With August in the rear-view mirror, taking the Young Avengers with it, weāre about due for another season in Marvel Snap (Free). And indeed, a new one has kicked off today! What is the theme, you might be wondering? Why itās the best kind of Marvel theme! The deadlyā¦ the terrifyingā¦ the Amazing Spider-Season! BONESAW IS READY! Sorry, Bonesaw isnāt in this season. Maybe someday. But there are some cool new cards and locations, so letās check them out!This season is a bit of a doozy as it is introducing a new type of card ability: Activate. With Activate, you choose when to fire off the cardās ability. Itās like an On Reveal that you can trigger at any time, while also dodging things that affect On Reveal abilities. The Season Pass card naturally takes advantage of this new feature, and so far he is looking like a real doozy. If you want to see the folks at Second Dinner introduce the new season, Iāve linked the video below. Read on for my summary.
Symbiote Spider-Man is the new Season Pass card. Heās 4-Cost 6-Power, and he has an Activate ability that absorbs the lowest cost card at the location and copies the text of that card. If that includes an On Reveal ability, it will fire off again as though the card was just played. Combine with Galactus for HIJINKS. Iāll be really surprised if this card survives the season without being nerfed, but he sure is a whole lot of fun already.
Now for the rest of the lot. Silver Sable is 1-Cost 1-Power, but she has an On Reveal ability that steals two power from card at the top of your opponentās deck. Decent as a standalone, really useful in combinations with certain locations and other cards. Next, the star of the hit film Madame Web. She has an Ongoing ability that allows you to move one of the other cards at her location elsewhere once per turn.
Next, Arana. Another 1-Cost 1-Power card, and sheās our next Activate ability user. Activate her to move the next card you play to the right and give it +2 Power. Sheās going to be a staple of move decks, Iām sure. Rounding out our Spider-Friends is Scarlet Spider, the Ben Reilly variety. Heās a 4-Cost 5-Power card, and he has an Activate ability too! Use it to spawn an exact clone to another location. Power him up, then multiply him! Clones donāt have feelings!
As for the new locations, there are two. The Brooklyn Bridge is a big part of Spider-Man lore, and itās certainly due for an appearance in Marvel Snap. The gimmick with this location is that you canāt place cards there two turns in a row. Youāre going to have to get creative to dominate this spot! The other location is Ottoās Lab, and it works a lot like Otto himself. The next card you play there will pull a card from the enemyās hand to the location. Ooh, surprises! THE DIE IS CAST!
And thatās the lot for the new season! Some very interesting cards this time around, and that new Activate ability is sure to create some fascinating possibilities. Weāll have our September deck guide up very soon, as we could all use a little help in handling this wall-crawling menace and his friends. What do you think of this season? Any cards youāll be playing? Are you buying that Season Pass? Let us know in the comments!