The High Evolutionary Era Begins | State of the Meta | Snap Chat Ep 29 | Marvel Snap

[@cozysnap]

Hey guys! Sorry for the quicker more rushed Snap Chat both Alex and had to travel this week, but we didnt want to miss an upload! (we will be back to normal next week)

[@wallacesum3205]

No problem, cozy

[@chaotic.rampage]

Wish you both a safe and good travel for whatever it is. It's time for me to get watchin snap chat YEAH!

[@Jamatrix666]

Just finished Alex's video, good timing! :D

[@hankshumaker4711]

Even though they are in the past and we're done at the beginning, I think everyone should go back and watch you guy's early Snapchat videos. You have a lot of new players who would benefit being told of their value and older players if they watch get subtle reminders of decks and deck play from the past that still work today. Besides, I've seen them all probably at least 3 times each and the humor and they interacting between you both still makes me laugh even now. I wish I could help out more but I will always do what I can to support you guys. I like some of the others alot but you two are always looked forward to both together and separately. Sorry for the long comments, I never seem to have a limit to what to say about you two. Lol As always I wish you peace and blessings

[@kierastrout]

We’re just happy to be here Cozy

[@AlexanderCoccia]

ITS A GREAT TIME TO BE A MARVEL SNAP PLAYER

[@Stickyz]

Crazy how people need to see a checkmark to know to like

[@mrcanada1104]

Don’t forget the aloe vera for the sunburn, Alex. We Orlando natives have warehouses of it! 😂

[@mightbetoxic.]

unless you are not season 3 complete

[@Stickyz]

@@mightbetoxic. series? I don't think that has anything to do with why it's a great time.

[@HGX1]

It's greater to be in the empire today.

[@dankelly]

One HUGE change that i haven't heard anyone mention is that it only takes 7 cubes to go up a level now. One match with a double snap and you could go up or down more than one level.

[@OhayoKevin]

Snapster mentioned it.

[@hankshumaker4711]

Players highlight bitches above blessings. But it is odd that it isn't a bigger deal for creators to talk about

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

True but it also feels worse to lose an 8 cube game as well lol.

[@pr3tend3r-01]

7 feels wierd, 8 would be perfect 😅

[@rod1840]

@@pr3tend3r-01 thats why OCD people is not in charge of the design hha

[@Master_Of_Machines]

“There is no fun! That’s why I stepped in” -high evolutionary probably

[@Rmcrace2319]

“I understood that reference” - Star Lord probably

[@huntertausch1909]

I've actually been playing a TON of electro into nimrod into destroyer. That coupled with the venom change has given me so much success. Venom carnage on turn 6 and there's nimrods everywhere. Love it

[@goodgrief5578]

Yeah my nimrod deck is awesome but Maaan if I don’t draw him the deck falls to pieces

[@huntertausch1909]

@@goodgrief5578 yeah I've considered playing Chavez for that reason

[@Bawitdabadabangdadang]

Share deck pls!

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

I have Nimrod pinned for after I get High Evo and save up 3k tokens. I've been wanting to go the Shuri, Nimrod and Destroyer route. Its especially deadly if the opponent doesn't see the combo coming and Shang Chi's the 10 power Nimrod, helping you out even more. But yeah, between him and the Knull I would have had if he dropped like he was supposed to, I am reluctant to play Destroy without the most impactful cards available to me.

[@huntertausch1909]

@N F ohhh yeah and you could have other destroy cards on the board already like wolverine, bucky, and nova

[@nathanmagro1]

The High Evolutionary Era is on another line and will be with your shortly. Please continue to hold and your power unlock requests will be granted in the order they are recieved.

[@chaotic.rampage]

Man I LOVE Snap Chat. I laugh, learn and so many other things. There is so much revolving around this podcast. And Alex I want you to know that if it wasn't for you two talking in the Snap Chat I wouldn't be having so much fun :) It goes the same way for me as a listener and I would be a simple meta try harder without having fun. Tnx to both of you👌🏻

[@AlexanderCoccia]

[@SaiBowen]

PUMPED! Alex's video earlier made me worried we wouldn't see a new Snapchat this week.

