How to get
Snake Trap can be obtained through Classic The card set interface Card sets are categories into which collectible cards are divided, reflecting how they can be obtained, and determining whether they are eligible for use in Standard format. Card set does not card packs Card pack concept art Card packs are items that players can open to acquire cards for filling a player s collection. Only card packs for the current Standard format sets are available for purchase in the , through crafting Crafting mode, in Standard format mode The crafting system is an element of Hearthstone that allows players to directly create new cards. It can be accessed through the My Collection screen. Crafting consumes Arcane Dust , or as an Arena A video explaining the Arena in Hearthstone made by the Curse Gamepedia @@@#@@@YouTube(youtube.com)###@### Channel. The Arena is a game mode where players compete against each other using specially constructed decks to earn substantial rewards. It reward. Golden Golden cards often add movement and visual effects, like with this golden Piloted Shredder "Golden" redirects here. For information on golden heroes, see Golden heroes. Golden cards are special, rarer versions of cards. Each card Snake Trap can also be obtained through the Highest Rank Bonus chest The 25 numbered ranks in Ranked play. Ranked (also known as Ranked Play) is the serious side of Play mode, with players able to earn special ranks to reflect their prowess in battle this season. at the end of each Ranked The 25 numbered ranks in Ranked play. Ranked (also known as Ranked Play) is the serious side of Play mode, with players able to earn special ranks to reflect their prowess in battle this season. season The 25 numbered ranks in Ranked play. Ranked (also known as Ranked Play) is the serious side of Play mode, with players able to earn special ranks to reflect their prowess in battle this season. .
Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
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Snake Trap | 400 | 100 |
Golden Golden cards often add movement and visual effects, like with this golden Piloted Shredder "Golden" redirects here. For information on golden heroes, see Golden heroes. Golden cards are special, rarer versions of cards. Each card Snake Trap | 1600 | 400 |
Synergies
Name | Rarity | Class | Type | Subtype | Cost | Atk | HP | Effect |
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Starving Buzzard | Free | Hunter | Minion | Beast | 5 | 3 | 2 | Whenever you Summon a Beast, draw a card. |
Starving Buzzard | Free | Hunter | Minion | Beast | 5 | 3 | 2 | Whenever you summon a Beast, draw a card. |
Eaglehorn Bow | Rare | Hunter | Weapon | General | 3 | 3 | 2 | Whenever a Secret is revealed, gain +1 Durability. |
Info
Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, summon three 1/1 Snakes.
Why did it have to be snakes?
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Snake Trap is an epic Rarity is a rough measure of the quality and scarcity of a card. Cards of higher rarity are typically more powerful and more useful, but are harder to find and more expensive to craft. There hunter The Hunter is one of the nine classes in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, represented by Rexxar and Alleria Windrunner. Contents 1 Heroes 2 Background 3 Hero Power 4 Strategy and gameplay 5 Counters 5.1 Secrets spell Fireball, a simple mage spell. It costs 4 mana, dealing 6 damage to a chosen target. Spell cards are cards that can be played to trigger a one time effect or ability, described in the card, from the Classic The card set interface Card sets are categories into which collectible cards are divided, reflecting how they can be obtained, and determining whether they are eligible for use in Standard format. Card set does not set. When triggered, it spawns three 1/1 Snakes Snake Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Class: Hunter Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Snake is an uncollectible hunter minion, summoned by the epic hunter .
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Strategy
Snake Trap combos excellently with Knife Juggler Knife Juggler Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Random, Summoning-related, Triggered effect After you summon a minion, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.Ambitious Knife , potentially triggering the minion to throw 3 knives when the trap is triggered. If the knives hit the attacking minion itself, it can even be destroyed mid-attack, preventing it from dealing damage to its target. Be that as it may, the opponent can still remove the Knife Juggler using a spell or other effect without triggering the Secret.
