Hello everyone and welcome to Sleeper Decks of the Week! I’m Glazer of Snap Judgments: The Official Marvel Snap Zone Podcast, and in this article, I’m going to take you through all of my favorite Sleeper Decks this week. In addition to the podcast (this week’s episode features the Top 10 Gameplay Tips featuring FionaShadeStories and Jeese James – it’s a truly great episode!), I do my own daily videos where I scour the darkest corners of the net (ahem Twitter and the various Marvel Snap sites) to find the best decks in Marvel Snap before the meta notices.

I realize there are a LOT of high Series cards in this. Want Series 3 decks? I’ll go over my Top 5 of them in this article or watch the video breakdown here! If you’re Series 3 incomplete and want help, reach out in the comments!

Remember: Each deck title will take you to a video explanation of the deck, so don’t be shy – check them out! We also have a few videos from some of our favorite creators playing the decks, so check them out as well!

Move Dominates

Variants

Silk

After ANY card is played here, this moves to another location.

Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

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I told everyone last week (and hinted the week before) that the Lamby Move build would take over the meta. Since then, it won the biggest tournament of the week (180ish players) and hit Tier 1 in every tier list in the game with historically great numbers.

PSA: If you don’t have Silk, but want this deck, I hope you were saving Spotlight Caches because Silk is in one next week!

Lamby’s Confusion/Silky Smoove

Lamby is Broken

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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3x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

2x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

3x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

2x Series 4 Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 4)

2x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

2.9

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Deck Thoughts: We talked about this one last week – I called it the best deck in the game – then two days later, Lamby went undefeated with it in a Snapfan open, crushing the tournament.

There is one change in the deck – Hulkbuster was opening us up to Shang Chi, while Vision skates right below that threshold and can similarly power up your cards like Angela and Kraven. America Chavez is here to make sure you see those key cards, along with Kitty Pryde and Silk, early. The idea is to ping-pong Silk around, growing your Kraven using Kitty while Angela grows to about 8 power so as to stay right below Shang-Chi.

Beyond that, the deck has the ability to keep Miles Morales at a 1-5, steal free wins with Legion, disrupt (and pump those core two drops) with Spider-Man, and use Captain Marvel to add power where needed. Naturally, you pack Shang here, too, in order to punish them for crossing that threshold.

You’ll need Silk for the top tier versions of this, but, as noted earlier, she’s in a spotlight cache in a few days. You can use Cloak in her spot until then. Jeff can pretty easily be Nightcrawler, and Aero is decent in the Legion spot.

This is, until further notice, the deck to beat.

OwlGod’s Usain Bolt

Owlgod Usain Bolt

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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2x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

1x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

7x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

2x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

3.4

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Deck Thoughts: Lamby gets a lot of (deserved) credit for perfecting move, but we wouldn’t be here talking about these decks if not for OwlGod. A Korean player, OwlGod was winning tournaments with move when we all still thought it was bad, and he essentially popularized this style of Silk/Kraven deck.

Here, he decided Magneto was likely worth more than the consistency of America Chavez since the meta was so Darkhawk heavy. In addition, Black Bolt and Stature join the list as another potentially powerful end-game combo that also disrupts the opponent.

Since there’s no early play guarantee, Kitty and Angela leave the deck for Sunspot and Polaris. Sunspot is my one big question here, as he might be better as Iceman or Nebula, but Polaris works awesomely with Kraven. Enchantress is the pick over Shang here because, again, of the expectation of a Darkhawk Good Stuff meta.

Black Bolt and Stature can still be Vision and Aero here (or, obviously, if you have him, Legion) and Jeff is again fine as Nightcrawler. You’ll need Silk, again, but once you have her, the core here is wildly flexible.

Thanos Everywhere + Some Galactus!

Everytime I think we’re done with Thanos, either something totally new comes up, or the old versions strike back. Well, this week is no exception to the Mad Titan’s resurgence.

Variants

Thanos

Starts in your opening hand and shuffles the six Infinity Stones into your deck.

Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

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OKKJ Thanos Move

OKKJ Battle Arena August Winner – Thanos Move Control

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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2x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

2x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

5x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

2x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

1x Recruit Season

4.1

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Deck Thoughts: This won the Snap Battle Arena Tournament the day before Lamby’s win. OKKJ absolutely crushed a Darkhawk heavy meta with this deck. That’s exactly what the deck is made to beat, and it does so handily. Before we go further though, it’s worth noting that this deck is generally worse and harder to play than the two above.

Let’s focus on the differences between this and the other move list: Super Skrull, Blue Marvel, Stegron, Professor X, Magneto, and, of course, Thanos.

Super Skrull is excellent Darkhawk tech, stealing both Zabu and Darkhawk can be backbreaking, particularly the Zabu. Professor X is, as always, a way to scam a lane, and with Time Stone, easy to use early. Blue Marvel (along with Jeff) adds extra power to that Professor X lane. Stegron is a hidden gem of move packages and he’s one of the most underrated cards in all of Marvel Snap currently. Playing around Stegron is hard – playing around Stegron and Magneto with a deck full of four-cost cards is near impossible. Thanos’ presence gives utility – he’s the reason there’s space for all this other stuff.

Stegron and Jeff are you higher series cards and can be replaced with Juggernaut and Nightcrawler respectivey.

Again, this deck is really, really fun, but very hard to play.

Watch our friend AZ Snap (Subscribe here!) play the deck here:

The Human Spider Thanos Lockjaw

The Human Spider- Second Place Thanos-Jaw

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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1x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

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6x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

1x Series 4 Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 4)

1x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

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Deck Thoughts: Second place at both tournaments is the return of Thanos Lockjaw teched specifically for Darkhawk from a hugely underrated player – The Human Spider.

This is a very simple, very poweful deck to play. Retreat early and often until you see powerful hands including cards like Mind Stone or Lockjaw. Wheny ou have those, use them to each out big, powerful cards and move them (Vision, Space Stone, Spider-Man) where they best suite you. If you have a problem with board space, Killmonger is there with the added bonus of Death. Wave cheats you out something strong or prevents the opponent from last turn spam. This dunks on Darkhawk if you play patiently.

Spider-Ham is the only Series 4 card in the deck besides Thanos. While he’s great here, he can be replaced with any good cheap card. Try Iceman.

Jeet Thanos Wong

Jeet Genius Deck

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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2x Collection Level 1-14

2x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

4x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

3x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

1x Recruit Season

4.1

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Deck Thoughts: Jeet has won and come in second in these major tournaments before and is one of the best deckbuilders in the game. This deck is absolutely amazing and wildly hard to play.

The main idea is that you can use the control trick to get out Professor X early, yes, by using Psylocke or Time Stone, but you could also go Wong into Time Stone or Psylocke and Wave. That leaves you the ability to play two cards on the last turn to your opponent’s one. Better? That could be a card like White Tiger, meaning you run all over your opponent.

This is the single hardesst deck I’ve ever played in navigating board space ad awkward hands, but it’s still crazy powerful and fun!

Fazzer Thanos Galactus

Fazzer Thanos Galactus

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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1x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

3x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

4x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

2x Series 4 Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 4)

2x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

4.6

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Deck Thoughts: Fazzer is one of my favorite people in Snap, and he’s used this deck to hit Infinite. I played it with him and it’s both fun and powerful.

Wave is dangerous with Shang Chi in the meta, but a Hobgoblin does a great job of clogging the opponent, and there’s always the play nothing then Knull their face line to win the game. There’s lots of options here, and, again, a lot of fun to be had exploring them!

You can only do without Knull for this version of the deck, and even then just barely. Try Destroyer in that spot.

ComixFan Thanos Galactus

ComixFan Thanos Galactus

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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1x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

2x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

3x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

3x Series 4 Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 4)

3x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

4.3

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Deck Thoughts: The Comixfan version of the deck is much more about Galactus himself. This one wants to draw into Galactus and then use it to get the win. Phoenix Force can bring back any number of cards here, but is mostly used to draw into your key pieces. If it can do so, this one is hard to beat, or at least hard to beat for a lot of cubes – like all Thanos decks, it must retreat early and often when it doesn’t see its pieces.

