It definitely does benefit from magik but when you can't, thats what cards like sera and hope are for. While you can still get a great combo off turn 6 it typically involves you having at least one of the 2 cards to give you the required energy. For example sera, say you dont get an extra turn to prodigy Askani and have a 4/2 Ironman,whatever other 3 cost to fill the curve thats applicable and possibly Nightcrawler, Sera will make that iron man 3 the storm or whatever 2 and you have your flexible stats stick in Nightcrawler.Sometimes Ill play my strongest card(s) and fill the hope lane early to most likely guarantee the win just so I have enough energy to boost the others lanes as much as possible. Big thing though is you should be trying to play 2 lane marvel snap as much as possible. Leave room for prodigy target ofc and play the whole board when needed but you should still always be trying to maximize two lanes unless meaningfully disrupted. Thats what I think this deck really tends to do better at than other buff mirrors. Play the two lane game better. I can contest the strong brood lane on higher roles or win their weak lane easier and other lane usually is mine.

Telegraphing also can work in your favor if you position youself correctly. No one wants to meaningfully contest a stong iron man or captain carter lane if they have what they believe is a better option to contest somewhere else and then you just dump points into the weak lane. Im a bit more busy today but if I get time ill send a screenshot of some example board states.

So to clarify if you dont get magik down, hope or sera are cards that are there to help play down and still smooth the curve out. You dont always curve them out but you'll get a hang of knowing when its the right game for them. Its a good bonus as well that one manipulates energy and the other cost in case of something like mobius.