The Smith Skill

Is The Smith good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, The Smith is a rare skill from the Regent card pool. Its effect: Forge. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 387 tracked runs its win rate sits at 31.1%, 16.8% ahead of the 14.3% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 1.4% of eligible runs. Taken 30.7% of the times it is offered, it lands close to neutral on the pick-versus-skip split: 34.4% for runs that took it against 35.1% for runs that passed, a -0.6% pick lift over 273 decided runs. Within Regent runs it’s drafted 8.2% 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 Hammer Time, which lifts its win rate by +30.3% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Joss Paper is its standout companion, worth a +30.9% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 32.5% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 16.

Upgrading the card adds +10 Forge to its stat line. Of the runs that drafted it, 119 ended in victory against 264 deaths and 4 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Kaiser Crab Boss, finishing 5.4% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where The Smith fits a Regent deck.

Pick or Skip: The Smith

Players take The Smith in 30.7% of the 951 offers it appears in; those runs win 34.4% against 35.1% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -0.6% over 273 decided runs.

Taken 292 times out of 951 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 The Smith

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for The Smith, Act 3 is the best: 71.4% across 21 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with The Smith

The Smith’s strongest card pairings so far are Hammer Time (+30.3%), Neutron Aegis (+27.7%), and Glimmer (+27.7%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Hammer Time+30.3%26 runsNeutron Aegis+27.7%31 runsGlimmer+27.7%31 runsMad Science+26.7%30 runsDying Star+24.7%54 runsDecisions, Decisions+23.6%56 runs

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

The Smith Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Regent, The Smith posts a 31.2% win rate over 385 tracked runs.

The Regentappears in 8.2% of its runs (385 tracked)

Best Relics for The Smith

The relics that swing The Smith’s win rate the most are Joss Paper (+30.9%), White Star (+29.4%), and Vajra (+29.1%), with each lift shown.

Joss Paper+30.9%18 runsWhite Star+29.4%16 runsVajra+29.1%61 runsOddly Smooth Stone+25.6%67 runsPocketwatch+25.5%22 runsVenerable Tea Set+24.8%62 runs

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

The Smith Card Details

A 1-energy rare skill, The Smith is upgraded 32.5% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 16.

Forge.

Upgrade: +10 Forge

What Ends Runs with The Smith

Runs holding The Smith end most often against Kaiser Crab Boss (5.4%), Decimillipede Elite (5.4%), and Infested Prisms Elite (4.7%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Kaiser Crab Boss5.4% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite5.4% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.7% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.1% of runs
• Queen Boss3.6% of runs

See Also

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