Diamondback Side-Kicks some asses !

Yeah, I know, that's a 50 cards deck...but :

• I wanted to show a version with all the toys I liked.
• You can take out some cards (see at the end).
• We're talking about Domino, you'll discard your deck in seconds anyway.
• Once all on the table, you've got only 23 cards in your deck/hand.

Overview :

• Play Style : Set up then use Diamondback ability all day long and kill everything, every turn
• Difficulty : Hard (it's Domino after all...)
• Power level : High to medium
• Recommended Player Count : 3-4 (see below for 1-2)
• Ideal Aspect Partner : Justice or Leadership with thwarting power

I haven't tried the deck in 3-4p yet (even though it is designed for it...) but it works fine in solo (with a few tweaks, see at the end) and 2p.
Power level wise, it's medium in solo, better in 2p and should be much higher in 3 and 4 player counts. All of that because the more enemies in play, the more Diamondback will inflict damage !

Set up :

• You see, the real question is : can you pay for those 27 cards on the table in a few turns ? Yeah...most of them, cost curve is still pretty low and you draw A LOT !
• Be selfish, let your friends thwart so you can change form every turn and do not share your resources/draws until you're mostly set up.

Concept :

• Play all your supports and upgrades as quickly as you can. As always, Pip the Pug and, especially, The Painted Lady are a priority.
• Allies wise, obviously play Diamondback quickly if you can. An exception can be made if you have The Puglord in play. Try to not use her last HP until you get your upgrades on her.
• Otherwise, play the classics (Maria Hill, Nick Fury, Outlaw) to survive until you...
• ...Play all your economy (Avengers Mansion, IPAC, Pipus Bigus, The GOAT-BOAT, Weapon X, X-Bunker, Clarity of Purpose and at least one way to easily discard cards.
• Upgrade Diamondkick to a maximum of 7 Hit Points, use her multiple times (Command Center, Side-by-Side, The Posse) and heal her (Sidekick, Side-by-Side, First Aid).
• Destroy every enemies at once in very powerful turns. Doing 6 to 9 damage to everything isn't rare.

Other combos and how to play the deck :

• Player Side Schemes accelerate your set up a lot, play them. Call for Backup is another copy of Not so sidekick or Nick Fury.
• Keep Diamondburst and Atlas Bear on the table at all times to trigger The Posse.
• Sunspot clearly isn't necessary but he fits very well into the theme here. Plus, I think you can get some / resources...
• Weapon X and Clarity of Purpose help you get a ping damage so you can REC and heal Diamondbacks are eternal with Sidekick.
• Put 1 First Aid and 1 Side-by-Side under The Painted Lady to guarantee big bursts of damage.

Other cards and recommandations :

• Moira MacTaggert is good, but I'm already at 50 cards...This game is very limiting !!! :p

Solo (and 2p ?) version :

• Professor X will help you go to alter-ego.
• Ready to Rumble could help you heal Domino/Diamondback and then thwart a bit more.
• Deadpool is a nice way to thwart all game. Especially with one Reinforced Suit and some healing.

40-ish cards :

• For 40-ish cards version, you could take out Sunspot, Nick Fury, Call For Backup, X-Bunker, Endurance, X-Force Recruit, 1 Reinforced Suit, some resources.

Have fun ! ;) I appreciate a like/fav :)