5 best Marvel Snap Malekith decks

Marvel Snap Malekith decks are centered around his ability to place a 1, 2, or 3 cost card from your deck into this location, which is disclosed at the end of the game. This ability allows you to draw cards from your deck without showing them to the opponent until the game is over, thus allowing you to make surprise moves.

In this article, we go through five of the best Marvel Snap Malekith decks and the key strategy behind them.

Note: This list is based on the author's opinion and is in no particular order.

List of the five best Marvel Snap Malekith decks

1) Control

This Marvel Snap Malekith deck is mainly about controlling the board with Malekith’s ability to bring specific low-cost cards (Image via Nuverse)

Iceman (Cost 1/Power 2)
Korg (Cost 1/Power 2)
Scorpion (Cost 2/Power 2)
Armor (Cost 2/Power 3)
Lizard (Cost 2/Power 5)
Cosmo (Cost 3/Power 3)
Spider-Man (Cost 3/Power 5)
Malekith (Cost 4/Power 6)
Storm (Cost 4/Power 5)
Shang-Chi (Cost 4/Power 3)
Jessica Jones (Cost 4/Power 4)
Professor X (Cost 5/Power 3)

This deck is designed to lock down locations with Storm and Spider-Man to control the game, flood a location, and prevent plays with Storm, and then Malekith to pull out a key low-cost card that can control the game. Cosmo protects your ongoing abilities from Enchantress or Rogue. Malekith’s ability lets you control the board: with it, you can take locations and overpower your opponent.

2) Ongoing buff

This Marvel Snap Malekith deck takes advantage of ongoing effects to boost power greatly at Malekith’s place (Image via Nuverse)

Ant-Man (Cost 1/Power 1)
Nightcrawler (Cost 1/Power 2)
Armor (Cost 2/Power 3)
Colossus (Cost 2/Power 3)
Lizard (Cost 2/Power 5)
Mister Fantastic (Cost 3/Power 2)
Captain America (Cost 3/Power 3)
Shuri (Cost 4/Power 1)
Malekith (Cost 4/Power 6)
Warpath (Cost 4/Power 5)
Blue Marvel (Cost 5/Power 3)
Spectrum (Cost 6/Power 6)

The strategy is to fill the board with cheap and efficient Ongoing cards that can be boosted by Blue Marvel and Spectrum. Play Mister Fantastic for extra power across lanes. You can then play Malekith to pull a card to take control mid-game. Use Shuri to further increase Malekith’s power even before using it.

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3) Combo

This Marvel Snap Malekith deck is focused on creating high power from low-cost cards (Image via Nuverse)

Bast (Cost 1/Power 1)
Iceman (Cost 1/Power 2)
Scorpion (Cost 2/Power 2)
Armor (Cost 2/Power 3)
Mystique (Cost 3/Power 0)
Wong (Cost 4/Power 2)
Iron Man (Cost 5/Power 0)
Shuri (Cost 4/Power 2)
Malekith (Cost 4/Power 6)
Rogue (Cost 3/Power 1)
Blue Marvel (Cost 5/Power 3)
Onslaught (Cost 6/Power 7)

Use Wong to double the on-reveal effects of cards like Shuri or Scorpion. After Wong is played, consider targeting Malekith or Mystique to mimic Wong’s power or play a high-impact low-cost card that supports your strategy. This deck is focused on late-game combos and involves making unpredictable plays to keep the opponents guessing.

4) Ramp

This Marvel Snap Malekith deck allows for the play of Malekith earlier than would be possible with other decks while getting the most out of him (Image via Nuverse)

Sunspot (Cost 1/Power 1)
Ebony Maw (Cost 1/Power 7)
Psylocke (Cost 2/Power 2)
Armor (Cost 2/Power 3)
Wave (Cost 3/Power 5)
Electro (Cost 3/Power 2)
Jubilee (Cost 4/Power 1)
Malekith (Cost 4/Power 6)
Sandman (Cost 5/Power 7)
Doctor Doom (Cost 6/Power 5)
Odin (Cost 6/Power 8)
The Infinaut (Cost 6/Power 20)

Electro and Wave can be used to manage costs so that you can play Malekith alongside high-power cards such as Doctor Doom or The Infinaut for a strong board presence. This deck is all about controlling the game's tempo by playing strong cards early while ensuring you have enough resources to make important plays in later turns.

5) Swarm

This Marvel Snap Malekith deck involves swarming the board with cheap cards and then using Malekith to deal damage (Image via Nuverse)

Squirrel Girl (Cost 1/Power 2)
Nightcrawler (Cost 1/Power 2)
Ant-Man (Cost 1/Power 1)
Iceman (Cost 1/Power 2)
Mister Sinister (Cost 2/Power 2)
Armor (Cost 2/Power 3)
Mojo (Cost 2/Power 2)
Brood (Cost 3/Power 2)
Bishop (Cost 3/Power 1)
Kazar (Cost 4/Power 4)
Malekith (Cost 4/Power 6)
Blue Marvel (Cost 5/Power 3)

Place weak cards, such as Squirrel Girl and Brood, in the locations and then stack up power using Kazar and Blue Marvel before playing Malekith in an important area. This strategy lets you force your opponent to be overwhelmed by a high-impact card that can double the total power in one lane and apply pressure from multiple cards.

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