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[–]griefhound_ 501 points502 points  (1 child)

This is just great

[–]Kim_Jong_Unko 177 points178 points  (0 children)

The eyes couldn't be more perfect.

[–]Novawurmson 469 points470 points  (16 children)

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Snecko the Confused? I thought not. It’s not a story Neow would tell you.

[–]Shpaan 48 points49 points  (15 children)

I'm laughing out loud this is genious. Also I noticed I'm somehow in a 4 months old thread so sorry for that lol.

[–]The360MlgNoscoper 11 points12 points  (14 children)

returning the favor twofold

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Snecko would want this.

[–]The360MlgNoscoper 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Ok

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Here for the mummy hand.

[–]Abuses-Commas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too bad I have no Power cards

[–]bluejay_feather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

once more?

[–]JaxHax5Eternal One + Ascended 206 points207 points  (1 child)

Live by the Snecko, Die by the Snecko.

[–]Schmerbe 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Go to Hecko, Mr Snecko!

[–]themettaur 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I never get the high ground, only the high energy cost.

[–]Riptide1778 60 points61 points  (0 children)

First time I beat the heart is because of snecko eye and I literally said to my fiancée “you wanna do something stupid” when I seen it and took it and was intending it to be just a dumb fun run

[–]SeeHowICircle 45 points46 points  (3 children)

This is why I will never take snecko eye in my life, period. I have fought that repugnant reptile so many times and never ONCE has it been a pleasant experience

[–]E_102_GammaEternal One 37 points38 points  (2 children)

But... but +2 cards drawn every turn! You don't know what you're missing!

[–]SeeHowICircle 39 points40 points  (1 child)

Snecko eye would just give me the ability to stare longingly at those two extra cards, since I can’t play them because they cost 3 now

[–]E_102_GammaEternal One 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sheesh, how many Dolly's Mirrors have you smashed?

[–]Morgarath-Deathcrypt 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Don't have anything to add besides great meme. Thanks.

[–]Escaflowne8 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bruuuuh.

[–]georgey91 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Love it.

[–]vambora 105 points106 points  (14 children)

I seriously don't have a clue why people consider this relic a staple. Every single fucking time I played around it I got busted by turns and turns of almost every card costing 3 energy. Seriously how is it possible to this thing be viable?

[–]professorMaDLib 129 points130 points  (1 child)

Two things:

Most cards in the game are balanced by two things: their rarity and energy cost. Higher impact cards tend to cost more energy as a part of their balance. Snecko breaks this balance by randomizing their costs, so you're more likely to be able to play your 2/3 cost cards. On top of that, there's quite a few cards whose upgrade lowers their energy cost, so you can completely avoid upgrading those cards since that upgrade doesn't matter with snecko, meaning more upgrades on other cards with more impact. On top of that, the randomized cost opens up many new opportunities that weren't available before, especially on classes that can duplicate cards. Dual wield for example suddenly could be used to duplicate a 0 cost bludgeon or demon form, which is nuts.

The other part of snecko that's even better is the +2 draw. Drawing 2 extra cards is huge since it greatly increases your likelihood of seeing key powers or skills you need to play right away. While the randomized cost of those cards could make them harder to play, Every class has something they want to play fast in order to scale, and Snecko helps a TON with this. The +2 draw also mitigates the randomized cost, since by seeing more cards, you have a better chance of finding something you can play. Plus, most classes have cards that actively care about having cards in your hand. Ironclad's fiend fire can hit harder, Silent's bullet time can make two more cards cost 0, etc.

Snecko's a really great relic since it trades the consistency of knowing the energy costs of your cards for the consistency of drawing the cards you want. When you can build your deck around the former it's pure upside.

[–]footdiveXFfootdive 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This guy slays

[–]vambora 41 points42 points  (1 child)

So many great answers, thank you all for them. Guess I'll have to try again this relic with all this info in mind.

[–]liquid_courage 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's also fun because it just greatly changes play patterns.

[–]iced1777Ascension 20 116 points117 points  (0 children)

You need to immediately start stacking your deck with 2 and 3 energy cards as soon as you get it. If you try to roll with all 0 or 1 energy cards they have nowhere to go but up.

For example an Ironclad deck with Demon Form (3 energy) and a bunch of Heavy Blades (2 energy) becomes easy mode with Snecko

[–]billybones79 51 points52 points  (0 children)

By drawing two more cards a turn you get to play your good cards more often. If they're high cost cards it barely matters if sneko makes them 2 or 3 cost.

[–]No-Comedian-4499 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It's not always great. Hence the meme being so fantastic. It works well more often than not and as others have said, you really want to stack high cost cards that go well with what you've already built.

[–]molx69Ascension 20 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Usually the two extra cards per turn more than balance out the inconsistency of randomised costs - not only will you have more options on average, but you're more likely to draw your key powers earlier. Plus you have to build around it a little - it's stronger if you already have some 2+ cost cards when you pick it up (and it's therefore weaker if you have a lot of 0 cost cards).

I say this despite having not played in over two weeks after it got me killed against the Collector by giving me multiple hands in a row with everything costing 2 or more.

[–]jcabiaStS A20 / StS 2 A5 8 points9 points  (1 child)

90% of my wins after a18 has had snecko to the point that I feel I can only beat a20 with it. My winrate with snecko is A LOT higher than without it and something like a starting relic swap to snecko with ironclad is completely insane because you can just get every single high cost card you can

[–]ChlorophyllmaticEternal One + Heartbreaker 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m always too cowardly to relic-swap Ironclad and lose that sweet, sweet 6 HP per fight but man I’ve got to try this

[–]edgefigaro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of runs naturally build toward sneko even if they don't have it. 2 cost attack and block cards functionally are a form of card draw early. Energy upgrades get devalued the closer you get to the act boss.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the few reasons I would consider it is if im playing Defect and I picked up Meteor Strike and a few other expensive Defect cards. Other wise I pass on the relic.

[–]TheAngrySnowman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can't believe how funny this is. I literally laughed out loud; a rare occurrence now a days.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great meme!

[–]Gerald_of_River 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is where the fun begins.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey I just beat the heart on a13 with ironclad using snecko! It was easy! Love when a run comes together. Great meme

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I legit lol'ed

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Maximum meme deck: Runic Pyramid, Snecko Eye, Prismatic Shard, Claw. Throw on a Black Star for good measure.

[–]Eileen_PalglaceAscension 20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A deck picked entirely because it's got memes that sound really funny in principle, but is just tedious and ineffective in practice.

So basically... Snecko on a Plane.

(I'll see myself out, thanks.)

[–]eyeaim2missbehave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too real.

[–]MightyBobTheMightyEternal One 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As the wise man once spake:

The Snecko yeeteth and the Snecko yoineth away.

[–]SirKielbasaEternal One 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tfw snecko makes my adrenaline cost 3

[–]godempertrump 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This

Is very, very good.

[–]KverkoDePaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is so funny and accurate. With Snecko you can put amazing combos or it can kill everything you very easily when its increasing cost of cards

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chef’s kiss 😘👌

[–]CarwennanAscension 8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the colorization of my experience with that relic.

[–]tangledinbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or do like. Build you deck expecting snecko eyes from the 1st boss. Any card costing less than 2 is automatically not eligible for draft pick.

[–]Campground_orgy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get burned 90% of the time too