How to discard cards in Marvel Snap

Marvel Snap is a fast-paced card game developed by Nuverse. It boasts a huge roster of superheroes that can be deployed in battle. Fans have been playing it as a card collector game as well. The reason for Marvel Snap's popularity is the numerous combinations that can be used to outsmart the opponent.

The game also features a discard mechanic. Like other abilities, discard can be performed using in-game cards. But there is no specific button for this action. Marvel Snap has dedicated discards that remove the card from the fight. It may seem like a counterproductive move, but there are many advantages to this as well.

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Lady Sif, Dracula, and other discards in Marvel Snap

Discarding may occur at random, but there are hints in the cards that give players an idea of which ones will be forfeited. This action can be beneficial as there are certain cards in the game whose abilities can only be triggered when discards are used.

These are some of the best Discard cards in Marvel Snap:

Blade

Blade randomly discards a card (Image via Nuverse)

Blade costs one energy point and deals three damage. It can discard one card from a hand, which will be picked randomly. Blade is not particularly helpful since it doesn't give any hints to the players and can disrupt a great battle round.

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Lady Sif

Lady Sif costs two energy points and does four damage to the opponent. It discards the highest energy cost card from a player's hand. This card is better than Blade, as one can at least know which of their heroes will be chucked away. Fans can better strategize about their moves and even wreak havoc when played in tandem with cards that have abilities associated with discard.

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Apocalypse

Apocalypse is the most potent card in this category. It costs six energy and delivers a whopping eight points of damage. When Apocalypse is discarded and redeployed at any location, it adds four power to its existing eight damage points. Thus, the game incentivizes players to discard it as much as possible to cause heavy damage in the battle.

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Dracula

Dracula is one of the most used cards for players looking to use the discard strategy effectively. It costs four energy points but does no damage. One must not worry, though, as this drawback is overcome by its ability. Dracula replicates the power of the card that it discards at the end of the game. Players can turn the battle dramatically by using Dracula.

The best way to incorporate discards is to have a strong deck before heading into a fight. Players can even use several in a single stack. For example, using Dracula in tandem with Apocalypse can help in triggering its ability of four additional damage points on every discard.

On the flip side, if one has a low-damage deck and plans to use a swarm attack strategy, discarding cards can be a hurdle in winning fights. It is recommended to use them once players have high-damage cards like The Infinaut, The Thing, Hulk, She-Hulk, and Red Skull. It may also take some experience to get used to the random nature of some of the discards.

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Marvel Snap has a strong community backing it up. Newcomers to the game can refer to the many tips and tricks the seasoned players share. Many underrated superhero cards yield interesting results when played in sync with popular ones like Spiderman, Iron Man, and Hulk. There are also many variants of every card in the game that add a unique visual change.

Marvel Snap is constantly updated, in turn changing some of the stats. The basic functioning of the game mechanics has stayed the same. On paper, Marvel Snap may appear as a game to gain more points than the opponent. This changes, however, when one reaches the later stages of the game. The higher-level battles can change dynamically and go down to the last round.