Top Starbrand Decks for Marvel Snap Revealed

The Marvel universe is no stranger to powerful, muscle-bound characters, and the latest addition to *Marvel Snap* is Starbrand. Here's a detailed look at the best Starbrand decks you can try right out of the gate.

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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 intriguing ability: "Ongoing: Your opponent has +3 Power at each other location." Unlike cards like Mister Fantastic that affect adjacent locations, Starbrand's effect spans all other locations where it's not played. As an Ongoing card, decks featuring Starbrand often include counters like Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress to mitigate its drawback.

While Shang-Chi can hard counter Starbrand, he synergizes well with cards like Surtur. However, fitting Starbrand into decks can be tricky due to competition for the 3-cost slot with cards like Surtur or Sauron.

Best Day One Starbrand Decks in Marvel Snap

Starbrand fits well into two established deck types: Shuri Sauron and Surtur. Let's explore how he can revitalize these 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 features only Ares as a Series 5 card, easily replaceable with Vision. The strategy revolves around using Zabu's ability to play high-cost cards earlier, negating the negative effects of Ongoing cards with Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress, then buffing a lane with Shuri into a card like Red Skull, and finally copying that power with Taskmaster. Starbrand's drawback is less impactful in this deck due to the focus on high-power plays, and Enchantress can nullify his effect if needed.

Related: Best Redwing Decks in Marvel Snap

Surtur Deck:

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

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This more expensive deck includes four Series 5 cards. The synergy between Sam Wilson and Cull Obsidian, alongside Surtur and Ares, makes it a powerhouse. With Starbrand, you can potentially reduce Skaar's cost to 1 by playing Starbrand with two of Ares, Attuma, or Crossbones on turns 4 and 5. Zero can mitigate the drawbacks of Starbrand and Attuma, and even if you don't play Zero seamlessly, he's a strong final turn option. However, mastering the timing of playing Starbrand in this deck requires some practice.

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

Starbrand is a "wait and see" card due to recent meta shifts with cards like Agamotto and Eson. The viability of Shuri Sauron and Surtur decks remains uncertain. It's best to wait a few days to see how Starbrand performs in the current meta before spending your resources.

And those are the best Starbrand decks in Marvel Snap.

Marvel Snap is available to play now.