Marvel Snap's Victoria Hand: Deck Strategies and Value Assessment
Despite the ongoing popularity of Pokemon TCG Pocket, Marvel Snap continues its steady stream of new cards. This guide focuses on Victoria Hand, a powerful addition synergizing particularly well with the season pass card, Iron Patriot. We'll explore optimal Victoria Hand decks and assess her value.
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 functions similarly to Cerebro, but crucially, only affects cards generated in your hand, not your deck. This distinguishes her from cards like Arishem. Strong synergies exist with Maria Hill, Sentinel, Agent Coulson, and Iron Patriot. Early on, be mindful of Rogues and Enchantresses attempting to counter her effect. Her 2-cost and ongoing nature allows for strategic late-game deployment.
Top Victoria Hand Decks
Victoria Hand's strongest synergy is with Iron Patriot, the season pass card. Expect to see them together frequently. One effective deck revives the Devil Dinosaur archetype:
- Devil Dinosaur Deck: Maria Hill, Quinjet, Hydra Bob, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Sentinel, Victoria Hand, Mystique, Agent Coulson, Shang-Chi, Wiccan, Devil Dinosaur. (Copyable from Untapped)
Hydra Bob can be substituted with a comparable 1-cost card like Nebula. Kate Bishop and Wiccan are essential. With Victoria Hand, generated Sentinels become potent 2-cost, 5-power cards, reaching 7 power when Mystique copies Hand's effect. Quinjet further amplifies this strategy. Wiccan provides a powerful late-game boost. If Wiccan fails to trigger, Devil Dinosaur offers a fallback win condition, potentially duplicated by Mystique.
Another deck incorporates the often-dreaded Arishem, even though Hand doesn't directly buff Arishem's summoned cards:
- Arishem Deck: Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, Doom 2099, Galactus, Daughter of Galactus, Nick Fury, Legion, Doctor Doom, Alioth, Mockingbird, Arishem. (Copyable from Untapped)
This deck leverages the random generation inherent in Arishem, even post-nerf. Victoria Hand enhances the power of cards generated by Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, and Nick Fury. While cards starting in the deck aren't boosted, the generated cards provide significant board presence.
Victoria Hand's Value
Victoria Hand is a worthwhile acquisition for players enjoying hand-generation strategies, especially paired with Iron Patriot. Her powerful effect promises continued meta relevance. However, she isn't a collection-defining card. Consider her value relative to upcoming cards; if the subsequent releases are weaker, prioritizing Victoria Hand might be prudent.
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