Marvel Snap September Balance Changes: Buffs And Nerfs

The September balance changes have introduced a wide variety of card buffs and nerfs to Marvel Snap. Let's go over each and every one of them!

Sept Snap Balance Changes
Brace for buffs and nerfs that are coming to Marvel Snap in the September balance changes! | © Marvel

Marvel is gearing up for the global launch of Marvel Snap on October 18 by releasing a whole slew of balance changes. It has been a hot minute since the last set of balance changes was announced back in early August. However, this new release will bring a gigantic collection of changes that will affect various card stats and texts.

The devs stated that most of these changes come from the feeling that five/six cost cards were too underpowered in terms of stats so these will be adjusted accordingly. On top of that, certain card texts needed to be readjusted to better balance their power. But enough of the reasoning behind these changes, let's dive into all the new card buffs and nerfs that were recently introduced.

Marvel Snap September Balance Changes - Buffs

Jessica Jones Marvel Snap
Jessica Jones will be getting the biggest buff in the September balance changes! | © Marvel

A total of 20 cards have received a buff in the September balance changes. As mentioned before, these changes largely have to do with the cards' base stats. They have been increased to match the high cost that players are paying to deploy them. Other cards mentioned in this list also had their card text changed to increase their power and presence on the board as they were too weak before.

This is a complete list of card buffs in the September balance changes:

Card

Buff(s)

Abomination
  • Base stats increased from 5|8 → 5|9
Aero
  • Base stats increased from 5|6 → 5|8
Agatha Harkness
  • Base stats increased from 6|13 → 6|14
Baron Mordo
  • On Reveal text changed from "Your opponent draws a card, increase its cost by 1" → "Your opponent draws a card. Set its Cost to 6"
Black Bolt
  • Base stats increased from 5|7 → 5|8
Devil Dinosaur
  • Base stats increased from 4|0 → 5|3
Gamora
  • Base stats increased from 5|6 → 5|7
  • On Reveal text changed from "If your opponent played a card here this turn, +4 Power" → "If your opponent played a card here this turn, +5 Power"
Hulk
  • Base stats increased from 6|11 → 6|12
Jessica Jones
  • Cost reduced from 5 → 4
  • Base stats reduced from 5|8 → 4|4
  • On Reveal text changed from "If you don't play a card here next turn, +2 Power" → "If you don't play a card here next turn, +4 Power"
Klaw
  • Ongoing text changed from "The location to the right has +5 Power" → "The location to the right has +6 Power"
Lady Sif
  • Cost increased from 2 → 3
  • Base stats increased from 2|4 → 3|4
Onslaught
  • Base stats increased from 6|6 → 6|7
Professor X
  • Ongoing text changed from "Lockdown this location. (Cards can't be added, removed, or destroyed.)" →"Lockdown this location. (Cards can't be added, removed, etc.)"
Red Skull
  • Base stats increased from 5|14 → 5|15
Ronan
  • Base stats increased from 4|0 → 5|0
  • Ongoing text changed from "+2 Power for each card in your opponent's hand" → "+3 Power for each card in your opponent's hand"
Spectrum
  • Base stats increased from 6|4 → 6|5
Spider-Man
  • Base stats increased from 4|2 → 4|3
Spider-Woman
  • Base stats increased from 4|4 → 5|7
Thor
  • Cost decresed from 4 → 3
  • Base stats decreased from 4|6 → 3|4
Ultron
  • Base stats increased from 6|7 → 6|8
  • On Reveal text changed from "Create four 1-Power Drones at each adjacent location" → "Create four 1-Power Drones at each other location"

Marvel Snap September Balance Changes - Nerfs

Mister Negative
Mister Negative gets a nerf to his base stats! | © Marvel

Only three cards were on the receiving end of a nerf in the latest balance changes. Arnim Zola's overpowered card text has been nerfed while Blue Marvel and Mister Negative got a downgrade to their base stats.

This is a complete list of card nerfs in the September balance changes:

CardNerf(s)
Arnim Zola
  • It no longer adds copies of a card if a random friendly target was not destroyed.
Blue Marvel
  • Base stats decreased from 6|4 → 5|3
Mister Negative
  • Base stats reduced from 4|4 → 4|1

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