Cards and Locations in Marvel Snap have various abilities and effects that make them unique. Below is a list of current abilities, example cards, cards that synergize with them, sample decks, and (if any) a more in-depth guide on the abilities.
| Ability Name | Ability Description |
|---|---|
| On Reveal | Ability triggers when card is flipped on the board. |
| Ongoing | Ability has a continuous effect on the board. |
| No Ability | “Vanilla” cards that have no abilities. |
| Discard | Cards that are removed from your hand are discarded. |
| Move | Moving from one location to another. |
| Destroy | Cards that are removed from the board are destroyed. |
On Reveal
When players play their cards on the battlefield each turn, the cards are considered revealed when they go from a face down position to a face up position. Many cards have their abilities triggered when they are revealed.
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Sample Cards
Mantis
On Reveal: If your opponent played a card here this turn, draw a card from their deck.
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Decks with Mantis
Cable
On Reveal: Put the bottom card of your opponent’s deck into your hand.
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Decks with Cable
White Tiger
On Reveal: Add a 7-Power Tiger to another location.
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Decks with White Tiger
Synergy Cards
Wong
Ongoing: Your On Reveal abilities at this location
happen twice.
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Decks with Wong
Odin
On Reveal: Activate the On Reveal abilities of your other cards at this location.
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Decks with Odin
Invisible Woman
Ongoing: Cards you play here are not revealed until the game ends.
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Decks with Invisible Woman
Counter Cards
Cosmo
Ongoing: On Reveal abilities won’t happen at this location.
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Decks with Cosmo
Locations
Dark Dimension
Cards played here are not revealed until the game ends.
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Decks with Dark Dimension
Deep Space
On Reveal abilities won’t happen at this location.
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Decks with Deep Space
Sample Deck
4x Collection Level 1-14
7x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)
1x Recruit Season
3
Cost
2.9
Power
Ongoing
Cards with the Ongoing keyword have continuous effects on the battlefield and may even be dynamic, changing its values depending on the condition.
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Sample Cards
Captain America
Ongoing: Your other cards at this location have +1 Power.
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Decks with Captain America
Devil Dinosaur
Ongoing: +2 Power for each card in your hand.
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Decks with Devil Dinosaur
Mister Fantastic
Ongoing: Adjacent locations have +2 Power.
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Decks with Mister Fantastic
Synergy Cards
Mystique
On Reveal: If the last card you played has an Ongoing ability, this card gains it.
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Decks with Mystique
Onslaught
Ongoing: Double your other Ongoing effects at this location.
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Decks with Onslaught
Counter Cards
Rogue
On Reveal: Steal an Ongoing ability from a random enemy card at this location.
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Decks with Rogue
Enchantress
On Reveal: Remove the abilities from all Ongoing cards at this location.
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Decks with Enchantress
Locations
Onslaught’s Citadel
Ongoing effects here are doubled.
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Decks with Onslaught’s Citadel
Sample Deck
2x Collection Level 1-14
6x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)
1x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)
1x Recruit Season
2x Starter Card
3.3
Cost
2.9
Power
No Ability
In card games, cards with no abilities other than its raw stats are called “vanilla” creatures. Sometimes, they can make up for this by having a low cost or synergy with other cards. In Marvel Snap, these cards have a flavor text in its place.
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Synergy Cards
Counter Cards
Leech
On Reveal: Remove the abilities from all cards in your opponent’s hand.
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Decks with Leech
Locations
Washington D.C.
Cards here with no abilities have +3 Power.
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Decks with Washington D.C.
Sample Deck
4x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)
3x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)
5x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)
2.4
Cost
1.8
Power
Discard
Cards that cause you to remove cards from your hand can compensate for their high stats for the drawback and sometimes provides great synergy with other cards in return.
Sample Cards
Swarm
When this is discarded from your hand, add two copies that Cost 0 to your hand.
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Decks with Swarm
Synergy Cards
Apocalypse
When you discard this from your hand, put it back with +4 Power.
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Decks with Apocalypse
Ghost Rider
On Reveal: Bring back one of your discarded cards (to this location).
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Decks with Ghost Rider
Hela
On Reveal: Play all cards you discarded from your hand to random locations.
