Wielding incredible powers, Asgardians like Thor and Sif were worshiped as gods by early Norse tribes. Now they storm back to Earth to defend it from ancient, awakening threats.

Are you worthy?

WORTHY

Many Marvel stories involve Thor and others proving whether they are worthy of wielding Asgard’s mightiest weapons, like Mjolnir and Stormbreaker. This is represented by the new “Worthy” keyword. Some Hero cards say things like “If you are Worthy, draw a card.”

• You are Worthy if you have a Hero that costs 5 or more.
• As usual, the phrases “your Heroes” and “Heroes you have” include both cards in your hand and cards you have played this turn. They also include Hero Artifacts you control. (Heroes in your deck and discard pile don’t count.)
• Some Villains and Schemes also check if you are Worthy and reward or punish you accordingly.

• When you consider whether to recruit a card that asks you to be Worthy, you may find yourself hesitating, wondering whether you truly have enough to prove Worthy at the crucial moment. This is a great fit to how Thor and other Heroes question whether they will be Worthy at the crucial moment in Marvel stories.

ARTIFACTS

Asgardians combine magic and science to create spectacular weapons of unbridled power. These are represented by powerful “Artifact” cards that persist from turn to turn. Artifacts first debuted in Legendary®: Guardians of the Galaxy.

Some Hero cards in this set are also Artifacts. (They still count as Hero cards too.) When you gain a Hero Artifact, put it in your discard pile like any other Hero card. When you draw that Artifact later in the game, you may play it in front of you and use its effects. This means you “control” that Artifact. At the end of your turn, when you discard all the cards you played that turn, the Artifacts you control stay in front of you.

• You can use an Artifact on the first turn you play it.
• You can control multiple Artifacts with the same card name and use each of them.
• You can’t use your Artifacts’ “once per turn” abilities during other players’ turns.
• If a card effect during any player’s turn asks you to “Reveal a Hero,” you may reveal a Hero Artifact you control. Card effects that say “your Heroes” or“Heroes you have” include Hero Artifacts you control as well. So the one Hero Artifact in this set that costs 5 or more does make you Worthy.
• However, you only “played” an Artifact on the turn you put it out, so it only activates Superpower Abilities (like “: You get +1”) on the turn you play the Artifact, not every turn of the game. Likewise, card effects that count “each Hero you played this turn” only count an Artifact if you played it this turn.

THROWN ARTIFACTS

Thor’s mighty hammer Mjolnir is most famous Thrown Artifact in the entire Marvel universe. So Legendary®: Heroes of Asgard is the perfect time to bring back the “Thrown Artifact” keyword, which debuted in Legendary®: Fear Itself. All the Hero Artifacts in this set are Thrown Artifacts. These follow all the normal Artifact rules, and you can also “Throw” them at the perfect moment.

• To “throw” a Thrown Artifact, put it on the bottom of your deck and use its listed ability.
• You can throw it on the same turn that you play the Thrown Artifact, or you can wait until a later turn.
• If you use this when your deck has not many cards left, you might draw the Thrown Artifact again quite soon. (Much like Thor’s hammer, a Thrown Artifact can return to your hand very quickly!)
• You can throw as many Artifacts as you want in a turn, including multiple Artifacts with the same card name.
• You can only throw artifacts during your turn (unless it specifically says otherwise).
• If a card effect like Rogue, Hulkling, or Scarlet Witch would let you “copy” an Artifact card, you can use that Artifact’s “Once per turn” or “When you throw this” ability once, and there is no other effect. (Don’t put anything on the bottom of your deck.)

Hope you enjoyed the first preview of the Heroes of Asgard Legendary® Expansion coming February 26^th. Stay tuned for the next preview as we explore the opposing ancient threats.