Negative Pulse Skill

Is Negative Pulse good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Negative Pulse is a common skill from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: Gain 5 Block. Apply 7 Doom to ALL enemies. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 1453 tracked runs its win rate sits at 21.2%, 6.9% ahead of the 14.3% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 5.4% of eligible runs. Offer data argues the other way: taken 32.3% of the time it is shown, runs that picked it win 21.5% against 27.6% for runs that passed — a -6.0% pick lift across 1214 decided runs. Within Ironclad 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 1.5 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Glimpse Beyond, which lifts its win rate by +31.5% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, History Course is its standout companion, worth a +40.0% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 32.8% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 10.

Upgrading the card adds +1 Block, +4 Doom to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 305 ended in victory against 1135 deaths and 13 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Decimillipede Elite, finishing 6.1% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Negative Pulse fits a Necrobinder deck.

Pick or Skip: Negative Pulse

Players take Negative Pulse in 32.3% of the 5160 offers it appears in; those runs win 21.5% against 27.6% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -6.0% over 1214 decided runs.

Taken 1669 times out of 5160 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 Negative Pulse

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Negative Pulse, Act 3 is the best: 54.2% across 59 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Negative Pulse

Negative Pulse’s strongest card pairings so far are Glimpse Beyond (+31.5%), Mad Science (+27.9%), and Fasten (+24.3%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Glimpse Beyond+31.5%51 runsMad Science+27.9%87 runsFasten+24.3%32 runsApotheosis+22.1%18 runsLegion of Bone+21.4%49 runsNeurosurge+20.8%182 runs

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

Negative Pulse Win Rate by Class

Of the 2 classes that draft Negative Pulse, it performs best with Ironclad (40.0%) and Necrobinder (20.9%).

The Ironclad40.0%10 runsThe Necrobinder20.9%1426 runs

Best Relics for Negative Pulse

The relics that swing Negative Pulse’s win rate the most are History Course (+40.0%), Sword of Jade (+34.0%), and Forgotten Soul (+33.2%), with each lift shown.

History Course+40.0%18 runsSword of Jade+34.0%21 runsForgotten Soul+33.2%38 runsSai+32.3%22 runsLord's Parasol+32.3%22 runsGlitter+30.4%29 runs

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

Negative Pulse Card Details

A 1-energy common skill, Negative Pulse is upgraded 32.8% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 10.

Gain 5 Block. Apply 7 Doom to ALL enemies.

Upgrade: +1 Block, +4 Doom

What Ends Runs with Negative Pulse

Runs holding Negative Pulse end most often against Decimillipede Elite (6.1%), Knowledge Demon Boss (5.6%), and Test Subject Boss (4.6%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Decimillipede Elite6.1% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss5.6% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.6% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.1% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss3.7% of runs

See Also

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