--- canonical_url: https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w5-marvel-snap markdown_url: https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w5-marvel-snap.md page_type: article title: "Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W5 Marvel Snap" description: "Three Marvel Snap ladder choices for this week: lower-curve Dormamu, Star-Lord with Blink, and Gambit tech against rising reduction." date_published: 2026-04-04 date_modified: 2026-04-04 --- Marvel Snap Article # Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W5 Marvel Snap Three Marvel Snap ladder choices for this week: lower-curve Dormamu, Star-Lord with Blink, and Gambit tech against rising reduction. [Watch Source Video](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w5-marvel-snap#source-video)[More Articles](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles) [![Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W5 Marvel Snap thumbnail](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pYJKbf84U_Y/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYJKbf84U_Y) Original episode ## Watch the original video Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W5 Marvel Snap is the original source for this page. Watch it for the full discussion and examples from the episode. Source YouTube video Published 2026-04-04 Read time 4 min Format Marvel Snap analysis Transcript Available Transcript size 10475 words [Watch source video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYJKbf84U_Y) Article sections[Dormamu’s Lower-Curve Destruction Plan](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w5-marvel-snap#article-dormamu-s-lower-curve-destruction-plan)[Star-Lord Still Demands an Energy Package](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w5-marvel-snap#article-star-lord-still-demands-an-energy-package)[Gambit’s Mobius M. Mobius and Armor Tech Choices](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w5-marvel-snap#article-gambit-s-mobius-m-mobius-and-armor-tech-choices) [Star-Lord](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/star-lord) is still alive, and Dormamu is making a rise back into the metagame. I have three different answers for the ladder as the season closes. ## Dormamu’s Lower-Curve Destruction Plan Dormamu is making a rise back into the metagame. I spent time exploring lines with Weapon X, Killilmonger, and Morgan Lefay, then settled on a build with the same objective at a lower curve. Killilmonger remains the cornerstone of that direction while so many players are putting rocks into play. The important choice is keeping enough low-cost cards available after [Moira X](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/moira-x) puts cards back into my hand. Those copies do not come back reduced, so I need cards that I can afford to replay instead of a hand full of expensive returns. That is why I take [Uncle Ben](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/uncle-ben) over [Bucky Barnes](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/bucky-barnes). The cost reduction matters later because Moira X asks me to put more cards down after the return. I wanted the same objective with the lowest curve I could find. An additional Uncle Ben can still be replayed, and [Angel](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/angel) can start in my opening hand, be destroyed, and come back to hand. Angel is another important part of that plan. It thins the deck, helps me find Dormamu and [Death](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/death) more reliably, and removes one possible concern from a hand that can already get crowded. Debris decks were doing very well, but I wanted the best balance for the lowest curve with the same objective. [Rhino](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/rhino) takes Debris's place because the lower cost matters later on. Rhino still puts a rock on the board for Killilmonger, [Carnage](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/carnage), and [Venom](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/venom) to destroy. A Weapon X style build needs attainable destruction. Lower-cost cards let me put more cards on the board. Bucky Barnes still has a good late-game use when I can destroy the Winter Soldier, but an early Bucky does not feel good. I do not want to bank on getting Bucky Barnes down at a specific time. In this version, I want destruction to be attainable in a Weapon X style build. The lower-cost version is about getting more cards onto the board and letting the numbers stack through repeated destruction and replay. Instead, I rely heavily on what Weapon X can eat and extra big power that can come back repeatedly. ## Star-Lord Still Demands an Energy Package I thought Star-Lord was dead. It is not, and that is why I have to put it on the list. The shell still contains Grandmaster, [Absorbing Man](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/absorbing-man), and Star-Lord, but the current version needs a heavier commitment to its energy package. I first switched Jim Hammond for [Sunspot](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/sunspot). The ceiling is a little lower, but the consistency is higher. I also took [Legion](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/legion) out for [Blink](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/blink). I chose it because it improves consistency for the refined final-turn package. [Wave](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/wave) and [Luna Snow](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/luna-snow) both let me put Star-Lord down on turn four. They leave different amounts of energy floated. Then I can go into Grandmaster and Absorbing Man depending on the line. Psylock offers another route into Star-Lord. Luna Snow can leave three energy floated compared with two. Blink needs a specific final-turn check. I need to know what is left in my deck. If the Blink chance is 50% or 100%, I can use a cheap card I am tossing away, such as a Grandmaster. The result is a ramp-style consistency tool inside a deck that needs its late-game points to arrive on time. I also value Blink because it lets me pursue that consistency without [Crystal](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/crystal). The deck can put points onto the board through Luna Snow, Wave, and Star-Lord, but those points have to be allocated deliberately before the final turn. I think Star-Lord is a deck players need to know about if they are trying to climb in the closing week of the season. ## [Gambit](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/gambit)’s Mobius M. Mobius and [Armor](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/armor) Tech Choices Its core plan is to duplicate cards for multiple copies, including Gambit and Victoria Hand. This variation