Mastering Marvel Snap's Victoria Hand: Deck Builds and Counters
Marvel Snap's 2025 Spotlight Cache introduces Victoria Hand, an Ongoing card boosting the Power of cards generated in your hand. While primarily associated with card-generation decks, she surprisingly excels in discard strategies as well. This guide presents two effective Victoria Hand decks, one for each archetype, and explores effective counter strategies.
The Best Victoria Hand Card-Generation Deck
This deck pairs Victoria Hand with Devil Dinosaur for maximum synergy. The core strategy involves generating a multitude of cards to maximize Devil Dinosaur's power, all boosted by Victoria Hand's Ongoing effect.
| Card | Cost | Power |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Hand | 2 | 3 |
| Devil Dinosaur | 5 | 3 |
| The Collector | 2 | 2 |
| Quinjet | 1 | 2 |
| Agent Coulson | 3 | 4 |
| Agent 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Mirage | 2 | 2 |
| Frigga | 3 | 4 |
| Kate Bishop | 2 | 3 |
| Moon Girl | 4 | 5 |
| Valentina | 2 | 3 |
| Cosmo | 3 | 3 |
Flex Options: Replace Agent 13, Kate Bishop, and Frigga with Iron Patriot, Mystique, or Speed depending on the meta.
Synergies:
- Victoria Hand: Buff cards generated in your hand.
- Card Generators: Agent Coulson, Agent 13, Mirage, Frigga, Valentina, Kate Bishop, and Moon Girl generate cards. Frigga and Moon Girl also duplicate key cards.
- Quinjet: Reduces the cost of generated cards.
- The Collector: Gains power with each generated card.
- Cosmo: Protects Victoria Hand and Devil Dinosaur from enemy attacks.
- Devil Dinosaur: The win condition, ideally played after Moon Girl or with many generated cards.
Note: There are reports of Victoria Hand potentially buffing enemy-generated cards or cards that change sides. This may be a bug; clarification is needed.
Effective Victoria Hand Gameplay
- Energy Management: Balance card generation and energy spending. A full hand maximizes Devil Dinosaur's power, but you need energy to generate cards and utilize Victoria's effect. Skipping turns to maintain a full hand might be crucial.
- Strategic Joker Cards: Use generated random cards strategically to mislead opponents.
- Lane Protection: Protect your Victoria Hand and Devil Dinosaur lane (ideally played together) with Cosmo to counter tech cards like Enchantress.
Alternative Discard Deck for Victoria Hand
This deck utilizes Victoria Hand's buff within a discard strategy.
| Card | Cost | Power |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Hand | 2 | 3 |
| Helicarrier | 6 | 10 |
| Morbius | 2 | 0 |
| Lady Sif | 3 | 5 |
| Scorn | 1 | 2 |
| Blade | 1 | 3 |
| Corvus Glaive | 3 | 5 |
| Colleen Wing | 2 | 4 |
| Apocalypse | 6 | 8 |
| Swarm | 2 | 3 |
| The Collector | 2 | 2 |
| MODOK | 5 | 8 |
Countering Victoria Hand
- Super Skrull: A strong counter, particularly effective against both Victoria Hand and Doctor Doom 2099 decks.
- Shadow King: Removes Victoria Hand's buffs from a single lane.
- Enchantress: Removes all Ongoing effects, negating Victoria Hand's buff.
- Valkyrie: Disrupts power distribution by moving cards to different lanes.
Is Victoria Hand Worth It?
Yes! Victoria Hand offers a strong return on investment, regardless of acquisition method. While somewhat RNG-dependent, her consistent buffs make her valuable in both card-generation and discard decks. Her versatility makes her a must-have for many players.
