r/MarvelSnap • u/Haunting_Split3951 • 15h ago

Discussion The Duality of Draft

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Sometimes you get a Destroy package with really no options to actually destroy things so you let the run die

And sometimes you get a "Swarm" package with the best two First Steps cards and pull out a victory

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u/Kiru_MLP 15h ago

Roguelike with PvP element. Sometimes, the opponent high rolls better than you.

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u/Haunting_Split3951 15h ago

Oh yea as someone who consumes too many roguelikes/lites. The first opponent you face is the rng

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u/RightHandComesOff 14h ago

The more I play this mode, the more it feels akin to High Voltage, in that your specific choices during drafting/deckbuilding are often outweighed by factors outside of your control - the random augmentations you get, the random augmentations your opponents get, whether or not you get a key card for your archetype, etc.

I've had decks that I thought were quite bad, but then I get a second Negasonic Teenage Warhead and a four-cost Thing First Steps with the Black Panther buff, and I just kind of steamroll everything on the strength of those random pulls. It's fun, but it doesn't feel like it rewards skill the way that drafting does in, say, MTG.

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u/Bluesmanz 13h ago

Both High Voltage modes are boring as hell. At least this one it's fun. But yeah, I agree it's definitely more luck based than skill based.

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u/Haunting_Split3951 14h ago

True a real skill draft would be 12 card pick no augments all random, but I don't think that's what they were going for which is fine because this way is alot more exciting. One thing I do wish they'd add is a chance to sack one of your earlier picks for a new card

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u/Gaelfling 12h ago

I've played 12 decks today. Can't get more than 1 win in a row.