Marvel Villainous - ULTRON Strategy Guide + Overview

[@rebelfriend8817]

I love how you like take over the world and get stronger as the game progresses. He’s definitely my favorite villain to play

[@LordoftheBoard]

Yeah he just slowly ramps up and OBLITERATES. Super fun for sure :)

[@Jennifer-5]

Ulton sounds like he's going to be my favourite after watching this so I'm going to play him first I love playing pete

[@LordoftheBoard]

Very very powerful villain for sure

[@redemption101caleb]

That second location in his domain really is powerful. My cousins and I love this game, and I was playing Kang and was fortunate enough to conquer that space very early on. For a good chunk of the game, thanks to turn order, I was free to move there and use all the goodies.

[@cooperjohnson5658]

OMG!! I can’t wait until this game gets shipped to my house next week! I can already tell this game will be so much fun!

[@InvaderZim07]

Ultron took a bit of a hit on his last Objective with the Mischief set, but only when going against Loki himself. That ‘set power to one’ Fate card is BRUTAL on Ultron. And I’m pretty sure there’s another card in there that reduces power too based on the Multiverse cards. Going through all these again I’ve come to realize how much of a Swiss Army Knife Loki’s fate deck is. Ultron is still my favorite of course but hearing all of these again is making me so enamored with the design of the newest set and how it interacts with the old ones.

[@elliotfong5061]

1 tip I try thinking about is let's say Ultron has 10 power while The Invasion of Stark Enterprises event is on going, and you defeat it, you would automatically win with 3 upgrades already done.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Good thoughts!

[@rodrigo_sosap7]

Yeiiih another video 😁, two villains left 🤩🤩 your freestyle was great 👌🏽👌🏽

[@LordoftheBoard]

Hey thanks! I appreciate you watching till that part 😂😂

[@johnwilkes4032]

I want to see more villains for some reason the starter pack just looks okay I hope the next one focuses on the Sinister Six

[@LordoftheBoard]

Which ones do you want to see?

[@benwren2917]

Doc ock, green goblin, kingpin, mysterio, sandman, and maybe electro or lizzard

[@thehobbyist7275]

@@benwren2917 Red Skull would be cool too. Have like a sleeper agent mechanic that could convert other allies or something to Hydra agents or something like that. But for a sinister six, I'd have Doc Ock be the character and the others are allies with the objective being to assemble the team

[@giomander40k]

I played ultron multiple times and is by far the coolest character among the base characters Is objective it's also so simple and precise compared to everyone that makes him so beautiful

[@cmcwar]

Has anyone else saw that a shadow of Loki is on the back of the instruction book of Marvel Villainous

[@halker13]

Yas! It was a question in BGG quiz contest a little while ago, although I didn't know the answer back then xD

[@cmcwar]

Hrvoje Lončar LOL

[@michaelwht682]

I think expansion packs are gonna come out at some point. Loki, Red Skull, and Dormammu are at the top of my wish list!

[@cmcwar]

Mike White I’m wishing for Loki, Red Skull, and Galactus

[@GreenLab-vo7vs]

@@cmcwar I personally want mysterio, or doctor doom.

[@cooperjohnson5658]

Loving all the tutorial vids,I’d like to see a tier list of all the marvel villainous (including Loki expansion) I’m also saving to buy the ENTIRE villainous collection. So far I have all the marvel and I have all the Disney (except for the Bigger and Badder expansion.

[@JoshSmith-on3yl]

Loved this! Only Boardgame creator who treats to beats and freestyles! Lord of the Bars???

[@LordoftheBoard]

Lord of the bars... hmmm I like that

[@elliotfong8794]

Another tip, if Angelica is in your realm use Jocasta to relocate her to Odin's Vault... Not only removing one soul mark already when played and screwing her more with Jocasta's ability by playing her to Odin's Vault

[@MrGabino8000]

After purchasing Disney's Vilianous with my two 20 year old kids and the wife for a year now. I went ahead and purchased Marvel's Vilianous yesterday. I love that it's based on the comics, not the movies. Can't wait for Star Wars Villanous thou.... Love all you Villanous vids bro. keep it up.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thank you! and yes starwars villainous is wonderful! as is Marvel :)

[@rodrigo_sosap7]

For you, which villain is the easiest, the hardest to win, and the most fun 🤔😅

[@LordoftheBoard]

Great question! Easiest is Ultron for me. Hardest to win is Thanos for me. And the most fun is Hela and Thanos :)

[@jandrew2002]

Another great video Lord, keep it up!!!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thank you!!! :)

[@zenjustice2282]

Another awesome video!! Love the lighting in the background, you are always improving, its great to see. That rap was FIRE🔥🔥 - keep doing your thing Sam!!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Zen Justice thanks so much! I appreciate you noticing. I am really working hard to create a better environment :)

[@theresaharris9590]

Loved the video. New to the game and this was really helpful!

