Hela

>    *"Soon, Odin, and all his holdings, shall be mine!"*
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**Hela** is one of five playable Villains in the Marvel Villainous base game, *Infinite Power*. She is from American comic books published by Marvel comics. The character was adapted from Norse mythology by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Journey into Mystery #102. (cover dated January 1964)

## Objective

Hela must have a combination of eight Allies and Soul Marks and no opposing characters at Odin's Vault.

In order to achieve this objective, you must attach Soul Marks onto Heroes in play. Once a Hero with an attached Soul Mark has been defeated by any means, the Soul Mark is placed at Odin's Vault, where it will contribute towards Hela's objective. Hela may also play Allies to Odin's Vault to contribute to this objective.

**Note:** Only Allies currently at Odin's Vault will count towards your objective. Allies at any other locations do not add to your "combination of eight Allies and Soul Marks."

If there are any opposing characters at Odin's Vault (either Heroes or Allies not controlled by Hela), Hela cannot claim victory. If any and all opposing characters are removed at any point during *another* player's turn, the game immediately ends, and Hela wins even if it is not currently her turn.

**Note:** Hela must have *at least* one Soul Mark at Odin's Vault in order to claim victory.

## Domain

Hela's Domain consists of the following locations, from left to right:

* Niflheim
	+ Play a Card
	+ Vanquish | Relocate | Fate
* Hel
	+ Gain 2 Power | Vanquish
	+ Play a Card | Discard Cards
* Gjoll
	+ Fate | Gain 1 Power
	+ Activate | Play a Card
* Odin's Vault
	+ Discard Cards | Play a Card
	+ Play a Card | Gain 3 Power

## Villain Deck

The following cards are in Hela's Villain deck:

* Marked by Death (x5)
* Draugr Swordsman (x4)
* Dísir (x4)
* Death's Embrace (x3)
* Soul for a Soul (x2)
* Nightsword (x2)
* Price of Life (x2)
* Hel to Pay (x2)
* Midgard Serpent
* Leah
* Fenris Wolf
* Hand of Glory
* Raise the Dead
* Hela's Bidding

These include 11 total Allies (Draugr Swordsman; Dísir; Midgard Serpent; Leah; Fenris Wolf), 3 total Specialties (Hand of Glory; Raise the Dead; Hela's Bidding), 2 total Items (Nightsword), and 14 total Effects (Soul for a Soul; Marked by Death; Price of Life; Hel to Pay; Death's Embrace).

## Unique Fate Cards

The following cards contain Hela's Targeted Villain symbol, and are generally the most effective against Hela:

* Valkyrior (x3)
* Revive Souls (x2)
* Fate Intervenes (x2)
* Angela
* Balder
* Odin-Force
* Conquer Valhalla

These include 5 total Heroes (Angela; Valkyrior; Balder), 4 total Effects (Revive Souls; Fate Intervenes), 1 Item (Odin-Force), and 1 Targeted Event (Conquer Valhalla).

## Soul Marks

Soul Marks are unique tokens that will be placed near the center of the table during setup of any game of Marvel Villainous in which Hela is being played.

Throughout the game, Hela will attach Soul Marks to Heroes in her or other player's Domain(s). Once a Hero is defeated by any means, the Soul Mark is placed at Odin's Vault, where it will contribute to Hela's objective.

Various cards in Hela's deck and her Targeted Fate cards will attach and remove Soul Marks from Heroes. Some card text will also refer to Heroes "with an attached Soul Mark," or "without an attached Soul Mark."

**Only one Soul Mark may be attached to each Hero at a time.**

## Strategy

Hela may seem a simple character to manage, but her gameplay is more strategic than it may seem. Of course, as soon as you have Marked by Death in hand, visit Gjoll, perform a Fate action and hope for a Hero. In fact, you have to fate early and often. Playing a Nightsword at Odin's Vault is also part of her basics. She will also make great use of her Specialties, Raise the Dead being the crucial one.

Discarding is one of Hela's strengths, as having all your Disir and Draugr in the discard pile and being able to play them at the right moment. Don't keep any Effects you will not use next turn, except for Marked by death.

Play Allies you have to the Vault as much as possible; alternatively, you may also set up some Allies on other locations such as Hel or Gjoll to be ready against Heroes. Putting pressure on your opponents will force them to fate you and play Heroes at the Vault. Defeat those with Draugr or Disir and you'll need one less Ally to win. Once you have 4 or more Soul Marks it will be easy to play 1 Power costing Draugr to complete the number. Use Midgard Serpent at Odin's Vault as way to end the game if there are Heroes stacked in that location.

If you are close to reshuffling a new deck, don't play anything from your hand and don't discard, to avoid drawing from an empty deck and reshuffle your discard pile, this would be costly.

Some external considerations may affect your game, such as Events or opposing characters.

* Avengers Assemble! may be a great event for Hela, providing Heroes to mark all over the place. Combined with a previously resolved with Conquered Valhalla, this can be an instant win if resolved.
* Playing against Killmonger, you have to use Hand of Glory, and bring Black Panther in game all over again. Power is needed, so combine with Hela's Bidding.
* Playing against Madame Masque or Titania can be tricky, as they want to be fated but you are certain they will make the vanquish and give you the Soul Marks.
* Taskmaster and Doctor Octopus, maybe Venom, will also be in need to vanquish so be sure to mark some Heroes on their Domains.
* Other Villains can deal with some Heroes in their domain and will play around if they don't want to make you progress.

 **Villain deck**
*5 Copies:* Marked by Death
*4 Copies:* Dísir • Draugr Swordsman
*3 Copies:* Death's Embrace
 *2 Copies:* Hel to Pay • Nightsword • Price of Life • Soul for a Soul
 **Fate deck**
*3 Copies:* Valkyrior
*2 Copies:* Fate Intervenes • Revive Souls
 **Unique mechanics**
Soul Marks

 **Mischief & Malice**
 **We Are Venom**
 **Twisted Ambitions**
Doctor Octopus • Kang the Conqueror • Titania