Archetype pages are updated after each Tier List is made. If a page isn’t up-to-date, it means there was nothing worth mentioning in the last report, either because there was no data about the archetype or it did poorly.
Ranked Performance
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There’s nothing new under the sun for Silver Surfer. The archetype is still rocking the same list we’ve grown accustomed to since Galacta joined the game. With the surge of cheap cards to help Iron Patriot, Killmonger gained some momentum and helped the deck perform well early in the season. This week the deck managed a 62.5% Win Rate.
Conquest Performance
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Surfer was able to make it as a Silent Performer in this report. For some reason, the deck had a great showing in the Silver League that fell off in Gold.
How to Play
The Silver Surfer synergy is built around getting as many 3-Cost cards in play as possible in order to buff them on the last turn of play with your signature card. Unfortunately, while Silver Surfer dominated Marvel Snap when it released back in December 2022, it isn’t so much of a threat now in 2024. Nowadays, the deck can’t rely solely on its proactive potential; instead, it needs to be a little creative in how it creates points or prevents the opponent from doing so.
There are a multitude of ways to build around Silver Surfer, but the deck is at its best when it can bring in some disruption, surprise its opponent with how it develops, or spread its points around. As such, Silver Surfer should be played with the intent of developing points on all three lanes, which is what the Patriot deck excels at. In doing so, you keep your opponent in the dark regarding the lanes you covet, and you’re able to adapt to them with your highest scoring cards. Also, you make it really difficult for reactive builds to stop you since they can’t counter just one lane.
The other avenue to explore is becoming a disruptive deck yourself, which is what the pure Silver Surfer deck tends to do by packing cards such as Rogue, Goose, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (depending on the meta).
Overall, the most important part of playing a Surfer deck well is to understand you aren’t coming in with the best proactive potential in the game. It is essential to focus on creating an advantageous position throughout the game so you can mitigate your lower ceiling with more flexibility or disruption. With that in mind, the choice of how to build the best Silver Surfer deck is entirely based on your read of the current environment and the situations you are comfortable navigating.
Archetype Evolution Over Time
- Silver Surfer started the new season just like it ended the last: with a basic yet very effective build. Plus, Victoria Hand and Iron Patriot brought back some cheap cards, which raised the stock of Killmonger.
This section was reset at the start of 2025 with the Dark Avengers season.
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