Second Wind•Skill

Is Second Wind good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Second Wind is an uncommon skill from the Ironclad card pool. Its effect: Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your Hand. Gain 5 Block for each card Exhausted. Right now it’s a premium pick that sits at B tier — one of the better cards you can add to a deck this run.

Over 49 tracked runs its win rate sits at 35.1%, 16.2% ahead of the 18.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.3% of eligible runs. Within Ironclad runs it’s drafted 6.7% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.0 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Stoke, which lifts its win rate by +21.6% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Kusarigama is its standout companion, worth a +21.6% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 29.4% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 16.

Upgrading the card adds +2 Block to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 13 ended in victory against 24 deaths and 12 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Test Subject Boss, finishing 6.1% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Second Wind fits a Ironclad deck.

Best Cards to Pair with Second Wind

Second Wind’s strongest card pairings so far are Stoke (+21.6%), Cruelty (+20.8%), and Vicious (+18.1%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Stoke+21.6%5 runsCruelty+20.8%8 runsVicious+18.1%7 runsThunderclap+17.2%15 runsDemonic Shield+15.0%3 runsDominate+14.9%7 runs

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

Second Wind Win Rate by Class

Of the 2 classes that draft Second Wind, it performs best with Ironclad (37.1%) and Silent (0.0%).

The Ironclad37.1%47 runsThe Silent0.0%2 runs

Best Relics for Second Wind

The relics that swing Second Wind’s win rate the most are Kusarigama (+21.6%), Blood Vial (+20.2%), and Vambrace (+18.5%), with each lift shown.

Kusarigama+21.6%5 runsBlood Vial+20.2%11 runsVambrace+18.5%4 runsPaper Phrog+18.1%7 runsFestive Popper+17.4%10 runsCaptain's Wheel+15.0%4 runs

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

Second Wind Card Details

A 1-energy uncommon skill, Second Wind is upgraded 29.4% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 16.

Exhaust all non-Attack cards in your Hand. Gain 5 Block for each card Exhausted.

Upgrade: +2 Block

What Ends Runs with Second Wind

Runs holding Second Wind end most often against Test Subject Boss (6.1%), Fabricator Normal (6.1%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (6.1%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Test Subject Boss6.1% of runs
• Fabricator Normal6.1% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss6.1% of runs
• Entomancer Elite4.1% of runs
• Ceremonial Beast Boss4.1% of runs

See Also

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