There’s a lot of big, muscle-bound Hulk-like characters in the Marvel universe, and another one is joining Marvel Snap with the release of Starbrand. Here are the best Starbrand decks in Marvel Snap.

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How Starbrand Works in Marvel Snap

Starbrand is a 3-cost, 10-power card with an ability that reads: "Ongoing: Your opponent has +3 Power at each other location." Unlike Mister Fantastic, whose effect only impacts adjacent locations, Starbrand boosts the power of the location where it isn't played. As an Ongoing card, most decks featuring Starbrand will use cards like Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress to mitigate its effect.

Starbrand is hard countered by Shang-Chi and synergizes well with cards like Surtur. However, fitting Starbrand into decks can be challenging at the 3-cost slot, as players might prefer Surtur or Sauron instead.

Best Day One Starbrand Decks in Marvel Snap

Starbrand fits well into two established deck archetypes: Shuri Sauron and Surtur. Although Shuri Sauron has seen less play recently, let's see if Starbrand can breathe new life into this classic deck:

Shuri Sauron Deck:

• Zabu
• Zero
• Armor
• Lizard
• Sauron
• Starbrand
• Shuri
• Ares
• Enchantress
• Typhoid Mary
• Red Skull
• Taskmaster

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This deck is budget-friendly, with Ares being the only Series 5 card, which can be substituted with Vision. Leveraging Zabu's ability makes it a better choice than traditional move decks.

If you're familiar with Marvel Snap, you know how this deck operates. If not, it's simple: neutralize the negative effects of your Ongoing cards with Zero, Sauron, and Enchantress, amplify another lane with Shuri into a card like Red Skull, and secure the final location by duplicating that high power with Taskmaster.

Originally, Ebony Maw occupied Zabu's slot, but with Taskmaster's cost increase to 6, it's tougher to play both on the final turn. Zabu enables you to play Shuri alongside Starbrand or Ares in the late game, creating unexpected power spikes.

Despite Starbrand's drawback of boosting your opponent's locations by +3 power, it's less significant in this tall deck. You can counter it with Enchantress immediately after playing Starbrand, potentially hitting an opponent's Ongoing card.

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With recent nerfs to Aero and Skaar, Surtur decks become an excellent fit for Starbrand:

Surtur Deck:

• Zabu
• Zero
• Armor
• Sam Wilson
• Captain America
• Cosmo
• Surtur
• Starbrand
• Ares
• Attuma
• Crossbones
• Cull Obsidian
• Skaar

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This deck is more expensive, featuring four Series 5 cards. The synergy between Sam Wilson and Cull Obsidian, combined with Surtur and Ares, makes it highly effective.

Starbrand's addition allows you to reduce Skaar's cost to 1 by playing Starbrand followed by two of Ares, Attuma, and Crossbones on turns 4 and 5. Zero helps mitigate the downsides of Starbrand and Attuma, but even without Zero, he's a strong final turn play. Be cautious not to disrupt your own Surtur or Ares.

Mastering the timing of Starbrand's play in this deck is crucial. Ideally, play Surtur first and save Starbrand for the final turn with Zero and Skaar, though this won't always be feasible. It will take some practice to optimize Starbrand's role in this established deck.

Should You Use Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens on Starbrand?

Starbrand is a "wait and see" card, especially with recent meta shifts due to the introduction of Agamotto and Eson. It's uncertain whether Shuri Sauron can compete, regardless of Starbrand's strength. The viability of Surtur decks post-nerfs to Aero and Skaar is also unclear. If you have the resources, it's wise to observe the meta for a few days before deciding on Starbrand.

And those are the best Starbrand decks in Marvel Snap.

Marvel Snap is available to play now.