Every Marvel Snap card: All characters & abilities

Every Marvel Snap card: All characters & abilities
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Written by 

Amy Eastland

Published 

11th Sep 2023 13:16

Since the release of Marvel Snap, there have been a lot of characters with different abilities added to the game, and it is now up to Series 5 of new cards. It can be overwhelming for new and returning players to try and keep up with what card has which ability, which is where we come in.

We have all of the characters and abilities listed here for you, so you can refer back to them at any time you need, and plan the perfect Marvel Snap decks.

Marvel Snap Starter Cards

Marvel Snap explosion with a Skull
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Character

Ability

Abomination

No ability

Cyclops

No ability

Hawkeye

On Reveal: If you play a card here next turn, +3 Power

Hulk

No ability

Iron Man

Ongoing: Your total Power is doubled at this Location

Misty Knight

No ability

Quicksilver 

Starts in your opening hand

Sentinel

On Reveal: Add another Sentinel to your hand

Shocker

No ability

Here are more Marvel Snap starter cards...

Character

Ability

Star Lord

On Reveal: If your opponent played a card here this turn, +3 Power

The Punisher

Ongoing: +1 Power for each opposing card at this Location

The Thing

No ability

Marvel Snap Series 1 Cards

Deadpool being tied up by Ghost Rider's whip in Marvel Snap
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Character

Ability

America Chavez

You always use this card on turn 6, not before

Angel

When one of your cards is destroyed, this flies out of your deck to replace it

Angela

When you play a card here, +2 Power

Apocalypse

When you discard this from your hand, put it back with +4 Power

Armor

Ongoing: Cards at this location can’t be destroyed

Bishop

When you play a card, this gains +1 Power

Blade

On Reveal: Discard a card from your hand

Cable

On Reveal: Put the bottom card of your opponent’s deck into your hand

Captain America

Ongoing: Your other cards at this location have +1 Power

Check out more of our Marvel Snap Series 1 cards below...

Character 

Ability

Carnage

On Reveal: Destroy your other cards here. +2 Power for each destroyed

Cosmo

Ongoing: On Reveal abilities won’t happen at this location

Deathlok

On Reveal: Destroy your other cards at this location

Devil Dinosaur

Ongoing: +2 Power for each card in your hand

Doctor Strange

On Reveal: Move your highest power cards to this location

Domino

You always draw this card on turn 2, and not before

Elektra

On Reveal: Destroy a random enemy 1-Cost card at this location

Enchantress

On Reveal: Remove the abilities from all Ongoing cards at this location

Forge

On Reveal: Give the next card you play +3 Power

Here are more Marvel Snap Series 1 cards...

Character 

Ability

Groot

On Reveal: If your opponent played a card here this turn, +3 Power

Heimdall

On Reveal: Move your other cards one location to the left

Hulkbuster

On Reveal: Merge this card with a random friendly card at this location

Iron Fist

On Reveal: Move the next card you play one location to the left after it reveals

Klaw

Ongoing: The location to the right has +6 Power

Korg

On Reveal: Shuffle a Rock into your opponent’s deck

Kraven

When a card moves here, this gets +2 Power

Lady Sif

On Reveal: Discard the highest-cost card from your hand

Lizard

Ongoing: -3 Power if your opponent has 4 cards here

For more Marvel Snap cards, keep reading below...

Character 

Ability

Mantis

On Reveal: If your opponent played a card here this turn, draw a card from their deck

Mister Sinister

On Reveal: Add a Sinister Clone to this location with the same Power

Moon Girl

On Reveal: Duplicate your hand

Morph

On Reveal: Become a copy of a random card in your opponent’s hand

Multiple Man

When this moves, add a copy to the old location

Namor

Ongoing: +5 Power if this is your only card here

Nova

When this is destroyed, give your cards +1 Power

Onslaught

Ongoing: Double your other Ongoing effects at this location

Professor X

Ongoing: Lock down this location. (Cards can’t be added, removed, etc.)

