Marvel Snap's META BREAKERS! | Namora Review | The Snap Chat Podcast #82

[@brandonstreet2351]

Calling Bulbasaur Pikachu is the equivalent of calling Spider-Man the Hulk

[@TimonY4]

Spider-Man is my favorite DC character 🌚

[@CoryTheDestroyer]

@@TimonY4 flash my fav marvel

[@Kibernizzle]

Seeing that American football is primarily, well, American - I would argue Pikachu is waaay more famous internationally than Tom Brady.

[@guildpact2056]

based.

[@unrealmagic6519]

Only reason ive ever heard of tom brady is because of south park

[@Sean-xc9im]

if you're going to do a .5 system, you should really just expand to a 1-10 rating system.

[@deliro8758]

Is it that difficult to just think of a 3.5/5 as a 7/10? Fascinating stuff. How do you prepare yourself for the day in the morning?

[@Sean-xc9im]

@deliro8758 I mean, a 5 star system with .5 decimals is 10 different options

[@Elcaballerodesigilo]

​​@@Sean-xc9imAnd when Cozy keeps using the .5 giving them grades like 7:5 out of 10 they should switch to a 20 points rating system.

[@Sean-xc9im]

@Elcaballerodesigilo I mean, I'm a fan of 1-100 tbh but that appears to make people's brain hurt here I guess :)

[@deliro8758]

@@Sean-xc9im Yes, and I'm telling you that they already use a 10 point scale currently, you are just too daft to see it.

[@poentecontente]

Turn 4 Wong, Turn 5 Nakia+Forge, Turn 6 Galactus. KNEEL

[@MisterK4n3]

Deck list

[@marvinredota9100]

I did this i win a few but it's really hard to get all the cards needed and the match making is matching me to junks hahaha it's frustrating but when you did the play damn yer opponent just fist bump haha

[@poentecontente]

@@marvinredota9100 exactly haha

[@cregkly5444]

This is my favourite Pokemon podcast

[@TrickyOtterr]

Mailbag: How do you feel about second dinner making cards as tributes to some of the people behind marvel? For instance, seeing a Stan Lee card that adds comic vfx to all of your plays or a Kevin Feige card that plays sounds or themes from the MCU would be so dope!

[@DudeWithADayJob]

Are we ever going to acknowledge that rescue and Jessica jones are the exact some card BUT also somehow completely different.

[@tomhehir1878]

Mailbag: What type of new or reworked cards do you think should be released to make Move more competitive? I.E. make Spiderman 2099 a multi move/destroy option (ie GRANDMASTER). A card rework for Kang "On reveal - 5 Cost, 2 Power When played, you can physically move an opponents card immediately" (basically like a Nightcrawler move on the opponents side). New card - Valeria Richards - 4 Cost, 5 Power - On reveal, you can tactically move 2 cards on your side of the board to other locations". What you think?

[@steev-sensei]

The card that worked best in my Namora build was Storm. Locking down a lane you can still break in with Namora, Tiger, Doom, and the Move cards is strong. Very rarely did I see other Namora decks running Storm.

[@MrKarlpotter]

"... It's kinda like when people want WiFi for their sneakers" 🤣😂 love that

[@marcodebiasi693]

about the first question you answered in the mail: I will stop playing if they rework leech to a 1/1. Imagine a Meta with that card, the spider pig, the new baron mordo, and then falcon/beast and do it all over again. Nop

[@NicholasGW]

"I think a lot of people are sleeping on Namora." ... It's almost like a massive influencer in the community said she was the worst card to come out in a long time, and people should definitely save their keys.

[@rafk2976]

It's funny as I bought her on the back of Lamby talking her up and knowing Leech was going to get hit in the pants, so I bought her specifically on the back of an influencer (I might not have if I knew that it was going to be my third consecutive 4 keys required pull..)

