Card Category
Silent Cards
Complete guide to Silent cards in Slay the Spire 2 — all attacks, skills, powers, costs, rarities and synergies.
The Silent is a swift, precise character who relies on Poison, Shivs, and card draw to control the battlefield. In Slay the Spire 2, the Silent's card pool rewards careful planning and synergistic combinations, offering one of the highest skill ceilings in the game.
Poison is the Silent's signature mechanic. Cards like Poisoned Stab, Deadly Poison, and Bouncing Flask apply poison, which deals increasing damage every turn. Powerful catalysts like Catalyst multiply poison stacks, allowing the Silent to eliminate even the toughest bosses through exponential poison damage. Noxious Fumes and Crippling Cloud provide area-of-effect poison applications that scale well into the late game.
Shivs — zero-cost attack cards generated by cards like Blade Dance, Cloak and Dagger, and Infinite Blades — form the Silent's second major archetype. With Strength scaling through cards like Accuracy and Finisher, Shivs can deal substantial damage while leaving energy for defensive options. This archetype pairs exceptionally well with card draw, allowing the Silent to cycle through her deck rapidly.
The Silent excels at card manipulation. Backflip, Acrobatics, and Prepared provide exceptional card draw and discard synergy. Tools of the Trade, a powerful power, offers ongoing card filtering. Discard synergies through Tactician, Reflex, and Eviscerate reward clever hand management, turning discards into energy, cards, or damage.
Defensively, the Silent relies on Dexterity and evasion. Piercing Wail and Leg Sweep apply Weak, while Dodge and Roll, Blur, and After Image provide block or intangible benefits. Wraith Form, an extremely powerful rare, provides intangible for multiple turns — often considered one of the best cards in the game at high ascension levels.

Abrasive
Rare · Power · Silent
Gain 1 Dexterity. Gain 4 Thorns.

Accelerant
Rare · Power · Silent
Poison is triggered 1 additional time.

Accuracy
Uncommon · Power · Silent
Shivs deal 4 additional damage.

Acrobatics
Common · Skill · Silent
Draw 3 cards. Discard 1 card.

Adrenaline
Rare · Skill · Silent
Gain . Draw 2 cards.

Afterimage
Rare · Power · Silent
Whenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.

Anticipate
Common · Skill · Silent
Gain 3 Dexterity this turn.

Assassinate
Rare · Attack · Silent
Deal 10 damage. Apply 1 Vulnerable.

Backflip
Common · Skill · Silent
Gain 5 Block. Draw 2 cards.

Backstab
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 11 damage.

Blade Dance
Common · Skill · Silent
Add 3 Shivs into your Hand.

Blade of Ink
Rare · Skill · Silent
This turn, whenever you play an Attack, gain 2 Strength this turn.

Blur
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Gain 5 Block. Block is not removed at the start of your next turn.

Bouncing Flask
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Apply 3 Poison to a random enemy 3 times.

Bubble Bubble
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
If the enemy has Poison, apply 9 Poison.

Bullet Time
Rare · Skill · Silent
You cannot draw additional cards this turn. ALL cards in your Hand are free to play this turn.

Burst
Rare · Skill · Silent
This turn, your next Skill is played an extra time.

Calculated Gamble
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Discard your Hand, then draw that many cards.

Cloak and Dagger
Common · Skill · Silent
Gain 6 Block. Add 1 Shiv into your Hand.

Corrosive Wave
Rare · Skill · Silent
Whenever you draw a card this turn, apply 3 Poison to ALL enemies.

Dagger Spray
Common · Attack · Silent
Deal 4 damage to ALL enemies twice.

Dagger Throw
Common · Attack · Silent
Deal 9 damage. Draw 1 card. Discard 1 card.

Dash
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Gain 10 Block. Deal 10 damage.

Deadly Poison
Common · Skill · Silent
Apply 5 Poison.

Defend
Basic · Skill · Silent
Gain 5 Block.

Deflect
Common · Skill · Silent
Gain 4 Block.

Dodge and Roll
Common · Skill · Silent
Gain 4 Block. Next turn, gain 4 Block.

Echoing Slash
Rare · Attack · Silent
Deal 10 damage to ALL enemies. Repeat this effect for each enemy killed.

Envenom
Rare · Power · Silent
Whenever an Attack deals unblocked damage, apply 1 Poison.

Escape Plan
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Draw 1 card. If you draw a Skill, gain 3 Block.

Expertise
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Draw cards until you have 6 in your Hand.

Expose
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Remove all Artifact and Block from the enemy. Apply 2 Vulnerable.

Fan of Knives
Rare · Power · Silent
Shivs now hit ALL enemies. Add 4 Shivs into your Hand.

Finisher
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 6 damage for each Attack already played this turn.

Flanking
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
The enemy takes double damage from other players this turn.

Flechettes
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 5 damage for each Skill in your Hand.

