Marvel Snap: Optimize Your Doom 2099 Deck for Success

Marvel Snap's Second Anniversary Brings Doctor Doom 2099: Top Deck Strategies

Marvel Snap continues its second-year run with another alternate character variant: Doctor Doom 2099. This guide explores optimal deck strategies featuring this powerful new card.

Understanding Doctor Doom 2099

Doom 2099 (4-cost, 2-power) possesses a unique ability: "After each turn, add a DoomBot 2099 to a random location if you played (exactly) 1 card." DoomBot 2099 (4-cost, 2-power) provides an "Ongoing: Your other DoomBots and Doom have +1 Power" buff. Crucially, this buff applies to both Doom 2099 and regular Doctor Doom, creating significant synergy. Playing one card per turn maximizes DoomBot 2099 spawns, potentially transforming Doom 2099 into a 17-power card, even more with early plays or Magik's game extension.

Drawbacks: DoomBot 2099's random placement can hinder strategic location control. Enchantress, recently buffed, completely negates DoomBot 2099's power boosts.

Top Doctor Doom 2099 Decks (Day One)

Doom 2099's one-card-per-turn requirement revitalizes Spectrum Ongoing decks. Consider these options:

Deck 1 (Budget-Friendly):

• Ant-Man
• Goose
• Psylocke
• Captain America
• Cosmo
• Electro
• Doom 2099
• Wong
• Klaw
• Doctor Doom
• Spectrum
• Onslaught

This deck, primarily Series 4 cards, offers flexibility. Early Doom 2099 plays (aided by Psylocke or Electro) spread power effectively. Alternatively, focus on Doctor Doom or Spectrum buffs if early Doom 2099 placement fails. Cosmo counters Enchantress.

Deck 2 (Patriot Style):

• Ant-Man
• Zabu
• Dazzler
• Mister Sinister
• Patriot
• Brood
• Doom 2099
• Super Skrull
• Iron Lad
• Blue Marvel
• Doctor Doom
• Spectrum

This budget-friendly deck (mostly Series 4) employs a Patriot strategy. Early game focuses on Mister Sinister and Brood, transitioning to Doom 2099, Blue Marvel, and Doctor Doom. Zabu discounts 4-cost cards. Strategic flexibility allows skipping DoomBot 2099 spawns for stronger late-game plays (e.g., Patriot and Iron Lad). However, it's vulnerable to Enchantress; Super Skrull provides counterplay against other Doom 2099 decks.

Is Doom 2099 Worth the Investment?

Despite weak Spotlight Cache companions (Daken and Miek), Doom 2099's power and deck-building versatility make him a worthwhile acquisition. Use Collector's Tokens if available; he's projected to be a meta-defining card unless nerfed.

These strategies highlight Doctor Doom 2099's impact on the Marvel Snap meta. His potential for high power output and diverse deck integration makes him a key card for the foreseeable future. Marvel Snap is available now.