Marvel Snap turns some of the franchise’s best characters into playable cards with abilities that mostly match their superpowers. From the Avengers to the X-Men and other factions, there are hundreds of cards based on Marvel characters to collect, and Hazmat is a powerful one.
In the Marvel universe, Hazmat, real name Jennifer Takeda, is a member of the Avengers Academy. She has the power to release deadly substances from her body and uses her toxicity to fight enemies. In Marvel Snap, her ability is based on what she does best as a hero.
Here are the best Hazmat decks in Marvel Snap.
Hazmat abilities, explained
Hazmat is a two-Cost, two-Power card with an ability that reads “On Reveal: Afflict all other cards with -1 Power.” This is pretty straightforward and works as a support ability on paper. But given the right tools, Hazmat can be a legitimate game-changer, especially when you use her control ability offensively.
You can get Hazmat as a series three card, meaning it’ll be up for grabs once you reach at least Collection Level 486. Hazmat can also be your free series three card once the seasonal rotation drops, so you won’t need to spend Tokens to add it to your collection.
Strategy and best combos for Hazmat decks in Marvel Snap
Since Hazmat can also inflict negative Power on your cards, her best buddy is Luke Cage, since he prevents your cards from receiving negative Power in any form. It’s a must to use both cards in your deck to get the best advantage from Hazmat’s power reduction.
There are other cards that bring out Hazmat’s full potential. One of them is Wong, which doubles the On Reveal effects of cards at the same location. Playing Mystique after Wong can even double the damage Hazmat inflicts, since she will copy Wong’s Ongoing ability. Adding Odin brings the setup to a whole new level, because he reactivates all On Reveal abilities of cards at his location.
Plenty of cards support On Reveal abilities and can make Hazmat stronger. Absorbing Man copies the last On Revel ability you played, while Grandmaster reactivates the On Reveal ability of a card at the same location while also moving the target card to the middle location.
Best Hazmat decks to play in Marvel Snap
Toxic Junk
In this Junk deck, use Hazmat’s ability to inflict negative Power to the unnecessary units you summon on your opponent’s side of locations. You can use this offensively and disrupt opponent’s intended setups.
Annihilus is key to transfer your cards with negative Power to your opponent’s side, other than Green Goblin and Hobgoblin, which switch sides themselves. The deck also includes The Hood and Sentry for its created unit, the negative 10-Power Void.
White Widow creates Widow’s Kiss on the opposing side of its location, which has negative four-Power unless the opponent fills that location with cards. Black Widow, on the other hand, adds the Widow’s Bite to your opponent’s hand, which is a great disruptor as it prevents them from drawing cards until they play it.
Debrii creates rocks at each other location (both for you and your opponent), while Cannonball can either move or destroy your opponent’s card with the highest Power at its location. Cap off the deck with Ravonna Renslayer, which gives minus-one Cost to your cards in-hand with one or less Power.
Toxic Silver Surfer
The Wong and Mystique setup with Odin is a powerful weapon that can spam On Reveal abilities. Aside from Hazmat, Silver Surfer’s ability to give plus two Power to three-Cost cards can also be a great fit for the deck. This strategy can stack lots of Power on your units.
Aside from Luke Cage and Mystique, the other three-Cost cards are Ironheart (a further Power boost for your cards, as well as another potential Wong/Mystique/Odin target), Brood (to create multiple three-Cost units at its location), Magik (to extend the game to turn seven), and Sebastian Shaw (to stack Power every time it gains a permanent Power boost).
Sera can allow you to play up to three three-Cost cards by turns six or seven.
Toxic High Evolutionary
The High Evolutionary deck’s evolved abilities revolve around inflicting negative Power to your opponent’s cards and gaining various benefits from conserving energy. Hazmat is a good fit for a deck that revolve around both mechanics.
Aside from Hazmat, the deck also has cards that can inflict negative power: the evolved versions of Wasp and Cyclops, as well as Scorpion and Red Guardian. As for Abomination, it costs one less for each card your opponent has that have negative Power.
When you conserve energy, you can use Sunspot and the evolved version of Misty Knight to build up your early game. Finish the deck with Hope Summers, which gives you bonus energy per turn if you play a card at its location during the last turn, and the evolved version of Hulk, which gains plus two Power for every turn you end with unspent energy.
How to counter Hazmat decks in Marvel Snap
There are two major counters to Hazmat. One of them her best buddy, Luke Cage, since he prevents his controller’s cards from receiving negative Power. The other is Cosmo, which prevents On Reveal abilities from happening at the same location. So, always watch out for the space dog on either side of a location.
Cards with decreased Powers are also be great targets for Shadow King, which resets cards to their base Power.
Hazmat decks’ current state in the meta
Toxic decks have been dominating the meta for quite some time already. The control effect of inflicting negative Power to cards is very effective, especially since more support cards that give negative Power were recently released, most notably in the Thunderbolts season this April.
The Toxic Silver Surfer deck is one of the best decks in the current meta. The combination of two strategies makes it a force to be reckoned with, especially because of its consistency and effectiveness to produce huge numbers (by gaining Power for your units and inflicting negative Power offensively, courtesy of Hazmat).