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Character

Ability

Rocket Raccoon

On Reveal: If your opponent played a card here this turn, +2 Power

Scarlet Witch

On Reveal: Replace this location with a random new one

Spider-Woman

On Reveal: Afflict all enemy cards here with -1 Power

Squirrel Girl

On Reveal: Add a 1-Power Squirrel to each other location

Strong Guy

Ongoing: If your hand is empty, +6 Power

Sword Master

On Reveal: Discard a card from your hand

Uatu the Watcher

Once this is in your hand, you can see the unrevealed locations

Check out the final Marvel Snap series 1 cards below...

Character

Ability

White Queen

On Reveal: Draw a copy of the highest-cost card in your opponent’s hand

Wolverine

When this is discarded or destroyed, regenerate it at a random location with +2 Power

Yondu

On Reveal: Remove the top card of your opponent’s deck

Marvel Snap Series 2 Cards

Deadpool holding a cube in Ghost Rider
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Character

Ability

Agent 13

On Reveal: Add a random card to your hand

Bucky Barnes

When this is destroyed, create the Winter Soldier in its place

Cloak

On Reveal: Next turn, both players can move cards to this location

Ebony Maw

You can’t play this after turn 3.

Ongoing: You can’t play cards here

Hobgoblin

On Reveal: Your Opponent gains control of this

Iceman

On Reveal: Give a random card in your opponent’s hand +1 Cost (maximum 6)

Jubilee

On Reveal: Add the top card of your deck at this location

Killmonger

On Reveal: Destroy ALL 1-Cost cards

Leech

On Reveal: At the start of turn 6, remove the abilities from all cards in your opponent’s hand

Check out our Marvel Snap series 2 cards below...

Character

Ability

Morbius

Ongoing: +2 Power for each card you have discarded from your hand this game

Nakia

On Reveal: Give the 2 leftmost cards in your hand +2 Power

Okoye

On Reveal: Give every card in your deck +1 Power

Rhino

On Reveal: Ruin this location (remove it’s ability)

Sabretooth

When this is destroyed, return it to your hand. It costs 0

Sandman

Ongoing: Players can only play 1 card a turn

Scorpion

On Reveal: Afflict cards in your opponent’s hand with -1 Power

Shang-Chi

On Reveal: Destroy all enemy cards at this location that have 9 or more Power

Storm

On Reveal: Flood this location. Next turn is the last turn that cards can be played here

Here are some more Marvel Snap Series 2 cards...

Character

Ability

Sunspot

At the end of each turn, gain +1 Power for each unspent Energy

Swarm

When this is discarded from your hand, add two 0-Cost copies to your hand

The Collector

When a card enters your hand from anywhere (except your deck), +1 Power

The Infinaut

If you played a card last turn, you can’t play this

Vision

You can move this each turn

Vulture

When this card moves, +5 Power

Warpath

Ongoing: If any of your locations are empty, +4 Power

Marvel Snap Series 3 Cards

Galaxy in Marvel Snap
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Character

Ability

Absorbing Man

On Reveal: If the last card you played has an On Reveal ability, this card copies it

Adam Warlock

At the end of each turn, if you are winning this location, draw a card

Aero

On Reveal: Move all enemy cards played this turn to this location

Agatha Harkness

Agatha starts in your hand and plays your cards for you

Agent Coulson

On Reveal: Add a random 4-cost and 5-cost card to your hand

Arnim Zola

On Reveal: Destroy a random friendly card here. Add copies of it to the other locations

Attuma

If you have another card here at the end of your turn, destroy this

Baron Mordo

On Reveal: Your opponent draws a card. Set its Cost to 6

Bast

On Reveal: Set the Power of all cards in your hand to 3

Here are more Marvel Snap series 3 cards...

