Marvel Champions: The Card Game Core Set, a cooperative Living Card Game of super heroics for one to four players! Rhino rampages through the streets of New York. Klaw peddles illegal weapons to the world’s most dangerous criminals. Ultron threatens global annihilation. The world needs champions to stop these villains. Are you up to the task? Marvel Champions: The Card Game sees players taking on the roles of iconic heroes from the Marvel Universe as they try to stop infamous villains from enacting their devious schemes. With over 350 cards, 100 tokens, five hit point trackers, and more, the Marvel Champions: The Card Game Core Set gives you everything you need to start your journey in the Marvel Universe, letting you play as Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Black Panther, or She-Hulk, combining your powers with your fellow heroes to take down the rampaging Rhino, the cunning Klaw, or the utterly terrifying Ultron! The game brings the epic battles that define the Marvel Universe to your tabletop, inviting you to select a hero for you to embody and a scenario consisting of a dastardly villain and their devious scheme. Each villain and scheme provides a different experience, but all are challenges for your heroes! Nevertheless, if you can fight through the villain's various forms and thwart them with a combination of teamwork, skill, and luck, you and your fellow heroes will emerge as champions! But it won’t be that easy. Every villain has their own encounter deck, full of minions and tactics, ready to knock out the heroes before they can save the world. Can you withstand Rhino’s assault when he finds a new ally in the dreaded Shocker? Will you be able to thwart Klaw when he unleashes a devastating sonic boom? Can you defeat an army of Ultron Drones? These challenges and more await you in each scenario. Do you have what it takes to overcome impossible odds and become the champions the world needs? As a Living Card Game, the Marvel Champions: The Card Game Core Set is just the beginning. You can expect to see new Marvel Champions expansions coming out every month, and unlike a collectible game, there's no chase for rare cards—you'll find a full playset of each card in every expansion. As Marvel Champions continues beyond the Core Set, you'll be able to expand your collection with new heroes, scenarios, and more! Best of all, you'll always know exactly what’s inside a new Marvel Champions product. In addition, although previous Living Card Game Core Sets required multiple purchases to get a complete set of cards, Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce that just one Marvel Champions: The Card Game Core Set will give you a complete set of cards, giving you everything you need to customize your heroes! Extraordinary Heroes In every game of Marvel Champions, you step into the shoes of an iconic Marvel hero—a hero brought to life in the game with their own double-sided identity card and customizable deck representing their powers, tools, and allies they use to achieve victory. These 40-50 card decks allow you to truly embody the five heroes found in the Core Set. You can play as Tony Stark and build your own personal Iron Man suit with an Arc Reactor, Mark V Armor, and more. Then, when you’re ready, you'll put on the suit and unleash devastating Repulsor Blasts on your foes! Or maybe you’ll embody Spider-Man, thwarting villains' plans with superhuman agility and speed before inventing new Spider-tech as Peter Parker! As these heroes, you can use your superhuman strength and speed to deal a massive attack to the villain, or use your genius intellect to thwart the villain, waylaying their progress toward completing their scheme. Every Marvel hero has amazing abilities, but any hero can tell you these skills come with a cost. During your turn, you’ll have the opportunity to play ally, upgrade, event, and support cards from your hand. Allies can thwart and attack the villain on their own terms, events are one-time effects that can provide a powerful punch, while supports and upgrades stay on the field to assist your hero in their battles! To play a card from your hand, however, you have to first pay its cost, seen in the upper left corner of the card—and these resources are most commonly generated by discarding other cards from your hand. Perhaps these resources represent the mental fortitude you needed to invent a new repulsor ray on the fly, or the physical prowess to deliver a devastating web kick. This makes every turn of Marvel Champions a strategic decision. Will you forgo using your Legal Practice (Core Set, 23) to deliver a massive Gamma Slam (Core Set, 21)? Or discard a One-Two Punch (Core Set, 24) to thwart the villain with your Superhuman Law Division (Core Set, 26)? Importantly, although you're giving some cards up, this also means you'll always have the oppurtunity to perform amazing feats on your turn! You refill your hand at the end of your turn, meaning you'll always have the resources you need to make an impact in the fight, and you never have to "sit out" for a turn, engendering fast-paced action with a mix of strategic decisions. Marvel Champions is always about reading the field, working with your teammates, and prioritizing the best course of action. But being a hero is about more than just super heroics. In fact, you start the game as your hero's