Marvel Snap Update 23.x Patch Notes – Jan. 9, 2024

Marvel Snap update is rolling out on PC. According to the official Marvel Snap patch notes, the latest update brings balance updates for various cards, functionality changes, and bug fixes. The developers aim to enhance gameplay, address card performance outliers, and improve overall user. Apart from this, the Marvel Snap patch also includes a long list of bug fixes.

Previously, a major update added quality of life changes. Unfortunately, since the previous update, many players were experiencing a number of issues when trying to play the game. Today’s Marvel Snap patch 23.x will fix a few of these issues.

Read more details below.

Marvel Snap Patch Notes – January 9, 2024

BALANCE UPDATES

CARD UPDATES

 

  • Loki
    • [Old] 4/5 – On Reveal: Replace your hand with cards from your opponent’s starting deck. Give them -1 cost.
  • [New] 4/5 – On Reveal: Transform your hand into cards from your opponent’s starting deck and give them -1 Cost.
  • Functionality Change: Transformed Cards Didn’t Start in Your Deck
  • Ms. Marvel
    • [Old] 4/5 – Ongoing: Adjacent locations where your cards have unique Costs have +5 Power.
  • [New] 4/4 – Ongoing: Your adjacent locations with 2+ cards and no repeated Costs have +5 Power.
  • Annihilus
    • [Old] 5/7 – On Reveal: Your cards with 0 or less Power switch sides. Destroy those that can’t.
  • [New] 5/6 – On Reveal: Your cards with Power below 0 switch sides. Destroy those that can’t.
  • Dracula
    • [Old] 4/0 – At the end of the game, discard a card from your hand. This has its Power.
  • [New] 4/1 – At the end of the game, discard a card from your hand to gain its Power.
  • Angel
    • [Old] 1/2 – When one of your cards is destroyed, this flies out of your deck to replace it.
  • [New] 1/2 – When one of your cards is destroyed, this flies out of your hand or deck to replace it.
  • Quake
    • [Old] 2/3 – On Reveal: If this is at the middle location, swap the positions of each location.
  • [New] 2/3 – On Reveal: Swap the positions of the other two locations.
  • Kingpin
    • [Old] 3/4 – When a card moves here on turn 6, destroy it.
  • [New] 2/3 – When an enemy card moves here, afflict it with -2 Power.
  • America Chavez (text only)
    • [Old] 2/3 – On Reveal: The top card of your deck gets +2 Power.
  • [New] 2/3 – On Reveal: Give the top card of your deck +2 Power.

Developer Notes: This is a non-functional text update, just to make America better match our default choices for cards.

  • Bugfix: “After you play a card here…” and similar effects
  • Cards
    • Angela
  • Titania
  • Silk
  • Elsa Bloodstone
  • Negasonic Teenage Warhead
  • Werewolf By Night
  • Echo
  • Lockjaw
  • Locations
    • Altar of Death
  • Aunt May’s
  • Bar Sinister
  • Cloning Vats
  • Danger Room
  • Death’s Domain
  • Hotel Inferno
  • Lechuguilla
  • Luke’s Bar
  • Machineworld
  • Noor Dimension
  • Orchis Forge
  • Quantum Realm
  • Quantum Tunnel
  • Shuri’s Lab
  • Sinister London
  • Tarnax
  • Vibranium Mines
  • Vormir

[/h2][h2]LOCATION UPDATES

* **Fisk Tower**
  * **[Old]** When a card moves here, destroy it.  
  • [New] When a card moves here, afflict it with -4 Power.

Bug Fixes

Card Logic Fixes in 23.x

* Resolved an issue with Jean Grey that was inappropriately causing her to return staged cards to her opponent’s hand  
  • Cleaned up inconsistencies with how some cards’ “After You Player Here” triggers would function after being moved while unrevealed
  • Shadow King should no longer prevent Mysterio’s power from being set to his actual value upon reveal

VFX & SFX Fixes in 23.x

* VFX should now play to indicate album progression  
  • The “Make a Deck” VFX should now properly play when used while claiming a card as an Album reward
  • Resolved an issue where the “Make a Deck” VFX could loop indefinitely under rare circumstances
  • Negasonic Teenage Warhead’s VFX should no longer be visible while the card is unrevealed
  • Fixed an issue that prevented some Ongoing cards from glowing while Spectrum was hovering

Other Fixes in 23.x

* Web Shop Purchase Receipt: players will now get an Inbox message receipt when making a purchase in the MARVEL SNAP Web Shop.  
  • In the news section, there is now a red notification pip next to unread articles.
  • Made a fix to hopefully improve Shop loading times
  • Reward assets should no longer be visible behind the banner images for Albums
  • The arrow for previewing a spotlight cache’s associated avatar is no longer obscured if the card has associated token cards (ex: Thanos)
  • The string for “Starter Deck” should now be properly localized in most languages
  • Fixed several localizations issues related to Album strings in Japanese
  • Resolved an issue that caused the Token Shop to not update properly upon earning enough Tokens to make a purchase
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Token Shop from updating appropriately after spending Tokens
  • Fixed an alignment issue with the Album UI itself
  • Cleaned up Tarnax IV’s background image
  • Fixed an issue in the FTUE that could result in a softlock for players who attempted to delete their decks
  • Fixed a few minor UI issues with the FTUE
  • Addressed an issue with Album toast notifications not appearing when the variant is claimed from a Collector’s Reserver
  • Fixed an issue that had the header of the Collection screen displaying inappropriately after using the Smart Deck Builder
  • Cleaned up a small visual artifact that could occur when swapping between the Cards and Albums tabs of the Collection
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Album progression to not visually update on occasion
  • Corrected a localization issue that would occasionally result in Thai or Japanese strings not fully displaying within a given text box
  • Players should now be able to close the card detail view of a Spotlight Cache card by clicking off of the card
  • Emotes should now be carried over properly when copying decks
  • Made an adjustment to how new Albums are sorted on the Album screen
  • The Collection Level UI should no longer clip into the Spotlight Cache chest
  • Fixed an issue that would result in the Season Pass progress bar varying in width depending on which carousel banner the player was on
  • Fixed an issue that was preventing Spotlight Cache carousel assets from displaying initially
  • Adjusted Card Back sizing during the cosmetic preview so that it no longer covers up its name and other UI assets
  • Made some changes to better align various UI sizing and placement across different devices
  • Fixed an issue where attempting to Refill Missions with gold would display the wrong error message

PC Fixed Issues in 23.x

* [PC] Album rewards should no longer flicker when initially viewed  

Bug Fixes in 22.29

* Resolved an issue with Blob that was occasionally causing the game to crash  
  • Cleaned up some VFX issues with Blob that were causing input-related issues to occur
  • Fixed an issue that was preventing Sebastian Shaw’s power from updating appropriately when used with Forge
  • Addressed an issue that was preventing some players from logging into the game with older accounts
  • Some users on lower-end devices should no longer receive an Aw Snap error when matchmaking against opponents
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Featured Mystery Variants from appearing in the Shop
  • Adjusted the icon of Featured Mystery Variants to be properly centered
  • Made several localization changes to resolve translation errors

PC Bug Fixes in 22.29

* [PC] Removed a phantom red notification pip that would display on the Season Pass  

Download the free Marvel Snap update on PC (Steam).

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