Marvel Snap's Top Victoria Hand Decks Dominate Meta

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 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 ability acts like a Cerebro effect, but only for cards generated in your hand, not your deck. This is crucial, meaning cards like Arishem are not directly boosted. Strong synergies exist with cards like Maria Hill, Sentinel, Agent Coulson, and Iron Patriot. Early game, be mindful of Rogues and Enchantresses attempting to counter her effect. Her 2-cost and Ongoing nature allows for strategic late-game deployment.

Top Victoria Hand Decks

Victoria Hand's strongest synergy is with Iron Patriot, the season pass card, which generates high-cost cards with a cost reduction. Expect to see these two cards together frequently. One effective deck utilizes this synergy:

Devil Dinosaur Variant: Maria Hill, Quinjet, Hydra Bob, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Sentinel, Victoria Hand, Mystique, Agent Coulson, Shang-Chi, Wiccan, Devil Dinosaur. (Copyable from Untapped)

This deck includes several Series 5 cards beyond Victoria Hand and Iron Patriot. Hydra Bob is potentially swappable for a 1-cost alternative like Nebula, but Kate Bishop and Wiccan are essential. The combination of Victoria Hand and Sentinel creates powerful 1-cost, 5-power (or even 7-power with Mystique) Sentinels when played with Quinjet. Wiccan provides additional late-game power boosts. Devil Dinosaur serves as a fallback win condition.

A second viable deck incorporates Victoria Hand into an Arishem-based strategy:

Arishem Variant: Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, Doom 2099, Galactus, Daughter of Galactus, Nick Fury, Legion, Doctor Doom, Alioth, Mockingbird, Arishem. (Copyable from Untapped)

This deck utilizes the random card generation of Arishem, even though Victoria Hand doesn't directly affect cards added to the deck from it. Cards like Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, and others generate cards that benefit from Victoria Hand's buff. Despite Arishem's nerf, this remains a competitive deck.

Victoria Hand: Worth the Investment?

Victoria Hand is a valuable addition for players enjoying hand-generation strategies, especially when paired with Iron Patriot. Her powerful effect will likely see continued use in meta decks. However, she isn't a game-changing, must-have card. If you choose to skip her, it's unlikely to significantly hinder your progress. However, considering the relatively weaker cards slated for release later in the month, investing in Victoria Hand might be a prudent resource allocation.

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