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Silent Changes in Slay the Spire 2 — The Sly Rework

Updated 17 Oct 2026 Source Slay the Spire 2 early-access build; Silent rework notes; card data from spire-codex.com API By
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The Silent came back reworked

The Silent returns in STS2, and Mega Crit rebuilt her around one new idea: Sly.

What Sly does

A Sly card does not wait to be played. The instant you discard it from your hand, it auto-plays for free.

That flips the old discard math. Discarding used to be a cost. Now it is a trigger.

The Sly cards

Eight cards in the Silent’s pool carry the Sly keyword. Each one fires the moment it is discarded from hand.

CardRarityTypeEffect
AbrasiveRarePowerGain 1 Dexterity. Gain 4 Thorns.
Flick-FlackCommonAttackDeal 6 damage to ALL enemies.
HazeUncommonSkillApply 4 Poison to ALL enemies.
ReflexUncommonSkillDraw 2 cards.
RicochetCommonAttackDeal 3 damage to a random enemy 4 times.
SneakyRarePowerWhenever another player attacks, gain 1 Block.
TacticianUncommonSkillGain 1 energy.
UntouchableCommonSkillGain 6 Block.

What stayed

Her old tools are still there:

  • Poison stacks that tick each turn.
  • Cheap daggers for steady damage.
  • Discard enablers that feed the engine.

Sly sits on top of that base. It rewards the same “discard to win” decks, but stronger.

Play her like the old Silent, then lean into discard. Sly does the rest.

Discard is her engine

The Silent’s strength in this entry is the discard pile — Sly cards fire when discarded, so build to discard on purpose. Cycle through your deck, trigger Sly payoffs, and keep a few discard enablers. Her old poison plan still works, but discard is the new win condition.

Frequently asked questions

What changed for the Silent in STS2?

She got a rework built around a new keyword, Sly. Sly cards trigger when discarded from hand instead of when played.

What does Sly do?

A Sly card auto-plays for free the moment you discard it from hand. It rewards decks that discard on purpose.

Is the old Silent dead?

No. Her core (poison, daggers, discard) is intact. Sly is the new layer on top, not a replacement.

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