Much like Hawkeye before him with Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Captain America is getting outshined by his successor, Sam Wilson Captain America, who's headlining the February 2025 *Marvel Snap* season. Here are the best Sam Wilson Captain America decks in *Marvel Snap*.
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- How Sam Wilson Captain America Works in Marvel Snap
- Best Sam Wilson Captain America Decks in Marvel Snap
- Is Sam Wilson Captain America Worth Buying the Season Pass?
How Sam Wilson Captain America Works in Marvel Snap
Sam Wilson Captain America is a dynamic 2-cost, 3-power card with an ability that reads: "Game Start: Add Cap’s Shield to a random location. Ongoing: You can move Cap’s Shield." Cap’s Shield, a 1-cost, 1-power card, has an ability that states: "Ongoing: This can’t be destroyed. Give your Cap +2 Power when this moves to Cap’s location."
The strategic ambiguity in the card's wording is intentional, allowing it to buff both Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers versions by 2 power each time the shield lands in their lane. This can lead to Sam Wilson scaling up to 7 power rapidly. Sam Wilson synergizes well with 1-cost cards, move cards, and Ongoing decks, and it even evades Killmonger. However, be wary of Red Guardian and Shadow King, which can counter Sam Wilson by removing his buffs.
Best Sam Wilson Captain America Decks in Marvel Snap
Sam Wilson is a versatile card that, like Hawkeye Kate Bishop, competes for the 2-cost slot in many decks. He fits seamlessly into a Wiccan list that dominates the meta, as well as an Ongoing Zoo build. Here’s the Wiccan deck:
- Quicksilver
- Fenris Wolf
- Hawkeye Kate Bishop
- Iron Patriot
- Sam Wilson Captain America
- Red Guardian
- Rocket Raccoon and Groot
- Gladiator
- Shang-Chi
- Enchantress
- Wiccan
- Alioth
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This deck is rich in Series 5 cards, including Fenris Wolf, Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Red Guardian, Rocket Raccoon and Groot, Wiccan, and Alioth. If you're missing key cards like Fenris Wolf, Wiccan, and Alioth, consider skipping this deck. For those with the necessary cards, you can substitute Red Guardian and Rocket Raccoon and Groot with other 3-cost cards like Cosmo, Mobius M. Mobius, or even Galacta Daughter of Galactus.
Playing this deck requires patience, focusing on countering your opponent after deploying Wiccan. Managing priority is crucial, as dropping it allows you to use Enchantress or Shang-Chi effectively, while maintaining it lets you snipe with Alioth. Sam Wilson adds a strong 2-cost option that scales quickly and provides flexibility by locking out lanes.
For a different approach, consider integrating Sam Wilson into Spectrum Zoo decks. Here’s an example:
- Ant-Man
- Squirrel Girl
- Dazzler
- Hawkeye Kate Bishop
- Sam Wilson Captain America
- Marvel Boy
- Captain America
- Caiera
- Shanna the She-Devil
- Kazar
- Blue Marvel
- Spectrum
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This list includes Series 5 cards like Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Marvel Boy, Caiera, and Gilgamesh, with Marvel Boy and Caiera being essential. You can swap in other Zoo-friendly cards like Nico Minoru, Cosmo, Gilgamesh, and Mockingbird. Although Zoo decks have slightly fallen out of favor, they remain powerful, especially with Marvel Boy and Squirrel Girl. Sam Wilson enhances this deck's flexibility, allowing Cap’s Shield to receive significant buffs from Kazar and Blue Marvel, further amplified by Spectrum.
Is Sam Wilson Captain America Worth Buying the Season Pass?
If you're a fan of Zoo-oriented decks, Sam Wilson Captain America is a worthwhile addition for the $9.99 season pass. However, if Zoo decks aren't your style, there are plenty of other strong 2-cost cards like Jeff, Iron Patriot, and Hawkeye Kate Bishop that can fill similar roles in meta decks. Given the high cost of keeping up with *Marvel Snap*, it's understandable if you choose to pass on Sam Wilson.
And those are the best Sam Wilson Captain America decks in *Marvel Snap*.
*Marvel Snap is available to play now.*
