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Sculpting Strike — Necrobinder Attack Card in Slay the Spire 2

Updated 17 Oct 2026 Source Slay the Spire 2 card data (spire-codex.com API), 577 cards retrieved 17 October 2026 By
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Sculpting Strike

Deal 9 damage. Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.

CharacterNecrobinder
TypeAttack
RarityCommon
Cost1 Energy
TargetAnyEnemy
Total damage9
Per Energy9.00 → 12.00 upgraded
TagsStrike

Card text

Deal 9 damage. Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.

Upgraded: Deal 12 damage. Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.

Where it sits on the curve

Measured the same way as our efficiency tier list: total damage divided by Energy.

Sculpting Strike produces 9.00 per Energy at base and <strong>12.00</strong> upgraded. That ranks it 50 of 143 of the 143 attacks with a fixed cost. It sits in the top 66% on this measure.

The measure ignores everything that is not a number. Area damage, conditions and drawbacks are not priced in.

Other Necrobinder cards at 1 Energy

  • Afterlife — Summon 6.
  • Blight Strike — Deal 8 damage. Apply Doom equal to damage dealt.
  • Bodyguard — Summon 5.
  • Bone Shards — If Osty is alive, he deals 9 damage to ALL enemies and you gain 9 Block. Osty dies.
  • Borrowed Time — Gain 4 Energy. Cards cost an additional 1 Energy this turn.
  • Calcify — Osty's attacks deal 4 additional damage.

Where to go next

All 577 cards — the full table, filterable by character. Efficiency tier list — every measurable card ranked.

Rarity system explains how often this card appears. Enchantments covers the modifiers that can change it.

Frequently asked questions

What does Sculpting Strike do in Slay the Spire 2?

Deal 9 damage. Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.

What does upgrading Sculpting Strike change?

Deal 12 damage. Add Ethereal to a card in your Hand.

How much does Sculpting Strike cost?

1 Energy. It is a Common Attack card.

Is Sculpting Strike efficient for its cost?

It produces 9.00 damage per Energy, which ranks 50 of 143 among the attacks that can be measured this way.

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Sources

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