Character

Ability

Beast

On Reveal: Return your other cards at this location to your hand. They cost 1 less

Black Bolt

On Reveal: Your opponent must discard the lowest-Cost card in their hand

Black Cat

If this is in your hand at the end of your turn, discard it

Black Panther

On Reveal: Double this card’s Power

Black Widow

On Reveal: Add a Widow’s Bite to your opponent’s hand

Brood

On Reveal: Add 2 Broodlings to this location with the same Power

Captain Marvel

At the end of the game, move to a location that wins you the game (If possible)

Cerebro

Ongoing: Your highest Power cards get +2 Power

Colleen Wing

On Reveal: Discard the lowest-cost card from your hand

Check out more Marvel Snap Series 3 cards below...

Character

Ability

Crossbones

You can only play this at locations where you are winning

Crystal

On Reveal: Each player draws a card

Dagger

When this moves to a location, +2 Power for each card your opponent has there

Daredevil

On turn 5, you get to see your opponent’s plays before you make your own

Dazzler

Ongoing: +2 Power for each location that’s full on your side

Deadpool

When this is destroyed, return it to your hand with double the Power

Death

Costs 1 less for each card destroyed this game

Debrii

On Reveal: Add a Rock to each other location, for both players

Destroyer

On Reveal: Destroy your other cards

Here are some Marvel Snap 3 cards below...

Character

Ability

Doctor Octopus

On Reveal: Pull 4 random cards from your opponent’s hand to their side of this location

Doctor Doom

On Reveal: Add a 5-Power DoomBot to each other location

Dracula

At the end of the game, discard a card from your hand. This has its Power

Drax

On Reveal: If your opponent played a card here this turn, +2 Power

Electro

On Reveal: +1 Max Energy. Ongoing: You can only play 1 card a turn

Falcon

On Reveal: Return your 1-Cost cards to your hand

Gambit

On Reveal: Discard a card from your hand. Destroy a random enemy card

Ghost

Ongoing: Your cards are always revealed last (Their On Reveal abilities happen last)

Ghost Rider

On Reveal: Bring back one of your discarded cards to this location


Check out some more of our Marvel Snap 3 cards...

Character

Ability

Giganto

You can only play this at the left location

Goose

Ongoing: Nobody can play cards that cost 4, 5, or 6 at this location

Green Goblin

On Reveal: Your opponent gains control of this

Hazmat

On Reveal: Afflict all other cards with -1 Power

Hela

On Reveal: Play all cards you discarded from your hand to random locations

Helicarrier

When you discard this from your hand, replace it with 3 random cards

Hellcow

On Reveal: Discard 2 cards from your hand

Human Torch

When this moves, double its Power

Invisible Woman

Ongoing: Cards you play here are not revealed until the game ends

Keep reading for more Marvel Snap Series 3 cards...

Character

Ability

Juggernaut

On Reveal: If your opponent played cards here this turn, move them randomly

Kingpin

When a card moves here on turn 6, destroy it

Leader

On Reveal: Copy the enemy card(s) with the highest Power played this turn, but on your side

Lockjaw

After you play a card here, swap it with a card in your deck (Once per turn)

Luke Cage

Ongoing: Your cards can’t have their Power reduced

M’Baku

If this is in your deck at the end of the game, it leaps to a random location

Magik

You can’t play this on turn 6. On Reveal: Change this location to ‘Limbo’

Magneto

On Reveal: Move all opposing 3 and 4-Cost cards to this location

Maria Hill

On Reveal: Add a random 1-Cost card to your hand

If you're looking for more Marvel Snap cards, keep reading our guide...

Character

Ability

Maximus

On Reveal: Your opponent draws 2 cards

Miles Morales

If a card moved last turn, this costs 1

Mojo

Ongoing: If both players have 4 cards at this location, +6 Power

Moon Knight

On Reveal: Discard a card from each player’s hand

Mister Negative

On Reveal: Swap the Power and Cost of all cards in your deck

Mysterio

As you play this, play Illusions to other locations. Disguise this as an Illusion until the game ends

Mystique

On Reveal: If the last card you played has an Ongoing ability, this card gains it

Nick Fury

On Reveal: Add 3 random 6-Cost cards to your hand

Omega Red

Ongoing: If you’re ahead by 10 Power here, +4 Power to other locations

If you need inspiration for your deck, keep reading for more Marvel Snap cards...

