Marvel Snap's Vampires vs Zombies season pits Power-stealing vampires against a growing Zombie Horde, with eight new cards and two locations.
Marvel Snap's Vampires vs Zombies season is a spooky, high-stakes showdown that asks players to pick a side and sink their teeth into a month of sinister deck-building. Vampire cards steal Power straight from the opponent, while Zombie cards feed a returning Horde that grows hungrier as the game rolls on. Eight new cards lead the charge, with Vampire Killmonger and Zombie Blade front and center, and the season adds two locations, two albums, and a packed event calendar. The message is simple: watch your back, because these cards bite. 🧛🧟
A Season Built on Two Sinister Teams
The Horde mechanic returns as the beating heart of the Zombie side. Horde is a shared pool of Power that grows whenever a Zombie card adds to it. When a Zombie card says Horde +N, that N goes directly into the pool, and the number only goes up. Zombie Blade cashes in on the Horde at End of Turn, while Zombie Venom and Zombie Nova feed it through their On Reveal effects. Undead Metropolis pumps the Horde every time a player plays a card there, making the location a natural battleground for Zombie loyalists. The longer the game goes, the more dangerous that shared pool becomes, so players who ignore it may find themselves on the wrong end of a feeding frenzy. 🩸
Vampires take a more direct approach. Their cards steal Power from characters in the opponent's hand, on the board, or from the top of the deck. That gives Vampire decks a disruptive edge, letting players nibble away at the opponent's resources while building their own. The season is not just a themed skin over old mechanics; it is a full-on tug-of-war between two very different play styles. Team Vampire wants to drain and control, while Team Zombie wants to build a snowball and cash it in before the opponent can respond.
Season Pass Headliners
Vampire Killmonger leads the Premium Season Pass. The card has an End of Turn effect that grants a Vampiric Spear if the player spent all their Energy, and an On Reveal effect that steals 2 Power from a character in the opponent's hand. That combination makes Vampire Killmonger a flexible threat: he rewards efficient energy use and chips away at the opponent's options before they can hit the board.
Zombie Blade headlines the Super Premium Pass. At End of Turn, if the player played an On Reveal card, Zombie Blade's Zombie Horde steals 1 Power from a character in the opponent's hand, with the Horde resolving first if necessary. Both season pass cards are illustrated by season artist Joshua Raphael, and both push players toward the season's central conflict. Upgrading from Premium to Super Premium does not trigger the web shop bonus, so players who want the extra rewards need to purchase the Super Premium Pass directly through the web shop. 💀
Series 5 Cards and Limited-Time Event Cards
Four new Series 5 cards arrive in Seasonal SNAP Packs, one each week, and two more claw their way in through limited-time events. The release schedule looks like this:
| Release | Card Type | Ability |
|---|---|---|
| October 6 | Series 5 Seasonal SNAP Pack | On Reveal: Destroy your first other card here. After one of your other cards is destroyed, Horde +2. |
| October 13 | Series 5 Seasonal SNAP Pack | On Reveal: For each different Cost among your cards in play, steal 1 Power from an enemy card here. |
| October 20 | Series 5 Seasonal SNAP Pack | When Discarded: Discard another When Discarded card. Jump to your location with the fewest cards. |
| October 27 | Series 5 Seasonal SNAP Pack | Objective: 3 of your cards have stolen Power. Transform into Crimson Behemoth. On Reveal: Steal all the Power of a front-row enemy card here. |
The two limited-time event cards are Series 4. One has On Reveal and When Destroyed effects that grant Horde +3. The other has an On Reveal effect that steals 1 Power from the top character of the opponent's deck for each location the player is winning. These cards give players more ways to experiment with Horde growth and Power theft without relying only on the season pass. 🃏
New Locations
Two new locations premiere during the season. Undead Metropolis arrives on October 14 and gives Horde +1 after a player plays a card there. Crimson Citadel arrives on October 28 and makes the next play there steal 2 Power from a random enemy. Both locations reinforce the season's themes: Zombie decks get another engine for the Horde, while Vampire decks get another way to drain the opponent. Location control will matter more than ever, and players who can flip these spots at the right moment will have a serious advantage.
Events, Modes, and Twitch Drops
The season calendar is no small potatoes. Draft crosses into the new season with Sanctum Scoring, running through October 12, and the Draft Shop stays open until October 14 at server reset. Grand Arena returns October 14 through October 21, giving players a chance to earn XP and climb the milestones. Deadpool's Diner reopens October 27 through November 3 with a fresh look and a new Gold Premium Event Pass that has its own reward track. Same Diner, better menu, so players should bring their appetite. 🍽️
Team Clash runs October 23 through October 27 with quick, mission-level challenges that appear for a couple of days, pay out, and disappear. Blink and you will miss one. The XP Sprint schedule includes Draft XP Sprint from October 7 to October 9, Hyper Cube Rush from October 12 to October 14, Grand Arena XP Sprint from October 17 to October 19, Hyper Cube Rush from October 21 to October 23, Team Clash XP Sprint from October 23 to October 26, and Cube Collection from October 29 to November 1. Twitch drops also return from October 6 to October 11 and October 19 to October 23 at server reset. Viewers can earn Draft Tickets, Respawn Tokens, Boosters, a Premium Mystery Border, and a Premium Mystery Variant by watching partnered streamers. 📺
Albums, Takeovers, and Spotlight Events
The Shadowborn album, Fangs for the Memories, arrives October 13 at server reset. Eligible variants include Venom, Carnage, Ebony Maw, Onslaught, and more. Collecting 3 awards the Love Bug Emote, 6 gives 3 Premium Mystery Borders, 9 grants 4,000 Collector's Tokens, and 11 unlocks the Mysterio Shadowborn Variant. The Fireball album, Eat, Prey, Love, arrives October 27 at server reset with eligible variants including Doctor Octopus, Electro, Zombie Sentry, The Hunger, and more. Its rewards include the Philosophysaurus Emote at 3, 3 Premium Mystery Borders at 5, the Colonel America Fireball Studio Variant at 7, and 4,000 Collector's Tokens at 9. The Shadowborn Takeover arrives October 13, and the Fireball Takeover arrives October 27, giving players even more undead styles to chase. 🎨
Competitive and spotlight events fill out the month. Brotherhood of Evil Mutants runs October 8 through October 12, headlined by an Ultimate Magneto variant and a Spotlight Elixir variant. The next Golden Gauntlet Qualifier takes place October 10, and the Champion's deck will be featured in the Card Shop from October 15 through October 19. Nightmare brings the Peach Momoko Nightmare treatment from October 29 to November 2, headlined by Ultimate Spider-Man and Black Cat variants. Players who want to go toe-to-toe with the best will have plenty of chances to watch, learn, and copy the top decks.
The first bite lands October 6. Whether players pledge to Team Vampire or Team Zombie, the season offers a full plate of new cards, locations, albums, and events. The Horde keeps growing, the Vampires keep stealing, and the whole shebang builds toward a delightfully creepy October. The only real question is which side players will choose when the cards hit the table. 🧛♂️🧟♀️