--- canonical_url: https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-post-ota-decks-worth-your-cubes-s4w4-marvel-snap markdown_url: https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-post-ota-decks-worth-your-cubes-s4w4-marvel-snap.md page_type: article title: "Three Post-OTA Decks Worth Your Cubes | S4W4 Marvel Snap" description: "Three Marvel Snap deck recommendations for the current meta: Gambit hand order, an ongoing shell, and flexible End of Turn plays." date_published: 2026-05-01 date_modified: 2026-05-01 --- Marvel Snap Article # Three Post-OTA Decks Worth Your Cubes | S4W4 Marvel Snap Three Marvel Snap deck recommendations for the current meta: Gambit hand order, an ongoing shell, and flexible End of Turn plays. [Watch Source Video](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-post-ota-decks-worth-your-cubes-s4w4-marvel-snap#source-video)[More Articles](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles) [![Three Post-OTA Decks Worth Your Cubes | S4W4 Marvel Snap thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jwdjV05roxs/hqdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwdjV05roxs) Original episode ## Watch the original video Three Post-OTA Decks Worth Your Cubes | S4W4 Marvel Snap is the original source for this page. Watch it for the full discussion and examples from the episode. Source YouTube video Published 2026-05-01 Read time 3 min Format Marvel Snap analysis Transcript Available Transcript size 8762 words [Watch source video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwdjV05roxs) Article sections[Escany West makes your hand order matter](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-post-ota-decks-worth-your-cubes-s4w4-marvel-snap#article-escany-west-makes-your-hand-order-matter)[Captain Carter, Moonstone, and final-turn choices](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-post-ota-decks-worth-your-cubes-s4w4-marvel-snap#article-captain-carter-moonstone-and-final-turn-choices)[End of Turn is an old answer with new late choices](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-post-ota-decks-worth-your-cubes-s4w4-marvel-snap#article-end-of-turn-is-an-old-answer-with-new-late-choices) We live in a different meta. A new season is coming next week, more cards are on the way, and another OTA is due Thursday. What do I play right now to get through the weekend? ## Escany West makes your hand order matter The first deck, Escany West, is a straight-up double [Gambit](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/gambit) deck. It can destroy the board while keeping enough created cards in hand that a full run of Gambits is still acceptable. Escany West rewards you for arranging your hand carefully, then knowing which card you want reduced and which created card you want copied. I want to play from left to right in hand as much as possible. I want those created cards to end up in the first position in my hand so I can get another copy. If [Valentina](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/valentina) gives me a Dr. Doom, one reduced version seems like a good thing. Two Dr. Dooms are even better when one is reduced and the other is reduced further, especially with [Quinjet](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/quinjet) involved. I have both unknown power and known power. I have a lot of unknown power because of cards like [Iron Patriot](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/iron-patriot) and Valentina. Fria gives me known power in hand, and I also have obvious plays on the board. Multiple Victoria Hands can add power of their own alongside Gambit removing major pieces. Against Doom 2099, I lean into Gambit itself because I need to hit the big cards. As long as I keep that early matchup read in line, some variation of this is probably the best deck in the game. I also think its moment may be brief. My tinfoil-hat read is that the moved-up OTA could explain why Gambit and [Juggernaut](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/juggernaut) were not adjusted this time, and I expect they may be hit next week. Whether both deserve that hit, or whether something else should be hit alongside them, remains the open question. ## [Captain Carter](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/captain-carter), [Moonstone](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/moonstone), and final-turn choices The second recommendation is an ongoing shell. I am still weighing [Hope Summers](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/hope-summers) against [Storm](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/storm) Horsemen of Famine. Captain Carter and Moonstone did not take hits. The list can build through its one-drops and Kate [Bishop](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/bishop), then make a final-turn decision that is harder to forecast. Captain Carter and Moonstone are central to those closing turns, while [Cosmo](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/cosmo) and [Armor](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/armor) can either defend or press the opponent depending on the matchup. Hope Summers can also open surprise plays after I have been building on top of her since turn four. I can make surprise plays with Captain Carter and