Captain's Wheel•Relic

Is Captain's Wheel good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Captain's Wheel is a rare relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: At the start of your 3rd turn, gain Block. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at D tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 72 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 38.5%, 19.5% ahead of the 18.9% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 1.9% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Ironclad, who post a 55.6% win rate with it. Within Ironclad runs specifically, it’s carried 1.4% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Second Wind, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +61.5% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Rupture, good for a +61.5% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 21. As a rare relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 25 ended in victory while 40 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Queen Boss, finishing 8.3% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Captain's Wheel is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Captain's Wheel

The cards that gain the most from carrying Captain's Wheel are Second Wind (+61.5%), Rupture (+61.5%), and Stone Armor (+61.5%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Second Wind+61.5%4 runsRupture+61.5%3 runsStone Armor+61.5%3 runsWhite Noise+61.5%5 runsGlacier+61.5%3 runsTrash to Treasure+61.5%3 runs

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

Captain's Wheel Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Captain's Wheel, it performs best with Ironclad (55.6%), Regent (50.0%), and Defect (35.3%).

The Ironclad55.6%10 runsThe Regent50.0%8 runsThe Defect35.3%20 runsThe Silent35.3%19 runsThe Necrobinder28.6%15 runs

Captain's Wheel Details

Carried in 1.9% of runs, Captain's Wheel is a rare relic typically acquired near floor 21.

At the start of your 3rd turn, gain Block.

What Ends Runs with Captain's Wheel

Runs carrying Captain's Wheel end most often against Queen Boss (8.3%), Knowledge Demon Boss (8.3%), and Lagavulin Matriarch Boss (5.6%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Queen Boss8.3% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss8.3% of runs
• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss5.6% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.2% of runs
• The Kin Boss4.2% of runs

See Also

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