Diamondback, a relatively obscure Marvel villain, slithers into Marvel Snap, offering intriguing potential for both villainous and heroic strategies. This guide explores optimal deck builds featuring Diamondback, considering her strengths and weaknesses.
Diamondback's Mechanics in Marvel Snap
Diamondback is a 3-cost, 3-power card with the ongoing ability: "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 effect should impact at least two enemy cards to maximize her power output to 7. However, be aware that Luke Cage completely nullifies her ability, while Enchantress and Rogue significantly diminish her effectiveness.
Top Diamondback Decks in Marvel Snap
While seemingly niche, Diamondback surprisingly integrates 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 structures. Let's examine two distinct deck examples: Scream Move and Toxic Ajax.
Scream Move Deck:
This deck utilizes Kingpin and Scream to manipulate enemy card placement and inflict negative effects. Diamondback complements Kingpin in the same lane, amplifying the negative power effect. The second half of the deck focuses on a Doom 2099 package for late-game power surges. Key cards include Scream, Rocket Raccoon & Groot (essential), and Doom 2099. Consider replacing Sam Wilson with Scorpion if needed.
Toxic Ajax Deck:
This powerful (but expensive) deck aims to maximize Ajax's power using numerous affliction cards. The inclusion of Rogue counters the crippling effect of Luke Cage, a common counter to this strategy. Malekith offers unpredictable power spikes, while Anti-Venom provides a late-game surprise. Key cards include Silver Sable (substitutable with Nebula), U.S. Agent, Red Guardian, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Malekith, Anti-Venom, and Ajax.
Is Diamondback Worth the Investment?
Diamondback is a valuable addition if you already possess many affliction-based cards and enjoy decks like Toxic Ajax or Scream Move. However, if you lack key cards like Scream and Rocket Raccoon & Groot, or generally avoid affliction-heavy strategies, Diamondback might not be worth the Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector's Tokens. Her effectiveness is heavily reliant on specific, often expensive, card combinations.
In conclusion, Diamondback offers a unique and powerful addition to specific Marvel Snap decks, but her value hinges on your existing card collection and playstyle.
Marvel Snap is currently available.