[@leonardodantas5858]

namora is not a great card but it can be. until that happens you can save tokens without any regret

[@NicholasGW]

I honestly disagree. With practically zero effort, she's a 5/11, and with any luck on a draw, she's a 5/16 and that's without any reveal duplications. Those are comparable numbers to Annihilus getting a Hood/Void combo going off, and he is considered one of the absolute best cards in the game. I realize he also clutters the enemy lanes and defends against early Junk, but that doesn't justify putting him in a S Tier and putting Namora (who has a potentially higher power with reveal repetitions) on a B or C tier.

[@brycedowner2521]

Mailbag: what do you think of buffing Stegron to “On reveal: move ALL enemy cards here (doesn’t affect unrevealed cards)”. This could make him worthwhile in a junk deck and probably too busted with Storm.

[@rafk2976]

Too strong.

[@LARSTAKA-666]

bro i love the back and forth you guys keep bringing. The natural conversation of you getting to know each other better and then turning them into jokes. Peak moments

[@michaeljeacock]

I just had a game where I dropped Nightcrawler on Atlantis and Wong, Namora, and Odin on Onslaught's Citadel. 107 power Nightcrawler lol.

[@seth5847]

Crazy that the hot location is beneficial for Namora decks 💀

[@shady-mx9qg]

@@seth5847crazy that you think atlantis mattered in this scenario

[@samlee5774]

I relate to Alex's son, staying at a theme park until 8 makes me want to cry too

[@manuell.2659]

Not Cozy almost saying that Alexs’ mom has got to be having a stroke for not knowing Pikachu 😂😂

[@notgeoff799]

One of my favourite Namora moments so far was when my opponent used the extra energy from controlling Castle Black to slam Pro X there turn 4, getting a solid 7 or so points secured with only a Zero powered Iron Heart on my side ... And I immediately snapped. Kamartage (spelling?) was in the middle and I'd drawn Namora and Odin. They snapped back. Sadly they retreated turn 6 but it was pretty glorious

[@borkinderhund3850]

Kamar-Taj is how you spell it :) These are the moments why I love playing Namora!

[@notgeoff799]

@@borkinderhund3850 right, I was just too lazy to look it up :)

[@CarlosGonzalez-ig4xy]

Honestly I play High Evo from time to time because people just don't expect him anymore tbh

[@SkolLano]

Mailbag: If you could go back in time and give snapchat episode 1 Cozy and Alex advice, what advice would you give?

[@Malvenue]

Sandman is going to make a comeback this week with the introduction of Sasquatch.

[@logansare8162]

Mailbag: One of my best friends and I just graduated high school and have become so consumed by your and Cozy’s content that we cannot have a regular human interaction without throwing in quotes such as “it’s a great day to be a marvel snap player” or “happy snapping” as we go to leave. Question: will this ever stop, or has the Cozy Snap and Alex Coccia content fully consumed our minds?

[@AlexanderCoccia]

LOL I wanted to include this in the video but I'm not sure how to answer it :D

[@logansare8162]

@@AlexanderCoccia hahaha all good Alex love the content man!

[@adamholt5395]

I picked up Namora, trying to get Skaar, and I have to say that I am really digging her. It's obvious what you are going to do with her, but I really like how well she just works. I managed to win a lane with Iron heart, Wong, Namora, and Odin and the 2nd lane had a 20+ power Colossus. It was beautiful.

[@davidcaravella2748]

Random note, Stiches Escape at Disney used to be Alien Encounter with the Xenomorph which was crazy to think that was in Magic Kingdom haha.

[@superluigiac]

Talking about that Mailbag question, if Leach was a 1-Cost, be prepared for it bouncing and ruin 3 cards, lol

[@JackSpareAHoe]

Whats Arnold Schwarzeneggers favorite card? Idk, but it's not Attuma!

[@nathanatwood6743]

Dang slander bout the kids teacher at the beginning of the vid is CRAZZZZYYYY😂

[@The_dknight91]

Mailbag: you often bring up percentage of meta-share, but almost never explain what it means. For instance, High Evo’s share is low, but is that measuring how often his deck is being played or how often HE is being played?

[@marcusweltzien2564]

Mailbag: Does SD really have to rely on super expensive bundles and an overall p2w orientation for monetization? Couldn't they just create cheap affordable bundles for around 5-10€? Because I'd actually consider paying for a game where cheap spending is actually effective and I think others would too.

