Should I upgrade Devour Life in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Whenever you play a Soul, Summon 2.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Devour Life?

Devour Life appears in 1 tracked build: Soul Harvest (B-tier, hero card).

What character uses Devour Life?

Devour Life 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.

Devour Life

Necrobinder · Power · Rare · 1 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Whenever you play a Soul, Summon 1.

Devour Life+

Whenever you play a Soul, Summon 2.

Builds that use Devour Life

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

BSoul HarvestNecrobinder · Hero card

Keywords

Summon Soul

Build context

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

Related cards

Devour Life FAQ

Should I upgrade Devour Life in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Whenever you play a Soul, Summon 2.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Devour Life?: Devour Life appears in 1 tracked build: Soul Harvest (B-tier, hero card).
What character uses Devour Life?: Devour Life 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.