Top Starbrand Decks for Marvel Snap Revealed

The Marvel universe is home to many powerful, Hulk-like characters, and the latest addition to *Marvel Snap* is Starbrand. Here's a detailed look at the best Starbrand decks in *Marvel Snap* to help you dominate the game.

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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 formidable 3-cost, 10-power card with an ongoing ability: "Ongoing: Your opponent has +3 Power at each other location." Unlike Mister Fantastic, which impacts only adjacent locations, Starbrand affects all locations except where it's played. To counter this drawback, players often use cards like Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress in their decks.

While Shang-Chi is a hard counter to Starbrand, he synergizes well with cards like Surtur. However, fitting Starbrand into decks can be challenging due to the competition at the 3-cost slot with cards like Surtur and Sauron.

Best Day One Starbrand Decks in Marvel Snap

Starbrand seamlessly fits into two established deck types: Shuri Sauron and Surtur. Although Shuri Sauron has seen a dip in popularity, Starbrand might breathe new life into it:

• Shuri Sauron Deck:

  • Zabu
  • Zero
  • Armor
  • Lizard
  • Sauron
  • Starbrand
  • Shuri
  • Ares
  • Enchantress
  • Typhoid Mary
  • Red Skull
  • Taskmaster

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  This budget-friendly deck includes only Ares as a Series 5 card, which can be swapped with Vision. Leveraging Zabu's ability, the deck focuses on removing negative effects from Ongoing cards with Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress, then boosting another lane with Shuri into a card like Red Skull, and finally securing a location with Taskmaster's copied power. The recent nerf to Taskmaster necessitates strategic adjustments, making Zabu a better choice than Ebony Maw for playing alongside Starbrand or Ares on the final turns.

  Starbrand's drawback is less impactful when going tall with Shuri, and it can be neutralized with Enchantress right after playing Starbrand, potentially hitting an opponent's Ongoing card.

• Surtur Deck:

  • Zabu
  • Zero
  • Armor
  • Sam Wilson
  • Captain America
  • Cosmo
  • Surtur
  • Starbrand
  • Ares
  • Attuma
  • Crossbones
  • Cull Obsidian
  • Skaar

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  This deck, featuring four Series 5 cards, synergizes Sam Wilson with Cull Obsidian and leverages Surtur and Ares for high-level play. With Starbrand, it's possible to reduce Skaar to a 1-cost card on curve by playing Starbrand into a combination of Ares, Attuma, and Crossbones on turns 4 and 5. Zero helps mitigate the downsides of Starbrand and Attuma, making it a versatile final turn play.

  The key challenge is timing Starbrand's play, ideally after Surtur and on the final turn with Zero and Skaar, though this may require some experimentation to optimize.

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

Starbrand is a "wait and see" card, especially with recent meta shifts caused by powerhouses like Agamotto and Eson. The viability of Shuri Sauron and Surtur decks remains uncertain amidst these changes. If you have the resources, it might be wise to observe how Starbrand performs over a few days before committing.

And those are the best Starbrand decks in Marvel Snap. Dive in and see how this Hulk-like character can elevate your gameplay.

Marvel Snap is available to play now.