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In-depth strategy guides for Marvel Snap’s most popular decks so you can play them like the pros. We also cover our original deck builds and off meta, lesser known decks so you can surprise your opponents for more Cubes.
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Evolved DoomWave Detailed Deck Guide: The Top Marvel Snap Card Pair
With a Win Rate of over 63% across 1,600 games, Evolved DoomWave has cemented itself as one of the best decks in the game. This guide is here to reveal exactly how you can pilot the deck to achieve victory!

Patriot Surfer Detailed Deck Guide: From Winning Twitch Rivals to Dominating Conquest
When a deck performs well in a tournament, it's only a matter of time before you see it dominate in Conquest and on Ladder. If you are looking for a deck to play in the new season, accompany Bohe in this guide and learn to play an archetype that is already positioned as a deck to beat with a 66.23% Win Rate and .73 Average Cubes in more than 220 games!

Wave Lockout Deck Guide: Aero Finds Her New Home
Another guide from the brain of SafetyBlade to help you dethrone the current meta kings! Could this be the answer to our current party of flexible decks? Read on to find out!

Thanos Death Detailed Deck Guide: A Titan That Adapts and Prevails
Thanos will always find a way to stay in the meta! In the company of his beloved Death and the Destroy core, learn how to play this archetype that dominates over the rest of the Mad Titan's decks with a 57% Win Rate in more than four thousand games!

Move Legion Detailed Deck Guide: The Movement Era Has Arrived!
Accompany Bohe in this Marvel Snap Move Legion Deck Guide where you will be able to learn the archetype in depth and discover the reasons behind its quick surge as the best deck in the game with an impressive 66.77% Win Rate and .99 Average Cubes in more than 1,200 games!

Double Up! Combo (InSheNaut) Detailed Deck Guide: A Tournament Selection Comes to Break the Meta
An archetype that placed 3 of its 7 drivers in the top 8 of a tournament of almost 200 people has taken a leap, now also positioning itself as a great choice for ranked play. Do you want to play a combo deck that can compete in flexibility against Good Cards and Sera Control? Double Up! It's your choice!

Legion Lockdown Detailed Deck Guide: Get Ahead Early and Win!
Learn how to play and build the best Marvel Snap Legion Lockdown deck in this detailed deck guide: Three different versions that involves the Legion Storm Combo!

Pure Destroy Detailed Deck Guide: The Best Way to Enter the Competitive Game
As one of the oldest and most accessible decks in Series 3, Pure Destroy has a lot of games under its belt. Despite that, it's kept a very respectable win rate and cube ratio, so Bohe wrote a guide so you can join in on the fun, too!

Evolved Lockdown Detailed Deck Guide: High Evolutionary Is Still in the Competition
If Thanos Control wasn't quite your speed, Bohe has written you a guide to a purer, more relaxed version: Evolved Lockdown. Control the lanes and control the game by learning how to play this top tier deck!

Thanos Control Detailed Deck Guide: The Return of the King
Many seasoned Marvel Snap players will remember the Thanos Lockjaw deck that dominated the meta for a while (before it got broken apart by nerfs). Well, it's been a few months, and the Mad Titan has returned to claim his spot at the top of the meta. Learn how to play the deck inside and out!

Negative Surfer Detailed Deck Guide: The High Roll King is Back
Learn how to play and build the best Marvel Snap Negative Surfer deck in this detailed deck guide: Why we are excited to see it return in the current meta, and now is the time to play it!

Hela Tribunal Detailed Deck Guide: The Best Living Tribunal Deck
This is one of Marvel Snap's newest decks that has crawled out of the woodwork since last weeks massive OTA balance patch, and we understand that it might be a little confusing. That's why Bohe has written you a guide so you can climb the ranks with it!

Phoenix Force Detailed Deck Guide: Infinite in One Day!
Itching to play your newly buffed Season Pass card, but unsure of the best way to do it? Here's a detailed guide by Bohe to the best The Phoenix Force deck that could help you climb the ranks!

Iron Patriot Detailed Deck Guide: The Best and Effective Way to Play Patriot
Here is a guide to a deck that is currently taking the Marvel Snap metagame by storm — Iron Patriot. Find out why this is the best version!

Evolved Lockjaw Detailed Deck Guide: The Best High Evolutionary Deck Still Crushes the Opposition
Learn how to play and build the best Lockjaw deck in Marvel Snap in this detailed deck guide that Bohe took to a 60% Win Rate and 0.60 Average Cubes per game in 230 games!

Good Cards Stature Detailed Deck Guide: Out Tempo the Meta
With the Marvel Snap metagame dominated by a rock - paper - scissors situation at the top, Bohe brings you a guide to the deck that could completely shake things up: Good Cards Stature!

Hela Discard Detailed Deck Guide: The Best Way to Play Hela by Far!
Looking for a deck to play for the new season? Hela is one of the key cards in what could be the only "true" combo deck in Marvel Snap, so Bohe decided to find the best way to play it and wrote a guide so you can play it too!

Shuri Sauron Detailed Deck Guide: The Return of the Queen!
Learn how to play and build the Shuri Sauron deck in Marvel Snap with the return of Red Skull in this detailed deck guide that boasts a 64.44% Win Rate and 0.76 Average Cubes per game over 90 games!

Cerebro 2 Detailed Deck Guide: Compete With Tier 1 Decks Only With Series 3 Cards!
Learn how to play and build the Cerebro 2 deck in Marvel Snap with just Series 3 cards in this detailed deck guide that Bohe took to a 61.22% Win Rate and 0.90 Average Cubes per game in 147 games!

