Should I upgrade Veilpiercer in Slay the Spire 2?

Compare the upgraded text: Deal 13 damage. The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 Energy.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.

What builds use Veilpiercer?

Veilpiercer appears in 1 tracked build: Banshee's Veil (B-tier, core card).

What character uses Veilpiercer?

Veilpiercer 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.

Veilpiercer

Necrobinder · Attack · Uncommon · 1 cost

Base

Upgraded

Card text

Deal 10 damage. The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 Energy.

Veilpiercer+

Deal 13 damage. The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 Energy.

Builds that use Veilpiercer

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

BBanshee's VeilNecrobinder · Core card

Keywords

Ethereal

Build context

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

Related cards

Veilpiercer FAQ

Should I upgrade Veilpiercer in Slay the Spire 2?: Compare the upgraded text: Deal 13 damage. The next Ethereal card you play costs 0 Energy.. If the upgrade lowers cost, adds damage/block, or enables a combo piece, it is usually high priority.
What builds use Veilpiercer?: Veilpiercer appears in 1 tracked build: Banshee's Veil (B-tier, core card).
What character uses Veilpiercer?: Veilpiercer 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.