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It’s new card Tuesday in Second Dinner’s superhero CCG, with Marvel Snap’s Ravonna Renslayer arriving in style to join as part of the Loki For All Time season. This character might not have a mask or cape, but she’s already finding their way into some of the best Marvel Snap decks thanks to an effect that makes powerful cards like Knull, Arnim Zola, and Hobgoblin easier to play.

Joining the roster of Marvel Snap cards as a three-cost three-power summon, Ravonna Renslayer’s effect reads as ‘Ongoing: Your cards with one or less Power cost one less. (minimum 1).’ This effect makes Ravonna a combo starter for plenty of deck types, from making it easier to create multiple copies of Knull with Arnim Zola, to creating some chaos by getting Mister Negative out on the board for one less power.

In terms of counters to Ravonna, cards like Enchantress and Echo can shut down ongoing cards in a second, so it’s best to take one of either or both into a battle if you’re expecting to face the TVA agent. There’s also the Super Skrull option, whose effect allows you to steal Ravonna’s ongoing ability and use it for yourself. Considering a lot of players test out new cards in the week they’re released, it might be an idea to add a copy of the overpowered Skrull warrior to your deck.

Next week sees the arrival of another character from Disney’s Loki series in the form of Mobius M. Mobius. There’s hope in the community that one of either of the two new arrivals can help to counter the Loki meta decks currently occupying the top tier or Marvel Snap decks. Whether we can see a new archetype capable of taking down Thor’s trickster brother is entirely up to the deck-crafting abilities of the community, but we wouldn’t bet against them.

There you have it, all you need to know about the arrival of Marvel Snap’s Ravonna Renslayer. While you’re here, be sure to check out our Roblox game codes, including links to Blade Ball codes, Type Soul codes, and plenty more.

It’s finally here, the Marvel Snap Steam launch! While we mobile users have been putting together Marvel Snap decks in the fully-fledged and final game for almost a year now, PC users have been lagging behind with an early access version. All that changes today, with Second Dinner using the Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live showcase to reveal the Marvel Snap Steam client is now available to play.

The big release is especially exciting for Snap streamers, with the growing contingent of superhero content creators struggling with the Marvel Snap mobile app since its release. Now, with the official Steam client catching up to the mobile version, your favorite content creators can stream Marvel Snap on Steam from their fancy high-end PCs, without having to worry about getting a call from their mum halfway through an infinite run in conquest mode.

To celebrate the launch of Marvel Snap on Steam, anyone who jumps onto the PC client in the next month can pick up a snazzy Devil Dinosaur Mech variant to add to their collection. There’s also a series of Marvel Snap Twitch drops coming, so you can pick up some in-game credits and variants free of charge. These Twitch drops are only around for a week though, so make sure to show your favorite Marvel Snap streamer some love to get something in return.

Second Dinner’s Chief Development Officer is incredibly excited to bring the game to PC, as you can tell by the following quote. “Launching the game on PC has been a dream of ours for years now, and we’ve worked really hard to ensure it’s an experience that players new and old are going to absolutely love. This is especially an exciting time for the streaming community, who have welcomed MARVEL SNAP with open arms. The game looks absolutely beautiful on PC and we can’t wait to see the epic streams on Twitch now that we’re live.”

With that, you’re up to date on the official Marvel Snap Steam launch. To get off to a solid start, check out our guides to Marvel Snap cards and the Marvel Snap season pass.

May 23, 2023: It looks like there’s been an issue with the release of High Evolutionary. We’re waiting to hear more from Second Dinner.

Marvel Snap’s High Evolutionary is the latest card to arrive in Second Dinner’s superhero-powered game, completely changing the play style of multiple heroes. The villainous star of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 and other Marvel games might not be a powerhouse on his own, but alongside Hulk, Cyclops, and cards with no ability, the meta is about to get pretty interesting with souped-up supes.

Arriving as a four-cost four-power card, the High Evolutionary’s effect reads, ‘at the start of the game, unlock the potential of your cards with no abilities.’ That means it’s no longer just Patriot that no ability cards like Misty Knight and Shocker can rely on, but High Evolutionary too, with the intelligent alien’s enhancements offering power boosts for your cards and nerfs for your opponent.

In terms of recommendations for decks to add High Evolutionary to, it’s hard to say. Really, High Evolutionary is powerful enough to develop an entire deck around, and with most of the components cards you pick up early in the game, it’s only the fresh villain you need to add to your roster to make something worthy of meta play.

