2024 Rules

Draft

We will have a locked roster. Once we open draft submissions, we will not make any changes to the roster, even if a trailer drops. 

Teams are:

  • 10 Heroes (from our roster) 

  • 3 Bonus categories: 1 Item, 1 Location and 1 Organization (from our roster)

  • 1 Hail Hydra pick (any Marvel comics character not on our roster, or previously in an MCU property)

Completing your draft:

  • Drafting Order-

    • Snake Draft: In Snake Drafts, teams take turns drafting players live, with the pick order reversing each round. 

    • Randomized Straight Draft: In a Straight Draft, each team drafts in the same order every round.

  • Drafting Styles: Once you decide on your drafting style, you can determine if a live draft or slow draft is easier for your league. 

    • Slow draft: message your draft pick when its your turn, on your own time. Please be respectful of other peoples time. 

    • Live draft: If convenient, set up a time to video chat, meet in person, and do submit your drafts in real time. 



The Point System 

Points are per title unless otherwise stated.  Titles are movies and Disney+ shows released in 2024. 

Appearance | +5 (Max once per title) 

  • Character appears for a majority of the duration of the title such as Main Characters or Supporting Characters

Cameo | +1  (Max once per title) 

  • Films: Roster characters that make a short appearance in a single scene, or single location within a movie. Does not return throughout the title. (Example: Daredevil in No Way Home, Guardians in Thor: Love and Thunder)

  • Contested cameos will be deferred to 10% of screen time as a tiebreaker

  • Show:  Roster characters that make an appearance in a single episode. More than one episode will count as an appearance. 

Mentions | +1 (Max 3 points per title)

  • Photographs or symbols, direct name mentioned. 

  • Mantle mentions are context based and up to creators discretion

  • Mentions and cameo points can be combined, however the mention points will cease once a cameo is made.

Identical Variant | +1 (Max 3 points per title)

  • A multiversal-version (share a face OR a name) of a rostered character appears on screen (IE Sylvie is not a variant) 

  • Any additional version of a rostered character will be considered a variant. The points will be based off the variant that had the highest screen time. (Appearance vs Cameo + Variant; ie. Multiverse  Christine Palmer took over most of the show.)

Bonus | +1. (Max 1 point per title)

  • Players can draft one Item, Location, and Organization from the approved roster, and get one additional point per title per bonus category when that item/location/organization is verbally referred to (Mjolnir / Wakanda / SHIELD) or appears.

  • One point per title, not per mention. 

Hail Hydra | +10 (Max once per year) 

  • Hail hydra is a character you want to show up, but has not been officially cast by the MCU for the draft year or previously (Reed Richards in Dr. Strange MoM)

  • Hail Hydras can be villains

  • Rostered characters do NOT qualify for Hail Hydra

  • Have to see character in the flesh. Do not need to speak. 

Injury / loss of powers | -1 (Max once per title) 

  • Loss of (or use of) body part, extends beyond the title

    • Examples: Rhode’s legs, Tony’s heart, Klaue’s hand, Strange’s hands, Thor’s eye, Bucky’s arm, 

  • Hurt to the point it affects their ability to “hero” for the remaining duration of the title

Deceased (Presumably) = -3 (Max once per title) 

  • If your character dies or is presumed dead in the title. Example - Wanda, Kilmonger, Thanos

  • If revived by end of title, points will be returned (Marc Spector)


Skrull Addendum

If a roster character appears in a title, and turns out to be a Skrull, there is no consequence or loss of points for the appearance. If the Skrull is a rostered character, they will get their respective Appearance/Cameo points 


Trading - Mid year, you can trade in a character for another character that has not yet been drafted by a member of your league. If multiple players in your league want to trade a character, the player with the lowest score will get their pick first. The released character is now a draftable character for the rest of the league to draft. This will be open for ONE week, dates will be announced to captains.