"Two words; I am ready"

Hercules has 3 whole labors to clear to get all his gifts and unlock his full power; all while facing a dastardly villain. How will he handle this?

"Two words; I am ready"

The Readies

Readies are important for all 3 labors, but especially Defeat the Hydra and Embody Pathos

• Limitless Strength is the reliable no-drawback, no-setup ready.

• Face the Past and Spoiling for a Fight bring out minions, but with high health you can handle them if it helps clear your labors faster. When you have Prince of Power, minions heal you when you do excess damage to them and Golden Mace gives even more damage and overkill.

• Earth's Mightiest Heroes requires Avenger allies to use and there are 5 in this deck. You should try to have 1 Avenger ally in play ASAP and keep them in play until you can play more so Earth's Mightiest Heroes always has a target.

• Ancient Rivalry requires Thor so it is the least reliable. It can sometimes work out in your 1st deck pass, but generally it will be used later when you're more set up.

• Combat Training and Aggressive Conditioning aren't readies, but they make your readies stronger so should usually be played when you see them.

• You can get even more readies from teammates if you are playing multiplayer. Check out Nebula's S.C.A.R.S. for a deck designed to maximize readies for Herc and other Avenger heroes.

The Allies

• Amadeus Cho will usually be played for free by Protect Humanity. Great to keep alive if you can for the extra card draw.

• Blade and Wasp are cheap allies for Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

• Spider-Girl is another relatively cheap ally that has the additional benefit of a minion stun and confuse to stall your Hydra or other minions.

• Thor comes with a tough if needed and can help if you get a bunch of minions with his ability. He should be top priority to keep around once out to make use of Ancient Rivalry.

• Yellow Jacket can help find an upgrade and provide thwarting for solo early-game.

Protect Humanity

The other labors mostly just need readies, but this one requires the villain to attack you.

This can be sped up with Toe to Toe to have the villain attack you in the player phase. You will need to be prepared to defend with your basic activation or Herc's Helm.

Aggressive Stance can pull out a copy of Toe to Toe from your deck so it's nice to play if you haven't done this labor yet and you can use Spoiling for a Fight to get the required minion to use it.

Hope you enjoy this deck and let me know how it works out if you try it!

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