Summary
To win a match inMarvel Snap, you need to have more power in two out of three locations. While that seems simple in essence, it can get tricky to do the math in certain scenarios, which is why Captain Marvel is such a popular card; she decides where to go in order to win.
Martyr acts much in the same way, but instead of moving towards a winning position, it goes somewhere that could lose you the game. This effect is so bad, that it doesn’t make her a double-edged sword, it makes the edge point solely at you, but if you still want to make the card work, there are ways to take advantage of her power.
10Elsa Bloodstone
Power On Top Of Power
One of the problems with Martyr is the low power she has when compared to her effect. There’s little reason to use her for only four power, butwith Elsa, you can make that power counta little bit more, but you still need to be wary of the other locations.
Since Killmonger is always a threat, your opponent might solve the Martyr problem for you by killing her outright, but this might not always be the case. A deck with Elsa will have at least two locations filled up, so you don’t have to worry about Martyr moving anywhere.
9Kraven
The More They Move, The Bigger He Gets
The way you use Kraven on this deck isn’t all that different from other decks that include the hunter; you set him up and start moving things toward his location, trying to do this as often as possible for great results.
The difference here is his interaction with Martyr since she knows Kraven gains power if she moves toward him, so if that wins you the game, she won’t move. This means that if you can lock down one location, and have Kraven in the other, Martyr would have nowhere to go.
8Jeff
The Shark That Keeps On Giving
You might think that Martyr’s counterpart is Captain Marvel, but in Marvel Snap, her counterpart is Jeff. The baby land shark is useful in nearly every scenario, making him a staple of most decks, if not all of them; you can’t go wrong with Jeff.
Within the build of this deck, Jeff works wonders, since he not only synergizes well with Elsa and Kraven but also with other Martyr stopping cards like Professor X. In essence, you want to put Jeff on the board, and then move him somewhere to block Martyr from losing you the game.
7Silk
The Martyr Before Martyr
When considering the frustration of a move card that loses you games, the one that’s been doing it before Martyr is Silk. This makes both cards very similar, and therefore, you can apply the lessons learned for both of them.
They both add big power to the board, meaning that you’ll have priority most of the time, so you have to exploit that. Beyond that, the techniques that stopped Silk from being a nuisance are still applicable; lock down lanes, and stop her from moving and being unpredictable.
6Negasonic Teenage Warhead
She Makes Martyr Shine
The only advantage Martyr has over other cards, like Hawkeye or Ant-Man, is that her power is upfront. This means that you can easily gain and keep priority during the first few turns of the game, and even maintain it; something Negasonic wants more than anything.
But having priority is only the first step since you need to know where to place her, and that all depends on the locations and what your opponent is doing. You can only learn this through practice and knowledge of the current meta, but Negasonic is well worth it.
5Professor X
Nothing Moves In Or Out
Professor X is a godsend when dealing with Martyr, making her an almost good card, and also giving the Professor something to do on turn six. While his main role is to prevent Martyr from moving that’s already in play, you can also play both of them in turn six for the same effect.
And the synergies don’t stop there, since the Professor can also prevent Silk from doing undesirable things, or even protect cards that got too big thanks to Elsa. Jeff is of particular note here, since he can be freely played or moved into the Professor’s location.
4Vision
Leave Your Opponent Guessing
Vision shares many strengths with Jeff within the context of this deck. He can move into Kraven after being buffed by Elsa, can block Martyr from moving to certain places, and so on; what he also brings is a big dose of power that will likely let you keep priority on the final turn.
And this deck is all about priority since what Martyr is doing for Negasonic, Vision does it for Alioth. Do keep in mind that, if you play Vision into Elsa, his power rises into Shang-Chi territory, a card that will forever remain a staple to counter most things.
3Magneto
Now Your Opponent Moves Too
While Magneto can’t move every single card your opponent plays, he does move some of the most impactful ones, the four-cost cards. Darkhawk is still one of the most popular cards out there, and the introduction of things like Ms. Marvel makes positioning crucial.
While always good to shuffle what your opponent is doing, you also gain power from it thanks to Kraven, making Magneto’s already impressive 12 power even higher. He doesn’t mesh particularly well with Martyr, but he does so with all the other cards around her.
2Alioth
The Priority King
The popularity of Alioth will remain at an all-time high as long as his ability remains the same. Destroying cards even before they are revealed is incredibly devastating, making whoever gains priority at the final turn might as well have won already.
And that’s the entire point of this deck, and where Martyr comes into play; she aids you in getting that much-needed priority, so if Alioth can prevent their final explosive play from happening, it nullifies any possibility of losing. Just be sure to prevent Martyr from moving after that.
1Thanos
The Stones Are What Matter
The reality is that, if you want to stop Martyr from moving, the best way to do so is with a lot of cards.Thanos brings that plethora of cardsin the form of the Stones, meaning that filling at least two locations would be of little effort.
The stones combine perfectly with everything else in the deck, with their different abilities like moving cards around or drawing cards. The time stone combines particularly well with all your six-cost cards, letting you play Magneto at turn five, followed by a devastating Alioth at six.
