Should I upgrade Time's Up in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Retain. Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom. Exhaust.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Time's Up?

Time's Up appears in 1 tracked build: The Doom Clock (A-tier, core card).

What character uses Time's Up?

Time's Up 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.

Time's Up

Necrobinder · Attack · Rare · 2 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom. Exhaust.

Time's Up+

Retain. Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom. Exhaust.

Builds that use Time's Up

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

AThe Doom ClockNecrobinder · Core card

Keywords

Exhaust Retain Doom

Build context

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

Related cards

Time's Up FAQ

Should I upgrade Time's Up in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Retain. Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom. Exhaust.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Time's Up?: Time's Up appears in 1 tracked build: The Doom Clock (A-tier, core card).
What character uses Time's Up?: Time's Up 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.