Moonstone to win a lane by themselves on the final turn. [Nightcrawler](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/nightcrawler) is a reasonable substitution for Ant-Man if I value movement more. I am probably going to test Hope Summers and Storm Horsemen of Famine back and forth. Do I really need the energy, or do I want the extra points? ## End of Turn is an old answer with new late choices The third deck is not an original cook. It is an old friend, and depending on how far back you go, an even older enemy: End of Turn. The reason I’m bringing End of Turn back into the conversation is its late-turn flexibility. The broader doubling changes matter here. Doubling does not scale exponentially in the same way it once did. End of Turn is more flexible than a lot of people give it credit for. A [Sunspot](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/sunspot) on the board tells the opponent I am playing End of Turn, but how much I am willing to skip remains a major decision. A turn-five play can look blank, yet I can redirect on turn six and put another card in that same lane to activate. I think End of Turn is worth revisiting for the next couple of days. Watch the full discussion on YouTube: the original episode. Referenced MARVEL SNAP cards ## Cards in this article [![Gambit card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/gambit.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/gambit) [Gambit](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/gambit) Cost3Power3SeriesSeries 3 (Collection Level 486+) On Reveal: Discard a card from your hand to destroy a random enemy card. [![Valentina card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/valentina.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/valentina) [Valentina](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/valentina) Cost2Power3SeriesSeries 4 On Reveal: Add a random 6-Cost card to your hand. Give it -2 Cost and -2 Power. [![Quinjet card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/quinjet.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/quinjet) [Quinjet](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/quinjet) Cost1Power1SeriesSeries 3 (Collection Level 486+) Ongoing: Your created cards cost 1 less. (minimum 1) [![Iron Patriot card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/iron-patriot.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/iron-patriot) [Iron Patriot](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/iron-patriot) Cost2Power3SeriesSeries 5 On Reveal: Add a random 4, 5, or 6-Cost card to your hand. If you’re winning here after next turn, give it -3 Cost. [![Juggernaut card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/juggernaut.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/juggernaut) [Juggernaut](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/juggernaut) Cost4Power5SeriesSeries 3 (Collection Level 486+) On Reveal: Move away all enemy cards played here this turn. (including unrevealed cards) [![Captain Carter card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/captain-carter.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/captain-carter) [Captain Carter](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/captain-carter) Cost3Power2SeriesSeries 5 Ongoing: Add this card's Power to your back-row cards here. (can't add to itself) [![Moonstone card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/moonstone.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/moonstone) [Moonstone](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/moonstone) Cost4Power6SeriesSeries 5 Ongoing: Has the Ongoing effects of your 3-Cost or less cards here. [![Hope Summers card art](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-thumbnails/hope-summers.webp)](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/hope-summers) [Hope Summers](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/hope-summers) Cost3Power4SeriesSeries 5 After you play a card here, you get +1 Energy next turn. 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[![Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W5 Marvel Snap thumbnail](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pYJKbf84U_Y/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/three-decks-worth-your-cubes-this-week-s3w5-marvel-snap) MARVEL SNAP Guides · 2026-04-04 ### [Three Decks Worth Your Cubes This Week | S3W5 Marvel Snap](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles/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. Decks from the video ## Referenced deck lists - [Askanye West](https://snap.untapped.gg/en/decks/Quinjet-NicoMinoru-VictoriaHand-IronPatriot-Mirage-Valentina-Frigga-Gambit-GambitHorseman-Makkari-Bastion-MotherAskani_Askanye%20West?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=ItsGuestGaming) - [He](https://snap.untapped.gg/en/decks/AntMan-KittyPryde-Agony-Surge-Armor-KateBishop-CaptainCarter-Maverick-Cosmo-HopeSummers-Moonstone-ShouLao_He) - [End Of Turn](https://snap.untapped.gg/en/decks/Sunspot-BlackCat-HydraBob-AdamWarlock-Thena-BruceBanner-Havok-InvisibleWomanFirstSteps-Jocasta-Prodigy-Isca-Fantasticar_End%20Of%20Turn) [Open on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwdjV05roxs)[More Articles](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles)