Stratagem

Stratagem

Buff
Whenever you shuffle your Draw Pile, choose 1 card from it to put into your Hand.

Stratagem comes from the Colorless Power Stratagem, which costs 1, or 0 upgraded, and gives 1 stack. Whenever your draw pile is shuffled during combat, a selection screen opens on the new draw pile and you choose that many cards to move straight into your hand. Two copies mean two picks per shuffle.

Kind
StratagemBuff
Stacks
Yes
Applied by
1 card

Where it comes from

Cards that apply Stratagem

Stratagem
Power
1
Whenever you shuffle your Draw Pile, choose a card from it to put into your Hand.
Whenever you shuffle your Draw Pile, choose a card from it to put into your Hand.

Notes

What counts as a shuffle

  • While it is in play: only shuffles that happen while the power is in play count, so the opening shuffle of a fight is missed.
  • Usual trigger: the usual trigger is running out of cards to draw, which reshuffles your discard pile.
  • Small decks: small decks and heavy draw shuffle often and get the most picks.
  • Mid-draw: the chosen cards go to hand on top of whatever draw was in progress, which can put a key card in reach mid-turn.

Changes by version

  1. 11 Sep 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed softlock when Stratagem power triggers during the enemy turn
  2. 26 Jun 2025Bug fixTyrannyInternal playtest
    Fixed an ordering issue with Tyranny and Stratagem powers

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

Purchase today
If you haven't bought Slay The Spire 2 yet, it's time. Support the devs, they made an amazing game.Get it on Steam