Deadly poison vs Poisoned stab

[Neopwnz]

I find it a bit unfair that we have 2 almost the same cards but Poisoned stab being better in every way. Poisoned stab is 5+3 instant damage +2+1 damage = 11 damage total and we ahve deadly posion which is 4 instant +3+2+1 = 10 damage. Maybe it has something to do with the card class (poisoned stab is attack and deadly poison is a skill), but i think deadly posion should be buffed cause its too slow and it doesnt even benefit from being slow card.

[SoM]

Silent has synergy with Skill cards (Burst, Escape Plan etc.), and being a pure Skill card it bypass Thorns and Shield.
Also Deadly Poison gains a lot more from upgrading. That could either be a good thing or a bad thing.

[Player 2]

Like has been said, different synergies.


Some builds focus skills, some attacks. Then you get things like envenom which inflict poison with every attack. The value of the card is dependant on what's complimenting it in the deck.

[KyotoKyoshi]

but deadly poison plus is amazing i actually take deadly poison and it works far more than poison stab tbh i think poison stab needs a buff like 4 damage and 4 poison or something like that

[Lyrin]

As SoM pointed out one is a Skill and the other is an Attack so they're different right there. neither is strictly better and it's going to depend a lot on your trinkets and deck as to which is better in a given run.

[Xuande]

Deadly Poison is often much more than 10 damage. Suppose a target is already suffering from Poison that is unlikely to expire during the fight - Deadly Poison is 4 damage every turn in that scenario. Poison is already a strong stand-alone mechanic, but it also synergizes with itself really well.

Without even considering that Deadly Poison is a Skill (which I find advantageous on average), I'd still take it over Poisoned Stab. No thorns proc, no Angry Gremlin proc, no being blocked by Armor (etc.) are just extra bonuses.

[Dorrian]

Originally posted by 「 Neopwnz 」 PUBGROLL.RU:

I find it a bit unfair that we have 2 almost the same cards but Poisoned stab being better in every way. Poisoned stab is 5+3 instant damage +2+1 damage = 11 damage total and we ahve deadly posion which is 4 instant +3+2+1 = 10 damage. Maybe it has something to do with the card class (poisoned stab is attack and deadly poison is a skill), but i think deadly posion should be buffed cause its too slow and it doesnt even benefit from being slow card.

It is not better in every way.

Deadly Poison is a skill, which gets to partake in Silent's Skill synergy cards. Also due to being a skill, Deadly gets around Thorns, which is typically a tough obstace for Silent.

Deadly Poison is also not impeded by a target's block, unlike Poison Stab.