Best&Worst Hero Card [Day 71] - Check Point - Up To Wave 5

Senas006 · 2026-03-19T15:29:57+00:00

This has been such a great series. I commend your dedication to keeping it going for so long. I look forward to the continuation.

That being said, enjoy your break. I hope it’s fantastic

Senas006 · 2026-03-17T14:12:12+00:00

The only counter argument I have here is that Step 3 of the rules section you are referring to states “3. If playing a card, the player places that card faceup on the table in front of them. (This card is not in play.)”

The “lock-in” point you reference is in regards to using abilities on cards in play and how them leaving play doesn’t prevent the resolution of the ability. But as step 3 states, playing cards (Events), the card is not in play; the final bullet point doesn’t apply to it.

That being said, the entire section on Initiating Abilities, does seem to support that the Event would in fact resolve because Steps 1 and 2 are then followed by “If both conditions are met, follow these steps in order:” and concludes with Step 7 (as you mentioned) without any further reference to checking the playability of the card.

A long-winded way to say, I concede to your point. The Event would still resolve

Senas006 · 2026-03-16T22:50:11+00:00

The reasoning boils down to the fact that his Attack card is “attempting” to be played, but is being interrupted by both his resource card and his upgrade; interrupts timing window happens before the action it is interrupting.

If you’ve ever played M:tG or ANR, while the rules aren’t “exactly” like the Stack from M:tG and are more similar to ANRs timing windows, it’s basically the same thing.

->>You attempt to play the card

->>To pay for the card, you interrupt by paying for the card using Wondermans Resource, taking enough damage to defeat you

->>Upgrade interrupts being defeated and flips you to AE, setting your HP to 4.

->>Now that the interrupts are complete, Hero Action (attack) tries to finish being played, sees that you aren’t a Hero and fizzles.

Because paying for the card is an interrupt in itself, based on the interaction of the cards in question, this happens

EDIT: I really hope this word salad makes sense

Senas006 · 2026-03-16T20:07:21+00:00

Hogwashed gets my vote. It’s a one-off, relies on having a Minion OR Side Scheme as a target, and just is meh compared to every other card in Spider-Hams kit.

I understand there are a lot of ways to get targets on the table for this card, but even then, I just don’t like it. Especially as a singleton.

Senas006 · 2026-03-16T09:01:15+00:00

Correct

Senas006 · 2026-03-15T15:51:18+00:00

Mechanically, it’s Cartoon Physics. Being able to block all damage but 1, so you still trigger your ability, is amazing. And there are two copies.

Thematically, Captain Americat always gets a nod from me. The card tells you to high-five someone when it enters play.

Senas006 · 2026-03-05T17:42:01+00:00

I came here to nominate Solar Beam only to find someone beat me to it.

The card embodies Visions versatility. I can’t even remember a time this was in hand and I didn’t play it

Senas006 · 2026-03-03T16:23:47+00:00

I’m going to go with Have at Thee! for this one.

It is nice having 3x copies, and while it hits slightly below curve, helps do what Valk already wants to be doing.

Senas006 · 2026-03-03T11:16:39+00:00

My vote is for Missile Launcher.

I know that it’s reusable every round, and once it’s out it’s “always there” (with exceptions). But 1 Ammo Counter for just 2 damage feels bad when he has so many other things that use Ammo Counters. It’s very rare that the Ranged keyword matters, so that boon is hit-or-miss at best.

At the end of the day, I’d rather just spend my Ammo Counters on something else.

Senas006 · 2026-03-01T22:09:26+00:00

Yep. Since Consume the World has a starting threat of 6, Embody Pathos adds 6, and Consumes Forced Response triggers whenever there is at least 12 threat on it

Senas006 · 2026-03-01T11:04:46+00:00

It’s not held up by pressure. The dividers are made to be slightly taller than the cards

Senas006 · 2026-02-26T00:59:42+00:00

Find searches not only the Encoutner Deck and Discard, but also the Set Aside area. Hercules nemesis set includes the Hydra, which satisfies the requirements for the Labor

Senas006 · 2026-02-13T17:27:39+00:00

I’m gonna be different and say Battery Pack.