[@changedcj007]

Just saw your channel and it looks really cool, congrats you have a subscriber!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thanks for the sub! And welcome :)

[@shahirrizvi7977]

@@LordoftheBoard not sure if you will see this but, yesterday I played this with my brother, he was thanos and I was taskmaster, I lost because all of my allies were at the bottom of my deck but my the time I drew them, he only needed one more stone, which he got

[@royboy8380]

This really helps me I’m taking down notes of the really important stuff in this video so I can get better at this game❤❤

[@sweetsounds1960]

I love all your videos, especially the villainous ones! I’m hoping to save up for all the sets and you give me an idea on which ones I want! Thank you!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Appreciate you :)

[@elliotfong5061]

Just an FYI, Giant Sentry can played either with 6 power or two sentries from your hand not your domain..

[@karris8445]

Love this one! And great freestyle 🤩

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thank you 🙌

[@thesolitairegambit2556]

First of all, I am loving you videos! You are doing something unique and amazing that others are not doing!♥️ Second, don’t stop making videos! 😍 Third, please expand your reviews to other games such as Marvel Champions! 😎

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate all the compliments. and i am slow at transitioning games. but i am working on producing them faster so that i can broaden the horizons a bit better.

[@shaunna5326]

When you have to remove 2 sentries for the upgrade does it count as removal to use them for a vanquish action? Or do they simply need to be sacrificed through a discard?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Sacrificed. Basically remove them as payment to flip the tile over :)

[@nataliehoffman0714]

great video, sam! when i first played through as ultron there was some confusion. when you have to “remove” the sentrys for the first upgrade, do you simply remove them, or do you need a specific action (like discard, for example) to do so?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Natalie Kulpinski you just get to remove them at any time during your turn :) just remember you can’t complete 2 upgrades in a turn. So you could play both sentrys... then remove them both in one turn :)

[@shannonclegg3477]

Hello. I’m also confused on the remove sentries. So you play during a play card. But you don’t need the discard action to remove them? You Dan pay to play them and just just remove them immediately to your discard?

[@MoisesCangas]

Had a question about Ultron's upgradea. Does he keep the previous upgrade everytime you go up 1?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Yes! You keep all the specialties. But can only use each 1 time per turn

[@halker13]

Amazing channel! I play Root as well as Disney and Marvel Villainous so it's really helpful :D Also, cool freestyle in the end xD

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thanks so much!

[@Venomzilla1]

Awesome! Now I can become the ultimate Ultron!

[@LordoftheBoard]

Yeah!!!!!!! You got this!

[@rollnycgaming2279]

Awesome video! Gotta say so far Thanos is my favorite.

[@keatonr6043]

Can you make a strategy guide for Taskmaster next please and thanks

[@LordoftheBoard]

Keaton R he is definitely coming :)

[@keatonr6043]

Cool

[@trainertiggy6130]

Damn nice ultron rap lmao

[@LordoftheBoard]

Haha thanks for watching till that point! Appreciate you 🔥

[@davidstone281]

Ultron is so much fun.

[@LordoftheBoard]

I agree :) is he your fav?

[@davidstone281]

@@LordoftheBoard I won't have a favorite til I've played all of them in a real game. I've only really played Thanos. The rest I've played solo matches against each other.

[@elliotfong5061]

Try this, play seven sentries. Two to remove them for task 1, one with two impervious alloys, and 4 for the third task

[@LordoftheBoard]

Nice!

[@elliotfong8794]

Madame Medusa for next villain

[@LordoftheBoard]

That would be rad!

[@SPARTANoh11]

Ultron is kinda hard to stop when he gets the ball rolling. Not enough fate cards hurt him as much as they do to players using Hela or Thanos.

[@LordoftheBoard]

He is extremely powerful

[@chelsor6006]

So do the heavy sentry’s work the same as the regular ones where they dont need to be discarded?

[@curtischriscoe5383]

can you please do the taskmaster video next i'm really looking forward to it. why did't you talk about the specialty cards. dannnggggg that ultron freestyle was great

[@LordoftheBoard]

Curtis Chriscoe I originally laid it out that I would have a section for the specialty cards. It just didn’t seem to fit well into the video and hoped I talked enough about them to help people understand. I will leave it in next time. Thanks 😂 taskmaster is coming!

