Marvel Snap: The Best Budget Deck

A budget deck is a lineup of early-game cards. In Marvel Snap, these cards are known as Pool 1 & 2 characters (or Series One and Two cards). The following guide explains how to put together a team of these accessible heroes to create a meta-relevant, Cube-winning setup. These decks are great for players that have just recently started playing Marvel Snap. Here’s everything beginners need to know about budget decks and how to build them.

How to Build the Best Budget Deck

The meta budget deck in Marvel Snap is a Devil Dinosaur & Moon Girl lineup. To assemble this buff setup with Series One and Two cards, players will need to bring together Sentinel, Cosmo, Klaw, Spectrum, Lizard, White Queen, Iron Man, Rocket Racoon, Agent 13, and America Chavez.

Here’s how these budget cards synergize:

• Moon Girl doubles the cards in hand to buff Devil Dinosaur.
• Sentinel, Agent 13, and White Queen add cards to hand to maximize Dino’s Power.
• Iron Man and Klaw serve as support cards to boost losing locations.
• Cosmo is the defense utility.
• America Chavez and Spectrum are win conditions.

Rocket Racoon, Iron Man, and Klaw are flex cards. Players can replace them with other budget options such as Armor, Cable, Shang-Chi, and The Collector.

When building a deck with common cards, prioritize synergies. Look for surefire combos—like Devil Dinosaur and Moon Girl—guaranteed to grant maximum Power.

Also, think in archetypes. Marvel Snap cards have unique effects that all fall into basic categories, such as movement, discard, destroy, and junk. Recruit cards with matching or complementing archetypes for better pulls and drops.

Building budget decks is more feasible when Pool Two cards are unlocked. To get them, reach Collection Level 474. Farm Credits and Boosters to upgrade current cards and obtain new characters faster.

Best Cards for a Budget Deck

In Series One, the ideal budget cards are Devil Dinosaur, Blue Marvel, and Iron Man. But players could also benefit from unlocking Carnage, Nightcrawler, Ka-Zar, and Jessica Jones. In Series Two, the meta cards are Shang-Chi, Killmonger, and Sunspot. However, Morbius, Scorpion, and The Infinaut are also reliable allies.