Anchor???•Relic

Is Anchor??? good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Anchor??? is an event relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: Start each combat with Block. Performance-wise it’s a steady, unspectacular pick rated C tier overall.

Over 56 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 44.6%, 25.7% ahead of the 18.9% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 1.5% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Defect, who post a 50.0% win rate with it. Within Defect runs specifically, it’s carried 3.1% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Synchronize, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +55.4% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Prolong, good for a +55.4% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 30. As an event relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 25 ended in victory while 31 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Test Subject Boss, finishing 8.9% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Anchor??? is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Anchor???

The cards that gain the most from carrying Anchor??? are Synchronize (+55.4%), Prolong (+55.4%), and Juggling (+55.4%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Synchronize+55.4%3 runsProlong+55.4%3 runsJuggling+55.4%4 runsDemon Form+55.4%4 runsGenetic Algorithm+55.4%4 runsEcho Form+38.7%6 runs

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

Anchor??? Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Anchor???, it performs best with Defect (50.0%), Ironclad (47.1%), and Necrobinder (42.9%).

The Defect50.0%18 runsThe Ironclad47.1%17 runsThe Necrobinder42.9%7 runsThe Regent40.0%5 runsThe Silent33.3%9 runs

Anchor??? Details

Carried in 1.5% of runs, Anchor??? is an event relic typically acquired near floor 30.

Start each combat with Block.

What Ends Runs with Anchor???

Runs carrying Anchor??? end most often against Test Subject Boss (8.9%), The Insatiable Boss (7.1%), and Doormaker Boss (5.4%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Test Subject Boss8.9% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss7.1% of runs
• Doormaker Boss5.4% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss5.4% of runs
• Queen Boss3.6% of runs

See Also

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