Should I upgrade Up My Sleeve in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Add 4 Shivs into your Hand. Reduce this card's cost by 1.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Up My Sleeve?

Up My Sleeve appears in 1 tracked build: Thousand Cuts (A-tier, core card).

What character uses Up My Sleeve?

Up My Sleeve is tagged as a Silent card. See the Silent build hub for archetypes that care about it.

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

Up My Sleeve

Silent · Skill · Uncommon · 2 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Add 3 Shivs into your Hand. Reduce this card's cost by 1.

Up My Sleeve+

Add 4 Shivs into your Hand. Reduce this card's cost by 1.

Builds that use Up My Sleeve

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

AThousand CutsSilent · Core card

Keywords

Shiv

Build context

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

Related cards

Up My Sleeve FAQ

Should I upgrade Up My Sleeve in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Add 4 Shivs into your Hand. Reduce this card's cost by 1.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Up My Sleeve?: Up My Sleeve appears in 1 tracked build: Thousand Cuts (A-tier, core card).
What character uses Up My Sleeve?: Up My Sleeve is tagged as a Silent card. See the Silent 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.