The secret sauce of this one is Legion. Often Galactus will have trouble when it doesn’t have the right locations. Well, Legion does a masterful job of fixing that problem. Jeff is also great for making a lane seem like it can’t be a Galactus target, then moving and surprise, it’s Galactus!

Jeff can be Nightcrawler here, but Legion and Phoenix Force are pretty good here. Phoenix Force can maybe be Nimrod, if that helps.

Marvel Mad’s Best Galactus

Marvel Mad’s Best Galactus

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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3x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

1x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

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1x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

3.8

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Deck Thoughts: Marvel Mad has my favorite classic Galactus of the last while. The deck uses Yellowjacket and Adam Warlock to steal draw and get your Galactus pieces. Yondu helps make a cheap Death and power up Knull, and Daredevil is excellent for letting you know where (and if) to Galactus on Turn 5). America, as always, helps make all this more consistent.

Of course, we have the Wave on 3 Galactus on 4 play, but unlike other decks, we can now follow this up with Professor X. Professor X also helps you steal wins when you don’t Galactus with Daredevil. Electro into Hobgoblin works too, followed by a Galactus and Knull or Death to win the game. There’s an awful lot to like here.

You’ll, again, need Knull and Galactus here. If you’re looking for an add and have him, Jeff the Baby Landshark would likely fit.

Miscellaneous Decks

These are some really powerful decks that didn’t necessarily fit anywhere else.

Lamby Patriot

Lamby NEW Patriot

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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3x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

6x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

2x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

1x Recruit Season

3.2

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Deck Thoughts: Lamby is back for the second time this week with a deck that can go toe to toe with the meta giants, but lacks the interaction to beat a few other major contenders.

The Forge OTA change is what makes this deck work, as it really wants to get a Forge out to follow that up with Mister Sinister or, then, Brood. If it can follow that with Absorbing Man, the power is absolutely insane. It’s got Iron Lad to help out whichever of these combos it needs, and Patriot to make the power go even higher. That’s kind of the whole deck. It fills the board with Doctor Doom and Debrii. Wave slows opponents from going over the top. Blue Marvel is a backup Patriot, and Jeff is the ultimate swing card, filling in needed gaps.

You’re going to need Iron Lad to play this deck, but if you don’t have Jeff, he can be replaced by anything from Wasp to Mystique to Shocker.

Lamby’s Ryan Reynolds

Lamby’s Got a Crush on Ryan Reynolds

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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7x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

1x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

4x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

2.8

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Deck Thoughts: Also from Lamby, this one is a bit more fun tier. This deck is all about Deadpool. It play him over and over as best it can, using cards like Forge and Hulkbuster to pump him up. As he gets big enough, you end the game by playing that huge Deadpool in combination with Taskmaster, Death, or both.

This particular version is especially vulnerable to both Shang Chi and bad draws, but when it goes off, the big numbers are really impressive. Be wary of opposing Knulls, they just eat you, but then the power goes high enough to beat most other decks.

This is a Series 3 only deck.

FaThorNewman (Subscribe here!) gave this one a spin:

DMoney’s Strong Guy Meta

DMoney Strong Guy Meta

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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3x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

4x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

2x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

3x Series 4 Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 4)

2.8

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Deck Thoughts: DMoney is the most underrated deck builder and player in the game, at least of the famous ones. Who else could make Strong Guy work at a 60% win rate?

This deck uses a mix of Discard – Colleen Wing, Swarm, MODOK, Daken, MODOK, and Wolverine – and combines them all with a few good stuff cards – Captain Marvel, Killmonger, Zabu, and Shang Chi. The link is often a 4-10 Strong Guy.