alter-ego—the side of your hero identity card representing Peter Parker, Carol Danvers, T’challa, Jennifer Walters, or Tony Stark. Once per turn, you can change the form of your character, morphing into a powerful hero or returning to their alter-ego. In your alter-ego form, you'll gain access to a unique ability and the option to heal up. As the hero, meanwhile, you'll be able to directly attack the villain. Marvel Champions: The Card Game places just as much emphasis on your character's alter-ego as it does on their hero form. Many cards in your deck aren't based on your hero's powers, but on their life outside their costume. As the leader of a nation, T'Challa (Core Set, 40B) has unique advantages compared to the more stealth-and-tech oriented Black Panther (Core Set, 40A). For example, only T'Challa can call on his Ancestral Knowledge (Core Set, 42) to find the proper course of action. But having a life outside of hero work also entails a certain sense of danger. Each of these alter-egos has their own obligations and responsibilities that your adversaries can target at the worst possible moment! Choosing between your hero and your alter-ego also directly impacts how the villain acts in their phase. If you're in your hero form, the villain will ignore their scheme in favor of attacking you directly, but if you're in your alter-ego form, the villain will ignore you to advance their nefarious plans. Taking too much damage from the villain's attacks can cause your hero to be knocked out of the fight, but sometimes you have to do whatever it takes to stop the villain’s plans! It’s also about teamwork—if all of the heroes decide to end their turn in their alter-ego form, a villain like Rhino is free to rampage through the city. But always facing the villain head-on and dealing with his brute strength may not be the best idea, either. Proper teamwork is key to defeating the monstrous villains arrayed against you. Unstoppable Villains Your hero is endowed with undeniable might, but saving the world won’t be easy, as each villain’s scheme puts your hero directly in harm’s way and the Marvel heroes will have to rely on their wits, skills, and a little bit of luck if they have any hope of saving the world. Marvel Champions is a truly cooperative game, meaning no player directly controls the villain during a scenario. Instead, an easy-to follow checklist and unique encounter deck guide the villain's actions while throwing in plenty of surprises along the way! The villain begins their turn by placing threat on their scheme. These threat tokens represents the villain's plans coming to fruition, and it's something the heroes want to avoid at all costs. If a villain can push their scheme to fruition by placing enough threat on it, the heroes lose the game. Luckily, you always have a chance to fight back. If your band of champions can work together and knock out the villain with photon blasts, web-kicks and more, you win the game! After the base threat is placed on the scheme, the villain then turns their attention to each individual hero by activating against them. If you are in your hero form, the villain attacks you! If your character is in their alter-ego form, however, they aren’t around to stop the villain from advancing their scheme further! And the villain won't stop there. After activating once for each hero, every player is forced to draw an encounter card! Each villain’s encounter deck is unique to them and represents their powers, tools, minions and more. Each hero also has a unique obligation shuffled into the encounter deck at the start of the game, ready to pop up at the most inopportune times. Some of the encounter cards you face might be minions or additional villains arriving to help the main villain in their scheme, while others may represent a devastating obstacle to your heroes. If your characters can withstand all of these attacks, they enter another player phase where they continue in their battle to save the world! A World of Heroes The world needs champions—are you up to the task? This Core Set is just the beginning, and as a Living Card Game, new heroes and villains are on their way to Marvel Champions. What new challenges and powers await? Find out when Marvel Champions: The Card Game launches in the fourth quarter of 2019, and be sure to keep an eye on our website for more information on Marvel Champions, including additional previews, livestreams, announcements of upcoming expansions, and more!

Warren Worthington III was a founding member of the X-Men until the evil Apocalypse transformed him into the Archangel of Death. After a great amount of effort, Angel managed to escape Apocalypse’s influence, but he still struggles to control the powerful—and brutal—Archangel persona within him. Now, he soars his way into your games of Marvel Champions: The Card Game! By switching between his tactical Angel form and his powerful Archangel form, Warren is a high-flying hero with unrivaled aerial mastery. Within this Hero Pack, you will find Angel, his fifteen signature cards, his special “three-sided” identity card, and a full assortment of Protection cards inviting you to shield your allies from harm. The X-Force team would not be complete without the Angel Hero Pack! This expansion comes with a 40-card pre-built deck, giving you the chance to start playing from the moment you open the box.