[@deliro8758]

It never works that way. Low spenders like yourself always spin this narrative in every gacha since the conception of the universe and it's always wrong. For every $100 bundle that gets removed you need to find 9 other low spenders who also buy the $10 bundle. Every single time.

[@marcusweltzien2564]

@@deliro8758 What I'm proposing is literally the basis of a successful economy. It's the equivalent of low production costs, which leads to lower market prices and much more sales. I bet it's so much easier to get 10 people to buy a 10€ bundle than it is to get one person to pay 100€.

[@Dsparity-]

@@marcusweltzien2564 and thats why you're just here "betting" while they already implemented this because they've already had real research and analysis done and found which one is better. And that's why they're making business models while you're preaching economy to random people in a youtube comment section

[@marcusweltzien2564]

@@Dsparity- Alright, suppose the current model is the one that's making them the most money (which is definitely the case). Would they really be losing so much money that they can't keep the game running if they made it cheaper for light payers? Someone is definitely getting really rich off of this model and could definitely afford a model with cheaper progression for a better player experience.

[@pigpotty]

@@marcusweltzien2564 “Why don’t they do something that makes them less money?” Is this your first day on Earth?

[@theterror987]

"All" 151 is such a misnomer. There are over 1000 now!

[@red77ashley]

I think she mixed up "Pikachu" with "Pokemon", because in the venn diagram of Pokemon, both Bulbasaur and Pickchu are Pokemon, but only Pikachu is Pikachu.

[@dynoFF30]

I think it’s time to revert some of the high Evo nerfs. The power creep has pushed it too far down

[@jonasmarques3539]

Mailbag: We all know Adam Warlock cannot ever be good and not broken with that Draw a Card ability, a rework must come. Well, since he has the Soul Stone in his head, why not give him a similar effect? What about: "5/3. Ongoing: All enemy cards have -1 Power". It's as powerful as Blue Marvel, and it matches the stone. It shouldn't be less for someone who's capable of using the Infinity Gauntlet.

[@deliro8758]

Make it 5/0 and it could be interesting

[@jonasmarques3539]

@@deliro8758 Mr Negative would love that

[@jonasmarques3539]

@@deliro8758 Mr Negative would love that lol

[@rafk2976]

Less powerful than Blue Marvel because Luke Cage and because you don't control whether your opponent is filling a full board or just a handful of spots whereas you can design your deck to maximise Blue Marvel. A negative version of Blue Marvel would need more power to be playable.

[@Bartosz_LoQ]

33:02 - yeah, I am here.On reveal effects tend to be more broken than ongoing and harder to counter. So will I be defending Leech?. Yes. Do I think that the nerf was unnecessary? I am not sure, bt think I do, because now we are back to the Hela madness. But I do not hate Leech and it does not frustrate me like playing against Hela (or Galactus for that matter). Hela is the worst card ever - no interaction with it, hard to counter, totally random.

[@ConnaisseurSamuel]

Mailbag: What would you do to encourage more people to build decks on their own. I think the game would be much better if we didn't had to face the same 3 decks over and over but besides only having 12 card decks the only thing people do is net decking. So how can we change that?

[@AchimaelProductions]

Playing Leech into Blink has been the only time I've liked playing Leech. Good week that was.

[@andytsui55]

yah..that's how I felt about skipping on proxima AND red guardian 😢 womp womp 😅

[@Auscher]

Cozy just tell him, “No one can kill a Jedi”- Anakin Skywalker.

[@evillordsoth949]

War machine should get buffed so that other cards can move or get copied into the lane with ProX, not just played. It would be a minor cannonball nerf and also Zola buff etc.

[@ivanchan992]

i miss the time that time stone was still useful. that nerf killed thanos completely

[@carsondriggs2724]

Not gonna lie, Sandman has been my MVP of the past 2 seasons. As tilting as it may be, It gets a lot of 2 cube games. Good against a lot of match ups, and bad against others.

[@dajabec]

Shhhh don't let people know how good sandman is

[@SkolLano]

MailBag:If all cards go back to their most broken state, what deck would reign supreme?

