Real Name: Gwendolyne Maxin “Gwen” Stacy
First Comic Book Appearance: Edge of Spider-Verse (September 2014)
Affiliations in Comic Books: A-Force, Marvel Rising, Web Warriors
Marvel United Appearance: Marvel United: Enter the Spider-Verse (July 2020)
Marvel United Team Decks: None
Heroics
Attack
Move
Wild
Special Effects on Cards
1) Webweaver: Swap two Threat cards in play.
“Webweaver” has an interesting effect that can work well against the villain included in the Enter the Spider-Verse expansion (Green Goblin). Keep in mind that the two Threat cards need to be “in play.” You cannot replace a Threat card with one that has already been cleared or as in the case of Green Goblin, one that is still a part of the facedown Threat deck.
This ability has a lot of utility as so many henchmen deal damage whenever the main villain uses their BAM! effect. Players can group those Threats together. Or they rearrange Threat cards in a way that can facilitate clearing them, moving Threat cards with clear requirements players may have in their hands closer to the Heroes.
2) Webdancer: You cannot take any damage until the beginning of your next turn.
“Webdancer” is like Wasp and Ant-Man’s “Shrink” ability. Damage can come from a lot of different sources in between turns and it’s a nice ability to have.
3) Acrobatic Fighting: Defeat all Thugs in your Location.
“Acrobatic Fighting” is a great ability for a Location filled with Thugs. Another Attack accompanies this effect, so you will most likely need the player before you to play a Move symbol because a printed action can be performed before or after you use symbols. If the player before you played a Move, you’ll be able to use the Attack on a different target than the Thugs you can defeat on a Location.
Note: This ability says to “defeat all Thugs,” so it doesn’t matter how much Attack is needed to defeat a Thug (some Threat cards can increase a Thug’s health), you defeat all Thugs.
Overview
Ghost-Spider specializes in Heroics and Move. Her “Acrobatic Fighting” can go a long way to make up for lower Attack, but it’s very specific and only does well if there’s a Location with a lot of Thugs. She may need to be teamed up with someone with a lot of Attack. She’s best against a villain with a lot of Threat cards that require Heroics to clear and with rescuing Civilians.
Good Teammates
Miles Morales and Spider-Ham (also from the Enter the Spider-Verse expansion) are good teammates, and you could also try using Hulk, Black Widow, or Iron Man from the core set.
Other Enter the Spider-Verse Heroes
Miles Morales
Spider-Ham
Spider-Man
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