Top Starbrand Decks for Marvel Snap Revealed

There’s an exciting new addition to the Marvel universe in Marvel Snap with the release of Starbrand. This powerful character brings unique strategies to the game, and here are the best Starbrand decks to help you dominate your matches.

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• How Starbrand Works in Marvel Snap
• Best Day One Starbrand Decks in Marvel Snap
• Should You Use Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens on Starbrand?

How Starbrand Works in Marvel Snap

Starbrand is a 3-cost, 10-power card with an ongoing ability that states: "Ongoing: Your opponent has +3 Power at each other location." Unlike Mister Fantastic, Starbrand affects all other locations, not just adjacent ones. As an Ongoing card, integrating Starbrand into your deck often involves using cards like Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress to mitigate his downside.

Starbrand is notably countered by Shang-Chi and synergizes well with cards like Surtur. However, fitting him into decks can be challenging due to competition at the 3-cost slot with other powerful options like Surtur and Sauron.

Best Day One Starbrand Decks in Marvel Snap

Starbrand fits well into two established deck archetypes: Shuri Sauron and Surtur. Let's explore how he can revitalize these strategies:

Shuri Sauron Deck

• Deck List: Zabu, Zero, Armor, Lizard, Sauron, Starbrand, Shuri, Ares, Enchantress, Typhoid Mary, Red Skull, Taskmaster
• Copy Deck List: Click here to copy from Untapped.

This deck is budget-friendly, featuring only Ares as a Series 5 card, which can be swapped with Vision. Utilizing Zabu's ability, this deck removes negative effects from Ongoing cards using Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress. You can then buff another lane with Shuri into a card like Red Skull and replicate that power with Taskmaster.

With Taskmaster's nerf to 6 cost, Zabu allows you to play Shuri alongside Starbrand or Ares on the final turns, providing unexpected power spikes. Starbrand's drawback is less significant in this tall deck, and Enchantress can neutralize his effect while potentially hitting an opponent's Ongoing card.

Surtur Deck

• Deck List: Zabu, Zero, Armor, Sam Wilson, Captain America, Cosmo, Surtur, Starbrand, Ares, Attuma, Crossbones, Cull Obsidian, Skaar
• Copy Deck List: Click here to copy from Untapped.

This deck is more expensive, with four Series 5 cards. The synergy between Sam Wilson and Cull Obsidian, combined with the high-level play of Surtur and Ares, is crucial. Starbrand enables you to reduce Skaar to 1 cost by playing him into two of Ares, Attuma, and Crossbones on turns 4 and 5. Zero helps mitigate the downsides of Starbrand and Attuma.

The key challenge is timing Starbrand's play correctly, ideally after Surtur and alongside Zero and Skaar on the final turn. It may take some practice to master this deck.

Should You Use Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens on Starbrand?

Starbrand is a "wait and see" card, especially with recent meta shifts due to additions like Agamotto and Eson. The viability of Shuri Sauron and Surtur decks remains uncertain. It's wise to observe the meta's development before committing resources to Starbrand.

And those are the best Starbrand decks in Marvel Snap. Enjoy dominating the game with this new, powerful addition!

Marvel Snap is available to play now.