Starting on December 7,Marvel Snap’s year-end celebration,the Hellfire Gala event, has graced the game with a plethora of new characters, features, and events. Given the extensive updates, this guide will navigate you throughall the novelties in this Season, equipping you to maximize the benefits of its Spotlight Caches and events.
List of Hellfire Gala Variants
During the December Season, you will be able to collect 50+ new variants for the Hellfire Gala Season. These include (but are not limited to) brand-new designs of the following characters:
New Cards in the Hellfire Gala Season
The new Season in Marvel Snap introduces three new cards:Sebastian Shaw, Havok, and Selene. Of these, the first one will be obtainable through Season Pass. The other two join the main roster via Spotlight Cache releases.
Sebastian Shaw (Season Pass)
As a passive card,Sebastian Shaw is a 3-Cost 4-Powerwho gains +2 Power when you give him a permanent boost. For instance, if you hit him with Forge—which gives the next card +2 Power—Sebastian Shaw will end up gaining +4 Power (two additional points coming from his passive ability).
Havok (Spotlight Cache)
A 2-Cost 0-Power Series 4 card, Havok is anew candidate for ramp decks. After you play him, you will get one less Energy for the next round, but Havok will earn +4 Power for each round he remains in the game.
Blob (Spotlight Cache)
With a Cost of 6 and Power of 4, Blob is a newpowerhouse in the On Reveal archetype. When he hits the board, he merges with all the other cards in the deck and absorbs their Power. The only catch is that he cannot be moved.
Selene (Spotlight Cache)
Selene is a 1-Cost On Reveal card with -1 Power. When she’s in the game, both players’ lowest-Power cards get afflicted by -3. Based on this synergy, she seems to bea good fit for junk decks—especially now that Annihilus is in the metagame.
Spotlight Cache Schedule for the December Season
Marvel Snap’s DecemberSpotlight Cacheswill introduce four three-card rosters, including the three new stars (Blob, Selene, and Havok). The following table shows the release dates and content for each week.
Selene, Black Knight, Iron Lad
New Features in the Hellfire Gala Season
With the December Season, Marvel Snap received four new gameplay mechanics:Albums, Emotes, Locations, and the Deck Builder. Here’s a quick rundown of everything.
Albums
Starting with the Hellfire Gala, Albums will become an optional aspect of Collections. Through this feature, you can collect specific variants of cards for a prize. Each Album consists of 12 empty slots that you must complete. However, the rewards are on multiples of three, meaning you will unlock goodies for collecting three, six, nine, and twelve cards.
Deck Builder
Deck Builder is an auto-filler feature for Collections. With this option, players can ask Marvel Snap’s AI to create or complete a deck. The AI will use current metagame data as well as the player’s roster to compile the most effective lineup.
Emotes
A collection ofnew Emotes will hitMarvel Snapin December. You can unlock some of them by completing Album challenges.
Locations
Two new locations are included in the Hellfire Gala Season: White Palace and Castle Blackstone.
All Events in the Hellfire Gala Season
Marvel Snapwill hosta Twitch Drop eventas well as a traditional Shop Takeover for the month of December. However, a new tournament called Conquerors will also take place during the Season.
WHERE TO PLAY
MARVEL SNAP is a fast-paced, award-winning collectible card game with innovative mechanics that has been called “accessible, and utterly brilliant” and “one of the best card games” today.Build your deck of 12 cards. Each Card represents a Marvel Super Hero or Villain, each with a unique power or ability. The goal of the game is to outsmart and outwit your opponent. Learning how to play only takes a few minutes, and matches only takes 3 minutes.The game is designed so that every match feels different. Play your cards at 50+ different locations across the Marvel Universe, each with iconic game-changing abilities. From Asgard to Wakanda, new locations are introduced regularly to put your creative problem-solving skills to the test.Every player begins with a Free Starter Deck that helps you get started. From there, you can earn new cards to add to your collection simply by playing and mastering the game.Unlike other games in the Collectible Card Game Genre, there are no card packs in MARVEL SNAP. You can Play More to Earn More.
