The Last Stand

[Tussin]

i wanted to try another team setup that specializes in protection and baiting opponents big nasty attacks, then counter with my own afterwards. the front line all has an avoid 1 attack, Jubilee and Ironman can have duplicates of that, Dr.Strange has an avoid 1 attack of 6 or less for teammate from reserve, Ironman has a LO special, Iceman can avoid any numerical attack for teammate, Jubilee can avoid any attack for teammate. i think i want some negates and avoids with my battlesite... maybe some offsuit fighting/strength/intellect special hits to round out my offense for spectrum ko's. Fighting Spirit Lives event turns any hand into a defensive wall they cannot get around at all. Serpent Crown to boost Ironman's Energy from 4 to 7.

im thinking of Morlock Tunnels/Onslaught Citadel/Muir Island/Mojoworld/Asteroid M/Avalon/Krakoa/Fall's Edge Compound for possible battlesites...

Wakanda seems to stick out for my deck... OE, AL, AD, AH, AG, AC... OE can turn into 3 attacks or defensive actions... and combo'ed with Dr.Strange later can be made into avoid any 3 attacks teamwide. a few good attack options to round out some more spectrum ko ability.

Homebase: Marvel Universe ~ Opponent's Team is -1 to Venture Total per Battle. ~

Team: 72 sum total

Iceman: The Iceman        7-5-3-3 (18) +1 Venture each Hit in Current Battle
Ironman: Original Armor  4-3-5-7 (19) May have duplicate "Radar Warning"
Jubilee                             6-4-2-4 (16) May have duplicate "Blinding Flare"
Dr. Strange                      8-3-2-6 (19)

Mission: Assault On Onslaught

Battlesite: Wakanda

Battlesite Specials: 11
Black Panther - Agile Warrior (AG)
Black Panther - Jungle Savvy (JZ)
Dr.Doom - Expendable Ally (AC)
Hawkeye - Pinpoint Accuracy (AD)
Hawkeye - Dynamite Delivery (EJ)
Hawkeye - Quiver of Arrows (HH)
Storm: Neutralized - Gathering Winds (OE) [OPD]
Storm: Neutralized - Run From Slaughter (AL)
Storm: Neutralized - Caliban (LJ)
Vision - Calculated Attack (AA)
Vision - Double Density (AH)

Aspect Cards: 1
Any-Homebase - A-Next [OPD]

Specials: 25
Iceman - Blood Chill (OPD)
Iceman - Hail Storm
Iceman - Ice Armor
Iceman - Ice Tactics
Iceman - Sub-Zero
Iceman - Frozen Prison
Ironman - Heat Seeking Missile (OPD)
Ironman - Tactical Computer (OPD)
Ironman - Industrial Waste (OPD)
Ironman - Stealth Armor
Ironman - Weapons Inventor
Ironman - Armored Avenger
Ironman - Radar Warning
Ironman - Radar Warning
Jubilee - Prismatic Flare (OPD)
Jubilee - Plasmoid Flash (OPD)
Jubilee - Blinding Flare
Jubilee - Blinding Flare
Jubilee - Distracting Burst
Jubilee - Distracting Burst
Jubilee - Trouble Maker
Jubilee - Wolvie Style
Dr.Strange - Defender (OPD)
Dr.Strange - Spell of Protection
Dr.Strange - Spell of Protection

Power cards: 17
Energy: 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
Fighting: 3 3
Strength:
Intellect: 4 4
Multi-Power: 1 2
Any-Power: 5 5 5

Teamwork cards: 3
1 * Energy 7 or more to use, follow-ups in Strength and Intellect
1 * Energy 8 or more to use, follow-ups in Strength and Intellect
1 * Intellect 7 or more to use, follow-ups in Energy and Fighting

Artifact cards: 1
* 6E 6A MYRLU SYMBIOTE [OPD] Teammate may play any Power card currently usable by Front Line for defense.

Event cards: 4
* FIGHTING SPIRIT LIVES!
All Special cards in your hand may be played by any Hero, for remainder of battle.
* FUEL FOR THE MACHINE
Sort through Draw Pile card by card. Put the first card with more than one icon in your hand. May be a duplicate. Reshuffle Draw Pile.
* HELPING HANDS
Draw two cards after the Discard Phase. Do not discard if duplicates.
* SOVEREIGN SEVEN
Remove one hit from the Permanent Record of all characters with an Inherent Ability.

