Marvel SNAP: The Best Moonstone Deck

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• The Best Deck for Moonstone
• An Alternative Deck for Moonstone
• How to Counter Moonstone
• Is Moonstone Worth It?

Moonstone, Marvel Snap's newest Ongoing card, replicates the Ongoing effects of your 1-, 2-, and 3-Cost cards in its lane. Considered a more potent Mystique, building a successful deck around her requires strategic planning, leading to her "Glass Cannon" moniker.

After extensive testing, two optimal Moonstone deck archetypes emerged: Patriot and Tribunal builds. This guide details constructing and optimizing both. A brief assessment of Moonstone's value concludes the guide.

Moonstone (4–6)

Ongoing: Copies the Ongoing effects of your 1, 2, and 3-Cost cards in this lane.

Series: Five (Ultra Rare)

Season: Dark Avengers

Release: January 15, 2025

The Best Deck for Moonstone

Moonstone excels as a support card, not the primary win condition. A reliable strategy integrates her into a Patriot-Ultron deck. Focus on leveraging one or two key Ongoing effects rather than over-relying on her ability.

A successful Moonstone, Patriot, and Ultron deck incorporates: Brood, Mystique, Dazzler, Mockingbird, Ant-Man, Iron Man, Squirrel Girl, Blue Marvel, and Mister Sinister.

Card Cost Power Moonstone 4 6 Patriot 3 1 Ultron 6 8 Brood 3 2 Ant-Man 1 1 Mystique 3 0 Iron Man 5 0 Mister Sinister 2 2 Dazzler 2 2 Squirrel Girl 1 2 Mockingbird 6 9 Blue Marvel 5 3

Moonstone Deck Synergies

• Prepare for buffs by deploying Brood, Sinister, or Squirrel Girl.
• Utilize one lane for Patriot, Mystique, and Moonstone (ideally in that sequence).
• Deploy Ultron in the final round to maximize location control and buff benefits.
• Iron Man, Blue Marvel, and Mockingbird serve as backup for power deficits.

An Alternative Deck for Moonstone

Testing revealed Moonstone's exciting potential when paired with Onslaught and The Living Tribunal. Prioritizing excitement over consistency, use Moonstone as the win condition with: Onslaught, Living Tribunal, Mystique, Magik, Psylocke, Sera, Iron Man, Ravonna Renslayer, Captain America, Howard the Duck, and Iron Lad.

Card Cost Power Moonstone 4 6 Onslaught 6 7 The Living Tribunal 6 9 Mystique 3 0 Ravonna Renslayer 2 2 Iron Man 5 0 Captain America 3 3 Howard the Duck 1 2 Magik 3 2 Psylocke 2 2 Sera 5 4 Iron Lad 4 6

Ideal Play Sequence:

1. Use Psylocke for early Moonstone deployment.
2. Play Onslaught, Mystique, and Iron Man in her lane.
3. Distribute power across lanes using The Living Tribunal in the final round.

Psylocke and Sera provide cost reduction, Magik extends the match, enabling Onslaught and The Living Tribunal plays. Captain America and Iron Lad offer backup. Super Skrull proves a significant counter to this strategy.

How to Counter Moonstone

Super Skrull effectively counters Moonstone. Enchantress, Rogue, and Echo also neutralize her, highlighting her vulnerability. Her reliance on her own lane makes her susceptible to lane-specific counters.

Is Moonstone Worth It?

Moonstone justifies Spotlight Keys due to: her ability's increasing value with future Ongoing cards, her inclusion in a Spotlight Cache with other Series Five cards, and her nostalgic appeal. If you enjoy powerful combo plays, she's a worthwhile acquisition.