Marvel Snap: Unveiling the Superiority of Victoria Hand Decks

Marvel Snap's Victoria Hand: Deck Strategies and Value Assessment

Despite the ongoing popularity of Pokemon TCG Pocket, Marvel Snap continues its steady release of new cards. This guide focuses on Victoria Hand, a new card released alongside the season pass card, Iron Patriot. We'll explore optimal Victoria Hand deck builds and assess her overall value.

Victoria Hand's Mechanics

Victoria Hand is a 2-cost, 3-power card with the ongoing ability: "Your cards created in your hand have +2 Power." This straightforward effect acts like a Cerebro for hand-generated cards, but crucially, not for cards generated within your deck (rendering it ineffective with cards like Arishem). Optimal synergy exists with cards like Maria Hill, Sentinel, Agent Coulson, and Iron Patriot. Early gameplay might involve facing Rogues and Enchantresses attempting to counter her effect; her 2-cost Ongoing nature allows for strategic late-game deployment.

Top Victoria Hand Decks (Day One)

Victoria Hand's strongest synergy is with Iron Patriot, the season pass card, which generates a high-cost card with a cost reduction. Many decks featuring these two cards are emerging, often reviving older archetypes.

Devil Dinosaur Variant:

This deck utilizes a combination of hand generation and powerful cards. Key cards include Maria Hill, Quinjet, Hydra Bob (or a suitable 1-cost replacement like Nebula), Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Sentinel, Victoria Hand, Mystique, Agent Coulson, Shang-Chi, Wiccan, and Devil Dinosaur. Kate Bishop and Wiccan are essential; the synergy between Victoria Hand and Sentinel creates exceptionally powerful 1-cost Sentinels when boosted by Mystique. Wiccan provides a powerful late-game push, potentially alongside Devil Dinosaur. If Wiccan's effect isn't triggered, a backup strategy involves using Devil Dinosaur and Mystique for lane control.

Arishem Variant:

This deck incorporates Victoria Hand into a popular Arishem deck, despite her inability to directly buff Arishem's summoned cards. The deck includes Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, Doom 2099, Galactus, Daughter of Galactus, Nick Fury, Legion, Doctor Doom, Alioth, Mockingbird, and Arishem. The focus remains on generating cards that benefit from Victoria Hand's power boost, creating a board presence even without directly impacting Arishem's summoned cards. This deck capitalizes on random generation to keep opponents guessing.

Is Victoria Hand Worth the Investment?

Victoria Hand is a valuable addition for players who enjoy hand-generation strategies, especially when paired with Iron Patriot. Her potent effect makes her a potentially meta-defining card. However, she isn't a must-have card that fundamentally alters the collection. Her value relative to upcoming cards should be considered; if the next releases are underwhelming, prioritizing Victoria Hand might be a worthwhile strategy.

Marvel Snap is currently available for play.