The Best Deck for Hercules: A Vulture-Heimdall Strategy

The Best Deck for Hercules

Considering his movement-oriented text, we find that Hercules thrives in a Vulture-Heimdall deck. You can replicate this lineup by teaming up these three cards (Hercules, Vulture, Heimdall) with Kraven, Dagger, Cloak, Human Torch, The Phoenix Force, Iron Fist, Doctor Strange, Multiple Man, and Miles Morales.

Card	Cost	Power
Hercules	4	6
Vulture	3	3
Heimdall	6	8
Kraven	2	2
Dagger	2	2
Human Torch	1	2
The Phoenix Force	4	5
Iron Fist	1	2
Cloak	2	4
Doctor Strange	2	3
Multiple Man	2	3
Miles Morales	4	5

Here's why this deck works:

• Vulture, Kraven, Dagger, Human Torch, Multiple Man, The Phoenix Force, and Miles Morales are characters that benefit from movement. By shifting them, you gain more Power or reduce Costs.
• Hercules, Heimdall, Cloak, Doctor Strange, and Iron Fist enable movement. Deploy them strategically to reposition cards on the board.

How to Play Hercules

Let's talk strategy. Utilize Hercules as a movement buff booster. Rather than centering your deck around him, treat him as a supportive character on the board, akin to Kraven in move decks. Banking on Hercules for win conditions isn't recommended due to his RNG reliance. Additionally, his effect is too predictable to catch opponents off guard.

When handling Hercules, remember:

• He moves only the first card. At the outset of each round, Hercules affects just one card—the one entering his lane first. You can't expect him to toss away multiple cards simultaneously.
• He might send a card back to its original spot. For example, if you relocate a card from the left lane to Hercules' position, he could return it to its initial lane.

How to Counter Hercules

Looking to thwart Hercules? The revamped Kingpin emerges as his prime counter. Position him in Hercules' line, and any card moving to his location suffers a -2 Power penalty. This becomes particularly disruptive when opponents attempt to move cards like Human Torch to this position. Alternatively, you can jam Hercules' line with Storm, preventing the opponent from capitalizing on his effect for the remainder of the game.

Is Hercules Worth It?

In today's metagame, Hercules doesn't justify his cost. He fails to significantly enhance the move archetype and struggles to create win conditions. To become a valuable card, Hercules requires a price reduction. Priced at 4-Cost with excessive RNG, he doesn't stand out in Spotlight Caches and Tokens. Consider incorporating Hercules only if you heavily rely on movement decks. Otherwise, you'll end up with a rigid card that doesn't blend well with most other archetypes.

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