Marvel Snap: The Best Luke Cage Deck

Luke Cage is a 2-Cost, 2-Power Ongoing card in Marvel Snap with the ability to protect friendly cards’ Power. Despite his shielding properties, Luke has remained one of the underrated cards in the metagame, especially in toxicity- and evolution-based setups. To change that, this Marvel Snap guide provides fans with a standard Luke Cage lineup with stable results, helping them capitalize on his potential. With that being said, here’s the ultimate Luke Cage deck (with mostly common cards).

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The Best Deck for Luke Cage

In Marvel Snap’s metagame, Luke Cage does well in a Hazmat-Goblin toxic deck. To replicate this setup, players will need to pair Luke with Hazmat, Hobgoblin, and Green Goblin, completing the deck with Scorpion, Sunspot, Storm, Mystique, Cerebro, Iron Man, Elsa Bloodstone, and Blue Marvel.

Card	Cost	Power
Luke Cage	2	2
Hazmat	2	2
Hobgoblin	5	-8
Green Goblin	3	-3
Scorpion	2	2
Sunspot	1	0
Iron Man	5	0
Storm	3	2
Elsa Bloodstone	2	2
Mystique	3	0
Cerebro	3	0
Blue Marvel	5	3

Here’s how these cards synergize with Luke Cage:

Hazmat: Hits all cards in her lane with -1 Power (but Luke Cage stops her effect on friendly cards.)
Hobgoblin: Flies out to the opposing side, afflicting them with -8 Power.
Green Goblin: Changes side, afflicting the enemy with -3 Power.
Scorpion: Reduces the Power of the enemy’s hand with -1.
Sunspot: Earns +1 Power for each unspent Energy.
Iron Man: Doubles the Power in his area.
Storm: Floods a location, locking both players out of it.
Elsa Bloodstone: Gives the last card to fill her lane +2 Power.
Blue Marvel: Gives all cards on the board +1 Power.
Mystique: Copies the Ongoing effect of the previous card.
Cerebro: Grants +2 Power to the highest-power cards.

How to Play Luke Cage

Marvel Snap Sports Variant Card Art Luke Cage

Considering his defensive nature, Luke Cage must be played in risky buff decks. Players should have him protect maxed-out cards against counterplays like Shadow King, guaranteeing a win in at least one location. However, they can also benefit from his positive synergy with negative cards like Hazmat to afflict high damage.

Alternative Cards for a Luke Cage Deck

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Thanks to his Ongoing effect, Luke Cage thrives in High Evolutionary decks, too. Since such lineups focus on Power-reduction on the enemy side, they can benefit from Luke’s extra protection to defend their low-Power lanes. The following cards would seamlessly integrate into Luke Cage-High Evolutionary setups: