Top Starbrand Decks for Marvel Snap Revealed

The Marvel universe is home to many powerful, muscle-bound characters, and the latest addition to *Marvel Snap* is Starbrand. Here's a look at the best Starbrand decks to maximize his potential in the game.

How Starbrand Works in Marvel Snap

Starbrand is a 3-cost, 10-power card with the ability: “Ongoing: Your opponent has +3 Power at each other location.” Unlike Mister Fantastic, who affects adjacent locations, Starbrand's power boost applies to the location he is not in. As an Ongoing card, strategies often involve using cards like Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress to mitigate his effect. Starbrand faces a hard counter from Shang-Chi and synergizes well with Surtur. However, his 3-cost slot makes him challenging to integrate into many decks, competing with cards like Surtur and Sauron.

Best Day One Starbrand Decks in Marvel Snap

Starbrand fits well into existing deck archetypes such as Shuri Sauron and Surtur. Here are two recommended decks:

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, can be optimized by swapping Ares for Vision. The strategy is to negate the negative effects of Ongoing cards using Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress, then buff another lane with Shuri into a card like Red Skull, and finally, use Taskmaster to copy that power. Traditionally, this deck used Ebony Maw instead of Zabu, but with Taskmaster's nerf to 6 cost, Zabu allows for powerful plays with Shuri and Starbrand on the final turns. Starbrand's drawback is less significant in this deck, but you can neutralize it with Enchantress.

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 with four Series 5 cards. The synergy between Sam Wilson and Cull Obsidian, combined with Surtur and Ares, makes it highly effective. Starbrand allows for playing Skaar at a reduced cost on curve by playing him alongside Ares, Attuma, and Crossbones on turns 4 and 5. Zero helps mitigate the downsides of Starbrand and Attuma. The key is to play Surtur first and hold Starbrand for the final turn with Zero and Skaar, though this requires some practice to master.

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Starbrand is a "wait and see" card, especially with recent meta shifts due to cards like Agamotto and Eson. Shuri Sauron might struggle to remain competitive, and Surtur decks' viability is uncertain after recent nerfs. It's best to monitor the meta for a few days before deciding to invest your resources in Starbrand.

And those are the best Starbrand decks in Marvel Snap.

Marvel Snap is available to play now.