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There is an untold rule in Marvel Snap: Whenever a new season, or a balance update fails to push a new archetype, it is only a matter of time before the best synergies come back on top. Last week, the Rock archetype had a short stint as a new contender, followed by Rama-Tut looking like a promising new release. Four days later, and the data tells us neither are still making an impact on the metagame.
Those who are have not changed compared to a few weeks ago:
- End of Turn 2099 and Shou-Lao Activates, arguably the two best archetypes over the full course of the season.
- High Power Summons, a deck which rose after the buffs to En Sabah Nur and Debrii, which I’m sure were not intended for that archetype, but the Rock synergy.
- Sunny Ramp, the winner of the previous OTA, who is now posting much more reasonable numbers after a week.
Alongside those decks, we have another regular on those reports: ThanAurora, a deck with mixed results over the season, but typically strong enough to be part of the mix. Joining it in the last tier, we have another deck helped in last week’s OTA in Hammer Pixie, and Fantomex, another synergy good enough to rise occasionally.
Last, and probably the reason why Ozymandias only made it as a support mechanic in a trending archetype : Dormammu Destroy. That one is interesting, not only due to its excellent numbers for a deck that is neither new nor particularly surprising for the opponent. Rather because this tells us the Destroy synergy is on the rise.
To be fair, that has been a narrative all season long. Killmonger was already a way to disrupt En Sabah Nur, or remove 1-cost to help
Why is Destroy only rising now ? Was it really because Weapon X Wolverine was missing one power ? Doubt it. In my opinion, it is because a lot of releases or updates this season were possibly countered by Killmonger, and there are finally enough for Destroy to rise back to a contender status.
Happy Tier List, everyone!
| Tier | Deck |
|---|---|
| Trending | Supergiant Rocks 0.45 Cube Average / 64% Win Rate / 160 Games |
| Tier 1 | End of Turn 2099 0.5 Cube Average / 64% Win Rate |
| Tier 1 | Shou-Lao Activates 0.55 Cube Average / 61.5% Win Rate |
| Tier 1 | High Power Summons 0.45 Cube Average / 61% Win Rate |
| Tier 2 | Dormammu Destroy 0.45 Cube Average / 59% Win Rate |
| Tier 2 | Sunny Ramp 0.45 Cube Average / 57% Win Rate |
| Tier 3 | Hammer Pixie 0.3 Cube Average / 54% Win Rate |
| Tier 3 | ThanAurora 0.1 Cube Average / 57.5% Win Rate |
| Tier 3 | Shou-Lao Good Cards 0.2 Cube Average / 53.5% Win Rate |
| Tier 3 | Fantomex 0.2 Cube Average / 53% Win Rate |
Are you still chasing that elusive Infinite Rank? Here are the Top 5 performers in the ranks 80 to 99!
| High Power Summons | 0.9 Cube Average / 68% Win Rate |
| Galactus Ramp | 0.55 Cube Average / 63.5% Win Rate |
| End of Turn | 0.65 Cube Average / 61.5% Win Rate |
| High Evo Afflict | 0.65 Cube Average / 61.5% Win Rate |
| Supergiant Moves | 0.65 Cube Average / 61.5% Win Rate |
Here is my usual annoying advice because I’m a coach and I like to think this helps people: Focus on controlling the stakes of each game and building trust in both your deck and your decision making abilities. Once you feel confident, feel free to take more risks. Reaching Infinite is all about understanding the process of grinding cubes. Also, constantly changing your deck limits your ability to learn the game fundamentals, as you are always focused on learning how to pilot the new deck.
Trending
Supergiant Rocks
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Performance: 0.45 Cube Average / 64% Win Rate / 160 Games
Although it fails to remain a popular foundation, Supergiant is always somewhere in the metagame, either pairing with another synergy to create a disruptive archetype with points, or as a flexible inclusion to bring some disruption to a proactive build.
This week, we find the traditional Supergiant Ronan shell, with Rhino, Debrii and Ozymandias taking up the flexible spots, and representing another way to generate points. Not only is Ozymandias a good play after Supergiant, you can also hide Debrii and Rhino against Destroy.
Tier 1
End of Turn 2099
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Performance: 0.5 Cube Average / 64% Win Rate
End of Turn 2099 has been at the top every week a new archetype failed to post great results. The deck isn’t difficult to counter if it ever becomes too popular, as Stardust or Ghost are enough to edge against it. However, due to no cards direction supporting the End of Turn synergy releasing recently, while the End of Turn synergy isn’t popular elsewhere, this deck manages to dodge counter cards.
Potential Additions
Mercury and Cannonball could be Drax, Avatar of Life plus Sandman.
Shou-Lao Activates
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Performance: 0.55 Cube Average / 61.5% Win Rate
Just like End of Turn 2099 above, Shou-Lao Activate is strong enough to post fantastic performances, but also not oppressive to the point the community is worried about it. This is the reason why it keeps dodging another nerf, and counter cards aren’t targeting this deck in particular either.
To be fair, I’m not sure this or the first ranked deck needs a nerf. Rather, we need some exciting cards able to help decks post similar numbers.
Potential Additions
Kate Bishop to create more cheap cards, or ways to buff Maverick and Scarlet Spider are the main synergies to consider in this deck.
High Power Summons
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Performance: 0.45 Cube Average / 61% Win Rate
This deck has been doing very well for a few weeks now, relying on a great points output combined with an absent Shang-Chi. Just like End of Turn 2099, this deck is very simple to pick up and play. However, it lacks some disruptive cards to become a dominant performer. Plus, the opponent will often easily figure out if they stand a chance of should retreat, which might explain the slightly worse cube average compared to the other two in this first tier.
