How to Play MARVEL CHAMPIONS | A solo play of Captain Marvel vs Ultron

[@jmobley6]

As someone who's just learning this game, your videos have been so helpful in how gameplay flows both solo and two handed solo. Thank you!

[@sudsongjr9628]

My friends and I really struggled with Ultron but you made it sound like a walk in the park. Great pacing. Thx for the vid.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@sudsong jr Thanks for watching, and good luck in your next battle against Ultron!

[@toomanybarts]

That’s what I was thinking. As those drones kept coming out I’d be swearing by then! Made it look easy!

[@Bighomer5]

This is super helpful. Thank you for recording and sharing!

[@billstrohler]

By far the best play through I see. You have great pacing and explain everything. We only had the game a month and haven't tried Ultron yet.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Bill Strohler Thanks, and very much appreciated! Good luck against Ultron in your next session!! :)

[@darkgryphon7684]

I just got Marvel Champions and love it! I'm still learning but your pace and strategy is amazing! You make it look easy, LOL

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Dark Gryphon Welcome to the world of Marvel Champions ... and looks can be deceiving. :) Thanks for watching!

[@Gitch_Games]

Great video! Super helpful as I struggled to learn the game.

[@middleclassjoe]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record: Great playthrough. Your pacing is excellent.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

I don't mind that broken record. :) Thanks for watching!

[@bengroothuis5061]

Agreed well played

[@popmon6446]

Yep, Dale makes the best playthroughs by far. Clear, clean, quick with no superfluous chatter. Very helpful and well done, sir!

[@michaelzupke4261]

Dale, I want to thank you for your videos on helping clarify the rules for what I consider an enjoyable game. Subscribed to show my appreciation.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Michael Zupke Glad you are enjoying the game, and thanks for the sub! :)

[@aybboy636]

I just picked up the game 2 days ago. These videos are awesome!!!!! I've learned a ton!

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Anthony Young Glad the videos helped, and hope you are having fun with the game! :)

[@davidwhitfield6025]

Only just discovered you. Was introduced to this game by Team Covenant 3 years ago when they first discovered it at a Con. Excellent play with Captain Marvel, one of the best all round heroes in the game and one of my favourites after Iron Man. CM Justice is a very strong combo solo even with the base set today.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@David Whitfield Thanks for watching, and Team Covenant does some great playthroughs, and I also use them for their subscription service to make sure I never miss a release. :)

[@HistoricalConflict]

"I'm glad you asked that, because I wanted to take this time to explain my evil plan..."

[@CamDrums_yt]

You need to come back :'(. Best tutorial videos by far.

[@Quincy_Morris]

Just got MC and your videos have been a big help.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Glad the videos have helped, and happy gaming! :)

[@jcdc9437]

Coming back to MC since they announce Wolverines pack soon after 2 years of « beh » caracters for me. Just to be sure I play Ultron good, You help me lot even if I play the right way. Awesome fluidity! Thanks.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Welcome back! :)

[@kuccikulistova5725]

Hi. I just used your deck CM and its super awesome😍😍😍thank you for video❤❤❤

[@Yacovo]

Thanks for the video.

[@martayharmay]

This video earnt a subscribe from me. Makes me more confident to go play and teach it. Thanks!

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Marty Harman Thanks for watching, and the subscription! Happy gaming! :)

[@fuloran1]

Thanks for these! Great playthroughs!

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching. I hope to do some type of play through with each expansion. :)

[@tonybowers9490]

As always - Thanks for sharing! Well played! Ultron it pretty tough. Those drones are a pain. I've yet to play against Ultron, but have beat Rhino and Klaw on hard. I may be wrong, but given some of the Ultron 'per player' cards, it looks like Ultron may defeated the easiest with one super hero, which is not the case for Rhino and Klaw. Usually having another different tactic deck and hero helps, so that one can focus on attack and one on thwart. I forget the name of the card, but the one that is loaded with up to 5 energy to do 10 damage is a game changer. I think you used it 3 times! Ouch! I've played a few games with Capt Marvel and that card produced the same devastation for me. IMHO, it's one of the best cards in the whole game.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

I agree. I played ultron with four players this weekend, and we got destroyed. Didn’t even beat the first version of ultron! For encounter cards obligations came up, extra schemes and a player’s nemesis. Still had a lot of fun though! And yes, I thought Captain Marvel would have a good chance with Justice, her personal heal and ability to draw a card. Not sure Iron Man would stand a chance solo on Ultron. :)

