MARVEL SNAP Draft Mode Hands-On: Building Decks on the Fly
Second Dinner announced Draft Mode for MARVEL SNAP, a new limited-time game mode where players build a 12-card deck on the fly by choosing from presented cards. The mode opens with a choice of one starter set from three options, each a three-card bundle that defines the deck's archetype. Players then pick one of three cards seven times to reach a 10-card starting deck, with additional picks after matches expanding it to 12 cards. Draft Mode introduces Augments, permanent special effects attached to cards, with 21 types confirmed in the preview build. The mode allows duplicate cards in a deck, enabling combos impossible in standard play, such as running two copies of Hulk and Wave together. Matches run until five wins or two losses, with entry costing one Draft Ticket. Rewards include Bitz, exchangeable for card packs and variants, and XP tied to a seasonal track. The mode runs from August 25 at 5:00 AM to September 8 at 3:59 AM Japan time, and omits the snap system, making retreats count as losses. The developers spent over 1.5 years developing Draft Mode.