[@rickd1296]

Honestly same

[@MegaXsaber]

I think Shadow King will be played bit more or at least will be good option vs negative power

[@hdc217]

Definitely. I think it’s going to be a pretty consistent addition in surfer decks

[@TheScottyny23]

I freakin love Orka, it’s such a fun random card to completely catch your opponent off guard with

[@OverworkedPostalEmployee]

Me: Cozy, can we have Donald Duck from Disney? Cozy: No, we have Donald Duck at home. Donald Duck at home: Howard the Duck.

[@DaShizznitt33]

Cozy's Sera Control Guide is THE reason I hit infinite this season. Now I can actually play the game for fun!

[@ethenjordan2010]

I’m curious if he will have an animation letting others know they are playing him. Kinda like Thanos when you get all the stones it does the animation showing the opponent you have played all the stones. Bet he might.

[@Cataphract1236]

Maybe, you know if your opponent is playing Thanos or not by checking their deck size so the animation doesn’t do much for that

[@Chuberino]

Plus generally the first card is going to reveal they have him.

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

I dunno... maybe since he is in-line with the type of Variety Thanos brings.. But the other 2 Big Bads do not have animations. So either way is possible.

[@Cold-grits]

High Evo Shocker in particular I'm excited to use with Beast. I think it will create a bit of a snowball effect with cost reduction that could be really strong. As well with Hulk and Abomination, if you can Moon Girl in the right spot and copy a zero cost Abomination, you could potentially drop 14-16 power Hulk and 2 Abominations turn 6 (34 power). That's only one avenue too, and I'm sure you could eek out even more power with a turn 7 or with other card combinations.

[@DTRMnation]

Unspent energy (as it relates to HE Hulk) may not necessarily mean you can't play anything. I understood it to mean if there is (turn# - 1) energy left, he powers up. So that means if you play slightly behind curve each turn, he will be massive.

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

Thats how it souned to me. So Wasp on turn 1 would count as unspent energy. Sunspot on turn 2 as well. Just have to play one turn behind until maybe turn 4 and he'll be bigger than Orka's 16 power.

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

Sounded*

[@mrgoodygoodygumdrop]

I can’t see it in the shop. I’ve still got the duck for another week? Where can it be bought

[@SaiBowen]

I hit Infinite with Guardians Control (I made a few changes from the list here), but one great thing I found was you have the 6/12 for Magneto and move stuff OR you can drop Gamora + Rocket for 6 energy (and with this deck you have a good idea where people are playing) for 16 power.

[@Hann61669]

We all got trolled lol

[@seafravil]

Cant see high evo, only the duck. As an apology we should get high evo for free... Lol

[@Ryuuk00]

High Evo you could start the game, buy him, and get value. Ik you can't even unlock the token shop until way after but he truly breaths new life to Snap.

[@fabooshka]

I want a General Ross card that has the ability of On Reveal: Change this location into "The Raft" It functions similarly to Magik, and you could have cards like Brood, Jubilee or Mr. Sinister to help you race for the free 6 cost card. I think it would be a fun wildcard with some meta potential.

[@seafravil]

Yes for a stat of 5/0 seems fair enough since you can suprise your enemy and always fill it first...

[@SaiBowen]

As a fellow Howard enjoyer, Cozy's enthusiasm sounds a LOT like Alex talking about Uatu :D

[@Seidot_]

About Cerebro, I'm a cerebro player, just play luke cage, in any cerebro deck I mean C2 and above, is most of the time useful

[@plugindave]

High Evolutionary is far and away the most hype I've been about a single card since the game came out. Poor old Kang has been pinned for like a month but he's gonna have to wait a bit longer 😅

[@kenji0403]

Lol same here. Kang been pinned for a month now and I just got 6k

[@plugindave]

@@kenji0403 aye I'm just gnna get high evo and kang with the next 6k... Unless another new card with tons of hype gets announced 😂

[@sycasey]

I find that a Wave/Sandman ramp deck works pretty well against the current meta. Other key pieces: Sunspot, Electro, Aero, Leader, Doom, Odin. Takes a bit of thought on when to play what, but when it drops right you can disrupt almost any common deck you'll see, and if you don't get to Sandman early you can get the same effect by playing Wave on 4 and Odin in Wave's lane on 5. Multiple options to get the one-card restriction.

