5 Marvel Snap decks that any beginner will be perfectly

5 Marvel Snap decks that any beginner will be perfectly comfortable with

Marvel Snap is the iOS and Android sensation of the moment. The accessible card game is free-to-play in impressive fashion, but dominating and winning can be quite tricky. Fortunately, WANT editor-in-chief Mark Hofman is playing around and can help you like no other.

Those just starting out on Marvel Snap may be looking for the perfect deck. This is only logical, since the game is quite complicated. Of course, you can tinker with your own deck with the experience you gain from playing, but a little help never hurts. Herewith.

Marvel Snap: 5 powerful decks for beginners on iOS and Android

Wow: that’s how I would sum up Marvel Snap. The game is incredibly accessible and one of the best mobile games I’ve seen in years. Developer Second Dinner takes an incredibly noble stance towards fans of Marvel and provides hours of fun completely free of charge.

Why? Because Marvel Snap does not allow you to unlock cards with money, but purely with points you earn from playing. The more cards you upgrade, the higher your Collection Level and the more you unlock. That’s just how it works.

Marvel Snap, Decks, Beginner, Android, iOSSnap! (Image: Marvel Snap)

What is special about this iOS and Android game, however, is that the order of unlocked cards is not the same for anyone. So it can take some searching to find the right deck. But once you have it, it is enjoyable.

Good to know is that players in Marvel Snap are divided into different pools. The faster you develop yourself as a player, the higher the pool you are in. The structure is as follows:

Pool
Collection Level
Cards to unlock

Pool one
Collection Level 18 through 214
46 cards

Pool two
Collection Level 222 through 474
25 cards

Pool three
Collection Level 486+
77 cards

Pool four
Level 486+ Collection
10 cards

Pool five
Collection Level 486+
12 cards

Logically, in this list I focus on the players who are in Pool 1. The decks are from fan website Marvel Snapzone, but all used by me. I list my favorite decks, in order.

#1 Devil Dinosaur on iOS and Android

Devil Dinosaur is a fantastic deck in Marvel Snap. In fact, it still keeps me going extremely well with Collection Level 341 (Pool 2). As a result, it took me a while to complete the set, and I change the necessary cards. But all in all, as far as I’m concerned, this is the strongest deck you can build as a beginner.

Three of the cards in this deck are from Collection Levels 1 to 14, seven cards you unlock between levels 18 and 214. In addition, you make use of one Recruit Season and one starter card.

Map
Energy
Power
Special abilities

Ant-Man
1
1
If you have 3 other cards here +3 Power | Ongoing

Nightcrawler
1
2
You can move this card once

Angela
2
0
If you play a card here +2 Power |

Sentinel
2
3
Add another Sentinel in your hand | On Reveal

Lizard
2
5
-3 Power if opponent has 4 cards here | Ongoing

Mister Fantastic
3
2
Connecting locations get +2 points | On Reveal

Cosmo
3
3
On Reveal skills are disabled at this location | Ongoing

Moon Girl
4
4
Duplicate the cards in your hand | On Reveal

White Queen
4
6
Draw a copy of the highest Energy card from your opponent’s hand | On Reveal

Devil Dinosaur
5
3
+2 Power for every card you have in your hand | Ongoing

Professor X
5
3
Close this location (do not play, move or destroy cards) | Ongoing

Spectrum
6
5
All your Ongoing cards get +2 Power

How do you play it?

The importance of this deck is to be patient. Collect as many cards in your hand as possible or play cards for which you get a copy in return. On turn five, play the Devil Dinosaur and dominate a location with its points. Spectrum then gives another +2 points to every Ongoing card you have.

Only danger, however, is if you don’t draw Devil Dinosaur or your hand is too full to draw it (maximum seven cards possible). Fortunately, the remaining cards are strong enough to win a game.

Marvel Snap, Decks, iOS, AndroidDevil Dinosaur (Image: Marvel Snapzone)

#2 Kazoo is a Marvel Snap beast

A deck that relies primarily on low cards may not sound very appealing. Yet, thanks largely to Kazar, it is a treat. Indeed, this collection of cards is unexpectedly strong and easy to update as soon as you play yourself into a different pool.

The Kazoo collection consists of three cards from Collector Levels 1 to 14 and seven cards from Collector Levels 18 to 214. There are no starter cards in this deck, but uses two Recruit Season cards instead.

Map
Energy
Power
Special abilities

Ant-Man
1
1
If you have 3 other cards here +3 Power | Ongoing

Electra
1
1
Destroy any card (1 energy) of the opponent | On Reveal

Squirrel Girl
1
1
Place a 1-Power Squirrel in all other locations | On Reveal

Nightcrawler
1
2
You can move this card once

Rocket Raccoon
1
2
+2 Power if your opponent plays a card here this turn | On Reveal

Angela
2
0
+2 Power if you play a card here | Ongoing

Lizard
2
5
-3 Power if your opponent has four cards here | Ongoing

Mister Fantastic
3
2
Connecting locations get +2 points | On Reveal

Captain America
3
3
Your other cards here get +1 Power | Ongoing

Kazar
4
4
Your cards of 1-energy gain +1-Power | Ongoing

Blue Marvel
5
3
All your other cards get +1-Power | Ongoing

Onslaught
6
7
Ongoing effects are doubled at this location | Ongoing

How do you play it?

The idea with this deck is to play as many single cards as possible in your first three turns. Of course, these combine well with Angela for the extra points you get with her. Eventually you want to use Captain America, Blue Marvel and Kazar to give the cards a lot more power, which will allow you to unexpectedly dominate the game.

