Best Redwing Decks in Marvel Snap

Marvel Snap's roster of animal companions has been rather limited – Cosmo, Groose, Zabu, and Hit Monkey being the primary examples – until the arrival of Redwing, Falcon's avian ally, in the Brave New World season.

Redwing's Mechanics in Marvel Snap

Redwing is a 3-cost, 4-power card with a unique ability: The first time it's moved, it adds a card from your hand to its original location. This ability has some crucial limitations: it's a one-time effect, unaffected by cards like Symbiote Spider-Man or attempts to replay it, significantly restricting its strategic applications. Precise card targeting with Redwing also proves challenging. Move decks often incorporate low-cost cards (like Iron Fist) that are undesirable targets, while Scream-based decks typically manipulate opponent's cards rather than their own.

Despite these limitations, budget-friendly move options exist for lower Collection Level players, such as Madame Web or Cloak. Redwing's potential lies in securing unexpected victories by strategically deploying high-impact cards like Galactus early or drawing powerful cards like The Infinaut.

Optimal Redwing Deck Compositions (Day One)

Ares and Surtur-centric decks, popular in the previous season, have adapted to incorporate Scream, Aero, and Heimdall. Redwing can surprisingly integrate into this archetype, although its use is often overshadowed by the priority of playing Surtur on turn 3. A sample high-cost deck includes:

• Hydra Bob
• Scream
• Kraven
• Captain America
• Redwing
• Polaris
• Surtur
• Ares
• Cull Obsidian
• Aero
• Heimdall
• Magneto

This deck features several Series 5 cards (Hydra Bob, Scream, Redwing, Surtur, Ares, Cull Obsidian), making it expensive. Hydra Bob can be substituted with other 1-cost cards like Rocket Racoon or Iceman, but the remaining Series 5 cards are generally considered essential. The strategy revolves around deploying Surtur on turn 3, followed by high-power cards to amplify Surtur's power, with Scream providing an alternative win condition. Polaris, Aero, and Magneto facilitate card manipulation, while Redwing can be moved into Heimdall to enhance Surtur and draw a powerful card.

Another potential deck incorporating Redwing utilizes Madame Web, given the reduced viability of move-focused decks post-Dagger nerf. A sample deck is:

• Ant-Man
• Madame Web
• Psylocke
• Sam Wilson
• Captain America
• Luke Cage
• Captain America
• Redwing
• Doom 2099
• Iron Lad
• Blue Marvel
• Doctor Doom
• Spectrum

This deck includes two Series 5 cards: Madame Web and Doom 2099. Madame Web isn't strictly necessary, and removing her necessitates replacing Redwing with another Ongoing card like Mobius M. Mobius. The core strategy centers on Doom 2099, aiming for widespread power distribution. Madame Web aids in optimizing power placement, and Redwing offers a secondary means of card manipulation.

Is Redwing Worth Investing In?

Currently, Redwing's value is questionable. Its relatively weak power and reliance on a currently underperforming archetype suggest that saving resources for future cards is a more prudent strategy. Significant buffs from Second Dinner would be necessary to justify investing Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector's Tokens in Redwing.