If you have MODOK and Swarm, MODOK needs to come out on turn 5. That can lead to a 15-power last turn with America Chavez and two Swarms that will also give six power to Strong Guy. Without Swarm, feel free to MODOK last, pumping Strong Guy, Morbius, and Daken. Either way, there’s a lot of power here.

You’re going to need Daken, Zabu, and MODOK for this one. This isn’t tier 1, but it’s damn good and quite fun.

Keen Koala’s Infinite Quake for August

KeenKoala’s Infinite Quake for August

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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1x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)

1x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

7x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

1x Series 4 Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 4)

2x Series 5 Ultra Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 5)

3.2

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Deck Thoughts: Keen Koala hits Infinite with Quake every season. This is the August build.

The idea of these decks is Quake on 4 after a Storm on 3. This can usually overcommit an opponent into an open location and lock off a location that you have plenty of means of reaching thanks to the rest of the deck build.

You have a few extra plans here, notably, the Storm and Miles Morales on 4 into Legion win plenty of games, even if it is more of a backup plan not a primary way to win. There’s also the great Kingpin then Magneto play. You can pull that off pretty well, and it’s a huge power swing where you add 12 to the board and wipe out several cards from their board. Just remember to try to lose priority against Zabu.

The deck’s creator says you have to have every card here to make it work, but I still think Nightcrawler does a fine Jeff impression.

My Wong On Reveal

On Reveal

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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1x Collection Level 1-14

1x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)

7x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

2x Series 4 Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 4)

1x Recruit Season

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Deck Thoughts: I tossed this deck together for an article on an OTA and felt like there was something to it. Well, it has had something to it to the tune of a mid-60% win rate.

This one is pretty simple. You have one of two game plans. Game plan one is simply to do the Wong Black Panther and Armin Zola. That’s a classic play at this point, but it isn’t the goal of the deck.

The goal of this deck is Thor abuse. Thor into Absorbing Man (in a different spot) puts two Mjolnir in the deck. If you can then drop Jane Foster on Absorbing Man’s lane, you’re in great shape. You can make two 16 power Thor’s then with Zola or you can play each Mjolnir twice with Odin on top of them. That leaves you with one 16-power lane and another with 22. Opponents have no idea how to play around it and it works great. For extra fun, you can also drop Mjolnir on Wong or Absorbing Man to copy a Mjolnir.

Everything else in the deck is to support these combos. Echo protects you from Cosmo, Okoye pumps the cards you want to later grow, and Iron Heart and Doctor Doom give you some backup plans for when the other combos don’t go off.

Zabu isn’t totally needed but is helpful. Echo is pure luxury. Iceman and Scorpion are fine replacements, and Nakia is, too.

My Kitchen Sink

Kitchen Sink

Created by PulseGlazer

, updated 9 months ago

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6x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)

2x Series 4 Rare – Collection Level 486+ (Pool 4)

3.3

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Deck Thought: I’m tossing this in at the end so only the real ones see it. This has been my best deck for the past two weeks. It’s so incredibly hard to beat. It’s made for Conquest so you can choose your own playline.

You can go Human Torch into a kill into Phoenix Force. If you can move Phoenix Force then, don’t play anything else, and you can often Taskmaster for 56-power in two locations (if they don’t have Killmonger or Shang Chi). If they do, you can always go with Multiple Man and drag 8 power all over the board. You can even then still play Red Skull or Shuri and Red Skull or Nimrod and Destroy. It works out really well.

Of course, you don’t have to do that at all. If you grab Shuri, Shuri->Red Skull->Taskmaster still wins a lot of games, as does Shuri->Nimrod-> 2 of Deathlok, Carnage, Venom.

The best thing here? Multiple locations give you semi-auto wins. Got a Destroy location? Enjoy Nimrod. A Move? Well, that powers you up. No Ongoings? Red Skull! Double On Reveal? Shuri! This deck is sick.

I’m not sure if Crystal or Magik is better here, though. My gut says Magik, though it is more dangerous. Try it and let me know in the comments.

Wrap Up

Thanks for reading! Check back all next week so much more great content from Marvel Snap Zone!