Victoria Hand's Superior Strategy in Marvel SNAP

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• The Best Deck for Victoria Hand
• Effective Victoria Hand Gameplay
• Alternative Discard Deck for Victoria Hand
• Countering Victoria Hand
• Is Victoria Hand a Valuable Acquisition?

Marvel SNAP's initial Spotlight Cache card for 2025, Victoria Hand, is an Ongoing character that enhances cards generated within your hand. While often considered a core card for card-generation decks, Victoria Hand surprisingly excels in discard decks as well. This guide presents two effective deck builds for Victoria Hand, one for each archetype, to help you integrate her into the current SNAP metagame.

Victoria Hand (2–3)

Ongoing: Cards created in your hand gain +2 Power.

Series: Five (Ultra Rare)

Season: Dark Avengers

Release: January 7, 2025

The Best Deck for Victoria Hand

A card-generation deck featuring Devil Dinosaur is ideal for Victoria Hand. For optimal synergy, combine Victoria and Devil Dinosaur with: Quinjet, Mirage, Frigga, Valentina, Cosmo, The Collector, Agent Coulson, Agent 13, Kate Bishop, and Moon Girl.

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

Flexible slots (Agent 13, Kate Bishop, and Frigga) can be substituted with Iron Patriot, Mystique, and Speed.

Victoria Hand Deck Synergies Explained

• Victoria Hand boosts cards added to your hand by card generators.
• Agent Coulson, Agent 13, Mirage, Frigga, Valentina, Kate Bishop, and Moon Girl are your primary card generators. (Frigga and Moon Girl also duplicate key cards for added buffs or disruption.)
• Quinjet reduces the cost of generated cards, enabling you to play more.
• The Collector's power increases with each generated card.
• Cosmo acts as a tech card, protecting Devil Dinosaur and Victoria Hand from enemy attacks when played in the same lane.
• Devil Dinosaur is your win condition, ideally played after Moon Girl or when you have numerous generated cards in hand.

Reports suggest Victoria Hand might buff cards generated in the opponent's hand or cards that change locations. Whether this is a bug or intended functionality remains unclear. If not a bug, the card description needs revision. Regardless, it's a factor to consider when using Victoria Hand decks.

Effective Victoria Hand Gameplay

For successful Victoria Hand deck play:

1. Balance card generation and energy management: Aim for a full hand for maximizing Devil Dinosaur's power, while also generating cards and utilizing Victoria's effect. Efficient energy use is crucial; sometimes skipping turns to maintain a full hand is more important than filling the board.
2. Employ joker cards strategically: Victoria Hand decks generate random cards. Use these strategically as decoys to mislead your opponent and maintain uncertainty about your next move.
3. Safeguard your Ongoing lane: Opponents will likely target your Victoria Hand lane with tech cards like Enchantress. Counter this by playing Devil Dinosaur and Victoria in the same lane (creating an Ongoing setup) and protecting them with Cosmo.

Alternative Discard Deck for Victoria Hand

Victoria Hand is also finding a place in refined discard decks in the current meta. Pair her with: Helicarrier, MODOK, Morbius, Scorn, Blade, Apocalypse, Swarm, Corvus Glaive, Colleen Wing, Lady Sif, and The Collector.

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 is an effective counter to Victoria Hand in the current metagame. Many players use Doctor Doom 2099 decks, which Skrull synergizes with, making him a valuable tech card against both Victoria Hand and Doom 2099 lineups.

Additional counters include Shadow King and Enchantress. Shadow King removes Victoria's buffs from a single lane, while Enchantress negates her buffs entirely by removing all Ongoing effects. Valkyrie, played in a key enemy lane, can also disrupt their Power distribution.

Is Victoria Hand a Valuable Acquisition?

Victoria Hand is a worthwhile addition to your collection. Whether acquired through the Spotlight Cache or purchased with Tokens, she offers a strong return on investment. Despite some RNG reliance, her permanent buffs allow for consistent deck building. Her compatibility with various archetypes, such as card-generation and discard, makes her a valuable asset for many players.