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Silent

"...hunt... prove... belong..."

A huntress from outside the Spire. Ready to stab and poison anything in her way. 70 HP — lowest of any character, no built-in healing.

Discard-tempo builds, poison stacking, Sly auto-play combos

Sly Poison Shiv Discard

Starter Relic

Ring of the Snake

Draw 2 additional cards at combat start.

Key Mechanics

Sly Keyword

Sly is a new keyword unique to Silent. When a card tagged Sly is discarded from your hand, it plays automatically for free instead of going to the discard pile. This transforms discard triggers (from Acrobatics, Calculated Gamble, Tools of the Trade) into a chain of free actions. Reflex + Sly = draw 2 for free whenever you discard it. Order matters — think through your discard sequence before committing.

No Built-In Healing

Silent has 70 HP — the lowest of any character — and no healing mechanic. Every HP lost is permanent. This makes defense non-optional: Footwork, Backflip, Wraith Form, and passive Block generation are effectively your health bar. Prioritize defense in Act 1 over building your combo.

Beginner Tips

▸ Start with Poison. Most forgiving — apply stacks, use Burst to multiply, let them die. Shiv and Sly require sequencing knowledge.
▸ Keep deck small. 20-25 cards. Bloated decks mean inconsistent draws and delayed combos.
▸ You have no healing. Defense is not optional. Survivor, Footwork, Block generation are your health bar.
▸ Burst is broken with Poison multipliers. Hold Burst until you are ready to close — the combo can wipe full HP bars.
▸ Afterimage is secretly a defense card. In Shiv builds, you often block more than you take damage without dedicated Block cards.
▸ Sly: read your hand before discarding. The order you discard matters. Know what triggers what before committing.

Card Tier List

Early Access — rankings reflect the March 2026 launch build and will shift with patches.

Attack Skill Power

Key Cards

Card	Cost	Effect	Tier	Notes
Adrenaline	0	Gain 2 Energy, draw 2, Exhaust	S	Burst opener — play to explode your turn
Burst	1	Next Skill plays twice	S	Doubles poison application from Noxious Fumes; broken with Nightmare
Malaise	1	Enemy loses Strength, apply Weak	S	Strips enemy offense and applies Weak; defensive powerhouse
Nightmare	3	Choose a card, add 3 copies to hand next turn	S	Triples any card — use on Adrenaline or Burst for absurd turns
Piercing Wail	1	All enemies lose 6 Strength, Exhaust	S	Strips enemy damage for the fight; Exhaust means it leaves the deck
Wraith Form	3	Gain 3 Dexterity each turn, lose 1 at turn start	S	Net +2 Dex per turn — builds massive passive Block without Block cards
Noxious Fumes	2	Apply 2 Poison to all enemies each turn	S	Foundation of Poison archetype — passive damage per turn
Backflip	1	Gain 5 Block, draw 2	S	Excellent card efficiency — Block and draw in one
Footwork	1	Gain 2 Dexterity	S	Permanent Dexterity — every Block card benefits for the rest of the fight
Well-Laid Plans	1	Retain up to 1 card per turn	S	Lets you hold key cards across turns — essential in Sly builds
Afterimage	1	Gain 1 Block whenever you play a card	S	In Shiv builds, play 10+ cards/turn = 10+ free Block
Tools of the Trade	1	Discard 1, draw 1 at turn start each turn	S	Passive Sly engine — free discard every turn triggers Sly cards
Blade Dance	1	Add 3 Shivs to hand	A	Floods hand with Shivs — combine with Accuracy for big damage
Accuracy	1	Shivs deal 4 more damage	A	Stack multiple copies — each adds 4 Shiv damage permanently
Acrobatics	1	Draw 3, discard 1	A	Engine card for Sly — draw 3, trigger a Sly on discard
Reflex	0	Draw 2, Sly	A	Free 2-card draw when discarded — chain multiple for absurd draw
Anticipate	0	Gain 4 Block, Sly	A	Free Block when discarded — defensive Sly piece
Envenom	2	Attacks apply 1 Poison	A	Turns Shiv spam into Poison application
Predator	2	Deal 15 damage, draw 2 if it kills	A	High single-target damage; draw reward incentivizes targeting weak enemies
Calculated Gamble	0	Discard hand, draw same amount	B	Mass discard triggers all Sly cards in hand simultaneously
Deadly Poison	1	Apply 5 Poison	B	Direct Poison application; lower priority once engine is online
Neutralize	0	Deal 3 damage, apply 1 Weak	C	Starter card — replace when possible

Build Archetypes

Poison Stack

Apply Poison via Noxious Fumes + Deadly Poison + Envenom. Poison deals damage equal to stacks each turn then reduces by 1 — starts slow, scales exponentially. Piercing Wail strips enemy Strength to survive early. Burst doubles/triples your Poison multiplier. Most forgiving archetype due to low card dependency.

Key Cards

Noxious Fumes Burst Envenom Deadly Poison Piercing Wail

Shiv / Accuracy

Stack Accuracy (permanent Shiv damage boost per copy), then flood the board with Shivs via Blade Dance + Cloak and Dagger + Infinite Blades. Afterimage converts 0-cost Shiv spam into passive Block. Wrist Blade relic acts like a free Accuracy.

Key Cards

Accuracy Blade Dance Infinite Blades Afterimage Cloak and Dagger

Sly / Discard

Build a hand full of Sly cards, then use discard enablers like Calculated Gamble to trigger them all for free. Acrobatics + Tools of the Trade sustain the engine. Community rates this the strongest archetype with near-unlimited scaling. Read your hand before discarding — getting the order wrong wastes free plays.

Key Cards

Reflex Anticipate Calculated Gamble Acrobatics Tools of the Trade Well-Laid Plans

Top Relics

Best relics to look for on a Silent run (universal + character-specific)

Tingsha Tough Bandages Helical Dart Ninja Scroll Snecko Skull Wrist Blade Shuriken Kunai

Silent Relics

Relics exclusive to Silent

Ring of the Snake Helical Dart Paper Krane Snecko Skull Tingsha Tough Bandages Twisted Funnel Ninja Scroll

Other Characters

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