Eddy's Valiant Variants: July Winners & Losers
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Hey everyone, my name is Eddy, and I’m a Marvel Snap content creator here to share my love of Marvel Snap variants with all of you. With every new season and patch, the developers add new cards, features, bundles, nerfs, and buffs into the game. But honestly, none of those are quite as exciting as seeing all the new variants that get added (and also datamined) that players will get to collect and upgrade!
What new variants have been added this time? Well, check out this amazing article that has over 100 variants from the latest patch HERE.
From the listed variants, I’m selecting my FIVE favorite and FIVE least favorite variants added this MONTH. Honestly, this might be one of the toughest sets yet to choose from! There are so many incredible variants being added to the game that I had a hard time finding five I didn’t like!
Before jumping into my selections, a lot of people might be wondering, "What do you look for in a variant?" Of course, the answer will differ from person to person. So allow me to explain what I like and dislike about variants in Marvel Snap to help you understand my reasoning for my picks of the winners and losers of July.
First up, what I like...
Variants should take a card and change it drastically. Make the character almost unrecognizable. Rocking a new suit, different colors, venomized, knullified, etc. This is important to me when identifying a unique variant. Another important aspect in my opinion (and yes, it's a weird one) is the background for a card. I rarely split my cards (legendary border, ftw) so having an interesting background around my character is important. It's a part of the art afterall!
Next, what I dislike...
Pixels. 'Nuff said.
O.K. let’s get into the picks!
Top 5 Losers
All The Pixels
- I’m just not a fan. None of them resonate with me and it always breaks my heart when I get one. Cheers to those who love them!
Aero
- Aero is one of my favorite cards in the game and she has so many great variants, but this one is definitely one of my least favorite. The way her face is drawn feels a bit off to me and the background isn’t very exciting.
Destroyer
- I’m a huge Dan Hipp fan, but this one is way too simple. Very basic drawing with not much going on around him. Definitely a skip compared to the other Destroyer variants out there!
The Thing
- It might just be me, but the coloring on this one just seems off. Again, a very boring background around the character and nothing that lets The Thing drawing stand out from being different from its base version.
Spectrum
- I don’t actually dislike this variant, but it’s one of the weaker Spectrum variants. Very bland background, original suit and not very colorful compared to many of her other variants. A pass for sure (but get the other awesome Spectrum variants instead!)
Top 5 Winners
All Peach Momoko Variants
- Peach Momoko never misses. Every variant is incredible. The way the characters are drawn, the choices of colors, the mixing of background and character, it’s all just perfect.
Red Skull
- It’s finally here! I’ve been waiting for this Fantasy Red Skull for months! Taking a character like Red Skull and giving him an epic armor and sword makes him just that much more menacing.
Carnage
- Speaking of menacing, this Carnage variant is another huge winner for me. They call this variant the ‘Conqueror’ as Carnage is standing over a defeated Knull, the god of Symbiotes. How cool is that!? Everyone should get this variant to strike fear into their opponents as they see you drop this epic variant on the board.
Daredevil
- Daredevil definitely has some better variants, but this one is a personal pick for his awesome yellow suit. As mentioned above, I’m a huge fan of different suits/colors for characters and this is the only Daredevil variant that offers a completely different style than his original red suit!
Iceman
- This. Is. Perfection.
These selections are only based on the "Newly Added Variants!" If you want to know my top 5 favorite and least favorite variants from the "Datamined Variants," check out that video here:
And that’s all, folks! Which variants are you most (and least) excited to get? Make sure to let me know what you think and thanks for reading my premier article on Snap.Fan!