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Card Guide

Blade Dance

Cost: 1CommonSkillSilent

Card Effect

Add 3 Shivs into your Hand.

Upgrade

cards: +1

Keywords

Exhaust

When to Pick Blade Dance

Blade Dance is a 1-cost skill card for the Silent. It provides draw 3. Card draw helps cycle into your key pieces faster. Pick this when your deck needs card draw.

When to Skip

Skip this card when your deck already satisfies its role. Adding it past that point only dilutes your draw.

Upgrade Value

Medium upgrade priority. Cards +1 — a modest but useful improvement.

Synergies

  • Exhaust: Adrenaline, Assassinate, Backstab
  • Powers: Abrasive, Accelerant

Is Blade Dance worth taking?

B-Tier · Shiv generator

Blade Dance adds three Shivs to your hand for 1 energy. On its own that is a fair chunk of damage; with Accuracy or Finisher it becomes a real win condition, and the upgrade adds a fourth Shiv.

Numbers and upgrade

StatBaseUpgraded
Cost11
Draw34

Upgrade changes: Cards +1

How to play Blade Dance

  • Play it on a turn where you can actually use the Shivs. If your hand is already full, the generated cards may be discarded before you get value.
  • Treat the Shivs as free attacks that trigger on-attack effects. They are excellent with Accuracy, Finisher and anything that rewards playing many cards.
  • Upgrade it when Shivs are your main plan. The fourth Shiv is a 33% increase on the card’s output.

Common mistakes

  • Taking Blade Dance without any Shiv payoff. Three 0-cost attacks are fine, but they are not a win condition by themselves.
  • Playing it with a full hand and losing the generated Shivs.

Cards that work with Blade Dance

Blade Dance is an enabler, not a payoff. Accuracy and Finisher turn the Shivs into damage, while Afterimage and Envenom reward the extra attacks.

AccuracyShivs deal 4 additional damage.FinisherDeal 6 damage for each Attack already played this turn.AfterimageWhenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.EnvenomWhenever an Attack deals unblocked damage, apply 1 Poison.

Where to get Blade Dance

Blade Dance is in the Silent common pool. It can appear in card rewards after combat, in shops, and in events that generate cards. Elites and bosses do not guarantee it, but they usually improve your odds of seeing higher-rarity cards.

Blade Dance FAQ

Is Blade Dance good in Slay the Spire 2?

B-Tier · Shiv generator. Blade Dance adds three Shivs to your hand for 1 energy. On its own that is a fair chunk of damage; with Accuracy or Finisher it becomes a real win condition, and the upgrade adds a fourth Shiv.

What does Blade Dance do?

Add 3 Shivs into your Hand. Its base cost is 1, it is a Skill, and it sits in the Common rarity.

Should I upgrade Blade Dance?

Medium upgrade priority. Cards +1 — a modest but useful improvement. Upgrade changes: Cards +1。

How do I get Blade Dance?

Blade Dance is in the Silent common pool. It can appear in card rewards after combat, in shops, and in events that generate cards. Elites and bosses do not guarantee it, but they usually improve your odds of seeing higher-rarity cards.

Which cards work well with Blade Dance?

Blade Dance is an enabler, not a payoff. Accuracy and Finisher turn the Shivs into damage, while Afterimage and Envenom reward the extra attacks. Cards to look for: Accuracy, Finisher, Afterimage, Envenom。

What are common mistakes with Blade Dance?

Taking Blade Dance without any Shiv payoff. Three 0-cost attacks are fine, but they are not a win condition by themselves. Playing it with a full hand and losing the generated Shivs.

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