There's no (Bozhe) Moi in TEAM

Here's a deck I'm running for my weekly playthroughs on REY PLAYS GAMES!

My first playthrough against Expert Klaw is here (albeit slight changes to the deck as described further below)

What better hero than Colossus to hone my playing skills by really diving deep into his kit to see what he is capable of!

Comrades in Arms

So with Colossus' low initial thwarting ability, he needs help from his friends to look after the cerebral side of things whilst he can focus on clobbering. Though she may not seem like a candidate, I've found using Sidekick on Shadowcat quite effective as Kitty has pretty decent base stats of 2/2/3. Add Sidekick to the mix, and attach the likes of Inspired and Danger Room Training and all of a sudden you have an ally that has 4/4/6 AND can bypass crisis icons, patrol and guard....pretty powerful! Kitty also gains a further +1hp if you have Uncanny X-Men in play too...

Paired up with Kitty as another thwarting powerhouse is Professor X . You can also be sure to recur him often (as he finds himself in the discard pile immediately after a round) with Make the Call too...so Piotr has two allies that should allow you to handle schemes and flip down if need be.

Beast is added for his thwarting as well as his ability to gain resources (typical for any use of Hank, really); Forge will get you either a resource or the opportunity to play either Utopia or The X-Jet; Pixie gives you a chance to being your allies out and lastly I've found Synch really useful in just keeping on the table (like Kitty) to boost your stats for that extra push. By keeping Synch and Kitty out, you also ensures you have at least a double resource when you draw Band Together.

Mirage also has decent thwart and the chance to stun your villain, whilst I added the reliable Angel in for his modest attack and chump blocking ability. I initially had Havok and Rapid Response in my deck, but since have replaced them with the aforementioned ally cards. I found no need for Rapid Response and felt that I'd get more mileage out of Mirage and Angel, over Havok.

A copy of Call for Backup is also never wasted as it insures you that you can go grab an ally if needed..especially if you have Professor X or an amped Shadowcat out who can complete the player side scheme in one hit.

Minimal Events

I've only included a couple of aspect events as I'm using allies to thwart and Piotr's hero cards are already good for both attack and defence (I.e Bulletproof Protector and Organic Steel giving you toughs). Make the Call is massively powerful to recur your allies as previously mentioned, and there's even a case to maybe play three of them in the deck and reduce Side-by-Side.

I do like Side-by-Side, however it is situational as you need to have Kitty as a Sidekick...but if you do, always be sure to play Side-by-Side if you can...with Kitty's amped up stats, and Piotr's amped stats from Synch, you could be looking at a total of 16-18ATK or 14-16THWT between the two of them!

The Team is Humming!

Mainstay cards like The X-Jet and Utopia complement the building up of allies...now you have an extra ally that you can play; you can ready any of your team once you add an ally; and the wild resource (though only in hero form) can add to Deft Focus and Titanium Muscles, vastly reducing the need for you to use cards in hand to pay costs...allowing you to play more cards!

Finally it can't be stressed that Uncanny X-Men be played when it can..reducing each future ally cost by 1 and adding +1hp to all allies is invaluable to ensure that Piotr is never alone out there... He has for a long time been considered the heart of the team, but there is no heart without the body...and pairing him with a solid X-Men team of allies just completes the whole package.