Pommel Strike Attack

Is Pommel Strike good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Pommel Strike is a common attack from the Ironclad card pool. Its effect: Deal 9 damage. Draw cards. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 1500 tracked runs its win rate sits at 20.9%, 7.0% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 7.2% of eligible runs. Taken 35.3% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 21.8% for runs that took it against 20.0% for runs that passed, a +1.8% pick lift over 1312 decided runs. Within Ironclad runs it’s drafted 32.0% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.3 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Folly, which lifts its win rate by +32.5% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, History Course is its standout companion, worth a +39.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 40.2% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 12.

Upgrading the card adds +1 Damage, +1 Cards to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 307 ended in victory against 1164 deaths and 29 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Kaiser Crab Boss, finishing 6.0% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Pommel Strike fits a Ironclad deck.

Pick or Skip: Pommel Strike

Players take Pommel Strike in 35.3% of the 4713 offers it appears in; those runs win 21.8% against 20.0% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +1.8% over 1312 decided runs.

Taken 1664 times out of 4713 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 Pommel Strike

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Pommel Strike, Act 3 is the best: 51.1% across 96 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Pommel Strike

Pommel Strike’s strongest card pairings so far are Folly (+32.5%), Demonic Shield (+32.4%), and Mad Science (+28.7%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Folly+32.5%22 runsDemonic Shield+32.4%40 runsMad Science+28.7%97 runsProlong+28.0%27 runsStoke+23.9%103 runsApparition+21.8%16 runs

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

Pommel Strike Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Ironclad, Pommel Strike posts a 20.7% win rate over 1476 tracked runs.

The Ironcladappears in 32.0% of its runs (1476 tracked)

Best Relics for Pommel Strike

The relics that swing Pommel Strike’s win rate the most are History Course (+39.4%), Sword of Jade (+38.3%), and Royal Stamp (+36.5%), with each lift shown.

History Course+39.4%20 runsSword of Jade+38.3%29 runsRoyal Stamp+36.5%39 runsCrossbow+34.3%21 runsRazor Tooth+32.9%47 runsPreserved Fog+32.5%22 runs

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

Pommel Strike Card Details

A 1-energy common attack, Pommel Strike is upgraded 40.2% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 12.

Deal 9 damage. Draw cards.

Upgrade: +1 Damage, +1 Cards

What Ends Runs with Pommel Strike

Runs holding Pommel Strike end most often against Kaiser Crab Boss (6.0%), Test Subject Boss (5.7%), and The Insatiable Boss (5.1%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Kaiser Crab Boss6.0% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.7% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss5.1% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.8% of runs
• Queen Boss4.3% of runs

See Also

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