Marvel snap expands with its next major update and the upcoming cosmic season. Not only is the game getting over a dozen new, rare, and powerful cards, but developer Second Dinner will be adding more the previously announced token shop for the game, allowing players to focus on searching for specific cards to unlock. It also explained how it will reward players who have already progressed in the game and missed previous opportunities to earn some tokens.
Lately it seems like everyone and their friends are playing and talking about it Marvel snap. And I understand why. The free-to-play card battler has recently consumed my life thanks to its colorful cards, all based on Marvel characters and creatures, its smaller 12-card decks, and its incredibly fast six-round matches. To make all of this even better are the Random Zones, which can greatly transform a game, making it feel different and exciting every time you play. But even with randomized zones and card unlocks, some decks and strategies have gotten more popular lately, so it’s a good time to shake things up with 16 powerful new cards and a whole new way to unlock them.
Marvel snap dev Second Dinner announced yesterday It brings a whole new set of cards to the next season called The Power Cosmic. The great villain Thanos comes along with all his Infinity Stones, resulting in one of the most interesting and complex maps in the game. She-Hulk, hot from the success of her Disney+ show, will also arrive snap when the next season goes live on December 6th.
When the patch goes live, the new maps will be split into two new series, or as most players call them, pools. These newer pools will be very rare, with pool 5 cards like Thanos and Galactus being 10x rarer than pool 4 (which are already much more rare to get from random drops than previous pools). However, you don’t need to have unlocked all of Pool 3 to find and unlock cards from Pool 4 and 5. And they will also appear in the Token Shop, which will allow players to grind for them when the next patch opens.
Here are all the new cards and what they do. Information comes across the latest developer update video of the game and Blog post by Second Dinner:
Series/Pool 4 cards
- She-Hulk (6/10) – Costs 1 less for each unspent energy in the last turn.
- Absorbing Man (4/3) – On Reveal: If the last card you played had an On Reveal ability, this card copies it.
- Luke Cage (2/1) – Ongoing: The strength of your cards cannot be reduced.
- Agent Coulson (3/4) – On Reveal: Add a random 4-cost and 5-cost card to your hand.
- Helicarrier (6/10) – When you discard this from your hand, add 3 random cards to your hand.
- M’Baku (1/2) – If this is in your deck at the end of the game, it will jump to a random spot.
- Attuma (4/10) – At the end of your turn, if you have another card here, destroy it.
- Orka (6/9) – Ongoing: +5 power if this is your only card here.
- Titania (1/5) – If any card is played at this location, this card switches sides.
- Mariah Hill (2/3) – On Reveal: Add a random 1-cost card to your hand.
Series/Pool 5 cards
- Shuri (4/2) – On Reveal: Double the power of the next card you play.
- Bast (1/1) – When revealed: Set the power of all cards in your hand to 3.
- Thanos (6/8) – At the start of the game, shuffle the six Infinity Stones into your deck.
- Galactus (6/3) – On Reveal: If this is your only card here, destroy all other locations
- Valkyrie (5/3) – On Reveal: Set all cards in this location to 3 power.
- Super Skrull (4/2) – Ongoing: Has ongoing effects on all enemy cards.
Second Dinner also spoke more about the Token Shop, which it previously announced via its official Discord server.
After the next patch, players will start earning tokens from the Collection progression path once they reach Collection Rank 500. You can spend these tokens in the soon-to-be-added Token Shop, which will contain a random card you don’t have that will rotate every eight hours. When you see a card that you really wanted, like Dr. Doom or Venom, and you have the tokens, you can spend them right there and grab this card. However, if you see a card that you really want but don’t have the currency on hand, that’s fine; Marvel snap lets you lock the store and grind for as long as you want to earn the necessary tokens to purchase your desired card.
Well, while the token shop system sounds great and will help players get that card they’ve been craving to complete a certain deck, it has irked some who have already spent hours and hours into the game have invested. You might already be at Collection Rank 900 or 1200 and missed the upcoming tokens. At first, Second Dinner had no intention of rewarding these players with anything. That went badly, and last week Marvel snap Boss Ben Brode confirmed that plan has changed.
Players will now receive a large amount of tokens when logging in for the first time after the patch. How many you get depends on your collect level.
- 500-999 collection levels: 3,000 tokens
- 1000-2999 Collection level: 6,000 tokens
- 3000+ collection levels: 12,000 tokens
Considering the price of the cards – Pool 3 cards cost 1000 tokens, Pool 4 costs 3000 and Pool 5 costs 6000 – even lower level players can snag at least one card from the shop. And if you haven’t hit 500 yet, don’t worry, Second Dinner says you’ll still get those tokens once you hit the 500 collection level. Just another example of how oddly beautiful Marvel snap is compared to so many other free-to-play mobile games.
Marvel Snap’The next season starts on December 6th and the next big patch that will add the Token Shop and the new maps should come out at the same time. You still have time to get all the rewards from this stream Season themed Wakanda and Black Pantherto.
