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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 | • Nico Minoru • Alioth • Agent Venom • Silver Sable |
| Tier 2 | • Jeff the Baby Land Shark • Sebastian Shaw • Ajax • Arishem • Gwenpool • Cassandra Nova • Blob • Thena • Red Hulk • U.S. Agent • Sage • X-23 • Wiccan • War Machine • Araña • Madame Web • Mockingbird • Black Swan • Copycat • Scream • Grand Master • Scorn • Red Guardian • Skaar 🔼 • |
| Tier 3 | • Namora • Blink • High Evolutionary • Makkari • Proxima Midnight • Werewolf By Night • Caiera • Iron Lad • Marvel Boy • Elsa Bloodstone • Gilgamesh • Symbiote Spider-Man • Nocturne • Scarlet Spider • Hydra Bob • Black Knight • Misery • Cannonball • Baron Zemo • Speed • Hope Summers • Toxin • Anti-Venom • Pixie • Surtur 🆕* • Frigga 🆕* • White Widow 🔼 |
| Tier 4 | • Corvus Glaive • Phastos • Supergiant • Cull Obsidian • Galactus • Valentina • Loki • Annihilus • • Sersi • Sasquatch • Ms. Marvel 🔽 |
| Tier 5 | • Thanos • Beta Ray Bill |
| Kang | • Kang |
Series 4 Card Meta Tier List
| Tier | Card |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | • Knull |
| Tier 2 | • Kitty Pryde • Legion • • • Darkhawk • Man-Thing • Zabu 🔼 • Mobius M. Mobius 🔼 |
| Tier 3 | • Spider-Ham • Ravonna Renslayer • Nebula • Nimrod • Ghost-Spider • Lady Deathstrike • • Hercules • Gladiator • Miek |
| Tier 4 | • Agony • Snowguard • Daken • Havok • Silk • Selene • Jean Grey • The Living Tribunal |
| Tier 5 |
Series 3 Card Meta Tier List
Series 2 Card Meta Tier List
| Tier | Cards |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | • Killmonger • Shang-Chi |
| Tier 2 | • Morbius • Vulture • Swarm • Iceman |
| Tier 3 | • The Collector • Hobgoblin • The Infinaut • Scorpion • Storm • Sunspot • Ebony Maw • Cloak • Vision • Jubilee |
| Tier 4 | • Okoye • Bucky Barnes • Agent 13 • Nakia • Warpath • Leech |
| Tier 5 | • Rhino • Sandman • Sabretooth |
Series 1 Card Meta Tier List
| Tier | Cards |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | • Carnage • Blue Marvel • Ka-Zar • Cosmo • Iron Man • Ant Man |
| Tier 2 | • Enchantress • Cable • Odin • White Tiger • Onslaught • Blade • Squirrel Girl • Nightcrawler • Wolverine • Korg • Lady Sif • Apocalypse • Angela • Bishop • Ironheart • Kraven • Hulkbuster • Klaw • Armor • Rocket Raccoon |
| Tier 3 | • Devil Dinosaur • Jessica Jones • Deathlok • Lizard • Moon Girl • Nova • Sentinel • Spider-Woman • Wolfsbane • Iron Fist • Scarlet Witch • Multiple Man • Sword Master • Doctor Strange • Heimdall • Strong Guy • Forge • Yondu |
| Tier 4 | • America Chavez • Quicksilver • White Queen • Medusa • Star-Lord • Elektra • Groot • Gamora • Mister Fantastic • Hawkeye • Hulk *** • Mister Sinister • Morph • Punisher • Captain America • Namor • Professor X • Spectrum |
| Tier 5 | • Abomination *** • Cyclops *** • Misty Knight *** • Shocker *** • The Thing *** • Uatu the Watcher • Angel • Mantis • Domino • Colossus |
Tier Explanation
This Tier List should be regarded as a “How much do you need a certain card” and is heavily geared towards the current environment. The report will be updated after a card releases, a balance changes goes live, or the meta changes due to new archetypes emerging. 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).
- 🆕 means the card was recently released or meaningfully changed.
- 🔼 means the card moved up in position. It might have some upsides in the current meta or be a part of an archetype that is building some momentum.
New and Recently Changed Cards
Decks with Surtur
Similar to most Season Pass cards, Surtur has quickly become very popular in the Marvel Snap meta. It has pushed the “10 Power” archetype to be a staple choice in the climb to the Infinite rank.
So far, the archetype has posted solid numbers, but it is far from what Agent Venom did last season. I’m going to reserve my final judgement until the bots can be removed from the equation.
With that said, if you enjoyed Shuri Sauron in the past (or if you just like having a lot of points on the board), you probably want to give one of these decks a try.
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Decks with Frigga
Frigga is playable with Agent Venom, and in Pure Move (which is now more of a Bounce Move archetype). Naturally, this is going to make the card look very good because Move has routinely been an elite archetype for the past two seasons.
However, Frigga also found a spot in a few other decks, specifically those with Anti-Venom. She gives these decks an incredible Turn 4 and 5 play pattern by allowing you to play Anti-Venom on Turn 4 into your 0-Cost plus Frigga to copy it. Several lists around this concept have emerged so far, and this Ongoing one is simply my favorite from the bunch.
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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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