My personal custom mix when playing with the Original Set, including additional cards from Crisis 1 mixed in. Promo cards (not associated with a specific set), as well as Nemesis cards from Legion of Doom and Super Friends have also been included, though their inclusion is entirely optional.
| Entity | Type | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
Animal Man
|
card | This card is excluded due to how strong it is if acquired early on in the game. If you're fine with this possibility, or just make sure that it's not present in the top ~10-20 cards of the main deck (depending on player count), this card can be included. |
Avatar of the Rot
|
card | This card is excluded due to the overwhelming nature of potentially being forced to gain 2 Weakness cards from an Attack multiple times across the course of the game. |
Dark Knight
|
card | This card is excluded due to being overpowered (compare with Princess Diana of Themyscira). Equipment cards from additional Crossover Packs mixed in can further exacerbate this problem. |
Flight
|
card | 2 copies of this card are excluded to increase card variety, and help limit the quantity of Defense cards in the main deck. |
Green Arrow's Bow
|
card | This card is excluded due to being overpowered in the context of the Original Set, where defeating a Nemesis on the turn you play this card is relatively easy. This card can be included when defeating Nemesis cards is de-emphasized compare to standalone play, such as when playing with New Gods or Batman Ninja. |
Harley Quinn
|
card | This card is excluded due to being underpowered, especially in the context of the Original Set, which features Defense cards with particularly strong Rewards. |
Lobo
|
card | This card is excluded due to how strong it is if acquired early on in the game. If you're fine with this possibility, or just make sure that it's not present in the top ~10-20 cards of the main deck (depending on player count), this card can be included. |
Magician's Corset
|
card | This cards is excluded in 2-player due there needing to be at least 3 players in the game for it to even have the ability to be as strong as an average cost 5 card. |
Man of Steel
|
card | This card is excluded due to being severely overpowered. |
Power of the Red
|
card | 1 copy of this card is excluded to increase card variety. |
Psycho Pirate
|
card | This card is excluded due to how strong it is if acquired early on in the game. If you're fine with this possibility, or just make sure that it's not present in the top ~10-20 cards of the main deck (depending on player count), this card can be included. |
Quiver of Arrows
|
card | This card is excluded due to being nearly useless in a competitive setting. |
Starro
|
card | This card is excluded in 2-player due to being severely underpowered at such a player count. |
Strife
|
card | This card is excluded due to the relative unlikelihood of either of its effects being relevant; it is better suited to the environment of a Crisis 1 game with Arkham Breakout active. |
Super Strength
|
card | This card is excluded due to being overpowered. 1 copy is still included due to the small quantity of Super Powers otherwise included in the set. |
Swamp Thing
|
card | This card is excluded due to being over-centralizing. While theoretically balanced, it puts too much pressure on other players to directly counter it, since Locations can appear in the Line-Up at a moment's notice. |
The Rot
|
card | This card is excluded due to how strong it is if acquired early on in the game. If you're fine with this possibility, or just make sure that it's not present in the top ~10-20 cards of the main deck (depending on player count), this card can be included. |
Titans Tower
|
card | This card is excluded due to being overpowered; it is too consistent. |
Aquaman (Crisis)
|
mc | This Character is excluded due to being useless. |
Batman (Crisis)
|
mc | This Character is excluded due to potentially being too mean in a competitive environment. |
Cyborg (Crisis)
|
mc | This Character is excluded due to being exceptionally too strong to the point of being anti-competitive in a competitive game. |
Green Lantern (Crisis)
|
mc | This Character is excluded due to being underpowered. |
The Flash (Crisis)
|
mc | This Character is excluded due to being underpowered. |
Brainiac
|
nemesis | This Nemesis is excluded due to having a non-threatening (and frequently entirely ineffectual) First Appearance Attack, and frequently being underpowered with 2-3 players. |
Felix Faust
|
nemesis | This Nemesis is excluded due to being overpowered and having a First Appearance Attack which is too swingy. |
King Shark
|
nemesis | This Nemesis is excluded due to making the game less interesting (via destroying primarily Nemesis cards with unique card effects), frequently being non-threatening (it has no effect if a player doesn't end up drawing that Nemesis again), and to avoid needing to introduce VP tokens just to be used with one card. |
Red Hood
|
nemesis | This Nemesis is excluded due to being too swingy. |
Riddler
|
nemesis | This Nemesis is excluded due to having a non-threatening (or even beneficial) First Appearance Attack. |
Samurai
|
nemesis | This Nemesis is excluded due to having a non-threatening (or even beneficial) First Appearance Attack. |
Sinestro
|
nemesis | This Nemesis is excluded due to having a non-threatening (or even beneficial) First Appearance Attack. |