Dusty Tome•Relic

Is Dusty Tome good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Dusty Tome is an ancient relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: Upon pickup, obtain |an Ancient Card}. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at D tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 39 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 36.8%, 17.9% 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 44.4% win rate with it. Within Silent runs specifically, it’s carried 0.9% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Black Hole, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +63.2% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Manifest Authority, good for a +63.2% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 21. As an ancient relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 14 ended in victory while 24 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Entomancer Elite, finishing 7.7% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Dusty Tome is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Dusty Tome

The cards that gain the most from carrying Dusty Tome are Black Hole (+63.2%), Manifest Authority (+63.2%), and Seeking Edge (+63.2%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Black Hole+63.2%3 runsManifest Authority+63.2%3 runsSeeking Edge+63.2%3 runsStardust+46.5%6 runsCrush Under+43.2%5 runsDevastate+29.8%3 runs

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

Dusty Tome Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Dusty Tome, it performs best with Silent (44.4%), Regent (38.5%), and Necrobinder (37.5%).

The Silent44.4%9 runsThe Regent38.5%13 runsThe Necrobinder37.5%8 runsThe Ironclad25.0%5 runsThe Defect25.0%4 runs

Dusty Tome Details

Carried in 1.0% of runs, Dusty Tome is an ancient relic typically acquired near floor 21.

Upon pickup, obtain |an Ancient Card}.

What Ends Runs with Dusty Tome

Runs carrying Dusty Tome end most often against Entomancer Elite (7.7%), Infested Prisms Elite (5.1%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (5.1%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Entomancer Elite7.7% of runs
• Infested Prisms Elite5.1% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss5.1% of runs
• The Obscura Normal5.1% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss5.1% of runs

See Also

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