Perfected Strike Attack

Is Perfected Strike good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Perfected Strike is a common attack from the Ironclad card pool. Its effect: Deal 6 damage. Deals 2 additional damage for ALL your cards containing “Strike”. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 1003 tracked runs its win rate sits at 16.3%, 2.5% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 4.8% of eligible runs. Offer data argues the other way: taken 26.9% of the time it is shown, runs that picked it win 16.5% against 23.7% for runs that passed — a -7.2% pick lift across 893 decided runs. Within Ironclad runs it’s drafted 21.5% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.9 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Master of Strategy, which lifts its win rate by +24.6% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Molten Egg is its standout companion, worth a +35.1% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 2 energy, gets upgraded 47.5% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 10.

Upgrading the card adds +1 ExtraDamage to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 161 ended in victory against 826 deaths and 16 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Kaiser Crab Boss, finishing 7.3% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Perfected Strike fits a Ironclad deck.

Pick or Skip: Perfected Strike

Players take Perfected Strike in 26.9% of the 4790 offers it appears in; those runs win 16.5% against 23.7% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -7.2% over 893 decided runs.

Taken 1286 times out of 4790 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 Perfected Strike

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Perfected Strike, Act 3 is the best: 47.9% across 49 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Perfected Strike

Perfected Strike’s strongest card pairings so far are Master of Strategy (+24.6%), Offering (+24.1%), and Mad Science (+23.4%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Master of Strategy+24.6%16 runsOffering+24.1%94 runsMad Science+23.4%57 runsHellraiser+19.1%179 runsDebt+18.9%23 runsCrimson Mantle+18.6%93 runs

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

Perfected Strike Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Ironclad, Perfected Strike posts a 16.4% win rate over 994 tracked runs.

The Ironcladappears in 21.5% of its runs (994 tracked)

Best Relics for Perfected Strike

The relics that swing Perfected Strike’s win rate the most are Molten Egg (+35.1%), Lord's Parasol (+34.2%), and Forgotten Soul (+34.2%), with each lift shown.

Molten Egg+35.1%34 runsLord's Parasol+34.2%15 runsForgotten Soul+34.2%17 runsSword of Jade+32.4%18 runsFragrant Mushroom+30.2%43 runsLee's Waffle+29.1%20 runs

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

Perfected Strike Card Details

A 2-energy common attack, Perfected Strike is upgraded 47.5% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 10.

Deal 6 damage. Deals 2 additional damage for ALL your cards containing “Strike”.

Upgrade: +1 ExtraDamage

What Ends Runs with Perfected Strike

Runs holding Perfected Strike end most often against Kaiser Crab Boss (7.3%), Test Subject Boss (5.7%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (5.3%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Kaiser Crab Boss7.3% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.7% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss5.3% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite5.2% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss3.7% of runs

See Also

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