Okay, so yesterday I was messing around with Marvel Snap, right? Been seeing everyone climb the ladder with Shuri decks, and I was like, “Alright, let’s see what all the fuss is about.”
First thing I did was hop online and find a few popular Shuri decklists. There’s a ton out there, but I wanted something that felt a bit more budget-friendly since I’m not swimming in tokens. Ended up piecing together a list that looked something like this:
- Sunspot
- Ebony Maw
- Armor
- Shuri
- Vision
- Arnim Zola
- America Chavez
- Red Skull
- Zero
Pretty standard stuff, I guess. The basic idea is pretty simple: get Shuri down, double the power of something beefy like Red Skull, and then either Zola it to spread the love or Vision it to another location. Seems straightforward enough, right?
So, I jumped into some Conquest matches to get a feel for it. The first few games were rough, I’m not gonna lie. I kept getting out-tempoed by faster decks, or just drawing the wrong cards at the wrong time. Happens to the best of us, right?
I noticed a few things pretty quickly. Ebony Maw is a double-edged sword. Yeah, it’s great to get early power on the board, but locking down a location can really screw you over later. Also, protecting your big hitters with Armor is crucial, especially against those pesky Shang-Chi players.
After a bunch of trial and error, I started to get the hang of it. I realized that knowing when to retreat is just as important as knowing when to snap. If you don’t have Shuri by turn 4, or you’re facing a hard counter, just bail. No shame in it.
One game, I managed to pull off the dream combo: Shuri into Red Skull into Arnim Zola. My opponent just insta-conceded. It was glorious!
I also learned that Vision is a total MVP in this deck. Being able to move that doubled Red Skull to a different location to dodge Enchantress or just spread the power around is clutch.
I didn’t climb all the way to Infinite or anything (wishful thinking!), but I definitely saw an improvement in my win rate. The deck is powerful, no doubt about it, but it’s also pretty predictable. Good players will see it coming and play around it.
Overall, playing the Shuri deck was a fun experiment. It taught me a lot about positioning, sequencing, and knowing when to fold ’em. I’ll probably keep tinkering with it, maybe try swapping out a few cards to make it a bit more surprising. Who knows, maybe I’ll even hit Infinite next season!
