Fencing Manual•Relic

Is Fencing Manual good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Fencing Manual is a common relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: At the start of each combat, Forge. Right now it’s a high-value grab, sitting at B tier — one of the relics most worth taking.

Over 43 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 52.4%, 33.4% ahead of the 19.0% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 1.1% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Regent, who post a 52.4% win rate with it. Within Regent runs specifically, it’s carried 6.3% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Pale Blue Dot, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +47.6% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Hegemony, good for a +47.6% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 23. As a common relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 22 ended in victory while 20 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Decimillipede Elite, finishing 9.3% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Fencing Manual is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Fencing Manual

The cards that gain the most from carrying Fencing Manual are Pale Blue Dot (+47.6%), Hegemony (+47.6%), and Sword Sage (+47.6%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Pale Blue Dot+47.6%4 runsHegemony+47.6%6 runsSword Sage+47.6%8 runsLunar Blast+47.6%3 runsDying Star+37.6%10 runsManifest Authority+35.1%8 runs

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

Fencing Manual Win Rate by Class

Fencing Manual’s class data comes mostly from the Regent, at a 52.4% win rate over 43 runs.

The Regentappears in 6.3% of its runs (43 tracked)

Fencing Manual Details

Carried in 1.1% of runs, Fencing Manual is a common relic typically acquired near floor 23.

At the start of each combat, Forge.

What Ends Runs with Fencing Manual

Runs carrying Fencing Manual end most often against Decimillipede Elite (9.3%), Vantom Boss (7.0%), and Ceremonial Beast Boss (4.7%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Decimillipede Elite9.3% of runs
• Vantom Boss7.0% of runs
• Ceremonial Beast Boss4.7% of runs
• Test Subject Boss4.7% of runs

See Also

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