Spiked GauntletsRelic
Gain Energy at the start of each turn. Powers cost 1 more -cost.
Is Spiked Gauntlets good in Slay the Spire 2?
Spiked Gauntlets is an ancient relic in Slay the Spire 2. While carried, it does the following: Gain Energy at the start of each turn. Powers cost 1 more -cost. It’s a reliable mid-tier relic, landing at C tier in our rankings.
Across 17 recorded runs, decks carrying it win 43.8% of the time, comfortably clear of the 18.9% average, by 24.8%. It’s a more situational relic, showing up in just 0.5% of runs. The class that gets the most out of it is the Necrobinder, at a 83.3% win rate. Necrobinder players hold onto it in 0.7% of their runs.
It combos especially well with Sleight of Flesh, worth a +56.3% win-rate swing together. Another strong card to run with it is Oblivion, worth +56.3% to its win rate. On average it’s acquired around floor 33 of a run. Its ancient rarity shapes how frequently you’ll run into it.
It has 7 run wins against 9 losses in our tracked data. When runs carrying it end, the most frequent culprit is Test Subject Boss, which closes out 23.5% of them. Read on for Spiked Gauntlets’s complete card, class, and threat breakdown before you decide to pick it up.
Spiked Gauntlets Win Rate & Pick Rate
Spiked Gauntlets’s 43.8% win rate clears the 18.9% all-run average by 24.8%, the gap charted below.
Run Outcomes with Spiked Gauntlets
Spiked Gauntlets has 7 wins and 10 losses over 17 tracked runs (41.2% won); abandoned runs count as losses.
- Wins 41.2%
- Losses 58.8%
Best Cards with Spiked Gauntlets
Ranked by win-rate lift, the best cards to run with Spiked Gauntlets are Sleight of Flesh (+56.3%), Oblivion (+56.3%), and Wisp (+56.3%).
Based on small co-occurring samples — treat these as early signals, not final verdicts.
Spiked Gauntlets Win Rate by Class
Spiked Gauntlets shows up across 4 classes, led by Necrobinder (83.3%), Silent (25.0%), and Ironclad (25.0%) by win rate.
Spiked Gauntlets Details
Spiked Gauntlets is an ancient relic carried in 0.5% of runs and usually picked up around floor 33.
Gain Energy at the start of each turn. Powers cost 1 more -cost.
What Ends Runs with Spiked Gauntlets
Spiked Gauntlets’s most common run-enders are Test Subject Boss (23.5%) and Queen Boss (11.8%).
- Test Subject Boss23.5% of runs
- Queen Boss11.8% of runs
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Spiked Gauntlets – Frequently Asked Questions
Is Spiked Gauntlets good in Slay the Spire 2?
Across 17 tracked runs carrying it, Spiked Gauntlets wins 43.8% of the time — +24.8% above the average run. Win rate reflects how often runs with the relic end in victory.
What does Spiked Gauntlets do in Slay the Spire 2?
Gain Energy at the start of each turn. Powers cost 1 more -cost.
How rare is Spiked Gauntlets in Slay the Spire 2?
Spiked Gauntlets is an Ancient relic, picked up in 0.5% of tracked runs.
What is the best card to use with Spiked Gauntlets?
In tracked runs, Spiked Gauntlets has performed best alongside Sleight of Flesh, which lifts its win rate by +56.3% over 3 runs together.
Which class is Spiked Gauntlets best in?
Spiked Gauntlets has its highest win rate with The Necrobinder (83.3%).
See Also
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