You can pick up High Evolutionary for the price of 6,000 collector’s tokens, and for the first time in a while with new Marvel Snap cards, we think it’s completely worth it. Just a few hours in and we’re seeing reports of countless High Evolutionary decks, so you know how the old saying goes. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

There you have it, all you need to know about Marvel Snap’s High Evolutionary. While you’re here, see what ideas you might get for this new card from our Marvel Snap decks guide and Marvel Snap tier list. Or, for more ancient space beings and unbelievable powers, jump on the Astral Express with our Honkai Star Rail tier list and Honkai Star Rail codes.

To celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, the Marvel Snap Lunar New Year event has begun. Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for giving, so Second Dinner is treating us all to some awesome rewards and exclusive card variants.

Marvel Snap is giving out credits, gold, and boosters to celebrate the New Year, but the best gift in our opinion is the special Sword Master card variant which is themed to feature a traditional lion dance dragon. The card comes with an exclusive ‘Happy Lunar New Year’ title for your profile.

A total of 400 gold, 150 credits, 35 Jubilee boosters, and 35 Sword Master boosters can be redeemed between January 22 and 28.

Speaking of Jubilee, you can also grab a Lunar New Year Jubilee bundle called ‘Festival Fireworks’ in the shop, which features a Jubilee card variant and matching profile picture, 66 Jubilee boosters, 500 credits and 500 gold. This bundle is on sale for £4.49/$4.99 and is available until February 5.

That’s everything you need to know about Marvel Snap’s Lunar New Year event. For more Marvel Snap content, check out our Marvel Snap decks guide.

When it comes to Marvel Snap decks, there’s plenty of options for how to set them up. Still, with countless combinations between the cards across the roster, it can be hard to figure out what exactly is the most potent mix of powerful and playable cards. That’s where we come in, with our detailed Marvel Snap decklists.

If you want to get your hands on this comic card game sooner rather than later, check out our Marvel Snap download guide, or if you want to see our thoughts on the complete package, see our Marvel Snap review and Marvel Snap tier list. Or, if you’re looking to save the world in some other way, take a browse through our picks of the best My Hero Academia games.

Marvel Snap decks

With every card game, there’s plenty of potential combos on offer to startle your opponents. It’s no different in this one, with the best Marvel Snap decks constructed in a specific way to hang around a certain synergy, special card, or combinations that up the odds of victory. We’ve decided to split our recommendations into beginner decks, for those still getting used to the format, and the best of the best Marvel Snap decks for taking on fellow players online.

Marvel Snap starter deck

We all begin with the same starter deck in Marvel Snap, featuring some powerful basic cards but few potent effects. While it’s not the worst set in the world, it’s worth trading out cards like Hulk and Abomination for Odin and Gamora when you pick them up as battle pass rewards as their on-reveal effects can be game-changing. Fortunately, all of your early battles will be against bots, so you can use this mediocre set until you unlock the required components for our beginner deck recommendations.

Marvel Snap beginner decks

If you’re still getting to grips with this superhero-powered card game, it makes sense to try out one of our beginner Marvel Snap deck suggestions. We’ve chosen builds that get you used to the idea of concepts like summons, combinations, and destruction effects, and are all available in card pool one (collection level rewards 1-214). Once you have your head around these ideas, you should be confident enough to try building your own deck, but if you aren’t, find your way a little further down the page for some of the best Marvel Snap deck recipes we could muster.

Ongoing effects 101

Decklist: Antman, Squirrel Girl, Nightcrawler, The Watcher, Mister Sinister, The Punisher, Captain America, Ka-zar, Iron Man, Blue Marvel, Onslaught

Ongoing effects are difficult to deal with as they continue to change the game after you play them, so it’s no surprise that a deck built around the concept is one of the most viable pool one Marvel Snap decks. There’s plenty of combinations here, with Kazar providing boosts from Squirrel Girl – and her squirrels – as well as Antman, Nightcrawler, and the Watcher. Blue Marvel further boosts the attack power of all your heroes by one, and if you play Onslaught at the same location, you can turn this into a double boost.

On reveal effects 101

Decklist: Hawkeye, Mantis, Nightcrawler, Angela, Cable, Scarlet Witch, Wolfsbane, Groot, White Queen, White Tiger, Odin

Orientating around a bunch of powerful on reveal effects, this deck is easy to construct with cards you can pick up from the first pool (rewards for collection levels 1-214). The main gimmick here is to set up on reveal effects across two locations while trying to find Odin for a powerful end game play. Odin’s effect allows for on reveal effects to happen again at the location you play him at, which can boost Wolfsbane’s attack into terrifying territories, provide another 7-power tiger with White Tiger, or double Groot’s power points.