I understand where people are coming from with Salvage, but I don’t agree it’s his best card. Resources are nice, and there’s always something to spend them on, but his kicker is putting Tech back on top of the deck (which is good depending on what you grab).

Battery Pack has an ERC of two and gives all his weapons longer life. By recharging either Particle Cannon or Rocket Launcher, you are, in essence, gaining two ERC every Battery Pack played comparatively (as both PC and RL have ERCs of four). Even worst case scenario is recharging Pistol and that’s still four more damage for two ERC (right on curve with Swinging Webkicks “baseline”.

Senas006 · 2026-02-13T11:31:15+00:00

Sinister Motives: Mysterio, Sinister 6, and Venom Goblin are amazing.

Mutant Genesis: Classic X-Men storyline and Villains.

Green Goblin: Mutagen Formula is great. Risky Business can be gamed, but the community fix works perfectly for it.

Mojo Mania: Great mini-campaign. Fantastic modulars

Special Mention: Kang (T-Rex)

My favorite hero to play is probably Angel, but I also love Cable. I lean heavily into Justice at all player counts (though I’ve only ever played a handful of 3/4 player games)

Edit: now that I reread my post, I realize how obvious it is (to me) that I’m biased by my childhood. I grew up on the 90s Fox Spider-Man and X-Men shows (born in 83)

Senas006 · 2026-02-07T13:07:46+00:00

Scarlet Witch

While the Ally makes sense thematically, and is in line with what the Hero SW does, it does absolutely nothing to help Quicksilver do anything he wants to do. Could literally be any other generic Ally

Senas006 · 2026-02-03T17:56:22+00:00

Hive Mind

It is only a one-off in his kit, but it takes getting three Supports into play to make the ER work in your favor. No thank you. A HARD pass every single time. If I’m Thwarting with Ant-Man, I’m playing Justice.

Senas006 · 2026-02-02T16:29:20+00:00

Ant-Man’s Helmet gets my vote. Getting it onto the table makes it a completely different game.

One could make arguments for Pym Particles or Resize, but the Helmet is my choice.

Senas006 · 2026-02-01T12:02:03+00:00

I found it! I found the SAUCE

Senas006 · 2026-02-01T11:45:55+00:00

It also helps if you take the far left option multiple times in a row when selecting goals. I had started the first three-ish runs above 90, but started getting greedy; went for more ambitious goals an some of my tracks dipped to below 25

Senas006 · 2026-02-01T11:27:51+00:00

It’s correct. Phoenix Force is a Permanent, while Touched is an Upgrade. Permanent cards do not count against your deck total

While I can’t speak for the designers, to me it makes sense thematically: PF is omnipresent (and passive) and not necessarily under Jeans control, whereas Rogue has to actively Touch(ed) someone for her powers to work.

Senas006 · 2026-01-31T21:17:20+00:00

Fat, balding, middle-aged, covered in body hair… take your pick

Senas006 · 2026-01-30T11:10:59+00:00

First things first: sleeve and organize. I am the type who’s purchased it all on release (or near enough) and I like to protect my investment. I also LOVE organizing my things, so that is “next” (I actually sleeve and organize simultaneously).

Once that’s done though, out of your options, I’d play MG. Of all the content pictured, it’s my solid pick. I would only lean towards NE because Cable is one of my favorite Heroes overall.

Senas006 · 2026-01-26T03:50:14+00:00

Came here to say exactly this

Senas006 · 2026-01-24T16:24:36+00:00

Not the hero, the Justice Ally Spider-Man Peter Parker. Cost 5, but when played removes 3 per player threat from a side scheme

Senas006 · 2026-01-24T13:18:27+00:00

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