Second Dinner announced that Marvel Snap's Draft mode will temporarily go offline next week before returning on September 28 with a new Sanctum Showdown scoring system and starred card variants. On the same timeline, Wizards of the Coast released a Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop featuring Marvel card crossovers alongside artist-designed and Lofi Girl collaboration bundles, marking one of the publisher's latest Marvel-themed product releases.
Draft Mode Offline Before September 28
Marvel Snap's Draft mode will be unavailable for approximately one week as Second Dinner prepares the playlist for its September 28 relaunch. The temporary shutdown affects the game's standalone Draft queue, where players construct decks from randomized card pools without entering ranked or casual competitive play. Second Dinner confirmed the update will introduce both a revised scoring framework and new cosmetic card variants when the mode resumes. Players who regularly use Draft as a primary game mode will need to shift to other available playlists during the offline period.
Sanctum Showdown Scoring and Starred Variants
The returning Draft mode operates under a Sanctum Showdown scoring system in which the first player to accumulate 16 points wins the match. Players compete for control of three locations per turn, establishing a location-based competitive structure that alters standard Draft strategy around location priority and card deployment timing. Each player's deck will also display starred card variants, which are distinct cosmetic versions of specific cards visible during matches. These variants do not affect gameplay mechanics but serve as personalized visual identifiers within the Draft format.
MTG Secret Lair Marvel Crossover Availability
Wizards of the Coast launched a Secret Lair drop today containing Marvel-themed Magic: The Gathering cards as the centerpiece of the collection. The product line also includes artist-designed card variant bundles and a Lofi Girl collaboration bundle alongside the Marvel crossover cards. Marvel card stock remains available for purchase across retailers, while the artist-designed and Lofi Girl bundles have already sold out since the drop's release. The mixed availability indicates varying demand across the bundle tiers included in this Secret Lair release.
The concurrent Marvel-related updates across both card games reflect sustained crossover demand in the collectible card market. Marvel Snap is restructuring its Draft mode with a location-based competitive scoring system ahead of its September 28 return, while Wizards of the Coast continues to expand its Marvel Secret Lair product line with tiered bundles seeing varied sell-through rates since launch.
