Unleashed Fury

Before I delve into Next Evolution I wanted to publish this Phoenix/Protection deck. This deck is for those who want to rush to unleashed as fast as possible and what better aspect to help than protection?

Using Phoenix's Psionic Bond twice per round to ensure you're unleashed by the third round. With Side Step Jump Flip and Psychic Manipulation you've got 9 cards to target in the villain phase. Don't have those events? then use it for Nightcrawler interrupt.

Once unleashed it's time to take advantage of all those nice kickers on her events to really do some work, using X-Gene to power them. Use X-Mansion White Hot Room to recover your health (or add a couple counters back) and Mutant Education to keep recurring those events.

Though my intention was to play this deck fast and rush down the villain, it can also be played slowly. With plenty of allies to combo with Utopia for readies and help deal with minions. Dig for those allies using Cerebro.

As with all my deck's there is always a binder fodder card or two, and in this case it's Karma. I've actually used her a fair bit and have found success in the scenarios I've played with her. But with Mind Control it's hard to ignore the overlap of the two. You could get more damage/thwart with Mind Control but you lose out on a block with Karma. So it's kind of a preference. I chose X-Gene over The X-Jet for multiplayer purposes so switch them as you'd like. I did flirt with the idea of including Establish Perimeter for another tough, but if you're rushing to unleash thwarting becomes a premium. But as always I'm just putting out a concept feel free to refine to your taste.