[@tonybowers9490]

@@DaletheCasualGamer True Dat about Ironman. He needs time to get his tech on. While Ironman was getting dressed, or Black Panther getting equipped, Ultron would probably win by completing his scheme. I think you chose the right super hero for solo. Capt Marvel is well balanced

[@bittner75]

I’m trying to learn this and have a question. Should the nemesis have attacked right away when it showed up? I thought they do just like a minion that comes as an encounter. Please advise.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

It depends on which phase you are in when it shows up whether it attacks that round or not. Typically they show up during the “encounter” phase which is after the villain/minion “attack” phase. Hope this helps, and good luck!!

[@timmyz1069]

19:06 did he make a mistake? Didnt he should have killed the daredevil because he thwart and got damage for doing thwart?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Good catch ... Daredevil lived slightly longer than he should have but the next encounter card took him out, so no change in the games outcome. :) Thanks for watching!

[@timmyz1069]

@@DaletheCasualGamer Yea no problem I was just confused I thought daredevil has regen or something! love your video! keep it going! I was thinking to buy the game but still not sure when hehe

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Needless to say for me, it’s become one of my favorites both solo and with friends. :)

[@sedlak87]

Flawless gameplay

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Thanks! Captain Marvel really helped with that! :)

[@mattiamodena5791]

Not really, at 14:45 he forgets to deal himself an encounter card. Good playthrough nonetheless, I'm enjoying this series.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Haha!! My quest for a perfect game continues! Stay tuned next time to see if I succeed, or continue on my path ... ;)

[@Graceclaw]

Not that it mattered, but he also forgot to kill daredevil with self-damage on his last thwart (it died to concussive blast and he had the cards to kill anyways). But I couldn't let the claim for flawless stand :)

[@toomuchtosay6573]

New player here and your videos have been awesome to learn the game and some tips! I do have one question, at one point Captain Marvel was exhausted but you still flipped to Carol Danvers, you’re ok to do that? I know it’s one flip per turn but wasn’t sure if you could flip after you’ve exhausted so I haven’t been doing that

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Too Much To Say You can still perform actions and flip forms even while exhausted. Generally, you only exhaust to use one of your "powers" ATK, THW, DEF or REC. Hope that helps, and happy gaming! :)

[@e3m88]

Playing two handed solo is more difficult because the extra Encounter cards really punish you, I'm still learning how to balance the actions.

[@chadconklin7279]

Thanks for the posts my son and I are trying to figure this game out and I learn something new every video. Question though, how do you know all the cards to add to the encounter deck?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Great to hear you’re playing with your son! The main scheme for each villain should have setup instructions for sets of encounter cards to use. Happy gaming!!

[@doogieboomstick9316]

Great video. Quick question about the last play. I thought that when a card mentions specific resource (energy in this case) we cannot use "wild". Am I wrong ? Thank you.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

When paying for a card a wild can be used as any resource, when discarded from the deck looking for a specific resource then it is just “wild” and can’t be specific. Hope that helps. :)

[@offdapace2627]

wow that was nail biting at the end lol

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@wes Ultron will do that. ;)

[@EvanSnowWolf]

Where did you get those black card stands? I am guessing those do not come in the Core starter kit?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Thanks for watching! They are UberStax and you can find purchase information for them at www.uberstax.com . I also did a video highlighting them at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOxg3SEd9p-iZY and a handy attachment tray at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqmap2fqrSlrcU . Hope that helps and happy gaming! :)

[@veekleek7535]

I really struggle with threat removal. That beats me more than having the heroes knocked out.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Veek Leek I'm probably there with you, those sneaky "the villain schemes" popping up at the wrong time are a problem! :)

[@massive323]

at 15.19, when scheme 2 comes into play, as it's still phase 2 of the villain phase, (as Ultron's 5 scheme kicks it up) does the Ultron Drone that comes into play scheme for 3 also?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@massive323 Yep, skipped a phase there. Sorry for the confusion. :)

[@Reanimatedself]

Where did you find the card bench you use for villans?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Reanimatedself Thanks for watching! They are UberStax and you can find purchase information for them at www.uberstax.com . I also did a video highlighting them at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOxg3SEd9p-iZY and a handy attachment tray at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqmap2fqrSlrcU . Hope that helps and happy gaming! :)

[@bernardgodfrey3499]

Looks really easy to win. I held off on buying as all the play throughs I've seen so far have won.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Thanks for watching! The game does have several ways to make them harder, and while I’d like to say “I’m an excellent gamer”, I’m just a casual gamer that played on the easy level to show game play. Maybe I could play the same game but put it into to super expert mode. FYI. My trial play through I lost, so there is a lot of randomness concerning which encounter cards come out along with hero deck construction.

