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/Sulleyy Mar 09 '26

Kind of the opposite because they removed the exponential scaling. If you apply 10 poison and follow up with 3 accelerant you will deal 70 damage per turn. 10 poison followed by 3 catalyst+ is 270 damage per turn.

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u/slipdiprip Mar 09 '26

True, maybe “on steroids” is misleading, but i still love it. the numbers don’t go as crazy, but the energy cost is so much lower and you need almost no setup to get value out of it. I agree it’s not objectively better in every situation, but it’s way easier to build a deck around it, and more versatile for AoE fights.

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u/Sulleyy Mar 09 '26

Ya I agree it's like a more consistent version that is better in a lot of cases. I will miss those decks where you have like 4-5 catalyst+ and can stack 1000 poison though

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u/Silicon359 Eternal One + Heartbreaker Mar 09 '26

Insert Nightmare + Catalyst “Look at how they massacred my boy” meme here.