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The Verse Spider-Man (Main Character) Spider-UK Ghost-Spider The Verse bring him back when a Supporting Character can recruit a character with Dimensional This 3-Issue Arc features Spider-Man with the Friends and Family keyword Wristwatch directly from your deck: in both the Photographic and Illustrated appears on your side. In this case, put him Announce you’re recruiting them from your Universes. The first Issue focused on back onto your side with wounds equal deck, search your deck for the character, Spidey’s adventures in the MCU. The to his minus 1. (With the Oz Formula shuffle your deck, and then recruit them second Issue featured the return of the mechanic, Peter can continue fighting for (pay its cost and put it onto your side). Sinister Syndicate, and this final Issue those he cares about.) If a character with the chosen name gets takes a look at some unique Spider-people put back into your deck somehow it will ® L2 ##SPIDER across the Spider-Verse! ## -M regain Dimensional Wristwatch while it’s AN MAIN CHARA AN ## -M CTER CTER ##SPIDER MAIN CHARA in your deck. L1 ##Spider-Man## Ticket to the Multiverse lets Ghost-Spider (Main Character) jump from your game to a neighboring Climb At the start of your Main Phase, you may exhaust game. You must have permission from all ® This Spider-Man, from the Ultimate Universe, a location on your side. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on ## The OZ FormulaSpider-Man ## Heal a wound. from When . Healing Factor: ## ## players in that game before Ghost-Spider is our first character to share a mantle lose the gameSpider-Man until the end of your next turn. Main Spider-Man ## ## When a Friends and Family getscharacter KO’d, appearsyou can’t , he gains - After you## heal aon wound your side, put The Ultimate Experience on your side with one remaining . Spider-Man7 ##Spider-Man Level Up## (3) | 7 can make the jump into their game. with two other people! (Miles Morales and 5 ## from WEB-002 XP equal to the number of wounds©2020 UDC. he has left. 5 the main Marvel Universe’s Peter Parker.) 4 WEB-001 | ©2020 UDC. 3 GHOST -SPIDER CTER L2 GHOST L1 MAIN CHARA -SPIDER In the comics, this Peter died… but then MAIN CHARA CTER came back to life because the OZ Formula that gave him his powers also granted him Ghost-Spider immortality. For the game, this means when (Main Character) Peter is KO’d, you won’t lose the game You Can Borrow This For A While Sorry, I Need That Back At the start of the first turn of the game, When Ghost-Spider becomes Level 2, for the supporting character. Characters name a Dimensional Wristwatch rest of this game characters in your deck You Can Borrow This for a While grants lose and can’t have with that name have while in your deck this game. immediately for not having a main character. Ticket to the MultiverseDimensional Wristwatch Multiverse Expert Main When a character appears on : Put Ghost-Spider into another . characters with the chosen name the Level Up (4) - game in the room. At the start of your your side other than by being recruited, next turn, put her back onto her You’ll have until the end of your next turn to Ghost-Spider gains an XP. 5 5 owner’s side. | 8 2 | 5 WEB-003 WEB-004 Dimensional Wristwatch keyword. You ©2020 UDC. ©2020 UDC. 5 If no one else is playing near you or you Spider-UK Superior Spider-Man names. At least one of these characters don’t have permission to move Ghost- A British Spider-Man from another (Main Character) must be one of your Main Characters. Spider, then remove her from the game Universe, Spider-UK is a new Main A Superior Hero represents Doc Ock’s Then randomly assign one of the five until the start of your next turn. Character with the Spider-Verse keyword. realization that Peter Parker’s selflessness Gifts to each of them. If you don’t have When Ghost-Spider enters another game Spider-Verse means two things: makes Peter the superior hero. When at least five characters on your side with different names (or you don’t have a Main or gets removed from the game set aside First, if you choose a Spider-Verse another character on your side is attacked, Character on your side), Mattie can’t use all her counters and Equipment. She will character to be your starting Main you may transform Superior Spider-Man The Gathering of Five. reappear in her original game with those Character you can include up to four other into the Marvel Battles Level 2 Spider- counters and Equipment. Spider-Verse Main