[@bernardgodfrey3499]

@@DaletheCasualGamer I'll give it further though. I do prefer the DC Rebirth though.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

That’s another good one, and the campaign does bring you in a bit more. There are rumors this game will be getting a campaign mode.

[@bernardgodfrey3499]

Knowing FFG, that wouldn't surprise me. :)

[@javieryang2630]

I'm curious why you opt to mostly take damage from the villain instead of using the defence ability of the hero. Is this generally a better move?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Javier Yang It's a balancing act ... if you exhaust to defend, then you can't exhaust to attack on your turn. Hope that helps!

[@michaeljohnson463]

Im still learning, great video, i was wondering about one of your actions.. you are able to dicard cards to get rid of their cards instead of playing your own?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

On some of the villain cards it states you can discard cards with certain resource types to discard that card. Hope that helps! Good luck!!

[@michaeljohnson463]

@@DaletheCasualGamer yes it does thank you very much!

[@ghstrdio]

Where did you get your card stands from?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@GhostRadio Thanks for watching! They are UberStax and you can find purchase information for them at www.uberstax.com . I also did a video highlighting them at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOxg3SEd9p-iZY and a handy attachment tray at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqmap2fqrSlrcU . Hope that helps and happy gaming! :)

[@amirariffshukur4587]

Just realized that both energy channel in the deck while it says max 1 per player. am i getting it wrong or for captain marvel, her decks are only allowed to play for 14 instead of 15.

[@ChewyElephant]

It means max 1 out in play at a time per player. It's ok to have more than one in the deck.

[@amirariffshukur4587]

@@ChewyElephant ahhh okay thank you. meaning that once one in play, the other one just use as resource card

[@marvart]

15:46 Ultron never did an encounter phase.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Oops! No wonder he's so angry! ;)

[@lucaalessandrini7235]

Ehehe. I thank that before the encounter also the drone had to make a scheme, am I right?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@@lucaalessandrini7235 I think you are correct ... but when you mess up a rule, might as well mess up two. ;)

[@RogerioRibs]

When drones are engaged, can we put damage on ultron directly?or defeat drones first?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Unless there is a card out that states Ultron cannot take damage if there is a drone in play, then you can put damage on Ultron.

[@benporter5716]

Great video dude. Which sleeves do you use? Thanks

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Ben Porter Thanks! At the time I recorded this video I was using Fantasy Flight Sleeves, but have since moved to Dragon Shield clear matte sleeves. A bit more expensive, and can't go back to the "standard" card sleeves. :)

[@johnbrown6230]

Newbie question. I'm a bit confused about the boost star symbol and what thet mean on the cards. Can you please clarify this?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@John Brown It's a bit confusing, the actual "boost symbol" is the 3 point symbol that boosts the villains attack or scheme value. The Star symbol activates text on the card that will only go off when the card is flipped as part of an activation to attack or scheme by the villain. Hope that helps, and welcome to the Marvel Champions game! :)

[@johnbrown6230]

@@DaletheCasualGamer Thanks! This is helpful.

[@JesusGonzalez-it2sv]

@@DaletheCasualGamer and does the star boosts the attack too?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@@JesusGonzalez-it2sv The Star's do not boost the attack for damage but reference something in the text block. Hope that helps, and happy gaming! :)

[@JesusGonzalez-it2sv]

@@DaletheCasualGamer yes it did. :)

[@OnionMortgage]

Are you house-ruling that initial mulligan? I'm under the impression that the first mulligan is either a full hand of six or no mulligan at all.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@OnionMortgage Thanks for watching. No, that is the normal rule. Draw your hand and you may discard any cards and then draw back up to your hand size. Hope that helps!

[@OnionMortgage]

@@DaletheCasualGamer Thanks!

