diff --git a/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/Snowflake.kt b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/Snowflake.kt
index 07a1f2a06ab..fd8572c4425 100644
--- a/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/Snowflake.kt
+++ b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/Snowflake.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package dev.kord.common.entity
 
 import dev.kord.common.entity.Snowflake.Companion.validValues
+import kotlin.jvm.JvmInline
 import kotlinx.datetime.Clock
 import kotlinx.datetime.Instant
 import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
@@ -16,23 +17,15 @@ import kotlin.time.TimeMark
  * A unique identifier for entities [used by Discord](https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#snowflakes).
  *
  * Snowflakes are IDs with a [timestamp], which makes them [comparable][compareTo] based on their timestamp.
+ *
+ * @constructor Values are [coerced in][coerceIn] [validValues].
  */
+@JvmInline
 @Serializable(with = Snowflake.Serializer::class)
-public class Snowflake : Comparable<Snowflake> {
+public value class Snowflake(public val value: ULong) : Comparable<Snowflake> {
 
-    /**
-     * The raw value of this Snowflake as specified by the
-     * [Discord Developer Documentation](https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#snowflakes).
-     */
-    public val value: ULong
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a Snowflake from a given ULong [value].
-     *
-     * Values are [coerced in][coerceIn] [validValues].
-     */
-    public constructor(value: ULong) {
-        this.value = value.coerceIn(validValues)
+    init {
+        value.coerceIn(validValues)
     }
 
     /**
@@ -146,11 +139,8 @@ public class Snowflake : Comparable<Snowflake> {
         return this.value.compareTo(other.value)
     }
 
-    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean = other is Snowflake && this.value == other.value
-    override fun hashCode(): Int = value.hashCode()
     override fun toString(): String = value.toString()
 
-
     public companion object {
         // see https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#snowflakes-snowflake-id-format-structure-left-to-right
 
@@ -192,7 +182,7 @@ public class Snowflake : Comparable<Snowflake> {
          *
          * Note that this range might change in the future.
          */
-        public val validValues: ULongRange = ULong.MIN_VALUE..Long.MAX_VALUE.toULong() // 0..9223372036854775807
+        public val validValues: ULongRange = ULong.MIN_VALUE..ULong.MAX_VALUE // 0..9223372036854775807
 
         /**
          * The minimum value a Snowflake can hold.
diff --git a/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/optional/OptionalSnowflake.kt b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/optional/OptionalSnowflake.kt
index f8fbbdb9ef9..ab2125a1e48 100644
--- a/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/optional/OptionalSnowflake.kt
+++ b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/optional/OptionalSnowflake.kt
@@ -68,14 +68,12 @@ public sealed class OptionalSnowflake {
      * Represents a [Snowflake] field that was assigned a non-null value in the serialized entity.
      * Equality and hashcode is implemented through its [value].
      *
-     * @param uLongValue the raw value this optional wraps.
+     * @param snowflake the raw value this optional wraps.
      * See [Snowflake.value] and [Snowflake.validValues] for more details.
      */
-    public class Value(private val uLongValue: ULong) : OptionalSnowflake() {
+    public class Value(private val snowflake: Snowflake) : OptionalSnowflake() {
 
-        public constructor(value: Snowflake) : this(value.value)
-
-        override val value: Snowflake get() = Snowflake(uLongValue)
+        override val value: Snowflake get() = snowflake
 
         /**
          * Destructures this optional to its [value].
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ public sealed class OptionalSnowflake {
         override val descriptor: SerialDescriptor = ULong.serializer().descriptor
 
         override fun deserialize(decoder: Decoder): OptionalSnowflake =
-            Value(decoder.decodeInline(descriptor).decodeLong().toULong())
+            Value(Snowflake(decoder.decodeInline(descriptor).decodeLong().toULong()))
 
         override fun serialize(encoder: Encoder, value: OptionalSnowflake) = when (value) {
             Missing -> Unit // ignore value
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ public val OptionalSnowflake?.value: Snowflake?
         OptionalSnowflake.Missing, null -> null
     }
 
-public fun Snowflake.optionalSnowflake(): OptionalSnowflake.Value = OptionalSnowflake.Value(this.value)
+public fun Snowflake.optionalSnowflake(): OptionalSnowflake.Value = OptionalSnowflake.Value(this)
 
 @JvmName("optionalNullable")
 public fun Snowflake?.optionalSnowflake(): OptionalSnowflake.Value? = this?.optionalSnowflake()
diff --git a/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/optional/delegate/OptionalSnowflakeDelegate.kt b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/optional/delegate/OptionalSnowflakeDelegate.kt
index 756689e8972..d181e206ebd 100644
--- a/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/optional/delegate/OptionalSnowflakeDelegate.kt
+++ b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/entity/optional/delegate/OptionalSnowflakeDelegate.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public fun KMutableProperty0<OptionalSnowflake>.delegate(): ReadWriteProperty<An
 
         override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: Snowflake?) {
             val optional = if (value == null) OptionalSnowflake.Missing
-            else OptionalSnowflake.Value(value.value)
+            else OptionalSnowflake.Value(value)
             this@delegate.set(optional)
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/commonTest/kotlin/live/AbstractLiveEntityTest.kt b/core/src/commonTest/kotlin/live/AbstractLiveEntityTest.kt
index f6620c84c4b..6fe10ad9946 100644
--- a/core/src/commonTest/kotlin/live/AbstractLiveEntityTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/commonTest/kotlin/live/AbstractLiveEntityTest.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ abstract class AbstractLiveEntityTest<LIVE : AbstractLiveKordEntity> {
 
     protected lateinit var kord: Kord
 
-    protected lateinit var guildId: Snowflake
+    protected var guildId: Snowflake = Snowflake.min
 
     lateinit var live: LIVE
 
diff --git a/core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/rest/RestTest.kt b/core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/rest/RestTest.kt
index dac8135d779..4a2cd8f415d 100644
--- a/core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/rest/RestTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/rest/RestTest.kt
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ class RestServiceTest {
     private lateinit var kord: Kord
 
     //created guild id
-    private lateinit var guildId: Snowflake
+    private var guildId: Snowflake = Snowflake.min
     private lateinit var guild: Guild
 
     //created channel id
-    private lateinit var channelId: Snowflake
+    private var channelId: Snowflake = Snowflake.min
     private lateinit var channel: TextChannel
 
 
-    private lateinit var userId: Snowflake
+    private var userId: Snowflake = Snowflake.min
 
     @BeforeAll
     fun setup() = runBlocking {