Burning Blood•Relic

Is Burning Blood good in Slay the Spire 2?

Burning Blood is a starter relic in Slay the Spire 2. While carried, it does the following: At the end of combat, heal HP. It currently underperforms most relics, sitting at D tier in our Slay the Spire 2 relic rankings.

Across 49 recorded runs, decks carrying it win 16.3% of the time, comfortably clear of the 12.6% average, by 3.7%. It’s a more situational relic, showing up in just 9.4% of runs. The class that gets the most out of it is the Ironclad, at a 16.3% win rate. Ironclad players hold onto it in 100.0% of their runs.

It combos especially well with Forgotten Ritual, worth a +50.4% win-rate swing together. Another strong card to run with it is Metamorphosis, worth +50.4% to its win rate. On average it’s acquired around floor 1 of a run. Its starter rarity shapes how frequently you’ll run into it.

It has 7 run wins against 36 losses in our tracked data. When runs carrying it end, the most frequent culprit is The Insatiable Boss, which closes out 8.2% of them. Read on for Burning Blood’s complete card, class, and threat breakdown before you decide to pick it up.

Best Cards with Burning Blood

Ranked by win-rate lift, the best cards to run with Burning Blood are Forgotten Ritual (+50.4%), Metamorphosis (+50.4%), and Feel No Pain (+50.4%).

Forgotten Ritual+50.4%3 runsMetamorphosis+50.4%3 runsFeel No Pain+50.4%3 runsBully+33.7%6 runsDemon Form+33.7%6 runsUppercut+33.7%4 runs

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

Burning Blood Win Rate by Class

So far Burning Blood is carried mainly by the Ironclad, who win 16.3% of their runs with it across 49 tracked.

The Ironcladappears in 100.0% of its runs (49 tracked)

Burning Blood Details

Burning Blood is a starter relic carried in 9.4% of runs and usually picked up around floor 1.

At the end of combat, heal HP.

What Ends Runs with Burning Blood

Burning Blood’s most common run-enders are The Insatiable Boss (8.2%), Lagavulin Matriarch Boss (6.1%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (6.1%).

• The Insatiable Boss8.2% of runs
• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss6.1% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss6.1% of runs
• Terror Eel Elite4.1% of runs
• Ceremonial Beast Boss4.1% of runs

See Also

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