Should I upgrade Shockwave in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Apply 5 Weak and Vulnerable to ALL enemies. Exhaust.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Shockwave?

Shockwave appears in 3 tracked builds: Cruel Hand of Reckoning (B-tier, core card), Rot & Ruin (B-tier, flex pick), The Gallows Doubler (B-tier, flex pick).

What character uses Shockwave?

Shockwave 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.

Shockwave

Colorless · Skill · Uncommon · 2 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Apply 3 Weak and Vulnerable to ALL enemies. Exhaust.

Shockwave+

Apply 5 Weak and Vulnerable to ALL enemies. Exhaust.

Builds that use Shockwave

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

Keywords

Exhaust Vulnerable Weak

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

Shockwave FAQ

Should I upgrade Shockwave in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Apply 5 Weak and Vulnerable to ALL enemies. Exhaust.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Shockwave?: Shockwave appears in 3 tracked builds: Cruel Hand of Reckoning (B-tier, core card), Rot & Ruin (B-tier, flex pick), The Gallows Doubler (B-tier, flex pick).
What character uses Shockwave?: Shockwave 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.