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Anime is typically a very divisive art style. Although manga has a huge reader base and is adored by millions of readers daily, it may be received with mixed reviews in the context of Marvel Snap. Let's look at the whole bundle and see if it should be a BUY IT or a SKIP IT.
Variants
Spider-Man - Given the fact that we just had a Spider-verse Season, we've seen a LOT of Spider-Man variants over the last 90 days. That's not discounting all of the pooled Rare and Super Rare ones at the moment; it's just a fact that this is the 9th variant of Spider-Man to hit the pool. Comparatively, the body type and crouch are unique. The standout feature, though, is that this is the first Spider-Man variant to come to the game with Mr. Parker unmasked. To me, this is a bit purposeful, defeating and devaluing the strength of the super hero in Snap content. Sadly, this isn't my favorite, nor does it make my Top 5 Spider-Men.
Black Widow - Making her first appearance in a Bundle, Black Widow's anime feature IS something to catch your eye. Since her datamine, this has been a sought-after variant and is enough to justify her own price point to many players. The reactionary 'super hero landing' pose is a great perspective for this art and still encompasses her power with the explosions behind her. This is one of my Top 3 Black Widows and definitely outweighs Spider-Man.
Overall Cosmetic Rating - 6/10
Resources
Boosters - 2 full upgrades of these variants each (310 boosters) is a nice value given the 4000 Gold cost. Even if you don't like any of these variants in particular, this will help support two fairly active cards in Marvel Snap to get the split you're looking for.
Credits - 5500 Credits is the feature of the bundle hands down. Sure, you could dump it all right back into splitting these cards with nearly all their boosters (you'd only need about 600 Credits more to fully do it). However, this bundle features a credit exchange that is nearly on par with the $100 Gold:Credits direct conversion rate of 1:1.2.
Overall Resource Rating - 6/10
Buy it? Or Skip it?
Spider-Man is one of the most popular cards in the meta since his rework a few weeks ago. With that said, I don't see myself using this variant due to the plethora of other options. Even though I love this Black Widow variant, it's not enough for me to justify pushing 4000 Gold in her direction. To me, there isn't enough 'upside' to the bundle that makes it an over-the-top value. For that reason...
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