Scourge Skill

Is Scourge good in Slay the Spire 2?

Scourge is a common Necrobinder skill in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Apply 13 Doom. Draw cards. It currently underperforms most alternatives, sitting at D tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card rankings.

Across 778 recorded runs, decks running it win 22.0% of the time, comfortably clear of the 13.8% average, by 8.2%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 3.7% of decks that could run it. Taken in 20.4% of its offers, it still trails on the pick-versus-skip split: 21.4% for runs that took it against 24.7% for runs that left it, a -3.3% pick lift over 654 decided runs. Necrobinder players keep it in 20.9% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.4 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to Fasten — together they post a +28.8% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic History Course, which moves its win rate by +36.5%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 37.3% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 12.

Upgraded, it gains +3 Doom, +1 Cards, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 170 wins, 602 deaths, and 6 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Knowledge Demon Boss, which closes out 6.6% of its appearances. Read on for Scourge’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Necrobinder run.

Pick or Skip: Scourge

Out of 4080 recorded offers Scourge is taken 20.4% of the time, and taking it is worth -3.3% in pick lift — 21.4% for runs that picked it against 24.7% for runs that skipped, across 654 decided runs.

Taken 833 times out of 4080 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 Scourge

Scourge is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 59.6% across 47 runs — one of 4 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Scourge

Ranked by win-rate lift, Scourge performs best alongside Fasten (+28.8%), Legion of Bone (+24.8%), and Ultimate Defend (+24.5%).

Fasten+28.8%16 runsLegion of Bone+24.8%32 runsUltimate Defend+24.5%27 runsMad Science+23.0%47 runsPagestorm+22.6%60 runsOblivion+18.8%108 runs

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

Scourge Win Rate by Class

Scourge is drafted only by the Necrobinder, where it holds a 21.6% win rate across 756 runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 20.9% of its runs (756 tracked)

Best Relics for Scourge

Scourge pairs best with the relics History Course (+36.5%), Cloak Clasp (+30.2%), and Forgotten Soul (+30.2%), ranked by win-rate lift.

History Course+36.5%16 runsCloak Clasp+30.2%21 runsForgotten Soul+30.2%21 runsLord's Parasol+28.8%16 runsGame Piece+27.0%21 runsRazor Tooth+26.0%30 runs

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

Scourge Card Details

Scourge is a common skill costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 37.3% of runs and usually picked up by floor 12.

Apply 13 Doom. Draw cards.

Upgrade: +3 Doom, +1 Cards

What Ends Runs with Scourge

Scourge’s most common run-enders are Knowledge Demon Boss (6.6%), Decimillipede Elite (5.7%), and Test Subject Boss (5.0%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss6.6% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite5.7% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.0% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite3.5% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss3.3% of runs

See Also

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