Translated from Japanese using AI assistance and human editing.
Who is The Silent?
The Silent is a deadly huntress hailing from the foglands. She eliminates foes using daggers and poison.
Silent Strategy Tips
The Silent excels in building decks with clear concepts:
- Increasing Dexterity through Footwork.
- Dealing cumulative damage with Poison.
- Utilizing discard mechanics for offense and defense.
While she may seem fragile initially, mastering her mechanics allows for powerful and strategic gameplay.
Recommended Deck Archetypes
For Beginners
Poison Deck
A deck focused on applying Poison to enemies, allowing damage to accumulate over time.
Playing The Silent often requires a careful balance between offense and defense. Preserving HP while dealing consistent damage is key to success.
For beginners, building a Poison-focused deck is a great way to learn The Silent’s mechanics, as it offers a straightforward and powerful strategy.
Key Cards:
- Noxious Fumes: Applies Poison to all enemies each turn.
- Catalyst: Doubles or triples the Poison on an enemy.
- Deadly Poison, Bouncing Flask: Apply Poison to enemies.
- Footwork: Increases Dexterity, enhancing defense.
How to Play:
- Prioritize applying Poison to enemies.
- Use Catalyst to amplify Poison damage.
- Maintain defense with Footwork and other block cards, and consider applying Weak consistently to reduce incoming damage.
Tips:
- Keep your deck lean to draw key cards more consistently.
- Focus on upgrading Noxious Fumes and Catalyst early.
Shiv Deck
A deck that generates multiple zero-cost Shiv cards to overwhelm enemies.
Key Cards:
- Infinite Blades: Adds a Shiv to your hand each turn.
- Accuracy: Increases Shiv damage.
- Blade Dance: Adds multiple Shivs to your hand.
- Cloak and Dagger: Provides block and Shivs.
How to Play:
- Stack Accuracy to boost Shiv damage.
- Use cards that generate Shivs to flood your hand.
- Maintain defense while dealing consistent damage.
Tips:
- Relics like Kunai and Shuriken synergize well with Shiv decks.
Advanced Decks
Discard Deck
A deck that leverages discarding cards to trigger beneficial effects.
Key Cards:
- Tactician: Provides energy when discarded.
- Reflex: Draws cards when discarded.
- Well-Laid Plans: Retain cards for strategic discards.
How to Play:
- Use discard outlets to activate Tactician and Reflex.
- Maintain hand control with Well-Laid Plans.
- In addition to discard enablers and defensive cards, be sure to pick up reliable draw sources to maintain card flow and combo potential.
Tips:
- Relics like Tough Bandages and The Specimen enhance discard strategies.
- Focus on cards that benefit from being discarded.
Grand Finale Deck
A high-risk, high-reward deck centered around the Grand Finale card.
Key Cards:
- Grand Finale: Deals massive damage if your draw pile is empty.
- Acrobatics, Backflip: Draw cards to cycle your deck.
- Calculated Gamble: Discard your hand and draw that many cards.
How to Play:
- Cycle through your deck quickly to empty your draw pile.
- Play Grand Finale for significant damage.
- Ensure you have the means to draw and discard efficiently.
Tips:
- Requires precise deck management; not recommended for beginners.
- Combining with discard mechanics can enhance effectiveness.
This guide aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Silent’s strategies and deck archetypes.
See you agein!!
Slay the Spire for Complete Beginners
Ironclad Beginner’s Guide: Strategies & Deck Archetypes
