Tactician Skill

Is Tactician good in Slay the Spire 2?

Tactician is an uncommon Silent skill in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Gain Energy. It’s a dependable, middle-of-the-pack option, landing at C tier in our rankings.

Across 743 recorded runs, decks running it win 31.1% of the time, comfortably clear of the 14.3% average, by 16.8%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 2.8% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 28.2% of the time it is shown, with 32.1% for runs that took it against 27.4% for runs that did not, a +4.7% pick lift across 622 decided runs. Silent players keep it in 12.7% 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 Mad Science — together they post a +33.6% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Sword of Jade, which moves its win rate by +33.8%. At 3 energy, it’s upgraded in 39.2% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 17.

Upgraded, it gains +1 Energy, which is why so many decks invest a rest-site upgrade in it. That’s 230 wins, 509 deaths, and 4 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Knowledge Demon Boss, which closes out 5.2% of its appearances. Read on for Tactician’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Silent run.

Pick or Skip: Tactician

Out of 2421 recorded offers Tactician is taken 28.2% of the time, and taking it is worth +4.7% in pick lift — 32.1% for runs that picked it against 27.4% for runs that skipped, across 622 decided runs.

Taken 683 times out of 2421 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 Tactician

Tactician is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 61.5% across 104 runs — one of 4 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Tactician

Ranked by win-rate lift, Tactician performs best alongside Mad Science (+33.6%), Master of Strategy (+31.3%), and Flanking (+27.3%).

Mad Science+33.6%52 runsMaster of Strategy+31.3%19 runsFlanking+27.3%33 runsProduction+23.8%23 runsMalaise+22.5%35 runsKnife Trap+22.1%88 runs

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

Tactician Win Rate by Class

Tactician is drafted only by the Silent, where it holds a 31.1% win rate across 743 runs.

The Silentappears in 12.7% of its runs (743 tracked)

Best Relics for Tactician

Tactician pairs best with the relics Sword of Jade (+33.8%), Sai (+33.3%), and Ornamental Fan (+31.5%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Sword of Jade+33.8%21 runsSai+33.3%15 runsOrnamental Fan+31.5%70 runsSnecko Skull+31.1%69 runsIron Club+30.5%21 runsLizard Tail+30.1%32 runs

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

Tactician Card Details

Tactician is an uncommon skill costing 3 energy; it’s upgraded in 39.2% of runs and usually picked up by floor 17.

Gain Energy.

Upgrade: +1 Energy

What Ends Runs with Tactician

Tactician’s most common run-enders are Knowledge Demon Boss (5.2%), Aeonglass Boss (4.6%), and Test Subject Boss (3.8%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.2% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.6% of runs
• Test Subject Boss3.8% of runs
• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss3.4% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss3.4% of runs

See Also

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