Builds
Slay the Spire 2 build guides — one full archetype breakdown per character, plus the overview that maps all of them. Each build includes core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy; every card mentioned links to its own page in the Cards Database.
Start with the Builds Overview, or jump straight to your character:
Claw Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Claw Zero-Cost Spam build for the Defect in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Dark Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Dark — the Boss Killer build for the Defect in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Defect Builds — Slay the Spire 2 Guide
Slay the Spire 2 Defect builds for every playstyle: frost tank, Big Zap lightning, Dark boss-killers, Claw zero-spam, plus Echo Form and toolbox scaling routes.
Dominate Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
The Dominate Engine build for the Ironclad in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Exhaust Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Exhaust & Body Slam build for the Ironclad in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Forge Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Forge — the Sovereign Blade build for the Regent in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Frost Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Frost Tank build for the Defect in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Infinites Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Small-Deck Infinites build for the Regent in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Ironclad Builds — Dominate Engine & Exhaust/Body Slam (Slay the Spire 2)
Two complete Ironclad builds for Slay the Spire 2: the Vulnerability-to-Strength Dominate engine and the Exhaust/Block Body Slam deck, with core cards, avoids and patch notes.
Lightning Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Big Zap Lightning build for the Defect in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Necrobinder The Doom Deck Build — Slay the Spire 2 Guide
The Doom Deck build for the Necrobinder in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Necrobinder The Osty Deck Build — Slay the Spire 2 Guide
The Osty Deck build for the Necrobinder in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Poison Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Poison Inevitability build for the Silent in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Regent Builds — Slay the Spire 2 Guide
Four proven Slay the Spire 2 Regent builds — Starfall star-nuke, star mid-range, Forge and small-deck infinites — with core cards, real numbers and run tips.
Regent Star Mid-Range Build — Slay the Spire 2 Guide
Star Mid-Range build for the Regent in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Shiv Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Shiv Spam build for the Silent in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Silent Build — Slay the Spire 2 Guide
Slay the Spire 2 Silent build guide: the Sly discard engine, Shiv spam and Poison inevitability, with core cards, real numbers, relics and survival tips.
Slay the Spire 2 Builds — All Five Characters' Archetypes
Slay the Spire 2 build overview: every character's main archetypes (Star Engine, Doom, Orb, Shiv, Dominate), how to pick one, and the deckbuilding rules that apply to all of them.
Slay the Spire 2 Necrobinder Builds - Doom & Osty Deck Guides
Two proven Necrobinder builds for Slay the Spire 2: the Doom execute archetype and the Osty summon tank, with core cards, relics and tips per deck.
Sly Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
The Sly Discard Engine build for the Silent in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Starfall Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
Starfall — the Star Nuke build for the Regent in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.
Strikes Build — Slay the Spire 2 Build Guide
The Strikes Engine build for the Ironclad in Slay the Spire 2: core cards, relics and step-by-step strategy.