[@curtischriscoe5383]

@@LordoftheBoard your welcome i don't have the game myself but i did play a game with my sister (the Disney version) once and i liked it then. i know of at least two of the cards optimization and ultimate but whats the other one called

[@LordoftheBoard]

Curtis Chriscoe there is transformation, optimization, ultimate and Age of Ultron :)

[@curtischriscoe5383]

@@LordoftheBoard thanks

[@alexishenderson4513]

Thank you for these Marvel Villainous videos! They have been SO helpful in learning how to play this very complex game. One question, is there a point to other villains placing hero cards into Ultron's domain other than to block the top actions? Does he ever actually HAVE TO defeat them?

[@LordoftheBoard]

As long as you can keep progressing to your goal you don’t have to defeat the heroes if you do not want to :) I’m glad you enjoyed the videos!

[@uikumuhone]

question... on the specialty cards that ultron comes with, the first one says to REMOVE two sentries.. since there is NO RULE or ACTION or CARD allowing you to REMOVE allies from your board and discard them, would you need to use them in a vanquish action in order for them to be removed, because I don't think thats very "challenging" if we could just remove allies from your board especially if no where in the rules or his cards or his booklet allow him to do so. Me and my husband played last night and got into a bit of a confusion, plus every video we watch shows the players just taking the cards off after putting them on, which to me shouldn't be done that way. when I think of removing allies I think of vanquishing them to remove them from your board, in which case now you have fullfilled that objective and can now flip over the tile. note I played it this way by using my two sentries in a vanquish in order to remove them off my board for the first objective as well as used the duplicate sentry with the two items attached to him to vanquish and remove them to flip the second specialty card over, and I still won against him playing as taskmaster (we were up and up the entire game, it was nerve wreaking). I want to say this is the way to remove allies to flip those specialty cards because if not it wouldn't be challenging enough to keep the game going for all players especially if you are playing a two person game. would appreciate thoughts on this.. mahalo.

[@LordoftheBoard]

So yes, you have to remove by just taking them from the realm and transferring then to your discard. Like you are seeing. They are used as payment during play. He is very powerful and currently the easiest to win with.

[@roderickhollingsworth5838]

Question? For Ultron’s “heavy attack sentry” the card says this “location” gains a vanquish. Just to be clear. Does my villain mover have to be on that location specifically in my domain in order to complete the vanquish action or can the card be played in a different domain than my mover and be played in the same turn? Example. My mover was in the 3 domain. I play heavy attack in the first under a hero. Can that sentry immediately vanquish or do I need to move there on my next turn? Many thanks. Sorry for the long post 😅

[@LordoftheBoard]

Hey you would have to be at the heavy attack sentrys locations :) no need to apologize! I am always willing to answer questions.

[@WretchinWilson]

Correct me if I'm wrong... but there's almost no reason to worry about being Fated or Vanquishing Heroes in your Domain, right? You just keep pressing on to accomplish your Upgrades until you win and there's almost nothing that can be done to stop you. Even a well timed Nick Fury or Black Widow will only hold you back for a turn or two. What do you guys think?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Ultron is powerful! Highly recommend for new players!

[@thomaslecomte1570]

Hey, do you plan on talking on the custom villains, like Bill Cipher and Edgar? I’ve just discovered them and I’d like to know which one are the most balanced so my players don’t have a negative play experience

[@LordoftheBoard]

I do not cover customs. I may someday cover my own on the channel but even that might be dangerous licensing wise!

[@senor-achopijo3841]

Say, I have a question: how do you remove your sentries? Do you have them vanquish heroes? In that case, do your sentries have to win the fight? Can you just remove them from your domain anytime, without performing actions? How does this mechanic work?

[@LordoftheBoard]

So treat it as a free action you can do at any time during your turn. remove the sentries from your domain and discard them and then gain the benefit of their removal. this was now added to the rulebook of the new marvel expansion as it wasn't added in the original box printing.

[@senor-achopijo3841]

@@LordoftheBoard Thank you very much. I bought the game the other day and I was playing Thanos. I got confused by some card descriptions, so I started looking up how to play the game in case something like that happened again.

[@simons6138]

How do i "remove" my sentrys without fighting? In our first game no other player placed any heroes on my Board so i couldnt fight and therefore remove my sentrys. I have no card in my deck to remove them from my board either so how does this work?

[@MrXmancruz3056]

When's that venom Expansion walkthrough coming !?!

