# Solid Snakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [February 21, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271 "2022-02-21T00:25:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/1 "2022-02-21T00:25:30Z")
#### SOLID SNAKES **New Ultra-Rare Troop: Steel Cobra** [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/4/64b7f9482e69f28587e7efe56d8c983373b212f3.jpeg)](https://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SteelCobra.jpg) The Steel Cobra will be available this week for 300 Glory in the shop as well as in Event Chests, and will appear in Glory, Gem, and Guild chests in 3-4 weeks’ time. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/optimized/3X/9/2/9210b22576b950c38231f287a290333677c9bcf4_2_690x34.png) **World Event: Melting Point** There are 6 battles that players can encounter during the event: Cold Steel Cobra, Warm Steel Cobra, Strong Steel Cobra, Marilith, Basilisk, and the Faerie Gobmother. The battles are randomly chosen, but they all have an equal chance of appearing on the map. _Scoring_ You can find the following rewards for each of the different battles you may encounter. - Cold Steel Cobra: 1 Melted Cobra - Warm Steel Cobra: 1 Melted Cobra - Strong Steel Cobra: 1 Melted Cobra - Marilith: 5 Poison - Basilisk: 6 Poison - Faerie Gobmother: 7 Poison Each Melted Cobra is worth 10 points, and each Poison is worth 2 points. The Battles against Cold Steel Cobra, Warm Steel Cobra, and Strong Steel Cobra will drop a variable number of Melted Cobras (on average about 1.18x the base amount). [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/7/675763d8e04656a7da4498e349db5aea5edf4fcf.jpeg)](http://community.gemsofwar.com/) ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/2 "2022-02-21T00:36:25Z")
Steel Cobra reads like a Bounty troop without a bounty trait. Is that bad? ---
**Author:** ![Zadr053](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/df788c/32.png) [@Zadr053](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zadr053)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/3 "2022-02-21T02:09:19Z")
> [@Jeto](#): > > #### **SOLID SNAKES** > > **New Ultra-Rare Troop: Steel Cobra** Troop: Steel Cobra Topic: “Solid Snakes”, a clear referente to ![740full-solid-snake](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/a/c/acec2d93bc819aec1547f8b6384ee159f02e8f99.jpeg) Who is the genius behind it? Well done, sir. ---
**Author:** ![kamosloki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@kamosloki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kamosloki)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/4 "2022-02-21T04:15:34Z")
An average of 1.18x1 Melted Cobra presumably means almost always 1 Melted Cobra. Hardly seems worth making that one random ---
**Author:** ![Fleg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fleg](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fleg)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/5 "2022-02-21T06:31:08Z")
Scoring looks more complicated than it actually is. Battles don’t reset so optimal scoring is simply: Avoid Marilith until you can’t. Easy to remember. ---
**Author:** ![gary\_dils](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/gary_dils/32/64086_2.png) [@gary\_dils](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/gary_dils)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 6:45am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/6 "2022-02-21T06:45:30Z")
1. Graphical Overview 2. Details ![2022-02-21 Melting Point - Description](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/c/5/c57fcedacd4549106904b1d332409326c97f479c.png) 3. Scoring Breakdown Average Tier Buy In per member to close all rewards is Tier 1 (approx 67 battles). ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/7 "2022-02-21T07:23:06Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/9/79d736bc2dfd13ebc4fbf2bde2415cfe28ef044a.png) Infinity Plus Two has repeatedly been found to sell loot boxes missing the best items or containing them at significantly lower than advertised odds. They always deny this at first, deliberately spread misinformation and ultimately refuse to communicate further once enough proof has been presented. Avoid spending money on this event, you may receive something inferior to what you paid for, their support will just close and lock your compensation request. For the most recent case of faulty loot boxes and how they were handled, see [this thread](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/spin-me-right-round/72024) and [this summary](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arachnean-weaver-compensation/72178). ---
**Author:** ![LADYofCAO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ladyofcao/32/66737_2.png) [@LADYofCAO](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LADYofCAO)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/8 "2022-02-21T09:05:42Z")
No solid snakes here, only snake oil sellers in this game. There has never been a direct apology given for the Arachnaean Weaver debacle. Only snake oil slickness smothered over it. Don’t worry, we will remind you until you do; or more likely remind everyone of your snake oil approach, if you never do. ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/9 "2022-02-21T10:22:35Z")
> [@LADYofCAO](#): > > There has never been a direct apology given for the Arachnaean Weaver debacle. Well, the company directive from high up is that it must never be mentioned again in any official communication. They can’t really apologize, they made a significant amount of money out their configuration error. If they admit to any mistake they’d have to refund a large number of purchases, which just isn’t something Infinity Plus Two has ever been prepared to do. You’ll notice that their official loot box documentation still directly contradicts what they claimed about Arachnean Weaver back when the community pointed out the missing jackpot. If the “special rule” introduced “on community request” had been intentional it would have been updated by now. ---
**Author:** ![ALP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@ALP](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ALP)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/10 "2022-02-21T10:36:19Z")
From todays fights, ultra-rare average is 11,2 points. | | Ultra-Rare | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Cold SC:10 | Warm SC:10 | Strong SC:10 | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | 10 | 10 | 20 | | | 10 | 10 | | | | 10 | 10 | 20 | | | | | 10 | | | 10 | 10 | | | | 10 | 20 | 10 | | | 10 | | 10 | | | 10 | 10 | | | | 10 | 10 | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | AVG. | 10 | 10,8 | 12,9 | | TOTAL AVG. | 11,2 | | | ---
**Author:** ![ALP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@ALP](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ALP)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/11 "2022-02-22T07:07:17Z")
1st fight of the 2nd day, x3 Melted Cobras (Ultra-Rare average went to 11,6) ![2022-02-22_10-05-37](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/0/70d0d335d0ff24100d659f8e3523ad3160200054.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jonathan/32/66724_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/12 "2022-02-22T08:43:01Z")
Hi @ALP – I see you’re in the best guild ever. Congrats! Is it really? And how did it get to be so good? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Julli-of-North](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/julli-of-north/32/91083_2.png) [@Julli-of-North](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Julli-of-North)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/13 "2022-02-24T11:31:29Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/4/f/4f2b04b3d763d4b2a57321b9256ff6381e4e9442.jpeg) Do cobras have rattles? 🤷❓ Asking for a friend since where i live there is only 2 or 3 kind of snakes… ---
**Author:** ![rbchaffe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/rbchaffe/32/58281_2.png) [@rbchaffe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/rbchaffe)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/solid-snakes/74271/14 "2022-02-24T13:39:03Z")
> [@Julli-of-North](#): > > Do cobras have rattles? No. As far as I know, only rattlesnakes have that feature.