Poison · Shiv · Discard · Dexterity
The Silent excels at precision damage through Poison stacking and rapid Shiv attacks. Her starting relic, Ring of the Snake (draw 2 extra cards on turn 1), gives her excellent opening consistency. Her larger starting deck and defensive lean require careful card selection in Act 1, but she scales into one of the most powerful characters in the late game.
Apply Poison that deals damage each turn. Catalyst doubles or triples existing Poison — the core of exponential damage scaling. Noxious Fumes provides passive, artifact-proof Poison application.
Generate 0-cost Shivs with Blade Dance and Cloak and Dagger. Pair with Accuracy for damage boosts, or leverage Wrist Blade (+4 to 0-cost attacks). Shuriken/Kunai proc on 3 attacks per turn.
Cycle your deck with Acrobatics and Calculated Gamble. Tactician generates energy on discard. Reflex draws cards. Tingsha and Tough Bandages convert discards into damage and block.
Apply poison and multiply it with Catalyst. Corpse Explosion clears multi-enemy fights on its own. Noxious Fumes provides reliable passive scaling. Well Laid Plans lets you hold Catalyst for the perfect moment.
Generate and play free Shivs each turn. Scale damage with Accuracy and relic procs. After Image provides block for every card played — including Shivs. Wrist Blade makes all 0-cost attacks deal +4 damage.
Cycle through your entire deck multiple times per turn. Tingsha and Tough Bandages generate damage and block on each discard. Requires careful relic support but creates infinite combos when it comes together.