Skewer Attack

Is Skewer good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Skewer is an uncommon attack from the Silent card pool. Its effect: Deal 8 damage X times. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 175 tracked runs its win rate sits at 32.4%, 18.1% ahead of the 14.3% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 0.7% of eligible runs. When it is actually offered players take it 4.3% of the time, and that looks correct: those runs win 31.9% against 27.8% for runs that passed, a +3.7% pick lift over 113 decided runs. Within Silent runs it’s drafted 2.9% 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 Tracking, which lifts its win rate by +24.6% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Ornamental Fan is its standout companion, worth a +34.0% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs X energy, gets upgraded 37.2% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 13.

Upgrading the card adds +3 Damage to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 56 ended in victory against 117 deaths and 2 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Queen Boss, finishing 5.1% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Skewer fits a Silent deck.

Pick or Skip: Skewer

Players take Skewer in 4.3% of the 2746 offers it appears in; those runs win 31.9% against 27.8% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +3.7% over 113 decided runs.

Taken 118 times out of 2746 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 Skewer

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Skewer, Act 3 is the best: 66.7% across 24 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Skewer

Skewer’s strongest card pairings so far are Tracking (+24.6%), Up My Sleeve (+20.9%), and Accelerant (+20.4%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Tracking+24.6%22 runsUp My Sleeve+20.9%28 runsAccelerant+20.4%17 runsStorm of Steel+20.2%20 runsInfinite Blades+19.6%52 runsExpose+19.1%40 runs

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

Skewer Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Silent, Skewer posts a 33.3% win rate over 167 tracked runs.

The Silentappears in 2.9% of its runs (167 tracked)

Best Relics for Skewer

The relics that swing Skewer’s win rate the most are Ornamental Fan (+34.0%), Gorget (+33.1%), and Horn Cleat (+28.6%), with each lift shown.

Ornamental Fan+34.0%19 runsGorget+33.1%27 runsHorn Cleat+28.6%15 runsPendulum+27.7%27 runsBronze Scales+27.7%42 runsFestive Popper+27.2%29 runs

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

Skewer Card Details

A X-energy uncommon attack, Skewer is upgraded 37.2% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 13.

Deal 8 damage X times.

Upgrade: +3 Damage

What Ends Runs with Skewer

Runs holding Skewer end most often against Queen Boss (5.1%), Test Subject Boss (4.6%), and Lagavulin Matriarch Boss (4.0%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Queen Boss5.1% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.6% of runs
• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss4.0% of runs
• The Kin Boss4.0% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss3.4% of runs

See Also

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