Art of War Relic

Is Art of War good in Slay the Spire 2?

Art of War is a rare relic in Slay the Spire 2. While carried, it does the following: If you do not play any Attacks during your turn, gain an additional Energy next turn. It currently underperforms most relics, sitting at D tier in our Slay the Spire 2 relic rankings.

Across 491 recorded runs, decks carrying it win 36.6% of the time, comfortably clear of the 13.8% average, by 22.7%. It’s a more situational relic, showing up in just 2.4% of runs. The class that gets the most out of it is the Silent, at a 42.1% win rate. Silent players hold onto it in 2.6% of their runs.

It combos especially well with Serpent Form, worth a +51.7% win-rate swing together. Another strong card to run with it is Adrenaline, worth +41.2% to its win rate. On average it’s acquired around floor 21 of a run. Its rare rarity shapes how frequently you’ll run into it.

It has 177 run wins against 307 losses in our tracked data. When runs carrying it end, the most frequent culprit is Knowledge Demon Boss, which closes out 4.7% of them. Read on for Art of War’s complete card, class, and threat breakdown before you decide to pick it up.

Pick or Skip: Art of War

Out of 853 recorded offers Art of War is taken 58.7% of the time, and taking it is worth +7.6% in pick lift — 36.7% for runs that picked it against 28.9% for runs that skipped, across 491 decided runs.

Taken 501 times out of 853 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.

Best Cards with Art of War

Ranked by win-rate lift, the best cards to run with Art of War are Serpent Form (+51.7%), Adrenaline (+41.2%), and Finesse (+38.4%).

Serpent Form+51.7%18 runsAdrenaline+41.2%19 runsFinesse+38.4%17 runsSnakebite+33.4%20 runsSkim+32.2%16 runsTools of the Trade+32.2%18 runs

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

Art of War Win Rate by Class

Art of War shows up across 5 classes, led by Silent (42.1%), Ironclad (37.1%), and Necrobinder (34.1%) by win rate.

The Silent42.1%123 runsThe Ironclad37.1%99 runsThe Necrobinder34.1%91 runsThe Defect34.0%103 runsThe Regent32.4%71 runs

Art of War Details

Art of War is a rare relic carried in 2.4% of runs and usually picked up around floor 21.

If you do not play any Attacks during your turn, gain an additional Energy next turn.

What Ends Runs with Art of War

Art of War’s most common run-enders are Knowledge Demon Boss (4.7%), Queen Boss (4.7%), and Kaiser Crab Boss (4.5%).

• Knowledge Demon Boss4.7% of runs
• Queen Boss4.7% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.5% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.3% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.3% of runs

See Also

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