The Silent

An assassin from the Foglands. The Sly discard mechanic makes Silent arguably the strongest character in STS2 — cards play for free when discarded, enabling explosive combo turns. Also supports Poison and Shiv builds, though Sly outperforms both.

PlaystyleAssassin with poison and discard synergiesStarting RelicRing of the Snake

Starting Deck

Strike x5Defend x5SurvivorNeutralize

Build Archetypes

Poison

8/10

Apply Poison and let it tick enemies down while defending. Strong scaling that ignores armor and block, making it reliable against any enemy type. Confirmed viable at A10 by top players, though harder than Sly/Discard — one A10 player reports: 'My A9 and A10 wins were with poison.'

Shiv

6/10

Generate many small Shiv attacks (4 base damage each), scale their damage with Accuracy (+4 per stack), and generate Block from Afterimage. A fun burst-damage archetype that underperforms without its specific scaling tools.

Sly / Discard

9/10

The most powerful archetype in STS2. Cards with the Sly keyword play for free when discarded, creating explosive combo turns at zero energy cost. JapaneseExport (top 5 STS player) considers this the ONLY Silent build that consistently wins at max Ascension, though Poison remains viable at A10 as a backup. Prepared and Acrobatics at Common rarity make the discard triggers highly accessible, while Sly cards like Tactician and Reflex (both cost 3, unplayable normally) provide the energy and draw engine.