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In Marvel Snap, new cards are released weekly into Series 4 or 5 with frequent balance updates to shake up the meta, so players need to carefully plan their card acquisition. To help players make better decisions and build better decks based on their collections, we rate all Marvel Snap cards from Series 1 to 5 into a Meta Tier List and review the current meta.
- Each week on Tuesday, a new Series 4 or 5 card is introduced to the game. For more information on card release schedules, click here.
- Series 4 and 5 cards can be obtained from Spotlight Caches that appear every 120 Collection Levels after 500. They can be one of the three featured cards that rotate every week, or a random Series 4 or 5 card.
- Series 4 cards cost 3,000 Collector’s Tokens and Series 5 cards cost 6,000 from the Token Shop.
- On June 4, 2024, there will be a scheduled Series Drop affecting 12 cards in total. These cards are marked on the tier lists.
Introduction to the New Card Meta Tier List Report
This report was informed by our new approach to rating and reviewing all Marvel Snap cards. With OTA balance patches now having the potential to upend the meta, we are now moving our Series 1 to 3 approach to the same method as the Series 4 and 5 list. This means more changes, more often. The ratings are indicative of the placement in the current meta and are always subject to change. Going forward, I will be aiming for fortnightly updates to the list or whenever major changes occur.
These reports will discuss the biggest movers and shakers and highlight at least one deck to try (although I will often aim for more), and the Tier List will be updated accordingly. Hopefully, this will help ensure this is a valuable resource for reviewing cards to consider investing in, as well as a better live snapshot of how the cards are playing!
Series 5 Card Meta Tier List
| Tier | Card |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | • Jeff the Baby Land Shark • X-23 • Annihilus • Blink • Nocturne • Mockingbird • Arishem 🆕 |
| Tier 2 | • Blob 🔼 • High Evolutionary 🔼 • Thena • Gilgamesh • White Widow • Red Guardian • Red Hulk • Ms. Marvel • Nico Minoru • Loki • Sebastian Shaw • Elsa Bloodstone • U.S. Agent • Thanos • Sage • Sasquatch 🔼 • Namora • Hope Summers 🔽 • Alioth 🔼 |
| Tier 3 | • Makkari • Cannonball • Corvus Glaive • Skaar • Proxima Midnight • Valentina • Werewolf By Night • Galactus • Caiera • Beta Ray Bill • Black Knight • Iron Lad • Pixie • Sersi • Cull Obsidian |
| Tier 4 | • Phastos • Supergiant • Black Swan • Baron Zemo • War Machine |
| Tier 5 | • Grand Master |
| Kang | • Kang |
Series 4 Card Meta Tier List
| Tier | Card |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | • Knull • Kitty Pryde • Darkhawk |
| Tier 2 | • Snowguard • Nebula • Mobius M. Mobius • Legion • Lady Deathstrike • Ravonna Renslayer |
| Tier 3 | • Spider-Ham • Daken • • Gladiator • The Living Tribunal • Hercules • Ghost-Spider |
| Tier 4 | • • Nimrod • Man-Thing • • Miek • Havok • Silk • Selene • Jean Grey |
| Tier 5 | • Howard the Duck • Martyr • Zabu |
Series 3 Card Meta Tier List
Series 2 Card Meta Tier List
| Tier | Cards |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | • Killmonger • Shang-Chi |
| Tier 2 | • Sandman • Iceman • Jubilee • Vision |
| Tier 3 | • Agent 13 • the Collector • Morbius • Hobgoblin • The Infinaut • Swarm • Scorpion • Storm • Sunspot • Vulture • Bucky Barnes |
| Tier 4 | • Okoye • Nakia • Warpath • Cloak • Ebony Maw • Leech |
| Tier 5 | • Rhino • Sabretooth |
Series 1 Card Meta Tier List
| Tier | Cards |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | • Cable • Carnage • Devil Dinosaur • Iron Man |
| Tier 2 | • Enchantress • Angela • Odin • White Tiger • Spectrum • Onslaught • Blue Marvel • Ant Man • Blade • Cosmo • Scarlet Witch • Squirrel Girl • Wolfsbane • Wolverine • Klaw • Korg • Armor • Lady Sif |
| Tier 3 | • Jessica Jones • Bishop • Deathlok • Ironheart • Lizard • Medusa • Moon Girl • Nova • Apocalypse • Rocket Raccoon • Sentinel • Ka-Zar • Nightcrawler • Spider-Woman • Star-Lord • Strong Guy • White Queen • Elektra • Gamora • Mister Fantastic |
| Tier 4 | • America Chavez • Doctor Strange • Forge • Groot • Hawkeye • Heimdall • Hulk *** • Hulkbuster • Kraven • Iron Fist • Mister Sinister • Morph • Multiple Man • Punisher • Captain America • Colossus ** • Namor • Sword Master |
| Tier 5 | • Abomination *** • Cyclops *** • Misty Knight *** • Shocker *** • The Thing *** • Uatu the Watcher • Angel • Yondu • Mantis • Domino • Professor X 🔽 |
| Quicksilver | • Quicksilver |
Tier Explanation
This Tier List is heavily geared towards the current environment, and the report will be updated bi-weekly at a minimum. This is to adjust for the in-game balance changes and what is competitively viable.
