Is Sword Sage good in Slay the Spire 2?

Sword Sage is a rare Regent power in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Sovereign Blade now hits an additional time. It ranks among the strongest cards its class can draft right now, earning a spot at B tier in our Slay the Spire 2 card tier list.

Across 106 recorded runs, decks running it win 42.5% of the time, comfortably clear of the 14.4% average, by 28.1%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.2% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 36.9% of the time it is shown, with 45.7% for runs that took it against 28.8% for runs that did not, a +15.3% pick lift across 94 decided runs. Regent players keep it in 6.6% of their runs, so it’s a familiar sight in those decks. On average it shows up 1.1 times in the decks that take it.

It performs best next to The Smith — together they post a +18.4% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Venerable Tea Set, which moves its win rate by +24.9%. At 2 energy, it’s upgraded in 57.9% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 18.

Upgraded, it gains -1 EnergyCost, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 45 wins, 61 deaths, and 0 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Aeonglass Boss, which closes out 5.7% of its appearances. Read on for Sword Sage’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Regent run.

Pick or Skip: Sword Sage

Out of 274 recorded offers Sword Sage is taken 36.9% of the time, and taking it is worth +15.3% in pick lift — 45.7% for runs that picked it against 28.8% for runs that skipped, across 94 decided runs.

Taken 101 times out of 274 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 Sword Sage

Sword Sage is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 2, where runs win 51.6% across 31 runs — one of 2 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Sword Sage

Ranked by win-rate lift, Sword Sage performs best alongside The Smith (+18.4%), Cloak of Stars (+12.4%), and Manifest Authority (+12.0%).

The Smith+18.4%20 runsCloak of Stars+12.4%36 runsManifest Authority+12.0%18 runsParry

Sword Sage Win Rate by Class

Sword Sage is drafted only by the Regent, where it holds a 42.9% win rate across 105 runs.

The Regentappears in 6.6% of its runs (105 tracked)

Best Relics for Sword Sage

Sword Sage pairs best with the relics Venerable Tea Set (+24.9%), Vajra (+24.0%), and Centennial Puzzle (+23.9%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Venerable Tea Set+24.9%26 runsVajra+24.0%25 runsCentennial Puzzle+23.9%16 runsFestive Popper

Sword Sage Card Details

Sword Sage is a rare power costing 2 energy; it’s upgraded in 57.9% of runs and usually picked up by floor 18.

Sovereign Blade now hits an additional time.

Upgrade: -1 EnergyCost

What Ends Runs with Sword Sage

Sword Sage’s most common run-enders are Aeonglass Boss (5.7%), Kaiser Crab Boss (4.7%), and Test Subject Boss (3.8%).

• Aeonglass Boss5.7% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.7% of runs
• Test Subject Boss3.8% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite3.8% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite2.8% of runs

See Also

Compare Sword Sage with the rest of the best Slay the Spire 2 cards, relics, and classes below.