Our Cerebro deck has been a lot of fun to pilot, and the games are only going to continue from here.
We’ve already discussed the core of this deck with Cerebro and Mystique, and the synergy with Blue Marvel, but there are other pieces that this deck needs before it comes together.
The two cards I consider crucial to this deck are Mister Sinister and Brood. Both of them create a number of 2-powered bodies On Reveal, which will all receive the boost from Cerebro for extra power. Additionally, both of them are on rate of their power in terms of total stats added to the board, so there’s no loss in tempo as a result of including them. Thankfully, Minister Sinister is a card everyone will acquire early on, and once we each Series 3 it’s not a mistake to buy Brood with our Collector Tokens (like I did) because the card also works in Patriot and Silver Surfer shells for similar reasons.
The rest of the deck can be filled in with whatever utility cards we have access to when deckbuilding. Iceman, Yondu, and Scorpion and all low-cost 2-powered creatures which have the potential to disrupt our opponents, while also acting as potential curve fillers. Minster Fantastic only provides one body but is otherwise a good way to cheat out 6-power in a deck that only wants to run cards with 2-power.
On the other hand, we only have two cards in this deck that Goose shuts down by hitting the board, and only in the lane, he’s in. That means we don’t stand to lose as much as our average opponent does when he’s out, and he’s another good curve filler in the worst case.
Since she’s also 2-power, there’s no reason not to run Storm in this deck. While she can lock down a location with her ability, she can more crucially remove a location that will adversely impact our power on board to make playing Cerebro a smoother experience.
And lastly, our final tech choice is Hobgoblin, which can represent an 8-power swing without compromising our Cerebro playline by flinging himself onto the enemy board. In the right setup, this can also drastically disrupt our opponent by filling in a slot they were saving for a powerful Wong play or some other similar synergy.
I don’t know if it’s the most powerful deck around, but playing with it has been a ton of fun. And with Brood finally in my collection, there are a ton of other decks I’m looking forward to building along these lines.
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