The Best Deck for Taskmaster
Taskmaster: The Ultimate Guide to Creating the Best Deck and Countering Strategies
Taskmaster, an S-Tier Marvel Snap card, has consistently proven to be a dominant force in the metagame over several seasons. Despite its immense power, many newcomers and new card owners struggle to find the optimal configuration for Taskmaster. This guide aims to address this issue by providing Marvel Snap enthusiasts with a comprehensive blueprint for constructing the most effective Taskmaster deck. Additionally, we will delve into strategies to counter Taskmaster for those who come face-to-face with it.
To optimize a Taskmaster deck, a highly effective lineup is the Kitty-Infinaut combination. In order to assemble this strategy, the team should consist of Taskmaster, Kitty Pryde, and The Infinaut alongside Shuri, Sauron, Angela, Forge, Black Knight, Lady Sif, Ghost Rider, Luke Cage, and Red Skull. The primary objective of this deck is to utilize Taskmaster's ability to absorb the Power from one of the formidable cards and subsequently amplify it through Shuri's effect.
Card | Cost | Power |
Taskmaster | 5 | 0 |
The Infinaut | 6 | 20 |
Lady Sif | 3 | 5 |
Shuri | 4 | 1 |
Black Knight | 1 | 2 |
Red Skull | 5 | 14 |
Ghost Rider | 4 | 3 |
Sauron | 3 | 2 |
Luke Cage | 2 | 2 |
Forge | 1 | 1 |
Kitty Pryde | 1 | 0 |
Angela | 2 | 2 |
Here’s how each card synergizes with Taskmaster.
Shuri: Doubles the Power of the next card played to her lane.
Sauron: Removes Red Skull’s Ongoing ability, turning it into a safe option.
Black Knight: Adds the Ebony Blad to hand with The Infinaut’s Power once discarded.
Lady Sif: Helps discarding The Infinaut.
Ghost Rider: Can resurrect the discarded Infinaut.
Luke Cage: Protects the buffed cards against debuffs.
Forge: Gives a +2 Power head-start to Kitty Pryde or Angela.
Taskmaster: Copies the Power of The Infinaut or Red Skull.
Kitty Pryde: Returns to hand after each turn with +1 Power. (Can buff Angela each time.)
Angela: Earns +2 Power per card played to her lane.
The Infinaut: Gets discarded to create an Ebony Blade with his Power.
Red Skull: Synergizes with Taskmaster to increase his Power.
How to Play Taskmaster
To achieve this goal of copying powerful cards' Power while keeping them on the board, the Taskmaster deck relies on certain combos. One effective combo is to discard The Infinaut using Lady Sif, while Black Knight is present on the board. This action will result in obtaining a more affordable Ebony Blade with a Power of 20, which can be added to the hand.
Revive the discarded Infinaut with Ghost Rider to play on turn six.
Use Sauron to drop Red Skull’s On Reveal effect. Then, copy its Power with Taskmaster for a total of 28 Power.
Play Taskmaster into Shuri’s location to double his Power.
How to Counter Taskmaster
To oppose Taskmaster's On Reveal ability, Cosmo can be enlisted. Nonetheless, the most effective counterplays consist of Shang-Chi and Shadow King. Shang-Chi possesses the capability to eliminate all adversary cards with 9 or more Power, whereas Shadow King can nullify their enhanced Power.
Marvel SNAP
Platform(s) PC, MobileReleased August 22, 2023Developer(s) Second DinnerGenre(s) Digital Card Game
Editor's P/S
As a Gen Z netizen, I am excited about the new Marvel Snap game and eager to learn more about the Taskmaster deck. I think it's great that there are so many different ways to play the game and that there is a deck for every type of player. I can't wait to try out the Taskmaster deck and see how it works for me. I'm also interested in learning more about the different strategies that can be used to counter Taskmaster. I think it's important to be aware of the different ways that your opponents can try to beat you, so that you can be prepared for them. Overall, I'm really enjoying Marvel Snap and I'm looking forward to seeing how the game evolves in the future.