When his daughter Cassie contracted a serious illness, Scott Lang drew on his checkered path as a thief and stole the Ant-Man suit to get his daughter the help that she needs. Now, Scott wears the Ant-Man suit full-time, and whether he’s growing to gigantic sizes or fighting alongside his armies of ants, he’s ready to take down the villain wherever they may be lurking. If you want to change your form at every opportunity, then Ant-Man is the ideal hero for you. Like every Hero Pack, this expansion offers a 40-card pre-built deck that’s ready for you to play straight out of the box, featuring Ant-Man and the Leadership aspect. And of course, you’ll also find plenty of cards for any hero to use if you prefer to construct your own decks. Tiny or Giant As a hero, Ant-Man is known for his size-changing powers, and that’s aptly represented in Marvel Champions by making Ant-Man the first hero to feature two different hero forms—one Tiny and one Giant. With an innovative design featuring a hero card that can unfold to become an appropriately giant-sized card, Ant-Man is sure to have an imposing presence on your table to match his size within the game. You’ll also quickly notice that Ant-Man’s abilities reward you for changing forms as often as possible. Flipping to the Tiny version of Ant-Man (Ant-Man, 1A) lets you remove one threat from any scheme, transforming into your Giant Ant-Man (Ant-Man, 1C) lets you deal a damage to any enemy, and switching back to Scott Lang (Ant-Man, 1B) lets you automatically heal a damage! In addition to unique abilities, it’s also notable that Ant-Man has different stats based on his size, so he’s much better at thwarting schemes while Tiny and attacking enemies while Giant. By Resizing (Ant-Man, 5), Ant-Man is sure to get the upper hand on villains of any size. Your size also comes into play with many of Ant-Man’s signature cards. Pym Particles (Ant-Man, 6) is a resource that offers a valuable kicker effect that changes based on whether you’re in Giant or Tiny form. Similarly, Ant-Man's Helmet (Ant-Man, 8) mirrors those effects, but lets you heal damage or draw a card every time that you change into one of your hero forms! Alternatively, you can fire your Wrist Gauntlets (Ant-Man, 10), spending resources to inflict a status effect that changes based on your size. The Gang's All Here In his pre-assembled hero deck, Ant-Man focuses on the Leadership aspect, and there are plenty of new allies that you’ll be happy to lead into battle. Hank Pym can fight alongside Scott Lang, wearing the suit of Ant-Man (Ant-Man, 11) himself—and you’re sure to get value from Hank Pym, since you pay resources to determine how many hit points he has. Giant-Man (Ant-Man, 12) becomes a true threat once he’s taken some damage, and Scott’s own daughter Cassie makes an appearance as Stinger (Ant-Man, 14)—a one-cost ally that doesn’t count against your ally limit! If you want these allies to stick around a little longer, you can easily boost their hit points with a Reinforced Suit (Ant-Man, 18), ensuring that they can keep thwarting schemes or dealing damage. And since all of these allies are Avengers, they’ll be able to benefit from Team-Building Exercise (Ant-Man, 24). This support seems destined to be a staple in decks that want to compile a like-minded team of allies, making it a natural fit for Leadership decks or other decks focused on building a team. Swarm Tactics Whether he’s infiltrating the villain’s stronghold as an ant-sized interloper or smashing their fortress to bits as a giant, Ant-Man can be the right size for the job. Get ready to change your size!

As Charles Xavier’s first student, nobody is more dedicated to the Professor’s dream of peaceful coexistence than Scott Summers, better known as the hero Cyclops. Armed with powerful optic beams and tactical genius, Cyclops leads his fellow X-Men on their missions as a brilliant field commander. Now, Cyclops leads the charge into players’ games of Marvel Champions: The Card Game! Cyclops is a natural leader and a brilliant tactician, making him a huge asset to any team. With this Hero Pack, players will find Cyclops, his fifteen signature cards, and a full assortment of Leadership cards inviting players to inspire their allies to victory. For players eager to challenge Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants, they can get started with the Cyclops Hero Pack! This expansion comes with a 40-card pre-built deck, giving players the chance to start playing right out of the box.

Oh yeah, we’re doing this. You know him, you love him, it’s the wacky and wonderful Merc with the Mouth, Deadpool! This fourth-wall-breaking hero has finally arrived in Marvel Champions: The Card Game, and he’s coming in a larger Hero Pack than the others! Deadpool’s all about risk-reward gameplay, with an ability that makes him nearly immortal but also adds acceleration tokens to the main scheme. His pack also comes with a brand-new aspect for the game: the ‘Pool aspect! In this 78-card Hero Pack, you’ll find Deadpool, his fifteen signature cards, and a bunch of ‘Pool aspect cards for you to play around with, including some extras in the back of the pack for you to experiment with! No Marvel game would be complete without Deadpool, and Marvel Champions would not be complete without the Deadpool Hero Pack. This expansion comes with a 40-card pre-built deck, giving you the chance to start playing from the moment you open the box.

