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Buffer — Defect Card Guide (Slay the Spire 2)

Buffer is a S-tier Defect card in Slay the Spire 2. Effect, upgrade and deck fit (data pipeline populating).

Official art coming soon
S-TierDefect

Buffer is a Defect card in Slay the Spire 2, ranked S in the September 2026 community card table.

—Energy Cost
—Type
—Rarity
SCommunity Tier
EFFECT · Data pipeline populatingOfficial effect data will be filled in automatically when the wiki data pipeline lands.

Tier Verdict

S-Tier  S tier in the September 2026 community card table — premium; take it almost always.

Same Tier

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Quick Facts

NameBuffer
CharacterDefect
Community TierS
Cost / Type / RarityComing with data pipeline

Data Sources

Tier: September 2026 community card table · Effect data: slaythespire.wiki.gg (pending window)

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