Journey back in time with Marvel Snap's Prehistoric Avengers season! The season's crown jewel, and arguably its most powerful card, is Agamotto, an ancient sorcerer with ties to Doctor Strange. Let's explore the best Agamotto decks currently available.
How Agamotto Works in Marvel Snap
Agamotto is a 5-cost, 10-power card with a game-changing ability: "Game Start: Shuffle 4 Ancient Arcana into your deck." These Arcana are:
- Temporal Manipulation (1-cost): On Reveal: Give Agamotto +3 Power. Put him into your hand if he’s not in play. (Banish this.)
- Wombs of Watoomb (2-cost): On Reveal: Afflict an enemy card here with -5 Power and move it right. (Banish this.)
- Bolts of Balthakk (3-cost): On Reveal: Next turn, you get +4 Energy. (Banish this.)
- Images of Ikonn (4-cost): On Reveal: Transform your other cards here into copies of the highest-Power one. (Banish this.)
Notice the "Banish" keyword—these cards vanish after use, neither entering the discard pile nor being destroyed. They're Skill cards, not character cards, hence the lack of power value. This means synergies with cards like Wong are possible, but not with Odin, King Etri, Ravonna Renslayer, or Mister Negative.
Agamotto's diverse Arcana effects make him difficult to categorize into a single archetype. His presence significantly alters deck strategies.
Best Early Agamotto Decks in Marvel Snap
While a dedicated Agamotto archetype is likely to emerge, he currently fits well into two existing deck types: Wiccan Control and Push Scream.
Wiccan Control:
Quicksilver, Hydra Bob, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Sam Wilson, Captain America, Cassandra Nova, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Copycat, Galacta, Wiccan, Agamotto, Alioth. [Click here to copy this list from Untapped.]
This deck is expensive, featuring many Series 5 cards (Quicksilver being the sole exception). However, many cards can be substituted with similar-cost alternatives. Bolts of Balthakk provides crucial late-game energy even if you miss drawing Wiccan. The Arcana synergize well: Temporal Manipulation retrieves Agamotto early, Wombs of Watoomb disrupts opponents, and Images of Ikonn creates powerful board states, especially with Cassandra Nova or Galacta.
Push Scream:
Hydra Bob, Scream, Iron Patriot, Kraven, Sam Wilson, Captain America, Spider-Man, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, Miles Morales, Spider-Man, Stegron, Cannonball, Agamotto. [Click here to copy this list from Untapped.]
This deck is also expensive (Series 5 cards include Hydra Bob, Scream, Iron Patriot, Sam Wilson, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, and Cannonball). Hydra Bob can be replaced with Nightcrawler, and Iron Patriot with Jeff. While only Wombs of Watoomb directly synergizes, Temporal Manipulation boosts Agamotto's late-game impact, and Images of Ikonn can create multiple copies of key cards like Scream or Spider-Man. Agamotto adds unpredictability and provides an advantage against decks using Luke Cage and Shadow King.
Should You Buy the Prehistoric Avengers Season Pass?
Agamotto, if not nerfed, is comparable in power to Thanos or Arishem. He'll be a meta-shifting card, potentially frustrating opponents with his powerful synergies. His potential to form his own archetype makes the $9.99 USD Season Pass a worthwhile investment for many players.
Marvel Snap is available now.