[@kevinmedeiros1095]

Great playthrough. What card sleeves are you using and where did you pick them up?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Thanks! I use Fantasy Flight Games "Standard Card Game Sleeves". Most game stores have them ... and of course Amazon. Happy gaming!

[@SaschaKleiber]

Dale the Casual Gamer Are those comparable to Dragon Shield Sleves?

[@barryc6785]

Where can I get that card stand? What's it called?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Barry C Thanks for watching! They are UberStax and can be purchased at www.uberstax.com. I did a video highlighting them if you want more information ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOxg3SEd9p-iZY

[@bookergrimm]

A little fast for me. I'm struggling with the rules and would like it if we could see your hand cards on screen please.

[@tytytyty88]

Can you use cap marvel action ability to heal and then flip to Carol and use that ability to draw a card in same turn?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Yes. Using character abilities do not cause the card to "exhaust". :) Good luck in your game!!

[@Daimonakos]

When you progress main scheme to 2b you forgot to draw an encounter card

[@talhaiqbal6798]

At 7:00, do you not need to use a mental resource specifically to remove four threat? I thought the wilds didn't count because it needs to have the right symbol. And daredevil was supposed to take damage at 19:06 right?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Talha Iqbal When paying for resources from your hand, wild count as what you need them to be, but note if you are looking for a specific resource when discarding cards, then it only counts as a wild. And yes, Daredevil should have taken a damage at 19:06 ... but he ended up being KO'd a little later anyway. Thanks for watching!

[@liltone9614]

Is there a Thanos set

[@nicka.9057]

Mad Titan's Shadow does. Galaxy's Most wanted has Ronin, Nebula, and Drang.

[@themexcellence3622]

Great video. What card holders are these?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@themexcellence Thanks! They are uberstax and can be found at uberstax.com. I also did a quick video on them to explain them more at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOxg3SEd9p-iZY. Hope they help your game setup! :)

[@nikosaurusgaming313]

Why daredevil didnt die?

[@riconos]

Great series! Keep it up. One questions, what are those card stands? :)

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Thanks! I use uberstax which are available at uberstax.com. They come 6 pieces to a bag (most of my stands are two pieces each). Hope that helps!

[@PaintingwithFlare]

At 10:18, why did you put another threat to the scheme? At 19:08 could you also expend the energy channel to do 8 damage?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

At 10:08 ... memory lapse. 19:08, I didn't have an energy channel to use ... but I do love using that card. :)

[@massive323]

@@DaletheCasualGamer were you also supposed to get a drone after the attack? (10.08)

[@jamieh4148]

I still like Legendary better. I don't like the exhausting card mechanic, just not for me.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Legendary is a great game (I love my deck-builders), and one that will probably always be in my collection. While both have Marvel heroes, they are two different games for me, and one does not replace the other. Thanks for watching!

[@roberttrebor7249]

I have both and love that they are kind of the 2 sides of the same coin; one is a perspective of maybe a SHIELD agent managing heroes as a resource, while Champions is the other side actually being that one hero; why limit to just one? :-) Thanks for the walk throughs, they really help me figure this game out!

[@SaschaKleiber]

Did u construct this deck yourself? Why not the preconstructed?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Sascha Kleiber Now I try at least one game with the pre-constructed decks. In my earlier plays, I dismantled them before giving them a chance. Thanks for watching!

[@baixaki349]

You’re not doing the encounter phase.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Playthroughs aren't always perfect, but not sure what you mean. Checked through the first several turns, encounter phases are being completed. Feel free to watch again, 4:39, 6:04, 8:35, 10:21 are the first 4 turns of encounter cards.. Hope that helps, and happy gaming.

[@TheMadagenais]

Love the pacing. A couple of mistakes here and there, but excellent playthrough none the less.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Thanks for watching! I try to keep it casual and hopefully to just minor mistakes. :)

[@nickhamilton2649]

im not even 5 mins in and you really messed up ultron's 1st turn. they might have changed the rules in 3 years but its not like that now

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

He attacked, after the attack chose to add a threat on main scheme per text on ultron and then an encounter card.

[@chriswinston1223]

More entertaining than the mediocre movie.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Chris Winston I'm not sure whether to say "Thanks!", or sorry you didn't enjoy the movie. :)

[@SaschaKleiber]

Movie was awesome.