Prepare yourself because another Celestial like Arishem is joining Marvel Snap. However, Eson might not be as game-defining as his protege. Here are the best Eson decks in Marvel Snap.
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Eson is a 6-cost, 10-power card with an ability that reads: “End of Turn: Put a created card from your hand here.” A created card is one that is generated from something like White Queen or Arishem – in short, a card that didn’t start in your deck. This means you can strategically target Eson’s ability, as it won’t pull cards that started in your deck to the board.
As a 6-cost card, Eson requires assistance from ramp cards like Electro, Wave, and Luna Snow to be played early enough to maximize its value. The only direct counter to Eson – since Gorgon won’t work – is to fill your opponent’s hand with unwanted cards, such as rocks or Sentinels from Master Mold.
Best Day One Eson Decks in Marvel Snap
Eson synergizes well with Arishem, making them a formidable duo. You should consider pairing them together, as Arishem allows you to play Eson on turn 5 and get two free pulls. Here’s a recommended deck list:
- Iron Patriot
- Valentina
- Luke Cage
- Doom 2088
- Shang-Chi
- Enchantress
- Galacta
- Daughter of Galactus
- Legion
- Doctor Doom
- Mockingbird
- Eson
- Arishem
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The Series 5 cards in this deck include Iron Patriot, Valentina, Doom 2099, Galacta, Daughter of Galactus, Mockingbird, and Arishem. Notably, only Doom 2099 and Arishem are essential for this deck. You can experiment with other cards like Jeff, Agent Coulson, and Blob.
Eson serves as an alternative lane-winning condition if you don't pull Mockingbird or randomly generate high-power cards. You can save the cards generated by Arishem for after playing Eson on turn 5, giving you two turns to utilize them. If you don't have any suitable pulls, you can opt to play Doctor Doom instead.
Keep in mind that playing Eson for more than 3 turns isn't ideal, so getting him out on turn 5 is optimal. Additionally, Eson has anti-synergy with Doom 2099, so it's important to decide your game plan before playing either card.
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Finding another deck to fit Eson into is challenging, but a hand-generation deck similar to the old Devil Dinosaur lists could work – without the Devil Dinosaur. Here’s a suggested list:
- Maria Hill
- Quinjet
- Iron Patriot
- Peni Parker
- Valentina
- Victoria Hand
- Agent Coulson
- White Queen
- Luna Snow
- Wiccan
- Mockingbird
- Eson
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The Series 5 cards in this list are Iron Patriot, Peni Parker, Valentina, Victoria Hand, Luna Snow, Wiccan, and Mockingbird. Wiccan is a crucial card for this deck, while others can be replaced with cards like Sentinel, Psylocke, and Wave.
With this deck, the goal is to get Wiccan out on turn 4, discounting your hand-generated cards with Quinjet to play the cheaper ones before Eson pulls the more expensive ones late in the game. Mockingbird adds another power spike, while both Peni Parker and Luna Snow help ramp Eson out early.
The playlines with this deck will vary significantly as you generate cards, making it highly inconsistent but also incredibly fun.
Should You Spend Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens on Eson?
If you're limited on resources and not an Arishem player, it might not be worth acquiring Eson, especially with other promising cards like Starbrand and Khonshu coming out this month. However, if you frequently play Arishem decks, Eson is an excellent addition.
And those are the best Eson decks in Marvel Snap.
Marvel Snap is available to play now.
