Sow•Attack

Is Sow good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Sow is a common attack from the Necrobinder card pool. Its effect: Deal 8 damage to ALL enemies. The data flags it as a weaker pick, settling at D tier — usually one to pass on unless your deck specifically wants it.

Over 303 tracked runs its win rate sits at 14.6%, almost exactly the overall average. It sees niche play, included in only 2.6% of eligible runs. Offer data argues the other way: taken 11.0% of the time it is shown, runs that picked it win 13.2% against 23.3% for runs that passed — a -9.6% pick lift across 242 decided runs. Within Necrobinder runs it’s drafted 13.2% 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 Neurosurge, which lifts its win rate by +22.0% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Lasting Candy is its standout companion, worth a +27.2% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 26.8% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 10.

Upgrading the card adds +3 Damage to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 44 ended in victory against 257 deaths and 2 abandons. Its most common run-ender is The Insatiable Boss, finishing 5.9% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Sow fits a Necrobinder deck.

Pick or Skip: Sow

Players take Sow in 11.0% of the 2353 offers it appears in; those runs win 13.2% against 23.3% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -9.6% over 242 decided runs.

Taken 258 times out of 2353 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 Sow

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Sow, Act 2 is the best: 25.0% across 52 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Sow

Sow’s strongest card pairings so far are Neurosurge (+22.0%), Hang (+15.3%), and Borrowed Time (+14.7%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Neurosurge+22.0%35 runsHang+15.3%25 runsBorrowed Time+14.7%53 runsSentry Mode+14.1%23 runsSeance+13.6%20 runsReaper Form+13.4%38 runs

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

Sow Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Necrobinder, Sow posts a 14.5% win rate over 292 tracked runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 13.2% of its runs (292 tracked)

Best Relics for Sow

The relics that swing Sow’s win rate the most are Lasting Candy (+27.2%), Nunchaku (+23.2%), and Strike Dummy (+21.5%), with each lift shown.

Lasting Candy+27.2%15 runsNunchaku+23.2%15 runsStrike Dummy+21.5%30 runsPotion Belt+21.3%47 runsFragrant Mushroom+19.2%15 runsBag of Preparation+17.4%32 runs

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

Sow Card Details

A 1-energy common attack, Sow is upgraded 26.8% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 10.

Deal 8 damage to ALL enemies.

Upgrade: +3 Damage

What Ends Runs with Sow

Runs holding Sow end most often against The Insatiable Boss (5.9%), Decimillipede Elite (5.3%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (4.6%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• The Insatiable Boss5.9% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite5.3% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.6% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.3% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.3% of runs

See Also

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