Brilliant Scarf•Relic

Is Brilliant Scarf good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Brilliant Scarf is an ancient relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: The 5th card you play each turn is free. Right now it’s a high-value grab, sitting at B tier — one of the relics most worth taking.

Over 37 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 57.1%, 38.2% ahead of the 19.0% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 1.0% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Silent, who post a 62.5% win rate with it. Within Silent runs specifically, it’s carried 0.8% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Right Hand Hand, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +42.9% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Pillage, good for a +42.9% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 33. As an ancient relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 20 ended in victory while 15 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Queen Boss, finishing 13.5% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Brilliant Scarf is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Brilliant Scarf

The cards that gain the most from carrying Brilliant Scarf are Right Hand Hand (+42.9%), Pillage (+42.9%), and Enfeebling Touch (+42.9%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Right Hand Hand+42.9%3 runsPillage+42.9%3 runsEnfeebling Touch+42.9%5 runsTURBO+42.9%4 runsGreed+42.9%3 runsBorrowed Time+42.9%3 runs

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

Brilliant Scarf Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Brilliant Scarf, it performs best with Silent (62.5%), Necrobinder (60.0%), and Ironclad (60.0%).

The Silent62.5%8 runsThe Necrobinder60.0%11 runsThe Ironclad60.0%5 runsThe Defect50.0%10 runsThe Regent50.0%3 runs

Brilliant Scarf Details

Carried in 1.0% of runs, Brilliant Scarf is an ancient relic typically acquired near floor 33.

The 5th card you play each turn is free.

What Ends Runs with Brilliant Scarf

Runs carrying Brilliant Scarf end most often against Queen Boss (13.5%), Test Subject Boss (13.5%), and Doormaker Boss (5.4%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Queen Boss13.5% of runs
• Test Subject Boss13.5% of runs
• Doormaker Boss5.4% of runs

See Also

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