Marvel Snap Tier List: Best Series 4/5 Cards
Welcome to our Marvel Snap Series 4 and 5 Tier List!
Series 4 and 5 are where you will gain access to new cards in Marvel Snap, and they often are extremely powerful, or completely unplayable. Now that Collector’s Tokens are more readily available for players, having a good idea of the best cards to purchase will benefit your Snap journey greatly.
Evaluating cards can be difficult, as some cards become better if you own other cards, but we will try to give an overall rating to cards.
Note: The Tier List is not ordered within tiers, so don’t pay mind to the order of cards.
| Tier | Series 4 Card Tier List |
|---|---|
| S | Zabu |
| A | Darkhawk, Knull, M.O.D.O.K., Spider-Ham |
| B | Stature, Stegron, Nimrod |
| C | Master Mold, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Snowguard, Spider-Man 2099 |
| F |
| Tier | Series 5 Card Tier List |
|---|---|
| S | Thanos, Galactus, High Evolutionary, Hit-Monkey, Kitty Pryde |
| A | Iron Lad, Jeff, Nebula |
| B | Echo, Ghost-Spider, Jean Gray, Silk |
| C | Kang, The Living Tribunal, Howard the Duck |
| F |
Card Commentary – Series 4
In this section, I’ll be going over why we tiered cards the way we did, starting with Series 4.
- S-Zabu: Zabu’s rework definitely made him less powerful, but he’s still one of the most powerful cards in the game. There are whole archetypes built around 4-costs due to Zabu, and he’s basically a better Psylocke in Negative decks as well.
- A-Darkhawk: Darkhawk was once one of the strongest decks in the game. As nerfs and time has passed, Darkhawk is no longer in the top meta decks, but he’s still very strong and consistent.
- A-Knull: Knull is a staple in Destroy decks and Galactus decks, and that reason alone is enough to make him A tier. He’s not as flexible as Zabu or Darkhawk, but he’s still very good in the archetypes he fits into.
- A-Modok: Modok revived the Discard archetype, and is largely the reason why Discard is playable to this day. While he only really fits into one archetype, he’s archetype defining.
- A-Spider-Ham: Spider-Ham is a recent addition to the game, and he slots in for Iceman in many decks such as Bounce. Spider-Ham is somewhat of a luxury, you can definitely go without him, but he does give a little extra boost to decks.
- B-Stature: Stature was very strong after the first wave of Thanos and Shuri nerfs, and while she has dropped off, she still can be very successful in Power based decks. The main issue is that other decks simply put more Power on the board compared to Stature decks.
- B-Stegron: Stegron is a bit of a meme card, but he definitely can be an interesting tech card. The fact that Stegron is 4-cost also means he can fit into Zabu decks with Darkhawk. You can also splash cards like Miles Morales in there to benefit off his Move ability.
- B-Nimrod: Nimrod is like Modok in that he only really fits into the Destroy archetype. However, I would argue that you can still play Destroy decks without Nimrod, but you will struggle to play Discard without Modok.
- C-Master Mold: Master Mold is more of a meme deck that looks to fill your opponent’s hand and be annoying.
- C-Negasonig Teenage Warhead: Simply put, Negasonic’s ability is too difficult to reliably utilize.
- C-Snowguard: While Snowguard has an interesting effect, it just isn’t quite good enough to make it into any decks.
- C-Spider-Man 2099: Spider-Man 2099 is another interesting Move tech card, but his ability is too difficult to pull off. Why play him when you can simply play Shang-Chi.
Card Commentary – Series 5
Next, let’s cover our rankings for the Series 5 cards.
- S-Thanos: Thanos is simply one of the most unique cards in the game. The Infinity Stones give a ton of utility, and there are tons of different Thanos archetypes. Combine this with the fact that Thanos will be Series 5 for the foreseeable future, Thanos is a great pickup.
- S-Galactus: Galactus is very difficult to rate. He’s Series 5 only, meaning he is solid value wise, but he only really has one archetype, the Galactus archetype. If you enjoy a simple and straightforward, but very flavorful gameplay of Galactus, he’s a great pick up as well.
- S-High Evolutionary: High Evolutionary is the newest “Big Bad” aka Series 5 only card. Once again, there is a lot of things you can do with High Evo, as he upgrades the vanilla cards in the game. While he’s been nerfed recently, you can’t go wrong going for High Evo.
- S-Hit-Monkey: Hit-Monkey has been in top meta decks for a while now since his release in February. Hit-Monkey decks are simply able to put the most Power on the board, and can split the Power between 3 lanes. It’s very difficult for opponent’s to calculate how much Power you’re able to put on the board.
- S-Kitty Pryde: Kitty Pryde is another very powerful card. Kitty and Hit-Monkey make Bounce into the powerhouse that it is in the current meta. While we’ll likely see a nerf in the future, Kitty is still a very powerful card even for more budget decks like Dino.
- A-Iron Lad: If the meta still revolved around 4-cost cards, Iron Lad might be higher up on the list. Iron Lad sees the most play in Patriot, as even if you copy a “vanilla” card, you can still buff it up with Patriot. Otherwise, you’re bound to get a powerful effect on his On Reveal. While he hasn’t shown up too much in other lists, he’s an all around solid card that can likely fit into many decks.
- A-Jeff: Jeff is another flexible card that simply goes into many decks. The game has moved more toward location controlling cards like Storm, Professor X, or Spider-Man in order to combat Bounce. Jeff is a great addition into both Control decks and decks that want to counter Control.
- A-Nebula: Nebula has become one of the best 1-cost cards in the game. Simply playing Nebula on 1 can lead to a ton of Power if your opponent is incapable of dealing with her.
- B-Echo: Echo has only just released, and to be honest, I don’t expect her to really be a part of the meta at all. Even still, I’ll put her in B for now to see if any powerful decks are made with her.
- B-Ghost-Spider: Ghost-Spider breathed some life into Movement decks, but to be honest, Move decks still aren’t amazing. While she does help, Move hasn’t seen the success of other archetypes.
- B-Jean Gray: Jean Gray is another new addition, and is present in some decks like Thanos Ongoing or Silver Surfer. She provides another way to control the board to make life for the opponent difficult. I’m not too high on her just yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see her move up a tier.
- B-Silk: Silk is a card with premium stats. A 2/5 with almost no downside is great. The issue with Silk is the same with Titania. It can be unreliable to place her in the location you want. You can build around her with Move synergistic cards, but that hasn’t shown too much promise yet.
- C-Kang: Kang is the last Series 5 Big Bad, and is unfortunately the worst. While you can reset the turn and “bluff snap,” that usually just isn’t enough to warrant an entire deck slot.
- C-The Living Tribunal: Decks with Living Tribunal are usually more meme decks like Hela, but you can definitely surprise opponents with him.
- C-Howard the Duck: Howard the Duck is meant to synergize with Iron Lad, but the potential upside just isn’t quite there.
Conclusion
This wraps up our tier list on all of the Series 4 and 5 cards in Marvel Snap. These cards can only be acquired with Collector’s Tokens, or through the new Spotlight Cache system. Collector’s Tokens are a valuable resource, so think carefully about what you want to unlock.
While some cards are stronger than others, you should ultimately purchase the card you want to play with. These tiers and analysis are only here to help you make a decision.
Good luck snapping, and hope this article helped you in your journey.
If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out our other resources for Marvel Snap. These can help you wherever you are in the Collection Track.
- Series 1 Tier List
- Series 2 Tier List
- Series 3 Tier List
- Series 3 Only Deck Tier List
- Best Decks Tier List
Good luck in your games, and thanks for reading!