Slay the Spire 2 Card
Biased Cognition
Biased Cognition is an Ancient Defect Power that costs 1 energy. Gain 4 Focus. At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.
Tracked beta change (v0.110.0 beta): Focus increased from 4(5) to 5(6). Official sourceThe facts below remain the current main-branch data until this beta is promoted.
- Character
- Defect
- Type
- Power
- Rarity
- Ancient
- Cost
- 1 Energy
- Target
- Self
- Keywords
- None
Card text
Gain 4 Focus. At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.
Upgraded card text
Gain 5 Focus. At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.
How to evaluate it
Judge Biased Cognition by the job it fills in your current deck, the fights ahead, and whether its 1 energy competes with a more urgent play. A card being ancient does not make it an automatic pick. Check its class guides and the current patch notes before treating any single-card rating as universal.
Related strategy
Use the guide search to find builds and boss plans that mention Biased Cognition, Defect, or power.
Used in real decisions
Guides that mention Biased Cognition
Biased Cognition in beta: choosing the right Focus windowWork through beta Biased Cognition's 5 or 6 Focus grant and ongoing Focus loss to decide whether to play it early or save it for a boss phase.Defect v0.110 Status vs Orb Guide: Synchronize and Rocket PunchHow v0.110 changes Defect drafting: Synchronize Focus breakpoints, Biased Cognition, Rocket Punch discounts, and viable Status-orb hybrids.Hyperbeam v0.111 Guide: Defect's New Burst TurnHow to use Hyperbeam after the v0.111 Defect rework: temporary Focus loss, AoE breakpoints, Frost timing, and when to draft it.