is courtesy of Cizer, with one change from me. I think this is probably the overall best package of the three because it encompasses a little bit of everything. The Gambit variation is all-in on Fria, Gambit, Moon Girl, and Valentina. Reduction is starting to rise. That has brought Pixie decks back. This is a moment where energy control is going to be really important. Mobius M. Mobius is the card I want in that role. I expect energy control to matter as the next season begins as well. Unless I see somebody play Pixie, I play down Mobius M. Mobius as soon as possible. Turn two has Victoria Hand, Iron Patriot, and Valentina as priority options. On turn three, I prioritize Fria, Gambit, Horseman of Death, and Mobius M. Mobius if needed. Armor is the more delicate choice. I considered other options for that rotating slot, then chose Armor because destroy elements are present and several of my important cards can need protection. It can feel counterintuitive in a Gambit deck because Armor affects both sides of the field and can interfere with the Gambit plan. That is exactly why Armor is a defense-exclusive tech card. I am not trying to play it on turn two. The early turns have higher-priority development plays. On turn five, I start asking whether I am committing to the Gambit line, where Armor could hurt me. The answer changes with the game state, so Armor needs to be placed with a clear purpose. When Mobius M. Mobius is no longer needed, Bastion is the straightforward return option. Until then, I like the Gambit variation because it keeps its proactive duplicate plan while giving me an answer to reduction and a defense-exclusive tech card. All three can carry into the next season. [Watch the discussion on YouTube](the original episode). Referenced MARVEL SNAP cards ## Cards in this article [![Star-Lord card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/star-lord.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/star-lord) [Star-Lord](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/star-lord) Cost2Power2SeriesStarter On Reveal: If your opponent played a card here this turn, +4 Power. [![Moira X card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/moira-x.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/moira-x) [Moira X](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/moira-x) Cost1Power2SeriesSeries 5 When Destroyed: Get a copy of your opening hand. [![Uncle Ben card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/uncle-ben.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/uncle-ben) [Uncle Ben](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/uncle-ben) Cost1Power2SeriesSeries 4 When Destroyed: Replace this with Spider-Man. [![Bucky Barnes card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/bucky-barnes.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/bucky-barnes) [Bucky Barnes](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/bucky-barnes) Cost2Power2SeriesSeries 2 (Collection Level 222-486) When Destroyed: Replace this with the Winter Soldier. [![Angel card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/angel.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/angel) [Angel](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/angel) Cost2Power4SeriesSeries 1 (Collection Level 18-214) When one of your cards is destroyed, this flies out of your hand or deck to replace it. [![Death card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/death.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/death) [Death](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/death) Cost8Power12SeriesSeries 3 (Collection Level 486+) Costs 1 less for each card destroyed this game. [![Rhino card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/rhino.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/rhino) [Rhino](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/rhino) Cost2Power5SeriesSeries 2 (Collection Level 222-486) On Reveal: Add a Rock to your side of this location. [![Carnage card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/carnage.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/carnage) [Carnage](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/carnage) Cost2Power2SeriesSeries 1 (Collection Level 18-214) On Reveal: Destroy your other cards here. +2 Power for each destroyed. Continue reading ## Related MARVEL SNAP articles [![Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W3 Marvel Snap thumbnail](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ywtJ6eGF3Zg/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w3-marvel-snap) MARVEL SNAP Guides · 2026-03-21 ### [Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W3 Marvel Snap](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w3-marvel-snap) Marvel Snap deck plans: all-in Star-Lord to MODOK Hela; a Quicksilver and Domino deck where board space is the name of the game; Thanos with Stardust. [![Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W2 Marvel Snap thumbnail](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NCnHmDG9zQs/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w2-marvel-snap) MARVEL SNAP Guides · 2026-03-14 ### [Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W2 Marvel Snap](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w2-marvel-snap) Three Marvel Snap ladder choices for a Gambit Horsemen of Death-heavy week: a Victoria Hand hybrid, Scarlet Spider protection, or high-cost power. [![Three Post-OTA Decks Worth Your Cubes | S5W3 Marvel Snap thumbnail](https://i2.ytimg.com/vi/1Ojp1H6HRHA/hqdefault.jpg)](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-post-ota-decks-worth-your-cubes-s5w3-marvel-snap) MARVEL SNAP Guides · 2026-05-23 ### [Three Post-OTA Decks Worth Your Cubes | S5W3 Marvel Snap](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-post-ota-decks-worth-your-cubes-s5w3-marvel-snap) Cerebro 3 may benefit as Gambit recedes, while Muse finds support in Killmonger and Supergiant/Ozymandias tests a new curve. Decks from the video ## Referenced deck lists - [Oh no, it](https://snap.untapped.gg/en/decks/Quinjet-NicoMinoru-VictoriaHand-Armor-IronPatriot-LinLie-Valentina-Cosmo-Frigga-GambitHorseman-MobiusMMobius-MoonGirl_Oh%20no,%20it) - [SL.-OP.](https://snap.untapped.gg/en/decks/Sunspot-Psylocke-GrandMaster-LunaSnow-Wave-AbsorbingMan-Juggernaut-Blink-StarlordMasterOfTheSun-ArnimZola-Alioth-FinFangFoom_SL.-OP.?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=ItsGuestGaming) - [Dormant but Deadly](https://snap.untapped.gg/en/decks/MoiraX-SquirrelGirl-UncleBen-Martyr-Carnage-Angel-WeaponXWolverine-Rhino-Killmonger-Venom-Dormammu-Death_Dormant%20but%20Deadly?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=ItsGuestGaming) [Open on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYJKbf84U_Y)[More Articles](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles)