Should I upgrade Blade Dance in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Add 4 Shivs into your Hand. Exhaust.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Blade Dance?

Blade Dance appears in 1 tracked build: Thousand Cuts (A-tier, core card).

What character uses Blade Dance?

Blade Dance is tagged as a Silent card. See the Silent build hub for archetypes that care about it.

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

Blade Dance

Silent · Skill · Common · 1 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Add 3 Shivs into your Hand. Exhaust.

Blade Dance+

Add 4 Shivs into your Hand. Exhaust.

Builds that use Blade Dance

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

AThousand CutsSilent · Core card

Keywords

Exhaust Shiv

Build context

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

Related cards

Blade Dance FAQ

Should I upgrade Blade Dance in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Add 4 Shivs into your Hand. Exhaust.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Blade Dance?: Blade Dance appears in 1 tracked build: Thousand Cuts (A-tier, core card).
What character uses Blade Dance?: Blade Dance is tagged as a Silent card. See the Silent 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.