Empty CageRelic
Upon pickup, remove cards from your Deck.
Is Empty Cage good in Slay the Spire 2?
Empty Cage is an ancient relic in Slay the Spire 2. While carried, it does the following: Upon pickup, remove cards from your Deck. It currently underperforms most relics, sitting at F tier in our Slay the Spire 2 relic rankings.
Across 33 recorded runs, decks carrying it win 25.0% of the time, comfortably clear of the 18.9% average, by 6.0%. It’s a more situational relic, showing up in just 0.9% of runs. The class that gets the most out of it is the Necrobinder, at a 60.0% win rate. Necrobinder players hold onto it in 0.8% of their runs.
It combos especially well with Footwork, worth a +41.7% win-rate swing together. Another strong card to run with it is Haze, worth +41.7% to its win rate. On average it’s acquired around floor 20 of a run. Its ancient rarity shapes how frequently you’ll run into it.
It has 7 run wins against 21 losses in our tracked data. When runs carrying it end, the most frequent culprit is Test Subject Boss, which closes out 12.1% of them. Read on for Empty Cage’s complete card, class, and threat breakdown before you decide to pick it up.
Empty Cage Win Rate & Pick Rate
Empty Cage’s 25.0% win rate clears the 18.9% all-run average by 6.0%, the gap charted below.
Run Outcomes with Empty Cage
Empty Cage has 7 wins and 26 losses over 33 tracked runs (21.2% won); abandoned runs count as losses.
- Wins 21.2%
- Losses 78.8%
Empty Cage Win Rate by Class
Empty Cage shows up across 5 classes, led by Necrobinder (60.0%), Silent (33.3%), and Ironclad (12.5%) by win rate.
Empty Cage Details
Empty Cage is an ancient relic carried in 0.9% of runs and usually picked up around floor 20.
Upon pickup, remove cards from your Deck.
What Ends Runs with Empty Cage
Empty Cage’s most common run-enders are Test Subject Boss (12.1%), The Insatiable Boss (6.1%), and Doormaker Boss (6.1%).
- Test Subject Boss12.1% of runs
- The Insatiable Boss6.1% of runs
- Doormaker Boss6.1% of runs
- Infested Prisms Elite6.1% of runs
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Empty Cage – Frequently Asked Questions
Is Empty Cage good in Slay the Spire 2?
Across 33 tracked runs carrying it, Empty Cage wins 25.0% of the time — +6.0% above the average run. Win rate reflects how often runs with the relic end in victory.
What does Empty Cage do in Slay the Spire 2?
Upon pickup, remove cards from your Deck.
How rare is Empty Cage in Slay the Spire 2?
Empty Cage is an Ancient relic, picked up in 0.9% of tracked runs.
What is the best card to use with Empty Cage?
In tracked runs, Empty Cage has performed best alongside Footwork, which lifts its win rate by +41.7% over 3 runs together.
Which class is Empty Cage best in?
Empty Cage has its highest win rate with The Necrobinder (60.0%).
See Also
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