[@SkolLano]

My opinion is that it would be that any spiderman,glactus, and Alioth. That deck would be impossible to deal with today's ramp cards.

[@ultrapunch]

Mailbag: What do you think about Marvel Snap making physical cards to sell retail. I think if they made them just trading cards and not a card game that would be awesome

[@SterryCan]

Alex is spot on about Hela. Since Leech got nerfed most players I'm matching with are playing Hela Discard decks now. Very frustrating. I retreat immediately.

[@CoilBuilder]

Mailbag: what are your guys thoughts on looking at conquest as a place to test new decks you haven’t played before, in order to get the hang of it without sacrificing your rank, and also get rewards. I feel this is a much healthier way of looking at what is otherwise a bland grindfest.

[@bigbossodin]

If I was a teacher, I'm sure Cozy would appreciate this: "Yeah, I can understand the test is hard. SSBM, 2 out of 3, 4 stock, 8 min rounds. You beat me, you get an A."

[@Cldyefrog12]

Mailbag: Are Cozy’s arms still sore from rowing his boat?

[@Arakn1dz]

Mailbag: What's your favorite part of the monthly patch. For me it's whenever new animations and sound effects are added

[@shady-mx9qg]

removing the ability from the next draw as a 1/1 is broken in bounce

[@kat_is_lost910]

Mailbag: if you could have any non marvel universe character as a skin for a card (for example a goku reskin for red hulk) who would you pick and for what card

[@BattleBeast-MarvelSnap]

Hands down the best deck since the patch for me has been a Ravonna Lockdown deck that’s inspired by the one that runs Wolfsbane etc

[@ElTurbo1077]

Mailbag: Not a serious question, but a light one. What's your favorite set of variants? Is it based around artists like Dan Hipp or Rian Gonzales? Or do you guys prefer the Venomized set? For me, it's gotta be the Luchador variants! Big fan, thanks for the podcast, and I wish you guys a great week!

[@spincut13]

Awe man…I’d have called it squirtle…not as bad as pikachu tho..

[@pedroferabastos]

you guys miss gladiator in the tier list

[@Shax22132]

Thanks for the video.

[@bobby5359]

"Damn, I gotta put PANTS on!" - Alex Coccia, 2024

[@crestingparrot]

Is Kang dead in Marvel Snap because of the MCU complications with the actor? Meaning it’ll never get reworked? I just got it in a spotlight 🫠

[@ElitWolf01]

This comment is like 81 episodes late.. but Cozy loves his 0.5 rating.. 3.5, 4.5. but wont committ to 5.. if you take his scale & just substitute it to 1 out of 10.. you get a better rating... a 4* rating = 8/10 ... if 4.5* = 9... 3* = 6*.. and that way you can give some one a 5 middle of the ground or 8 better than usual.. 10 is a Perfect 10. think of the Collector's PSA 10.. or PSA 9..

[@CatMandiano]

If Galactus was available for keys, he would be all over the place. Some of the play percentages are skewed just by the fact that getting the cards is close to impossible for all players outside of tokens

[@Quickr86]

Hela, goddess of Death as in killing the fun out of Snap!

[@alivepool1625]

I got 3 of the 4 spotlights and have 1 key left. Should i use it on Namora or save it? I'll have to skip Sasquatch because i need all 3 of the cards the week after.

[@octane9345]

Save keys

[@donnietrex]

Should say this in the other video but check out Jim Carrey’s movie the number 23 🤓

[@popculturefandom4970]

Can someone tell me if I should go for Black Knight or Skaar in the spotlight cache? I pulled Namora and I have 5 keys

[@imgeo7386]

Go for black knight, it's a good purchase if you have keys

[@ultrapunch]

Hells yeah! You read my mailbag comment! I'm a little disappointed that Cozy wasn't too hot on the idea though 😭

[@coleeg69]

High Evo is everywhere and I hate it... when I play it, I can't win, what is this witchcraft??! Lol

[@timsetto]

you have Luke? he really helps against Evo

[@ledsenkatt]

Jigglypuff is my second favourite so I love that pick

[@BetarayBillLover]

Damn we lost a real one just got a reply from drewberry and he confirmed he’s quit snap

[@imgeo7386]

Wait, really? I thought he was just having his time with the new game rn T^T

[@BetarayBillLover]

@@imgeo7386 no he replied to my comment saying “did he quit snap” with a “yep” :(

[@afunkymonke]

And nothing was really lost

[@Trocify225]

@@afunkymonkeyou’re not thinking long term

[@rivhi7974]

Man I tried to get some MCU in with my 5 year old. He was a bit scared of the violence though tbh. But he’s so into the Spider-Man cartoons at least.

