Bowler Hat Relic

Is Bowler Hat good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Bowler Hat is an uncommon relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: Gain % additional Gold. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at F tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 837 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 27.0%, 13.2% ahead of the 13.8% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 4.0% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Regent, who post a 30.8% win rate with it. Within Regent runs specifically, it’s carried 4.5% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Shadowmeld, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +46.3% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Parry, good for a +41.4% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 16. As an uncommon relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 223 ended in victory while 602 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Knowledge Demon Boss, finishing 7.4% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Bowler Hat is worth grabbing.

Pick or Skip: Bowler Hat

Players take Bowler Hat in 98.0% of the 886 offers it appears in; those runs win 27.8% against 16.7% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +11.0% over 853 decided runs.

Taken 868 times out of 886 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 Bowler Hat

The cards that gain the most from carrying Bowler Hat are Shadowmeld (+46.3%), Parry (+41.4%), and Knife Trap (+41.4%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Shadowmeld+46.3%15 runsParry+41.4%19 runsKnife Trap+41.4%20 runsAfterimage+39.6%24 runsNeurosurge+39.6%18 runsStorm of Steel+39.6%15 runs

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

Bowler Hat Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Bowler Hat, it performs best with Regent (30.8%), Silent (30.5%), and Necrobinder (28.5%).

The Regent30.8%147 runsThe Silent30.5%205 runsThe Necrobinder28.5%152 runsThe Ironclad23.9%180 runsThe Defect18.8%148 runs

Bowler Hat Details

Carried in 4.0% of runs, Bowler Hat is an uncommon relic typically acquired near floor 16.

Gain % additional Gold.

What Ends Runs with Bowler Hat

Runs carrying Bowler Hat end most often against Knowledge Demon Boss (7.4%), Kaiser Crab Boss (4.7%), and Decimillipede Elite (4.5%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Knowledge Demon Boss7.4% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.7% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite4.5% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss3.8% of runs
• Queen Boss3.8% of runs

See Also

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