Should I upgrade Cinder in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Deal 22 damage. Exhaust the top card of your Draw Pile.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Cinder?

Cinder appears in 1 tracked build: Ashen Reaper of the Pyre (A-tier, flex pick).

What character uses Cinder?

Cinder 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.

Cinder

Ironclad · Attack · Common · 2 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Deal 17 damage. Exhaust the top card of your Draw Pile.

Cinder+

Deal 22 damage. Exhaust the top card of your Draw Pile.

Builds that use Cinder

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

AAshen Reaper of the PyreIronclad · Flex pick

Keywords

Exhaust

Build context

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

Related cards

Cinder FAQ

Should I upgrade Cinder in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Deal 22 damage. Exhaust the top card of your Draw Pile.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Cinder?: Cinder appears in 1 tracked build: Ashen Reaper of the Pyre (A-tier, flex pick).
What character uses Cinder?: Cinder 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.