- Tier 1: These are the cards that support a current top tier deck in the meta or are universally strong enough that not owning them is a disadvantage.
- Tier 2: These are strong cards that are core to playing the currently strong archetypes, or are strong enough that you can play them in several different deck types.
- Tier 3: These are strong supporting pieces of specific archetypes that can be replaced, part of archetypes that are currently not performing at a Tier 2 level, or are universal cards that are options but often replaceable.
- Tier 4: These cards are niche and can only be used within very specific archetypes or only support an archetype that is currently not performing well.
- Tier 5: These cards are very limited and easily eclipsed by other options.
- Kang: This tier is a special tier to represent just how much lower this card is than the cards above.
- Series Drop: This card is undergoing a Series Drop on June 4, 2024.
- * This card is provisionally ranked, and in-game performance may change the ranking as the changes are either not finalized or still too new.
- ** This card is ranked higher in anticipation of a changing meta due to new card releases or balance changes and will be evaluated again on release.
- *** This ranking excludes High Evolutionary versions (see High Evolutionary placement).
Arishem
Decks with Arishem
It was unclear before Arishem released just how strong he would be, but it was sure to make an impact. Now that he’s been out for a few days, it’s very clear that we have our latest Tier 1 card in Marvel Snap. Why am I so confident in this analysis? With such a large play rate and an easy counter, it has still upheld a Win Rate above 50%. As the meta settles and the play rate of the counters dies down, it should find some sort of equilibrium, and I think it is likely to remain a significant and important card in Marvel Snap. This style of play will remain only accessible through Arishem, and that also elevates the rating for the card out of the gate.
SafetyBlade
Arishem can be built in many ways, but filling your hand with more options is an important factor. This allows you to not miss out on using the extra energy, which is quite important. This is with and without Loki, which is why Agent Coulson and Nick Fury are the real winners of Arishem‘s release. These two cards will give you options to use throughout the game; honestly, they’re are the real stars of the package. The rest of the game plan is based around figuring how to be efficient with what you are dealt, and that is something you simply cannot get from any other card in Marvel Snap.
High Evolutionary
Decks with High Evolutionary
High Evolutionary has moved back into Tier 2 this week. The build with Arishem is one of the more accessible ways to play the new card, and it is slowly regaining some credibility as a budget style of the deck at lower levels. This holds some weight and you can now run less of the package with Arishem and get enough of an impact from High Evolutionary without having to go all in. Cassandra Nova may also be about to give him a little boost in the coming weeks, so re-exploring the archetype now could be beneficial.
SafetyBlade
This build looks to use Storm and Doctor Doom along with the High Evolutionary cards to support Arishem. This allows for a much cheaper build to be made around the randomness of Arishem, which will be more accessible for many players. It also has the advantage of running Storm as a way to lock your opponent out on Turn 4, which is often too early for them and makes it a little easier to win as you will be competing for one lane fewer.
Conclusion
That’s it! All cards in Marvel Snap ranked in the current environment. Marvel Snap is a unique game, and these cards can lead to different scenarios and decks. At times, you may just like a certain character more than another. As a final disclaimer: chasing the card you want with your heart instead of your head is not wrong.
Have we missed any ideas that raise or lower the bar for these cards? Let us know below in our Discord server.
I’m looking forward to more of the community acquiring these cards and seeing how players will utilize them in new and interesting ways!
Good luck out there!
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