Marvel Snap, the popular online trading card battle game, has been a phenomenon since its launch last October. Fans of the game, which pits your deck of favorite Marvel heroes and villains against other players, have been asking for a PvP mode where they can compete against their friends, and the long-awaited feature is now here. Developers Second Dinner announced the new battle mode in a tweet from the official Marvel Snap page, informing that the PvP mode will be available in-game starting Tuesday, January 31st. Battle mode allows users to engage in private card battles with their friends in Marvel Snap.
“It’s coming…” the official Marvel snap Page tweeted. “Get ready for Battle Mode where you can challenge your friends and see who’s really the best!” The tweet announced that Battle Mode will go live on January 31st.
In news published on its official website earlier this month, Marvel had Snap introduced the Battle Mode 1.0 before its release. According to the post, Battle Mode will see two players compete against each other over multiple rounds. “Every player starts with 10 health. Instead of dice, it’s about the damage the winner deals to the loser. If you can reduce your opponent’s health to zero, you win,” the blog post explains.
Additionally, in battle mode, both players’ decks are locked for the duration of the battle, allowing one player to memorize the cards in their opponent’s deck. “Keeping track of which cards in your deck weren’t seen by your opponent can make all the difference in squeezing out an extra SNAP,” the post reads.
The new Marvel Snap update not only adds combat mode to the game, but also rebalances some above-average maps, according to Glenn Jones, principal game designer at Second Dinner. However, the patch is not addressing Surfer and Zabu cards, which have outperformed after the changes were locked for the update, he tweeted.
The new patch includes balance changes, but not for surfers or zabu. They started to outperform after we finalized the changes a few weeks ago. Luckily, we now have the ability to adjust the balance without a new patch, and we plan to adjust these maps in about a week.
— Glenn Jones (@Glenn_Jones_) January 30, 2023
The update is expected to be available on all compatible iOS, Android and PC devices by Tuesday. The update hasn’t rolled out to iOS yet, as verified by a Gadgets 360 employee.
The Battle Mode was first officially teased post Office in December, which outlined the developers’ roadmap for upcoming features for the game. According to the post, a widescreen UI for PC, a smart decks system, an unranked mode, and new competitive modes are in development.
Marvel Snap, which won in the Best Mobile Game category The game awards 2022is available for Android, iOS and PC.
