Victoria Hand Decks Dominate Marvel Snap Meta

Marvel Snap's Victoria Hand: Deck Strategies and Value Assessment

Despite the ongoing success of Pokémon TCG Pocket, Marvel Snap continues its steady stream of new cards. This month's season pass card, Iron Patriot, enjoys strong synergy with the newly released Victoria Hand. This guide explores optimal Victoria Hand decks and assesses her overall value.

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• Victoria Hand's Mechanics
• Top Victoria Hand Decks (Day One)
• Is Victoria Hand Worth the Investment?

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 functions similarly to Cerebro, but only for cards generated in your hand, not your deck. This is crucial, as it renders her ineffective with cards like Arishem. Strong synergistic partners include Maria Hill, Sentinel, Agent Coulson, and Iron Patriot. Early on, be mindful of Rogues and Enchantresses attempting to disrupt her effect; her 2-cost, Ongoing nature allows for strategic late-game placement.

Top Victoria Hand Decks (Day One)

Victoria Hand's best pairing is arguably the season pass card, Iron Patriot, which generates high-cost cards with a cost reduction. Expect to see them together frequently. This combination may revitalize older Devil Dinosaur decks:

• Devil Dinosaur Deck: Maria Hill, Quinjet, Hydra Bob, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Sentinel, Victoria Hand, Mystique, Agent Coulson, Shang-Chi, Wiccan, Devil Dinosaur (Copy this list from Untapped)

This deck includes Hydra Bob (substitutable with a 1-cost card like Nebula), but Kate Bishop and Wiccan are essential. Victoria Hand's synergy with Sentinel is potent. A single Hand boosts generated Sentinels to 2-cost, 5-power cards; doubling her effect with Mystique makes them 7-power cards. Combine this with Quinjet for consistently powerful plays. Wiccan provides late-game power boosts, potentially enabling a final turn with Devil Dinosaur, Victoria Hand, and a Sentinel. If Wiccan isn't played, focusing on another lane with Devil Dinosaur (potentially copied by Mystique) provides a solid backup strategy.

A second deck utilizes the often-dreaded Arishem, even though Victoria Hand doesn't directly impact cards added to the deck:

• Arishem Deck: Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, Doom 2099, Galactus, Daughter of Galactus, Nick Fury, Legion, Doctor Doom, Alioth, Mockingbird, Arishem (Copy this list from Untapped)

This deck leverages the card generation of Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, and Nick Fury, all of which benefit from Victoria Hand's ability. While deck-generated cards miss out on the power boost, the overall card generation provides a strong board presence. Even after nerfs, Arishem remains a meta-defining deck, and this version utilizes random generation to keep opponents guessing.

Is Victoria Hand Worth Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens?

Victoria Hand is a valuable addition for players who enjoy 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 must-have, collection-defining card. Skipping her won't necessarily hinder your progress.

That said, upcoming cards this month appear less impactful than Victoria Hand, making her a potentially worthwhile investment of your resources.

Marvel Snap is available now.