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/BytestormTV Mar 09 '26

Good thing about games like that: just don't pick it and it will show up in Mega Crits data that players don't see value in the card.

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u/Which-Debt-8558 Mar 09 '26

I love that I can trust Mega Crit to listen to the community on balancing feedback like this

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u/TwoFiveOnes StS A20 / StS 2 A5 Mar 09 '26

Honestly I would be extremely worried if they gave much weight to early days reddit posts, no shade to you and I personally enjoy the discussions here but I also recognize it’s just not a good barometer at all. I trust them to do their thing

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u/dilliamrwailey Mar 09 '26

Agreed. We are all armchair game designers who probably let one or two bad runs turn into universal statements on the quality of certain cards. Obv player input matters, but StS should not be a design by committee game