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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 enhancing cards generated within your hand. While primarily associated with card-generation decks, Victoria Hand surprisingly excels in discard decks as well. This guide presents two effective Victoria Hand decks, 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 perfectly complements Victoria Hand. This core duo synergizes exceptionally well with: Quinjet, Mirage, Frigga, Valentina, Cosmo, The Collector, Agent Coulson, Agent 13, Kate Bishop, and Moon Girl.
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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
Iron Patriot, Mystique, and Speed can substitute for Agent 13, Kate Bishop, and Frigga, offering flexible deckbuilding options.
Victoria Hand Deck Synergies Explained
- Victoria Hand boosts cards generated directly in your hand.
- Agent Coulson, Agent 13, Mirage, Frigga, Valentina, Kate Bishop, and Moon Girl are your card generators. (Frigga and Moon Girl also duplicate key cards, enhancing buffs or disrupting opponents.)
- Quinjet reduces the cost of generated cards, enabling you to play more.
- The Collector's power scales with each generated card.
- Cosmo provides crucial tech card protection, safeguarding Devil Dinosaur and Victoria Hand from enemy attacks.
- Devil Dinosaur serves as your win condition, ideally played after Moon Girl or with numerous generated cards in hand.
Reports suggest Victoria Hand might buff cards generated in the opponent's hand or those that change locations. Whether this is a bug or intended functionality remains unclear. If not a bug, the card text requires clarification, as it specifies "your" hand. This warrants attention when using Victoria Hand decks.
Effective Victoria Hand Gameplay
Successful Victoria Hand deck play hinges on these strategies:
- Energy Management: Balance card generation and energy expenditure. Maximize Devil Dinosaur's potential by having a full hand, while simultaneously generating cards and utilizing Victoria Hand's effect. Efficient energy use is crucial; sometimes skipping a turn to maintain a full hand outweighs filling the board.
- Strategic Deception: Use unexpected cards to confuse opponents. The random card generation inherent in Victoria Hand decks allows for strategic misdirection, keeping your opponent guessing.
- Ongoing Lane Protection: Opponents frequently target Victoria Hand with tech cards like Enchantress. Counter this by deploying Devil Dinosaur and Victoria Hand in the same lane (creating an Ongoing setup) and protecting them with Cosmo.
Alternative Discard Deck for Victoria Hand
Victoria Hand also finds a place in refined discard decks within the current meta. Pair her with: Helicarrier, MODOK, Morbius, Scorn, Blade, Apocalypse, Swarm, Corvus Glaive, Colleen Wing, Lady Sif, and The Collector.
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Helicarrier
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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 effectively counters Victoria Hand. His synergy with Doctor Doom 2099 decks makes him a valuable tech card against both Victoria Hand and Doom 2099 lineups.
Other counters include Shadow King (removing Victoria Hand's buffs from a single lane) and Enchantress (eliminating all Ongoing effects). Valkyrie, strategically played in a key enemy lane, can disrupt their power distribution.
Is Victoria Hand a Valuable Acquisition?
Victoria Hand is a worthwhile addition to your collection. Regardless of whether you acquire her through the Spotlight Cache or Tokens, she offers a strong return on investment. While her effectiveness relies somewhat on randomness, her permanent buffs facilitate consistent deck building. Her compatibility with card-generation and discard archetypes makes her a valuable asset for many players.
