Villain Control

Controlling how much damage the villain dishes out and avoiding annoying encounter cards allows you and your friends to stay in hero mode longer.

Black Widow: This card is the only card that allows you to avoid ANY encounter card. Sure you replace it with another card but that could be replaced with a treachery card which are targets for Get Behind Me! and Enhanced Spider-Sense. Web-Shooters and Enhanced Awareness are perfect for paying for this effect while in hero mode. If in alter ego mode, Peter Parker's mental resource can also be used.

Get Behind Me!: Avoid a treachery and draw a card. Even better if you have Backflip or Preemptive Strike in hand or if you have a couple Energy Barriers in play.

Enhanced Spider-Sense: The "Nope!" card.

Backflip: As often as you will be attacked, this card is invaluable. Pairs great with Get Behind Me!.

Energy Barrier & Preemptive Strike: Your damage becomes an enemy's damage...yes please.

Tackle & Mockingbird: Stunning is great especially if you have Webbed Up in play. Web-Shooter is handy for generating the physical resource for Tackle.

Webbed Up: best control card in the game