Nostalgia Power

Is Nostalgia good in Slay the Spire 2?

Nostalgia is a rare Colorless power in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: The first Attack or Skill you play each turn is placed on top of your Draw Pile. It ranks among the strongest cards its class can draft right now, earning a spot at B tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card tier list.

Across 75 recorded runs, decks running it win 44.4% of the time, comfortably clear of the 13.8% average, by 30.6%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 0.4% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 1.2% of the time it is shown, with 66.7% for runs that took it against 28.8% for runs that did not, a +22.7% pick lift across 15 decided runs. Silent players keep it in 0.2% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.1 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Defend — together they post a -0.4% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic War Paint, which moves its win rate by +17.3%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 47.1% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 21.

Upgraded, it gains -1 EnergyCost, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 32 wins, 40 deaths, and 3 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Aeonglass Boss, which closes out 8.0% of its appearances. Read on for Nostalgia’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Colorless run.

Pick or Skip: Nostalgia

Out of 1330 recorded offers Nostalgia is taken 1.2% of the time, and taking it is worth +22.7% in pick lift — 66.7% for runs that picked it against 28.8% for runs that skipped, across 15 decided runs.

Taken 16 times out of 1330 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 Nostalgia

Nostalgia is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 2, where runs win 57.1% across 21 runs — one of 3 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Nostalgia

Ranked by win-rate lift, Nostalgia performs best alongside Defend (-0.4%), Dualcast (-2.0%), and Strike (-2.0%).

Defend-0.4%17 runsDualcast-2.0%17 runsStrike-2.0%17 runsStrike-2.7%16 runsDefend-3.6%18 runsZap-4.3%16 runs

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

Nostalgia Win Rate by Class

Nostalgia is played across 5 classes, led by Silent (60.0%), Ironclad (50.0%), and Necrobinder (46.1%) by win rate.

The Silent60.0%11 runsThe Ironclad50.0%19 runsThe Necrobinder46.1%13 runsThe Defect38.9%18 runsThe Regent30.8%14 runs

Best Relics for Nostalgia

Nostalgia pairs best with the relics War Paint (+17.3%), Pendulum (+17.3%), and Blood Vial (+14.3%), ranked by win-rate lift.

War Paint+17.3%16 runsPendulum+17.3%16 runsBlood Vial+14.3%19 runsHappy Flower+12.3%21 runsStrike Dummy+11.1%17 runsRegal Pillow+9.3%16 runs

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

Nostalgia Card Details

Nostalgia is a rare power costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 47.1% of runs and usually picked up by floor 21.

The first Attack or Skill you play each turn is placed on top of your Draw Pile.

Upgrade: -1 EnergyCost

What Ends Runs with Nostalgia

Nostalgia’s most common run-enders are Aeonglass Boss (8.0%), Test Subject Boss (6.7%), and Queen Boss (5.3%).

• Aeonglass Boss8.0% of runs
• Test Subject Boss6.7% of runs
• Queen Boss5.3% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite2.7% of runs
• Entomancer Elite2.7% of runs

See Also

Compare Nostalgia with the rest of the best Slay the Spire 2 cards, relics, and classes below.