Prepare yourself because another Celestial like Arishem is joining Marvel Snap. However, Eson might not be as game-defining as his protege. Here are the best Eson decks in Marvel Snap.
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- How Eson Works in Marvel Snap
- Best Day One Eson Decks in Marvel Snap
- Should You Spend Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens on Eson?
How Eson Works in Marvel Snap
Eson is a 6-cost, 10-power card with an ability that reads: "End of Turn: Put a created card from your hand here."
A created card is one generated by cards like White Queen or Arishem – in other words, a card that didn’t start in your deck. This means you can target Eson’s ability specifically, as it won’t pull cards that started in your deck to the board.
As a 6-cost card, Eson requires assistance from ramp cards like Electro, Wave, and Luna Snow to play him earlier and maximize his value.
The only direct counter to Eson – as Gorgon won’t really work – is to fill your opponent’s hand with undesirable cards, such as rocks or Sentinels from Master Mold.
Best Day One Eson Decks in Marvel Snap
Eson is an Arishem card. It's advisable to play them together, as Arishem allows you to drop Eson on turn 5 and get two free pulls. Here’s the list:
- Iron Patriot
- Valentina
- Luke Cage
- Doom 2088
- Shang-Chi
- Enchantress
- Galacta Daughter of Galactus
- Legion
- Doctor Doom
- Mockingbird
- Eson
- Arishem
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The Series 5 cards in this list are Iron Patriot, Valentina, Doom 2099, Galacta Daughter of Galactus, Mockingbird, and Arishem. Only Doom 2099 and Arishem are essential for this list. You can swap in different cards like Jeff, Agent Coulson, and Blob.
Eson serves as an alternative lane-winning condition if you don’t pull Mockingbird or randomly generate or find high-power cards. You can save the cards generated by Arishem for after playing Eson on turn 5, giving you two turns to pull them out. If you don’t have any pulls, you can skip playing Eson and play Doctor Doom instead.
Note that you don’t want to play Eson for more than 3 turns, so getting him out on turn 5 is optimal. He has anti-synergy with Doom 2099, so it’s crucial to decide your game plan before playing either.
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Finding another deck to fit Eson in is challenging, but a hand-generation deck like the old Devil Dinosaur lists might work – without Devil Dinosaur. Here’s a list:
- Maria Hill
- Quinjet
- Iron Patriot
- Peni Parker
- Valentina
- Victoria Hand
- Agent Coulson
- White Queen
- Luna Snow
- Wiccan
- Mockingbird
- Eson
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The Series 5 cards in this list are Iron Patriot, Peni Parker, Valentina, Victoria Hand, Luna Snow, Wiccan, and Mockingbird. Wiccan is a must-have; the others can be replaced with cards like Sentinel, Psylocke, and Wave.
With this deck, aim to get Wiccan off on turn 4, discounting your hand-generated cards with Quinjet to play the cheap ones before Eson pulls the expensive ones late in the game. Mockingbird provides another power spike, while both Peni Parker and Luna Snow help ramp Eson out early.
The playlines with this deck will vary significantly as you generate cards, making it inconsistent but incredibly fun.
Should You Spend Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens on Eson?
If you’re short on resources and not an Arishem player, it’s probably not wise to pick up Eson, especially with other promising cards like Starbrand and Khonshu coming out this month. However, if you play a lot of Arishem, Eson is a no-brainer.
And those are the best Eson decks in Marvel Snap.
Marvel Snap is available to play now.
