This summer, MARVEL SNAP is about to get a whole lot wilder, funnier, and downright unpredictable. Your favorite ‘Merc with a Mouth’ is here to stuff it with chimichangas all summer long. Deadpool is taking over MARVEL SNAP, bringing his unique brand of chaos to new seasons, game modes, Leagues, Alliances, and more!Get the towels ready, generously apply sunscreen, whip up your best guac, and get ready to play MARVEL SNAP anywhere you travel. Oh, and beware of (land) sharks!

• NEW SEASON: Maximum Effort – July 9th
• NEW TWITCH DROPS: Wolverine Variant - July 9th - July 22nd
• NEW GAME MODE: Deadpool’s Diner - July 23rd - August 6th
• NEW DAILY REWARDS: Deadpool Variant - July 26th - August 4th
• NEW CREATOR EVENT: MARVEL SNAP CONQUERORS...Title and Date TBC
• NEW EVENT: REFER A FRIEND - July 26th - August 13th
• NEW FEATURE: Alliances – July 30th
• NEW SEASON: Young Avengers – August 6th
• NEW FEATURE: Deadpool League – August 8th - August 10th
• NEW…WEEK?: Jeff Week – August 19th - 26th
• NEW FEATURE: Jeff League – August 22nd - August 24th

 Dive headpool first into MARVEL SNAP’s next season, Maximum Effort, where you can collect and play with brand-new characters themed around Deadpool’s quirky band of misfits and malefactors.We’ll be diving deeper into Maximum Effort in a few days for the full reveal. Take a seat, amigo! To celebrate the upcoming Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine and MARVEL SNAP season, we’re introducing a bunch of content inspired by the movie, including a brand new in-game event that will allow you to wager more than your typical cubes. The stakes (or steaks?) have never been higher! 🥩Here at Deadpool’s Diner, you bet Deadpool’s Bubs before you play. You will first start on Table 1, where you will be given enough bubs for your first match. As you win, you’ll earn enough Bubs to step up to Table 2, 3, 4, and so on. As the Tables increase, so does the risk. But no risk, no reward! On your way to the top, unlock a brand new card, Cassandra Nova! If you make it all the way up to the biggest plate you’ll unlock a unique Cassandra Nova variant.Everyone’s asking for Deadpool’s Diner recipes, so we’ll be outlining the full menu and how it all works in the coming weeks so you won’t be hungry for long. Alliances are coming to MARVEL SNAP on July 30th! This long-awaited feature, formerly known as Clans, will transform the social experience of the game. Join or form an Alliance, collaborate with members, complete Bounties, and reap fantastic rewards together. Alliances are just the beginning; we'll be expanding this feature over time, starting with Alliance Competitions. This feature is for you, and we’re keen to evolve it based on your feedback. School’s out and it’s time for some rookies to step into the MARVEL SNAP fray. Starting August 6th, a new generation of characters will be joining your decks and they have big shoes to fill. This youth movement is ready to take over! Leagues are here! Leagues are a limited-time event that matches you with 30 similar players in a competitive leaderboard for prizes. Play your regular games, rack up League Points with your victories, and watch your ranking soar. Everyone gets rewards, but the top leaderboard positions will earn the best loot.To celebrate our inaugural global Leagues launch, the big prize for ranks #1-3 is a shiny new Deadpool emote. So jump in, climb the ranks, and earn some Deadpool boosters and maybe even a Deadpool emote! It's not a proper summer bash unless we have some fun with the friends we've made along the way. So, to help make this celebration easier, we're launching a temporary Refer-a-friend event during the Maximum Effort season! Reward thresholds are met by new and unique MARVEL SNAP accounts.

• • 1 Tutorial Finished: Exclusive “Marvel Messiah” Title
  • 3 Tutorials Finished: Mystery Variant
  • 1 Tutorial Finished + 1 Welcome Bundle Purchased: Premium Mystery Variant
  • 1 Tutorial Finished + 1 Premium Season Pass Purchased: Exclusive Domino Variant

We're also thrilled to showcase Deadpool Diner in a new CONQUERORS-themed event: Deadpool Domination! We can't wait to share more details with you, so stay tuned for the excitement that's about to unfold. This year we’re celebrating everyone’s favorite cartilaginous carnivore, Jeff the Baby Land Shark! For Shark Jeff Week you’ll see Jeff-themed Variants, Login Bonuses, Twitch Drops, Alliance Bounties, and rewards to sink your teeth into.Deadpool Domination is more than just a summer event; it's a celebration of everything that makes Deadpool a beloved character—his humor, his unpredictability, and his relentless drive. Dive into MARVEL SNAP today and prepare to experience the madness and mayhem all summer long.

