Much like Hawkeye before him with Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Captain America is getting outshined by his successor, Sam Wilson Captain America, who’s headlining the February 2025 *Marvel Snap* season. Here are the best Sam Wilson Captain America decks in *Marvel Snap*.
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- How Sam Wilson Captain America Works in Marvel Snap
- Best Sam Wilson Captain America Decks in Marvel Snap
- Is Sam Wilson Captain America Worth Buying the Season Pass?
How Sam Wilson Captain America Works in Marvel Snap
Sam Wilson Captain America is a dynamic 2-cost, 3-power card with an ability that reads: “Game Start: Add Cap’s Shield to a random location. Ongoing: You can move Cap’s Shield.”
Cap’s Shield, a 1-cost, 1-power card, comes with the ability: “Ongoing: This can’t be destroyed. Give your Cap +2 Power when this moves to Cap’s location.”
The clever ambiguity in the card's text is no mistake – it boosts both Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers Captain America by 2 power each time Cap’s Shield lands in their lane, allowing for exponential scaling. With this, Sam Wilson can quickly surge to 7 power.
Sam Wilson is a versatile addition to Marvel Snap, synergizing with 1-cost cards, movement strategies, and Ongoing decks. While it sidesteps threats like Killmonger, it's vulnerable to Red Guardian and Shadow King, who can neutralize its buffs.
Best Sam Wilson Captain America Decks in Marvel Snap
Sam Wilson, alongside Hawkeye Kate Bishop, competes for the crowded 2-cost slot in many decks. He seamlessly integrates into the dominant Wiccan list and the versatile Ongoing Zoo build. Here's the Wiccan deck:
- Quicksilver
- Fenris Wolf
- Hawkeye Kate Bishop
- Iron Patriot
- Sam Wilson Captain America
- Red Guardian
- Rocket Raccoon and Groot
- Gladiator
- Shang-Chi
- Enchantress
- Wiccan
- Alioth
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This deck is rich with Series 5 cards, including Fenris Wolf, Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Red Guardian, Rocket Raccoon and Groot, Wiccan, and Alioth. If you're missing key cards like Fenris Wolf, Wiccan, and Alioth, it's best to pass on this deck. However, if you have them, you can substitute Red Guardian and Rocket Raccoon and Groot with other viable 3-cost options like Cosmo, Mobius M. Mobius, or Galacta Daughter of Galactus.
Playing this deck requires patience, especially when countering your opponent after getting Wiccan into play. The timing of priority is crucial; relinquishing it can allow for impactful plays with Enchantress or Shang-Chi, while retaining it can let you use Alioth to disrupt your opponent's strategy. Sam Wilson provides a powerful 2-cost card that scales quickly and adds flexibility by controlling lanes.
For those interested in Zoo decks, consider this Spectrum Zoo list:
- Ant-Man
- Squirrel Girl
- Dazzler
- Hawkeye Kate Bishop
- Sam Wilson Captain America
- Marvel Boy
- Captain America
- Caiera
- Shanna the She-Devil
- Kazar
- Blue Marvel
- Spectrum
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This list features Series 5 cards like Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Marvel Boy, Caiera, and Gilgamesh, with Marvel Boy and Caiera being essential. You can swap in other Zoo-friendly cards like Nico Minoru, Cosmo, Gilgamesh, and Mockingbird.
While Zoo decks have slightly fallen out of favor, they remain potent, especially with Marvel Boy's game-winning potential alongside Squirrel Girl. Caiera is crucial to protect against Killmonger in mill-style decks. Sam Wilson adds versatility and benefits from buffs by Kazar, Blue Marvel, and Spectrum, making Cap’s Shield a formidable 5-power, 1-cost card that enhances both Sam Wilson and Captain America, as well as other Ongoing cards.
Is Sam Wilson Captain America Worth Buying the Season Pass?
If you're a fan of Zoo-oriented decks, Sam Wilson is a solid choice for the $9.99 season pass. However, if Zoo isn't your style, there are plenty of other strong 2-cost cards like Jeff, Iron Patriot, and Hawkeye Kate Bishop that can fill Sam Wilson's slot in meta decks. Given the high cost of keeping up with Marvel Snap, it's understandable if you decide to skip Sam Wilson.
And those are the best Sam Wilson Captain America decks in Marvel Snap.
Marvel Snap is available to play now.
