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Is Neurosurge good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Neurosurge is a rare power from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: Gain Energy. Draw cards. At the start of your turn, apply 3 Doom to yourself. Right now it’s a premium pick that sits at B tier — one of the better cards you can add to a deck this run.

Over 76 tracked runs its win rate sits at 35.3%, 16.3% ahead of the 18.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 2.0% of eligible runs. Within Ironclad runs it’s drafted 0.3% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.0 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Capture Spirit, which lifts its win rate by +22.4% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Bookmark is its standout companion, worth a +18.5% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 0 energy, gets upgraded 29.1% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 19.

Upgrading the card adds +1 Energy to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 24 ended in victory against 44 deaths and 8 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Test Subject Boss, finishing 7.9% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Neurosurge fits a Necrobinder deck.

Best Cards to Pair with Neurosurge

Neurosurge’s strongest card pairings so far are Capture Spirit (+22.4%), Reaper Form (+20.8%), and Parse (+18.0%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Capture Spirit+22.4%10 runsReaper Form+20.8%9 runsParse+18.0%6 runsHaunt+17.1%14 runsMayhem+14.9%6 runsGlimpse Beyond+14.9%5 runs

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

Neurosurge Win Rate by Class

Of the 4 classes that draft Neurosurge, it performs best with Ironclad (50.0%), Necrobinder (35.9%), and Regent (0.0%).

The Ironclad50.0%2 runsThe Necrobinder35.9%72 runsThe Regent0.0%1 runsThe Silent0.0%1 runs

Best Relics for Neurosurge

The relics that swing Neurosurge’s win rate the most are Bookmark (+18.5%), Unceasing Top (+18.0%), and Pear (+17.6%), with each lift shown.

Bookmark+18.5%4 runsUnceasing Top+18.0%6 runsPear+17.6%10 runsWhite Star+14.9%3 runsMiniature Cannon+14.9%3 runsHistory Course+14.9%4 runs

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

Neurosurge Card Details

A 0-energy rare power, Neurosurge is upgraded 29.1% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 19.

Gain Energy. Draw cards. At the start of your turn, apply 3 Doom to yourself.

Upgrade: +1 Energy

What Ends Runs with Neurosurge

Runs holding Neurosurge end most often against Test Subject Boss (7.9%), Kaiser Crab Boss (6.6%), and Infested Prisms Elite (5.3%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Test Subject Boss7.9% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss6.6% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite5.3% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss5.3% of runs
• Doormaker Boss3.9% of runs

See Also

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