Exploring Ajax: The New Meta-Defining Card In Marvel Snap

Fans of inflicting negative energy should prepare their Spotlight Keys for the first piece of a meta-defining deck as Ajax releases this week. This new card is set to shake up the gameplay in Marvel Snap and offers exciting opportunities for players looking to build powerful decks that capitalize on negative power mechanics. With Ajax's unique abilities, players can strategically manipulate the battlefield to gain an upper hand against their opponents.

The introduction of Ajax marks an essential moment for fans of Marvel Snap, as the game continues to evolve with new cards and strategies. As players experiment with Ajax, they will discover how to best utilize his potential in combination with other cards, creating potent combinations that can dominate matches. This article will delve into the mechanics of Ajax, the best decks to include him in, how to counter him, and a deeper look into who Ajax is within the Marvel Universe.

For those eager to jump into the action, understanding the nuances of Ajax's abilities is crucial. This card not only adds a new layer of strategy to the game but also encourages players to think creatively about their deck-building choices. With the right strategies, Ajax could become a staple in many players' collections, making this an exciting time for Marvel Snap enthusiasts.

How Ajax Works in Marvel Snap

Ajax is a 5 energy, 7 cost card with an ability that reads: Ongoing: +1 Power for each card in play afflicted with negative Power. This ability is key to understanding how to maximize his potential on the battlefield.

As this is an Ongoing effect, if you inflict more negative power on turns after Ajax is played, he’ll grow in size. Likewise, he will decrease in size if those negative afflictions are removed through Luke Cage or buffs. This dynamic makes him a flexible addition to various decks that can manipulate power levels effectively.

There isn’t really much more to know about him, as his card text is rather similar to the likes of Darkhawk, Devil Dinosaur, and Ronan the Accuser. Therefore, players familiar with these characters will find Ajax a relatively easy card to integrate into their strategies.

Best Ajax Decks in Marvel Snap

Ajax will be a much better card with the addition of Cassandra Nova’s release as part of the Deadpool’s Diner event, as she inflicts negative power on each card in your opponent’s deck. However, if you pick him up and want to play him right away, Ajax fits into a couple of shells: Toxic High Evolutionary and Toxic Silver Surfer.

• Sunspot
• Hazmat
• Scorpion
• Magik
• Cyclops
• Moon Girl
• High Evolutionary
• The Thing
• Ajax
• Abomination
• She-Hulk
• Hulk

This is a relatively inexpensive deck if you have High Evolutionary already, so there is no need for specific replacements. You’ve likely seen this High Evolutionary list almost card-for-card before. It’s a less popular take on the She-Hulk and The Infinaut versions; that said, Ajax, when combined with Hazmat near the final turn, may put this deck over the edge.

Ajax Counters in Marvel Snap

Ajax gets wrecked by Luke Cage, turning him into a 7 power card at best. Some theory crafters are slotting the likes of Rogue into Ajax decks to steal his effect; however, I believe a good player will hang on or protect their Luke Cage until the final turn.

After that, Ajax is susceptible to both Rogue and Enchantress turning off his ability, and Shang-Chi can snipe him as well. As pretty much every deck right now is running one or more of these tech cards, Ajax will have a hard time not being countered – at least initially.

Who is Ajax?

Ajax is most notable as an adversary of Deadpool and being part of his comic origin story. Fixed with cybernetic enhancements, Ajax – also known as Francis – tortured Deadpool and his friends within Canada’s Weapon X program.

This eventually led to Deadpool discovering his healing factor and escaping the facility after presumably killing Ajax. Ajax would later hunt down and kill those experimented on during the Weapon X program, including defeating Deadpool twice, until the foul-mouthed mercenary killed him once and for all by short-circuiting his armor and snapping his neck.

Is Ajax Worth Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens?

Ajax is a tough one. I do believe he will eventually be worth Spotlight Cache Keys or Collector’s Tokens, but the meta will have to significantly change for that to happen.

Because of Arishem decks, Darkhawk lists are everywhere. To counter them, most decks have Rogue or Shang-Chi in them, which also counter Ajax. And with the impending release of Cassandra Nova, more players will be running Luke Cage to mitigate some of her powerful effects.

I can see Ajax becoming a meta staple, but unless you want to run negative affliction decks right away, it’s not a bad idea to pick him up for tokens a month or two down the line.

Marvel Snap is available to play now.

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