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Questions for Champions

A daily guessing game for Marvel Champions: find the hero, the player card, or the card behind a piece of its art. Play it. Inspired by Arkhamdle.

Price a card in ER

Enter what a card costs and what it gives. The default rates come from the posts (Stabilization, Draw value); change any of them to see how the verdict moves.

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You pay

Resources The card itself leaves your hand 1

You get Cards drawnan average card in your deck   ×   
 Threat removed1 threat = 1ER   ×   
 Dmg dealt1 dmg = 0.7ER   ×   
 HP healed or Dmg preventeda good healing card = 0.7ER per HP   ×   
 Ready1 ready = 2ER   ×   
 Villain activation denied (confuse, stun, tough)1 villain activation denied = 3ER   ×   
 Resources generated1 resource = 1ER   ×   

1ER

Stabilization cost

What a villain asks you every turn and on turn 1, against what you can answer. Edit the prices for your deck, and the numbers of each scenario. The defaults are the ones of the Stabilization series.

Prices, in ER

1 threatremoved from, or added to, a scheme 1HP you takethe price of a good heal

You

Base economy a turn5.75ER of cards + 2ER of basic power Cards in the opening handhand size 5 or 6 One card is worthER, from the draw-value article Basic powerER, added on turn 1

 Your plan, over 9 turns  Planwhat you do with your spare ER    Debt capER, the debt you accept before buying an engine    Avengers Mansioncost now, ER a turn gained    Helicarriercost now, ER a turn gained    One Way or Anothercost now, cards drawn, thwarts due on turn 4   

Scenario	ATK	Boost cards	Icons / card	Boost effect EC / card	Threat a turn	Cards a turn	EC / card	Setup threat	Setup minion	Free ER	Encounter cost	Balance	Turn 1 debt	Spare ER	Peak debt
Rhino I
Rhino II
Rhino III
Klaw I
Klaw II
Klaw III
Ronan I
Ronan II
Ronan III

Encounter cost = threat a turn + (ATK + boost cards × icons) × price of 1HP you take + boost cards × boost effect + cards a turn × EC per card. Balance = base economy + free ER − encounter cost. Turn 1 debt = encounter cost + setup, minus your opening hand and your basic power. Each turn, the debt takes what the villain asks and your economy cannot answer, a surplus repays it first, and what is left is spare ER. Stage I is the standard mode: no Expert set, and no second side scheme at setup.

Draw odds

How likely are you to see the card you need, and by when?

Deck size Copies in deck Cards seen At least

Bars show the chance of finding at least that many copies after seeing 1 to 15 cards. Your current choice is highlighted.