Transfigure Skill

Is Transfigure good in Slay the Spire 2?

Transfigure is a rare Necrobinder skill in Slay the Spire 2. In combat it resolves as: Add Replay to a card in your Hand. It costs an extra Energy. 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 178 recorded runs, decks running it win 36.8% of the time, comfortably clear of the 13.5% average, by 23.3%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.1% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 24.8% of the time it is shown, with 38.9% for runs that took it against 26.5% for runs that did not, a +11.6% pick lift across 139 decided runs. Necrobinder players keep it in 6.0% 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 Neurosurge — together they post a +26.2% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Candelabra, which moves its win rate by +25.9%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 36.7% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 19.

That’s 64 wins, 110 deaths, and 4 abandoned runs with it in the deck. The encounter that most often ends a run carrying it is Decimillipede Elite, which closes out 4.5% of its appearances. Read on for Transfigure’s complete synergy, class, and threat breakdown to decide whether it earns a slot in your Necrobinder run.

Pick or Skip: Transfigure

Out of 592 recorded offers Transfigure is taken 24.8% of the time, and taking it is worth +11.6% in pick lift — 38.9% for runs that picked it against 26.5% for runs that skipped, across 139 decided runs.

Taken 147 times out of 592 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 Transfigure

Transfigure is strongest when it joins the deck in Act 3, where runs win 76.9% across 13 runs — one of 3 recorded pickup windows.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Transfigure

Ranked by win-rate lift, Transfigure performs best alongside Neurosurge (+26.2%), Eradicate (+18.8%), and Oblivion (+16.6%).

Neurosurge+26.2%26 runsEradicate+18.8%21 runsOblivion+16.6%26 runsDredge+15.5%20 runsTime's Up+15.3%22 runsReanimate+13.9%16 runs

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

Transfigure Win Rate by Class

Transfigure is drafted only by the Necrobinder, where it holds a 35.5% win rate across 173 runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 6.0% of its runs (173 tracked)

Best Relics for Transfigure

Transfigure pairs best with the relics Candelabra (+25.9%), Whetstone (+22.9%), and Mercury Hourglass (+21.3%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Candelabra+25.9%16 runsWhetstone+22.9%34 runsMercury Hourglass+21.3%17 runsHappy Flower+20.9%39 runsBag of Marbles+20.3%28 runsGorget+19.4%26 runs

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

Transfigure Card Details

Transfigure is a rare skill costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 36.7% of runs and usually picked up by floor 19.

Add Replay to a card in your Hand. It costs an extra Energy.

What Ends Runs with Transfigure

Transfigure’s most common run-enders are Decimillipede Elite (4.5%), Queen Boss (3.9%), and Kaiser Crab Boss (3.9%).

• Decimillipede Elite4.5% of runs
• Queen Boss3.9% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss3.9% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss3.9% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss3.9% of runs

See Also

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