Best Guardians of the Galaxy Deck in Marvel Snap

The Guardians of the Galaxy are a team of cosmic heroes who have many cards in Marvel Snap that reflect their diverse skills and personalities. Some of them have On Reveal abilities that trigger when the opponent plays a card at the same location, while others have Ongoing effects that last until they are removed.

One of the newest additions to the Guardians of the Galaxy cards is Nebula, a one-Cost, one-Power card that can deal damage based on the number of cards in the opponent’s hand. This guide will give you some tips on how to create the best deck for the Guardians of the Galaxy cards, and how to use their range of unique abilities to your advantage.

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The Best Guardians of the Galaxy Deck in Marvel Snap

Guardians of the Galaxy Deck from Marvel Snap

The Guardians of the Galaxy cards in Marvel Snap have various abilities, mainly On Reveal effects that increase their power depending on the opponent’s actions or decisions, such as where cards have been played or the number of cards remaining in their hand. This deck is designed to use these Guardians’ advantages, supported by other Marvel heroes that can lockdown certain locations and force an opponent’s hand into playing in specific locations. For players wishing to assemble a deck that heavily features this iconic superhero team, they should consider this roster for the best results.

Card	Cost	Power
Nebula	1	1
Rocket Raccoon	1	2
Daredevil	2	2
Star-Lord	2	2
Armor	2	3
Jeff	2	3
Storm	3	2
Cosmo	3	3
Shang-Chi	4	3
Drax	4	6
Professor X	5	1
Gamora	5	7

How to Play a Guardians of the Galaxy Deck

Using the range of Guardian skills, this deck adds in other cards, such as Professor X or Storm, in place of other core members of the Guardians like Groot to create a strong Control Deck. As Groot shares similar stats to Storm, her ability to flood an area and remove any advantage from both players is very integral to the synergy of the rest of this deck.

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How to Play Nebula

Nebula’s ability is “each turn your opponent doesn’t play a card here, +2 Power, except the turn the card is played”. The tactic is to play Nebula in the far right lane, or a lane that won’t appeal to your opponent, such as Savage Land, as soon as possible in the game. This will give you early control of the board. By placing her in an ‘undesirable location’, the player is much more likely to begin gaining the +2 power on Nebula.

How to Play Star-Lord

Star-Lord’s ability is “On Reveal: If your opponent played a card here this turn, +3 Power.” Being a 2-cost card, if he is in your hand from the second turn, it is always worth playing him. However, it is important to remember that to gain his bonus, the opponent cannot have played in the same location. With Nebula acting as a potential lure, the opponent may play to directly block her.

How to Play Gamora

Very similar to Star-Lord, Gamora offers a powerful On Reveal: “If your opponent played a card here this turn, +5 Power.” As she is a more expensive card, she is better to be combined in the final round with a single-cost card, like Rocket Raccoon. By this point in the game, it is much easier to predict opponent moves and secure an easy On Reveal bonus.

Further Tips for this deck

Here are some final tips that might help with running this deck:

Avoid playing Rocket in turn one, instead play Nebula in a ‘negative lane’, that might be detrimental to the player, or the far right lane due to its mystery.
If you have Storm, play her in turn three to either the Nebula lane or a lane that has become frustrating.
No Storm? Play Drax to gain control of a lane or play Professor X to change up the pace of the game.
If you have been able to save Daredevil until late game, then he sets up a final play with Professor X or Gamora perfectly.

How to Counter A Guardians of the Galaxy Deck

Storm provides early control for the player and opponents will be looking to counter this play. One way is an early-played Magik, who changes a location to Limbo. But since Storm has an On Reveal effect, she can be stopped by Cosmo as well. If Professor X is played, then a response with Daredevil or even Klaw, could swing an opponent’s lane. Generally, an opponent will be looking to create or respond to the lockdowns the player is making, alongside removing On Reveal effects to counter your Guardians.

Is A Guardians of the Galaxy Deck Worth It?

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The issue with designing a really specific deck like this is that for it to truly be effective, all cards must be owned by a player to see the best effects. Some of these cards are very rare and difficult to obtain currently and, in their absence, players might not see true success from a Guardians deck like this. However, there are substitutions you could make within this deck if you miss some of the rarer cards. For example, Jeff can reach unreachable lanes and, in his absence, Nightcrawler or Mr Fantastic could work.