Precise Scissors•Relic

Is Precise Scissors good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Precise Scissors is an ancient relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: Upon pickup, remove cards from your Deck. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at F tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 99 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 22.8%, 3.8% ahead of the 19.0% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 2.6% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Defect, who post a 43.8% win rate with it. Within Defect runs specifically, it’s carried 2.9% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Flash of Steel, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +77.2% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Genetic Algorithm, good for a +77.2% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 1. As an ancient relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 18 ended in victory while 61 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Kaiser Crab Boss, finishing 7.1% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Precise Scissors is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Precise Scissors

The cards that gain the most from carrying Precise Scissors are Flash of Steel (+77.2%), Genetic Algorithm (+77.2%), and Fusion (+77.2%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Flash of Steel+77.2%3 runsGenetic Algorithm+77.2%3 runsFusion+77.2%3 runsCoolheaded+57.2%5 runsClaw+57.2%5 runsBulk Up+52.2%4 runs

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

Precise Scissors Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Precise Scissors, it performs best with Defect (43.8%), Necrobinder (31.3%), and Ironclad (22.2%).

The Defect43.8%17 runsThe Necrobinder31.3%23 runsThe Ironclad22.2%10 runsThe Regent11.1%22 runsThe Silent10.0%27 runs

Precise Scissors Details

Carried in 2.6% of runs, Precise Scissors is an ancient relic typically acquired near floor 1.

Upon pickup, remove cards from your Deck.

What Ends Runs with Precise Scissors

Runs carrying Precise Scissors end most often against Kaiser Crab Boss (7.1%), Phrog Parasite Elite (5.1%), and Waterfall Giant Boss (4.0%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Kaiser Crab Boss7.1% of runs
• Phrog Parasite Elite5.1% of runs
• Waterfall Giant Boss4.0% of runs
• The Insatiable Boss3.0% of runs
• Queen Boss3.0% of runs

See Also

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