Card Category
Necrobinder Cards
Complete guide to Necrobinder cards in Slay the Spire 2 — all attacks, skills, powers, costs, rarities and synergies.
The Necrobinder is a brand-new character introduced in Slay the Spire 2, wielding dark arts and necromantic powers. This character brings a completely original playstyle centered around death, sacrifice, and the manipulation of life forces that sets them apart from anything in the first game.
The Necrobinder's card pool explores themes of sacrifice and rebirth. Their mechanics often involve spending HP or sacrificing resources for powerful effects, creating a high-risk, high-reward playstyle that rewards careful resource management. Attack cards may deal additional damage based on missing HP or recently defeated enemies, while defensive options might involve leeching life from opponents.
What truly distinguishes the Necrobinder is their unique relationship with death mechanics in Slay the Spire 2. They can leverage defeated enemies as resources, create temporary minions or effects from fallen foes, and benefit from cards that would be detrimental to other characters. This creates gameplay that is fundamentally different from traditional Slay the Spire strategies.
The Necrobinder's power cards establish dark synergies that grow stronger as fights progress, particularly in multi-enemy encounters where there are more deaths to exploit. Their playstyle appeals to players who enjoy complex resource management, risk assessment, and unconventional strategies that turn the game's mechanics in unexpected directions.

Afterlife
Common · Skill · Necrobinder
Summon 6.

Banshee's Cry
Rare · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 33 damage to ALL enemies. Costs less for each Ethereal card played this combat.

Blight Strike
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 8 damage. Apply Doom equal to damage dealt.

Bodyguard
Basic · Skill · Necrobinder
Summon 5.

Bone Shards
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
If Osty is alive, he deals 9 damage to ALL enemies and you gain 9 Block. Osty dies.

Borrowed Time
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Apply 3 Doom to yourself. Gain .

Bury
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 52 damage.

Calcify
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
Osty's attacks deal 4 additional damage.

Call of the Void
Rare · Power · Necrobinder
At the start of your turn, add 1 random card into your Hand. It gains Ethereal.

Capture Spirit
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Enemy loses 3 HP. Add 3 Souls into your Draw Pile.

Cleanse
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Summon 3. Exhaust 1 card from your Draw Pile.

Countdown
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
At the start of your turn, apply 6 Doom to a random enemy.

Danse Macabre
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
Whenever you play a card that costs or more, gain 3 Block.

Death March
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 11 damage. Deals 3 additional damage for each card drawn during your turn.

Deathbringer
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Apply 21 Doom and 1 Weak to ALL enemies.

Death's Door
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain 6 Block. If you applied Doom this turn, gain Block 2 additional times.

Debilitate
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 7 damage. Vulnerable and Weak are twice as effective against the enemy for the next 3 turns.

Defend
Basic · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain 5 Block.

Defile
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 13 damage.

Defy
Common · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain 6 Block. Apply 1 Weak.

Delay
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain 11 Block. Next turn, gain .

Demesne
Rare · Power · Necrobinder
At the start of your turn, gain and draw 1 additional card.

Devour Life
Rare · Power · Necrobinder
Whenever you play a Soul, Summon 1.

Dirge
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Summon 3 X times. Add X Souls into your Draw Pile.

Drain Power
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 10 damage. Upgrade 2 random cards in your Discard Pile.

Dredge
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Put 3 cards from your Discard Pile into your Hand.

Eidolon
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
Exhaust your Hand. If 9 cards were Exhausted this way, gain 1 Intangible.

End of Days
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
Apply 29 Doom to ALL enemies. Kill enemies with at least as much Doom as HP.

Enfeebling Touch
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Enemy loses 8 Strength this turn.

Eradicate
Rare · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 11 damage X times.

Fear
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 7 damage. Apply 1 Vulnerable.

Fetch
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 3 damage. If this is the first time this card has been played this turn, draw 1 card.

Flatten
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 12 damage. This card costs 0 if Osty has attacked this turn.

Forbidden Grimoire
Ancient · Power · Necrobinder
At the end of combat, you may remove a card from your Deck.

Friendship
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
Lose 2 Strength. Gain at the start of each turn.

Glimpse Beyond
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
ALL players add 3 Souls into their Draw Pile.

