Ring of the Snake Relic

Is Ring of the Snake good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Ring of the Snake is a starter relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: At the start of each combat, draw additional cards. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at F tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 4584 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 14.9%, 1.1% ahead of the 13.8% all-run baseline. Players take it often — it turns up in 21.9% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Silent, who post a 14.9% win rate with it. Within Silent runs specifically, it’s carried 97.5% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Whistle, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +51.7% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Bad Luck, good for a +46.0% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 1. As a starter relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 675 ended in victory while 3840 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Lagavulin Matriarch Boss, finishing 4.0% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Ring of the Snake is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Ring of the Snake

The cards that gain the most from carrying Ring of the Snake are Whistle (+51.7%), Bad Luck (+46.0%), and Apotheosis (+44.5%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Whistle+51.7%15 runsBad Luck+46.0%41 runsApotheosis+44.5%37 runsMad Science+44.4%187 runsApparition+41.6%23 runsAlchemize+40.6%28 runs

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

Ring of the Snake Win Rate by Class

Ring of the Snake’s class data comes mostly from the Silent, at a 14.9% win rate over 4584 runs.

The Silentappears in 97.5% of its runs (4584 tracked)

Ring of the Snake Details

Carried in 21.9% of runs, Ring of the Snake is a starter relic typically acquired near floor 1.

At the start of each combat, draw additional cards.

What Ends Runs with Ring of the Snake

Runs carrying Ring of the Snake end most often against Lagavulin Matriarch Boss (4.0%), Knowledge Demon Boss (3.6%), and Kaiser Crab Boss (3.0%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss4.0% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss3.6% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss3.0% of runs
• Phrog Parasite Elite3.0% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss2.9% of runs

See Also

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