Expendables

I apologize for my difficulties with HTML formatting here... not sure why the links aren't working.

Also, though I thought I was having an original idea here, RedBear64 put out a similar deck with exactly the same title weeks ago. Check it out here: https://marvelcdb.com/decklist/view/47568/the-expendables-1.0

English

Here's the general idea: get The Circe out as early as possible, and keep it running all game by shifting counters to it with Command Team until you can get S.H.I.E.L.D. Director out to get at least one free use every turn. Then play out big allies, use them up with Command Team, then block with them or discard them for big gains with Save the Day or Go Down Swinging. Have Fun!

Spanish

La idea general es la siguiente: usa El Circe lo antes posible y mantenlo activo durante toda la partida moviéndole contadores con Equipo de Mando hasta que puedas usar Director de S.H.I.E.L.D. para obtener al menos un uso gratis por turno. Después, juega aliados importantes, úsalos con Equipo de Mando y bloquea con ellos o descártalos para obtener grandes ganancias con Salvar el Día o Batir con Fuerza. ¡Diviértete!

French

Voici l'idée générale : sortez La Circé le plus tôt possible et maintenez-la active tout au long de la partie en lui transférant des marqueurs avec Équipe de commandement jusqu'à ce que vous puissiez sortir Directeur du S.H.I.E.L.D. pour obtenir au moins une utilisation gratuite par tour. Ensuite, jouez vos alliés puissants, utilisez-les avec Équipe de commandement, puis bloquez-les ou défaussez-les pour des gains importants avec Sauver la situation ou Descendre en s'écrasant. Amusez-vous !

German

Hier ist die Grundidee: Holt The Circe so früh wie möglich heraus und haltet sie das ganze Spiel über am Laufen, indem ihr mit Command Team Spielmarken auf sie legt, bis ihr S.H.I.E.L.D. Director herausholen könnt, um mindestens eine freie Nutzung pro Runde zu erhalten. Spielt dann starke Verbündete aus, verbraucht sie mit Command Team, blockt dann mit ihnen oder werft sie ab, um mit Save the Day oder Go Down Swinging große Gewinne zu erzielen. Viel Spaß!

Maria Hill is Boring

Both Nelson All over Cards (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phCpHvWykpc) and D20 Woodworking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5u9wrHzvtc) have observed that Maria Hill can get pretty samey when you play the most intuitive way: getting loads of supports and move counters and ready helicarriers. [The Pericles](/card/50020) is very very strong. Too strong, probably, because it trivializes the villain's activations. So I set out to do something different. The Circe can put an ally into play for (basically) free. So let's revisit the "discarding allies" from War Machine. Save the Day and Go Down Swinging never really seemed that fun when I was trying to put allies into play with Sneak Attack. Even when using Sneak Attack, the cost of putting an ally into play is 3 effective resources, and you don't get to *keep* the ally. With The Circe, you get the powerful ally for only one effective resource (the ally itself). I've included some great choices like Heimdall, Falcon, and Beast who have great When Entering Play abilities, and these can be recurred with Rapid Response. Thanks @Teraxe for pointing out in the comments that Spider-Man and White Tiger do not trigger their great abilities when "put into play", so you must play them from your hand to benefit. I've kept them, though, because White Tiger is great in Expert Mode (four effective resources to play, but then get 2-3 back), and Miles Morales with Command Team is a winner every time. It might also get a bit samey, but it's not a support spam! The Circe is a fun card, but only Maria Hill can really make this work... no one else can consistently use it. Reinforcements can keep counters on your Command Teams, and though 7 supports isn't a grand number, it's enough to make All-Points Bulletin worth playing. I also found this deck works just fine without Rapid Response... maybe even better without it (because you reduce the chance of getting a "dead" hand for the Circe with no good allies to play for free