Merlin MARVEL SNAP Card

Reference Data

Merlin Card Stats

Cost: 2 Cost
Power: 2 Power
Ability Type: Add
Ability: At the start of each turn, add an Incantation to your hand.
Series: Series 5
Release: Released June 3, 2025

Merlin Ability

At the start of each turn, add an Incantation to your hand.

How to Use Merlin

Start with the card text, cost, and power. Merlin works best when its ability supports your lane plan without forcing you to overcommit before the final turns.

Merlin Meta Stats

Win Rate: 58.6%
Popularity: 2.2%
Tracked Matches: 268

Stats are included when available from the reference data cache and should be treated as directional, not a live tier list.

Merlin Variants

This reference page focuses on the current playable card data: canonical URL, stats, ability text, source context, and balance history.

Merlin Balance History

Date	Cost	Power	Description
2026-01-16	2	2	At the start of each turn, add an Incantation to your hand.
Released 2025-06-03	2	3	At the start of each turn, add an Incantation to your hand.
2025-04-29	2	3	Current: At the start of each turn, add an Incantation to your hand. Previous: At the start of each turn, add a Wizardly Incantation to your hand.
2025-04-01	2	3	At the start of each turn, add a Wizardly Incantation to your hand.

Best Merlin Decks

Use the related articles, synergy cards, deck builder, and MARVEL SNAP guide links on this page to evaluate where Merlin fits before spending tokens or cubes.

Merlin Synergy Cards

Source-backed synergy from Snap.fan. Each entry lists cost/power and effect text for easier reference.

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ItsGuestGaming Notes

Untapped Current 30-Day Stats

58.6% win rate2.2% popularity268 tracked games

Current 30-Day Stats

Snap.fan Last 30-Day Stats

55.5% win rate3.9% popularity

Last 30 Days

MARVEL SNAP Zone Last 7-Day Stats

37.1% win rate0.8% popularity

Last 7 Days

Verdict: Merlin currently profiles as a strong but narrow and is best treated as a support or flex card.
Best fit: Flexible / archetype-specific
How to use it: Use Merlin in Flexible / archetype-specific shells where its text or stat line advances the deck's main plan instead of forcing a standalone include.
Common mistake: The common mistake is jamming Merlin into decks that do not naturally support its role; the card gets much better when the surrounding deck already wants this effect.
Token advice: Be conservative with tokens. This is more of an archetype purchase than a universal account upgrade.

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FAQ

MARVEL SNAP Questions

What does Merlin do in MARVEL SNAP?

Merlin has the text: “At the start of each turn, add an Incantation to your hand.”

How much does Merlin cost in MARVEL SNAP?

Merlin costs 2 energy and has 2 power.

What series is Merlin in?

Merlin is listed as Series 5 in this MARVEL SNAP reference.

What are the best decks with Merlin?

The best Merlin decks depend on the current meta. This page links future ItsGuestGaming deck guides and related articles when available.