MARVEL SNAP Patch Notes – January 6, 2026

The January 6 MARVEL SNAP patch revamps the Deck Selection Carousel, reworks Sam Wilson's Cap's Shield interaction, and delivers dozens of bug fixes across Sanctum Showdown, the shop, and PC clients. Version 49.x also adds a targeting preview for Iceman.

MARVEL SNAP's January 6, 2026 patch (version 49.x) kicks off the year with a revamped Deck Selection Carousel, a balance rework for Sam Wilson, a new targeting preview for Iceman, and a long list of Sanctum Showdown and shop fixes.

Second Dinner reminds players to install the latest build from the App Store before logging in.

General Updates and Balance

The Deck Selection Carousel on the Main screen has been revamped so players can preview their deck contents without first entering Collection — a faster path from launch to match.

Iceman now shows you the card he targets with his ability.

• Sam Wilson — [Old] 2/2 – Game Start: Add Cap's Shield to a random location. Ongoing: You can move Cap's Shield. [New] 2/3 – On Reveal: Add Cap's Shield to another location. Ongoing: You can move Cap's Shield.

Developers explained that while players enjoyed having Cap's Shield always present in playtests, the guaranteed Shield represented too much of the card's strength. Moving it to On Reveal contains its impact to games in which you actually play Sam himself.

Bug Fixes in 49.x

Card and Location art:

• Series Label visual issue on cards fixed.
• Custom card tooltip for The Hunger no longer clips when locked.
• Equipped border now displays accurately in card detail view.
• Skill Card variant names no longer overlap with card art in Bundles or Season Pass.

Shop:

• Red pips on Series Packs rearranged for better placement.
• Refresh-to-different-area visual bug fixed.
• Shop items appearing in wrong locations fixed.
• "Vibranium Offers" title no longer glitches when tapped.

Sanctum Showdown and Grand Arena:

• End screen no longer shows incorrect ranking.
• Snap points after turn 3 now correctly show 2 points instead of 1.
• Sanctum Charms currency updates correctly after purchases.
• Rewards track updates properly after purchasing the event pass.
• Event Pass Screens and progress bar unclaimed reward icons display correctly.
• Golden Gauntlet card back variant names corrected.
• Main event background no longer clips.
• Event Pass background issues resolved.
• Reward track rewards display properly.
• Auto-scrolling no longer occurs when opening the Event Pass Track.
• Unintentional click areas above the Event Header fixed.
• 'Most Won Location' now displays on the end-of-event screen.
• Get Premium UI no longer persists after leaving via the gold currency icon.
• Sanctum Showdown gameplay-ended text now displays correctly.
• Progress bar visual issues on reward hover resolved.
• Glory currency no longer flickers while scrolling the Grand Arena Event Pass.

Other fixes:

• Privacy pop-up closes properly after tapping the notice.
• Season Pass unlock text no longer persists after Android back-button close.
• Claimable-bounty VFX no longer persists at the top of the Alliances tab.
• Shared deck no longer flickers in Alliance chat when a muted player messages.
• Credit-limit exceeded claim/purchase issues resolved.

Localization:

• Token Pack title and description no longer cut off in the shop.

PC:

• [Windows] Result screen buttons no longer break after interacting with cards/locations.
• [PC Widescreen] Card Upgrades and Infinity Splits info button distortion fixed.
• [PC] Alliances chat user/message selection fixed.
• [Windows] Sound effects for Event badge buttons fixed.

What This Means for MARVEL SNAP Players

Version 49.x is a broad cleanup patch entering the new year — the Deck Selection revamp meaningfully speeds up match setup, Sam Wilson's rework ends the "free Ongoing" era, and Sanctum Showdown finally gets the long list of fixes players have been asking for.