Marvel Snap Releases New Balance Update

Key conclusions

• The November 2024 Marvel Snap update changes the powers and abilities of key cards to promote balance and competition.
• Notable changes include Surtur's power adjustment, Agent Venom's debuff, and numerous improvements to other cards.
• Thanos is reimagined, drawn early in the game, changing deck strategies and gameplay dynamics.

Marvel Snap just released a new balance update that changed a lot of noteworthy cards. This is quite common for Marvel Snap developers to tweak existing maps after the new season starts. More often than not, this is because the game becomes unbalanced in favor of certain decks due to the introduction of newer cards that change the matchups in some way. This time around, a few changes have been made to help the competition.

Recently, the last one Marvel Snap The November 2024 update has been released, making some minor changes to the current season's maps. While the focus of the patch was the surprising return of Deadpool's Diner, this season's cards received new descriptors that didn't necessarily change the effects they had. However, many fans had some concerns about the attributes of this map, especially the Surtur Season Pass. The second dinner may have heard a rumble as Surtur and others were recast for a new balance update.

Marvel SnapThe latest balance update includes several key changes. As mentioned, Marvel Snap Season Pass Surtur card will be adjusted from 3/5 to 3/4. Additionally, cards like Skaar, Silver Sable, and Shadow King take -1 to their power. Meanwhile, Agent Venom has also received a debuff, as the powers of all cards in the player's deck will now be set to 3 instead of the previously assigned 4.

As for the buffs, cards like Black Widow, Destroyer, Winter Soldier, Heimdall, and Crystal all got power boosts. Valentina and Jessica Jones also received an adjustment to the map effects that can be very beneficial for the player. Agatha Harkness received minor text changes that will not affect the play style. however, Marvel Snap reworked by Thanos again, making another update. Instead of taking up space in the opening hand, Thanos will now be drawn at the start of the game. This means that the Thanos deck will have Mad Titan as an extra card in the player's hand.

It was also said that some adjustments to the Infinity Stones were under consideration, but the developers decided to take it step by step so as not to disrupt the landscape of the game too much. The developers hope that players can help unlock creative builds for Thanos Decks Marvel Snap before they decide to change some of the additional effects that the stones bring to the mix. However, the number of changes in the new balance update are significant enough to keep players on edge and re-examining how the decks they've built interact with the cards they have.

The latest Marvel Snap balance update

Agent Venom

• [Old] 2/4 – When discovered: Set the power of all cards in your deck to 4.
• [New] 2/5 – When revealed: Set the power of all cards in your deck to 3.

Surtur

• [Old] 3/5 – After you play a card with a power of 10 or more, it gives +3 power.
• [Change] 3/5 -> 3/4

Skaar

• [Old] 6/11 – Costs 2 less for each of your cards that has 10 or more power.
• [Change] 6/11 -> 6/10

Silver sable

• [Old] 1/1 – When revealed: Draw 2 power from the top card of your opponent's deck.
• [Change] 1/1 -> 1/0

The king of shadows

• [Old] 2/3 – When discovered: Reset all cards here to their original power.
• [Change] 2/3 -> 2/2

Black widow

• [Old] 3/3 – On detection: Add Widow's Bite to your opponent's hand.
• [New] 3/4 – Activate: Add Widow's Bite to your opponent's hand.

Destroyer

• [Old] 6/14 – When Revealed: Destroy your cards elsewhere.
• [Change] 6/14 -> 6/16

Valentine

• [Old] 2/3 – When Revealed: Add a random 6 cost card to your hand. Give him -2 Cost and -3 Power.
• [New] 2/3 – When Revealed: Add a random 6 cost card to your hand. Give -2 cost and -2 power.

The Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes)

Jessica Jones

• [Old] 4/5 – When Revealed: If you don't play a card in this slot next turn, +4 to Strength.
• [New] 4/5 – When Revealed: If you don't play a card in this slot next turn, +5 to Strength.

Heimdall

• [Old] 6/9 – When Revealed: Move the other cards one space to the left.
• [Change] 6/9 -> 6/10

Crystal

• [Old] 3/3 – When revealed: Each player takes a card.
• [Change] 3/3 -> 3/4

Agatha Harkness (text only)

• [Old] 6/14 – Agatha starts in your hand. She plays your cards for you on equal turns.
• [New] 6/14 – At the beginning of the game, draw Agatha. She controls your cards on equal moves.

Thanos

• [Old] 6/10 – Starts with your starting hand and shuffles six infinity stones into your deck.
• [New] 6/10 – Early game draw Thanos and shuffle six Infinity Stones into your deck.