Marvel Snap Leaderboard Defense

See which Marvel Snap cards you are closest to losing a leaderboard tier on. Defense margins are computed against 5,280 synced players, the largest per-card rank dataset for Marvel Snap. The Defend tab shows cards where you currently hold a rank, sorted by margin ascending so the most at-risk positions appear first. Choose from three metrics (Splits, Net Wins, Mastery) and five tier levels: Top 1% is available to all users, while Top 10, Rank 3, Rank 2, and Rank 1 require SnapComplete Premium. For named ranks (Rank 1, 2, 3), your margin is calculated against the next challenger below you, not the tier cutoff, giving you a precise read on how close someone is to overtaking your position. A summary row shows how many of your cards currently qualify for the selected tier.

How is the defense margin calculated?

The margin depends on which tier level you are defending. For percentile tiers like Top 1% and Top 10, the margin is the difference between your value and the tier's cutoff threshold. If you have 45 splits and the Top 1% cutoff is 40, your margin is 5. For named ranks (Rank 1, 2, 3), the margin is calculated differently: it compares your value against the next person below you. If you are Rank 1 with 120 splits and Rank 2 has 115, your margin is 5. This distinction matters because a percentile cutoff shifts gradually as the player population grows, while a named rank can flip with a single split from one competitor. Cards with a margin of zero are the most urgent to defend.

What does the card overlay show?

Toggle the eyeball icon to display or hide margin information on each card. For the Splits metric, the top line shows how far ahead you are (e.g., "3 splits ahead") and the bottom line shows how many splits you have available from your current boosters (e.g., "2 splits ready" or "0 splits ready"). For Net Wins, the overlay shows your lead in wins (e.g., "8 wins ahead"). For Mastery, it shows your XP margin (e.g., "1,500 XP ahead"). The Booster-Ready filter narrows the grid to cards where you have boosters available for immediate use, but only applies to the Splits metric. Three grid sizes let you see more cards at once or view larger artwork.

How do the Defend and Pursue tabs work together?

Pursue and Defend are two sides of the same leaderboard strategy within the four-tab layout (Cards, Pursue, Defend, Global). Pursue shows cards where you are close to reaching a tier you do not hold yet, sorted by smallest gap first. Defend shows cards where you already hold a tier, sorted by smallest margin first. Use both to decide where to spend your boosters and play time. If a card appears on Defend with a margin of 2 and another appears on Pursue with a gap of 3, defending the existing rank is more efficient. Both tabs share the same three metrics and five tier levels, and tapping any card opens the same full leaderboard detail page with top-10 rankings and percentile cutoffs. All leaderboard thresholds update every four hours.