Natasha "Dum Dum" Romanoff ~ Death from above

At Saint Petersburg in the 1860s, dum-dum bullets were outlawed. However, they could be found in the underground of the black market, providing you had the right contacts

This deck has a hidden weapon of massive destruction, to be revealed and unleashed once control of the battlefield has been taken with a silk-glove, yet an iron grasp. This weapon is, of course, Dum Dum Dugan, but we´ll talk about him later.

This is all about abusing Rapid Response with both Maria Hill and Nick Fury. Whenever they block and be defeated, you can activate Rapid Response to bring them back into play and draw three cards for you (with Nick) or one card for you and all your partners in a multiplayer game). If you have Maria with one hit or Nick with two hits, you can also attack/thwart with them to activate rapid response. In a multiplayer game, you should do this with Maria only if you are the active player.

Think of Agent 13 as the landlady of your Safe House #29, and thwart with her mainly to use twice your little haven, so you can recover two preparation cards in a turn. This is by far her most powerful action, but in certain situations, you might need to activate twice your Helicarrier, Nick or even Maria.

Command Team are there, in the early and mid game, to make sure that Nick Fury activates at least twice, but in emergencies, you might use it on Agent 13 or Maria Hill too.

Espionage is your card drawing engine, and is incredibly powerful in a multiplayer game, as it will trigger way more often. It´s simple, whenever you come across one in your hand, put it into play as a priority.

Once your Command Team are out and mostly spent, it´s time to bring in the death from above Dum Dum Dugan. He will attack or thwart for six by using these now useless command teams, and will do it three times before being defeated. In the meantime, you´ll be able to focus your Rapid Response on Nick and Maria, but when Dum Dum Dugan is about to be defeated, you can use on him and get two activations of six again abusing those obsolete command teams.

As soon as you have access to your Safe House #29, you should you switching from hero to AE and back again every turn, in order to cicle your preparation cards (especially rapid response and espionage). Managing timing and card play here is the most challenging thing of handling deck, but also most fun and rewarding.

In the early game, you should aim for those Black Widow's Gauntlet, Safe House #29 and Espionage cards and you will be set for control. There is a SIM card for Make the Call thinking of Maria Hill if are the active player of your group and don´t have her, and Innovation ready to refresh Agent 13. Enjoy.