Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) (Avengers)

[IAmBatman]

Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)



Card PDF

NAME = BLACK WIDOW
IDENTITY = NATASHA ROMANOVA

UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
SPECIES = HUMAN
CLASS = AGENT
PERSONALITY = RESOURCEFUL

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 5
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 230

AVENGERS CONTINGENCY
When Black Widow is defeated or another card on your team has its last figure defeated, you may move any unrevealed Order Markers from that card to any other cards on your team. For the rest of the round, after an ordered activation with an Avengers or Agent ally, you may activate Black Widow, after which your turn ends.

CLOSE COMBAT DEXTERITY
Instead of Black Widow's move through attack phases, she may make a move action, and may make 2 adjacent normal attacks at any point during this move action.

ELECTRIC STUN BATON
Before Black Widow attacks an adjacent figure with her normal attack, you may choose for that attack to be Electric. If Black Widow inflicts 1+ Electric wounds on an adjacent Unique Hero, you may roll a d20, adding 1 to the roll for each wound inflicted. On a 14+, remove 1 unrevealed Order Marker from the defender's card.

FACTION: AVENGERS
PUBLISHER: MARVEL
KEYWORDS:
SYMBOLS: STEALTH

WORLDS COLLIDE: Despite her checkered past, Russian-trained operative Black Widow is one of the most daring and heroic members of the Avengers, and one of the few resourceful enough to survive when the world begins to fall apart!

Resources and Rulings

• The suggested figure for this unit is a Heroclix figure: Captain America Civil War #003/Black Widow
• See this card's wiki page for synergies and strategies!

Credits

• Legacy design: IAmBatman
• Playtesters:
  • IAmBatman
• Card art: japes
• Comic creators: Stan Lee, Don Rico, Don Heck

Updates

• N/A

[Arch-vile]

Should the name be Natasha Romanova? In 2.0 we've been going more with what the characters are called over their birth names (like Logan instead of James Howlett). But I haven't read enough Marvel to say for sure she doesn't go by Natalia, I'm just going by what the wiki says.

In the 1.0 design, Black Widow could only attack twice with adjacent normal attacks - I'm guessing that wasn't meant to change given the name of the ability. Also I think the wording should mirror Hit-Girl's Combat Dexterity.

CLOSE COMBAT DEXTERITY
Black Widow may attack an adjacent figure normally up to 2 times at any point during her move phase. If she does, she may not use her attack phase.

Rest of wording looks good! Actually, I think you need to say "Avengers faction" in the first power since she doesn't mention it earlier.

[Yodaking]

With her normal attack being a ranged attack, the title Close Combat Dexterity seems a little strange. I don't think she's the only one who has used that power with a ranged attack, it's just the first time I took notice of how odd it seems.


-ninja'd

[Ericth74]

Originally Posted by Yodaking

With her normal attack being a ranged attack, the title Close Combat Dexterity seems a little strange. I don't think she's the only one who has used that power with a ranged attack, it's just the first time I took notice of how odd it seems.


-ninja'd

Was going to say the same thing!

[IAmBatman]

Good catches, all! I'll have it updated in a jiff.

[Karat]

Suggested edit.

AVENGERS CONTINGENCY
When Black Widow or all figures for another card on her team area card on your team has all its figures defeated, you may immediately move any unrevealed Order Markers from that card to any other cards on your team. For the rest of the round, after an ordered activation with an ally in the Avengers faction or an allied Agent unit, you may activate Black Widow, after which your turn ends.

For pasteability:

AVENGERS CONTINGENCY
When Black Widow or a card on your team has all its figures defeated, you may immediately move any unrevealed Order Markers from that card to any other cards on your team. For the rest of the round, after an ordered activation with an ally in the Avengers faction or an allied Agent unit, you may activate Black Widow, after which your turn ends.

[IAmBatman]

"An" added. Went with consistency for how we ended up putting the contingency on Batman.

[IAmBatman]

I propose we move Black Widow to playtesting (I'll run an initial once she gets there).

[Ericth74]

yea

[MrNobody]

Yea, any theme nerds have thoughts on Natalia vs. Natasha? That might be a good Spidey question.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by MrNobody

Yea, any theme nerds have thoughts on Natalia vs. Natasha? That might be a good Spidey question.

Yeah, I don't have a strong opinion on that one, so am happy to go where the group wants there. I just defaulted to how we had her in 1.0.

[Lord Pyre]

Are we cool with the OM removal mechanic here? I know we talked of shying away from that a bit more in 2.0.

I like the new contingency though.

Yea

EDIT: Oh, and I slightly prefer Natasha, but agreed that Spidey feels like the one to ask.