Best Diamondback Decks in Marvel Snap

Diamondback, a relatively obscure Marvel villain, slithers into Marvel Snap, offering intriguing potential for both villainous and heroic strategies. This guide explores optimal Diamondback deck builds and assesses her value.

Diamondback's Mechanics in Marvel Snap

Diamondback is a 3-cost, 3-power card with the ongoing ability: "Ongoing: Enemy cards here afflicted with negative Power have an additional -2 Power." This synergizes well with numerous negative-effect cards like 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 that Luke Cage negates her ability entirely, while Enchantress and Rogue significantly diminish her effectiveness.

Top Diamondback Decks in Marvel Snap

While seemingly niche, Diamondback surprisingly fits into several competitive archetypes, including Scream Move, Toxic Ajax, High Evolutionary, and Bullseye Discard. She shines particularly in Toxic Ajax and High Evolutionary decks, which share similar compositions. Let's examine two distinct deck examples: 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

(Series 5 cards: Scream, Sam Wilson, Captain America, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Doom 2099. Consider replacing Sam Wilson with Scorpion if unavailable.)

This deck focuses on manipulating enemy card locations with Kingpin and Scream, inflicting negative effects. Diamondback complements Kingpin, reducing enemy card power in the same lane. The latter half of the deck utilizes a Doom 2099 package for late-game power plays, leveraging Aero, Doctor Doom, Magneto, and any existing negative effects.

Toxic Ajax Deck:

• Silver Sable
• Hazmat
• U.S. Agent
• Luke Cage
• Rogue
• Diamondback
• Red Guardian
• Rocket Raccoon & Groot
• Malekith
• Anti-Venom
• Man-Thing
• Ajax

(Series 5 cards: Silver Sable, U.S. Agent, Red Guardian, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Malekith, Anti-Venom, Ajax. Consider Nebula as a Silver Sable replacement.)

This high-cost, powerful deck aims to maximize Ajax's power using various affliction cards. Strategic omission of Luke Cage can further boost Ajax's power. Malekith provides potential for powerful card draws (like Hazmat and Diamondback), while Anti-Venom offers a surprising late-game power surge. Rogue acts as a counter to Luke Cage, a significant threat to this deck.

Is Diamondback Worth the Investment?

Diamondback is a worthwhile addition if you already own many affliction-based cards and utilize decks like Ajax or Scream. However, if you lack key cards like Scream and Rocket Raccoon & Groot, or generally avoid affliction decks, Diamondback's utility is limited, making her a less desirable acquisition.

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