Wow, over two years ago we posted an article about 5 Marvel Legendary decks to get you hyped for Avengers End Game. Now we are back with long-overdue follow-up to celebrate the official kickoff to Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

That’s right, the Black Widow movie was finally released and it’s time to celebrate with not one, not two, but SEVEN custom decks!

If you are unfamiliar, Marvel Legendary is a deck building game set in the Marvel Comics universe for 1 to 5 players. It also happens to be our favorite game. Read this post to find out why! 

To play, you’ll choose a Mastermind for your heroes to fight. Next you’ll select your Scheme which sets unique conditions that the heroes must over come. Then you’ll build a villain deck, this will be determined sometimes by the scheme you select and the number of players. Due to the variability of scheme, cards you have, and players at the table, we’ll leave the villains deck assembly up to you. And finally, you’ll build your hero deck. The brave warriors who will be attempting to take down your mastermind. We’ll give you five heroes for this deck. If you are playing with five players, you’ll need to add a hero, so we’ll leave that last recruit up to your team.

One last thing: These set ups are purely thematic. There may be other combinations that work better together; making the game easier or more difficult. These deck suggestions are completely for the love of Natasha Romanoff!

If you choose to play one of these, we’d love to hear how your heroic journey played out! Send us a shot of your battle and tag us on Instagram!

Deck One – S.H.I.E.L.D

While the movies have strongly connected Black Widow with the Avengers, I also think of her as an agent of S.H.E.I.L.D. This deck is a team-up with my favorite S.H.E.I.L.D. affiliated heroes!

Mastermind: Hydra Super-Adaptoid
Suggested Villain Groups: A.I.M. Hydra Offshoot & Deadpool Friends (Both feature Taskmaster)

Scheme: S.H.I.E.L.D. vs HYDRA War

Heroes: Black Widow, Nick Fury, Agent X-13, Agent Phil Coulson, Quake

To play this setup, in addition to the base game, you’ll need the following expansions:
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Captain America 75th Anniversary

Deck Two – Bad Girls Gone Good

Before Natisha was an Avenger, she was an operative of the Red Room. This deck features other female heroes, once considered evil, now fighting the good fight.

Mastermind: Dark Phoenix

Scheme: Corrupt Next Gen of Heroes

Heroes: Black Widow, Eletrka, Sacrlet Witch, Emma Frost, Nebula

To play this setup, in addition to the base game, you’ll need the following expansions:
X-Men
Secret War Volume One
Dark City
Revelations
Into the Cosmos

Deck Three – Lethal Ladies of the MCU

Black Widow was the first feature female hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so this is her chance to get the team-up with the other leading ladies of the MCU.

Mastermind: Thanos

Scheme: Forge the Infinity Gauntlet

Heroes: Black Widow, Wasp, Captain Marvel, Valkyrie, Gamora

To play this setup, in addition to the base game, you’ll need the following expansions:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Ant Man
Heroes of Asgard
Secret Wars Volume One

Deck Four: Ghosts of the MCU

While the stories of the following characters are likely done in the MCU this deck allows you to continue their adventures at home.

Mastermind: Ultron

Scheme: Age of Ultron

Heroes: Black Widow, Quicksilver, Yondu, Vision, Iron Man

To play this setup, in addition to the base game, you’ll need the following expansions:
Ant-Man
Civil War
Revelations
Into the Cosmos

Deck Five: Code Name “Black”

Save the world with some amazing super heroes who all know the key to the best super hero names.

Mastermind: Grim Reaper

Scheme: Crush Them with My Bare Hands

Heroes: Black Widow, Black Panther, Black Bolt, Black Cat, Black Knight

To play this setup, in addition to the base game, you’ll need the following expansions:
Revelations
Secret Wars Vol. One
Spiderman: Paint the Town Red
Ant-Man

Deck Six: Red Hair Flair

Black Widow bands together with other heroic redheads to stop Red skull from stealing their hair to make himself a wig to cover his skull.

Mastermind: Red Skull

Scheme: Anti-Mutant HatRED

Heroes: Black Widow, Medusa, Jean Gray, Dare Devil, Banshee

To play this setup, in addition to the base game, you’ll need the following expansions:
X-Men
Realm of Kings
Dark City

Deck Seven: Secret Avengers

In 2010-2012 there was an Avengers comic feature spec-ops team that I really enjoyed. I recommend checking out this collection (Not an aff link) since each story is a one-shot.

Mastermind: Immortal Emperor Zheng

Scheme: Master Mysteries Kung-Fu

Heroes: Black Widow, Captain America Secret Avenger, Moon Knight, Beast, War Machine

To play this setup, in addition to the base game, you’ll need the following expansions:
Captain America 75
Spiderman: Paint the Town Red
Secret Wars Vol. 2
Revelations

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