With the Guardians’ Greatest Hits update, Nebula became available as a Season Pass card. She’s a 1-Cost, 1-Power card that gains power when the opponent does not play to her location. While her ability is not unique, Nebula is a practical addition to Control and Move Archetypes, making her one of the most sought-after cards of 2023 among Marvel Snap players.
To help fans make the most of her synergy, this guide provides instructions for creating the best Nebula deck and explains how to counter her effectively.
The Best Deck for Nebula
The ideal deck for Nebula is a Control-Archetype lineup with Storm and Professor X. To achieve this setup, players will need to include Armor, Gamora, Daredevil, Enchantress, Jeff, Star-Lord, Spider-Man, Shang-Chi, and Rocket Raccoon. However, if cost is a concern, Lizard can replace Jeff for the same effect.
Card | Cost | Power |
Nebula | 1 | 1 |
Star-Lord | 2 | 2 |
Gamora | 5 | 7 |
Rocket Raccoon | 1 | 2 |
Jeff | 2 | 3 |
Enchantress | 4 | 5 |
Armor | 2 | 3 |
Storm | 3 | 2 |
Daredevil | 2 | 2 |
Spider-Man | 4 | 3 |
Professor X | 5 | 3 |
Shang-Chi | 4 | 3 |
The way this Nebula deck work is that Control cards like Storm, Armor, Spider-Man, and Professor X manipulate enemy moves while the Guardian of the Galaxy cards gain Power. The Joker cards for counterattacks in this deck are Jeff, Enchantress, and Daredevil, with Shang-Chi serving as the ultimate win condition in the final round.
Here is a breakdown of each card in the Nebula deck:
- Nebula: Gains +2 Power when the enemy skips her location.
- Star-Lord: Gains +3 Power when the enemy plays in his location.
- Gamora: Gains +5 Power when the enemy is in her location.
- Rocket Raccoon: Gains +2 Power per enemy card in his location.
- Storm: Floods her location.
- Daredevil: Exposes the enemy’s Round-5 card.
- Enchantress: Removes all Ongoing abilities in her location.
- Armor: Protects friendly cards in the location.
- Jeff: Can move to any location, no matter what.
- Professor X: Locks down a location.
- Spider-Man: Blocks a location for a round.
- Shang-Chi: Destroys cards with +9 Power.
Alternative Control Deck for Nebula
To minimize risks in their Nebula Control deck, players can substitute Armor, Jeff, Gamora, and Rocket Raccoon with Zabu, Drax, Cosmo, and Hobgoblin. The objective in this scenario is to secure victory in one lane using Hobgoblin's -8 Power against the opponent while maintaining control over at least one other lane with the help of Cosmo and the Guardians of the Galaxy.
The Best Counters for Nebula
Ability-wise, the best counter card for Nebula decks is Kitty Pryde. She can be played into Nebula’s location, stop her buff, and return to the deck with +2 Power at the end of each turn. Other budget options include Killmonger, Elektra, and Shadow King. Killmonger destroys all 1-Cost cards on the board, Elektra does the same with one random 1-Cost enemy card, and Shadow King resets all cards’ Power at his location.
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