Sentry Mode•Power

Is Sentry Mode good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Sentry Mode is a rare power from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: At the start of your turn, add 1 Sweeping Gaze into your Hand. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 45 tracked runs its win rate sits at 29.3%, 10.3% ahead of the 18.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.2% of eligible runs. Within Necrobinder runs it’s drafted 5.4% 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 Rattle, which lifts its win rate by +17.4% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Potion Belt is its standout companion, worth a +20.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 2 energy, gets upgraded 45.8% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 13.

Upgrading the card adds -1 EnergyCost to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 12 ended in victory against 29 deaths and 4 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Infested Prisms Elite, finishing 8.9% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Sentry Mode fits a Necrobinder deck.

Best Cards to Pair with Sentry Mode

Sentry Mode’s strongest card pairings so far are Rattle (+17.4%), Invoke (+16.3%), and Fetch (+14.0%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Rattle+17.4%7 runsInvoke+16.3%15 runsFetch+14.0%7 runsLethality+13.2%11 runsShroud+13.1%5 runsCalcify+12.4%9 runs

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

Sentry Mode Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Necrobinder, Sentry Mode posts a 29.3% win rate over 45 tracked runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 5.4% of its runs (45 tracked)

Best Relics for Sentry Mode

The relics that swing Sentry Mode’s win rate the most are Potion Belt (+20.4%), Mango (+16.3%), and Bag of Preparation (+13.1%), with each lift shown.

Potion Belt+20.4%11 runsMango+16.3%3 runsBag of Preparation+13.1%5 runsNeow's Bones+13.1%4 runsWhetstone+13.1%4 runsOrnamental Fan+11.8%3 runs

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

Sentry Mode Card Details

A 2-energy rare power, Sentry Mode is upgraded 45.8% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 13.

At the start of your turn, add 1 Sweeping Gaze into your Hand.

Upgrade: -1 EnergyCost

What Ends Runs with Sentry Mode

Runs holding Sentry Mode end most often against Infested Prisms Elite (8.9%), Entomancer Elite (6.7%), and Decimillipede Elite (4.4%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Infested Prisms Elite8.9% of runs
• Entomancer Elite6.7% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.4% of runs
• The Obscura Normal4.4% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.4% of runs

See Also

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