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Good morning all! It’s Friday, so let’s do something special! I’m going to spend this article covering the Top 10 decks right now in Marvel Snap. On this site, you get the legendary den’s weekly Tier Lists, which are entirely data-driven. This will not be that. Let’s discuss what that is, but if you’d like a video on this list with full turn-by-turn guides and card replacements… this is the video for you!
This Tier List is my opinion based on top meta gameplay. Some viewers will ask, “if these are not top performing meta decks by the data, why should I care about them?” The answer is simple: the majority of decks proliferate downward from the top meta players. Most of the best deck builders are top meta players, and decks at that level are built to counter each other so the meta ends up spiraling downward through the Ladder.
These 10 decks are all Top Tier and presented in no particular order.
Finally, I’m not doing turn-by-turn breakdowns or card replacements for this article. If you’re interested in that (and two bonus decks), be sure to check out the video above!
The Top 10
1. Fudge Scream
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For the second week in a row, I think Scream is the very best deck in Marvel Snap. The Fudge version maintains the highest win rate of all the Scream decks since it has the tech to answer opponents, but basically any version of Scream is performing well – it’s the most consistent performer in Marvel Snap.
Scream Connoisseur, a top 10 player, taught the meta that Scream could be more versatile, not needing to just go all in on her package, and now we see top decks using not just Shang Chi and Enchantress, but Ajax or Lady Deathstrike or Madame Web. Many Scream decks were mildly hit in the OTA with the Rocket and Groot change, but it’s not enough. Scream is the best.
There are, however, two other decks in the top tier.
2. Coccia Bullseye
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The second of our big three best decks, this is one card off the Day 1 Bullseye deck from Alexander Coccia. Bullseye decks have become insanely consistent. This deck got one of the smallest nerfs possible, and so remains atop the meta.
M.O.D.O.K. probably deserved to be nerfed. My theory is that any card that can lose a power without affecting its playrate probably should, and any that can gain one and suddenly be good, probably should, as well. MODOK falls into the former category, so this is a good nerf by that standard, but it doesn’t weaken this list in a meaningful way.
The Bullseye deck is a deck of two combos and it almost always wins when it sees either. First, if it can Discard Swarm, using the cards Bullseye and MODOK after can lead to massively sized Morbius, The Collector, and Miek. It can also get three shards from two Dakens by using Frigga and Grandmaster, which leaves two 32-power Dakens to win the game. One less on MODOK doesn’t stop this, so the deck is still tier 1.
3. Derek Thanos
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Derek is back in number one, but even without that, this list belongs in tier 1. The sample has shot up enough and the win rate has remained consistent enough to prove that this is absolutely a top deck.
This is a points list more than anything else – it’s really Ongoing Zoo. You use Stones (three of which are Ongoing) to play a lot of smaller scaling Ongoing cards like Goliath, Sam Wilson, Dazzler, and Speed. Those then get pumped by Blue Marvel or Spectrum, and you win. A free Mockingbird helps.
This is the easiest and best way to play Kahhori or Captain Carter for weekend missions, by the way, just replace Super-Skrull.
4. Sizer Move
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Sizer is currently top 5 playing a lot of decks, but the win rate with the regular move is peaking – this and Bounce Move are tier 1 decks that just aren’t played enough to live in that tier.
The list is largely split between enablers and scalers. The deck uses Iron Fist, Arana, Ghost-Spider, Madame Web, and Doctor Strange to grow Human Torch, Vulture, and Dagger. These cards get big enough to be massive threats, they are protected by Cosmo and Alioth.
There are three more cards worth noting specifically – Cloak, Kraven, and Heimdall. Cloak on an empty right lane on turn 5 is a Snap. You can move scalers over and then force your opponent to gamble which cards will end up where between the Cloak, Heimdall, and the looming Alioth threat.
Kraven is just really big. He can be set early, grow once or twice, then move with some scaler to Cloak on turn 5. That’s a [2/9] already, bigger if the opponent uses Cloak at all, too.
Finally, a Heimdall is another 8-Power, making for among the easiest 2-17’s you’ll ever see. Heimdall is, of course, the big ender, but watch the opponent. If they aren’t competing right and know what’s up, especially if they’re actively tossing priority, Alioth could be a better play.
5. Xunzzz Small Good Cards
16-Year-Old Marvel Snap phenom Xunzzz is back atop the Infinite Leaderboard at #2, recently falling to Derek for the #1 spot.
