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Is Seeking Edge good in Slay the Spire 2?

Seeking Edge is a rare Regent power in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Forge. Sovereign Blade now deals damage to ALL enemies. It currently underperforms most alternatives, sitting at D tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card rankings.

Across 156 recorded runs, decks running it win 24.0% of the time, comfortably clear of the 14.0% average, by 10.1%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.4% of decks that could run it. Taken in 32.3% of its offers, it still trails on the pick-versus-skip split: 27.0% for runs that took it against 33.3% for runs that left it, a -5.9% pick lift over 115 decided runs. Regent players keep it in 7.7% 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 Sword Sage — together they post a +19.8% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Fencing Manual, which moves its win rate by +27.2%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 31.1% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 15.

Upgraded, it gains +4 Forge, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 37 wins, 117 deaths, and 2 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Knowledge Demon Boss, which closes out 9.0% of its appearances. Read on for Seeking Edge’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Regent run.

Pick or Skip: Seeking Edge

Out of 369 recorded offers Seeking Edge is taken 32.3% of the time, and taking it is worth -5.9% in pick lift — 27.0% for runs that picked it against 33.3% for runs that skipped, across 115 decided runs.

Taken 119 times out of 369 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 Seeking Edge

Seeking Edge is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 2, where runs win 46.1% across 40 runs — one of 3 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Seeking Edge

Ranked by win-rate lift, Seeking Edge performs best alongside Sword Sage (+19.8%), Void Form (+19.2%), and Dying Star (+18.3%).

Sword Sage+19.8%32 runsVoid Form+19.2%21 runsDying Star+18.3%24 runsHegemony+18.2%17 runsBig Bang+16.4%38 runsConvergence+12.9%31 runs

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

Seeking Edge Win Rate by Class

Seeking Edge is drafted only by the Regent, where it holds a 23.0% win rate across 154 runs.

The Regentappears in 7.7% of its runs (154 tracked)

Best Relics for Seeking Edge

Seeking Edge pairs best with the relics Fencing Manual (+27.2%), Vajra (+23.0%), and Bag of Marbles (+21.6%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Fencing Manual+27.2%23 runsVajra+23.0%27 runsBag of Marbles+21.6%15 runsMiniature Cannon+21.6%15 runsWhetstone+21.3%25 runsRed Mask+18.7%19 runs

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

Seeking Edge Card Details

Seeking Edge is a rare power costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 31.1% of runs and usually picked up by floor 15.

Forge. Sovereign Blade now deals damage to ALL enemies.

Upgrade: +4 Forge

What Ends Runs with Seeking Edge

Seeking Edge’s most common run-enders are Knowledge Demon Boss (9.0%), Decimillipede Elite (5.1%), and Aeonglass Boss (5.1%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss9.0% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite5.1% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss5.1% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.5% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.5% of runs

See Also

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