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Decks with Hela
Morbius
Ongoing: +2 Power for each time you discarded a card this game.
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Decks with Morbius
Wolverine
When this is discarded or destroyed, play it at a random location.
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Decks with Wolverine
Locations
Necrosha
When a card is discarded or destroyed, it returns to hand.
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Decks with Necrosha
T.A.H.I.T.I.
When a card is discarded or destroyed, add a copy here.
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Decks with T.A.H.I.T.I.
Sample Deck
7x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)
1x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)
4x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)
3.3
Cost
4.3
Power
Move
Cards can move from one location to another, which can cause headaches for your opponents that try to predict your next moves.
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Sample Cards
Cloak
On Reveal: Next turn, both players can move cards to this location.
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Decks with Cloak
Polaris
On Reveal: Move an opposing 1 or 2-Cost card to this location.
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Decks with Polaris
Magneto
On Reveal: Move all opposing 3 and 4-Cost cards to this location.
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Decks with Magneto
Synergy Cards
Doctor Strange
On Reveal: Move your highest Power cards to this location.
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Decks with Doctor Strange
Heimdall
On Reveal: Move your other cards one location to the left.
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Decks with Heimdall
Multiple Man
When this moves, add a copy to the old location.
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Decks with Multiple Man
Counter Cards
Juggernaut
On Reveal: If your opponent played cards here this turn, move them randomly.
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Decks with Juggernaut
Aero
On Reveal: Move all enemy cards played this turn to this location.
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Decks with Aero
Locations
Strange Academy
At the end of turn 5, move all cards here to other random locations.
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Decks with Strange Academy
The Bifrost
After turn 4, move all cards one location to the right
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Decks with The Bifrost
Sample Deck
1x Collection Level 1-14
5x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)
3x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)
3x Collection Level 486+ (Pool 3)
2.8
Cost
3.6
Power
Destroy
Cards that are played on the battlefield can be removed from the board, usually via your other cards. Similar to the Discard cards, these cards can have a higher stat line to compensate for the drawback. Like Discard, cards that are destroyed can have great benefits.
In Marvel Snap, destroying your opponent’s cards can be a bit more specific and may also require you to destroy your own cards as well.
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Sample Cards
Deathlok
On Reveal: Destroy your other cards at this location.
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Decks with Deathlok
Carnage
On Reveal: Destroy your other cards here. +2 Power for each destroyed.
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Decks with Carnage
Venom
On Reveal: Destroy your other cards at this location. Add their Power to this card.
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Decks with Venom
Arnim Zola
On Reveal: Destroy a random friendly card here; add copies of it to the other locations.
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Decks with Arnim Zola
Shang-Chi
On Reveal: Destroy all enemy cards at this location that have 9 or more Power.
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Decks with Shang-Chi
Gambit
On Reveal: Discard a card from your hand. Destroy a random enemy card.
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Decks with Gambit
Synergy Cards
Angel
When one of your cards is destroyed, this flies out of your deck to replace it.
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Decks with Angel
Deadpool
When this is destroyed, return it to your hand with double the Power.
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Decks with Deadpool
Bucky Barnes
When this is destroyed, create the Winter Soldier in its place.
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Decks with Bucky Barnes
Sabretooth
When this is destroyed, return it to your hand. It costs 0.
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Decks with Sabretooth
Wolverine
When this is discarded or destroyed, play it at a random location.
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Decks with Wolverine
Counter Cards
Professor X
Ongoing: Lock down this location. (Cards can’t be added, removed, etc.)
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Decks with Professor X
Locations
Danger Room
Cards played here have a 25% chance to be destroyed.
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Decks with Danger Room
Hala
At the end of turn 4, destroy all cards controlled by the player losing here.
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Decks with Hala
Necrosha
When a card is discarded or destroyed, it returns to hand.
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Decks with Necrosha
T.A.H.I.T.I.
When a card is discarded or destroyed, add a copy here.
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Decks with T.A.H.I.T.I.
Sample Deck
1x Collection Level 1-14
8x Collection Level 18-214 (Pool 1)
1x Collection Level 222-474 (Pool 2)
2x Starter Card
2.8
Cost
2.8
Power
