Should I upgrade Afterlife in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Summon 9. Exhaust.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Afterlife?

Afterlife appears in 2 tracked builds: Osty's Warband (A-tier, flex pick), Soul Harvest (B-tier, flex pick).

What character uses Afterlife?

Afterlife is tagged as a Necrobinder card. See the Necrobinder build hub for archetypes that care about it.

Updated for Data 2026-03-17Early Access — numbers may shift with patches.

Afterlife

Necrobinder · Skill · Common · 1 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Summon 6. Exhaust.

Afterlife+

Summon 9. Exhaust.

Builds that use Afterlife

Archetypes that draft this card in real runs, with the role it plays.

Keywords

Exhaust Summon

Build context

See the Necrobinder build hub for archetypes that feature this card in real runs.

Related cards

Afterlife FAQ

Should I upgrade Afterlife in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Summon 9. Exhaust.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Afterlife?: Afterlife appears in 2 tracked builds: Osty's Warband (A-tier, flex pick), Soul Harvest (B-tier, flex pick).
What character uses Afterlife?: Afterlife is tagged as a Necrobinder card. See the Necrobinder build hub for archetypes that care about it.

Patch history

SpireForge snapshots card text from Untapped exports dated 2026-03-17. When Mega Crit ships a balance patch, we re-run the scraper and refresh every affected URL—see /patches for the editorial log.