Location and dates
Friday, May 15, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington – Minneapolis South
7800 Normandale Boulevard
Bloomington, MN, US
Con of Heroes will take place inside the massive event room at the DoubleTree hotel.
Travel (airport code: MSP)
[Big thanks to Con of the Rings for letting us use some of this travel info, who has been hashing out events to the Roseville, MN area for several years]
Con of Heroes is in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. The nearest airport is the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). MSP is a central hub for Delta and Sun Country airlines.
While there is no direct mass transit link between the airport and the convention location, travel by rental car, taxi, or ride service is simple and efficient. The hotel also provides a shuttle (more info below).
For those who want to visit downtown Minneapolis or Saint Paul, there are electric train lines (Blue Line / Green Line) that run directly from the airport into the cities. For further mass transit information, visit MetroTransit.
Hotel
Venue & Hotel:
DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington – Minneapolis South
7800 Normandale Boulevard
Bloomington, MN, US
Airport Shuttle Info:
Local Amenities & Food
Vegan/vegetarian food options
If you need vegetarian/vegan dining recommendations, Happy Cow has a few options in the area. Other foods for specific dietary needs can be acquired via delivery, through services like Doordash. There are a few places that provide vegan/vegetarian food, including Impossible/Beyond Burgers and vegan pizza. If you provide exact instructions in the app, many services will even deliver it right to your hotel room door. You can also opt to meet them outside or check with the front desk to see if you can have food left there.
If you’re vegan/vegetarian, do yourself a favor and go to a nearby grocery store on the first day. Set yourself up with a few essentials in case you find yourself in a position where you’re unable to eat at a certain location.
The Herbivorous Butcher also has some great vegan meat options that you can store in your fridge: and is a short ride share trip away and delivers via some apps.
“What should I bring?”
First up, check out our schedule here.
We know that travel space is a premium, especially if you aren’t checking a bag. You’re free to bring your entire collection if you like, but we’re aiming to focus on two major cycles of encounters so everyone can simply pack the contents of several products and proctor games for every single group. You are free to bring as many scenarios as you like.
Players are free to play and bring whatever scenarios they want, but we will have these days available as themes so everyone is experiencing the same general feel each day throughout our events.
Marvel Champions is also unique in that you can pack every modular set in the game without much issue if you’d rather do that, and just get your cards back at the end of a session.
As for how many hero decks you should bring, three to five is a good generalist recommendation. Three is just enough, as that way, you can ensure several combinations of heroes in four player, with very little chance of overlap throughout the entire convention. Think about packing a “sideboard” of 10-15 cards with each hero to cover unique card overlap in a bigger game.
Another suggestion is to bring four 25 card aspect decks, and four or more heroes, that way you can slot them into each hero if needed. Consider bringing sleeves as well, so that you can account for sleeving obligations if that arises. Special SWAG may require sleeving as well if you don’t want the cards to be marked (they will have different backs).
There are many convention go-ers who wouldn’t mind lending you decks, either. Don’t sweat only bringing a few decks: worst case, groups can come to an agreement where it’s OK to double-up on a few uniques. Con of Heroes will also have a table of cards that are freely available to take called SHIELD HQ.
Events
The Con of Heroes team is hosting several events throughout the convention and will be giving away prizes, including myriad copies of previous promo cards. Our current schedule is here.
Rules
- All attendee customer guidelines apply at the venue. This includes NO third-party transactions.
- The convention planning team reserves the right to remove an attendee for 1) violating any local laws or facility rules, 2) failing to comply with the instructions of convention or hotel staff, 3) endangering the physical or emotional safety of oneself or others, 4) threatening, stealing, cheating, or harassing others [including hate speech], or 5) failing to follow common-sense guidelines for mature conduct.
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