Should I upgrade Bully in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Deal 4 damage. Deals 3 additional damage for each Vulnerable on the enemy.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Bully?

Bully appears in 1 tracked build: Cruel Hand of Reckoning (B-tier, core card).

What character uses Bully?

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

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

Bully

Ironclad · Attack · Uncommon · 0 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Deal 4 damage. Deals 2 additional damage for each Vulnerable on the enemy.

Bully+

Deal 4 damage. Deals 3 additional damage for each Vulnerable on the enemy.

Builds that use Bully

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

BCruel Hand of ReckoningIronclad · Core card

Keywords

Vulnerable

Build context

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

Related cards

Bully FAQ

Should I upgrade Bully in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Deal 4 damage. Deals 3 additional damage for each Vulnerable on the enemy.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Bully?: Bully appears in 1 tracked build: Cruel Hand of Reckoning (B-tier, core card).
What character uses Bully?: Bully is tagged as a Ironclad card. See the Ironclad 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.