Snake Trap also works well in conjunction with Starving Buzzard Starving Buzzard Set: Basic Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Class: Hunter Cost: 5 Attack: 3 Health: 2 Abilities: Draw cards Tags: Beast-related, Summoning-related, Triggered effect Whenever you summon a Beast, draw a card.If you feed him, . If you are able to get your opponent to trigger Snake Trap while Starving Buzzard is on the field, you will draw 3 cards. You can also use Snake Trap in conjunction with Scavenging Hyena Scavenging Hyena Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Class: Hunter Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Tags: Beast-related, Death-related, Triggered effect Whenever a friendly Beast dies, gain +2/+1.Hyenas prefer the bones of kodos , sacrificing your Snakes Snake Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Class: Hunter Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Snake is an uncollectible hunter minion, summoned by the epic hunter by attacking enemy minions Bloodfen Raptor, a simple minion card. A Beast-type minion, it has 3 Attack, 2 Health and a mana cost of 2. Minions are persistent creatures on the battlefield that will fight for their hero. Minion in order to buff your Scavenging Hyena with up to +6/+3; or with King of Beasts King of Beasts Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Class: Hunter Rarity: Rare Cost: 5 Attack: 2 Health: 6 Abilities: Battlecry, Taunt Tags: Beast-related Taunt. Battlecry: Gain +1 Attack for each other Beast for an easy +3 Attack boost.
The weak minions provided by the trap can be useful for synergies such as Frostwolf Warlord Frostwolf Warlord Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 5 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Gain +1/+1 for each other friendly minion on the battlefield.The Frostwolves are locked in combat with the Stormpike Expedition over and ongoing effects The welling of light indicating an ongoing effect Ongoing effects are minion, weapon, and boss Hero Power abilities which grant special effects on an ongoing basis. Ongoing effects are often referred to as auras, particularly like Raid Leader Raid Leader Set: Basic Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Tags: Area of effect, Ongoing effect Your other minions have +1 Attack."That s a 50 DKP minus!"See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Raid , but are weak against AoE Area of effect (AoE) is the term for an effect which affects all characters of the specified type. Common targets for AoEs include all enemy minions, all minions, and all characters. AoE is defined in like Wild Pyromancer Wild Pyromancer Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 2 Attack: 3 Health: 2 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Area of effect, Spell-related, Triggered effect After you cast a spell, deal 1 damage to ALL minions.BOOM and can even work against you in the case of the opponent playing Unleash the Hounds Unleash the Hounds Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Hunter Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Abilities: Charge, Summon Tags: Battlefield-related, Beast-generating For each enemy minion, summon a 1/1 Hound with Charge.You must read the name of this .
Summoned minions
Notes
- Each player can only have 7 minions on their side of the battlefield at any time. If this Secret tries to summon Snakes beyond this limit, any excess Snakes will be lost. It will not trigger if the board is full.
- Snake Trap triggers on the same step in the attack This page describes the act of attacking. For the Attack attribute, see Attribute. Attacking or combat is what occurs when a player commands one character to attack another, causing them to simultaneously deal damage to sequence as Freezing Trap Freezing Trap Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Hunter Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Abilities: Modify cost, Return to hand, Secret Tags: Combat-related, Triggered effect Secret: When an enemy minion attacks, return it to its owner s hand , Misdirection Misdirection Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Hunter Rarity: Rare Cost: 2 Abilities: Secret Tags: Combat-related, Triggered effect Secret: When a character attacks your hero, instead he attacks another random character.Sometimes it s as simple as putting , Explosive Trap Explosive Trap Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Hunter Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Abilities: Deal damage, Secret Tags: Area of effect, Combat-related, Triggered effect Secret: When your hero is attacked, deal 2 damage to all enemies.It , Forgetful "Oops..." - Dunemaul Shaman Forgetful, previously known as clumsy, is an ability which grants a minion or weapon a 50% chance of attacking the wrong enemy. Forgetful is a type of triggered effect. While the effects, and several other Secrets. Therefore, all such effects occur in order of play.
- For instance, if Snake Trap is played before Freezing Trap, its Snakes will be created first and may activate a Knife Juggler Knife Juggler Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Random, Summoning-related, Triggered effect After you summon a minion, deal 1 damage to a random enemy.Ambitious Knife which kills the attacker, preventing Freezing Trap from activating after all.
- Unlike Misdirection and Freezing Trap, Snake Trap will activate normally even if the attacker is neutralized by another effect before Snake Trap activates.
- For instance, if Snake Trap is played after Freezing Trap, an attacker might be returned to the hand but still cause the snakes to be summoned. If those snakes trigger a Knife Juggler, the knives cannot hit the returned attacker.
Previous bugs
- Prior to Patch 4.0.0.10833 (LoE patch), Snake Trap had a bug that allowed it to activate even if your board was full.
Trivia
- The flavour text "Why did it have to be snakes?" is a quotation from the movie Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Trivia
- The sentence in the description, "Why did it have to be snakes?" was uttered by Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.