Pocketwatch•Relic

Is Pocketwatch good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Pocketwatch is a rare relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: Whenever you play or fewer cards during your turn, draw additional cards at the start of your next turn. Right now it’s a high-value grab, sitting at B tier — one of the relics most worth taking.

Over 101 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 47.3%, 28.3% ahead of the 18.9% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 2.7% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Regent, who post a 58.8% win rate with it. Within Regent runs specifically, it’s carried 2.6% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Celestial Might, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +52.8% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Enlightenment, good for a +52.8% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 20. As a rare relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 43 ended in victory while 48 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Queen Boss, finishing 5.9% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Pocketwatch is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Pocketwatch

The cards that gain the most from carrying Pocketwatch are Celestial Might (+52.8%), Enlightenment (+52.8%), and Death March (+52.8%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Celestial Might+52.8%3 runsEnlightenment+52.8%3 runsDeath March+52.8%3 runsSolar Strike+52.8%5 runsPatter+52.8%3 runsDevastate+52.8%3 runs

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

Pocketwatch Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Pocketwatch, it performs best with Regent (58.8%), Necrobinder (57.9%), and Silent (44.4%).

The Regent58.8%18 runsThe Necrobinder57.9%21 runsThe Silent44.4%20 runsThe Defect40.0%18 runsThe Ironclad36.4%24 runs

Pocketwatch Details

Carried in 2.7% of runs, Pocketwatch is a rare relic typically acquired near floor 20.

Whenever you play or fewer cards during your turn, draw additional cards at the start of your next turn.

What Ends Runs with Pocketwatch

Runs carrying Pocketwatch end most often against Queen Boss (5.9%), Kaiser Crab Boss (5.0%), and The Insatiable Boss (4.0%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Queen Boss5.9% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss5.0% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss4.0% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss4.0% of runs
• Decimillipede Elite3.0% of runs

See Also

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