Strike Dummy??? Relic

Is Strike Dummy??? good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Strike Dummy??? is an event relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: Cards containing “Strike” deal additional damage. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at D tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 158 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 34.0%, 20.1% ahead of the 13.8% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 0.8% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Regent, who post a 45.0% win rate with it. Within Regent runs specifically, it’s carried 0.6% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Colossus, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +26.0% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Venerate, good for a +13.4% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 31. As an event relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 53 ended in victory while 103 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Test Subject Boss, finishing 12.0% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Strike Dummy??? is worth grabbing.

Pick or Skip: Strike Dummy???

Players take Strike Dummy??? in 68.7% of the 230 offers it appears in; those runs win 34.0% against 44.4% for runs that passed, a pick lift of -9.8% over 156 decided runs.

Taken 158 times out of 230 offers.

Pick rate when offered counts offers, not runs: out of every time the game put this in front of a player, how often it was taken. It is not the same number as the share of runs that end up containing it.

Pick lift is the sample-adjusted gap between runs that took the option and runs that passed on it. It is the fair way to rank choices, because raw win rates put the smallest samples on top.

Best Cards with Strike Dummy???

The cards that gain the most from carrying Strike Dummy??? are Colossus (+26.0%), Venerate (+13.4%), and Flame Barrier (+12.7%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Colossus+26.0%15 runsVenerate+13.4%19 runsFlame Barrier+12.7%15 runsFalling Star+9.8%16 runsDominate+7.2%18 runsArmaments+7.2%19 runs

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

Strike Dummy??? Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Strike Dummy???, it performs best with Regent (45.0%), Defect (35.3%), and Ironclad (32.8%).

The Regent45.0%20 runsThe Defect35.3%17 runsThe Ironclad32.8%66 runsThe Necrobinder31.8%22 runsThe Silent31.3%32 runs

Strike Dummy??? Details

Carried in 0.8% of runs, Strike Dummy??? is an event relic typically acquired near floor 31.

Cards containing “Strike” deal additional damage.

What Ends Runs with Strike Dummy???

Runs carrying Strike Dummy??? end most often against Test Subject Boss (12.0%), Aeonglass Boss (8.2%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (6.3%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Test Subject Boss12.0% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss8.2% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss6.3% of runs
• Queen Boss5.7% of runs
• Mecha Knight Elite4.4% of runs

See Also

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