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’s a dependable, middle-of-the-pack option, landing at C tier in our rankings.

Across 96 recorded runs, decks running it win 29.5% of the time, comfortably clear of the 14.4% average, by 15.1%. It’s a more selective pick, turning up in just 1.1% of decks that could run it. Offer data backs the pick — taken 25.0% of the time it is shown, with 32.9% for runs that took it against 30.3% for runs that did not, a +2.3% pick lift across 73 decided runs. Necrobinder players keep it in 5.9% 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 +22.3% swing in win rate. It also has strong chemistry with the relic Whetstone, which moves its win rate by +27.5%. At 1 energy, it’s upgraded in 34.3% of runs and usually joins the deck around floor 18.

That’s 28 wins, 67 deaths, and 1 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 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 308 recorded offers Transfigure is taken 25.0% of the time, and taking it is worth +2.3% in pick lift — 32.9% for runs that picked it against 30.3% for runs that skipped, across 73 decided runs.

Taken 77 times out of 308 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 2, where runs win 34.5% across 30 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 (+22.3%), Cleanse (+17.2%), and Debilitate (+12.6%).

Neurosurge+22.3%15 runsCleanse+17.2%22 runsDebilitate+12.6%16 runsSnap+11.6%

Transfigure Win Rate by Class

Transfigure is drafted only by the Necrobinder, where it holds a 28.0% win rate across 94 runs.

The Necrobinderappears in 5.9% of its runs (94 tracked)

Best Relics for Transfigure

Transfigure pairs best with the relics Whetstone (+27.5%), Happy Flower (+17.0%), and Lantern (+15.2%), ranked by win-rate lift.

Whetstone+27.5%18 runsHappy Flower+17.0%20 runsLantern+15.2%19 runsVajra+14.3%

Transfigure Card Details

Transfigure is a rare skill costing 1 energy; it’s upgraded in 34.3% of runs and usually picked up by floor 18.

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 Knowledge Demon Boss (5.2%), Kaiser Crab Boss (4.2%), and Aeonglass Boss (4.2%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss5.2% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.2% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.2% of runs
• Waterfall Giant Boss3.1% of runs
• The Obscura Normal3.1% of runs

See Also

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