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- The Best Deck for Victoria Hand
- Effective Victoria Hand Gameplay
- Alternative Discard Deck for Victoria Hand
- Countering Victoria Hand Strategies
- Is Victoria Hand a Valuable Acquisition?
Marvel SNAP's inaugural Spotlight Cache card of 2025, Victoria Hand, is an Ongoing character that enhances cards generated within your hand. While primarily associated with card-generation archetypes, Victoria Hand surprisingly excels in discard decks as well. This guide presents two effective deck builds for Victoria Hand, one for each archetype, allowing for adaptability within 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 ideally suited 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.
Consider Iron Patriot, Mystique, and Speed as flexible replacements for Agent 13, Kate Bishop, and Frigga.
Victoria Hand Deck Synergies
- Victoria Hand boosts cards added to your hand by card generators.
- Agent Coulson, Agent 13, Mirage, Frigga, Valentina, Kate Bishop, and Moon Girl serve as your card generators. (Frigga and Moon Girl also duplicate key cards for added buffs or disruption.)
- Quinjet reduces the cost of generated cards.
- The Collector's power increases with each generated card.
- Cosmo acts as a tech card, protecting Devil Dinosaur and Victoria Hand from attacks.
- Devil Dinosaur is your primary 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 cards that change locations. Whether this is a bug or intended functionality remains unclear. If not a bug, the card text requires clarification. Regardless, it's a factor to consider when using Victoria Hand decks.
Effective Victoria Hand Gameplay
For successful Victoria Hand deck play, remember:
- 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.
- Employ joker cards for deception: Victoria Hand decks generate random cards. Use these strategically as feints to mislead your opponent.
- Protect your Ongoing lane: Opponents often target the Victoria Hand lane with tech cards like Enchantress. Counter this by playing 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 is also proving effective in refined discard decks. Pair her with: Helicarrier, MODOK, Morbius, Scorn, Blade, Apocalypse, Swarm, Corvus Glaive, Colleen Wing, Lady Sif, and The Collector.
Countering Victoria Hand Strategies
Super Skrull is an effective counter to Victoria Hand. Many players use Doctor Doom 2099 decks, which Skrull synergizes with, making him a strong tech card against both Victoria Hand and Doom 2099 lineups.
Other counters include Shadow King (removes Victoria's buffs in one lane) and Enchantress (removes all Ongoing effects). Valkyrie can also disrupt power distribution in key enemy lanes.
Is Victoria Hand a Valuable Acquisition?
Victoria Hand is a valuable card. Whether acquired through the Spotlight Cache or purchased with Tokens, she offers a strong return on investment. While somewhat reliant on RNG, her permanent buffs enable consistent deck building. Her effectiveness in both card-generation and discard archetypes makes her a highly desirable card for many players.
