Shadow Step•Skill

Is Shadow Step good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Shadow Step is a rare skill from the Silent card pool. Its effect: Discard your Hand. Next turn, Attacks deal double damage. 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 45 tracked runs its win rate sits at 37.5%, 18.6% ahead of the 18.9% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.2% of eligible runs. Within Silent runs it’s drafted 4.5% 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 Afterimage, which lifts its win rate by +25.7% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Festive Popper is its standout companion, worth a +23.4% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 42.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 14.

Upgrading the card adds -1 EnergyCost to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 15 ended in victory against 25 deaths and 5 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 8.9% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Shadow Step fits a Silent deck.

Best Cards to Pair with Shadow Step

Shadow Step’s strongest card pairings so far are Afterimage (+25.7%), Accuracy (+25.0%), and Blade of Ink (+20.8%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Afterimage+25.7%7 runsAccuracy+25.0%13 runsBlade of Ink+20.8%5 runsKnife Trap+19.9%8 runsUp My Sleeve+19.1%9 runsFlanking+17.9%4 runs

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

Shadow Step Win Rate by Class

Of the 2 classes that draft Shadow Step, it performs best with Silent (38.5%) and Defect (0.0%).

The Silent38.5%44 runsThe Defect0.0%1 runs

Best Relics for Shadow Step

The relics that swing Shadow Step’s win rate the most are Festive Popper (+23.4%), Sturdy Clamp (+23.4%), and Lantern (+23.2%), with each lift shown.

Festive Popper+23.4%6 runsSturdy Clamp+23.4%6 runsLantern+23.2%11 runsOrnamental Fan+19.9%7 runsAnchor+19.9%7 runsSignet Ring+17.9%4 runs

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

Shadow Step Card Details

A 1-energy rare skill, Shadow Step is upgraded 42.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 14.

Discard your Hand. Next turn, Attacks deal double damage.

Upgrade: -1 EnergyCost

What Ends Runs with Shadow Step

Runs holding Shadow Step end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (8.9%), Decimillipede Elite (4.4%), and Vantom Boss (4.4%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss8.9% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.4% of runs
• Vantom Boss4.4% of runs
• Queen Boss4.4% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.4% of runs

See Also

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