The Best Ongoing Cards (& How to Use Them)

The best Ongoing cards in Marvel Snap are capable of providing a type of continuous benefit during a match for players that learn how to use them.

Ongoing cards in Marvel Snap can provide consistent benefits throughout a match, and players can learn how to best use these effects to either make cards cost less, amplify other abilities, or even double pre-existing traits. While many decks can be made with various cards from this archetype, a select few are the most potent from this collection. A newer card called Zabu, a 3 Energy 2 Power card, is the first among this group to mention as its ability reduces the cost of all 4 Energy cards by 2, allowing players to gain access to even more of the best Ongoing characters.

Mentioning Ongoing cards should certainly include both Mystique and Onslaught, as their abilities amplify cards that share their archetype even further. The former rests at 3 Energy 0 Power and copies the ability of the last card played if it had an Ongoing ability. The popular anchor Onslaught in Marvel Snap, on the other hand, has 6 Energy and 7 Power while doubling Ongoing effects at its Location. Players can use either of these powerful cards to bolster other Ongoing strategies, especially if they also use cards such as the 5 Energy 4 Power Sera to reduce the Energy cost needed to play all cards in the player’s hand by one.

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The Best Ongoing Cards in Marvel Snap

Wong, Devil Dinosaur, Blue Marvel, and Patriot are perhaps the best Ongoing cards, primarily due to either great synergy with other archetypes or ridiculous Power potential. Wong, a 4 Energy 2 Power card, lets On Reveal effects happen twice at its Location, which can lead to incredible combos with Black Panther, White Tiger, Ironheart, and even Odin. Devil Dinosaur sports one of the strongest abilities at Pool 1 in Marvel Snap, as this 5 Energy 3 Power card gains +2 Power for each card in the player’s hand. This often reaches a considerable value of 13 Power or more if players use Sentinel or Moongirl in their deck.

The 5 Power 3 Energy Blue Marvel uses their Ongoing effect to give all other cards the player has placed +1 Power, a very useful trait if players decide to use a Zoo archetype with cards like Kazar and Squirrel Girl. Patriot, a 3 Energy 1 Power card, creates an entirely new archetype by granting all cards with no effect +2 Power. Players that use either of these cards will find the best success when swarming Locations with as many cards as they can play, overwhelming opponents with sheer numbers.

A couple of overlooked but still useful Ongoing cards are Cosmo and Super Skrull, the latter of whom may be seen in Marvel Snap‘s token shop and rare hidden Pools. The 3 Energy 3 Power Cosmo prevents any On Reveal effects from happening at its Location, serving as an excellent control card against enemy discard or destruction decks. Meanwhile, Super Skrull copies every Ongoing effect from enemy cards, which can be brutal if an opponent uses an Ongoing archetype. The best Ongoing cards in Marvel Snap amplify otherwise trivial cards, either by boosting their Power, reducing their Energy cost, or giving extra potency to their effect.

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