Destruction effects 101

Decklist: Angel, Nightcrawler, Nova, Blade, Carnage, Wolverine, Lady Sif, Sword Master, Enchantress, Klaw, Spider-Woman, Apocalypse

This is the riskiest of our three beginner decks, but it’s also the set with the most potential to be an absolute nightmare for your opponents, With the hand destruction effects of Lady Sif and Blade able to power up Apocalypse by four points for each time it’s destroyed, I’ve seen combos that end up with the mighty planet smasher with more than double it’s original power points. Pair this with Enchantress’ ability for shutting down ongoing effects, and Spider-Woman decreasing your opponent’s power points, and there’s a lot of disruptive late-game plays on offer here.

Marvel Snap intermediate decks

With cards from pools two and three, these intermediate decks pack more of a punch than our beginner decks, but have easier-to-understand strategies than our meta picks.

Self-destruction Deadpool

Decklist: Bucky Barney, Carnage, Deadpool, Deathlok, Forge, The Hood, Hulk Buster, Killmonger, Nova, Taskmaster, Wave

Not only is Deadpool one of the biggest hitters in the box office, but he’s also one of the wildest regeneration engines in all of Marvel Snap. With an effect that brings the hero back to the hand with its power doubled, which over the course of a few turns can turn Deadpool into one of the most potent cards in the game. Match this with Nova, who boosts her fellow heroes by one power point after destruction, and Bucky Barnes’ transformation into the Winter Soldier when taken down, you can create a field that the opponent doesn’t know how to work around.

Sera Mystique summons

Decklist: America Chavez, Ant Man, Angela, Bishop, Colleen Wing, Dracula, Maximus, Mojo, Mysterio, Mystique, Scarlet Witch, Sera, Star Lord

Building a deck around the combo between Sera and Mystique is a great way to get to grips with summoning in Marvel Snap. Sera allows for quicker summons with an ongoing effect that subtracts one energy point from the cost of cards in your hands. Mystique makes like she does in the movies and serves as an incredible mimic, copying the last ongoing effect you played. This tots up for a total of -2 to the energy cost in your hand, which might not sound OP, but trust me when I say that it is.

The Wong Spectrum

Decklist: Ant-Man, Armor, Colossus, Cosmo, Ebony Maw, Goose, Lizard, Mystique, Mister Fantastic, Quinjet, Spectrum, Wong

Like we mentioned earlier, getting your head around card combinations is pivotal to finding your way in this game, and there’s few better ways of doing this than between Wong and Spectrum. Wong’s effect is simple enough in that it causes on reveal effects in a set location to happen twice. Combine this with Spectrum’s on reveal plus two power boost, you can get an easy plus four for your heroes in a single play.

There’s another trick to this deck too though, with lots of players choosing to include a variety of ongoing effect heroes that help to control the field. The best of the bunch are Mister Fantastic, Goose, and Lizard, but it’s also a good idea to include a copy of Ant-Man to benefit from control over the field with a plus three power boost possible.

The best Marvel Snap meta decks

If you’re too much of a hero to play with the beginners, worry not, we’ve got the best Marvel Snap decks for taking to online play. As more cards arrive in the game, we’ll be back to update these Marvel Snap decklists with the freshest of the superfine superhero sets.

Deathpool self-destruction

Decklist: Bucky Barney, Carnage, Deadpool, Death, Deathlok, The Hood, Hulk Buster, Killmonger, Nova, Taskmaster, Wave

This deck is popping with card effects that use self-destruction as a means of taking out opponents’ cards, increasing your hero’s points, and summoning the powerful entity of Death herself. Death’s effect makes playing her on the field easier by costing one less energy point for every card destroyed in the game, and with the kamikaze effects of Deadpool, The Hood, Venom, and more, you can easily get her out in an endgame situation.

Sera Zemo summons

Decklist: Angela, Bishop, Carnage, Lizard, Maximus, Mysterio, Red Skull, Sera, Taskmaster, Typhoid Mary, Zero

Sera is one of the most OP cards available in the current Marvel Snap roster, with an effect that lowers the energy point cost of cards in your hand. Combine this with Zero, a veritable bear trap of a card that cancels out the next effect used, and you can quickly find yourself in a position of power on the board. Add in Taskmaster to benefit from powerful summons and you’re well on your way to taking down opponents.

Patriots, drones, and clones

Decklist: Blue Marvel, Debrii, Ka-zar, Mister Sinister, Misty Knight, Mystique, Onslaught, Patriot, Shocker, Squirrel Girl, Ultron, Wasp

This deck combines two separate strategies to create one of the most popular Marvel Snap decks in the current meta. The first half of the idea behind this deck is in the synergy between Patriot, with an effect boosting the power points of cards with no effect by two, Ka-zar, who offers a further plus one power point to heroes that only have one to start with, and a few seemingly weak cards like Wasp, Misty Knight, and Shocker. If all that wasn’t enough, Blue Marvel also makes an appearance in some builds of this set, boosting the power points of in-play with an ongoing plus one.

