Marvel Snap introduces a wide variety of cards with their own unique abilities. Along with cards, the next major factor of the card game, are locations. These locations are different recognizable places from throughout the world of Marvel, and have their own abilities as well. It's important for players to capture these locations, as having two will bring the player victory.
With three locations to gain control over, some cards perform better in either the left, middle, or right areas. There are plenty of cards that are definitely better when played in the middle location, and it's a good idea to take charge of the middle playing field wielding these cards.
10 Mister Fantastic
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Mister Fantastic is obtainable very early on in Marvel Snap, as he is the third card a player unlocks in the game's collection level system. He's a pool 1 card, and one of the very best. Mister Fantastic holds the ability to give any locations adjacent to him a +2 to their power.
This means when Richards is played in the middle, the left and right locations both receive this boost in power, all while the smartest man alive contributes his own power to his location. This can be a major strategy for any player needing more power in every location.
9 Medusa
Medusa's card, simply put, has basically one sole purpose, and that is to be played in the middle position of the virtual table. When Medusa is played in the middle location, she gets a boost in power, bringing her initial 2-power up to 4. This Inhuman proves her strength.
With this, players can strategically use Medusa to help take over the middle location, especially early on within the game match. She's one of the cards that a player starts with in Marvel Snap, so no worries for any player looking to use her card.
8 Klaw
The villainous Ulysses Klaw brings a heavy-packed punch onto a game of Marvel Snap. Klaw withholds a sincere 4-power of his own, but it's his ability that players should more so utilize. Klaw's Ongoing ability grants the location to the right of him a bonus 6-power.
This can be a great strategic move for any player needing more power in either the middle or right location. Klaw can strategically be used to win over locations that are already filled up, or locations that no one can/won't play a card. This grants Klaw a wonderful advantage over the middle location, as well as holding the right location as well.
7 Kingpin
Kingpin brings a mob-esque ability to Marvel Snap; when a card moves to his location, enemy or ally, on turn 6, that card gets destroyed. Fortunately for players who don't count on movement to achieve victory, Kingpin can prove very useful against those who do.
When played in the middle location, Kingpin basically stops any movement and movement combos that an opponent may be looking for. This heavily counters decks that count on Heimdall to win with his movement ability.
6 Crystal
Crystal is one more card that counts entirely on being played within the middle location. When Crystal is played on the middle location, her ability grants the player to shuffle their hand into their deck, and then draw three cards.
This ability is very beneficial for players who are counting on certain cards that they may have not been able to draw, and can definitely help combat the opponent's strategy to intervene with a player's hand; this can be by putting rocks into their hand, or other cards like the Widow's Bite.
5 Human Torch
Human Torch doesn't necessarily count on being played in the middle location, but it makes for a grand strategy when creating more options to utilize Human Torch to his maximum potential. Human Torch has the ability that when he moves, his power doubles. He's a strategic Pool 3 card.
Playing Human Torch onto the middle location gives the player multiple options to choose from, whether to move him to the right, or to move him to the left. He can also cleverly combo with other movement cards like Kraven.
4 Ms. Marvel
The marvelous Ms. Marvel debuts in Marvel Snap, with her canonical powers, with many similarities with Mister Fantastic. The two are both heroes with stretching powers. The differences between the two are pretty significant though.
Ms. Marvel counts on being the only card at her location, so that she may provide 5-power to her adjacent locations. Playing Ms. Marvel in the middle location makes her a heavy punch for the other two. This is definitely beneficial when the player is going for the right and left location.
3 Quake
Quake is yet another card that has a main focus on the middle location of Marvel Snap. When Quake is played at the middle position, her ability causes the position of each location to be swapped. This can be a asset when needing to pull a string in a match.
Luckily, this ability doesn't swap the cards played at the locations, so it's great when a player is receiving negative effects upon their cards from certain locations. Quake can also be a great counter to Scarlet Witch if she meddles with a strategy focusing on a location.
2 Kraven
Kraven is one of the cards that focus on movement, and can be a great asset when creating movement-based decks. Kraven's ability relies on other cards being moved to his location, so that he may receive a boost in power.
Playing Kraven in the middle location allows ally cards much easier access to Kraven, so that players can stack power upon power on Kraven, making him an unstoppable force, dominating the middle spot. Cards from the left or right location can move towards him. He pairs wonderfully with Human Torch.
1 Professor X
In a game of Marvel Snap, Professor X can immediately put any movement deck to shame upon his revelation. Professor X's ability allows him to lock down an entire location, which means cards can't be added, removed, or moved there. Nothing will happen there anymore.
Not only is this great for players already winning that location and holding it for victory, but it's also great for playing Professor X in the middle so that no cards can be moved at all, because he stands in the way of both side.
Marvel Snap is available to play for free on Mobile and PC.