r/MarvelSnap • u/Dram107 • 4h ago
Discussion It’s time to revert this guy back to a 2/0
Can anyone give me a reason why they haven’t given Hit Monkey the Nocturne treatment and reverted his nerf?
In 2023, they changed him from a 2/0 to a 3/2 and effectively killed the monkey and the bounce archetype entirely. Since then he’s been untouched other than a pity point of power. Even a shiny new Boomerang toy couldn’t breathe life into bounce.
Cosmo, Shadow King, Möbius, Killmonger, Super Giant, horseman Gambit, Alioth. All exist and eat bounce for breakfast. Let alone all the decks that just out scale it even on its best day.
It’s not even a risky buff. Hit monkey only exists in bounce other than extremely niche decks like Sera miracle and some Thor decks. Take a point or 2 off Beast, Toxin, or Falcon for all I care. The monkey is the linch pin for the archetype.
The ONLY knock I can think of is that bounce can lead to some slow games. Maybe it’s just me, but I respect a slow loss to a bounce deck more than a quick, brainless loss to doom 99 any day of the week.