Killed by Thanos in a wicked act of cruelty, Arthur Douglas was reincarnated as Drax, a knife-wielding warrior with a thirst for vengeance. Now a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Drax travels far and wide, driven and determined to put an end to the mad titan once and for all. As a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Drax charges into the scene with unrelenting fury in this expansion pack, which introduces Drax as a brand-new playable hero, along with his fifteen signature cards. With a pre-built Protection deck ready to go, you’ll be able to try out Drax’s unique vengeance-fueled gameplay from the moment you open the box. Punish the villains who wrong you and show them why Drax is a force to be reckoned with! An Eye for an Eye With a relentless thirst for revenge against Thanos and anyone else who stands in his way, Drax comes to the table ready to dish out as much of a beating as he takes. With high damage potential and borderline-absurd durability, Drax is a valuable combatant that is right at home in the front lines against the villain. As a warrior fueled by vengeance, it’s only natural that Drax has several tools to punish the villain for attacking him. For starters, while in his hero form (Drax, 1A), Drax gains a vengeance counter each time a villain attacks him. His attacks get stronger and stronger for each vengeance counter he has, so use cards like "Fight Me, Coward!" (Drax, 3) to draw the enemy’s fire your way. You can even defend a fellow hero from a villain’s attack to gain vengeance counters even faster. Don’t worry about taking too much damage—with 14 hit points and cards like Subdue (Drax, 18) softening the villain’s blows, you can be sure that Drax will survive long enough to build up the power he needs to steamroll his enemies. Once your ATK is good and boosted, it’s time to get some Payback (Drax, 7) on the villain! Use your Intimidation (Drax, 4) to stop the villain’s schemes in their tracks, then launch yourself at them with a devastating Knife Leap (Drax, 5). If you need just a bit more damage, then preempt that attack with a Leading Blow (Drax, 17)—with three vengeance counters, Drax’s attack will be more than high enough to still deal damage, allowing you to attack twice in one turn. Eventually, even Drax needs to cool down. When you finally run out of steam, switch over to Drax’s alter-ego (Drax, 1B) form for a substantial heal. If you can’t afford to let the villain scheme, then take out a minion with Hard Knocks (Drax, 16) to grant yourself a tough status card instead. If there are a few too many minions for your liking, then call on the aid of Moondragon (Drax, 13) to make them fight each other. Or you could always have a minion attack the villain for some extra damage—that works too! After all, sometimes the best defense is an unrelenting offense. Too Stubborn to Die Drax’s powerful offense combined with his impressive durability makes him a potent warrior and a valuable member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Guardians arrive in Marvel Champions: The Card Game with The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, and with the Drax Hero Pack arriving in June, the team will be nearly complete.

The second campaign expansion for Marvel Champions: The Card Game! Not every villain is content to contain their schemes to a single parochial planet—some have much more cosmic ambitions, unleashing their evil against the countless worlds of the galaxy. If you’re ready to leave Earth behind, it’s time to fuel up the Milano, grab that guy’s arm, and blast off for the stars! It’s time to team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy and take your games of Marvel Champions onto the galactic stage. Within The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, you’ll find an entirely new campaign, with five distinct scenarios pitting you against Drang of the Brotherhood of Badoon, the Collector (featured in two separate scenarios), Nebula, and Ronan the Accuser. You can play each of these scenarios individually or bring them together in an epic campaign, and with seven modular sets, there are opportunities to mix up all of your other scenarios. What’s more, this campaign expansion also introduces the first Guardians of the Galaxy heroes to the game, with fully pre-built and ready-to-play hero decks for Groot and Rocket Racoon. Galactic Villainy From your very first scenario, your heroes are hit with new challenges. In your battle against Drang (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 58), you can expect to battle the villain and minions like the Badoon Grunt (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 118). But it’s not just a fight on the ground—you’ll be flying the Milano (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 142) against Drang’s Badoon Ship (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 63), dodging through a Blockade (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 66) and dealing with perils like a Hull Breach (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 146). Once you defeat Drang’s incursion on Earth, you and your band of heroes decide to infiltrate the museum of the Collector (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 70), which