Future Seasons Prediction
Marvel Snap is officially 1 years old. It's been a great year and we've seen beloved characters dominate the meta such as Silver Surfer and Shuri. We've seen metas dominated by characters that most barely knew anything about before snap like Aero, Leech, and Alioth. How will Second Dinner top the craziness of mechanics such as Galactus and Loki? It's been an eventful year, but what does the future hold?
In a recent datamine, some cryptic set of names were found.
That got our writing team thinking: what could be coming up in future Marvel Snap Seasons? Here we'll go through some guesses, educated and otherwise, to try to predict what Marvel Snap has in store in 2024. We'll try to guess abilities and stats for the cards that don't have datamined details, and let you know what characters might be in line for brand new variants if any of these season themes are chosen.
Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts coming to Marvel Snap is more of a question of when rather than if. The Thunderbolts, a team of anti-heroes, have been through many iterations in the comics, with some teams being unrelated to others. There is a Thunderbolts movie scheduled for release in December 2024 and we know Second Dinner likes to time their season themes around MCU events, if possible. However, the next Captain America installment Captain America: Brave New World is scheduled for July and seems likely to lead into Thunderbolts in many ways.
Thunderbolt Ross is confirmed to appear in Brave New World Perhaps and several of the other Thunderbolts characters first appeared in the Falcon and the Winter Soldier Disney+ Series, so we could first be introduced to the Thunderbolts before their own movie. Perhaps we'll get a Thunderbolts themed season as early as July of 2024.
Valentina
One of the names newly datamined is Valentina, which refers to Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, an old love interest of Nick Fury. She's already appeared in the MCU as a mysterious and shady government official portrayed by Julia Louis Dreyfus. She seems to be assembling the MCU’s version of the Thunderbolts.
Ability Prediction: 4/2 On Reveal: One of your opponent's cards here switches sides.
U.S. Agent
U.S Agent's first MCU appearance was in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The hero eventually turned bad during the series and was then recruited by Valentina at the end of the series. U.S. Agent is confirmed to appear in the Thunderbolts MCU film.
Ability Prediction: 4/4 On Reveal: Destroy all cards with no abilities here.
White Widow
Yelena Belova, (was also referred to as the Black Widow) is also confirmed for the Thunderbolts film and Florence Pugh will reprise the role. Yelena Belova has appeared in the Black Widow movie as well as the Hawkeye Disney+ series.
Ability Prediction: 2/3 White Widow: If one of your cards is destroyed by an on reveal effect from one of your opponent's cards, this card destroys that card as well.
Red Guardian
Red Guardian is another character introduced to the MCU in the 2021 Black Widow Film. He was played by David Harbour and is also confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie.
Current Datamined Ability: 3/6 On Reveal: You must play a card here next turn.
Baron Zemo
Zemo has long been an important MCU character, but in the comics he was the leader of the original Thunderbolts. The connoisseur of turkish delights disguised himself as Citizen V and passed himself off as a hero.
Ability Prediction:
Baron Zemo: 1/-2
Citizen V: 5/9 When this card is destroyed replace it with Baron Zemo.
Bullseye
Primarily known as one of Daredevil's greatest villains, Bullseye briefly joined the Thunderbolts during the Civil War and Secret Invasion comic book storylines. His datamined ability is very interesting. Perhaps not strong enough, but certainly an interesting consistency engine that could be abused.
Current Datamined Ability: 1/2 On Reveal: The next card you draw will be a 2-Cost card. (if any are left)
War Machine
This card has been datamined for a long time, though it seems certain his ability will be different once he's finally released. Rhodey might not have as direct a connection to the Thunderbolts as the other characters on this list, he's one of the most prominent unreleased characters.
Current Datamined Ability: 4/5 Ongoing: Your 1-Cost cards have +1 Power.
Season pass variant predictions:
Exiles
An eXiles season seems possible simply because of the crazy amount of eXiles members that have been datamined. The eXiles are characters from different timelines that hop around the Multiverse solving problems. They're not exactly the most well-known characters so the fact that so many of them are secreted in the files points to big plans for the eXiles.
Blink
The most well-known member of the eXiles and one of the more popular unreleased characters, Blink would likely be the centerpiece of any eXiles launch.
Current Datamined Ability: 3/1 You can move this each turn. When it moves, +1 Power
Nocturne
Nocturne is an alternate reality daughter of Nightcrawler and the Scarlet Witch.
