Rebalances and changes for Marvel Crisis Protocol continue as the update for Black Order for Characters, and the Infinity Stones were revealed!
Atomic Mass Games (AMG) has been doing a great job of keeping things interesting and so far we really like the updates. On their blog, they previewed some of the new character cards (which are printed in the new style) and why they made certain changes for each faction, etc.
If you want to see how the core set is changing, be sure to check out those changes here.
Let’s take a look at some of the more anticipated Marvel Crisis Protocol Character Card changes for the Black Order faction.
Marvel Crisis Protocol Black Order Update
Staying true to first activations we start by looking at Corvus Glaive.
First things first. You’ll see that Husband of Proxima Midnight and Wife of Corvus Glaive now have a new Power cost of 1. While this may not seem like much, it does mean that players will have to be more mindful of managing each character’s power if they want to ensure that they can double activate. Additionally, we have reduced the Range of the superpowers from 4 to 3.
Husband of Proxima is crucial to Black Order. Taxing that ability is a great rework. Yes, it is a NERF but not one that changed how this character works. If you are a Black Order player you will just need to manage your power better, you can still set up your activations the same.
Death Blow is also harder to proc but you are throwing the same amount of dice. There was also a small buff to the energy defense on the healthy side. However, other than that it’s safe to say Corvus is still a beast.
Proxima Midnight Character Card Updates
Since the couple’s release, there has been plenty of discussion about their unique Husband and Wife superpowers, especially with how it allows them to really excel at what the Black Order in general want to do: maintain priority and Daze or KO a single target before it can react.
Wife of Corvus Glaive costs one power to activate and has the same text change as Husband of Proxima Midnight. Having the reduced range will allow your opponent to capitalize on your mistakes if you measure wrong or place them within someone’s threat range. The opponent is going to do everything they can to separate the husband and wife duo, and this range change will make it that much easier.
Ebony Maw Character Changes
Ebony Maw who was one of the strongest dudes in the MCU is finally about to drop knowledge on his enemies. Knowledge in the form of huge mystic attacks and easy power generation that is…
The first thing to note is that the strength of Black Tongue has gone from 5 to 6. Not only does this put its damage potential better in line for a modern-day Threat 5, it also significantly increases the chance of Sinister Influence triggering. While the increase to Maw’s damage output is useful, where Maw really struggled was in his durability. Mind Over Matter allowing him to use his 6 Mystic defense against any attack type was impressive, but ultimately led to a play pattern where Maw was forced into not using the rest of his cool kit so that he could bolster his rather weaker defenses.
Static Mind Over Matter is a must if you are paying five threat for this character. Maw never had an issue with power generation but he also could never really utilize that and have a solid defense.
He was a glass cannon at five threat, but got a lot of general number bumps that the dev think he needed However, are we going to see this guy running with Black Order? As strong as this piece is coming off he potentially could also find a home outside of affiliation now as well.
Infinity Gem: Space Changes
Space Gem is seeing a slight rework, as making something cheaper is always enticing right?
The first one to go over is pretty simple, the Space Gem is getting a reduction in cost from 2 Threat to 1. Our hope is that this small adjustment makes the Space Gem a more interesting choice for characters that can take it, especially compared to the Mind Gem. Additionally, we expect that the change to the Time Gem we are about to look at will also increase consideration for the Space Gem as well.
Infinity Gem: Time Changes
From the start the Time Gem was the most difficult of the Infinity Gems to both reflect its power and balance in the game. After a lot of consideration, we decided to rework the gem from the ground up because, while the original ability was fun and flavorful, it opened too many negative first turn play patterns when it came to Crisis design.
Now, this is something we should all take a look at, this card has completely changed from its original. No complaints here, as the original time gem was an auto-include in most black order lists on Thanos.
That being said this card is also a very powerful effect at a cheap threat cost. Also, with the rework of how you make your roster with stones, this could be a lot better than the old-time gem.
That’s all for the Black Order update. AMG is amping up for an exciting change to an already great game.
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