Character

Ability

Orka

Ongoing: + 5 Power if this is your only card here

Patriot

Ongoing: Your cards with no abilities have +2 Power.

Polaris

On Reveal: Move an opposing 1 or 2-Cost card to this location

Psylocke

On Reveal: Next turn, you get +1 Energy

Quake

On Reveal: If this is at the middle location, swap the positions of each location

Quinjet

Ongoing: Cards that didn’t start in your deck cost 1 less

Red Skull

Ongoing: Enemy cards at this location have +2 Power

Rescue

On Reveal: If you play a card here next turn, +5 Power

Rockslide

On Reveal: Shuffle 2 Rocks into your opponent’s deck

Keep reading our guide for more Marvel Snap cards...

Character

Ability

Rogue

On Reveal: Steal an Ongoing ability from a random enemy card at this location

Ronan the Accuser

Ongoing: +2 Power for each card in your opponent’s hand

Sauron

On Reveal: Remove the abilities from all Ongoing cards in your hand and deck

Sentry

Cannot be played at the right Location. On Reveal: Add a -10 Power Void to the right Location

Sera

Ongoing: Cards in your hand cost 1 less (minimum 1)

Shadow King

On Reveal: Set all cards here to their original base Power

Shanna

On Reveal: Add a random 1-Cost card to each Location

She-Hulk

Costs 1 less for each unspent Energy last turn.

Shuri

On Reveal: If you play your next card here, double its Power

Here are more Marvel Snap Series 3 cards...

Character

Ability

Silver Surfer

On Reveal: Give your other 3-Cost cards +2 Power

Spider-Man

On Reveal: Move to another location and pull an enemy card from here to there

Super Skrull

Ongoing: Has the Ongoing effects of all enemy cards

Taskmaster

On Reveal: Set this card’s Power equal to the Power of the last card you played (if that card’s in play)

The Hood

On Reveal: Add a Demon to your hand

Thor

On Reveal: Shuffle Mjolnir into your deck

Titania

When ANY card is played at this location, this card switches sides

Typhoid Mary

Ongoing: Your other cards have -1 Power

Ultron

On Reveal: Create four 1-Power Drones at each other location

Here are the final Marvel Snap Series 3 cards...

Character

Ability

Valkyrie

On Reveal: Set ALL cards at this location to 3 Power

Venom

On Reveal: Destroy your other cards at this location. Add their Power to this card

Viper

On Reveal: Your opponent gains control of one of your other cards at this location

Wasp

No ability

Wave

On Reveal: All cards cost 4 until the end of next turn

Wong

Ongoing: Your On Reveal abilities at this location happen twice.

Yellowjacket

On Reveal: Afflict your other cards at this location with -1 Power

Zero

On Reveal: Remove the abilities on the next card you play

Marvel Snap Series 4 Cards

Devil Dinosaur
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Character

Ability

Darkhawk

Ongoing: + 2 Power for each card in your opponent’s deck

Knull

Ongoing: Has the combined Power of all cards destroyed this game

Legion

On Reveal: Replace each other location with this one

Master Mold

On Reveal: Add 2 Sentinels to your opponent’s hand

Mirage

On Reveal: Copy the lowest-Cost card in your opponent’s hand into your hand. Give it +2 power

MODOK

On Reveal: Discard your hand

Negasonic Teenage Warhead

After ANY card is played here, destroy this card and that card

Nimrod

When this card is destroyed, add a copy to each other location

Snowguard

While in your hand, this transforms each turn into a Hawk or a Bear

Keep reading for more of our Marvel Snap Series 4 cards...

