Marvel Snap is a new superhero-themed digital collectible card game developed by Second Dinner and published by Nuverse. The game was released for iOS and Android devices on October 18, 2022 and has quickly become popular among Marvel fans and card game enthusiasts alike.
One of the standout features of Marvel Snap is its variety of iconic Marvel comic book locations that serve as the battlegrounds where matches take place. So for Marvel fans who are excited to battle with their favorite heroes and villains, a natural question arises: exactly how many different Marvel locations are featured in Marvel Snap?
Overview of Locations in Marvel Snap
In Marvel Snap, locations function as more than just maps where the card battles happen. The different environments actually impact the matches in various ways through unique bonuses, effects and rules. For example, the All-Father’s Arena boosts Ongoing cards while Attilan boosts Reveal effects.
This ties into the depth of strategy and deck building involved as players need to take locations into account. Some decks and cards work better on certain boards. The locations also feature detailed Marvel artwork and design that immerses players in the superhero settings.
Number of Locations
As of the global launch in October 2022, there are a total of 18 unique locations in Marvel Snap at the start. This provides a diverse array of backdrops for the card battles, though more locations may be added in future updates.
Here is the full list of locations at launch and their effects:
| Location Name | Location Effect |
|---|---|
| All-Father’s Arena | +1 Power for each of your Ongoing cards |
| Attilan | +1 Power for each card you revealed this turn |
| Asgard | On Reveal: If you have 15 total Power here, destroy enemy cards here with 0 Power |
| Asteroid M | On Reveal: Discard the highest cost card from each deck |
| The Big House | On Reveal: Add a random 2-Cost card to each deck |
| Dark Dimension | On Reveal: Double all Power for both players here |
| Death’s Domain | On Reveal: Destroy the card with the highest Power here |
| Helicarrier | On Reveal: Ongoing effects are disabled here until your next turn |
| Hell’s Kitchen | At the end of each turn, discard your lowest-cost card here |
| Kamala’s Room | On Reveal: Double the Power of cards in your hand |
| Latveria | On Reveal: Shuffle two 0-Cost cards from your deck into your hand |
| Lemuria | +2 Power for each card at this location |
| The Raft | On Reveal: Lock a random card for each player. Locked cards cannot be moved or played until unlocked |
| Ryker’s Island | On Reveal: Your opponent discards their highest-cost card here |
| S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier | On Reveal: Draw a card |
| Savage Land | On Reveal: Double the Power of your cards with 0 Power here |
| Space Throne | On Reveal: The player with the fewest cards in hand draws a card |
| Solem | On Reveal: Discard the rightmost card from each player’s hand |
| Wakanda | On Reveal: Your cards get +2 Power for each card your opponent revealed this turn |
Notable Locations
While all the locations in Marvel Snap have strategic value, there are a few fan-favorite boards that stand out:
Attilan
The city of the Inhumans boosts reveal effects, encouraging strategic mindgames surrounding which cards to reveal.
Dark Dimension
Doubling all power leads to big swings and tense back-and-forth play at this mystical realm.
The Raft
As the iconic Marvel prison, this location allows for “jailing” cards, preventing them from being used.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Nick Fury’s flying fortress is a fan favorite for allowing card draw.
Wakanda
The advanced African nation provides power boosts based on the opponent’s reveals, incentivizing counters.
Final Thoughts
Marvel Snap’s launch lineup provides a diverse spread of 18 iconic Marvel settings that each enable unique gameplay and strategy. This allows for tremendous replayability as players explore various location interactions and fine-tune their decks. While seasoned Marvel fans will recognize most of the locales, part of the fun is seeing lesser known places like Solem and Lemuria rendered vividly.
With the potential for new locations being added over time, the innovative gameplay tied to the environments will only deepen. For now, there is already much to explore across the 18 launch boards, giving players exciting single player and competitive multiplayer battles across the Marvel Universe.