The best silent cards and builds

Quiet inside Slay the Spire 2 is the ultimate combo creator, with plenty of opportunities to draw extra cards and capitalize on cheap attacks to weaken opponents before they can react. Or he can use his deadly poisons to suffocate enemies from afar, draining their health and ignoring shields. She is the archetype of the Rogue group and in this Slay the Spire 2 guide, we'll go over The Silent's best cards and builds and why they work together.

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The best cards and builds for The Silent in Slay the Spire 2

Sly/Discard Build

Cunning is a brand new mechanic introduced in Slay the Spire 2 which causes cards to be played when they are discarded. Since Quiet is a master at drawing and discarding cards, Sly's cards work perfectly in her favor. You'll want to look for cards, relics, and potions to help you draw more cards or discard your hand, which in turn can set you up for effective combos at little or no energy cost.

Card	Type/price	Effect
Dagger throw	Attack – 1	Deal 9 damage. Draw 1 card. Discard 1 card.
Backflip	Skill – 1	Get 5 blocks. Draw 2 cards.
Prepared	Skill – 0	Draw 1 card. Discard 1 card.
Acrobatics	Skill – 1	Draw 3 cards. Discard 1 card.
Memento Mori	Attack – 1	Deal 8 damage. Deals 4 additional damage for each card discarded this turn.
Strangle	Attack – 1	Deal 8 damage. Whenever you play a card this turn, the enemy loses 2 HP.
A calculated gamble	Skill – 0	Discard your hand and then draw as many cards as you like. Exhaust.
Escape plan	Skill – 0	Draw 1 card. If you draw a skill, you get 3 blocks.
Expertise	Skill – 1	Draw cards until you have 6 in your hand.
Hand trick	Skill – 1	Get 7 blocks. Add Cunning per skill in your hand this round.
A step of the shadow	Skill – 1	Throw away your hand. On the next turn, attacks deal double damage.
Tools of the trade	Performance – 1	At the start of your turn, draw 1 card and discard 1 card.
Flick-Flack	Attack – 1	Cunning. Deal 7 damage to ALL enemies.
Inviolable	Skill – 2	Cunning. Get 9 blocks.
Reflex	Skill – 3	Cunning. Draw 2 cards.
Tactician	Skill – 3	Cunning. Gain (1 energy).
Abrasive	Strength – 3	Cunning. Gain 1 Dexterity. Get 4 Thorns.

Poison Build

Poisons they are unique to The Silent and offer an alternative way to get rid of your resistance. When using poisons, enemies take damage at the end of your turn equal to the amount of poison they have, completely ignoring Block and any debuffs like Weakness that may be on the Silent. While it may take a while for the damage to build up, the poisons offer Tiché plenty of opportunities to stack up on Block while still dealing damage to her enemies.

Card	Type/price	Effect
A poisoned sting	Attack – 1	Deal 6 damage. Use 3 Poison.
Divert	Skill – 0	Get 4 blocks.
Prepared	Skill – 0	Draw 1 card. Discard 1 card.
Deadly poison	Skill – 1	Use 5 Poison.
Bite	Skill – 2	Preserve. Use 7 Poison.
A calculated gamble	Skill – 0	Discard your hand and then draw as many cards as you like. Exhaust.
Expose	Skill – 0	Remove all artifacts and blocks from the enemy. Use 2 vulnerable. Exhaust.
Bubble Bubble	Skill – 1	If the enemy has Poisonapply 9 Poison.
Mirage	Skill – 1	Gain Block equals Poison on ALL enemies. Exhaust.
Bouncing flask	Skill – 2	Use 3 Poison to a random enemy 3x.
Herpes	Skill – 3	Cunning. Use 4 Poison to ALL enemies.
Harmful fumes	Performance – 1	Use 2 at the start of your turn Poison to ALL enemies.
Infection	Performance – 1	You apply every 3 times Poisondeals 11 damage to ALL enemies.
Corrosive wave	Skill – 1	Whenever you draw a card this turn, use 3 Poison to ALL enemies.
Accelerator	Performance – 1	Poison will start 1 more time.
Poison	Strength – 2	Whenever an attack deals unblocked damage, use 1 Poison.

