Build Your Tezcatara Tier List
A Tezcatara visit can change the direction of an entire Slay the Spire 2 run. The choice is not simply about taking the relic with the loudest effect: deck size, current health, energy needs, pathing and the number of fights left in the act can all change what is worth choosing. This Tezcatara tier list puts the complete set of 10 relic offerings on one board, so you can rank them by practical run value, compare risky bargains with dependable rewards and save a clear pick order for the next time the Ancient appears.
Why make a Tezcatara tier list?
Tezcatara's relics ask very different questions. Some give an immediate deck improvement, some reshape your future path, and others trade consistency for a burst of power. A single fixed ranking cannot capture every deck, but building your own list makes the conditions behind each choice visible. You can decide whether a reward belongs high because it is broadly useful, or only because it solves one specific problem in your current run. When balance changes arrive, you can move the affected relics without rebuilding the whole comparison from scratch.
How to build your Tezcatara relic tier list
Choose the kind of run you want to evaluate first, then drag every relic into the tier that matches its value under those conditions.
Review the full set
01Start with all 10 relics in the unranked pool. Think about their immediate effect, long-term cost and whether the benefit needs a special deck to work.
Rank by run value
02Place flexible rewards near the top, conditional but strong options in the middle and choices with costs your typical deck cannot support near the bottom.
Save the assumptions
03Share or download the result, then make a second list for another character, Ascension level or patch instead of forcing every run into one answer.
What makes a Tezcatara relic S tier or D tier?
Use each tier to describe how confidently you would take a relic when it appears. The board is a decision aid, not an official or permanent ranking.
S-A tier | C-D tier | |
|---|---|---|
| Immediate impact | Improves the run as soon as it is taken | Needs several rooms before paying off |
| Deck compatibility | Works across many deck shapes | Requires a narrow setup or card package |
| Downside control | Cost is predictable and manageable | Can create a larger problem than it solves |
| Route value | Supports several paths through the act | Only works on a specific route or timing |
| High Ascension trust | Still useful when mistakes are expensive | Too volatile for a pressured run |
Tezcatara Tier List: Questions, Answered
“Seeing the complete set together made it much easier to explain why my safe pick changes between characters.”
Nora B.
Ascension climber
“I made one general list and one for my exhaust runs. The difference was more useful than arguing over a universal S tier.”
Caleb J.
Deckbuilder fan
Rank every Tezcatara relic for your next run
Drag all 10 offerings into place, save your assumptions and share a Tezcatara tier list that matches how you play.