Sometimes, I do not understand the “push and pull” that’s happening with Marvel Snap. One day, the community gets agitated over the overpriced bundle, and not even a week later, we get splendid news regarding the rework of the card acquisition system that sways the opinion back into positive. I feel obliged to give credit where credit is due, and I feel even more obliged to report this news to you. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Marvel Snap cache that’s called “Spotlight Cache”, which will drastically improve the way players are getting the rarest cards from Series 4 and Series 5. There is a lot of mathematics here, so if you hate number crunching, you are in luck, because I love it, so hopefully my presentation will be simplified enough.
What is Spotlight Cache in Marvel Snap and What Does it Contain?
Spotlight Cache can contain:
- Cards that have been recently released.
- Series 4 cards.
- Series 5 cards.
- Variants of a card in specific conditions (for example, if you have everything from the rotation).
Spotlight Caches start appearing once you pass the Collection Level of 500. Every 120th Collection Level (in other words, every tenth cache), will get you a Spotlight Cache instead of a Collector’s Reserve.
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How do Spotlight Caches Work in Marvel Snap?
Second Dinner was creative, and they made a step-by-step comic that explains the process of Spotlight Caches functions, which you can have a look at below. It’s important to know that every week, different cards will be chosen.
So basically, now is the time to hoard Credits. You will have information in-game about what the weekly content is so that you can decide if you want to push for Spotlight Caches or wait for the next week’s edition. Have some patience and do not push your Collection Level or upgrade the cards unless there’s a Quest that’s asking you to do so and is about to expire. It will be worth it in the long run.
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How Good is Spotlight Cache in Marvel Snap?
Second Dinner claims that if you do all of your quests regularly, you will be able to get a new Series 4 or Series 5 card every single week as a free-to-play player. I personally agree that this is awesome, especially since I went on for about a 500 Collection Level streak without opening a new card (I was Series 3 complete at the time, so that made it hard) and indeed, it was really frustrating. Now, that there are legit guarantees that I will be getting new cards, I am more optimistic about finally reaching the goal of having all Marvel Snap cards without paying for the game, because I have the most atrocious luck ever under the old system (and I see people who have it even worse than me so I do not know if my complaints are valid at this point).
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Is the Spotlight Cache Worth it in Marvel Snap?
Yes, it’s definitely worth saving up for them. You now have a strategic component in completing your collection where you can plan in advance what you will open from Spotlight Caches each week and what will you spend your Collector’s Tokens on in the Store.
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What about the Collector’s Cache and Collector’s Reserve Changes in Marvel Snap?
Allegedly, Every four Caches will have these four outcomes, shuffled at random:
- Series 3 or lower card
- Series 3 or lower card
- 100 Collector’s Tokens
- 150 or 200 Credits
So basically, for every four Caches, you will get two new cards.
For Collector’s Reserves, the story is a bit different. Every nine reserves will have:
- Series 3 or lower card
- Series 3 or lower card
- 150 or 200 credits
- 150 or 200 credits
- 150 or 200 credits
- Cosmetics (Variants, Titles, Avatars)
- Cosmetics (Variants, Titles, Avatars)
- Cosmetics (Variants, Titles, Avatars)
- 100 Collector’s Tokens
All in all, fewer Collector’s Tokens (oh boy, did I love getting 600 Tokens from a roll) but when you think of it from a different angle, you will get more cards with this change. I can’t wait to test it out, so the next question you are probably having is “When is this coming to live servers?”.
When Are Spotlight Caches Coming to Marvel Snap?
Spotlight Caches are arriving on July 11, 2023, with the next major content update, which I will certainly be covering. I express my sincerest hopes that great days are coming for Marvel Snap and appreciate every incentive for new players that Second Dinner proposes and implements. If we don’t have that, we cannot develop our community. Also, the first Infinite Conquest week is starting on the 26/27 of June (depending on your time zone), so if you need to sharpen up your strategy, check out our Everything You Need to Know About Conquest Mode in Marvel Snap. I also invite you to check out our game tag where you will find news reports, meta-analysis, top deck lists (with codes for easy import), and a variety of guides. I wish you the best of luck with Spotlight Caches, may you find all the cards you wanted.