takes your games in a completely new direction. Here, you’ll face the prospect of a rapidly thinning deck as the Collector invites you to Stay Awhile (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 78), claiming both player cards and encounter cards and incorporates them into The Collection. If you lose too many cards, you’ll face certain defeat, forcing you to fight to keep your cards out of the Collector’s clutches. Drang and your first encounter with the Collector are only the first two scenarios in The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, and you’ll face new twists and turns throughout the unfolding campaign. You’re taking on these villains because it’s the right thing to do, of course… but you also expect to be well paid. Throughout The Galaxy’s Most Wanted campaign, you’ll collect a reward in Units after each scenario, which you can spend in The Market to purchase new cards for your deck. The new cards you purchase might get you out of a sticky situation, like By Any Means (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 151) or Sure Gamble (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 169). Or, you might invest in some Milano Mods, like a Mounted Laser (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 171) or a Reactor Core (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 165), tapping into these powerful upgrades that grow more potent if you control the Milano. As you play through this campaign, you’ll also face the threat of a lethal Badoon Headhunter (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 183) hot on your trail. Though he may not seem like much of a threat, this minion will keep chasing you in scenario after scenario—and even a temporary defeat only brings him back stronger in your next battle. Whether you’re playing on standard or expert, The Galaxy’s Most Wanted campaign is a chance for you to take on some of the iconic spacefaring villains of the Marvel universe. Unlikely Heroes Within The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, you’ll find two pre-built hero decks ready to launch you into fighting alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy. Rocket Racoon (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 29B) revels in overkill, and whenever he deals excess damage to an enemy, you can draw a card—making him a perfect fit for taking out minions. A Rocket Launcher (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 37) can deal widespread damage, and when you Reload (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 31) to fire twice in one round, you have a good chance of wiping out every minion that stands in your way. It’s only fitting that Rocket Racoon’s pre-built deck features the Aggression aspect, and you’ll find other cards that lean into his penchant for excess damage and his love of Tech upgrades. Into the Fray (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 42) damages a minion and gives an Aggression hero a good way to remove threat from the main scheme, while packing a Hand Cannon (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 46) boosts your base ATK and gives you overkill. If Rocket Racoon is always eager to take the fight to hordes of minions, Groot (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 1A) has a much more defensive hero ability. In alter-ego form, Groot will stack up growth counters, and when he flips into his hero form (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 1B), those same growth counters will block damage coming at you. That doesn’t mean Groot can’t hold his own in combat though! A Root Stomp (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 5) might squash an enemy, and it lets you bank up more growth counters for the future. Among the Protection cards that fill out the rest of Groot’s deck, you’ll find some powerful ways to gain the advantage if you’ve kept your hit points intact. The Dauntless (The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, 16) upgrade gives you retaliate 1, so long as you haven’t been damaged by your battles. Take to the Stars Take your battles against villainy to new heights with The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, the second campaign expansion for Marvel Champions: The Card Game

Raised in the seedy underworld of New Orleans as part of the Thieves Guild, Remy LeBeau left behind a life of crime to join the X-Men. Using his mutant power to charge objects with explosive energy, Remy fights evil as the hero Gambit—and now he’s flipping his way into your games of Marvel Champions: The Card Game! By building up charge counters, Gambit can power up his attacks with explosive results, and as a thief extraordinaire, he can thwart even while in alter-ego form! With this Hero Pack, you will find Gambit, his fifteen signature cards, and a full assortment of Justice cards inviting you to thwart the villain’s schemes with style! This pack also includes a bonus modular encounter set featuring Exodus, the herald of Magneto! For players eager to challenge Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants, they can get started with the Gambit Hero Pack! This expansion comes with a 40-card pre-built deck, giving players the chance to start playing right out of the box.

