The latest season has been out for a while, which means it’s time to unveil our latest Marvel Snapshot (Free) Deck Building Guide. It’s been a chaotic month for this patch, with some serious nerfs changing some players’ stances. Not many players are able to keep their decks intact and maintain a winning record, which means we really need to take a fresh look at things. As always, remember: today’s winning card may be tomorrow’s Skunk Green Ale. These guidelines are one way to keep your finger on the pulse of your scene, but they’re not the only ones you should use.
Note that most of these decks are the best available right now. They assume you have access to the full range of cards.I will select the strongest five again Marvel Snapshot Current decks, I’ll be adding more decks that don’t require anything too hard to get and are fun to play. You know, a little bit of variety and stuff.
The Black Order are definitely making their presence felt, although the Season Pass card is probably the least important of them all. Discard decks have never been stronger, and one has to believe that sooner or later the stick will come to them. Well, that’s next month’s question. Speaking of which, Hope Summers looks to be a mainstay in many decks. This might be the best season pass card we’ve seen since Elsa’s debut. We’ll have to see how the rest of the Avengers vs. X-Men cards play out, though I will say Pixie looks like a dud so far. Okay, on to the deck!
Kill Deadpool
Comes with card: Deadpool, X-23, Nicomin, Carnage, Wolverine, Hulkbuster, Killmonger, Deathlok, Shang-Chi, Venom, Knull, Death
Not much has changed for Destruction decks this month, but Arios has been pushed aside and Shang-Chi has become a late-game disruptor. Forge also loses its spot and is replaced by Deathlok, adding another way to destroy Deadpool on top of the turn two buff. Despite these changes, you’ll still play the game the same way. Continue destroying Deadpool, increasing his strength and feeding Venom and Knull while making death less costly. Not only is Shang Chi great at disrupting your opponent’s big moves, but it can also enhance Knull’s abilities at the enemy’s expense. Will this month finally see a nerf to this old reliable? I doubt it!
Thanos and lockjaw
Cards included: Psylocke, Morbius, Hope Summers, Shang-Chi, Trismus, Cull Obsidian, Demon Dinosaur, Vision, Spot, Thanos, Skaar, Magneto
I hope you’ve been keeping an eye on your new card, because you’ll need to be very up to date to play this card. Lockjaw has received a slight nerf this month, but it’s not enough to stop him from dominating the world with powerful cards or cards with useful “reveal” abilities. There was nothing strange about the outcome. Take out the stones to power up Thanos and give yourself lots of benefits, use Psylocke and Hope to build up free energy, try swapping some of those stones for extremely powerful cards and use cards like Shang-Chi and Mobius to Protect yourself. Unless your opponent is specifically prepared to fight this deck type, you will win easily.
Apocalypse discarded
Cards included: Blade, Morbius, Collector, Swarm, Gambit, Blade of Corvus, Lady Sif, Dracula, Proxima Midnight, Murdoc, Helicarrier, Apocalypse
Sure, there are a few Dark Order cards included here, but this is another relatively basic deck archetype that performs very well. Here are some empowering vectors. The more you discard, the stronger Morbius becomes. The Collector becomes more powerful when you add Swarm, Apocalypse, and Helicarrier Shred to your hand. Hopefully you can make Apocalypse more powerful, ideally with Dracula present and he’s the last thing left in your hands. Drac will eat Apocalypse, which will return him to your hand, buffing Mob, the Collector, and Dracula himself in one fell swoop.
hella discarded
Cards included: Morbius, Swarm, Colleen Wing, Gambit, Corvus Glaive, Dracula, Cleaver, Murdoc, Hela, Apocalypse, Magneto, Infinity
To be honest, discard is a very popular deck type right now. This version is more about giving away some powerful stuff that you wouldn’t normally get to play in a single game, and then using Hela at the end to drag them into the battlefield. Of course, this requires that you don’t carve up Hela or accidentally play her too early, but there’s some insurance here, in the form of Morbius, Dracula, Apocalypse, and Trismus in case she’s not for you . Another fairly easy deck to play, if you don’t already have Corvus, you can always fill his spot with someone else useful.
Hope Summers moves
Cards included: Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Angela, Kraven, Elsa Buddstone, Jeff, Silk, Hope Summers, Spider-Man, Vision, Arios, Dr. Doom
Second Dining has been trying to push mobile decks for a while now, and with the addition of Hope Summers, the developer seems to have finally succeeded. Play a card with hope in it and gain +1 energy next turn. Normally, you only get three extra power points, but with movement cards, you can use them throughout the game and make way for the next power point. This also lets you buff Angela and Kraven, abuse Elsa’s bloodstone powers, and bring out all your big cards when you feel like it. Alioth is your main insurance here, so be sure to stay proactive or it’s worthless.
Now, there are some fun decks for those of you who are still climbing the collecting ladder or just want to try something different.
Mr. Negation and Mr. Court
Cards included: Zab, Lavona Rensselaer, Mystique, Sorcerer, Mr. Negative, Jubilee, Super Skrull, Iron Man, Blue Miracle, Sera, Onslaught, Living Tribunal
I’ve been playing the Mr. Negative deck for the past few months, and this deck is a neat build that can catch people off guard. In some ways, this is your usual Mr. Negative deck – you want to flip your deck with “negative” cards as quickly as possible so that you can pull out some really strong cards very quickly . One of the keys here is Iron Man/Mystique getting a dual play in one position, which will quadruple their power. Complete missions through the Living Tribunal, spread your forces across all three locations, and emerge victorious. No one saw Living Tribunal coming, so as long as you calculate it carefully, this can be a very solid deck.
Demonic Dinosaur Destroyer
Cards included: Nova, Agent 13, Bucky Barnes, Carnage, Collector, Sentinel, Killmonger, Deathlok, Moon Girl, Witch, Demon Dinosaur, Odin
For those of you just starting out, things are a little different this month. It’s a mix of a Destruction deck, which has Carnage, Deathlok, and Killmonger, allowing you to remove Nova and Agent 13 from the board and activate Winter Soldier, and a Demonic Dinosaur deck, which adds Moon Girl, Sentinel and Agent 13 come into your hands and polish the big dinosaur. Collectors can also benefit from such actions, while Witches can help you turn off armor or other counters. A little trickier to use than most of the decks we put in the getting started section, but I have faith in you.
That’s it for this month’s deck guide. We’ll be rolling out one of these again in April to see how it fares once the Avengers vs X-Men event is completely over and a month’s worth of balance changes have been completed. It will be interesting to see what these new cards bring, but I suspect the biggest shakeup will come from the balance changes made by Second Supper. Happy shooting!