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Attack Ironclad Cards
All 87 Ironclad cards in Slay the Spire 2 — browse, filter, and find your best picks.
Ironclad is a frontline warrior who excels at Strength scaling, self-damage synergies, and Exhaust engines.
87 Total Cards 38 Attacks 28 Skills 21 Powers
Quick Answer
Ironclad has 87 cards (38 Attacks, 28 Skills, 21 Powers) across 5 rarities. His card pool favors aggressive Strength-scaling builds, self-damage synergies with Reaper healing, and Exhaust engines that thin your deck for consistency. Key Power cards like Demon Form and Barricade enable late-game scaling.
Ironclad Card Archetypes
Strength
Exhaust
Block/Barricade
Self-damage
Card Distribution
3 Starter
20 Common
36 Uncommon
26 Rare
2 Ancient
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Skill Gain for each Attack in your Hand.
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Skill If you Exhausted a card this turn, gain .
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Attack Deal 12 damage to ALL enemies.
Costs 1 less for each Attack played this turn.
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The next Attack you play costs 0 .
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Skill Lose 6 HP.
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Draw 3 cards.
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Power Gain at the start of each turn.
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Power Skills cost 0 .
Whenever you play a Skill, Exhaust it.
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Ironclad Card FAQ
What are the best Ironclad cards in Slay the Spire 2?
The strongest Ironclad cards depend on your build. For Strength builds: Demon Form, Limit Break, and Heavy Blade. For Exhaust: Corruption, Feel No Pain, and Sentinel. For general value: Offering (card draw + energy), Immolate (high AoE damage), and Reaper (scaling heal). Ancient-rarity cards are the rarest and most powerful picks.
How many Ironclad cards are in Slay the Spire 2?
Ironclad has 87 unique cards: 3 Basic/Starter, 20 Common, 36 Uncommon, 26 Rare, and 2 Ancient. By type: 38 Attacks, 28 Skills, and 21 Powers. This is the same pool size as Silent, Defect, Necrobinder, and Regent.
What is the Ironclad card tier list for STS2?
Ironclad card tiers shift with patches, but consistent top-tier picks include: S-Tier — Offering, Corruption, Reaper; A-Tier — Demon Form, Immolate, Feel No Pain, Battle Trance; B-Tier — Headbutt, Iron Wave, Shrug It Off. Check our Ironclad Card Tier List guide for the full v0.100.0 ranking.
What are Ironclad Vulnerable cards?
Several Ironclad cards apply Vulnerable, which makes enemies take 50% more damage from Attacks specifically. Key Vulnerable cards include Bash (starter card, applies 2 Vulnerable), Uppercut (applies Vulnerable + Weak), and Thunderclap (AoE Vulnerable to all enemies). Vulnerable is core to most Ironclad builds for amplifying Attack damage output.
What card types does Ironclad have?
Ironclad's 87 cards break down into: 38 Attacks (44%) — focused on dealing damage with Strength scaling, 28 Skills (32%) — defensive options and utility, and 21 Powers (24%) — the highest Power count of any character, enabling powerful long-term scaling strategies like Demon Form and Barricade.
How does the Ironclad Exhaust engine work in STS2?
Exhausting cards is a cornerstone of Ironclad's identity. The core combo is Corruption (Skills cost 0 Energy but Exhaust) + Dark Embrace (draw a card every Exhaust) + Feel No Pain (gain Block on each Exhaust). This turns every Skill into a free cycle that generates Block passively. Pact's End delivers massive late-fight damage once your Exhaust pile is large. Keep your deck lean — every exhausted card becomes fuel instead of waste.