Trained and tormented from childhood by the mad titan Thanos, Gamora is a deadly warrior able to wield nearly anything as a weapon and dispose of enemies with fatal finesse. No longer under Thanos’ control, Gamora now travels the stars as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and she is determined to end the suffering that she once endured. As a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Gamora dances into the scene with a deadly flurry in this expansion pack, which introduces Gamora as a brand-new playable hero, along with her fifteen signature cards. While she comes packaged with the Aggression aspect, Gamora is unique in that she can have up to six cards from other aspects in her deck as well! With event cards for both Protection and Justice also included in her pre-built deck, you’ll be able to try out her unique tactical flair right off the bat. With incredible combo potential and the ability to both deal damage and thwart schemes reliably, Gamora is a versatile hero and a valuable member of any team. You’ll be happy to have her! Killer Combos While Gamora’s childhood was anything but happy, she did gain an impressive array of skills from being trained by Thanos. Boasting incredible versatility and the ability to consistently deal damage and remove threat simultaneously, Gamora is sure to have an answer to nearly any situation. Your arsenal of options begins with Gamora’s alter-ego (Gamora, 1B) ability, Skilled Tactician. By including up to six Attack and/or Thwart cards of other aspects in your deck, you can build a suite of skills to foil the villain’s plans. Use your alter-ego action to pull an extra Attack or Thwart card into your hand, then, when you’re ready, flip to Gamora’s hero form (Gamora, 1A). Unleash a devastating combo of Finesse and Precision to show the villain exactly why Gamora is known as the most dangerous woman in the galaxy! Use your Keen Instincts (Gamora, 9) to help start your turn with Impede (Gamora, 16), removing 3 threat from the main scheme and triggering Precision to deal 1 damage to an enemy. Assuming Keen Instincts was played on a previous round, Impede will bounce back to your hand after it resolves (since it was your first card played this turn), allowing you to use it to help pay for a powerful Decisive Blow (Gamora, 6). Since you already played a Thwart event this turn, this attack will deal a whopping 7 damage, on top of triggering Finesse to remove 1 more threat from a scheme. This means that with just two cards you dealt 8 damage and removed 4 threat, and you haven’t even used a basic hero power yet. Even if you can’t pull of this specific combo, Gamora still brings plenty of options to the table. Some events, such as Hit and Run (Gamora, 20), count as both an Attack event and a Thwart event, allowing you to trigger both Finesse and Precision with just a single card. Your hero abilities can trigger during the villain phase as well, allowing you to use cards like First Hit (Gamora, 15) or the powerful Crosscounter (Gamora, 4) to stop the villain’s momentum before it can even get started. If you run out of steam, take a moment to come up with a Plan of Attack (Gamora, 13) and start building up a new combo. With so many options at her disposal, Gamora will constantly dish out damage while removing threat from schemes. Is there anything she can’t do? A Nebulous Alliance Gamora was not the only person to be “raised” by Thanos. Her surrogate sister, Nebula (Gamora, 2), also joins the fray as an ally in Gamora’s deck. Being able to search for any Attack or Thwart event in your deck makes Nebula a valuable teammate, as she can help you find the right tool for the situation at hand. However, be careful not to get too comfortable. Nebula is not a lovey-dovey sister, and an alliance with her is tenuous at best. Sometimes her jealousy of Gamora is simply too much to bear, and she may switch from your ally to your nemesis (Gamora, 26)! Whether Nebula ends up as your friend or your foe, there can be no denying that she will have a profound impact on any game Gamora is in. A Deadly Dance Gamora’s unrivaled versatility makes her a valuable member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Guardians arrive in Marvel Champions: The Card Game with The Galaxy’s Most Wanted, and with the Gamora Hero Pack arriving in May, the team is really starting to come together.

Ever since he witnessed a battle between Electro and Daredevil as a child, the life of a supervillain was enticing to Parker Robbins. Later, while stealing money to pay for his mother’s medical care, a chance encounter with a demon left Robbins with a pair of boots that let him walk on air and an equally-mystical red cloak. Now, as the Hood, Robbins and his budding criminal empire are swiftly becoming a formidable threat to the people of New York City. This 78-card scenario pack introduces a new scenario to Marvel Champions showcasing the Hood and his notorious organization of supervillains. Also included are a whopping nine modular encounter sets that can be mixed in with any scenario—including the Hood’s—to add more customization options to your Marvel Champions experience. Are you prepared to take down a dangerous criminal empire? Crime State "Hello, heroes. We’ve received intel that the Hood has been busy recruiting lowlifes from every nook and cranny of the city. The villains he has reached out to aren’t ones to scoff at. Among others, he’s made contact with Mister Hyde, the Sinister Syndicate, and the Wrecking Crew. Additionally, there are reports that he may have