Ability Prediction: 2/4 On Reveal: One of your cards here gains the ability to move once.
Namora
There was a Namora character that appeared in Wakanda Forever, but an alternate reality version was also a long time eXiles member.
Ability Prediction: 3/7 Ongoing: -4 power if you have another card here.
Sage
Sage is a mutant with the mind of a supercomputer.
Ability Prediction: 4/3 On Reveal: If you play your next card at this location, add a copy to another location.
Sasquatch
Sasquatch is in the files, but none of the other members of the Canadian team Alpha Flight are. An alternate reality version of Heather Hudson appeared in the eXiles as Sasquatch.
Ability Prediction: 3/4 If this card is afflicted with negative power, it gains that much power instead
Season pass variant predictions:
Black Order
Another group with a ridiculous amount of characters in the files is the Black Order. They appeared in the MCU as the Children of Thanos. If there's one thing Second Dinner loves, it's minor characters from the comics that also appeared in the MCU.
Black Dwarf/Cull Obsidian
Strangely both names appear in the datamines. Black Dwarf was renamed Cull Obsidian in the MCU.
Ability Prediction: 5/4 Ongoing: Afflict each of your opponent's card here with -1 power. Each adjacent location (on your side) gets that much power.
Black Swan
Ability Prediction: 4/5 Ongoing: Your opponent's cards cannot move to or from this location.
Corvus Glaive
Ability Prediction: 5/9 If this card is destroyed, destroy all of your opponent's cards here.
Proxima Midnight
Ability Prediction: 4/4 On Reveal: Set the power of one of your opponent's cards here to 0.
Supergiant
Ability Prediction: 3/2 On Reveal: Swap this card with a card in your opponent's deck.
Season pass variant predictions:
Planet Hulk
There are so many characters that relate in some way back to the Hulk, especially the Planet Hulk comic storyline (part of which was lifted for his Thor: Ragnarok appearance) that it seems possible that we'll get a whole Hulk season.
Caiera
Caiera is a resident of Sakaar and Hulk's love interest in the Planet Hulk storyline.
Ability Prediction: 4/0 On Reveal: Set this card's power equal to that of the last card your opponent played. (if that card is in play)
Skaar
Skaar is the child of Caiera and Hulk. He snuck into the MCU via a cameo at the end of the She-Hulk Disney+ show.
Ability Prediction: 3/3 Ongoing: Your 2, 4, and 6 cost cards have +1 power.
Red Hulk
Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross was transformed into the Red Hulk to battle the Hulk. He could appear in a Hulk based season or a Thunderbolts season.
Ability Prediction:
Red Hulk: 7/15
Evolved Red Hulk: When your opponent ends a turn with unspent Energy, reduce the cost of this by 1 (if in hand)
Grandmaster
Grandmaster
The comic book version and the MCU version of Grandmaster are quite different. In the MCU he was portrayed by Jeff Goblume in Thor: Ragnarok.
Ability Prediction: 5/6 On Reveal: After this turn, your opponent's cards here FIGHT! Destroy the weakest one(s).
Miek
Another character from the Planet Hulk storyline, Miek is also from Sakaar. He is exactly the type of character second dinner loves to make as he's also appeared briefly in the MCU.
Ability Prediction:
Miek egg: 1/0 On Reveal: If you play another card here next turn, transform into Meik
Meik: 2/4 On Reveal: If you play another card to fill this location next turn, transform into King Miek
King Miek: 4/12
Season pass variant predictions:
West Coast / Great Lakes Avengers
The semi-serious and unserious branches of the Avengers also have several characters hidden in the files.
Gwenpool
Gwenpool is one of the most popular unreleased characters and is a good candidate for a season pass card.
Current Datamined Ability: 2/1 On Reveal: Double this card's Power.
Flatman
A member of the ridiculous off-brand Great Lakes Avengers, this card was datamined a while ago.
Current Datamined Ability: 2/2 Ongoing: Adjacent locations have +1 Power.
Mockingbird
Hawkeye's ex was a founding member of the original West Coast Avengers and was a reluctant mentor to the Great Lakes Avengers.
Ability Prediction: 2/2 On Reveal: If you played a card at this location last turn, give it +3 power.
