Strike Dummy Relic

Is Strike Dummy good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Strike Dummy is a common relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: Cards containing “Strike” deal additional damage. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at D tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 1926 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 34.2%, 20.4% ahead of the 13.8% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 9.2% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Necrobinder, who post a 40.8% win rate with it. Within Necrobinder runs specifically, it’s carried 8.8% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Neutron Aegis, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +47.1% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Flanking, good for a +47.1% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 21. As a common relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 652 ended in victory while 1255 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Test Subject Boss, finishing 6.6% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Strike Dummy is worth grabbing.

Pick or Skip: Strike Dummy

Players take Strike Dummy in 60.8% of the 3248 offers it appears in; those runs win 34.8% against 31.6% for runs that passed, a pick lift of +3.2% over 1952 decided runs.

Taken 1975 times out of 3248 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 Strike Dummy

The cards that gain the most from carrying Strike Dummy are Neutron Aegis (+47.1%), Flanking (+47.1%), and Mayhem (+38.2%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Neutron Aegis+47.1%16 runsFlanking+47.1%16 runsMayhem+38.2%30 runsMaster of Strategy+35.5%34 runsApotheosis+35.0%39 runsSecret Technique+34.6%17 runs

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

Strike Dummy Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Strike Dummy, it performs best with Necrobinder (40.8%), Regent (39.3%), and Silent (36.0%).

The Necrobinder40.8%318 runsThe Regent39.3%270 runsThe Silent36.0%447 runsThe Ironclad31.8%524 runsThe Defect24.6%349 runs

Strike Dummy Details

Carried in 9.2% of runs, Strike Dummy is a common relic typically acquired near floor 21.

Cards containing “Strike” deal additional damage.

What Ends Runs with Strike Dummy

Runs carrying Strike Dummy end most often against Test Subject Boss (6.6%), Queen Boss (5.3%), and Knowledge Demon Boss (5.2%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Test Subject Boss6.6% of runs
• Queen Boss5.3% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss5.2% of runs
• Aeonglass Boss5.1% of runs
• Kaiser Crab Boss4.6% of runs

See Also

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