raided one of our armories, although that is currently unverified. It’s also likely that the recent string of emergencies—the fire, the shipyard disaster, the prison escape—are all connected to the Hood and his group in one way or another. If the Hood is able to truly unite all of these criminals under one banner, he’ll have a formidable empire that even the strongest of you will struggle against." When you first begin the Hood ’s (The Hood, 1) scenario, he is only just beginning to establish his empire by Making Connections (The Hood, 4A). During setup, you will choose seven modular encounter sets from your Marvel Champions collection (including from those included in this scenario pack, if you wish), but you will only shuffle one of these into the encounter deck to begin with. As the heroes battle the Hood, they will repeatedly be forced to resolve his Foul Play ability through cards like Establish Dominance (The Hood, 7) and Madame Masque (The Hood, 10). A side-effect of this ability is that it swiftly burns through the Hood’s deck, causing him to gradually build up acceleration tokens on the main scheme. As he completes his schemes, the Hood draws more and more criminals into his organization with Promised Prosperity (The Hood, 5A), permanently adding additional encounter sets from the set-aside pool into the game. Add in the chance for some Field Recruitment (The Hood, 12), and suddenly the Hood’s budding empire has grown into a threat that even some of Earth’s mightiest heroes might struggle against! Even when he isn’t building up his criminal organization, the Hood is still a formidable threat in his own right. Armed with his two Pistols (The Hood, 9), the Hood can easily dish out enough damage and threat to keep heroes on the defensive, and his Mantle (The Hood, 8) can protect him from the heroes’ attempts to slow his momentum. Once he has the Upper Hand (The Hood, 13), the Hood will call in his new supervillain friends to make things even more difficult for the heroes—you’ll have to stay on your toes to keep yourselves from being overwhelmed! A Villainous Empire As we mentioned before, this expansion comes with nine new modular encounter sets for your Marvel Champions collection. While you can use any seven encounter sets for the Hood’s scenario, the nine that come in his pack are all thematically related to his criminal empire in some way. For example, as was mentioned in the S.H.I.E.L.D. briefing in the previous section, the Hood has reached out to notable villains like the scheming Calvin Zabo (The Hood, 34). While not a very imposing minion on his own, the true terror of Zabo is when his Self-Experimentation (The Hood, 33) causes him to transform into the monstrous Mister Hyde (The Hood, 35). Hyde is a powerhouse of a minion with a ridiculous amount of health, which means he is a perfect distraction to keep the heroes away from the Hood’s plans. Other notable villains in the Hood’s organization are Boomerang (The Hood, 44) and Shocker (The Hood, 45) from the Sinister Syndicate, Crossfire (The Hood, 26) and his Crew, and all four members of the Wrecking Crew. Even beyond the members of his organization, the Hood can arm his lackeys with a Flamethrower (The Hood, 37) from a ransacked armory, take advantage of a Citywide Crisis (The Hood, 59) to keep the heroes busy, and retreat to a Secret Lair (The Hood, 61) to accelerate his schemes even further. Finally, if all that still isn’t enough challenge for you, this scenario pack also comes with more difficult versions of the Standard and Expert encounter sets. The Standard II and Expert II encounter sets can be implemented in any scenario in place of the usual Standard and/or Expert sets, and they pack quite the punch. For example, Standard II makes the villain a more Formidable Foe (The Hood, 49A), utilizing Dark Dealings (The Hood, 50) to advance the scheme and Total Annihilation (The Hood, 54) to tear through heroes and allies. With all this and more, now is the perfect opportunity to revisit some old foes and see if you can rise to the new level of challenge! Establishing Dominance Just because the Hood isn’t a powerful cosmic entity like Thanos doesn’t mean he is any less threatening. Muster your heroes and get ready to challenge his criminal empire when The Hood Scenario Pack arrives this fall!

Saturated by deadly gamma rays while saving his best friend from the detonation of an experimental bomb, the genius Dr. Bruce Banner has transformed into the towering, muscle-bound Hulk. Though Hulk’s unbridled rage can make him unpredictable, he is one of the world’s strongest heroes. Whether he’s angry or not, you’ll definitely want the Incredible Hulk on your side! If you’ve ever wanted to tap into your anger and leap into the fight with the Incredible Hulk, this is where you start. Like every Hero Pack, the Hulk Hero Pack comes with a 40-card pre-built deck, giving you the chance to start playing and smashing the villain right out of the box. Hulk Smash Though many heroes across the Marvel universe feel the pull between their alter ego and their hero persona, few can match the chaotic dichotomy between Bruce Banner and the Hulk. One is a genius scientist, the other is an unstoppable force of raw strength and rage. Just as in the comics, you’ll have to find a way to bring Bruce Banner and Hulk together if you’re going to tap the true potential of this hero in Marvel Champions: The Card Game. As Hulk (Hulk, 1A), this hero eagerly throws himself into the fray, so long as there’s something to smash! Hulk boasts three attack and a massive