The Silent
Returning in Slay the Spire 2 as a deadly acrobat specializing in small attacks and toxins. The new Sly keyword transforms discard-heavy decks, and evolved Shiv synergies make her more explosive than ever.
Background
The Silent returns in Slay the Spire 2, maintaining her identity as a deadly acrobat who specializes in a flurry of small attacks and debilitating toxins. While veterans will find her core playstyle familiar, Slay the Spire 2 introduces a revolutionary keyword — Sly — that fundamentally transforms how her discard-heavy deck operates, making her more explosive and versatile than ever.
Core New Mechanic: Sly
Dynamic Utility: The most significant addition to the Silent's arsenal in Slay the Spire 2. Cards with the Sly keyword gain a powerful dual-use property: they can be played traditionally for their Energy cost, or discarded to trigger their effect automatically for 0 Energy.
Engine Optimization: This mechanic turns discard effects from a "cost" into a "trigger," allowing the Silent to play high-cost cards even when Energy is low.
Master Planning: The rare power Master Planner grants the Sly keyword to every Skill in your hand, potentially allowing an entire hand of utility cards to be played for free through a single mass-discard effect.
Evolution of Shiv Synergies
The iconic Shiv playstyle receives a massive power-up in Slay the Spire 2, with new synergies designed to reward players for accumulating and exhausting their daggers:
Exhaust Interaction: Unlike the first game, several core Shiv generators like Blade Dance now have the Exhaust keyword. This fuels a new finisher, Execution (Rare), which deals damage and plays every single Shiv currently sitting in your exhaust pile.
Phantom Knives: A new Power that transforms the Silent into an AOE monster, causing every Shiv to hit all enemies while continuously generating more daggers in hand.
Hidden Daggers: Hidden Daggers+ perfectly bridges the gap between archetypes — discard cards (triggering Sly effects) while adding multiple Shivs to your hand simultaneously.
Strategic Archetypes
The Silent's toolkit in Slay the Spire 2 supports several powerful build paths, each enhanced by the new Sly keyword:
🗡️ Sly Discard Engine
With Sly as the backbone, discard-focused decks achieve "zero-cost" playstyles. Pair high-cost Sly cards with discard enablers like Dagger Throw for energy cheating that was previously only possible with infinite loops.
🔪 Shiv Storm
Generate Shivs with Blade Dance, exhaust them to fuel Execution, and amplify with Phantom Knives for devastating AOE turns.
🛡️ The Dexterity Tank
Anticipate — a Dexterity equivalent to the Ironclad's "Flex" — allows massive temporary bursts of Block power, encouraging perfectly timed defensive turns.
🃏 Hand Management
Classic staples like Well-Laid Plans return, ensuring the Silent's tactical core of hand management and enemy mitigation remains intact in Slay the Spire 2.
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