Should I upgrade Impatience in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: If you have no Attacks in your Hand, draw 3 cards.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Impatience?

Impatience appears in 1 tracked build: Claw Machine (A-tier, flex pick).

What character uses Impatience?

Impatience is tagged as a Colorless card. Colorless cards can be picked by any class.

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

Impatience

Colorless · Skill · Uncommon · 0 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

If you have no Attacks in your Hand, draw 2 cards.

Impatience+

If you have no Attacks in your Hand, draw 3 cards.

Builds that use Impatience

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

AClaw MachineDefect · Flex pick

Build context

Colorless cards splash into every class. Browse the Colorless card pool and pair it with any class build hub for archetypes that want it.

Related cards

Impatience FAQ

Should I upgrade Impatience in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: If you have no Attacks in your Hand, draw 3 cards.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Impatience?: Impatience appears in 1 tracked build: Claw Machine (A-tier, flex pick).
What character uses Impatience?: Impatience is tagged as a Colorless card. Colorless cards can be picked by any class.

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.