Phoenix - Omega Level Threat

Rising From The Ashes

First impressions can be deceiving. Have you ever just looked at a Hero and thought "Wow, you could be better?" (Cough. Hulk. Cough.) Well, Jean Grey here was in a similar boat for me! Phoenix here is a bird of a very different feather!

The elephant in the room is that she's another one of those gimmick-heroes. Some form-changing or stat-swapping going on. Although she can work great as an aggressive hero, I came to realise that she does the most when Unleashed Phoenix Force B, but the caveat here is that she loses that amazing amount of threat-removal. Aggression can be tempting with cards like Psychic Assault.

But her real strength is staying Phoenix Force B whilst you can keep threat locked down with Justice-Aspect cards like For Justice!, Mutant Peacekeepers & the brand-new Psychic Manipulation!

Omega Level Psionics

The other reason we want to stay Phoenix Force B is that we gain the benefits of our Hero-Kit! Telekinetic Attack blows minions off the board! Telekinetic Shield lets you, your friends or even allies take a harder beating! And the best of all, Telepathic Trickery. This card is just For Justice! juiced up to 11! Providing that you're Phoenix Force B!

A Little Restraint Goes A Long Way!

The key to Phoenix, is being able to use all of her offence, defence and utility cards as much as possible. So, taking a page from Spider-Ham. We have Resource generation courtesy of Phoenix. Early game, we want to use this as quickly as possible. But if we hit one of our draw cards, we're pretty much set for easy-advantage. One Way or Another lets you draw 3 cards for 0 and lets you pick out a useless side-scheme. When you're Phoenix Force A, this is trivial.

Cyclops here is your best friend. But you want him when you're Unleashed for maximum-affect. As long as you don't go to 4 counters, she can stay Unleashed for as long as you want! It's a good time to ditch Cyclops if she runs out of counters. Or you could be benevolent and use X-Mansion to help keep him around! You might even want to combine it with White Hot Room as a way to Heal Jean without using her Recovery! These are the cards you want to build with all your search from Mulligan to One Way or Another!

Mutant Peacekeepers!?

These mutant allies are very powerful friends indeed! Cerebro gives you access to who you want, when you want at all times! A favourite is getting either Cyclops or Professor X to make an appearance! Mutant Peacekeepers is another new card that can really turn the tides of a game! And it only costs 1! Sure, you have to exhaust everyone. But that's a very small price for the potential! And don't forget about your Sense of Justice!

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Phoenix is a very bitter-sweet Hero who takes a bit of time to get used to, but in the right build, she's exceptionally good at anything she puts her mind to!