Ultimate Guide to Mastering Victoria Hand Decks
Marvel Snap's Victoria Hand: Deck Strategies and Value Assessment
Despite the ongoing popularity of Pokemon TCG Pocket, Marvel Snap continues its steady release 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 deck builds and assess her value within the game's meta.
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 crucially, only affects cards generated within your hand, not your deck. This means cards like Arishem are unaffected. Key synergistic cards include Maria Hill, Sentinel, Agent Coulson, and Iron Patriot. Early on, be mindful of Rogues and Enchantresses attempting to counter her effect; her 2-cost Ongoing nature allows for strategic late-game deployment.
Top-Tier Victoria Hand Decks
Victoria Hand's exceptional synergy with Iron Patriot makes them a powerful duo, potentially revitalizing older Devil Dinosaur decks. Here's a sample deck:
Maria Hill, Quinjet, Hydra Bob, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Sentinel, Victoria Hand, Mystique, Agent Coulson, Shang-Chi, Wiccan, Devil Dinosaur
This deck utilizes several Series 5 cards beyond Victoria Hand and Iron Patriot. Hydra Bob can be substituted with a comparable 1-cost card like Nebula, but Kate Bishop and Wiccan are essential. The combination of Victoria Hand and Sentinel is particularly potent, creating powerful 1-cost, 7-power Sentinels (or even 1-cost, 9-power Sentinels with Mystique). Wiccan further amplifies this strategy. Devil Dinosaur provides a fallback win condition if Wiccan's effect isn't achieved.
Another viable strategy incorporates Arishem, despite the card's nerf:
Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, Doom 2099, Galactus, Daughter of Galactus, Nick Fury, Legion, Doctor Doom, Alioth, Mockingbird, Arishem
This deck leverages the random card generation inherent in Arishem, enhanced by Victoria Hand's buff to cards generated in your hand. While Arishem's deck additions won't benefit from Victoria Hand's power boost, the overall synergy remains strong.
Victoria Hand: Worth the Investment?
Victoria Hand is a valuable addition for players enjoying hand-generation strategies, especially when paired with Iron Patriot. Her powerful effect ensures her relevance in the meta, but she's not a game-changing, must-have card. However, considering the relatively weaker cards slated for release later in the month, investing resources in Victoria Hand might be a prudent decision.
Conclusion
Victoria Hand offers exciting deck-building possibilities in Marvel Snap. While not strictly essential, her synergy with existing and new cards makes her a worthwhile acquisition for players seeking to refine their hand-generation strategies. The choice ultimately depends on individual playstyles and collection priorities. Marvel Snap is available now.