Shiv Build

Shivs they are Silent's bread and butter, allowing her to unleash a flurry of low-damage attacks on her enemies at a very low energy cost. While Shivs normally only do 4 damage, each individual Shiv is free to play, it just requires you to pay the energy cost to play the cards that add them to your hand. By themselves, their damage is low – but play a few in a row and the damage starts to pile up. Pair a Shiv build with certain combo cards and Silent has the potential to deal insane damage.

Card	Type/price	Effect
Slice	Attack – 0	Deal 6 damage.
Dagger throw	Attack – 1	Deal 9 damage. Draw 1 card. Discard 1 card.
Strike leader	Attack – 1	Deal 7 damage. Add 1 Shiv into your hand.
Prepared	Skill – 0	Draw 1 card. Discard 1 card.
Blade Dance	Skill – 1	Add 3 Shivs into your hand. Exhaust.
Cloak and dagger	Skill – 1	Get 6 blocks. Add 1 Shiv into your hand.
Stab in the back	Attack – 0	Congenital. Deal 11 damage. Exhaust.
Finisher	Attack – 1	Deal 6 damage for each attack already played this turn.
Flechettes	Attack – 1	Deal 5 damage for each skill in your hand.
Strangle	Attack – 1	Deal 8 damage. Whenever you play a card this turn, the enemy loses 2 HP.
A calculated gamble	Skill – 0	Discard your hand and then draw as many cards as you like. Exhaust.
Up My Sleeve	Skill – 2	Add 3 Shivs into your hand. Reduce the cost of this card by 1.
Accuracy	Performance – 1	Shivs deal 4 additional damage.
Infinite Blades	Performance – 1	Add 1 at the start of your turn Shiv into your hand.
Murder	Attack – 0	Congenital. Deal 10 damage. Use 1 vulnerable. Exhaust.
Echoing Slash	Attack – 1	Deal 10 damage to ALL enemies. Repeat this effect for each enemy killed.
Burst	Skill – 1	On this turn, your next skill is played for extra time.
A step of the shadow	Skill – 1	Throw away your hand. On the next turn, attacks deal double damage.
Storm of Steel	Skill – 1	Throw away your hand. Add 1 Shiv into your hand for each card discarded.
Knife trap	Skill – 2	Everyone play Shiv in your pile of exhaust on the enemy.
Afterimage	Performance – 1	Whenever you play a card, get 1 block.
Fan of knives	Strength – 2	Shivs now hit ALL enemies. Add 4 Shivs into your hand.
Tracking	Strength – 2	Weak enemies take double damage from attacks.
Snake form	Strength – 3	Whenever you play a card, deal 4 damage to a random enemy.
Suppress	Attack – 0	Congenital. Deal 11 damage. Apply 3 Weak.

The best relics to use with Silent in Slay the Spire 2

You can't always choose the relics you get during the run. When possible, it's best to use the cheap cards and Silent's chaining potential to your advantage. As such, some of the best relics you can use with Silent provide bonuses when multiple cards of the same type are played in a turn.

Prep bag: Draw 2 additional cards at the start of combat.
Kusarigama: Every time you play 3 attacks in one turn, deal 6 damage to a random enemy.
Letter opener: Every time you play 3 skills in one turn, deal 5 damage to ALL enemies.
Nunchaku: Gain (1 Energy) every time you play 10 attacks.
Decorative fan: Every time you play 3 attacks in one round, get 4 blocks.
Pen nib: Every 10th attack you play deals double damage.
Tingsha: Whenever you discard a card during your turn, deal 3 damage to a random enemy for each card discarded.
kunai: Every time you play 3 attacks in one round, gain 1 Dexterity.
Shuriken: Each time you play 3 attacks in one turn, gain 1 power.

Despite her lower max HP, Silent is incredibly capable of dealing massive damage to her enemies with endless chains and debilitating poisons. It is a great accessory for everyone Slay the Spire 2 also multiplayer co-op team. If you're new to the roguelike deckbuilding genre, Silent is easily one of the best characters to start with. Slay the Spire 2.