Orichalcum Relic

Is Orichalcum good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Orichalcum is an uncommon relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: If you end your turn without Block, gain Block. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at D tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 759 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 31.8%, 18.9% ahead of the 12.9% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 5.1% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Regent, who post a 39.1% win rate with it. Within Regent runs specifically, it’s carried 5.9% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Sword Sage, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +38.2% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Glimmer, good for a +37.0% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 21. As an uncommon relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 238 ended in victory while 511 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Test Subject Boss, finishing 8.4% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Orichalcum is worth grabbing.

Pick or Skip: Orichalcum

Players take Orichalcum in 61.3% of the 1259 offers it appears in; those runs win 32.3% against 29.4% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +2.9% over 758 decided runs.

Taken 772 times out of 1259 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 Orichalcum

The cards that gain the most from carrying Orichalcum are Sword Sage (+38.2%), Glimmer (+37.0%), and Prolong (+37.0%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Sword Sage+38.2%20 runsGlimmer+37.0%16 runsProlong+37.0%17 runsDying Star+36.4%23 runsHeirloom Hammer+34.9%15 runsDebilitate+33.2%20 runs

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

Orichalcum Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Orichalcum, it performs best with Regent (39.1%), Silent (34.3%), and Ironclad (30.8%).

The Regent39.1%136 runsThe Silent34.3%176 runsThe Ironclad30.8%170 runsThe Necrobinder30.7%130 runsThe Defect22.7%143 runs

Orichalcum Details

Carried in 5.1% of runs, Orichalcum is an uncommon relic typically acquired near floor 21.

If you end your turn without Block, gain Block.

What Ends Runs with Orichalcum

Runs carrying Orichalcum end most often against Test Subject Boss (8.4%), Knowledge Demon Boss (6.5%), and Kaiser Crab Boss (5.8%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Test Subject Boss8.4% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss6.5% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss5.8% of runs
• Queen Boss5.4% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss4.6% of runs

See Also

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