Venom - Symbiote Smackdown

This deck was used to defeat Expert Venom in Weekly One-Shots Challenge 14: Symbiote Smackdown.

Accomplished two-handed with Ghost-Spider

Mulligan targets were Hand Cannon, Relentless Assault, or Rocket Raccoon to take care of the Enraged Symbiote and Venom’s toughness in one action. This would allow Tooth and Nail to become the next priority.

Getting Spider-Sense on the board early made Grasping Tendrils feel cheaper; as necessary as cancelling activations can be, having 3ER isnt always viable… Thank the Symbiote lord for blood money! I managed to get one fully stunned Venom, a breath of fresh air when staring at 4 boost cards on my identity.

This deck is plump with chump blockers left over from attempting this deck true solo, an option hampered by Unstable Sentience and "Now We're Angry!", but they still have their use against the Enraged Symbiotes; if I couldn't block venom’s attack, I could use allies to block a “boost: put into play” symbiote, who now gets to attack. Vivian was included to blank Klyntar Frenzy, a hazard side scheme that couldn’t leave play if revealed.

Stinks i couldnt manage expert Venom alone with this deck, but having Ghost-Spider at my side to take the hits really helped the damage potential in Venom’s multitude of weapons shine.