[@beermeorfearme9256]

I gotta admit, I wasn't happy with the wave change at first but now I love it, turn 5 wave when you're up 2 lanes is usually a guaranteed win

[@1NAO11]

What’s the thought on having an option to choose a card frame after hitting Infinity? There are so many cards that work better with lower tier frames.

[@TheDelinear]

yeah, I like the common borders on my inked cards, but that means I can never frame break or animate them. It seems fair that I should be able to choose from any of the borders I've previously unlocked.

[@FiestaTX17]

For my favorite from each cost, I would say for 1 cost it’s Kitty Pryde, for 2 it’s invisible woman, 3 is shadow king, 4 is either enchantress or Jessica Jones, 5 is Klaw or Doc Ock, and 6 is magneto. I did just pull master mold and I’m having so much fun with him, he could be a contender next month lol. Another great episode ❤

[@ryanbatch5579]

Hey Cozy. From Alex's video just want to say White Rock is very close for me. There you find the retired rich Canadians. Sorry you missed it lol. Take care.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

LOL

[@bradrechtien3739]

Life happens, just got to say thinks for the information. keep coming back every week for you guys

[@luisgonzalez-hc4xu]

I believe the wave changes were actually a buff, in a ramp Galactus or sandman deck it counters almost ecery other deck in the meta right now

[@truemrfu9673]

Yeah, I actually run it in my Thanos deck. It’s a great turn 5 sandman, but I can play 2 more stones on 5. The. Turn 6 I play Thanos or blue marvel.

[@garylangford6755]

Huh how do you get to play 2 stones?

[@TheDelinear]

@@garylangford6755 they mean you play the stones on turn 5 alongside Wave, since she's only 3 cost so you have 2 extra energy to spend, whereas if you were to play Sandman on 5 he'd use all of your energy for a slightly worse effect* * slightly worse because Sandman still allows the opponent to play two cards if one of them is Jeff, Wave guarantees they can only play one card

[@truemrfu9673]

@@garylangford6755 yeah sorry, play 2 stones on turn 5 with wave.

[@GamesOffTheShelf]

Need help to know which way to go with the 6k. I have Galactus pinned but also want High Evo. What card is the better pick for a free to play person and has never reached Infinity. Thanks for the help.

[@JeremyHoffman]

Galactus is repetitive and boring. Buy High Evo and have fun.

[@vyreck]

Luke doesn’t remove the negatives, it just makes them not lower the stats. You’ll lose them again if Luke is gone. I’m curious if Abom will still “see” them under Luke.

[@CimmerianPantheon]

I believe abom will not benefit if Cage is active. The wording on the ability says "affected", so Cage in play cards aren't affected by negative.

[@ivandelao1834]

I believe the developers did mention that Luke cage would affect aboms ability to reduce cost

[@SuperboneOne]

You missed the Wave use staring you in the face: High Evo Hulk. Skip 4, play Wave+SheHulk on 5, or play Wave on 5 to lock down turn 6 while buffing Hulk on turn 5 and 6. Or you can Cyclops on 3, Wave 4, Hulk 5.

[@sleepycreed4285]

Do you guys think they will release any more no ability cards?

[@christalerico6953]

I think the unspent energy deck will be fun. I usually have unspent energy because I get draw screwed. Being able to channel that into potential power in a later turn is great.

[@Ryuuk00]

Alex I agree. Playing the unspent energy deck is gonna be tricky. You'll have to play sunspot t2, armor t3, skip t4, she hulk t5, hulk t6. Maybe Cyclops and Wasp turn 4 to knock their guys down in the Sunspot armor lane. She hulk that same lane. Then hulk in another lane. Tricky because if you have priority, which you hopefully shouldn't, Shang chi is a problem.

[@lhnl777]

A basic High Evo deck i plan to try is: Wasp, YJ, Misty, Sunspot, Luke, Shocker, Rogue, Cyclops, High Evo, Thing, abomination, Hulk. That would let you float 1 energy every turn but 6. (Even on 6 if you can hit hulk with shocker) could be fun.

