Permafrost Relic

Is Permafrost good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Permafrost is an uncommon relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: The first time you play a Power each combat, gain Block. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at D tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 1080 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 37.4%, 23.5% ahead of the 13.8% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 5.2% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Silent, who post a 45.5% win rate with it. Within Silent runs specifically, it’s carried 5.3% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Arsenal, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +43.9% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Apotheosis, good for a +37.6% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 22. As an uncommon relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 400 ended in victory while 671 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Aeonglass Boss, finishing 5.6% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Permafrost is worth grabbing.

Pick or Skip: Permafrost

Players take Permafrost in 60.0% of the 1833 offers it appears in; those runs win 37.4% against 28.1% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +9.2% over 1087 decided runs.

Taken 1099 times out of 1833 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 Permafrost

The cards that gain the most from carrying Permafrost are Arsenal (+43.9%), Apotheosis (+37.6%), and Eradicate (+36.0%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Arsenal+43.9%16 runsApotheosis+37.6%20 runsEradicate+36.0%15 runsStardust+33.5%25 runsUltimate Strike+33.4%42 runsProduction+32.4%34 runs

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

Permafrost Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Permafrost, it performs best with Silent (45.5%), Regent (42.1%), and Necrobinder (37.4%).

The Silent45.5%247 runsThe Regent42.1%160 runsThe Necrobinder37.4%207 runsThe Ironclad33.3%253 runsThe Defect28.8%208 runs

Permafrost Details

Carried in 5.2% of runs, Permafrost is an uncommon relic typically acquired near floor 22.

The first time you play a Power each combat, gain Block.

What Ends Runs with Permafrost

Runs carrying Permafrost end most often against Aeonglass Boss (5.6%), Queen Boss (5.6%), and Test Subject Boss (5.5%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Aeonglass Boss5.6% of runs
• Queen Boss5.6% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.5% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.8% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss3.5% of runs

See Also

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