Character Spotlight: Nico Minoru
Today, we welcome the dark sorcerer, wielder of the Staff of One — Nico Minoru casts her way into MARVEL SNAP!!
After discovering the dark truth about her parents, Nico Minoru uses the powerful Staff of One to fight alongside her friends.
On Reveal: After you play your next card, cast a spell. (The spell changes each turn.)
Nico Minoru lived in a seemingly normal L.A. upbringing, until she discovered that her parents are secretly evil wizards!
Tina and Robert Minoru hosted yearly charity events with five other couples, a party which was normally of little interest to young Nico. However, one year Nico and the kids of the other attendees decided to spy on their parents. They discovered a shocking truth — Their parents were members of The Pride, a clan of covert rulers of the Los Angeles underworld — and they were performing a ritual sacrifice on an innocent girl! In light of the discovery of their parents’ evil ways, Nico and her friends banded together to form the Runaways, with the aim of stopping their parents and The Pride.
While on the run, Nico re-encountered her parents, where Nico’s mother revealed their true identities as dark wizards. She then attempted to jam the magical Staff of One into Nico’s chest! Curiously, the Staff was absorbed into Nico’s body, and later re-emerged from her chest when she was sliced by a battle-axe! Nico learned that she, too, is a wizard, and that the Staff of One would only emerge when she bled. Nico decided to embrace her newfound powers and adopted the title “Sister Grimm” to escape the name her parents gave her.
After merging with the mysterious Staff of One, Nico Minoru discovered she has incredible potential in her mystical powers. Her Blood Magic enables flight, magical shielding, telekineses, and teleportation. However, she must bleed in order to summon the Staff of One and cannot repeat spells with the Staff. If she attempts to cast the same spell twice, it results in random effects and unforeseen consequences.
Nico later expanded upon her powers with the Witchbreaker, who helped her develop the ability to cast spells without the Staff and upgraded her abilities. Then upon the wake of her resurrection in Murderworld, Nico jumped up to another power level and even received a magical arm replacement that can channel supernatural energies more powerful than the Staff of One.
In MARVEL SNAP, Nico’s mystifying magic is represented by her ability to cast seven unique spells:
On Reveal: After you play your next card, cast a spell. (The spell changes each turn.)
Nico Minoru is a versatile spellcaster with the potential to be a huge playmaker in many decks, especially if you time your spells wisely. Remember, Nico must cycle through her spells in order to avoid repeat-casting, so her effect changes to a random spell each turn she remains in your hand! The versatility of her spells can go a long way when combined with the right card and location effects.
Nico’s location-changing and movement spells can help overcome tricky locations, while her other spells create buffs and transformative effects. The spell which transforms your next played card into a Demon can be great value, especially when paired with a strong On Reveal card such as Black Widow or Ironheart. Drawing or copying cards and increasing Power can all be effective spells to cast in the right situations!
What’s a little blood in the name of wielding powerful magic, protecting your friends, and taking down the bad guys?
Welcome, Nico Minoru, to MARVEL SNAP!!