Marvel Snap, Decks, iOS, AndroidKazoo! (Image: Marvel Snapzone)

#3 Ongoing on iOS and Android

As you may have noticed, you have cards with an Ongoing or an On Reveal effect. The former are effects that are constantly active after play, where the latter are only active when you play a card. In the Ongoing deck, we focus, you wouldn’t expect it, on that first row of cards. A smart decision when you have characters like Spectrum at your disposal.

In this deck, iOS and Android players need three cards from Collection Level 1 to 14 and six cards from Collection Level 18 to 214. Then use two Recruit Season cards and one Starter card.

Map
Energy
Power
Special abilities

Ant-Man
1
1
If you have 3 other cards here +3 Power | Ongoing

Nightcrawler
1
2
You can move this card once

Armor
2
3
Cards cannot be destroyed here | Ongoing

Colossus
2
3
Cannot be destroyed, moved or lowered | Ongoing

Lizard
2
5
-3 Power if you play a card here | Ongoing

Mister Fantastic
3
2
Connecting locations receive +2 points | Ongoing

Captain America
3
3
+1 Power for your other cards here | Ongoing

Cosmo
3
3
On Reveal skills don’t do it here | Ongoing

Namor
4
5
+5 Power if this is your only card here | Ongoing

Iron Man
5
0
Total Power is doubled here | Ongoing

Klaw
5
4
Location right gets +6 Power | Ongoing

Spectrum
6
7
All your Ongoing cards get +2 Power | Ongoing

How to play and how especially not to play

Ongoing cards are a treat on Marvel Snap, especially with this deck. There are powerful abilities that can get you victory, but Spectrum completes it. Almost every card you play in this deck, if you put Spectrum on the field, gets +2 Power which can give you just that last needed push to victory.

By the way, be careful with Mister Fantastic and Klaw, because mistakes are easily made. That first one is better placed in the middle so that both adjacent locations get extra points. That second one only works on the right location, so make sure you put it anything but right.

Marvel Snap, Decks, iOS, AndroidOngoing (Image: Marvel Snapzone)

#4 Discard Aggro shows strength Marvel Snap

Destroying your own cards sounds like a bad tactic. However, Marvel Snap players know that with the right characters, it can work to your advantage. Characters you can already earn during your time in Pool 1. Party!

To use this mighty deck, you need two cards from Collector Level 1 to 14 and nine cards from 18 to 214. Then you use only one Recruit Season card.

Map
Energy
Power
Special abilities

Ant-Man
1
1
If you have 3 other cards here +3 Power | Ongoing

Squirrel Girl
1
1
Place a 1-Power Squirrel in any other location | On Reveal

Iron Fist
1
2
Move the next card you play one place to the left | On Reveal

NightCrawler
1
2
You can move this card once

Blade
1
3
Destroy a card from your hand | On Reveal

Angela
2
0
Get +2 Power for every card you play | Ongoing

Wolverine
2
3
If it is destroyed or moved it returns to the board | Ongoing

Lady Sif
3
4
Destroy the highest-cost card from your hand | On Reveal

Sword Master
3
6
Destroy a card in your hand | On Reveal

Kazar
4
4
All 1-energy cards gain +1 Power | On Reveal

Apocalypse
6
8
If this is destroyed from your hand you get +4 Power

America Chavez
6
9
Always comes into your hand in turn six

This is how to play the Marvel Snap deck

Apocalypse is your trump card in this deck. Once the card is destroyed it returns to your hand with +4 Power. Play Blade, Lady Sif and Sword Master to upgrade this 8-Power card to a 20-Power card.

Furthermore, the deck consists of enough powerhouses, such as America Chavez, to completely take control of a game. Fat gains, in other words!

Marvel Snap, Decks, iOS, AndroidDiscard Aggro (Image: Marvel Snapzone)

#5 On Reveal on iOS and Android

So Marvel Snap has both Ongoing and On Reveal cards. Both are enjoyable to play with (if set up properly), but On Reveal can really make or break a game. That’s different for each player, though. My girlfriend (yes, I got her to do that) can hardly live without it, where I find that I personally don’t always like it. But it is a damn good deck to have in your possession.

iOS and Android users need five Collection Level 1 to Level 14 cards for this and five Collection Level 18 to Level 214. To that you add 1 Recruit Season and 1 Starter card.

Map
Energy
Power
Special abilities

Electrical
1
1
Destroy any opponent’s 1-card here | On Reveal

Nightcrawler
1
2
You can move this card once

Mister Sinister
2
2
Add a clone here with as much Power as this card | On Reveal

Sentinel
2
3
Place a copy of this card in your hand | On Reveal

Ironheart
3
0
Gives 3 of your random cards +2 Power | On Reveal

Wolfsbane
3
1
+2 Power for every card lying here | On Reveal

Enchantress
4
4
Remove the abilities of all Ongoing cards here | On Reveal

Jessica Jones
4
4
+4 Power if you don’t play a card here next turn | On Reveal

Moon Girl
4
4
Duplicate your hand | On Reveal

White Tiger
5
1
Place a tiger with 7-Power in another location | On Reveal

Devil Dinosaur
5
3
+2 Power for every card you have in your hand | Ongoing

Odin
6
8
Activate the On Reveal skills at this location | On Reveal

This is how you go loose

The art of this On Reveal deck is to combine White Tiger, Ironheart and Wolfbane with Odin. This way another 7-Power tiger appears at a location, three cards get another +2 Power AND Wolfbane grabs an additional 2-Power per card.

At the same time, it’s smart to keep your hand as full as possible with Moon Girl and Sentinel, allowing the Devil Dinosaur’s power to surface here as well. It’s a delight.

Marvel Snap, Decks, iOS, AndroidOn Reveal (Image: Marvel Snapzone)

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