Grave Warden
Common · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain 8 Block. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile.

Graveblast
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 4 damage. Put a card from your Discard Pile into your Hand.

Hang
Rare · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 10 damage. Double the damage ALL Hang cards deal to this enemy.

Haunt
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
Whenever you play a Soul, a random enemy loses 6 HP.

High Five
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 11 damage and applies 2 Vulnerable to ALL enemies.

Invoke
Common · Skill · Necrobinder
Next turn, Summon 2 and gain .

Legion of Bone
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
ALL players Summon 6.

Lethality
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
The first Attack each turn deals 50% additional damage.

Melancholy
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain 13 Block. Reduce this card's cost by whenever ANYONE dies.

Misery
Rare · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 7 damage. Apply any debuffs on the enemy to ALL other enemies.

Necro Mastery
Rare · Power · Necrobinder
Summon 5. Whenever Osty loses HP, ALL enemies lose that much HP as well.

Negative Pulse
Common · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain 5 Block. Apply 7 Doom to ALL enemies.

Neurosurge
Rare · Power · Necrobinder
Gain . Draw 2 cards. At the start of your turn, apply 3 Doom to yourself.

No Escape
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Apply 10 Doom, plus an additional 5 Doom for every 10 Doom already on this enemy.

Oblivion
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
Whenever you play a card this turn, apply 3 Doom to the enemy.

Pagestorm
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
Whenever you draw an Ethereal card, draw 1 card.

Parse
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Draw 3 cards.

Poke
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 6 damage.

Protector
Ancient · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 11 damage. Deals additional damage equal to Osty's Max HP.

Pull Aggro
Common · Skill · Necrobinder
Summon 4. Gain 7 Block.

Pull from Below
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 5 damage for each Ethereal card played this combat.

Putrefy
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Apply 2 Weak. Apply 2 Vulnerable.

Rattle
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 7 damage. Hits an additional time for each other time he has attacked this turn.

Reanimate
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
Summon 20.

Reap
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 27 damage.

Reaper Form
Rare · Power · Necrobinder
Whenever Attacks deal damage, they also apply that much Doom.

Reave
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 9 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile.

Right Hand Hand
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 4 damage. Whenever you play a card that costs or more, return this to your Hand from the Discard Pile.

Sacrifice
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
If Osty is alive, he dies and you gain Block equal to double his Max HP.

Scourge
Common · Skill · Necrobinder
Apply 13 Doom. Draw 1 card.

Sculpting Strike
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 8 damage. Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.

Seance
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
Transform a card in your Draw Pile into Soul.

Sentry Mode
Rare · Power · Necrobinder
At the start of your turn, add 1 Sweeping Gaze into your Hand.

Severance
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 13 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile, Hand, and Discard Pile.

Shared Fate
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
Lose 2 Strength. Enemy loses 2 Strength.

Shroud
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
Whenever you apply Doom, gain 2 Block.

Sic 'Em
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 5 damage. Whenever Osty hits this enemy this turn, Summon 2.

Sleight of Flesh
Uncommon · Power · Necrobinder
Whenever you apply a debuff to an enemy, they take 9 damage.

Snap
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 7 damage. Add Retain to a card in your Hand.

Soul Storm
Rare · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 11 damage. Deals 2 additional damage for each Soul in your Exhaust Pile.

Sow
Common · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 8 damage to ALL enemies.

Spirit of Ash
Rare · Power · Necrobinder
Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.

Spur
Uncommon · Skill · Necrobinder
Summon 3. Osty heals 5 HP.

Squeeze
Rare · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 30 damage. Deals 5 additional damage for ALL your other Osty Attacks.

Strike
Basic · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 6 damage.

The Scythe
Rare · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 13 damage. Permanently increase this card's damage by 3.

Time's Up
Rare · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom.

Transfigure
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
Add Replay to a card in your Hand. It costs an extra .

Undeath
Rare · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain 7 Block. Add a copy of this card into your Discard Pile.

Unleash
Basic · Attack · Necrobinder
Osty deals 7 damage. Deals additional damage equal to Osty's current HP.

Veilpiercer
Uncommon · Attack · Necrobinder
Deal 10 damage. The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 .

Wisp
Common · Skill · Necrobinder
Gain .