Total cards: 62

[AO user]

Sounds like a fun deck to play and frustrating to play against!  If you bring in an 8 with dr strange , you may want to swap surfer for spawn w his a AD to back your 8.... And then readers will back his 7 fighting and then it's another deck.  Play both against each other.  Sounds fun no matter how you slice it

[Tussin]

yeah that sounds interesting as well... Silver Surfer and Spider Woman are both flexible for my deck. i really like what Jubilee and Iceman has to offer for defense/offense.

i wouldn't be able to swap all 3 without losing 1 of my core heros up front and only SW or Dr.Strange could fill my reserve spot.

i'm not adamant about backing up an 8 Energy, would be nice to just have 1 if possible.

Spawn would be an interesting swap for Silver Surfer... it would give me access to specials for another character if he should fall... should be able to keep him alive till he plays it. also access to Witchblade artifact... could boost Spider-Woman to attack with 8 Energy cards... she would get a +1 to attack so a 9 E is unblockable under ordinary means. also could give deck speed by searching for artifacts with Spawn.

* 6F 6A THE WITCHBLADE <IM> {VR} [OPD] Teammate may play any Power card currently usable by Front Line to attack.

Reavers could be interesting as well... good offense and defense... plus some pre-negation with lady deathstrike.

my biggest weakness could be the following events...unavoidable.. albeit very situational. it would be cool to mix up 1 character possibly to get diversity... i can still cover a few different things with my battlesite so....?

Spawn                                   8-7-3-3 (21)
The Reavers                          5-7-6-3 (21)
Captain America                    2-8-4-6 (20)
Daredevil                               2-7-4-6 (19)
Reyes                                    6-2-2-6 (16) Intellect Rating is 8 for defense
Donald Pierce                        4-2-6-7 (19) May Play Reavers Specials
Holocaust                              7-2-6-2 (17)
Scarlet Witch                         7-3-2-5 (17)
Silver Surfer                          7-3-6-5 (21)
Spider-Woman                      6-3-6-4 (19) Energy Power cards are +1 to attack

* File #061906.05 {C}
No cards with the word "Avoid" may be played this battle.
* TIME TRAVELLERS VANQUISHED <MC> {R} Mantis
No cards that have the word "teammate" may be played this battle.
* HEROES AVENGE MURDER <MC> {R} Iron Man
One Front Line Hero of your choice is immediately KO'd. Reserve Hero
immediately moves into play. Card is discarded if it will end game.

[AO user]

Sabra and wasp have "defend" cards instead of avoid to dodge the no avoid event.  MH specials are sweet.  Living costume will help with KO event but a negate will ruin that.  In other news, 3 grid strange and jubilee give room for some heavy weights.  Holocaust and witch have avoids w/o "teammate" on em. 

[steve2275]

i forgot to put sabra and wasp into my female protection agency
thanks for reminding me

yeah i see dr.strange in reserve with holocaust scarlet witch spawn up front

[AO user]

The GI special makes one character immune to event cards. Ive seen Larry use post from citadel site for his FF team it worked great... for him.  3 grid ironman has LO for teammates an an AG. He fits w/ iceman and jubilee leaving 19 for reserve.  Fitting an AO user with iceman is rough.  IF you drop him spawn reavers (witch or Holo) and original dr strange = 72 full count.

[Tussin]

hmm i almost forgot about Ironman... his Marvels card is dope indeed.

i could run 3 stat of him or the original ironman so i could hold dupes of avoid 1 attack... choices

with the GI special, if they ran the KO event and i select my target who was protected, would it cancel out a death? or would i have to reselect someone else? if thats the case... it may not be worth having only to be negated. only a few decks will run those evens so i'm not too worried. and its only for 1 battle phase

i am slightly leaning toward Strange over Spiderwoman in reserve too hmm.

[AO user]

With a KO event , the player chooses so if a character is immune likely you won't choose that one but some one goes anyway.  Originalarmor iiron man does match energy theme but it leads to another deck: armor man (or IQ), Reyes (or shadowcat)  don pierce  and.....?

[Tussin]

updated with changes.


this seems like the best counter to events from a battlesite... say the average deck has 2 or 3 events, it has a good chance to knock out their main event out...


this can block all 2 or 3 events but just for 1 character on your team. both are good, but this can be more flexible as its not a OPD from battlesite.