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

I feel like Alex Coccia and I are on the same wavelength. Daredevil, Prof X, Orka... I don't have Jeff but believe me I'd be using him if I did. I love control style archetype, especially the prison variation. Right now one of my favorite combo's is Goose + Wave. If you play wave because of her new change and there is a Goose on the board, you pretty much lock it down just as tight as Prof X , minus some movement and Jeff exceptions. But people rarely expect that.. They tend to forget about Goose by the time I play Wave and they only realize the cards they were going to put there can no longer be played there.

[@alessioarbustini5533]

Man I still am fixated to play Cerebro 3... ton of fun, but I feel 70 is my infinite

[@Ryuuk00]

Thanos with high evo and Wasp/cyclopz and now your stones have bit more weight just from the negative power on their side. Idk it's gonna take a lot of experimenting but I think if people look at these as just individual effects outside of having to have the complete package we are gonna see some absolutely crazy stuff

[@mikerusche3119]

My Favorite 4-cost card is Spiderman. There's nothing more satisfying than reading a Galactus play and putting Spiderman in that lane.

[@erniepasillas736]

Hoping to by it soon. Finding Galactus deck is a solid counter deck. Glad to see Super Skrull work as well

[@sethumel2344]

Cozy - You say that "you can't play anything to get that +2" with Hulk. Can you confirm that's how it works. The way it's written, if you have any energy left over at all on a turn, he gets +2. I think this will be a huge synergy with Kitty. Playing her on turns 2 and 3 with another 1 cost card should build her and hulk by +2 each turn.

[@ogrobbyjohnson3492]

Wave is literally the new sandman. You can do the exact same thing for less energy and play a 2 cost card

[@TheDelinear]

I've been playing around with Wave a bit the last week and I've noticed a shift in the meta - previously big "surprise" cards or combos (like free Death or Hit Monkey card spam) are coming down more on turn 5 to try and play around the potential Wave.

[@joebensmith9772]

Hey Cozy, I've been asking around and want to get your thoughts. What new varient theme would you like to see added. Zombie, Noir, 1st appearance, or doppelganger?

[@matomandic3229]

When are they gona move retreat button on phone from right down corner to somewhere decent.I keep pressing that button if by accident because its back button on phone?

[@geebzz7938]

Im suoer excited about the variety, ive never been a 1 trick in any game ive ever played, im almost to diamond and i use like 8 decks and thats just gonna grow as i get more cards

[@SnapandBoomGaming]

I’m glad I went to Disney with 1 kid. It was a experience and expensive.

[@mikes3486]

Are you buying the kid a high evolutionary?

[@SnapandBoomGaming]

@@mikes3486 I’m getting high evo for me I have every card in the game. Little man plays using my account so in a way yes

[@AragonVortex]

When we goona get the update where we will get more options to get tokens?

[@mikes3486]

When I got the winter vacation abomination variant I remember thinking "cool but useless". I guess I just lost a dollar to myself.

[@jackb4837]

Where is War machine? he seems like a pretty big character to miss out on. If he's in there and ive somehow missed it please let me know, thanks :)

[@BobsBrotherSteven]

14:52 - I think there's going to be some extremely big brain plays with shocker.. Opponent - So anyway.... here's Galactus.

[@BoondockBoy]

I’m fifteen minutes in the video and feel like you guys peeked at my premade High Evo deck😂😂. Love you guys work. Keep it going and grow 👍🏾

[@xandercobrand2680]

I wonder if they could do something similar with Mr. Negative, make him like -4 - -8 but all your cards start with the effect with a minimum of 1 or even 2.

[@volken62]

Just to clarify hulk gets the bonus so long as you have unspent energy each turn you can still play cards it doesnt require you to not play anything

[@austinfisher9556]

What do you think of a JaneJaw Evo deck that focuses on the negative part?

[@cesar2189]

I have an issue at the moment, I have saved 6600 tokens, I have Thanos pinned to purchase it, however High Evo is coming and I dont know it to purchase it or go for Thanos instead...

