Marvel Snap burst onto the scene months ago with plenty of fanfare, but one major omission from launch has finally been corrected. The latest patch adds artist credits, along with other changes including significant balance changes.
Artist credits have been a major request since the game launched in October. Much of the game progression relies on collecting and upgrading core cards and various artist variants, rendering them in different styles. The lack of artist credits struck comic fans as a major oversight, and one that had been partially corrected by naming certain variants after the artist like the wide variety of Dan Hipp variants. With the new patch, you should be able to see the artist credit for any card by tapping the Variant label above the card in your collection.
The patch also makes some significant balance changes to various cards that have been dominating the meta. Aero, Galactus, Leader, and Nova have all had their power bumped down for various reasons. Second Dinner says it is evaluating whether to make further changes to Galactus, and exploring further changes to Leader. The distinction, according to chief development officer Ben Brode, is that further Leader changes are definitely coming and the team is simply deciding what they will be. Leader has been a particularly divisive card at high-level play, since it imitates your opponent’s play while also adding its own power to the board.