[@jayster426]

For age of ultron. Do I need to use play a card action to pay 12 power or once I have 12 power I can immediately pay and win?

[@LordoftheBoard]

You do not! :)

[@stewbiedo]

We ran out of power tokens in our game and I could only seen to get to 11 power tokens. Can you gain more power tokens than are in the game box?

[@LordoftheBoard]

You can use any other substitute. There isn’t a limit

[@colonhansen8470]

I bought this game recently and find that Ultron is just too easy to win. Do you have house rules or suggestions to make him a little more challenging to play as.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Ultron is very strong. We give him to newer players.

[@cadeautismproud5495]

Venom is coming out this week for the game. Hope you cover it

[@LordoftheBoard]

Venom will definitely be covered on the channel !

[@guillermomarquez85]

Thanos has so far been my favorite

[@ohtobeasuriel]

I think it is easiest to win the game with Ultron. His deck is very functional towards his objectives and there's not tons that other players can do to foil him, but he can mess with other players.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Big agree. :)

[@thejoeyouknow-m5r]

Ultron is really fun to play as but one rule I'm not sure about is are Ultron's upgrade abilities cumulative or do you just have one at a time?

[@LordoftheBoard]

1 at a time :)

[@LordoftheBoard]

Sorry. You can use then one at a time but you can have all accessible during your turn :)

[@ryanwort18]

With Ultron to achieve your first two objectives when it's your turn can you literally just remove the cards from the board to achieve this or do they have to be removed by vanquished?

[@LordoftheBoard]

You can just choose to remove them during your turn.

[@elliotfong8794]

How about this. If you have Giant Sentry and 2 other sentries you can remove them both to play him and get the transformation. Basically 2 benifits to Ultron.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Good thoughts!

[@MrPablo456]

You have to remove from hand not domain

[@elliotfong8794]

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@andymacias9650]

I am so glad you finally got to my favorite villain Ultron who honestly is way more powerful than Thanos so thank you. I also enjoyed that cool freestyle at the end #lordofbars

[@LordoftheBoard]

Way more powerful. :)

[@nathansantiago2994]

Fun fact: Ultron is the only villain that has a gain 3 power without having to play 2 cards and discard cards

[@LordoftheBoard]

Super interesting! :) thanks!

[@vindicate1799]

I enjoy ultron the most so far

[@LordoftheBoard]

Really fun villain!

[@calebk4232]

If you truly wanna be evil with Ultron, use Jocasta to take Black Panther if you're facing a Killmonger player. Since Killmonger needs to kill Black Panther, he cant win if Black Panther is on your board, unless he sends allies to your board and uses a vanquish action. Although at that point, Black Panther becomes an infinity stone in that its you attempting to defend him and Killmonger attempting to kill him.

[@oddbulbsaur935]

Actually I think killmonger is able to use activate to bring BP back to his realm for 2 power.

[@calebk4232]

@oddbulbsaur935 yeah, I had noticed that after the comment was made

[@littlemac3732]

Does removing a Sentry cost power at all?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Nope! The cost is the removal.

[@littlemac3732]

@@LordoftheBoard Awessome thank you!

[@Robert-Law]

Appreciate your insight into Villainous. Question regarding Ultron: he plays WAY too fast in general, but ESPECIALLY since his upgrades accumulate. A 2 player match against Thanos is simply no fun. However, what if Ultron's upgrades REPLACE the previous version? Having access to the first upgrade for constant sentry regen when playing other sentries is OP, pure and simple. I can understand Thanos being able to choose from the collected Infinity Stones because it makes sense thematically, BUT is limited by the activation action to trigger it. Ultron's specialty is always "on" with precious little to limit it outside of the upgrade process itself in my suggested nerf. Do the official rules address this situation in any way? It doesn't even seem like heavy fate on Ultron would slow him down as the only action that gets blocked from heroes is relocate, which Ultron doesn't really need due to multiple drone fetch and assembly cards in his deck. What do you think?

[@LordoftheBoard]

Good thoughts! I mostly give Ultron to players learning the game. Its nice to have villains easier to play for those newer to the game!

[@tinmajdandzic6437]

How do you remove sentrys from domane??

[@LordoftheBoard]

It is a free action on your turn. Treat it like a cost. Remove the sentry’s to get the effect.

[@herobrinelord3578]

Ultron yay

[@LordoftheBoard]

Ultron so good!

[@mnstorm99]

6:23 correction, the sentries are discarded from your hand, not domain.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Thank you!