Fantasy Flight Games has officially announced the addition of the Jubilee Hero Pack to Marvel Champions: The Card Game. This new pack introduces the character Jubilee, a mutant known for her ability to generate explosive energy, as a playable hero. The announcement highlights Jubilee’s backstory as an orphan who found refuge in a shopping mall before joining the X-Men, reflecting her resilience and adaptability.
The Jubilee Hero Pack includes the character as a new playable hero, accompanied by fifteen signature cards that showcase her unique abilities. The pack comes with a pre-built Justice deck, enabling players to use Jubilee in their games immediately after purchase. Her gameplay focuses on the strategic use of resources of different types, providing a fresh dynamic for players.
Additionally, the pack contains a modular encounter set featuring Arcade, a character known for his love of death traps. This encounter set introduces new challenges and side schemes, enriching the game’s variety and complexity.
Jubilee’s character in the game is distinguished by her versatile playstyle, emphasizing the combination of various resource types to activate her powers. Her alter-ego form, Jubilation Lee, reflects her history as a mall dweller, with abilities that allow her to search for essential items in her deck. These items, such as her Coat and Sunglasses, enhance her combat capabilities, further diversifying the strategies players can employ.
The inclusion of characters like Wolverine in the hero pack opens up additional gameplay strategies, encouraging teamwork and collaboration to overcome challenges. The Jubilee Hero Pack aims to add a vibrant and strategic option for players, offering a mix of fun and complexity to the game.