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5 best Marvel Snap Zabu decks

The best Marvel Snap Zabu decks utilize the special powers of Zabu, a 1-cost 2 power card that helps to lower the cost of 4-cost cards by one. This ability enables players to toss in high-cost cards during the early stages to make powerful turns and control the game.

Thus, the addition of Zabu to different types of decks will improve the mid-game strategies. In this article, we have listed five of the best Marvel Snap Zabu decks, how they work, and which cards are the best to include.

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

List of the five best Marvel Snap Zabu decks

1) Control

This Marvel Snap Zabu deck is mainly focused on board control with cards such as Enchantress and Storm (Image via Nuverse)
This Marvel Snap Zabu deck is mainly focused on board control with cards such as Enchantress and Storm (Image via Nuverse)
  • Sunspot (Cost 1/Power 0)
  • Iceman (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Nightcrawler (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Zabu (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Lizard (Cost 2/Power 5)
  • Armor (Cost 2/Power 3)
  • Spider-Man (Cost 3/Power 5)
  • Cosmo (Cost 3/Power 3)
  • Shang-Chi (Cost 4/Power 3)
  • Enchantress (Cost 4/Power 5)
  • Storm (Cost 4/Power 5)
  • Professor X (Cost 5/Power 3)

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Enchantress can remove ongoing effects at her location, which is great against decks with powerful ongoing effects like Devil Dinosaur. Storm floods a location, no further plays can be made after turn 6. It locks that lane while you concentrate on other areas. Zabu allows players to control the pace by using high-cost cards in early turns.

2) Combo

This Marvel Snap Zabu deck usually consists of four-damage 4-cost cards such as Wong (Image via Nuverse)
This Marvel Snap Zabu deck usually consists of four-damage 4-cost cards such as Wong (Image via Nuverse)
  • America Chavez (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Sunspot (Cost 1/Power 0)
  • Iceman (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Nightcrawler (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Zabu (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Lizard (Cost 2/Power 5)
  • Armor (Cost 2/Power 3)
  • Ironheart (Cost 3/Power 0)
  • Mystique (Cost 3/Power 0)
  • Wong (Cost 4/Power 2)
  • White Tiger (Cost 5/Power 1)
  • Odin (Cost 6/Power 8)

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Wong doubles on-reveal effects, and, for example, enables dominant plays with Ironheart or White Tiger. Mystique can mimic Wong and this leads to a large board presence. The concept here is to establish a chain of on-reveal effects that can dominate mid-game.

Because of this, Zabu can reduce their cost to a level that makes it possible to perform these combos earlier than the opponents anticipate.

3) Aggro

This Marvel Snap Zabu deck usually employs cheap cards such as Iceman and Nightcrawler to apply pressure on the board in the early turns (Image via Nuverse)
This Marvel Snap Zabu deck usually employs cheap cards such as Iceman and Nightcrawler to apply pressure on the board in the early turns (Image via Nuverse)
  • Iceman (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Nightcrawler (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Korg (Cost 1/Power 1)
  • Zabu (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Angela (Cost 2/Power 3)
  • Lizard (Cost 2/Power 5)
  • Maximus (Cost 3/Power 7)
  • Killmonger (Cost 3/Power 3)
  • Rescue (Cost 4/Power 4)
  • Typhoid Mary (Cost 4/Power 10)
  • Red Skull (Cost 5/Power 15)
  • Taskmaster (Cost 5/Power 0)

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This deck applies early pressure and then uses its cost reduction to utilize big cards quickly. Zabu on turn 2 allows you to bring out four-drops like Typhoid Mary or Rescue on turn 3 or 4, ensuring your opponent can’t deal with it before they’re swarmed. Due to the high number of attacks, this is one of the most effective Marvel Snap Zabu decks for those who like to play aggressively.

4) Surfer

This Marvel Snap Zabu deck complements the abilities of Silver Surfer perfectly (Image via Nuverse)
This Marvel Snap Zabu deck complements the abilities of Silver Surfer perfectly (Image via Nuverse)
  • Sunspot (Cost 1/Power 0)
  • Iceman (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Nightcrawler (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Zabu (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Lizard (Cost 2/Power 5)
  • Maximus (Cost 2/Power 6)
  • Brood (Cost 3/Power 2)
  • Silver Surfer (Cost 3/Power 2)
  • Killmonger (Cost 3/Power 3)
  • Juggernaut (Cost 3/Power 3)
  • Polaris (Cost 3/Power 5)
  • Sera (Cost 5/Power 4)

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Silver Surfer boosts the power of all 3-cost characters by +3, so this deck is based on having characters such as Killmonger and Brood. Zabu’s ability to lower the cost of key 4-cost cards enables players to make big turns that will overpower opponents. The focus is on managing spaces while dealing damage as much as possible and as often as possible.

5) High Evolutionary

This Marvel Snap Zabu deck works based on High Evolutionary’s powers and Zabu’s cost-cutting factor (Image via Nuverse)
This Marvel Snap Zabu deck works based on High Evolutionary’s powers and Zabu’s cost-cutting factor (Image via Nuverse)
  • Misty Knight (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Iceman (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Nightcrawler (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Zabu (Cost 1/Power 2)
  • Lizard (Cost 2/Power 5)
  • Armor (Cost 2/Power 3)
  • Shocker (Cost 2/Power 3)
  • Thing (Cost 4/Power 6)
  • High Evolutionary (Cost 4/Power 4)
  • Iron Man (Cost 5/Power 0)
  • Abomination (Cost 5/Power 9)
  • The Hulk (Cost 6/Power 12)

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High Evolutionary improves your deck through additional effects depending on the cards you use and thus makes the strategies changeable depending on the opponent. Heroes such as Iron Man and Thing work well in this setup. This allows players to form strong synergies with Zabu, which can overpower the board when they are not spending as much.

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