June 27th - Balance Updates Our last OTA provided a huge shake-up to the metagame, and since then we've been thrilled to see a diverse range of decks contesting the top of the metagame. One card in particular has been too successful, however, so we're taking it down a notch and improving a handful of others in the hopes they find firmer footing. 

• Angela
  • [Old] 2/0 - After you play a card here, +2 Power.
  • [New] 2/3 - After you play a card here, +1 Power.

 Once more, we've seen Angela decks rise to claim a huge share of the metagame. On some weeks, Angela decks managed to exceed 20% of all games played while being the best deck, which is well above our threshold for health. If the decks were dissimilar that would be one thing, but over time these decks have largely homogenized to use the same core of cards with a handful of differences and the occasional small combo, like Annihilus/Sentry or Darkhawk and the rest. We're trying a more generous nerf than last time, since we do like these decks existing but not at this level, and Angela is the biggest culprit in pushing them to share similar cards like Kitty, Jeff, and Nocturne. 

• Hercules
  • [Old] 4/7 - The first time another card moves here each turn, move it to another location.
  • [Change] 4/7 -> 3/4

 The change we made to how move resolves a few weeks ago didn't have as dramatic an effect on Move decks as we expected–even Phoenix Force had some very good performances. However, a handful of cards did get meaningfully worse as a result of the change, and we're going to improve some of them this week. Hercules was the biggest negative change, so we've decided to go ahead and give the 3-Cost version a chance to compensate. Players seemed enthusiastic about this idea when Hercules first released, so we hope you enjoy trying it out. 

• Kingpin
  • [Old] 2/3 - When an enemy card moves here, afflict it with -2 Power.
  • [Change] 2/3 -> 1/2

 Kingpin also took a big hit with the change to move, so we're going to see if a more efficient Cost will improve this card's performance. Landing earlier should make it easier to slide Kingpin into curves for decks trying to play a lot of 3 and 5-Cost cards that move enemy cards. 

• Miles Morales
  • [Old] 4/5 - If a card moved last turn, this costs 1.
  • [Change] 4/5 -> 4/6

 The last of our move buffs goes to Miles Morales. Nothing too fancy here–it just seems like there's room to add a Power to the card. This does disrupt a movement-based Cerebro-5 deck we've seen from time to time, but that deck hasn't been very popular and we'd like to see if Miles could find more homes than that. 

• High Evolutionary
  • [Old] 4/4 - At the start of the game, unlock the potential of your cards with no abilities.
  • [Change] 4/4 -> 4/6

 High Evolutionary decks have slid from their once-prominent peak. We don't expect this buff to fix that, but it's a place we're happy to add some Power given there's room to do so and the deck could use a little help. We're also looking at other changes that will positively impact this archetype, so stay tuned. 

• Nick Fury
  • [Old] 4/5 - On Reveal: Add 3 random 6-Cost cards to your hand.
  • [Change] 4/5 -> 4/6

 Nick has been an underplayed card for a while, and has room to gain Power without being disruptive. Plus, 6 Power for 6-Costs is elegant. Long-term, we're optimistic about finding a few more reasons to consider Nick over the current default options for filling one's hands with cards. 

• Alioth
  • [Old] 6/8 - On Reveal: Remove the text from all unrevealed enemy cards here.
  • [Change] 6/8 -> 6/10

 Last but not least, Alioth is getting a Power buff to improve its performance. We were conservative with the last adjustment to this card because we knew players would rather see no Alioth than too much at the time, but we liked 6/10 as the healthier number long-term. With some Odin-based strategies showing up again, the time feels ripe to help Alioth be a versatile 6-Cost answer to endgame threats. — That's all for this week. Until next time, happy snapping!