All the characters in Slay the Spire 2 have their own unique playstyle, with some focusing on serious damage, while others focus on being defensive tanks. With that being said, if you are having trouble picking the right build or cards for Necrobinder, then this Slay the Spire 2 guide is all you need.
Best Necrobinder Cards in Slay the Spire 2
| Card | Type/Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Reave | Attack – 1 | Deal 9 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile. |
| Capture Spirit | Skill – 1 | Enemy loses 3 HP. Add 3 Souls to your Draw Pile. |
| Haunt | Power – 1 | When you play a Soul, a random enemy loses 6 HP. |
| Undeath | Skill – 0 | Gain 7 Block. Add a copy of this card into your Discard Pile. |
| Severance | Attack – 2 | Deal 13 damage. Add a Soul to your Draw Pile, Discard Pile, and Hand. |
| Soul Storm | Attack – 1 | Deal 9 damage. Deal 2 additional damage for each Soul in your Exhaust pile. |
| Fetch | Attack – 1 | Osty deals 3 damage. Draw 1 card if this is the first time you use this card in a turn. |
| Flatten | Attack – 2 | Osty deals 12 damage. Reduce the cost of this card to 0 if Osty has attacked this turn. |
| Right Hand Hand | Attack – 0 | Osty deals 4 damage. When you play a card that costs 2 or more, return this to your Hand from the Discard Pile. |
| Sic ‘Em | Attack – 1 | Osty deals 5 damage. When Osty hits an enemy this turn, Summon 2. |
| Spur | Skill – 1 | Retain. Summon 3. Heal Osty for 5 HP. |
| Squeeze | Attack – 3 | Osty deals 25 damage. This card gains 5 additional damage per Osty attack card in your deck. |
| Blight Strike | Attack – 1 | Deal 8 damage. Apply Doom equal to damage dealt. |
| Scourge | Skill – 1 | Apply 13 Doom. Draw 1 card. |
| No Escape | Skill – 1 | Apply 10 Doom and an additional 5 Doom per 10 Doom already on the target. |
| Death’s Door | Skill – 1 | Gain 6 Block. If you applied Doom this turn, gain Block 2 more times. |
| Countdown | Power – 1 | At the start of your turn, apply 6 Doom to a random enemy. |
| Shroud | Skill – 1 | Whenever you apply Doom, gain 2 Block. |
| Time’s Up | Skill – 2 | Deal damage equal to the number of Doom on the enemy. |
Soul Storm and Haunt
These two Slay the Spire 2 cards will be extremely useful if you are playing Necrobinder with Soul cards. Haunt allows the harmless Soul cards to outright remove HP from enemies, while ignoring Block and debuffs that reduce the damage you deal. On top of that, Haunt cards stack on top of each other, meaning the more you use them, the less HP enemies will have.
As for Soul Storm, it directly deals damage to HP, getting stronger depending on how many Soul cards are in your Exhaust pile. Using a ton of Soul cards can easily demolish high-health opponents.
Undeath
The best survivability card for the Necrobinder, giving you block. The good thing is that it’s a self-replicating card, meaning the more you use it, the more copies of it you’ll have in your deck during a combat encounter.
Use a Soul deck to search for cards quickly. It doesn’t really matter, as it will work with almost every setup, provided you aren’t Exhausting cards.
Squeeze and Flatten
Using both these cards together is extremely useful, as then you will be able to deal hundreds of damage in a single turn under the right circumstances. Squeeze will deal heavy damage depending on how many Osty attack cards you have in your deck. That’s because both cards revolve around Osty, Necrobinder’s minion.
If we talk about Flatten, it deals a fair amount of damage for free. Your strategy would be to use Squeeze first, and then use Flatten to finish them off. Combine this combo with cards that grant Block or Summon, so you don’t get cooked by enemies every turn.
Necrobinder Doom Deck
Doom will reduce the max HP of affected targets, though the effect itself does no damage. Once the target’s current HP matches the amount of Doom inflicted on them, the target will get consumed by the void after their turn, which will instantly kill them.
Just stack a ton of these cards on your enemies and let the debuff do its thing. It can take some time, so make sure to have some defensive cards too. If you want to make the best use of Doom, get your hands on the following cards:
| Cards | Effect |
| Blight Strike (at least 3) | This will replace your standard Strike cards. Blight Strike inflicts Doom based on the damage they deal, making effects like Strength and Vulnerable very valuable. |
| Grave Warden (at least 3) | This will replace your standard Defend skill. Grave Warden grants you Block and sends a Soul card to your Draw Pile, allowing you to search for more Doom spells in future turns. |
| Death’s Door (at least 3) | Like Grave Warden, the main purpose of Death’s Door is to protect you from incoming attacks. Maintain your Block and HP while stacking Doom to win fights. |
| Countdown | Passively applies Doom to enemies at the start of each turn. This card is great once you get enough Block/Doom cards like Grave Warden and Death’s Door. |
| No Escape | An extremely efficient way to build up Doom on enemies. You can use this instead of Blight Strike if you don’t want to use any Attack cards. |
| Time’s Up | Damages targets based on their total Doom stacks. Pop this once Doom buildup reaches half of the enemy’s HP. |
That’s all for this Slay the Spire 2 guide on the best Necrobinder cards. I hope that this guide has helped you. For more on the game, also see our other guides for Slay the Spire 2.
