Should I upgrade Drain Power in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Deal 12 damage. Upgrade 3 random cards in your Discard Pile.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Drain Power?

Drain Power appears in 1 tracked build: Soul Harvest (B-tier, flex pick).

What character uses Drain Power?

Drain Power 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.

Drain Power

Necrobinder · Attack · Common · 1 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Deal 10 damage. Upgrade 2 random cards in your Discard Pile.

Drain Power+

Deal 12 damage. Upgrade 3 random cards in your Discard Pile.

Builds that use Drain Power

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

BSoul HarvestNecrobinder · Flex pick

Build context

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

Related cards

Drain Power FAQ

Should I upgrade Drain Power in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Deal 12 damage. Upgrade 3 random cards in your Discard Pile.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Drain Power?: Drain Power appears in 1 tracked build: Soul Harvest (B-tier, flex pick).
What character uses Drain Power?: Drain Power 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.