May Card Rankings | Daredevil: Crimson Twilight
Matt Murdock decided to take control of the order of ninja assassins called the Hand. Oh no! He's been corrupted! Who could have seen this coming! The May season is all about the darker corners of Daredevil's world with a bunch of cool Daredevil villains. Will they make us long for the days of Shou-Lao and Star-Lord?
| Date | Card |
|---|---|
| May 5th | Shadowlands Daredevil (Season Pass) Wilson Fisk (Super Premium SP) Karen Page (Series 5) |
| May 12 | Punisher War Machine (Series 5) |
| May 14 | Ikari (Sanctum Showdown: Surge) |
| May 19 | Muse (Series 5) |
| May 26 | Lady Bullseye (Series 5) |
| May 28 | Stick (Team Clash) |
Limited Time Game Mode Cards!
Ikari and Stick will both be available via LTGMs. Ikari will be available first through a brand new twist on Sanctum Showdown! Sanctum Showdown: Surge, now with caffeine?! For more on that mode check back later in the month for full analysis of the strategy and economy from Lauren and I! Stick comes at the end of the month from Team Clash (a special one???).
Lauren and Scott got together once again to rank the season of cards. Watch the video for their initial reactions and then come back for their final rankings with additional analysis! How much did they shift?
Lauren's Rankings:
- Stick
- Punisher War Machine
- Shadowlands Daredevil
- Lady Bullseye
- Muse
- Wilson Fisk
- Ikari
- Karen Page
Further Thoughts:
Stick
Just going to say up front I think this season looks quite weak overall. Stick is one of the few I see being played often months later. He fits so cleanly into the pile of “cards that both buff and like to be buffed”. I think he will have big enough payoff often enough to counterbalance how high his Cost is.
Punisher War Machine
2/2 is a signal from SD that this ability is strong. Look to Iron Patriot or Adam Warlock to see how easy it is for a player to lead a specific lane when their deck is built to do so. Punisher choosing that lane is trickier – maybe he wants movers? He should be meaningfully easier to proc on Turn 3 than 2. The biggest question is how his downside compares with Electro’s and Luna’s.
Shadowlands Daredevil
Oh, man, I’m so mixed on this guy. I hate the deck thickening — but I also know people don’t play on Vibranium Mines as much as they should. You know what’s even better than Vibranium? Yeah. Daredevil himself gets big enough to be on a similar tier to Chamber and Moondragon, but in a different sort of deck. He might be strong enough to justify investing in card draw, but if I’m investing in draw I’d rather be playing a greedy combo that can go taller.
Lady Bullseye
She’s fine. Doesn’t belong in Affliction proper, but I think she’ll be decent in Affliction packages. Maybe you use her alongside Ikari and/or Horseman Polaris. She’s the ~fifth card that cares about skipping multiple Energy. That’s one step closer to critical mass, but I just don’t think it’s there yet (especially since her Affliction doesn’t really synergize with any of the others).
Muse
In a vacuum, I’d have Muse 2–3 spots higher. His ability is strong, but I doubt the overall strength of the decks that want him. The flavors of Destroy that want him most (Deathbird, Morgan Le Fay, maybe Dormammu) are the weakest ones.
Wilson Fisk
Playable, but I don’t think 3/9 is quite big enough to justify a spot in your deck and the (small) hoop you have to jump through.
Ikari
Playable, but I don’t think 4/12 is quite big enough to justify a spot in your deck and the (small) hoop you have to jump through.
Karen Page
Playable, but I don’t think… just kidding. But only kinda. She’s not big enough! She’s a 4/11 at best and she demands even more of you than Ikari does! On Reveal means you can multi-proc her (for an extra +6) but she’s quite expensive to invest in that heavily.
Scott's Rankings:
- Stick
- Shadowlands Daredevil
- Lady Bullseye
- Muse
- Wilson Fisk
- Ikari
- Punisher War Machine
- Karen Page
Further Thoughts:
Stick
I expect players to find plenty of ways to abuse Stick with the same cards they used to abuse Maverick. Stick may be a little awkward at 4-Cost, but he does what all great buffing cards do – allow you to hold your potential Power in hand react to what your opponent is doing late in the game.
Shadowlands Daredevil
It's a season pass card that is meant to by the lynchpin of a new archetype. Even if it comes in a bit low it could get a quick buff like other recent Season Pass build-arounds that came in low. I think a "value" deck with cards with good Cost/Power ratios to be able to survive a lot better in light of the recent OTA nerfs.
Lady Bullseye
Part of the reason I still have Lady B this high is he's one of the more straightforward cards this season. There are plenty of decks that would happily play a 2-Cost card that can Afflict off-curve, whether its High Evo, Polaris Shenanigans, or an Affliction deck devoted to repeating On Reveals.
Muse
Muse has an undeniably attractive stat line. A 3/12 that can be magnified with Moonstone sounds great. But Muse will only be as good as the deck that can use him. I'm excited to revisit one of my favorite off-meta archetypes in the Killmonger/Death/Mockinbird package, but hopefully Muse can breathe some new life into Morgan Le Fay decks as well.
Wilson Fisk
I'm higher on Fisk than I was initially. 3/9 isnt exactly something to write home about in modern Marvel Snap, but I think a deck that leverages high Cost/Power ratio 1 and 2-Cost cards would love to have this as a follow up on 3. Martyr or Hydra Bob into Iron Patriot or Askani'son with a First Steps Galactus looming over it all sounds powerful and intimidating.
Ikari
I have the same question when evaluating Ikari as I do with so many cards: How many deck slots do I need to devote to him to be able to confidently play him. If I can play him in a smallish 2-4 card Affliction package (perhaps with Horseman Polaris or Evolved Abomination) then Ikari has some legs. If he's rotting in my hand too often unless I'm all in on Affliction, I'm less enthusiastic. All-in Affliction decks do play quite a few 4-Cost cards, so there could be something there to a 4-Cost tribal Affliction deck with Zabu and Psylocke or Surge.
Punisher War Machine
Beware of cards that are at cross-purposes with themselves. Punisher WM wants you to win a lane early with him on board, but his own body is a below-rate 2/2. Maybe he's good enough in light of the Martyr buff, but a deck that wants to play consistently above curve the whole game will need to be built around him and will fall down when he doesn't go off. I do think there are some combos and shenanigans (Surprise early Galactus anyone?) that can use him as a redundancy piece. A combo or two with him could definitely emerge and at 2/3 I think he'd be significantly stronger.
Karen Page
Why is Marvel Snap obsessed with printing female protagonists as underpowered 4-Cost cards? She reminds me a lot of Kahhori in that she could use a couple of extra points of Power and she buffs onto the board (which is inherently less reliable and has lower cube equity). There are a handful of fun on curve sequences I can think of with her, but I doubt she'll be a competitive force.
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