Welcome to the first of two Legendary®: S.H.I.E.L.D. card previews.
The paramilitary espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. guards Earth from criminals, terrorists, and super villains alike. Formally the Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Division, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are the best of the best.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Level

This new keyword represents how S.H.I.E.L.D. agents unlock special operations, resources, and abilities as they rise through the ranks of the organization. Sending agents on undercover missions, fighting Hydra, and defeating rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives are all good ways to increase your S.H.I.E.L.D. Level.

• Your S.H.I.E.L.D. Level is the number of S.H.I.E.L.D. and/or HYDRA cards in your Victory Pile.
• Some cards say things like “S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 2: Draw a card.” You can use this ability only if your S.H.I.E.L.D. Level is 2 or higher.
• This counts any card with the or team icons, as well as any card with “S.H.I.E.L.D.” or “Hydra” in its card name, Villain Group name, or Mastermind name. So this includes S.H.I.E.L.D. Assault Squads, Hydra Kidnappers, Hydra High Council Tactics, etc.
• This never consumes the cards in your Victory Pile – it just checks to make sure you have them.
• Heroes that use S.H.I.E.L.D. Level all have ways to get the needed cards into your Victory Pile. For example, the keyword Undercover.

Undercover

This new keyword represents sending S.H.I.E.L.D. agents off the grid on special missions to recover valuable intel.

• Some cards say things like “You may send a Hero from your hand Undercover.” This means “Put that Hero into your Victory Pile. It’s worth 1VP.”
• This helps get your starting S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents and Troopers out of your deck so that you draw your more powerful Heroes more often. You can also use it to get rid of other S.H.I.E.L.D. cards like Officers that you might not need later in the game. The main Heroes in this set are all part of the team too, so you can also send their cards Undercover.
• If you play a card, and it sends itself Undercover, you still get its and .

Special S.H.I.E.L.D. Officers

This set introduces 16 new special S.H.I.E.L.D. Officers, featuring some of the most famous agents of all time. Much like the basic Maria Hill from the core set, all of these officers cost 3 and provide 2 . However, these special S.H.I.E.L.D. Officers also have Hero Classes (,,,,) and additional abilities that make them more powerful than the basic S.H.I.E.L.D. Officer.

Shuffle the new 16 officers with the original 30 officers for all your games, so the stack is now permanently 46 cards. Keep the S.H.I.E.L.D. Officer Stack face down throughout the game. Whenever you recruit a S.H.I.E.L.D. Officer or gain one from a special ability, gain the top card from the stack.

We hope you have enjoyed the first preview for Legendary: S.H.I.E.L.D. Get ready for the next preview when we reveal the sinister forces that lurk in the shadows. Our heroes will need to be ever vigilant to defeat the evil secret orders of Hydra and its offshoot, A.I.M.

Legendary: S.H.I.E.L.D. will release December 18th!