Flick-Flack
Common · Attack · Silent
Deal 7 damage to ALL enemies.

Follow Through
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 6 damage to ALL enemies. If the last card you played this turn was a Skill, apply 1 Weak to ALL enemies.

Footwork
Uncommon · Power · Silent
Gain 2 Dexterity.

Grand Finale
Rare · Attack · Silent
Can only be played if there are no cards in your Draw Pile. Deal 50 damage to ALL enemies.

Hand Trick
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Gain 7 Block. Add Sly to a Skill in your Hand this turn.

Haze
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Apply 4 Poison to ALL enemies.

Hidden Daggers
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Discard 2 cards. Add 2 Shivs into your Hand.

Infinite Blades
Uncommon · Power · Silent
At the start of your turn, add 1 Shiv into your Hand.

Knife Trap
Rare · Skill · Silent
Play every Shiv in your Exhaust Pile on the enemy.

Leading Strike
Common · Attack · Silent
Deal 7 damage. Add 1 Shiv into your Hand.

Leg Sweep
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Apply 2 Weak. Gain 11 Block.

Malaise
Rare · Skill · Silent
Enemy loses X Strength. Apply X Weak.

Master Planner
Rare · Power · Silent
When you play a Skill, it gains Sly.

Memento Mori
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 12 damage. Deals 4 additional damage for each card discarded this turn.

Mirage
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Gain Block equal to Poison on ALL enemies.

Murder
Rare · Attack · Silent
Deal 2 damage. Deals 1 additional damage for each card drawn this combat.

Neutralize
Basic · Attack · Silent
Deal 3 damage. Apply 1 Weak.

Nightmare
Rare · Skill · Silent
Choose a card. Next turn, add 3 copies of that card into your Hand.

Noxious Fumes
Uncommon · Power · Silent
At the start of your turn, apply 2 Poison to ALL enemies.

Outbreak
Uncommon · Power · Silent
Every 3 times you apply Poison, deal 11 damage to ALL enemies.

Phantom Blades
Uncommon · Power · Silent
Shivs gain Retain. The first Shiv you play each turn deals 9 additional damage.

Piercing Wail
Common · Skill · Silent
ALL enemies lose 6 Strength this turn.

Pinpoint
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 17 damage. Costs 1 less for each Skill played this turn.

Poisoned Stab
Common · Attack · Silent
Deal 6 damage. Apply 3 Poison.

Pounce
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 12 damage. The next Skill you play costs 0 .

Precise Cut
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 15 damage. Deals 2 less damage for each other card in your Hand.

Predator
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 15 damage. Next turn, draw 2 cards.

Prepared
Common · Skill · Silent
Draw 1 card. Discard 1 card.

Reflex
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Draw 2 cards.

Ricochet
Common · Attack · Silent
Deal 3 damage to a random enemy 4 times.

Serpent Form
Rare · Power · Silent
Whenever you play a card, deal 4 damage to a random enemy.

Shadow Step
Rare · Skill · Silent
Discard your Hand. Next turn, Attacks deal double damage.

Shadowmeld
Rare · Skill · Silent
Double your Block gain this turn.

Skewer
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 7 damage X times.

Slice
Common · Attack · Silent
Deal 6 damage.

Snakebite
Common · Skill · Silent
Apply 7 Poison.

Sneaky
Rare · Power · Silent
Whenever another player attacks an enemy, gain 1 Block.

Speedster
Uncommon · Power · Silent
Whenever you draw a card during your turn, deal 2 damage to ALL enemies.

Storm of Steel
Rare · Skill · Silent
Discard your Hand. Add 1 Shiv into your Hand for each card discarded.

Strangle
Uncommon · Attack · Silent
Deal 8 damage. Whenever you play a card this turn, the enemy loses 2 HP.

Strike
Basic · Attack · Silent
Deal 6 damage.

Sucker Punch
Common · Attack · Silent
Deal 8 damage. Apply 1 Weak.

Suppress
Ancient · Attack · Silent
Deal 11 damage. Apply 3 Weak.

Survivor
Basic · Skill · Silent
Gain 8 Block. Discard 1 card.

Tactician
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Gain .

The Hunt
Rare · Attack · Silent
Deal 10 damage. If Fatal, gain an additional card reward.

Tools of the Trade
Rare · Power · Silent
At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and discard 1 card.
Tracking
Rare · Power · Silent
Weak enemies take double damage from Attacks.

Untouchable
Common · Skill · Silent
Gain 9 Block.

Up My Sleeve
Uncommon · Skill · Silent
Add 3 Shivs into your Hand. Reduce this card's cost by 1.

Well-Laid Plans
Uncommon · Power · Silent
At the end of your turn, Retain up to 1 card.

Wraith Form
Ancient · Power · Silent
Gain 2 Intangible. At the start of your turn, lose 1 Dexterity.