Tyranny Power

Is Tyranny good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Tyranny is a rare power from the Regent card pool. Its effect: At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and Exhaust 1 card from your Hand. Performance-wise it’s a solid if unspectacular include, rated C tier overall.

Over 188 tracked runs its win rate sits at 34.0%, 20.2% ahead of the 13.8% all-deck baseline. It sees niche play, included in only 0.9% of eligible runs. When it is actually offered players take it 24.5% of the time, and that looks correct: those runs win 41.7% against 33.3% for runs that passed, a +7.8% pick lift over 144 decided runs. Within Regent runs it’s drafted 5.5% 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 Big Bang, which lifts its win rate by +24.9% when the two share a deck. On the relic side, Anchor is its standout companion, worth a +29.3% win-rate swing alongside it. It costs 1 energy, gets upgraded 41.3% of the time, and tends to be picked up near floor 16.

Of the runs that drafted it, 64 ended in victory against 124 deaths and 0 abandons. Its most common run-ender is Decimillipede Elite, finishing 5.3% of the runs it shows up in. See the synergies, class split, and threats below for the full picture of where Tyranny fits a Regent deck.

Pick or Skip: Tyranny

Players take Tyranny in 24.5% of the 603 offers it appears in; those runs win 41.7% against 33.3% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +7.8% over 144 decided runs.

Taken 148 times out of 603 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 Tyranny

Of the 4 pickup windows recorded for Tyranny, Act 3 is the best: 60.0% across 10 runs.

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

Best Cards to Pair with Tyranny

Tyranny’s strongest card pairings so far are Big Bang (+24.9%), Genesis (+21.4%), and Arsenal (+20.4%), each shown with the win-rate lift it adds.

Big Bang+24.9%28 runsGenesis+21.4%16 runsArsenal+20.4%22 runsSword Sage+19.6%15 runsBombardment+19.5%30 runsBundle of Joy+19.3%17 runs

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

Tyranny Win Rate by Class

Exclusive to the Regent, Tyranny posts a 34.3% win rate over 181 tracked runs.

The Regentappears in 5.5% of its runs (181 tracked)

Best Relics for Tyranny

The relics that swing Tyranny’s win rate the most are Anchor (+29.3%), Bag of Marbles (+27.0%), and Vajra (+23.9%), with each lift shown.

Anchor+29.3%38 runsBag of Marbles+27.0%30 runsVajra+23.9%39 runsVenerable Tea Set+23.7%34 runsFencing Manual+23.5%22 runsHappy Flower+23.1%38 runs

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

Tyranny Card Details

A 1-energy rare power, Tyranny is upgraded 41.3% of the time and tends to enter the deck around floor 16.

At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and Exhaust 1 card from your Hand.

What Ends Runs with Tyranny

Runs holding Tyranny end most often against Decimillipede Elite (5.3%), Knowledge Demon Boss (4.8%), and Infested Prisms Elite (4.3%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Decimillipede Elite5.3% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.8% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite4.3% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.3% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss3.2% of runs

See Also

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