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Majestic Wingbeat is the sole Series 4 card joining Marvel Snap through the shop for the January 2025 Season, DRAGONS. It is a 1-Cost skill that reads: On Reveal: Give the leftmost card in your hand +2 Power. If it’s 5-Cost or higher, -1 Cost too.
Decks with Majestic Wingbeat
Today, let’s explore the new card strengths and, of course, the best decks to try it out in.
Series 4 cards can be purchased for 3,000 Collector’s Tokens from the Token Shop as the latest Seasonal Spotlight card. They will also be included in the Seasonal Series 4 Snap Pack for 2,500 Collector’s Tokens during their season and the following one.
Strengths and Weaknesses
There is a decent amount of cards I would love to hit with Majestic Wingbeat:
Decks with Man-Spider
Decks with Nimrod
Decks with Galactus
Decks with Zombie Galacti
On top of these fantastic targets, let’s keep in mind reducing the cost of card opens the way for otherwise impossible play patterns. For example, a 6-cost played a turn early can now be targeted by Arnim Zola, or triggered a second time with Odin
With that in mind, the new Majestic Wingbeat is full of promises for those eager to play combo oriented decks. Plus, since we know which card we will touch before playing it, the new skill could be a good snap opportunity.
Of course, the perfect scenario won’t happen as often as we’d like, those combo decks typically being unreliable over hundred of games. Plus, it is likely Majestic Wingbeat won’t become a staple in many archetypes. As such, on top of Mobius M. Mobius denying the discount, it is possible the new skill will tip our opponent about our deck early on in a match.
Still, for all those problems, the new skill improves what those archetypes typically lack the most : flexibility.
The Verdict: Should You Get Majestic Wingbeat?
With Agony, America Chavez or Nico Minoru available, I’m not sure we need the new Majestic Wingbeat most of the time, at least when it comes to adding a generic buff to the game.
Indeed, the card is only appealing when we factor in the possibility to discount a 5-cost or higher. To do so reliably, we need a deck with multiple targets, or one flexible enough to get the ideal card to be the leftmost in our hand.
This is clearly a niche card, meaning its impact will be tied to the power of its best archetype. Yet, I anticipate it will a solid addition within that niche.
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Majestic Wingbeat Decks
It is quite difficult to find a deck with enough targets, or an average cost low enough so we could empty our hand to target exactly what we wish.
Among the best targets, Zombie Galacti feels like the only card really improving with Majestic Wingbeat. In that synergy, the skill would represent a buff and an extra way to discount our key card to play it on turn six.
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The other logical landing spot is a Nimrod deck with both Black Panther and Galactus included. Fallen One could be another addition for one more target. If it starts to be a little crowded, Man-Spider can replace Nimrod and the destroy package (Kid Omega, Carnage, Venom), to instead focus on buffs and high-cost cards only.
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Last, any deck with many high cost cards will likely benefit from the new card. Indeed, those decks typically struggle to be reliable early on, fall behind a more proactive opponent, and lose their opportunity to snap as a result.
Every time Majestic Wingbeat changes what should have been a dead turn four into developing a 5-cost, it will have done more than its part to help win that game.
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Variants
I hope this review of the new card was helpful. You can find everyone on the Marvel Snap Zone team in our community discord to have a chat or ask any questions.
Good Game Everyone!
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