Xunzzz hasn’t played in a while, so he went back to an old deck for his ascension. This list uses a bunch of small scalers to surprise opponents with massive power output and surprising control. The big tips for the list are to never have the Hood’s -3 out – you need to hit it with Bast, Agent Venom, or a Nico Minoru Spell, try to keep an eye out for Nico Minoru‘s copy on Sage or Cassandra Nova, and learn through practice when you want to Havok on turn 4. You can also tweak the tech card slots to your desire and be good into almost any matchup. Have fun!
6. Alexander Issac Sauron Skaar
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We figured out who made the list! Props to AlexanderIssac!
Sauron gives this deck access to a ton of powerful plays way ahead of curve. Because of its presence, you can play Ebony Maw, Starbrand, Typhoid Mary, and Red Skull without downside. If you miss Sauron, Enchantress works well enough for all but Ebony Maw, while also being the perfect tech card for this week.
The only card I’m not sold on here is actually Surtur. I believe Juggernaut or Shang-Chi may be better, but there’s nothing wrong with running a [3/9] while we figure that out.
7. HeartoftheCards Surfer
Heart of the Cards continues to update and iterate on his Silver Surfer list.
Surfer is in a great place and that is unlikely to change. So many of the game’s best tech cards are 3-Costs that it can get a positive match up into anything without sacrificing power due to Galacta and Silver Surfer himself. If you have a problem with Negative decks, for example, Mobius M. Mobius is a 3-Cost. If Discard annoys you, Red Guardian is also a 3-Cost. When we one day get an On Reveal meta, Cosmo will fit in too. That plus power makes Surfer a meta force. Feel free to mix and match the 3-Cost cards around him to answer the meta you’re seeing.
Pro-Tip: Gorgon and Mobius usually let you beat the Bullseye match!
8. KM Best Hand Kahhori
The only place Kahhori has felt consistent outside of Thanos is this Victoria Hand list from KM Best.
Victoria Hand lists are never bad, but they are finicky and hard to play. When they don’t see Victoria, they can really struggle for power. Kahhori doesn’t fix that problem, but she does really help. Having an extra 5-6 power across the board makes it hard for your opponent to account for power, especially when combined with Rocket and Groot and Sam Wilson. Add in the usual power of Demons and a splash of Shang-Chi and Juggernaut, and this is one of the best mid-range decks in Snap. Do be wary of Enchantress, though.
Bonus Deck: PulseGlazer’s Doom 2099going
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This isn’t a top 10 deck, and probably isn’t a top 20 deck, but Weekend Missions for Captain Carter are coming…
This is, right now, probably the safest Captain Carter home. The deck is hurt by (but doesn’t die to) Enchantress and Super-Skrull, while Goliath and Captain Carter make up the extra power. It’s really simple to win with by playing one card a turn, and it has an alternative win condition using Captain America, Sam Wilson, and Captain Carter as a Power engine. Nothing fancy, but this is pretty effective.
9. Chamo: The Cook
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Chamo is rank 7 with this list that just will not go away!
Another older list, this one succeeds of the back of an insanely powerful turn 6. Mysterio on turn 5, ideally played with two other cards, is a 1-10 Sasquatch and, at most thanks to Sam Wilson’s shield, a [2/9] Mockingbird. That leaves 3 energy for whatever, sometimes more thanks to Hope Summers, and often a lot of that is buffed by Elsa Bloodstone and friends.
Gwenpool is especially strong here. 1 hit on Mysterio turns him into a [2/10], and two hits is a whopping [2/16] – better than Doctor Doom! Without Mobius in the meta, this is a huge sleeper.
10. Roram Affliction
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I may be hiding a T1 list at the end. This Roram list is disgustingly strong.
The key idea of the list is to move a card and play Hazmat on turn 5. If you can do that, you often end up with a 20ish power Ajax to go with a free Abomination and a [1/6] Miles Morales. 35 Power last turns win.
Grandmaster in this deck is a stroke of genius. It can let Silver Sable play for a [1/4] or [1/8] (depending on if the opponent plays the cards), but can also turn Cassandra Nova and Laufey into 20-power plays.
I love this deck so much!
That’s this week’s top 10 decks. Please check back daily for more articles and the YouTube for at least one video every day!
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