S.H.I.E.L.D Representative

Meditation to get expensive cards out. The Power in All of Us will also help out in paying for high cost grey cards.

Flip over to Alter-Ego most of the time to maximize the ammo counters and hand size. Since we are expecting to flip over frequently, Lay Down the Law is an efficient card to thwart. Homeland Intervention can be used in AE to thwart. AE ability also makes it very likely to draw hero cards when deck is thinned.

War Machine's hero cards are good enough on their own, if the threats are not urgent you will mostly likely be doing damage with the hero cards. The S.H.I.E.L.D setups are just icing on the cake.

Key setup cards: Shoulder Cannon, Upgraded Chassis Good to have cards: Munitions Bunker, just one Gauntlet Gun

Even if the upgrade was discarded it can return via AE ability, and thwart capability should ensure that board state is in control until then.