Diamondback, a relatively obscure Marvel villain, slithers into Marvel Snap, offering intriguing deck-building potential. While often portrayed as a villain, her character arc hints at heroic tendencies. This guide explores optimal Diamondback deck strategies within Marvel Snap.
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Diamondback's Mechanics in Marvel Snap
Diamondback is a 3-cost, 3-power card with the ongoing ability: "Ongoing: Enemy cards here with negative Power have an additional -2 Power." This creates strong synergy with numerous negative-effect cards in Marvel Snap, including U.S. Agent, Man-Thing, Scorpion, Hazmat, Cassandra Nova, Scream, and Bullseye. Ideally, her ongoing effect should impact at least two enemy cards, boosting her power to 7.
However, be aware of counter-strategies. Luke Cage completely nullifies her ability, rendering her ineffective. Enchantress and Rogue can also significantly diminish her impact.
Top Diamondback Decks in Marvel Snap
Despite her seemingly niche role, Diamondback integrates well into several competitive decks, including Scream Move, Toxic Ajax, High Evolutionary, and Bullseye Discard. While she excels in Toxic Ajax and High Evolutionary (which share similarities), let's examine two distinct deck archetypes: Scream Move and Toxic Ajax.
Scream Move Deck:
Kingpin, Scream, Kraven, Sam Wilson, Captain America, Spider-Man, Diamondback, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Polaris, Doom 2099, Aero, Doctor Doom, Magneto. [Untapped Deck Link]
Key Cards: Scream and Rocket Raccoon & Groot are crucial. If you lack Sam Wilson, consider a replacement affliction card like Scorpion. This deck focuses on manipulating opponent's cards using Kingpin and Scream, with Diamondback bolstering lane control. The latter half utilizes a Doom 2099 package for late-game power plays.
Toxic Ajax Deck:
Silver Sable, Hazmat, U.S. Agent, Luke Cage, Rogue, Diamondback, Red Guardian, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Malekith, Anti-Venom, Man-Thing, Ajax. [Untapped Deck Link]
Key Cards: This deck is highly reliant on its Series 5 cards (Silver Sable, U.S. Agent, Red Guardian, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Malekith, Anti-Venom, and Ajax). Silver Sable can be substituted with a card like Nebula. The strategy centers on maximizing Ajax's power using affliction cards. Rogue acts as a crucial counter to Luke Cage, which can completely shut down this deck.
Is Diamondback Worth the Investment?
Diamondback is a valuable addition if you already possess many affliction cards and utilize decks like Ajax or frequently play Scream. However, if you avoid affliction-based decks or lack essential cards like Scream and Rocket Raccoon & Groot, she's less impactful due to her high reliance on expensive synergistic cards.
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