The second part of this deck’s overall strategy is in swarming the field of play with low-cost tokens – we’re calling them tokens for lack of a better word, these are on-field heroes with no original cards but are created by the effect of other heroes, like tokens in Yu-Gi-Oh!. Cards like Ultron, Debri, and Squirrel Girl can all create tokens, and these tokens also receive the power point boost from Blue Marvel and Kaz-ar. For the final flavour in this incredible deck, add a copy of Onslaught, who throws this deck into OP territory by doubling the effect of any ongoing effects in play.

Destroyer

Decklist: Nova, The Hood, Armor, Bucky Barnes, Carnage, Colossus, Deathlok, Green Goblin, Killmonger, Warpath, Hobgoblin, Destroyer

This is one of the trickier Marvel Snap decks to get your head around, with plenty of effects that can only work out if you play intelligent combos. There’s multiple ideas at play here, from using Green Goblin and Hobgoblin to occupy locations on your opponent’s side of the field while lowering their overall power points. Then there’s the destruction effects just like the Deathpool deck, but with the added flavour of Destroyer as an end-game monolith capable of overpowering a full location just by himself.

There you have it, our picks for the best beginner and meta Marvel Snap decks. To make some room for more games on your phone, see our how to delete apps on iPhone and how to delete contacts on iPhone.

The Marvel brand has never been stronger, and while it slowly takes over every avenue of media with blockbuster films and TV shows, the comics company is gradually branching out into different genres of video games after decades of action. Well, Marvel Snap is taking mobile devices by storm, as the deck-building superhero title lets us build up a deck filled with our fave comic heroes.

If you’re a Marvel Snap beginner, there are a few things you need to know to help you in your first steps, and some other tips and tricks that can make your life easier. If you’re familiar with titles such as Hearthstone, you may be at an advantage, but there are still some differences in Marvel Snap, so there’s a lot to learn.

Before we dive fully into our guide, be sure to have a look at our other great content, including articles that cover topics like Marvel Snap decks, Marvel Snap download, the best Marvel games on Switch and mobile, Marvel’s Midnight Suns release date, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 cheat codes, and Marvel Future Revolution codes.

Let’s swing into our Marvel Snap beginner guide.

Marvel Snap beginner guide

Finish the missions

It seems obvious, but a lot of people miss this! Battles are the main attraction here, but you can also tap on the missions tab on the home screen to see other tasks you can complete as you take down foes in online matches. These can help your progression in the battle pass and unlock rewards to further boost your deck. You have to battle anyway, so keep a keen eye on the missions to make sure you get everything you can out of the game.

Balance your deck well

We all want to use heavy hitters like Hulk or Apocalypse to destroy opponents, but at the beginning of the match, you don’t have enough energy to play these sorts of characters, so a deck full of high-energy cards leaves you sitting on your thumbs while the opponent gets ahead. Some common cards also feature really helpful skills, like Black Widow’s ability to add a Widow’s Bite card to the opponent’s deck, or Mantis’ ability which allows you to draw a card from your foe’s deck. Balance things carefully, and use the little guys.

Retreat if you need to

It’s not a fun feeling to lose, but the gameplay at the heart of Marvel’s Snap is the snap, a gambit which could see you winning more or less essential cubes depending on how much you’re willing to wager. Well, if it looks like you’re not getting anywhere fast, there is no harm in retreating before you end up losing more cubes than you care to part with. You’ll definitely see a few opponents retreating, so save yourself some resources and get out when you can see your opponent outmatches you. You’ll get them next time.

Undo your actions

Did you play the wrong card? Or instantly realise your mistake? There’s actually an undo button that becomes visible when you press on the blue energy orb after playing a card. It’s a simple tip, but one that could get you out of a tight spot when you make a silly mistake.

Don’t forget to upgrade your cards

As you battle, you slowly begin to amass resources, and while it’s great to add new cards to your deck, a handy way to use a little less of your hard-earned cash is to power up the cards you already have. As you play with each card you unlock boosters for that specific card, make sure you use these to power up your pack, helping you to collect more cards and move up the ranks even quicker.

OK Marvel fans, that’s all we have for now, but we’ll certainly come back with more tips and tricks as we continue to get to grips with Marvel Snap. In the meantime, check out our Marvel Snap review to see exactly why everyone is raving about this new title.