Mold Hawk Detailed Deck Guide: Master Mold Is Much Better Than You Think
Learn how to play and build the off-meta Master Mold Darkhawk deck in Marvel Snap in this detailed deck guide that Bohe took to a 66% Win Rate and 1.57 Average Cubes per game in 53 games!

Shanna KaZoo Detailed Deck Guide: Shanna Reached Infinite!
Learn how to play and build the off-meta Shanna KaZoo deck in Marvel Snap in this detailed deck guide by Bohe thinks is great to play in the current meta and catch opponents by surprise!

Surfing Nimrod Detailed Deck Guide: The Best Nimrod Deck!
Learn how to play and build the off-meta Silver Surfer Nimrod deck in Marvel Snap in this detailed deck guide that Bohe took to a 65.35% Win Rate and .85 Average Cubes per game in 101 games!

Sera Control Detailed Deck Guide: Marvel Snap’s Gold Standard!
Sera Control has been a mainstay top tier deck archetype in Marvel Snap for a long time! Learn how to play and build the best Sera Control deck builds in Marvel Snap in this detailed deck guide, finally updated for the current meta!

Nebula Control Detailed Deck Guide: CODE RED – Lock It Down!
There's a brand new archetype in Marvel Snap that is built around the May 2023 Season Pass card - Nebula. Our resident deck expert den has written a guide so you can play it too!

Discard Dracula Detailed Deck Guide: Less Cards, More Points!
Learn how to play and build the best classic Discard deck archetype in Marvel Snap featuring Dracula in this detailed deck guide!

Sera Surfer Detailed Deck Guide
Sera Surfer has had a consistent spot in the Marvel Snap metagame since Silver Surfer's release in December. Our resident deck expert den wrote a guide so you can play the deck like the pros!

Goose & Wave Deck Guide: New Twist on an Old Favorite
This flexible and powerful deck combines a Lockation strategy, Doctor Doom and She-Hulk, new Season Pass card Nebula, and the power of Goose. Learn how to play it and why it's a true contender.

Thanos Scam Deck Guide: Scamming Your Way to Victory – The Most Fun You Can Have With Thanos!
What can you do with Thanos after a series of nerfs? Learn how to play Thanos Control, or "Scams" Thanos in this guide to lock out your opponents from playing their cards, and how to build the best variations of its decks!

Galactus Detailed Deck Guide: Space is Overrated!
Learn how to play and build the best Galactus decks in Marvel Snap in this detailed deck guide!

Bounce Detailed Deck Guide: Jump Around!
This is a guide to one of the most difficult yet enjoyable archetypes in Marvel Snap, and a personal favorite of den: Bounce! Learn how to play with your shiny new Hit Monkey in a fun and skill-intensive deck!

Mister Negative Detailed Deck Guide: Marvel Snap in Black and White
Flip the cost and power of your cards, and your opponent on their head! Another detailed deck guide by den teaches you how to play Marvel Snap in black and white.

Good Cards DoomWave Detailed Deck Guide
The Good Cards archetype has solidified itself as a force to be reckoned with in every metagame. Read through this guide by den to learn how to pilot it yourself!

Cerebro Detailed Deck Guide: Equality For All!
The Cerebro archetype is one that inspires the most creativity in deckbuilders throughout Marvel Snap. Although this is a great strength, it might be daunting for some players to embark on their Cerebro journey. This detailed deck guide by den makes it easy for anyone to become a Cerebro enjoyer!

Electro Ramp Detailed Deck Guide: The Big Boys Archetype
Learn how to play Electro Ramp, one of den's favorite archetypes, in this detailed deck guide. It's an archetype built around simple concepts that can end up in extremely complicated boards - but don't worry! All of your questions can be answered here.

Patriot Detailed Deck Guide: Do You Like Vanilla?
Learn the ins and outs of Patriot, one of the top performing deck archetypes in Marvel Snap! From deck variations (including Silver Surfer and Valkyrie), possible inclusions, and strategies, this guide takes you through the deck and breaks down every piece, including best/worst locations and a turn-by-turn breakdown.

Silver Surfer Anti-Meta Gives Me The Best Games I’ve Had In Weeks!
HowlingMines has already reached Rank 95 with only off-meta decks - thanks in part to this sweet Silver Surfer list, teched out with a variety of anti-meta tools from Goose to Aero!

Kazoo Detailed Deck Guide: Marvel Snap’s Most Played Deck Ever
Learn how to play Marvel Snap's meta decks with our detailed deck guides! Kazoo continues to be a mainstay and flexible archetype in Marvel Snap. This is a guide for all players, as we cover a variety of best builds including: Budget Series 2, Zerocula, and Thanos Ongoing!

Thanos Lockjaw Detailed Deck Guide: How to Play Marvel Snap’s Best Deck
Learn how to play Marvel Snap's meta decks with our detailed deck guides! The Thanos Lockjaw deck archetype has become top tier in the current meta, so take advantage of it at the beginning of the new Days of Future Past Season before it gets nerfed!

DeathWave (BAEro) Detailed Deck Guide: The Destroy King
Learn how to play Marvel Snap's meta decks with our detailed deck guides! DeathWave is the most iconic combo in Marvel Snap, being refined as time goes on and being a mainstay as a staple Destroy deck archetype!

Return of the Ramp: Zabu Nerf and Sandman Buff Let Ramp Decks Shine
After the Zabu nerf and Sandman buff, Electro Ramp can once again become a great choice in the current meta, especially if you don't have the popular Series 4 and 5 cards. Here are our go-to Electro Sandman decks and guide on how to play them for your climb to the Infinite ranked ladder!