Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and War Machine have finally emerged from the shadows. But the Avengers are tested as never before when dark Revelations force them to question everything they know.

Welcome to the first Legendary®: Revelations card previews. We have a lot to cover over the next few days so let not waste any time.

Hyperspeed

This new keyword represents how Heroes like Quicksilver and Speed move blindingly fast, battering opponents with a flurry of unpredictable strikes. It also includes hyperspeed flight, hypersonic cannons and hyper-fast volleys of arrows.

Some Hero cards say things like “Hyperspeed 5.” This means “Reveal the top 5 cards of your deck. You get +1 for each card with an icon you revealed this way. Discard all those cards.”

for each card with an icon you revealed this way. Discard all those cards.” It doesn’t matter what numbers are in the icons. Ignore and other icons on the revealed cards.

icons. Ignore and other icons on the revealed cards. When building a deck with lots of Hyperspeed, you will want as many cards with icons as you can get – including cards with “0+” printed inside their icon.

icons as you can get – including cards with “0+” printed inside their icon. You can also cleverly use abilities that let you set up the top card of your deck to have an icon right before you play a card with Hyperspeed.

Some cards explicitly tell you to “Hyperspeed 3 for .” This means “Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. You get +1 for each card with a icon you revealed this way. Discard all those cards.”

Finally, some cards say “Hyperspeed 3 for and .” In this case, if you revealed one card with a icon and two cards that each had and icons, you would get +3 and +2 . Cards with both and icons can be very useful with Hyperspeed!

Dark Memories

In the theme of Revelations, this new keyword represents the way The Hood and his gang find every dark secret in a Hero’s past and use it against them.

Some Villains and Masterminds have the keyword “ Dark Memories .” This means “This gets +1 for each Hero Class among cards in your discard pile.”

.” This means “This gets +1 for each Hero Class among cards in your discard pile.” Likewise, some Hero cards like Ronin and Scarlet Witch also have “Dark Memories,” drawing power from the tragedies of their pasts. Playing a Hero card with this keyword gives you that same bonus: “You get +1 for each Hero Class among cards in your discard pile.”

The Hero Classes are , , , , and , so Dark Memories can give anywhere from +0 to +5 . Grey cards like S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents don’t have a Hero Class.

It doesn’t matter how many cards of a particular Hero Class you have in your discard pile. So if your discard pile were three cards, four cards, and five grey S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, Dark Memories would give +2 .

cards, four cards, and five grey S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, Dark Memories would give +2 . Recruiting Heroes, Hyperspeed, and other discard abilities may increase the Dark Memories bonus. Likewise, if you draw or reveal enough cards that you have to shuffle your discard pile to make a new deck, the Dark Memories bonus will go back to +0 . Time your plays and build your deck carefully to turn Dark Memories to your advantage!

You can minimize the of The Hood and his gang by building a deck with very few Hero Classes. Or you can maximize the of Heroes with Dark Memories by recruiting many Hero Classes.

of The Hood and his gang by building a deck with very few Hero Classes. Or you can maximize the of Heroes with Dark Memories by recruiting many Hero Classes. “Double Dark Memories” means double the bonus.

Double-Sided Transforming Schemes

Scarlet Witch’s fragile sanity cracks, warping the world into the House of M.

In keeping with the Revelations theme, all the Schemes in this set are double-sided “Transforming Schemes.” Start with the side face up that says “Setup.” Whenever it tells you to “Transform this Scheme,” flip it over. Use only the rules showing on the side currently face up.

We hope you have enjoyed our card previews of Legendary: Revelations. Join us next time as we reveal a Mastermind who has his fingers in everything evil.

Legendary: Revelations releases in stores August 21.