2 ideas for Serpent buffs

[half shard]

I think we can all agree that the serpent is by far the easiest boss blind so here’s 2 ways to make it not a borderline buff

A) After Play or Discard, always draw 2 cards (down from 3)

B) Draw no cards after hand played

[thick tendon]

A

[midnight cypress]

"By far the easiest boss" is really, really debatable (at best)

[crisp hinge]

But why???

The serpent has fucked me before

I think its balanced just fine

[uneven pecan]

The serpent is quite threatening if you're blue stake or higher and need several large hands to hit the scoring requirements.

[crisp hinge]

Exactly

It can also just make you not draw your cards

And

Die

In almost every scenario youre against it

[uneven pecan]

I mean, the easy meta is mostly pair and HC, so the Serpent isn't too bad unless you're trying to have a little fun with the game and playing other builds.

but if you locked into a build that requires you hit 3 straights to win this blind then, well, you're a little behind on scoring, and this boss is probably going to kill you.

but then again so would needle.

[crisp hinge]

I wouldnt take meta into account for balancing

[crisp hinge]

Man fuck the needle 😭

HATE that boss with a passion

[uneven pecan]

It's my favorite boss.

Not because it doesn't kill me a lot

it does

that's what makes it a good boss

[crisp hinge]

Its on sight from now on

[midnight cypress]

You kinda have to, both for better and worse

(For a game like this where the meta isn't going to shift often, you 100% need to keep it in mind for balancing)

[crisp hinge]

Isnt highcard being nerfed/made not as powerful next gameplay update?

[midnight cypress]

Im unaware if that's the case;

Blue stake is gett8ng changed, which will make bigger hands better

But that won't make HC or Pair any less meta; just make not running meta slightly more viable (unless the new blue stake actively harms smaller hands)

[crisp hinge]

I mean it should make high card less of a meta

Hopefully other buffs to other things and new additions will also do that

[solid flicker]

Serpent is being reworked to not go over handsize and that’s fine

[midnight cypress]

Yeah thats fine as a change

[midnight cypress]

I meant that on its own won't really shake it's place as the meta, other buffs could WITH blue stake

[tulip night]

Idea: draw 3 cards at max

[midnight cypress]

Literally what this is LOL

[midnight cypress]

Had the same idea as thunk, big braining out here