[@tequilashots3267]

Thank you Cozy for pushing "PRO X" the prof x'ers are just sad.

[@corvo14_tcg17]

i skipped nocturne and now is fucking everywhere

[@jbwinkles]

Mailbag: When asked about showing his kids Star Wars, Cozy said he was excited to show them “the core 6”. Do you also choose to ignore the last 3? Can’t say I blame you at all

[@kennycarranza2822]

How do questions get submitted to the mailbag? Here? 'Cause I def have one.

[@pixelbomb97]

Just make a comment with "Mailbag:" at the start

[@jahncarlosfernandezgarcias3257]

Mentioned a lot of American sports legends only known on America and fans of those sports.

[@seth5847]

Why the hell did i listen to you guys saying to skip corvus glavie if you don't play hela. Shes the best deck in the game since leech was moved back to 5

[@Daegonama]

@cozy, you had me until tom brady but i'm from england. Tbf I think Pikachu has way more global clout than most humans if not all?

[@YY_SCXR]

Me being the guy who puts red hulk in high evo

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

Hela was going from only one deck...to at least 5 different meta now. That is the correct amount and not as broken as people think. So many comments for nerfing her but I mean there is no way you can nerf her ?!? How ? It's not like there are way to beat her like spiderham, cable...There is such a thing as a bomb card like Galactus, or Living Tribunal, you can't make all card mid and safe, it would make the game boring...

[@michaelbesser5348]

Look, I'm not as angry at Hela as most people, but did you just try to claim that Cable, of all cards, was a Hela counter?

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

@michaelbesser5348 you steal it and it's over...indirect counter like Gladiator...all that mixed with absorbing man

[@drewfinn5369]

​@@jean-philippedoyon9904yikes

[@ryandmc4877]

mailbag: is it time to revamp spotlights? to be fair im a long time player with the sheer amount of new s5 cards coming out in a month i cant justify spending 1-4 keys just for 1 card should second dinner be putting some more newer cards in spotlights along side said new card? i myself haven't pulled for any cards until this week since it had sasquatch and havok Is the system too focused on new players? should s3 s4 complete players be rewarded with more than just variants of cards they may never use

[@gregmcphersonii5477]

Say what you want about the card itself but that High Evo variant is top tier.

[@AtomSplittingScience]

Used to love this game, stopped playing for 2 months and tried again the other day but uninstalled after 3 matches

[@vaga.spiritus]

Thanks for letting us know we've all been wondering

[@OdreyTube]

When Starting video for Namora discussion, but instead listen about Bulbasaur and Pikachu 😳

[@HsgMat]

Meta share data has to be skewed now that the player base is dropping. I think you guys should find something else to use for data.. maybe tournament results? Or top leader board players and their decks. You might need to source out from untapped.

[@rayman17420]

Okay hear me out...for a Galaxtus deck just play all yoir cards in the left lane turns 1-3 and on 3 play electro, turn 4 play klaw in either the left or middle lane (depending where your oppeont has the most power) followed by onslaught on top of klaw turn 5 then Galactus into the klaw buffed lane. You could fill in the other cards to play as a Spectrum ongoing, ramp or TLT deck if the Galactus playline gets shut down.

[@AnthonyJohnson-nf4ue]

The way to bring back Zabu in his current state is to set him back to be how he was when he came out and reduce 4 cost by 2 with his in reveal

[@S1RCH30]

guys who should i buy with 6k token between jeff, annihilus, cannonball?

