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Is Phantom Blades good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Phantom Blades is an uncommon power from the Silent card pool. Its effect: Shivs gain Retain. The first Shiv you play each turn deals 9 additional damage. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 336 tracked runs its win rate sits at 30.1%, 16.2% ahead of the 13.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 2.9% of eligible runs. Taken 25.9% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 29.9% for runs that took it against 30.1% for runs that passed, a -0.2% pick lift over 244 decided runs. Within Silent runs it’s drafted 11.5% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.2 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Corrosive Wave, which lifts its win rate by +29.9% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Miniature Cannon is its standout companion, worth a +32.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 29.8% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 15.

Of the runs that drafted it, 101 ended in victory against 234 deaths and 1 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Aeonglass Boss, finishing 5.4% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Phantom Blades fits a Silent deck.

Pick or Skip: Phantom Blades

Players take Phantom Blades in 25.9% of the 1064 offers it appears in; those runs win 29.9% against 30.1% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -0.2% over 244 decided runs.

Taken 275 times out of 1064 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 Phantom Blades

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Phantom Blades, Act 3 is the best: 58.3% across 25 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Phantom Blades

Phantom Blades’s strongest card pairings so far are Corrosive Wave (+29.9%), Malaise (+25.9%), and Mad Science (+23.6%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Corrosive Wave+29.9%16 runsMalaise+25.9%16 runsMad Science+23.6%31 runsAdrenaline+22.1%60 runsExpertise+19.9%20 runsFlanking+19.9%18 runs

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

Phantom Blades Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Silent, Phantom Blades posts a 29.9% win rate over 335 tracked runs.

The Silentappears in 11.5% of its runs (335 tracked)

Best Relics for Phantom Blades

The relics that swing Phantom Blades’s win rate the most are Miniature Cannon (+32.4%), Kunai (+28.0%), and Tingsha (+26.6%), with each lift shown.

Miniature Cannon+32.4%23 runsKunai+28.0%22 runsTingsha+26.6%21 runsStone Cracker+25.4%36 runsVajra+25.4%72 runsVenerable Tea Set+23.4%62 runs

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

Phantom Blades Card Details

A 1-energy uncommon power, Phantom Blades is upgraded 29.8% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 15.

Shivs gain Retain. The first Shiv you play each turn deals 9 additional damage.

What Ends Runs with Phantom Blades

Runs holding Phantom Blades end most often against Aeonglass Boss (5.4%), Test Subject Boss (5.4%), and Kaiser Crab Boss (5.4%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Aeonglass Boss5.4% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.4% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss5.4% of runs
• Queen Boss4.8% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss3.9% of runs

See Also

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