Top Starbrand Decks for Marvel Snap Revealed

The Marvel universe is known for its array of powerful, muscular characters, and *Marvel Snap* is adding another with the introduction of Starbrand. Here's a guide to the best Starbrand decks in *Marvel Snap* to help you leverage this new addition effectively.

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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 the ability: “Ongoing: Your opponent has +3 Power at each other location.” Unlike Mister Fantastic, Starbrand's effect impacts every location except where he is played, making strategic placement crucial. As an Ongoing card, decks featuring Starbrand often include cards like Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress to counteract his downside. While Starbrand can be countered by Shang-Chi, he synergizes well with cards like Surtur. However, fitting him into decks at the 3-cost slot can be challenging due to competition from other powerful cards like Surtur and Sauron.

Best Day One Starbrand Decks in Marvel Snap

Starbrand fits well into two established deck archetypes: Shuri Sauron and Surtur. Although Shuri Sauron has seen less play recently, Starbrand might just breathe new life into it. Here’s a look at a budget-friendly Shuri Sauron deck:

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

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This deck is cost-effective, with Ares being the only Series 5 card, easily replaceable with Vision. The strategy revolves around negating the negative effects of your Ongoing cards, boosting a lane with Shuri into a high-power card like Red Skull, and then using Taskmaster to duplicate that power. Traditionally, this deck used Ebony Maw, but with Taskmaster's cost increase, Zabu enables playing Shuri with Starbrand or Ares for surprise power spikes. Starbrand's drawback is less significant in this tall strategy, and Enchantress can neutralize his effect while potentially hitting an opponent's Ongoing card.

For those looking to capitalize on recent meta shifts, the Surtur deck can be a strong home for Starbrand:

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

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This deck includes four Series 5 cards, with synergistic packages like Sam Wilson and Cull Obsidian, and high-level performers Surtur and Ares. Starbrand enables getting Skaar to 1 cost by playing alongside Ares, Attuma, and Crossbones. Zero mitigates the downsides of both Starbrand and Attuma, making it a versatile final turn play. The key challenge is timing Starbrand's play, ideally after Surtur, perhaps with Zero and Skaar on the final turn.

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

Starbrand is a card to watch closely. With recent meta shifts like the introduction of Agamotto and Eson, it's unclear if Shuri Sauron can compete effectively, even with Starbrand's addition. Similarly, the viability of Surtur decks in the current meta is uncertain. If you have the resources, it might be wise to observe how Starbrand performs over the first few days before investing.

And those are the best Starbrand decks in Marvel Snap.

Marvel Snap is available to play now.