Top Starbrand Decks for Marvel Snap Revealed

In the Marvel universe, where muscle-bound, Hulk-like characters abound, the latest addition to *Marvel Snap* is Starbrand. Let's dive into the best Starbrand decks in *Marvel Snap* and explore how this powerful card can enhance your gameplay.

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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 3-cost, 10-power card with an ongoing ability that reads: "Ongoing: Your opponent has +3 Power at each other location." Unlike Mister Fantastic, Starbrand's effect is not limited to adjacent locations; it applies to any location where Starbrand is not played. To mitigate the downside of this ability, decks typically incorporate cards like Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress.

Starbrand faces a hard counter from Shang-Chi and synergizes well with Surtur. However, fitting Starbrand into decks can be challenging due to its 3-cost slot, which often competes with Surtur or Sauron.

Best Day One Starbrand Decks in Marvel Snap

Starbrand seamlessly fits into two established deck types: Shuri Sauron and Surtur. Let's explore these decks and how Starbrand can breathe new life into them:

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, featuring only Ares as a Series 5 card (easily replaceable with Vision), leverages Zabu's ability to enhance its strategy. The gameplay is straightforward: use Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress to neutralize the negative effects of your Ongoing cards, then buff another lane with Shuri into a card like Red Skull, and finally, secure a location by copying that high power with Taskmaster.

Traditionally, this deck used Ebony Maw instead of Zabu, but with Taskmaster's cost now at 6, it's harder to play both on the final turn. Zabu allows you to play Shuri alongside Starbrand or Ares in the later turns, offering surprise power spikes. Starbrand's +3 power to your opponent's locations is less of a drawback in this deck, and Enchantress can be used to cancel it out while 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 is more expensive, featuring four Series 5 cards. Sam Wilson and Cull Obsidian work synergistically, while Surtur and Ares are key to its high-level performance. Starbrand enables you to reduce Skaar to a 1-cost card by playing it after two of Ares, Attuma, and Crossbones on turns 4 and 5. Zero helps mitigate the downsides of Starbrand and Attuma, though even without Zero, it remains a strong final turn play.

The challenge with this deck is timing Starbrand's play. Ideally, you'd play Surtur first and save Starbrand for the final turn with Zero and Skaar, though this may not always be feasible. It will take some trial and error to master Starbrand's integration into this established deck.

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

Starbrand is a "wait and see" card, especially with recent meta shifts due to cards like Agamotto and Eson. Whether Shuri Sauron can remain competitive or if Surtur decks will thrive in the current meta remains uncertain. If you have the resources, it might be wise to observe how Starbrand performs over a few days before investing in it.

And there you have it—the best Starbrand decks in Marvel Snap. Whether you're looking to revitalize old favorites or experiment with new strategies, Starbrand offers exciting possibilities.

Marvel Snap is available to play now.