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Marvel Snap’s Marvel Rival season introduces Doom 2099, an alternate version of Doctor Doom with a highly impactful ability: Summon DoomBots onto the board that can buff all other Doom and DoomBots in play. This ability is especially threatening as Doom 2099’s Bots are Ongoing cards, allowing you to retrigger their effects with cards like Onslaught or buff them with Spectrum and Captain America. Here’sa META deck designed to maximize Doom 2099’s potentialinMarvel Snap’s current metagame.
Doom 2099
Text: After each turn, add a DoomBot 2099 to a random location if you played (exactly) 1 card.
Release: Jun 10, 2025
The Best Deck for Doom 2099
Doom 2099 shines ina Power-spread Ongoing deckalongside Doctor Doom and Spectrum. To build this deck, pair this trio (Doom 2099, Doctor Doom, Spectrum) with the following cards: Wong, Zabu, Onslaught, Mystique, Psylocke, Ant-Man, Armor, Magic, and Captain America.
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Ant-Man, Magik, and Mystique can be considered flex options in this deck.
How Doom 2099 Works
LikePeni Parker, who was added to the roster earlier, Doom 2099 has a rather complex ability and is also a summoner, with his summons carrying their own unique text. If you’re confused about Doom 2099’s mechanics inMarvel Snap, here’s everything you need to know.
Doom 2099’s Bots Fly to Random Locations
Doom 2099’s DoomBots are RNG-based. At the end of each round, if the prerequisite is met, Doom 2099 will summon one Bot to a random location. While you can reduce the RNG by clogging lanes, this often backfires, as you want Doom 2099 to summon as many Bots as possible.
DoomBot 2099 Cards Have a Prerequisite
Doom 2099 will only summon a Bot if you’ve played exactly one card in the previous round. Skipping the round or playing more than one card will prevent the summon for that round. However, Doom’s memory resets the following round, so you can play one card and get a Bot the next round.
Cards like Mister Sinister, which summon another card onto the board, still count as playing one card and will trigger Doom 2099’s effect. You just need to avoid “playing” more than one card.
DoomBot 2099 Cards Can Target Doctor Doom and Its Bots
DoomBot 2099 is an Ongoing card that buffs all other Doom and DoomBots on the board. This buff effect isn’t exclusive to Doom 2099; any other Doctor Doom or DoomBots on the board will be buffed as well.
You Can Get One Last DoomBot 2099 After the Final Round
If Doom 2099 is in play and you play only one card on turn five,you’ll summon an additional DoomBot just before the game ends. This detail is crucial, as the extra Bot at the end of the match can break a tie or secure a win. Similarly, in a seven-round match, playing exactly one card on turn six will grant you an additional Bot at the end of round seven.
Doom 2099 cannot summon a DoomBot if there is no empty slot on the board.
How to Counter Doom 2099
Countering Doom 2099 is tricky for several reasons: 1) He’s not an On Reveal card, so Cosmo won’t stop his Bots; 2) His Bots’ buffs are Ongoing, soShadow King won’t be effective; and 3) Since his Bots appear in random locations, it’s hard to target them with Enchantress. You’re left with a few tech options:Shang-Chi, Red Guardian, Super Skrull, and junk cards.
Is Doom 2099 Worth It?
GivenMarvel Snap’s recent struggles with new drops,Doom 2099 could be considered one of the game’s best new cards in a while. Not only does it offer high Power-distribution potential, but it also introduces a fresh play style that’s more engaging than, say, Arishem’s META.
If you’ve been holding onto yourSpotlight Keysor Tokens, hoping for a fun-to-play card that bringsMarvel Snapback to its early days, now’s a great time to spend them—Doom 2099 might be the card you’ve been waiting for.
