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In this week’s Marvel Snap Spotlight Cache rotation, Khonshu headlines as the latest Series 5 card. Scorn also makes its second Spotlight appearance, and Corvus Glaive is making another round in the Spotlight rotation.
Khonshu
Decks with Khonshu
Decks with Khonshu Waxing
Decks with Khonshu Full
The final card of this season is none other than Khonshu. He is a 6-Cost, 5-Power card with the ability “When discarded, returns in its next phase. On Reveal: Resurrect a card you discarded to another location with its Power set to 5.” He has 2 phases he can be discarded into, and each phase adds Power:
- Khonshu Waxing: 6/8 – When discarded, returns in its final phase. On Reveal: Resurrect a card you discarded to another location with its Power set to 8.
- Khonshu Full: 6/12 – On Reveal: Resurrect a card you discarded to another location with its Power set to 12.
This is a very wild card to say the least. He’s basically a Ghost Rider/Apocalypse hybrid. You get exactly 1 card revive out of playing him, but it’s guaranteed to have a specific Power so you will always know it’s value. The downside is you can’t choose the location it revives to (without filling a location completely).
Possible Meta Deck
CanadianAlfredo
I think the key with Khonshu will be focusing on consistency in value, not trying to maximize value. What I mean is you want to discard cards that already have low Power and a good ability. That way, if you couldn’t discard Khonshu, he is still worth playing. Iron Man, for example, is incredible as a [5/5], not to mention a [5/8] or [5/12]. It’s worth playing a Khonshu in Phase 1 if you discard Iron Man. Your other big targets are Gorr and Blob. You have lots of On Reveal cards, so Gorr scales very well on top of the extra Power. Blob benefits from all of the higher Power cards in your deck (unless Gorr, Iron Man, and Scorn are all at the bottom of your deck, in which case you should be Retreating anyway). Blink should help you turn your discard enablers into a finisher.
The core of the deck just cares about Khonshu, some discard cards, and some high value targets. As long as you keep this general format, you can adjust the deck to fit your collection. Corvus Glaive could work here as well, but he could discard the wrong cards and pollute your discard pile.
Low CL Decks
CanadianAlfredo
Low CL players don’t have access to many discard cards, which makes it difficult to effectively use Khonshu. Since Corvus Glaive is also in this spotlight week and The First Ghost Rider is available for free in High Voltage, I think it’s fair to include them in this deck. The concept is the same as the meta deck, but Jubilee replaces Blink and White Tiger replaces either Gorr or Blob. The rest of the deck just looks for value in cards. Morbius and Strong Guy can grow to a high Power for their costs, and discard enablers have a high base Power. This should give you a strong amount of Power to compete on board without having to rely on Khonshu.
Fun Khonshu Deck
CanadianAlfredo
Hand Mill already wants to run cards like Moon Knight and Silver Samurai. You could use Ghost Rider to revive a discarded card, but Khonshu lets you get a lot more value without risking discarding Ghost Rider. Stature and Blink make for a cool combo that you can finish with. Even though Stature costs one, she is treated as a 5-Cost with Blink. This will guarantee you a Gorr or Khonshu every time as long as they’re still in your deck.
Khonshu Prediction
I think Khonshu will end up being a fun new Discard option that might establish itself as a new archetype. It has a niche usage since it requires very specific card types in order to function well. He doesn’t replace Apocalypse since you never really play out the Apocalypse in those decks. He doesn’t replace Hela since he only revives one card. So Khonshu basically only works in a deck that likes to discard things that don’t have a lot of Power.
Simply put, I think Khonshu will be fun, but not a must have. I wouldn’t throw all of your resources at him to make sure you pick him up, but he could create unique gameplay for you. I’m excited to get my hands on this card, but I’m not expecting him to move the meta.
For a detailed breakdown and review on Khonshu, check out our strategy guide below:
Corvus Glaive
Decks with Corvus Glaive
Corvus Glaive was once a very interesting card, but after the Discard meta shifted with buffs, nerfs, and some new tools, he just isn’t as strong as he used to be. He primarily fits into Discard decks that don’t really care what they discard. You just use him because he gives you two discards for one card slot, plus an extra energy.
Slyvin
This is a good example of how he is used. You have several good targets like Apocalypse, Helicarrier, Swarm, and Proxima Midnight. Your only bad targets are your Power cards like Morbius, Dracula, and M.O.D.O.K.. The extra energy can help you play out Dracula and Helicarrier if you fail to draw Dracula, or it can let you play out more cards that Helicarrier generates.
If I’m being honest here, Corvus Glaive isn’t a great card anymore. He was once used with Hela, but he doesn’t work as well anymore after her rework. Typical Discard decks prefer targeted discard for consistency, so Corvus simply becomes a liability. Most of the time, you won’t ever need the extra energy since the deck has a pretty easy curve to follow, and you rarely play out your big cards anyway. I wouldn’t prioritize this card at all. In his current state, there are way too many better discard options, and he simply never makes the cut.
Scorn
Decks with Scorn
Now for a good discard option, Scorn has definitely exceeded my expectations since her initial release. The introduction of Bullseye has made her especially useful in the strongest meta decks. She serves several roles of giving you a constant discard target, buffing your cards, and scaling her Power, and she can even proc Bullseye and The Collector.
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This deck gives you all of these cards in a deck together. Scorn, Swarm, and the Muramasa Shard all give you plenty of discard lines of play, helping you ensure you always have a win condition. Morbius, The Collector, and Miek can all scale in Power very quickly with all of the repeating discards you have. You can pull off some fun combos with Daken, Frigga, and Grand Master as well. Bullseye gives the deck a second M.O.D.O.K. that also litters your opponent’s board with negative Power.
This deck is pretty tight on card selection, so you don’t have a ton of room for substitutes if you want the deck to still perform well. You can use Arnim Zola to give you an extra Daken and a surprise Power shift. Colleen Wing is a good option if you need another discard enabler that targets those low Cost cards. You can even get away with using Moon Knight since your best cards are either cards you want to discard, or have an odd Cost and won’t be targeted.
Scorn is basically the Apocalypse of Bullseye decks. You won’t often play her out directly, but if she gets a high enough Power, playing a [1/6] or a [1/8] is never bad. Decks can function fine without her inclusion, but decks definitely become more consistent with her. I wouldn’t say she is a must-have card, but she’s more valuable than a luxury card. Needless to say, she’s definitely worth picking up.
Spotlight Variants
If you already own the cards the Spotlight Caches offer, one of the variants below will take its place! If you own none of the cards, the variants will appear after you open all four caches. Spotlight Variants are time exclusive to their release week and will not be available again until further notice.
If any of these Spotlight Variants feel like a must have for you, make sure to Cache In if you have enough caches saved to guarantee the pull!
Should I Cache In?
My recommendation this week is to Hoard Your Caches. This week has fine value, but Scorn is the only big hitter in my opinion. If Khonshu turns out to be really good, I would change to Cache In. Otherwise, two meme Discard options and one meta Discard option doesn’t justify using four keys.
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