[@mikazakhaev5011]

If you have Sentry and Hood, my vote is on Annihilus just on the sheer amount of decks you can put the Anni package into. Jeff is more flexible, but not as exciting lol. Cannonball is good but his decks are kinda limited to junk and prof x.

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

Jeff, he's played in too many decks, he's almost like nebula or kitty pride...he's never a bad card. Annihilus is good if you have the rest, but it's pretty much just 2 decks. cannonball is pretty niche.

[@Chumblefunk]

Annihilus if you want to unlock a new archtype , Jeff if you want a card that fits in almost every deck.

[@GorbombZombay]

How can you not snag the baby land shark 🦈

[@Facusblues]

Annihilus

[@BKF0308]

Mailbag: Hey there, guys. I've been feeling increasingly burnt out with the game and I know I'm not alone. I took a look at Snap's Steam charts (which, despite not engulfing all platforms and players, still surely is a really useful tool to understand a game's state) and I realized the playerbase is the smallest it's ever been. Since september 2023, each month showed a considerable drop in players, which now amounts to a total 37% reduction in a period of 8 months. More than a third of Snap's players has dropped the game, and these numbers will surely keep growing. I constantly see reddit posts expressing unhappiness with the game and now some creators are quitting too, specially Drewberry (which was expected, but still pretty sad), all this while SD stays silent and mostly ignores our concerns and critiques. It sadly appears that Marvel Snap is gonna die out sooner than I expected. I honestly wouldn't give it more than two years. If you somehow stumble upon this comment and decide to address it, please, tell me: What are the reasons for Snap's downfall? What do you think SD can do to save this game? What do you think you, as content creators, can do? Do you think that Snap's content creators are doing the best they can to not let the game die? (Anyway, don't worry, I ain't going nowhere. You guys' content is pretty good. I hope Rivals doesn't follow the same path Snap did, but honestly, my hopes are as low as possible)

[@Auscher]

Oh yeah and Alex, “You do not simply rate a card before knowing its potential”- Borormir

[@lasses0n]

Greninja is the goat receiver

[@DWSpitfire7]

We aren't gonna mention shuri era during meta breakers?

[@kurdijef]

Mailbag: I will never ever accept the logic behind Pro X vs Prof. X. Why is it a thing and why as a teacher did you stand down from saying prof, Alex? Prof. is the written abbreviation for the word and this shouldn't even be a question in the first place. My real question would be: Do you think there are cards that should have their effects flipped with another card and what cards would those be? For example, I always wished Captain America had the ability Patriot has, because Cap is the guy standing for the normal people and in terms of relevance it would've been way more cool to have Captain America be one of the longest staying, solid performers in the meta.

[@FiestaTX17]

I love Namora

[@SnapandBoomGaming]

Greninja as WR he has ups and he has the tongue that can grab

[@kennycarranza2822]

Mailbag: Do you think that Premium Mystery Variants should always give you a Super Rare variant and Mystery Variants should always be Rare?

[@cyanidebaby]

right before stitch's escape, it was extraTERRORestrial alien encounter so imagine all that but with a xenomorph. i think about that ride like once a week, i miss it.

[@KidKudos]

I'll never support Galactus being a part of the meta because no matter how unique an ability is doesn't mean it's healthy and there's nothing healthy about a card that just says "none of your plays mattered" and I hope he stays out the meta and exists in the same space as Agatha as a meme deck which i think are good arc types to have in card games

[@johnnyblaze10]

people cant grasp the concept of leaks being used to test the waters, but its true. im from the sports sector where 2 kits are being designed each season. one gets leaked to see how fans react to it. if they dont like it, the other one gets released instead.

[@deliro8758]

So SD is "testing the waters" and then release the first leaked kit all the time?

[@johnnyblaze10]

@@deliro8758 exactly

[@Iaminevitable2207]

We want more Pokemon questions ❤❤

[@timperkins4547]

Make Leech a Red Guardian for top deck card and cost 2

[@CatMandiano]

Namora just has too many conditions that have to be met to make it effective. Great deck with cards that can be moved but, short of that, she gets beat up

[@trevorpyka2052]

OMG STITCHES ESCAPE