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The Hot Location for the next 24 hours is Lamentis-1: Draw 3 cards. Destroy both decks. This is a Hot Location for Marvel Snap’s June 2023 season, Spider-Versus, that starts on selected Wednesdays and Sundays at 3 AM GMT. For 24 hours, it has a 50% chance of showing up in games. Players who strategically build around the location or counter the decks that do so can have an advantage over their opponents! Let’s find out what the best strategies, cards, and decks are for the new meta!
Please note, the Hot Location schedule has been changed to Klyntar for June 25, 2023. Check out our updated guide below.
Strategy and General Tips
This location is potentially very warping, but in a different way than many of the other locations we have seen so far. Mathematically, it changes the game for both players – you draw a lot of cards, but you also lose access to future cards. Locations can flip on the first three turns of the game, so any of those flips can be Lamentis-1 and change the game entirely.
Furthermore, as it is a location that happens On Reveal, there is no significant counterplay to the location. There can be attempts to use a card like Black Widow to block your opponents draws, and that’s great when it works – but it usually won’t happen that way.
Unfortunately, there is one really strong way forward with this location: Death and Knull. The key word in the location is “Destroy”. Every card in both decks will buff these two cards, and the metagame will be significantly warped due to this.
Decks with Knull
America Chavez will also help your decks during this weekend as it will push forward the cards you need to win the game. This makes you more likely to get the cards you need to win if Lamentis-1 flips.
Decks with America Chavez
Outside of Destroy cards (which are above curve and more valuable), cards like Maximus are less likely to have any downside as there won’t be any cards to draw. The game will also be limited to fewer cards due to the effect, so we get to go back to old favorites like Lizard since your opponent is less likely to be able to activate the downside.
Leech can also make a comeback to counter opposing attempts to abuse the location, which is very fitting given this is the location that thrust Leech to prominence in the first place.
Decks with Leech
Deck Features
SafetyBlade
This location is strong enough to go all-in on. When the location flips, the difference between a game with and without it is significant. We can try building a deck that wins when the location flips. This deck is inspired by those that existed when this location first went live. We have good value cards that do more than their energy cost, leading to Wave or Leech on Turn 5. These two cards then limit the final turn for the opponent.
Leader returns with the new Wave limiting the plays to one card and allowing us to use our opponents Knull if we don’t draw our own.
SafetyBlade
This is the more expensive version of the above list, leaning heavily into the two energy for five power stat line. Knull is dropped here in favor of just being ahead on two lanes when you play Wave and using Leader to win the game.
This deck also uses the new Spider-Ham instead of Leech. If the opponent is running Death and Knull, Spider-Ham is highly likely to hit Knull after the location flips and before the location makes Death useless.
SafetyBlade
Galactus has a chance to be more successful during the Hot Location. It has two things in it’s favor: combos that can be drawn more reliably, and naturally including both Death and Knull.
The deck improves significantly due to the location, and we get to run the old set of cards once again. Doctor Octopus is also much better during the location as you’re likely to pull all of your opponent’s remaining cards out of their hand.
SafetyBlade
Nimrod may also be able to find it’s way into some generic Destroy lists during the location. Nothing too fancy here, just play and destroy on curve and benefit from Knull and Death if the location flips. Death into Arnim Zola may also help you compete across locations if the draws don’t go your way.
Series 2 and Below (pre-CL 474)
SafetyBlade
In Series 2, we have to lean on drawing combinations from the effect, and this leads to going towards the On Reveal route instead. This is because we have none of the high-synergy cards in Series 3. This deck can, however, be relatively confident that it will draw some kind of On Reveal combination to win the game or lock out lanes (if Lamentis-1 goes off).
What is Lamentis-1?
It’s a habitable moon of Lamentis. When Lamentis broke apart, parts of the planet crashed into the moon and resulted in the death of all the inhabitants of Lamentis-1. It was therefore an excellent place to hide a deviation in time!
What is your strategy? Let us know in the comments below, or our Discord community! Remember to share your decks using our deck builder or browse our deck database!
Good luck, have fun, and stay safe!
