Rage•Skill

Is Rage good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Rage is an uncommon skill from the Ironclad card pool. Its effect: Whenever you play an Attack this turn, gain Block. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 428 tracked runs its win rate sits at 20.1%, 6.1% ahead of the 13.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 3.7% of eligible runs. Offer data argues the other way: taken 34.5% of the time it is shown, runs that picked it win 19.5% against 21.8% for runs that passed — a -2.2% pick lift across 364 decided runs. Within Ironclad runs it’s drafted 15.5% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.1 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Pact's End, which lifts its win rate by +19.9% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Joss Paper is its standout companion, worth a +22.8% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 0 energy, gets upgraded 31.9% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 16.

Of the runs that drafted it, 85 ended in victory against 338 deaths and 5 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Queen Boss, finishing 7.2% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Rage fits a Ironclad deck.

Pick or Skip: Rage

Players take Rage in 34.5% of the 1128 offers it appears in; those runs win 19.5% against 21.8% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -2.2% over 364 decided runs.

Taken 389 times out of 1128 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 Rage

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Rage, Act 3 is the best: 45.6% across 46 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Rage

Rage’s strongest card pairings so far are Pact's End (+19.9%), Crimson Mantle (+18.5%), and Demonic Shield (+16.6%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Pact's End+19.9%20 runsCrimson Mantle+18.5%60 runsDemonic Shield+16.6%20 runsCascade+15.8%29 runsVicious+14.8%56 runsDominate+14.7%82 runs

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

Rage Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Ironclad, Rage posts a 19.6% win rate over 419 tracked runs.

The Ironcladappears in 15.5% of its runs (419 tracked)

Best Relics for Rage

The relics that swing Rage’s win rate the most are Joss Paper (+22.8%), Pen Nib (+22.0%), and Strike Dummy (+21.5%), with each lift shown.

Joss Paper+22.8%25 runsPen Nib+22.0%28 runsStrike Dummy+21.5%67 runsRegal Pillow+20.8%56 runsArt of War+19.9%15 runsRainbow Ring+19.9%15 runs

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

Rage Card Details

A 0-energy uncommon skill, Rage is upgraded 31.9% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 16.

Whenever you play an Attack this turn, gain Block.

What Ends Runs with Rage

Runs holding Rage end most often against Queen Boss (7.2%), The Insatiable Boss (6.8%), and Test Subject Boss (5.6%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Queen Boss7.2% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss6.8% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.6% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite5.4% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.9% of runs

See Also

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