29.0%), Big Bang (+21.7%), and Prophesize (+21.3%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Monarch's Gaze+29.0%23 runsBig Bang+21.7%50 runsProphesize+21.3%16 runsTerraforming+20.0%25 runsDecisions, Decisions+19.0%47 runsSword Sage+17.4%27 runs

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

Monologue Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Regent, Monologue posts a 27.1% win rate over 269 tracked runs.

The Regentappears in 5.8% of its runs (269 tracked)

Best Relics for Monologue

The relics that swing Monologue’s win rate the most are Vajra (+32.7%), Pear (+28.6%), and Ripple Basin (+28.4%), with each lift shown.

Vajra+32.7%49 runsPear+28.6%25 runsRipple Basin+28.4%18 runsKusarigama+27.9%29 runsLantern+27.4%42 runsStone Calendar+25.1%16 runs

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

Monologue Card Details

A 0-energy uncommon skill, Monologue is upgraded 29.6% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 17.

Whenever you play a card this turn, gain Strength this turn.

What Ends Runs with Monologue

Runs holding Monologue end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (6.6%), Aeonglass Boss (4.9%), and The Insatiable Boss (4.5%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss6.6% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.9% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.5% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.2% of runs
• Queen Boss4.2% of runs

See Also

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