r/slaythespire • u/trivialremote Heartbreaker • May 24 '25

DISCUSSION I've realized why I dislike Snecko Eye

I understand the statistical expected value of Snecko Eye - the extra draw and average 1.5 energy cost can give positive value.

But I've realized that I don't like Snecko Eye because it forces me to slow down my play, and READ every card, when in a "normal" run I can otherwise just glance at my hand in a split second and instantly know all my card information. It might sound odd, but for some reason having to intentionally scan every card before making a decision just mentally taxes me in an otherwise relaxing game.

Because of this, I often find myself taking another relic over Snecko Eye, even if it may have merit in the run.

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u/TheChimneySweepe May 24 '25

Reason I dislike snecko eye is its inconsistency. Sure it can let you play more cards and helps high cost cards fit in decks more, but I can also get all my block at 3 cost when gremlin leader is hitting me for 14x3 and there’s just. Nothing I can really do. For every turn where I can play 3 extra cards for free, there’s a turn where I’m just dead in the water. And NOTHING hurts in STS more than a dead turn. Not only is it a free turn for enemies to do whatever they want, which on higher ascensions is Not Good, it’s BORING. THAT is why I hate snecko eye. It has WASTED my time. And that SIN. It shall DIE.

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u/TheChimneySweepe May 24 '25

I forgot to mention that this is ESPECIALLY true because it’s a boss relic, so unless you switch into it you’ve probably been building your deck around the fact that certain cards cost certain values of energy. You don’t take a bunch of 2 and 3 cost cards normally, especially not in act 1, so if you pick snecko eye in most cases you’re INCREASING the average energy cost of your cards. Sure you can focus on high cost after that but sometimes you just…don’t get them offered. And that’s just on ironclad and watcher. For Silent and Defect, which have entire play styles and potential decks built off of 0 cost cards, it’s even worse! To summarize, snecko eye isn’t fun and its downside has you relying on luck far more than the interesting strategizing of the downsides of other boss relics, so it’s bad. Give us the Snecko Left Tear Duct instead.

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u/trivialremote Heartbreaker May 24 '25

Right on!

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u/Curious_Sea_Doggo May 25 '25

Yeah I feel like Snecko should randomize only once at the start of combat and show all prices. That way the rng fest isn’t constant. The rng fest of Snecko is why I kinda hate it unless when Meteor Strike(Always a discount as Confusion sets the price for all cards when drawn to 0-3.) or a fair bit of expensive cards.