Vambrace•Relic

Is Vambrace good in Slay the Spire 2?

In Slay the Spire 2, Vambrace is an uncommon relic you can pick up on your climb. Its effect: The first time you gain Block from a card each combat, double the amount gained. The data marks it as a weaker relic, settling at D tier — rarely a run-defining grab.

Over 198 tracked runs the win rate of decks holding it sits at 33.5%, 14.6% ahead of the 19.0% all-run baseline. It sees lighter play, carried in only 5.2% of runs. It does its best work in the hands of the Silent, who post a 47.6% win rate with it. Within Silent runs specifically, it’s carried 5.0% of the time.

Its standout card pairing is Second Wind, which lifts the relic’s win rate by +66.5% when both are in play. It also works nicely with Expertise, good for a +66.5% win-rate change. It typically enters the deck near floor 20. As an uncommon relic, how often it’s offered depends on its rarity tier.

Of the runs that carried it, 59 ended in victory while 117 fell to a defeat. Its most common run-ender is Kaiser Crab Boss, finishing 5.6% of the runs it appears in. See the best cards, class split, and threats below for the full read on whether Vambrace is worth grabbing.

Best Cards with Vambrace

The cards that gain the most from carrying Vambrace are Second Wind (+66.5%), Expertise (+66.5%), and Bouncing Flask (+66.5%), each shown with its win-rate swing.

Second Wind+66.5%4 runsExpertise+66.5%3 runsBouncing Flask+66.5%3 runsAfterimage+66.5%4 runsSupercritical+66.5%4 runsSword Sage+66.5%3 runs

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

Vambrace Win Rate by Class

Of the 5 classes that carry Vambrace, it performs best with Silent (47.6%), Ironclad (40.0%), and Defect (30.3%).

The Silent47.6%49 runsThe Ironclad40.0%44 runsThe Defect30.3%36 runsThe Regent26.5%36 runsThe Necrobinder14.8%33 runs

Vambrace Details

Carried in 5.2% of runs, Vambrace is an uncommon relic typically acquired near floor 20.

The first time you gain Block from a card each combat, double the amount gained.

What Ends Runs with Vambrace

Runs carrying Vambrace end most often against Kaiser Crab Boss (5.6%), Knowledge Demon Boss (5.6%), and Test Subject Boss (5.1%) — the share of its runs each accounts for is shown.

• Kaiser Crab Boss5.6% of runs
• Knowledge Demon Boss5.6% of runs
• Test Subject Boss5.1% of runs
• Queen Boss4.0% of runs
• Lagavulin Matriarch Boss3.5% of runs

See Also

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