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

Despite the ongoing popularity of Pokémon TCG Pocket, Marvel Snap continues its steady stream of new cards. This month introduces Iron Patriot, a season pass card, and its synergistic partner, Victoria Hand. This guide explores optimal Victoria Hand decks and assesses her value.

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Victoria Hand is a 2-cost, 3-power card with the ongoing ability: “Your cards created in your hand have +2 Power.”

This effect functions similarly to Cerebro, but only for cards generated in your hand, not your deck. This means she won't boost cards like Arishem.

Strong synergies exist with Maria Hill, Sentinel, Agent Coulson, and Iron Patriot.

In the initial weeks after release, be mindful of Rogues and Enchantresses, which can disrupt her effect. Her 2-cost and Ongoing nature allow for strategic late-game deployment.

Best Victoria Hand Decks

Victoria Hand excels when paired with the season pass card, Iron Patriot, which generates high-cost cards with a cost reduction. Expect to see them used together frequently. This combination could 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)

Key cards beyond Iron Patriot and Victoria Hand include Hydra Bob (potentially replaceable with a 1-cost card like Nebula), Kate Bishop, and Wiccan (essential).

Victoria Hand synergizes exceptionally well with Sentinel. A single Victoria Hand boosts generated Sentinels to 2-cost, 5-power cards. Mystique doubles this effect, creating 7-power cards. Combining this with Quinjet allows for consistent 1-cost, 7-power Sentinel plays.

Wiccan further enhances this strategy, potentially generating 8 power on the final turn, enabling powerful plays like Devil Dinosaur, Victoria Hand, and Sentinel. Without Wiccan, focusing on another lane with Devil Dinosaur (potentially copied by Mystique) provides a backup strategy.

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 utilizes the widely known Arishem strategy, even with its nerf reducing energy gain until turn 3. Cards like Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, and Nick Fury generate cards benefiting from Victoria Hand. While deck-generated cards are unaffected, the deck still maintains a strong board presence. Arishem remains a top-tier meta deck, and this variant uses random generation to keep opponents guessing.

Post-Launch Victoria Hand Deck Performance: Is She Worth It?

Victoria Hand is a valuable addition for players enjoying hand-generation strategies, especially when paired with Iron Patriot. Her powerful effect will likely see recurring use in meta decks, but she isn't a game-changing, must-have card. Skipping her won't severely hinder your collection.

However, considering the relatively weaker cards releasing later in the month, investing resources in Victoria Hand might be preferable to waiting.

Marvel Snap is available now.