Decisions and interactions
ShurikenA Blade Dance supplies three Shivs, making one complete trigger if you play them all.
VantomBlade Dance and Dagger Spray supply several hits from one card.
The SilentBuild enough early damage and discard access before collecting Sly payoffs, then choose between attack chains and Poison according to the rewards.
Silent Shivs and attack payoffsBlade Dance adds several Shivs to the hand, but the generating card Exhausts in Slay the Spire 2.
Deck size, draw order and consistencyBlade Dance and the Shivs it creates illustrate another distinction.
Accuracy and Blade DanceBlade Dance creates 3 Shivs, or 4 when upgraded.Three Shivs after Accuracy
All three Shivs are played after the Power. Unupgraded Shivs deal 4 damage each. No Strength, Weak, Vulnerable, Block or other damage modifiers. Power setup cost is excluded from the damage comparison.
- Without Accuracy
3 × 4 = 12 damageThree ordinary Shivs. - Accuracy active3 × (4 + 4) = 24 damageEach Shiv gets the four-damage bonus.
- Accuracy+ active3 × (4 + 6) = 30 damageThe upgrade adds two more damage to every Shiv.
Value of the upgrade in this handThree played Shivs each gain two additional damage.+6 damage
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Last updated 2026-11-02.