Marvel Snap Grand Arena Guide

Grand Arena is Marvel Snap's Champion-pick LTGM. You choose a Champion before the match, and their unique Skill card lands in your opening hand. The Champions on offer and the match rules are set per run. Matches pay Glory for the Arena Shop plus XP on the Arena Event Pass. Looking for the crossover event that pairs these Champions with points-race scoring? That's Grand Arena Showdown, a separate special run. SnapComplete tracks every run. 9 Grand Arena events have run since the mode launched. 950K games tracked in 7 days last run across 28K synced collections.

Grand Arena Run Dates

Last ran Oct 14, 2026.

How Grand Arena Works

Each Grand Arena match costs one Arena Ticket to enter. You start the event with a batch of Tickets and regenerate more on a timer up to a soft cap; Second Dinner sets those amounts per run, so check the in-game Ticket counter for the run you are playing. Picking a Champion locks that character and their unique Skill card into your opening hand. Some runs are precon-only, and some allow custom lists.

The match itself runs 6 turns on the standard 3-location board, but the energy curve is compressed: turn 1 opens at 2 energy and ramps to 7 by turn 6. That pulls expensive finishers forward and punishes pure ramp decks. Winning 2 of 3 locations after turn 6 takes the match. There are no Cubes and no snapping, so outcomes are flat wins or losses.

Wins and losses both pay Glory and Event XP, so play always progresses the Arena Event Pass. Glory spends in the Arena Shop. The Shop and Event Pass tables on this page list each run's stock and prices.

Event Pass

Premium Pass: 800 Gold

From the event that started Oct 14, 2026.

Across all 26 rungs and instant rewardsFreePremium (800 Gold)
Glory1,5001,500
Event XP460
Credits225225
Collector's Tokens250250
Cubes21
Arena Tickets1214
Boosters155375
Cards1
Variants1
Mystery Variants1
Borders58
Premium Mystery Borders1
Mystery Borders1

Event Pass Rungs

Rung (unlocks at)FreePremium (800 Gold)
Instantly, on purchase2 Arena Tickets, Border: Pink Cosmic, 460 Event XP
Rung 1 · 52× Border: Rainbow Refraction300 Glory
Rung 2 · 504 Cubes2 Arena Tickets
Rung 3 · 96200 Glory75 Collector's Tokens
Rung 4 · 1422 Arena Tickets2× Border: Rainbow Refraction
Rung 5 · 188125 Collector's Tokens75 Boosters
Rung 6 · 234Border: Blue Fire300 Glory
Rung 7 · 2805 Cubes3 Arena Tickets
Rung 8 · 326200 Glory100 Credits
Rung 9 · 3723 Arena TicketsBorder: Blue Fire
Rung 10 · 418Zombie Nova75 Boosters
Rung 11 · 464Mystery Border300 Glory
Rung 12 · 510155 Boosters2 Arena Tickets
Rung 13 · 556200 Glory75 Collector's Tokens
Rung 14 · 6026 CubesBorder: Rainbow Refraction
Rung 15 · 648100 Credits75 Boosters
Rung 16 · 694Premium Mystery Border300 Glory
Rung 17 · 7402 Arena Tickets125 Credits
Rung 18 · 786300 Glory3 Arena Tickets
Rung 19 · 832125 Collector's TokensBorder: Blue Fire
Rung 20 · 8782× Border: Rainbow Refraction75 Boosters
Rung 21 · 9245 Arena Tickets300 Glory
Rung 22 · 9706 Cubes2 Arena Tickets
Rung 23 · 1,016300 Glory100 Collector's Tokens
Rung 24 · 1,062Mystery Variant2× Border: Rainbow Refraction
Rung 25 · 1,108125 Credits75 Boosters
Rung 26 · 1,150300 GloryZombie Nova (Divebound Studio)

Arena Tickets

From the event that started Oct 14, 2026.

Arena Ticket
Start of event6
Regain4 Arena Tickets every 8 hours
Regain stops at9
Hard cap99
Cost per game1 Arena Ticket
Buy one10 Gold

A win refunds the Arena Ticket.

Shop: Portal Pull

From the event that started Oct 14, 2026.

SpotItemGlory≈ GoldLimit
1Portal Pull — one of: Blade (Dark Gothic), The Hunger (Lemon Art), Victoria Hand (Envar Studio)6008403

Shop: Daily Offers

From the event that started Oct 14, 2026.

SpotItemGlory≈ GoldLimit
17 Arena Tickets501
2Rotating Avatar2002501
2Rotating Emote120021961
3Rotating Super Rare Variant100012001
3Rotating Rare Variant6008401

Refreshes every 8 hours.

Shop: All Offers

From the event that started Oct 14, 2026.

SpotItemGlory≈ GoldLimit
1Series 4 Collector's Pack150025951
2Series 3 Collector's Pack80012963
3Brood (Trent Kaniuga)6008401
4Emote: Fresh Claws120021961
5J. Jonah Jameson1001501
6Premium Mystery Variant6007981
7Border: Orange Cosmic50075012
8Border: Blue Fire50075012
9Border: Red Fire50075012
10Border: Red Cosmic50075012
11Premium Mystery Border5008853
12Mystery Border3005403
13100 Credits65803
1450 Credits30363

Released Grand Arena Cards

Released Grand Arena Variants

Released Grand Arena Emotes

Top Grand Arena Decks: October 2026

32,382 Grand Arena decks across 953,789 games in the October 2026 run.