Potential Additions
Copycat is the flexible card in the deck. Luna Snow and CGR could replace Copycat and Dragon Lord, or simply consider a solid 3-cost such as Drax, Avatar of Life, Red Guardian, Killmonger…
Tier 2
Dormammu Destroy
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Performance: 0.45 Cube Average / 59% Win Rate
This could have been Tier 1 worthy numbers if there were not three other decks with above a 60% win rate. Nevertheless, this is where many expected Destroy to be this season, as the synergy had everything to be great against many releases.
Maybe it was a matter of figuring out the right way to play Destroy, as we saw On Reveal Destroy on a report, while the Deadpool deck has been popular too, although that one never posted good enough numbers. A new season is right around the corner, so it might be too late for Destroy to profit from this metagame for long. Yet, I would not forget about this deck for a last minute push.
Potential Additions
Martyr is only played to serve as a sacrifice to buff Dormammu’s power, so it is likely the flexible card if you wanted to run another card.
Bucky Barnes could be Wade Wilson if you valued draw more than power.
Sunny Ramp
Performance: 0.45 Cube Average / 57% Win Rate
After becoming a center stage deck following the OTA, Sunny Ramp keeps posting strong, yet tamer numbers. It is only logical, as the surprise factor has now worn off, while the On Reveal synergy was the focus of the week with Rama-Tut releasing. As a result, This deck probably saw a lot of more of Cosmo, while opponents also retreated more strategically against it.
In that context, the performance is actually quite good.
Potential Additions
Juggernaut and Alioth are the flexible cards, especially if priority was difficult to grab. Legion could also become another flexible card, such as CGR or Enchantress depending on the decks you face the most.
Tier 3
These four decks aren’t so far from the pack, showing the top of the metagame isn’t made of oppressive decks shutting down everyone else. However, these are also gimmicks decks, or suboptimal lists. Indeed, Hammer Pixie and Fantomex have unique strategy making them very recognizable. On the other end, Good Cards Shou-Lao is a more flexible, yet not as problematic deck to face compared to Shou-Lao activates.
ThanAurora is the more balanced of this crew, and also the one with a much better win rate. However, the deck has been around for multiple seasons already, so the surprise is long gone with this one. Plus, the deck has lived in the shadow of Disruptive Aurora for a while, and has not progressed much since being the only popular one of the two.
Hammer Pixie
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Performance: 0.3 Cube Average / 54% Win Rate
ThanAurora
Performance: 0.1 Cube Average / 57.5% Win Rate
Good Cards Shou-Lao
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Performance: 0.2 Cube Average / 53.5% Win Rate
Fantomex
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Performance: 0.2 Cube Average / 53% Win Rate
That’s it for this week! To reach out, find me on the Marvel Snap Zone community Discord, or shoot me a direct message (@den_ccg) for specific stuff or coaching.
Good Game Everyone.
Disclaimer and Tier Explanations
In order to be featured here, a deck needs to represent at least 1% of the current environment and have a positive Cube Average in the Ranked mode. Win Rate is also taken into consideration, and it can greatly impact the ranking of a deck, particularly when several archetypes (or different builds of the same deck) have a similar Cube Average but big Win Rate discrepancies. The Marvel Snap mechanics do, however, push players to maximize cubes gained rather than win every single game.
In order to create this chart, den is using data from our Marvel Snap Tracker, as well as other available data online and his own expertise and opinion of respected players. If a deck showed great performances with a very limited presence in the meta, you can find it in the Silent Performers section. That section highlights decks with an excellent Win Rate, but too little of a sample size to be representative of their real strength.
Decks not good enough to be considered contenders but with a good representation will be ranked in Tier 3 in our chart. See those builds as decks that are good to know about, as you should face them when playing Marvel Snap. However, unless the meta changes or a new variation of the build emerges, these decks are a notch below the dominant ones in Tier 1 and Tier 2.
Silent Performer: Decks with a very little presence in the meta that still showcase a Cube Average and Win Rate worthy of a Tier 2 deck (or better). Oftentimes, these can be archetypes with some nice game play that have been left unchecked in the current environment, or decks on the rise that found a few good match ups to abuse.
Tier 1: Tier 1 represents decks with all the upsides we would be looking for to rack up Cubes. They have good matchups in the current meta, offer different play patterns during a match, and often have the ability for explosive or surprising turns. These should be decks worth investing in to climb for the coming week.
Tier 2: Tier 2 are excellent decks but with a weakness holding them back – either not being as reliable in its draws as Tier 1 decks, countered by another popular deck, or still being a work in progress as you read this. A good pilot could probably take these and have the same results as with a Tier 1 deck, but their play patterns are more difficult to enact compared to the tier above.
Tier 3: This tier is made of decks that have a pervasive issue compared to Tier 1 or Tier 2 decks. Usually, Tier 3 will be a mix of decks on the rise that don’t have much data, old archetypes on the decline, decks that require substantial experience and/or knowledge to pilot properly, powerful decks that aren’t well positioned, or niche decks.
Budget: Decks that consist only of cards in Pool 1 and 2 that are still capable of competing with an experienced pilot in a similar Collection Level, Rank, and MMR range. See our matchmaking guide for more details.
Meta stats and analytics directly from our Marvel Snap Tracker can also be found here.
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