eighteen hit points, but with zero thwart, you’ll have to move fast—either finding some other way to remove threat or racing to defeat the villain before they can hope to bring their evil schemes to completion. While he can be a powerhouse, Hulk also isn’t great at planning for the future. He has a hand size of only four cards, and you’re forced to discard your entire hand if you end your turn as Hulk. Even though you’ll refill your hand, you can’t make plans for the future based on keeping cards in your hand. Bruce Banner (Hulk, 1B) marks a distinct contrast to the Hulk’s wild, chaotic power. Bruce Banner has a natural talent for setting up your future turns with some Experimental Research. By drawing a new card and filtering your hand, Bruce Banner helps to ensure that you can find the pieces to set up the Hulk’s next rampage. Though he has little ability to thwart the villain’s schemes, Hulk more than makes up for it with his ability to pump out damage. Your basic attack of three damage should not be dismissed, but you can send that damage through the roof with Hulk Smash (Hulk, 3). By playing this event when you make a basic attack, you increase your attack value by ten! And, if you paid for the event with only physical resources, your attack gains overkill, letting you KO a minion and send the rest of the damage straight onto the villain. You can push your attacks even higher by tapping into the Hulk’s Boundless Rage (Hulk, 9). For only one resource, you permanently increase Hulk’s attack by one—but as soon as you change form, you’re forced to discard this asset. Balancing your time as Bruce Banner and the Hulk is a key part of playing this hero, and deciding whether or not you want to give up your Boundless Rage is just another piece of that puzzle. Putting Up a Fight Hulk’s player deck is packed with Aggression cards, and as you’d expect, many of them specialize in dealing maximum damage to the villain. You may decide to go directly Toe to Toe (Hulk, 15) with your target—taking an attack from an enemy in exchange for dealing five damage. For heroes with high defense, like Hulk or Spider-Man (Core Set, 1A), Toe to Toe is an easy choice for inclusion. Even if you’re not planning to defend against the villain’s attack, you can turn this damage to your advantage with "You'll Pay for That!" (Hulk, 16). By playing this event after the villain attacks you, you can remove one threat from a scheme for each damage you took from the attack, giving Aggression decks (and heroes with plenty of hit points, like Hulk) an excellent way to keep threat from building up. Clash of the Titans Hulk’s power is undeniable, but the demons of his past are equally strong. Can you balance the genius intellect of Bruce Banner against the uncontrollable wrath of the Hulk?

A founding member of the X-Men and the team’s prankster, Bobby Drake discovered his mutant power to generate cold and manipulate ice as a young teen. He joined Xavier’s school to escape persecution in his hometown, and now he fights to protect others as the hotheaded Iceman—and he’s sliding his way into your games of Marvel Champions: The Card Game! With his special stash of Frostbite upgrades that can slow down the enemies’ movements, Iceman is a slick hero with a versatile spread of abilities that can adapt to any situation. Within this Hero Pack, you will find Iceman, his six Frostbite upgrades, his fifteen signature cards, and a full assortment of Aggression cards inviting you to put the villain’s forces on ice. This pack also includes a bonus modular encounter set featuring the bizarre and terrifying Sauron! The X-Men would not be complete without the Iceman Hero Pack! This expansion comes with a 40-card pre-built deck, giving you the chance to start playing from the moment you open the box.

After a senseless act of violence took the life of her best friend and of her stepfather, Riri Williams used her supergenius intellect to reverse-engineer Tony Stark’s Iron Man design and create her very own power armor. Now she soars the skies as Ironheart, determined to rid the world of cruel fates like the one she once endured. This high-tech hero boosts into battle in this expansion pack, which introduces Ironheart as a new playable hero along with her fifteen signature cards. With a pre-built Leadership deck ready to play from the get-go, you’ll be able to face down villains with Ironheart’s arsenal of armors from the moment you open the box. With the unique ability to gradually and permanently “level up” her armor for the rest of the scenario, Ironheart is a fantastic hero who can put in serious work for any team.

Orphaned as a teenager, Jubilation Lee survived on her own by taking up residence in her favorite shopping mall. After her mutant power to generate explosive energy manifested, she found a new home with the X-Men. Now, she uses her powers as the colorful hero, Jubilee—and she’s bursting her way into your games of Marvel Champions: The Card Game! With her unique emphasis on spending resources of different types, Jubilee is a flashy hero that can brighten up your battles. Within this Hero Pack, you will find Jubilee, her fifteen signature cards, and a full assortment of Justice cards inviting you to shine some light on the villain’s schemes. This pack also includes a bonus modular encounter set featuring the assassin (and death trap enthusiast) Arcade! The X-Men would not be complete without the Jubilee Hero Pack! This expansion comes with a 40-card pre-built deck, giving you the chance to start playing from the moment you open the box.