"I Told You. You'd Die For That!" - The S-Tier Ruling - The

THOR S-TIER RULING INTRODUCTION

Compared to what Thor does in comic books and movies his Marvel Champions design is underpowered.

How is it that "The God of Thunder","The Mighty Thor" isn't among the top choices when taking on the toughest opponents in Marvel Champions?

Myself and many others have tried to get a truly strong deck built with Thors original design. We've tried every aspect and had to revert to building decks with an excessive amount of allies and scattered strategy veins in an attempt to make up for what Thor's original design lacks and still he continues to linger in B-tier or C-tier.

My "S-Tier Ruling" changes some abilities and creates new abilities in Thor’s character cards to fit cinematic and comic book events taking Thor from "Dad bod to God bod" placing Thor into the S-Tier.

"AS LONG AS WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT...."

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THOR S-TIER RULING

“I NOTICE YOU’VE COPIED MY BEARD.”

1. Thors hand size is 6 as Odinson and 5 as Thor. Asgard will still increase hand size by 1 when in play.

"THAT'S MORE LIKE IT"

1. Thors basic thwart is increased to 2.

“HAVE AT THEE!” / "IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO?!"

1. During any phase while in hero form, Thor is considered engaged with a minion as long as there is one in front of him and can draw two cards anytime during each phase and only once per phase.

2. When in hero form and he attacks or is attacked by any minion in play he engages that minion from that action and can draw two cards once per phase.

3. Upon flipping from Odinson to Thor and a minion in is front of Thor he can draw two cards.

4. If during villain phase and there is no minion in front of Thor and a minion is placed in front of Thor as the last revealed encounter card and as the final thing to happen during villain phase then the villain phase is considered over when the minion is revealed and Thor is not eligible to draw two cards during villain phase unless the minion quickstrikes in which case the minion engaged Thor and he can draw two cards that phase.

"YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?!" / "HE NEEDS THE AXE!"

1. Jarnbjorn (Stormbreaker) gives Thor the aerial trait.

2. If ever Mjolnir is out of play and just Jarnbjorn (Stormbreaker) is in play then Jarnbjorn (Stormbreaker) maintains Mjolnirs +1 to Thors basic attack.

3. Thors maximum basic attack with Mjolnir and Jarnbjorn (Stormbreaker) in play is 3ATK.

4. After Jarnbjorn (Stormbreaker) is initially drawn and put into play it can be called on by Odinson "Worthy" action as Mjolnir is.

5. Jarnbjorn (Stormbreaker) retains its ability as written on the card and can also be thrown, exhausted and returned to your hand as Mjolnir is when a Hammer Throw is played. This allows up to two hammer throws to be played per turn if both weapons are in play.

6. The 8 available damage in a Hammer Throw can be distributed among any number of minions in play and the villain in any sequence. Any remaining damage after selected minions are eliminated is dealt to the villain as overkill.

7. Once Mjolnir or Jarnbjorn (Stormbreaker) hit a minion during a Hammer Throw it must eliminate it before it can move to the next target. allowing you to only partially damage a minion or the villain if it the last target hit.

8. A minion or villain with a tough status will take no damage and absorb all remaining of the 8 damage when hit. (Remember to hit tough enemies last)

"YOU GOT THE LIGHTNING......"

1. Lightning Strikes can apply to all enemies in play, the villain and each minion in front of all players if 3 or more energy resources are discarded by Thor for that event. Delivering the 3 or more damage to each enemy in play and ignoring tough status if aerial.

2. If fewer than 3 energy resources are discarded during Lightning Strike then the event is played according to the original rules.

“THAT MAN HAS NO REGARD FOR LAWN MAINTENANCE”

1. For Asgard! can be used in alter-ego and hero form.

TEAM-UPS:

"HOW ABOUT THAT." IRON MAN

1. If Thor targets Iron Man with a Lightning Strike that would deliver 2 damage then Iron Man's next attack does 5 additional damage.

"ARE WE DONE HERE?" CAPTAIN AMERICA

1. If Mjolnir is in play and Thor targets Captain America with a basic attack and Captain America simultaneously plays a Shield Block then each enemy in play takes 3 damage.

"BECAUSE THATS WHAT HEROES DO."

I have published two "S-Tier Ruling" decks as Thor has two primary approaches to attacking enemies. Obliterates them with his pure lightning and/or destroys them with his brute strength.

40-50 cards is not enough cards to fully express both of Thors approaches in one deck. My two decks will have expressions of each approach in them but one is dominate in the build.

I built each deck with more than 40 cards because of the enhancement of the "Have at thee" ability and to accommodate a comprehensive list of high value strategy veins to be consistently drawn.

Choosing between two decks based on the villain, encounter deck and style of play I think is more dynamic and enjoyable.

1. "The God of Thunder" deck expresses and emphasizes Thor's ability to charge up his Lightning Strike and Dive Bombing with lightning enforced Hammer Throw and axe throws turning the tide. Designed primarily for heavy minion games.

2. "The Mighty Thor" deck expresses and emphasizes Thor's brute strength face to face with villains. Designed primarily for games with fewer minions.

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"THE MIGHTY THOR" - DECK STRATEGY

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“YOU TALK TO MUCH”

Thor's might in face to face combat can really be seen with this deck with the increased hand size and then Asgard in play you will have enough cards to consistently deliver big damage.

“I ACCEPT YOU SURRENDER”

Hammer Throw, Full-Body Charge, Dive Bomb, Pitchback, Piercing Strike, Lightning Strike will be drawn consistently not to mention Limitless Stamina for additional thwart and damage.

“FORTUNATELY I AM MIGHTY”

Couple up The Power of Aggression with Energy Genius and Strength to supply the four cost attacks. God of Thunder is there to assist in putting Mjolnir and Jarnbjorn back in play after Hammer Throws

“ARE YOU MOCKING ME?.....STOP IT..YOU JUST..YOU DID IT AGAIN.”

Activating "Have at thee" to draw two cards once per phase by keeping a weaker minion if front as long as you can is a bonus strategy for more cards and is typically worth the damage taken and scheme added it is usually made up with Godlike Stamina and To the Rescue!.

“....YOU HAVE MY WORD”

Invulnerability and Godlike Stamina play a big role in this deck and should be seriously considered to be played each time they are drawn.

“HOW DARE YOU ATTACK THE SON OF ODIN”

Unshakable combined with Godlike Stamina will keep Thor clear of any confused and stunned statuses.

The True Thor has Arrived!

“BRING ME THANOS!”