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Marvel Superstars

Marvel Superstars card back
Players 2+
Age range 12+
Playing time ~ 15 minutes
Random chance Some
Skill(s) required Card playing
Simple math
Deck optimization
Planning

Marvel Superstars is a collectible card game published by Upper Deck that released in North America in March 2010. The cards and game play are inspired by films based on Marvel Comics characters. It is the first collectible card game to use characters from Marvel films produced by different studios. The card art features scenes from the films.

Game play

Marvel Superstars emulates battles between superhero and supervillain characters from the films. Each player selects a leader, which has 50 health. When a player's leader has accumulated damage greater than its health, that player loses the game.

In addition to the leader, each player uses three bases and his or her own deck of 50 or more cards.

Card types and teams

There are four card types: Leader Characters, Supporter Characters, Actions, and Resources

All cards except resources belong to a team. The teams are:

Featured films

Product releases

Marvel Superstars booster packs contain 20 cards each. Cards have four possible rarities: common, uncommon, rare, or super rare. Super rare cards are foil. Each booster has 15 commons, including one leader and one resource, 4 uncommons and 1 rare or super rare.

Set Code Set Name Date Featured Leaders
PE Premier Edition March 2010 Iron Man
Hulk
Mr. Fantastic
Invisible Woman
Thing
Human Torch
Blade
Elektra
Ghost Rider
Doom
Magneto
Abomination
Professor X
Storm
Wolverine
PS Premier Starter March 2010 Iron Man
Wolverine

Organized play

Upper Deck will run an organized play program for Marvel Superstars. This will include weekly local tournaments called Marvel Fight Nights, and an annual World Championship event.

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