No Crutches

I love playing Maria Hill, but I definitely caught myself using a few cards in nearly every build. So it was time to build a deck without any of those crutches. Maria gets a bit of flak for being a very strong hero, and this deck makes for a more challenging game while still having lots of good gameplay for her.

First cut is The Circe and then, while I don't depend on it as much, lets leave out The Pericles, especially for solo play. The real crutch however, is Field Agent, which is a super cheap SHIELD token pool as well as being an easy way to keep your allies in play longer.

So how do you play without them? Your allies are not going to stick around as long, so focus on allies you can use up and then return to play with Make the Call. All of the allies either provide a nice "enters play" benefit, or can be easily sacrificed for Noble Sacrifice.

If you get The Bellerophon into play early, you can more freely generate minions using Squared Off and just rain missiles on the groups of minions, then ship them off to The Raft to not bother you in the future. All while reducing a bit of threat. X-23 do a great job playing cleanup after missile strikes.

Tac Team can be used as a SHIELD token factory, as well as providing regular damage, and actually works well for The Hard Call, almost becoming another Bellerophon missile when you are ready to use them up.

Don't kid yourself about how important The Iliad will be to you without your crutches however. It's a lifesaver. Also, if you can get Face the Past out before Controller comes into play through Shadows/Pursued, it's an easy ready and 3 cards with very little drawback. Honestly, that might be another crutch to play without if you are looking for more of a challenge.