Kate Bishop
Kate Bishop is one of the few characters on this list that has not appeared in the datamines but she is far too popular to not get a card soon. She has appeared in the MCU, and has had multiple ongoing solo comic series, unlike some of the quite obscure characters that have been datamined. Her other West Coast Avengers teammate not found in the datamines, Quentin Quire, should also get a card soon.
Ability Prediction: 3/2 On Reveal: If you play a card at this location next turn destroy one of your opponents cards here.
Season pass variant predictions:
Eternals
There is only one member of the Eternals that has been datamined, Makkari. I'm actually surprised that no Eternals have been added to the game yet, given that they have had their own movie. Maybe they're being held back for a full Eternals season in the future?
Makkari
Current Datamined Ability: 0/2 When you draw this, place it at a random location.
Ikaris
Ability Prediction: 5/3 On Reveal: Destroy Sersi (if in play). The next card your opponent draws, this card gains it's power.
Sersi
Ability Prediction: 2/2 Ongoing: Change your opponents hand size capability from 7 to 6.
Druig
Ability Prediction: 4/6 On Reveal: Restore this location to its original location.
Season pass variant predictions:
Inferno
There are quite a few datamined characters that relate to the Hope Summers centric X-Men comic storylines Second Coming, Messiah Complex, and X-Infernus. A lot of the seeds for these storylines began in the much more iconic Inferno storyline so I think that is more likely to be a theme for a season. Hope also features prominently in the recent X-Men stories set on Krakoa so perhaps we'll get a Krakoa based season instead, or as well. There have also been rumors that Inferno will be a primary storyline in the upcoming X-Men '97 Disney+ show so this season could come in January or February.
Hope Summers
Hope Summers is a powerful and popular character and seems like another possible season pass card. Hope was the first mutant born after Scarlet Witch decimated the mutants in the House of M storyline. She was raised by Cable. She is incredibly powerful and can mimic the abilities of other mutants, but even stronger. Iron Lad's ability would be perfect for her, but as it's already taken I think a card could look towards her role in helping to resurrect mutants in the recent House of X storyline and follow-ups.
Ability Prediction: 2/3 On Reveal: After this turn, revive one of your destroyed cards here.
Pixie
A central character in the X-Men Second Coming and X-Infernus storylines, Pixie flies around on Dragonfly wings and produces hallucinogenic pixie dust.
Ability Prediction: 2/3 Ongoing: Cards you play here are disguised as random cards without abilities until the end of the game.
Witchfire
witchfire
Witchfire is the daughter of Belasco, the same evil sorcerer who kidnapped Illyana Rasputin to Limbo where she later overthrew him and became Magik. Hey, maybe we should get a Belasco card before a Witchfire card? Witchfire also featured in the X-Infernus storyline.
Current Datamined Ability: 2/3 On Reveal: Your opponent draws a card, increase its cost by 1.
Stryfe
Stryfe is Cable's clone who is always hassling the X-Men and Hope.
Current Datamined ability: 3/7 If your opponent has 12+ Power here at the end of any turn, destroy this.
Goblin Queen
The Goblin Queen is Madelyn Pryor. Maddie is a clone of Jean Grey (made by Mr. Sinister) and the mother of Cable. Demons from Limbo corrupted her mind after she found out she was simply a clone. She was the primary villain in the original Inferno storyline.
Current Datamined Ability: 2/3 On Reveal: Other cards can't be revealed this turn.
Mephisto
Mephisto isn't related to the Inferno storyline but he kinda fits the hellish theme and will be a hotly anticipated card, assuming he retains his datamined ability.
Current Datamined Ability: 6/0 If you win this game, double your winnings.
Dormammu
Dormammu is one of the more major villains that has yet to appear in the datamines. Maybe they'll make a Dormammu card for inclusion in a hellish season.
Ability Prediction: 6/4 Ongoing: Whenever one of your opponent's cards moves, this follows it and destroys it.
Season pass variant predictions:
There could also be seasons centered around other upcoming MCU projects that just don't have currently datamined cards. What if…? season 2 should be out around Christmas. If you watched season 1 you'll know that it was heavily used for inspiration for Marvel Snap characters and locations. Echo will be out in January. A Madame Web movie starring Dakota Johnson is currently slated for February 14. Deadpool 2 is scheduled for May.
2024 is definitely going to be an exciting year for Snap. We'll get plenty of new cards that aren't even on our radars yet and the game will go in unimagined directions. What types of abilities would you like to see added to the game? What characters are you most anticipating? Let us know in the comments!