Marvel Snap's Victoria Hand: Deck Strategies and Value Assessment
Despite the ongoing popularity of Pokémon TCG Pocket, Marvel Snap continues its robust card releases. This guide focuses on Victoria Hand, a new card released alongside the season pass card, Iron Patriot, and explores optimal deck strategies.
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 functions similarly to Cerebro, but crucially, only affects cards generated in your hand, not your deck. This distinguishes her from cards like Arishem. Strong synergies exist with cards like Maria Hill, Sentinel, Agent Coulson, and Iron Patriot. Early game vulnerability to Rogues and Enchantresses is mitigated by her 2-cost, Ongoing nature, allowing for later deployment.
Top Victoria Hand Decks
Victoria Hand's synergy with Iron Patriot is undeniable. This combination revitalizes older Devil Dinosaur decks. One example includes:
Hydra Bob can be substituted with a comparable 1-cost card like Nebula, but Kate Bishop and Wiccan are essential. The combination of Victoria Hand and Sentinel creates potent 2-cost, 5-power Sentinels, boosted to 7 power with Mystique. Quinjet further amplifies this strategy. Wiccan provides an additional power boost on the final turn, potentially enabling a powerful Devil Dinosaur play. If Wiccan's effect isn't achieved, a backup strategy involves using Devil Dinosaur and Mystique in other lanes.
Another deck utilizes Arishem, despite the card's nerf:
This deck leverages card generation, utilizing Victoria Hand to buff cards generated in hand. While cards starting in the deck don't benefit, the generated cards still provide a strong board presence. Even after nerfs, this Arishem-based deck remains a formidable meta contender.
Is 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 ensures her relevance in various meta decks. However, she isn't a game-changing, must-have card. Considering the weaker cards slated for release later this month, investing resources in Victoria Hand might be preferable.
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