Talk:Black Widow (Original)/@comment-173.23.226.212-20140206063445

3/5/5 is where it's at. This makes her a fantastic support character. The Espionage skill makes both her 8 purple and 9 blue casting costs far more manageable while compensating for her meager damage output. Though it doesn't sound too good for her Anti-Gravity Devise, if your opponent has Blue already, this means that while your first shot will still take three matches, you've shaved off one match from your next use. Handy.

Aggressive recon empowers everyone in the team. No need to power it beyond 3, as the cost becomes annoying at that point. However, you probably shouldn't use it the moment it comes up. Either wait for your opponent to have a variety of AP to maximize your rewards, or wait until they're close to being able to use a skill and offer them a denial.

Anti-Gravity Device is a wonderful healing tool, with the added benifit of slowing down enemy tiles.

Pairing her with Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men) is a good tactic. Recon speeds up Wolverine's relatively cheap Feral Claws, and offers another strike tile. His regen is also helpful in this regard, saving you the need for immediate healing. I would imagine that Draken might be handy in this regard as well, but I've yet to try it.

Storm (Modern) is a potential powerhouse with her, though, despite being a one star character. Through careful use of Lightning Strike and Mistress of the Elements, you can create quite the loop with these two. Build up a solid Purple AP store, wait for your opponent to get a decent amount of AP stored up, then use Mistress of the Elements. Check to see if you can score yourself a free move that round. Use Lightning Strike. Then Recon. With luck, you can use both Mistress of the Elements and Lightning Strike again. I've done this up to four times before my opponent got to do anything, and let me tell you, it sucks when the AI does it to you. Just be sure to have a tank to finally end your round with, as without healing the enemy might line you up for a counterattack with so few environmental tiles remaining.