[@Ryuuk00]

My favorite thing is just how many versatile users you can see with just one or fao oc any of these and high evo in a deck can be. And the number of cards they boost just by existing. I hope this card stays 6 K for a long while

[@PenitusVox]

Evolved Shocker on Luke's Bar is gonna be a snap for sure.

[@TheDelinear]

Spending 2 energy every turn to get a 1 energy discount on another card while adding no power to the board doesn't seem that strong to me. Not unless you can Moon Girl into a double Hulk or something.

[@gregwise5655]

Respect for the Disney trip. Family time is the best time.

[@MasterKynar]

Alex and Cozy, match made in heaven

[@Ryuuk00]

Imagine how good control will be with these high evo unspent energy cards. It's like how people immediately thought storm with Nebula.

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

High Evo Hulk may end up beating out Orka, and I've been loving Orka in my control decks.

[@nemesis_saber89]

When playing a Sandman Ramp deck, what are some good alternatives for Jeff and Nebula?

[@DavidCodyPeppers.]

Can anyone inform me where I could find a schedule of the cards appearing in the weekly spotlight? Peace! \o/

[@plugindave]

Wasp and Valkyrie should still be good, you'll just have to play them in the opposite order into a fully stacked location. It'll make them all 3 but then wasp will lower them so you should win that location that way.

[@RealSouljah]

I have again Howard the Duck in my tokenshop for the next 7 days :/ Where is Evo?

[@andridirgantara7640]

I'm new in this game so can someone help me? Are the card from pool 3/4/5/newest cards will drop from collection level prize or only available on token shop?

[@pwnmasteh]

Wave also dumpsters any Kitty/Hit Monkey/Bounce deck if you hold it to turn 5.

[@HeckYep]

No worries about needing to hurry, Cozy. The banter and insight into the game was as good as always. You can make it up to us by talking about Howard next week, I'm not believing the doubters right now

[@TheDelinear]

My experience with Howard so far has been a bit underwhelming. I put him in a Darkhawk deck with Iron Lad, but the problem is, unless Howard starts in your hand, it often feels bad to play him. Like, on turn 2 I want to play Zabu over Howard, and on turn 3 if Zabu is down, I want to play Rockslide or Darkhawk or Iron Lad. Maybe I got unlucky, but I didn't have many games where I got to use the Howard and Iron Lad combo. In a good number of the ones where I did get to use it, I just got Chavez appearing as my next card because my deck got shuffled (either through locations or the opponent putting rocks into the deck). I definitely think he will find a place in the meta, but it doesn't seem to be the obvious one - would probably work better in a deck with more low cost drops I think (or Galactus... shudder).

[@joshuasheppard2597]

I was going to say Cozy man… you look tired. Then you say that you’re traveling. COMMITTED to your craft and fans! Cozy the Snap content GOAT.

[@truemrfu9673]

Wave on 5 is so good now. I play it in my Thanos deck. It’s like sandman, but I can play 2 more stones on 5 as well. Then on 6 I play Thanos or blue marvel. Also, wave could be good with High evo hulk. Play wave in 5, you get the control from wave, then you play hulk on 6. And that’s also 2 turns of having spare energy becasue hulk costs 4 on turn 6. Oh and wave actually counters Jeff which sandman doesn’t.

[@TheBluesupporter]

Howard the Duck is still Spotlighted in my shop!

[@Matunahelper]

Just curious why you don't stream anymore?

[@ZacharyAaronHere]

I got infinite with cerebro 2 luke cage always use invisible girl as the sheild

[@the_flash_v9840]

I feel like Death does need to be free. Destroy already puts a lot of power on the board upfront. If you can't reliably Knull Death or at least She-Hulk death, you aren't going to get many wins, never mind 8 cube wins. At least, my experience lately has been that almost every deck I face has Shang Chi in it. (I've been messing with Deathwave, trying to make it somewhat work and also Galactus since I just unlocke him)

[@PsionicMonk]

42:27 why not split lad ?

[@PsionicMonk]

And nimrod Cozy split your cards 😂

[@jayblesfables2161]

Does anyone know if High Evo carries the no abilities cards with him like thanos and the stones or are we going to have to put them in the deck?