Characters in your deck Man with Friendly Neighbor, remove the The Gift of Death will instantly KO its If Ghost-Spider enters another game of Vs. when you build it. (Four other Spider-Verse defender from combat, and replace it with assigned character. The other four grant System® 2PCG®, you decide which player Main Characters premiered in the 2019 Vs. your new Spider-Man Main Character. new abilities to their assigned characters gains control over her. She can attack, System® 2PCG®: Crossover Vol 2 Issue.) Note: Spider-Man will keep all counters, (some good, some bad). Gift cards are not actually in play. Their cards are just play gain counters, get stunned, get KO’d, etc., Second, during your Build Phase, if a Equipment, effects, and orientation (ready/ aids to remind everyone what new abilities just like in her original game. However, character with Spider-Verse is in your exhausted) that Superior Spider-Man had. each character has gained. If a character no matter what happens she will still go hand, you may put it onto your side. back to her original game at the start of leaves play its Gift will no longer affect SPIDER-UK Mattie Franklin Note: Spider-UK can L1 MAIN CHARACTER your next turn. When she jumps back, any them (even if that character reenters play). be powered up by any If Mattie is in your deck, you can bring counters, Equipment, etc. that she gained character with “Spider” in a Gift pile, which must include one of in the other game will be removed. their name, which includes each of the five Gifts: Death, Immortality, If Ghost-Spider enters a game that isn’t Main Characters that are in Knowledge, Madness, and Power. When Spider-Verse ® ® How Many Worlds Have You Been To? Mattie uses The Gathering of Five choose Vs. System 2PCG , it’s up to the players your hand. Spider-UK can also be powered by characters with “Spider” or “Britain” in their names. I’ve Seen Multitudes five characters on your side with different in that game to decide exactly how she The first time Spider-UK is powered up by a character with “Spider” or “Britain” in their name each turn, draw 2 | 5 a card. works in that game. WEB-005 2 ©2020 UDC. Dr. Curt Connors You can include up to the usual four Spider-Man Note: Update counters aren’t For every Dr. Curt Connors in your copies of Lizard in your deck as well When Tony’s Tinkering lets Spider- removed from Spidey when he gets deck, you must also bring that many as bring up to four copies for your Man download an Update, put an turned face down. However, they are copies of the Lizard, which will start Lizard pile (one for each copy of Dr. Update counter on him. (You can use still removed when he leaves play. in an out-of-game Lizard pile. When Curt Connors in your deck). If you don’t a coin, bead, slip of paper, or an XP The Monster Within transforms Dr. have any Lizards in your Lizard pile, counter to keep track of Spidey’s Specialized Web Connors after he is stunned, remove The Monster Within won’t do anything. Updates.) When Spidey installs Cartridges him from the game and replace him Updates, you may remove any number Spider-Gear is a keyword that means ## ## with a Lizard from your Lizard pile. Spider-Man of Update counters from him. this Equipment can only be equipped Since this is a “transformation”, the (Supporting Character) If you remove exactly one Update he to a character with “Spider” in Lizard will keep any counters and Ultimate Spider-Man lets Spidey gains and until he leaves play. its name. Each Specialized Web effects that Dr. Connors had strike multiple times in combat. If If you remove exactly two Updates, Cartridge grants and an attack (including a wound he strikes the same character more put two vitality counters on him. If you power. Note: The DR. CURT CONNORS 1 SPECIALIZED 3 than once, add his ATK together for attack power will WEB CARTRIDGE counter since he SUPPORTING CHARACTER remove exactly three Updates, put EQUIPMENT was just stunned). each strike and then compare it to the twelve +1/+1 counters on him. trigger whether enemy’s DEF. For example, if he has the equipped 5 ATK and strikes a character three You can remove the same number character is times compare a total of 15 ATK to of Updates more than once. For making a that character’s DEF. He can also split example, if you remove two Updates melee or AKA Lizard One of a Kind, Spider-Gear for a second time, Spider-Man will get Genius up his strikes if he’s in combat with ranged attack.
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