Should I upgrade Severance in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Deal 18 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile, Hand, and Discard Pile.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Severance?

Severance appears in 1 tracked build: Soul Harvest (B-tier, core card).

What character uses Severance?

Severance 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.

Severance

Necrobinder · Attack · Uncommon · 2 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Deal 13 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile, Hand, and Discard Pile.

Severance+

Deal 18 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile, Hand, and Discard Pile.

Builds that use Severance

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

BSoul HarvestNecrobinder · Core card

Keywords

Soul

Build context

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

Related cards

Severance FAQ

Should I upgrade Severance in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Deal 18 damage. Add a Soul into your Draw Pile, Hand, and Discard Pile.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Severance?: Severance appears in 1 tracked build: Soul Harvest (B-tier, core card).
What character uses Severance?: Severance 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.