Marvel SNAP’s Pool Three, also known as Series Three, has always been home to controversies. F2P players believe that the devs focus only on Series Four and Five cards—the primary moneymakers—and neglect dropping valuable cards to lower pools. Luckily, toward the end of 2024,Marvel SNAPdevelopers promised to fix the game’s “unfair” card acquisition system so that free-to-play fans can have a share in the metagame, too.
Despite all the controversies,SNAP’s Series Three remains the most critical card pool. Most meta decks rely on cards from this category, and if you’re lucky to have its key characters, you may easily build competitive decklists. With this in mind, we have prepared five meta-friendly Pool Three decks (from prominent archetypes) to help you climb the leaderboard as an F2P player.
Updated on July 28, 2025, by Mohsen Baqery: As Marvel SNAP has kicked off 2025 with a serious commitment to fixing the game’s imbalanced card releases, we wanted to update this guide to include the most consistent decks using only Pool One to Three cards. We assume a lot of players will return to the game once the promised improvements hit the game andthe recent compensation bundle for SNAP’s banis delivered. So, this guide will be a great starting point for these returning players. All they will need is one of the following lineups to earn their reputation back and hit Infinite.
Marvel SNAP Series Three, Explained
InSNAP, cards are categorized into five primary pools. Pool Three (or Series Three) becomes accessibleonce the player reaches Collection Level 486. New releases often joinSNAPas Series Four and Five cards but later drop to Pool Three so that F2P players can unlock them, too.
Marvel SNAP’s Series Three is the most important card pool, as it marks the cap for free-to-play players. Since Series Four and Five cards are much more expensive and rare, most players base their decks on Pool Three cards—often building around one or two rare cards.
Series Three Tier List
Based on their current performance inMarvel SNAP’s metagame, the following cards are considered mid- to top-tier:
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Key Synergies of the Deck
How to Play the Surfer Sera Deck
Surfer’s straightforward strategy is why it’s ideal for beginners. However, this basic strategy works if you draw the right cards at the right time—which is not always the case.
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How to Play the Ultra Patriot Deck
If you don’t want your enemy to predict your moves, try to be more secretive with where you’ll drop your buffers.
Here’s how you can exploit the other cards in the deck:
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