CrossbowRelic
At the start of your turn, add a random Attack into your Hand. It's free to play this turn.
Is Crossbow good in Slay the Spire 2?
Crossbow is an ancient relic in Slay the Spire 2. While carried, it does the following: At the start of your turn, add a random Attack into your Hand. It's free to play this turn. It ranks among the better relics in the game right now, earning a spot at S tier in our Slay the Spire 2 relic tier list.
Across 17 recorded runs, decks carrying it win 76.5% of the time, comfortably clear of the 18.9% average, by 57.5%. It’s a more situational relic, showing up in just 0.5% of runs. The class that gets the most out of it is the Regent, at a 100.0% win rate. Regent players hold onto it in 0.4% of their runs.
It combos especially well with Footwork, worth a +23.5% win-rate swing together. Another strong card to run with it is Prepared, worth +23.5% to its win rate. On average it’s acquired around floor 33 of a run. Its ancient rarity shapes how frequently you’ll run into it.
It has 13 run wins against 4 losses in our tracked data. When runs carrying it end, the most frequent culprit is Test Subject Boss, which closes out 11.8% of them. Read on for Crossbow’s complete card, class, and threat breakdown before you decide to pick it up.
Crossbow Win Rate & Pick Rate
Crossbow’s 76.5% win rate clears the 18.9% all-run average by 57.5%, the gap charted below.
Run Outcomes with Crossbow
Crossbow has 13 wins and 4 losses over 17 tracked runs (76.5% won); abandoned runs count as losses.
- Wins 76.5%
- Losses 23.5%
Best Cards with Crossbow
Ranked by win-rate lift, the best cards to run with Crossbow are Footwork (+23.5%), Prepared (+23.5%), and Untouchable (+23.5%).
Footwork3 runs
Prepared5 runs
Untouchable4 runs
Ricochet3 runs
Bouncing Flask3 runs
Master of Strategy3 runsBased on small co-occurring samples — treat these as early signals, not final verdicts.
Crossbow Details
Crossbow is an ancient relic carried in 0.5% of runs and usually picked up around floor 33.
At the start of your turn, add a random Attack into your Hand. It's free to play this turn.
What Ends Runs with Crossbow
Crossbow’s most common run-enders are Test Subject Boss (11.8%) and Doormaker Boss (11.8%).
- Test Subject Boss11.8% of runs
- Doormaker Boss11.8% of runs
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Crossbow – Frequently Asked Questions
Is Crossbow good in Slay the Spire 2?
Across 17 tracked runs carrying it, Crossbow wins 76.5% of the time — +57.5% above the average run. Win rate reflects how often runs with the relic end in victory.
What does Crossbow do in Slay the Spire 2?
At the start of your turn, add a random Attack into your Hand. It's free to play this turn.
How rare is Crossbow in Slay the Spire 2?
Crossbow is an Ancient relic, picked up in 0.5% of tracked runs.
What is the best card to use with Crossbow?
In tracked runs, Crossbow has performed best alongside Footwork, which lifts its win rate by +23.5% over 3 runs together.
Which class is Crossbow best in?
Crossbow has its highest win rate with The Regent (100.0%).
See Also
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