Marvel Champions LCG is brand new territory for most Canadian collectors who have mostly shopped trading card singles and sealed product, and the Fear No Evil cycle currently rolling out is pulling in a wave of first-time buyers.
The question that actually matters is not what the game is, but what to buy first with real money, since this is a cooperative deck-building card game built around linked expansions rather than one standalone box.
Jumping straight into whatever just released, like a new Hero Pack, is an easy way to end up with a box you cannot actually play on its own.
Here is the real buy order for a Canadian collector starting now, including where the current cycle's releases fit once you own the pieces that make everything else playable.
Every later Marvel Champions release, from a Hero Pack to a full Campaign Expansion, assumes you already own the Core Set's shared rules, tokens, and modular encounter sets. Skipping it to grab a flashier new release means owning cards you cannot run a game with.
The Core Set also hands you five heroes and enough cards to build four decks at once, which is more starting content than any single Hero Pack or Scenario Pack offers on its own.
Fear No Evil, the Campaign Expansion that opened this cycle on July 24, 2026, introduces Daredevil and Echo and a six-scenario campaign against Bullseye, Electro, Purple Man, and Kingpin, but Fantasy Flight Games built it to require the base game, not replace it.
A new buyer who orders Fear No Evil first, skipping the Core Set, ends up holding a box full of villain and hero content with no rulebook or core components to actually run a game.
Once the Core Set is on your shelf, a single Hero Pack is the lowest-cost way to add a new playable character. Canadian retailer 401 Games Canada has priced recent Hero Packs anywhere from roughly $16.95 to $19.95 CAD depending on the hero.
That price point makes a Hero Pack a reasonable next purchase even for a buyer who is not ready to commit to a full Campaign Expansion's cost or the time to run its linked scenarios.
The cycle runs the Fear No Evil Expansion (July 24, 2026) into the Jessica Jones and Luke Cage Hero Packs (August 21, 2026), then the Shadowland Scenario Pack, which retailer listings consistently place around October 16, 2026, and finally the Elektra and Iron Fist Hero Packs.
Fantasy Flight's own announcement articles confirm both arrive this November, without naming an exact calendar day, so treat retailer pre-order pages listing a specific mid-to-late November date as that retailer's own estimate, not an officially locked release day.
Canadian-specific distributors and retailers, including 401 Games Canada, regularly list Marvel Champions releases with Canadian pricing and shipping, which avoids the customs surprises that come with a US-only storefront.
Confirm a listing actually ships to your address and quotes a Canadian-dollar price before paying, since a US retailer's listing can look like a better deal until shipping and currency conversion get added at checkout.
A sensible starting order is the Core Set first, followed by one Hero Pack you actually want to play, and only then a Campaign Expansion or Scenario Pack once your group has settled into a regular play rhythm.
That keeps your first purchase in Core Set plus Hero Pack territory rather than committing to a full cycle's worth of boxes before you know whether the game fits your table; a magnetic deck box is worth adding at the same time to keep your hero's cards together from day one.
Yes, Fear No Evil and the rest of the cycle require the Core Set's rules and shared components to play.
Core Set plus one Hero Pack, since a Hero Pack alone cannot be played without the base game.
Fantasy Flight's own announcements confirm both arrive this November; retailer listings naming a specific mid-to-late November day are each store's own estimate, not an FFG-locked date.
Not necessarily, since Hero Packs and the Scenario Pack can be added individually as your group works through the campaign.
Once your Core Set and first Hero Pack arrive, sleeve your identity and player cards before your first game night so early shuffling does not start wearing down brand-new cards. A pack of EVORETRO Premium Soft Card Sleeves covers a Core Set and several Hero Packs with plenty left over.
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