[@jelly2882]

We have to put them in

[@ThaCurt]

Cozy. I need an expert opinion. I have thanos pinned in the token shop. Should I get him, Howard, or wait for high evo?

[@LordHdio]

Got into infinite with kitty, what a great card, and the mind games that she causes, love it, and bounce was not in my favs until monkey came out soo great timing on the free kitty

[@XXSittinsidewaysxX]

Until you meet Killmonger lmao

[@LordHdio]

@@XXSittinsidewaysxX surprisingly it's the killmongers before turn 5 that get me, usually i don't have priority t6

[@green_griefer8911]

Idk if I'm in a pocket meta but I'm going against all bounce and Sera so wave change is so good for countering them in u don't draw sandman

[@tbrandy1405]

wow, my store still says "Howard the Duck" :(

[@ultrapunch]

Alex: "without you guys we're just two dudes talking to each other for no reason" 🤣🤣

[@xdsx3]

I have Galacrus pinned with 5700 tokens, but no Electro,Wave, spiderman, Oct. Should I just save my tokens for Evo?

[@nicoschmidt7722]

I have almost 6000 Tokens but non of the „Big Bats“ should i buy Thanos first or High Evo?

[@hankshumaker4711]

I'd say evo, if you think you'll like that game play. Watch Alec play some Thanos decks in his past videos to see if that would float your boat.

[@smb963]

I finally got darkhawk back in the shop after being the final piece to playing your rocks and hawks deck. Do you guys think its still a viable option in the new meta? Or should I keep saving up for high evo

[@TheDelinear]

Darkhawk is still incredibly strong. If you want a card only for climbing, Darkhawk has already proven itself. If you don't care about climbing and just want to try a new playstyle (which may or may not be strong, we don't know yet) then High Evo is obviously the choice.

[@TheRoosterofDoom]

I've been using a Guardians deck but didn't think about Daredevil! How?

[@pianorokr]

When are u getting a discord server

[@kenji0403]

Wait! For hulk ability to trigger, you can’t play anything or you just need unspent energy left over

[@volken62]

You just need unspent energy

[@Ryuuk00]

Let's talk about how Cyclops went from bottom of the Barrel to plug and playable. No one? Okay lemme spell it out. Yes that takes two spots. But he holds a lane by himself now. No one will want to play there because they know you will end a turn with unspent energy. He's always a fear. So they'll play t5 or 6 giving you a little mini control. If they play there, you've built the deck to make sure you leave energy on the table. You don't even need the rest of the cards. He's gonna be great in a bunch of archetypes. Imagine him in a rocks and hawk style deck. Imagine him in surfer now. You're getting plus two, maybe with ironheart a bit more on your cards. While potentially damaging theirs if they happen to play there. It's fantastic. I'm personally looking forward to a disrupt surfer and a bounce disrupt tomorrow😊 Cyclops won't fit into everything but watch me try.

[@pheckeht]

You can only magik turn 5 how do you play her early?

[@merlinkonig4497]

What would you suggest a relatively new player to buy? High evolutionary or Thanos? I’m at 731 collectors and f2p

[@DNSerror404]

Lmao @ Alex, " I eat those kitties"😂😂

[@nicklausinthehouse8214]

Good time to play patriot as well. Maybe Cerebro. People will expect HE when seeing Misty knight lol

[@CamInTheHat]

I live an hour or so from Disney and I avoid that place if I can, for being the "happiest place on earth" it sure is stressful. lol

[@jmelovesGod]

I just had an idea for Jean Grey...maybe they need to make her have a secret ability that transforms her into Phoenix

[@Wanderer-th4tt]

I'm thinking of a ramp high evo deck w electro for the unspent energy

[@Ragzvids]

Do you think Ultron's one one cards are going to have a secret ability?

[@brokenelevatorpitch2610]

have thanos pinned and about 9600 collector tokens and ive been holding off buying him until high evo drop. idk which to prioritize what do you all think, thanos or high evo?

[@JoshBishopCS]

I have 6000 tokens. I had pinned Iron Lad. Do I spend it on Iron Lad or get High Evolutionary?