Character

Ability

Spider-Ham

On Reveal: Transform the highest-cost card in your opponent’s hand into a Pig, keeping its Power and Cost

Spider-Man 2099

The first time this moves to a location, destroy an enemy card there

Stature

Costs 1 if your opponent discarded a card from their hand this game

Stegron

On Reveal: Move an enemy card from here to another location

Zabu

Ongoing: Your 4-Cost cards cost 1 less (minimum 1)

Marvel Snap Series 5 Cards

Infinity symbol in Marvel Snap
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Character

Ability

Alioth

On Reveal: Destroy ALL enemy cards played here this turn (including unrevealed cards)

Annihilus

On Reveal: Each of your cards randomly chooses a location to move to

Echo

After your opponent plays an Ongoing card here, remove its abilities

Daken

On Reveal: Add the Muramasa Shard to your hand

Galactus

On Reveal: If this is your only card here, destroy all other locations

Ghost-Spider

On Reveal: The last card you played moves here

Gorr the God Butcher

On Reveal: Destroy all 6-cost cards, wherever they are

High Evolutionary

At the start of the game, unlock the secret ability of all your cards with no abilities

Hit Monkey

On Reveal: Gain +2 Power for each other card you played this turn

Check out some more of our Marvel Snap Series 5 cards...

Character

Ability

Howard the Duck

Ongoing: Tap this to see the top card of your deck

Iron Lad

On Reveal: Copy the text of your deck’s top card

Jean Grey

Ongoing: Players must play their first card here each turn (if possible)

Jeff the Baby Land Shark

You can move this once. Nothing can stop you from moving or playing this to any location

Kang

On Reveal: Look at what your opponent did, then restart the turn (without Kang)

Kitty Pryde

When this returns to your hands, +1 Power. Returns at the start of each turn.

Lady Deathstrike

On Reveal: Destroy each card here with less Power than this

Loki

On Reveal: Swap hands with your opponent

Mobius M. Mobius

Ongoing: Your Costs can’t be increased. Your opponent’s Costs can’t be reduced

Here are some more Marvel Snap Series 5 cards...

Character

Ability

Phoenix Force

On Reveal: Revive one of your destroyed cards and merge with it. That card can move each turn

Nebula

Each turn your opponent doesn’t play a card here, +2 Power. (except the turn you play this)

Ravonna Renslayer

Ongoing: Your cards with 1 or less Power cost 1 less (minimum 1)

Silk

When anyone plays a card here, move this to another location

Silver Samurai

On Reveal: Each player discards the lowest-Power card from their hand

Thanos

At the start of the game, shuffle the six Infinity Stones into your deck

Thanos (Mind Stone)

On Reveal: Draw 2 Stones from your deck

Thanos (Power Stone)

Ongoing: If you’ve played all 6 stones, Thanos has +10 Power. (wherever he is)

Thanos (Reality Stone)

On Reveal: Transform this location into a new one. Draw a card

Here are the final Marvel Snap Series 5 cards...

Character

Ability

Thanos (Soul Stone)

On Reveal: Draw a card. Ongoing: Enemy cards here have -1 Power

Thanos (Space Stone)

On Reveal: Next turn you can move 1 card at this location. Draw a card

Thanos (Time Stone)

On Reveal: Gain +1 Energy next turn. Draw a card

The Living Tribunal

At the end of the game, split your Power evenly among all Locations

X-23

On Reveal: Each player discards the lowest-Power card from their hand

These are all of the Marvel Snap cards and abilities that you need to be aware of in the game, allowing you to make decisions about what deck you want to make in Marvel Snap.

If you want to know how to play Marvel Snap battle mode, check out our guide. For more guides on Marvel Snap, keep reading GGRecon.

Amy Eastland
About the author
Amy Eastland
Amy was a Guides Writer for GGRecon. She has a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing and Journalism, and has previously worked for companies such as Gfinity and HITC. Her favourite games include Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, and Crash Bandicoot Warped. When she's not at work, she's hanging out with her black cat, Shelby.
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