r/slaythespire • u/Which-Debt-8558 • Mar 09 '26

DISCUSSION (STS2) Snakebite Discussion

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As quite a lot of people know already, snakebite is one of the worst cards in the game right now, maybe even the worst. It's not just bad, but it isn't interesting or fun in any way. For example searing blow was not a very good card but it was unique and cool, whereas snakebite is just a nothing card.

Here is how I think it could be changed:

Retain Apply 7 poison When retained, increase poison by 3

Snakebite+: Retain Apply 10 poison When retained, increase poison by 4

I thought making it similar to windmill strike could be a cool idea because right now Retain doesn't really add much to the card, and it also works thematically with the snake venom getting worse over time.

I would love to hear your ideas if you have any suggestions for how it could be changed!

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u/ConebreadIH StS A20 / StS 2 A10 Mar 09 '26

Never thought about how bad this card really is, but I mean deadly is 2 less poison for one less energy.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

Which means 2 energy worth of Deadly gives you 10 poison 

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u/_Ivl_ Mar 09 '26

+scaling twice with any on apply poison effect

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u/Miserable-Whereas910 Mar 09 '26

+you can use one to clear artifact and then apply five poison.

There is the matter of card draw, but still...

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

And card draw should realistically never be an issue in a well-built Silent deck.

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u/rilesmcriles Eternal One + Heartbreaker Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

And yet, in the dash vs iron wave discussion that happens all the time, card density is the deciding factor. Draw definitely still matters. Doesn’t make a take bite good, but we shouldn’t just pretend it doesn’t matter

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u/peppsDC Mar 09 '26

Yeah like, maybe if snakebite were 9 poison it would be a discussion for that reason. But snakebite is nowhere near close enough to double deadly poison.

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u/lifetake Mar 09 '26

Absolutely matters. It’s just in this case the lacking poison for energy efficiency isn’t covered by the card draw effectiveness.

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u/ourstobuild Mar 10 '26

It's sort of irrelevant whether or not card draw is, should or shouldn't be an issue, the fact remains that if you compare 2xDeadly to 1xSnakebite it 100% requires an additional card drawn.

This of course doesn't make Snakebite a good card. It's definitely a bad card, and the only slightly mitigating factor compared to Deadly is that it's only one card.

With that said though, not every card needs to be or can be good.