Shroud Power

Is Shroud good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Shroud is an uncommon power from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: Whenever you apply Doom, gain 2 Block. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 487 tracked runs its win rate sits at 25.0%, 11.2% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 2.3% of eligible runs. Taken 23.4% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 26.7% for runs that took it against 28.1% for runs that passed, a -1.4% pick lift over 359 decided runs. Within Necrobinder runs it’s drafted 13.3% of the time, making it a regular part of that class’s decks. Decks that include it run about 1.2 copies on average.

Its standout pairing so far is Legion of Bone, which lifts its win rate by +25.0% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Razor Tooth is its standout companion, worth a +28.7% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 35.0% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 16.

Upgrading the card adds +1 Block to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 121 ended in victory against 363 deaths and 3 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Test Subject Boss, finishing 5.7% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Shroud fits a Necrobinder deck.

Pick or Skip: Shroud

Players take Shroud in 23.4% of the 1753 offers it appears in; those runs win 26.7% against 28.1% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -1.4% over 359 decided runs.

Taken 410 times out of 1753 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 Shroud

Of the 3 pickup windows recorded for Shroud, Act 3 is the best: 66.7% across 54 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Shroud

Shroud’s strongest card pairings so far are Legion of Bone (+25.0%), Mad Science (+22.8%), and Glimpse Beyond (+21.6%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Legion of Bone+25.0%25 runsMad Science+22.8%35 runsGlimpse Beyond+21.6%19 runsOblivion+21.1%80 runsSpirit of Ash+18.8%30 runsPutrefy+18.7%69 runs

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

Shroud Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Necrobinder, Shroud posts a 24.8% win rate over 483 tracked runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 13.3% of its runs (483 tracked)

Best Relics for Shroud

The relics that swing Shroud’s win rate the most are Razor Tooth (+28.7%), Stone Cracker (+27.0%), and Forgotten Soul (+26.8%), with each lift shown.

Razor Tooth+28.7%17 runsStone Cracker+27.0%39 runsForgotten Soul+26.8%18 runsFunerary Mask+26.7%20 runsFragrant Mushroom+25.0%31 runsBeating Remnant+23.3%20 runs

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

Shroud Card Details

A 1-energy uncommon power, Shroud is upgraded 35.0% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 16.

Whenever you apply Doom, gain 2 Block.

Upgrade: +1 Block

What Ends Runs with Shroud

Runs holding Shroud end most often against Test Subject Boss (5.7%), Decimillipede Elite (4.9%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (4.5%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Test Subject Boss5.7% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.9% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.5% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss3.9% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite3.5% of runs

See Also

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