Best Grand Arena Cards: October 2026

Best Champions: October 2026

Win% of Row vs Column. % on left = play rate of each deck. Diagonal (in parentheses): overall win rate vs the field.

Last Run

953,789 games · win rates exclude bot games

  • Hulk Champion: 25.7% play rate, 53% overall win rate vs the field; vs H.E.R.B.I.E. Champion: 51% (63,239 games); vs Carnage Champion: 51% (115,066 games); vs Human Torch First Steps: 54% (44,273 games); vs Sentinel Champion: 55% (37,349 games); vs Annihilus Champion: 61% (48,889 games); vs Ghost Rider Champion: 63% (19,927 games); vs Rocket Raccoon Champion: 63% (17,522 games)
  • H.E.R.B.I.E. Champion: 15.2% play rate, 52% overall win rate vs the field; vs Hulk Champion: 49% (63,239 games); vs Carnage Champion: 52% (64,041 games); vs Human Torch First Steps: 54% (24,374 games); vs Sentinel Champion: 54% (21,366 games); vs Annihilus Champion: 55% (25,271 games); vs Ghost Rider Champion: 58% (10,784 games); vs Rocket Raccoon Champion: 62% (9,965 games)
  • Carnage Champion: 23.3% play rate, 51% overall win rate vs the field; vs Hulk Champion: 49% (115,066 games); vs H.E.R.B.I.E. Champion: 48% (64,041 games); vs Human Torch First Steps: 52% (50,055 games); vs Sentinel Champion: 53% (36,549 games); vs Annihilus Champion: 55% (51,486 games); vs Ghost Rider Champion: 55% (23,878 games); vs Rocket Raccoon Champion: 57% (19,196 games)
  • Human Torch First Steps: 9.3% play rate, 48% overall win rate vs the field; vs Hulk Champion: 46% (44,273 games); vs H.E.R.B.I.E. Champion: 46% (24,374 games); vs Carnage Champion: 48% (50,055 games); vs Sentinel Champion: 53% (14,192 games); vs Annihilus Champion: 47% (20,790 games); vs Ghost Rider Champion: 55% (9,583 games); vs Rocket Raccoon Champion: 57% (7,986 games)
  • Sentinel Champion: 8.5% play rate, 47% overall win rate vs the field; vs Hulk Champion: 45% (37,349 games); vs H.E.R.B.I.E. Champion: 46% (21,366 games); vs Carnage Champion: 47% (36,549 games); vs Human Torch First Steps: 47% (14,192 games); vs Annihilus Champion: 47% (15,092 games); vs Ghost Rider Champion: 52% (6,297 games); vs Rocket Raccoon Champion: 55% (5,689 games)
  • Annihilus Champion: 9.8% play rate, 46% overall win rate vs the field; vs Hulk Champion: 39% (48,889 games); vs H.E.R.B.I.E. Champion: 45% (25,271 games); vs Carnage Champion: 45% (51,486 games); vs Human Torch First Steps: 53% (20,790 games); vs Sentinel Champion: 53% (15,092 games); vs Ghost Rider Champion: 55% (10,338 games); vs Rocket Raccoon Champion: 56% (8,404 games)
  • Ghost Rider Champion: 4.3% play rate, 43% overall win rate vs the field; vs Hulk Champion: 37% (19,927 games); vs H.E.R.B.I.E. Champion: 42% (10,784 games); vs Carnage Champion: 45% (23,878 games); vs Human Torch First Steps: 45% (9,583 games); vs Sentinel Champion: 48% (6,297 games); vs Annihilus Champion: 45% (10,338 games); vs Rocket Raccoon Champion: 57% (3,955 games)
  • Rocket Raccoon Champion: 4.0% play rate, 41% overall win rate vs the field; vs Hulk Champion: 37% (17,522 games); vs H.E.R.B.I.E. Champion: 38% (9,965 games); vs Carnage Champion: 43% (19,196 games); vs Human Torch First Steps: 43% (7,986 games); vs Sentinel Champion: 45% (5,689 games); vs Annihilus Champion: 44% (8,404 games); vs Ghost Rider Champion: 43% (3,955 games)

Grand Arena Precons (Next Run)

No precons datamined for the next run yet (see last run's precons)

Banned Cards

Current as of v58.15 (Nov 12).

Banned Locations

Current as of v58.15 (Nov 12).

Grand Arena Event History

  • Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026
  • Aug 19, 2026 to Aug 21, 2026
  • Jun 22, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
  • Apr 29, 2026 to May 7, 2026
  • Apr 1, 2026 to Apr 2, 2026
  • Feb 12, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026
  • Dec 5, 2025 to Dec 13, 2025
  • Oct 27, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025
  • Jul 24, 2025 to Aug 9, 2025