Pounce Attack

Is Pounce good in Slay the Spire 2?

Pounce is an uncommon Silent attack in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Deal 12 damage. The next Skill you play costs 0 -cost. It currently underperforms most alternatives, sitting at D tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card rankings.

Across 307 recorded runs, decks running it win 19.4% of the time, comfortably clear of the 13.8% average, by 5.6%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.5% of decks that could run it. Taken in 12.1% of its offers, it still trails on the pick-versus-skip split: 17.6% for runs that took it against 29.3% for runs that left it, a -11.3% pick lift over 245 decided runs. Silent players keep it in 6.3% 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 Mad Science — together they post a +22.7% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Miniature Cannon, which moves its win rate by +32.1%. At 2 energy, it’s upgraded in 29.5% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 14.

Upgraded, it gains +6 Damage, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 59 wins, 245 deaths, and 3 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Knowledge Demon Boss, which closes out 5.9% of its appearances. Read on for Pounce’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Silent run.

Pick or Skip: Pounce

Out of 2129 recorded offers Pounce is taken 12.1% of the time, and taking it is worth -11.3% in pick lift — 17.6% for runs that picked it against 29.3% for runs that skipped, across 245 decided runs.

Taken 258 times out of 2129 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 Pounce

Pounce is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 58.1% across 31 runs — one of 4 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Pounce

Ranked by win-rate lift, Pounce performs best alongside Mad Science (+22.7%), Blade of Ink (+22.5%), and Burst (+21.4%).

Mad Science+22.7%16 runsBlade of Ink+22.5%28 runsBurst+21.4%34 runsDash+21.3%39 runsAdrenaline+20.5%45 runsStorm of Steel+19.5%31 runs

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

Pounce Win Rate by Class

Pounce is drafted only by the Silent, where it holds a 19.5% win rate across 295 runs.

The Silentappears in 6.3% of its runs (295 tracked)

Best Relics for Pounce

Pounce pairs best with the relics Miniature Cannon (+32.1%), Mercury Hourglass (+27.5%), and Akabeko (+25.2%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Miniature Cannon+32.1%19 runsMercury Hourglass+27.5%24 runsAkabeko+25.2%19 runsStrawberry+22.3%45 runsOddly Smooth Stone+21.5%52 runsNunchaku+21.5%29 runs

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

Pounce Card Details

Pounce is an uncommon attack costing 2 energy; it’s upgraded in 29.5% of runs and usually picked up by floor 14.

Deal 12 damage. The next Skill you play costs 0 -cost.

Upgrade: +6 Damage

What Ends Runs with Pounce

Pounce’s most common run-enders are Knowledge Demon Boss (5.9%), Lagavulin Matriarch Boss (4.9%), and Queen Boss (4.9%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.9% of runs
• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss4.9% of runs
• Queen Boss4.9% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.9% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.6% of runs

See Also

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