X-23 - Southern Honey

Legit! That’s all I got to say…legit!

@andyr Thank you, sir!

This looks incredible! Im absolutely going to have to try this deck out!

I imagine if I were going to play Rogue from someone else's hero kit, this is how I'd do it! This looks crazy awesome!

@JacenSketch Thank you, that's awesome! Let me know how it goes for you!

@EarthTwister Thanks! It's so much fun. I hope you have a blast with it!

Looks really fun, have you tried it with sidearm? Do you get symbiote suit often?

@Dansome ! Sidearm is great inclusion for a bit more damage! I didn't include it here because I really wanted to highlight X-23 by giving her more readies versus focusing on ally damage. It wouldn't hurt to add it though if you like the prospect. I don't think it's a big deal to go a card or two over 40.

Symbiote suit is a low priority during the first pass for me, but can still help build your economy over the offensive cards in the kit or your support cards. I included it for mostly for multiplayer games where you typically have time to set up and you'll want the extra health and card draw to push into a difficult villain phase 2 or 3 or to simply to stay alive with the windfall of health. Besides Helicarrier and Grim Resolve, there aren't any other cards included to help build economy for longer matches.

That said, it can be a tough choice to choose between playing a Med Team to heal Honey Badger/Rogue or to play Symbiote Suit in the mid-game. You want to keep your engine going, but it's also nice to build up. Really depends on the situation, but I like having it as an option.

Been wanting to play X23 with Rogue since she was released, this looks like a great way to go about it!

@MrSelfDestruct Thanks! I'd be interested to hear about your play through and if you take a different approach.

This looks like a blast! I’m always excited to see interesting X-23 decks.

@jfroistad Yeah, it really is a ton of fun.

Great combo with Rogue and X-23. Thanks for taking the time to share.

Buffing Honey Bagder this way to ready up is genius. Love it :)

@josseroo My pleasure. I really enjoy how it plays and I'm hoping some cards in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Wave can improve it a little.

@rstorcdk It's a ton of fun. Thank you for the kind comment!

Played this last night and it was very fun. Once you have the two key allies out, the board impact per turn was fantastic.

@josseroo Awesome, glad you had fun with it too!

Went through the first villain in each expansion and save for Sabretooth I had no problems. Fun Deck!

@Balsak40 Awesome, glad to hear! Glad you had fun with it!

This deck is the truth!!!!!! Just for fun I tried it against expert Klaw, CAKE WALK. Never felt like I was ever in danger. Protective Training on Honey Badger is pretty much game over. Love this deck. First time I have had any luck in protection true solo.

@Loonacy that's so cool, I'm glad you are enjoying it! Protective Training has quickly become my favorite Training upgrade because it fits so well in decks like this. I underestimated how useful it was when they first came out.

This trio of mutants did great against the Tower Defense scenario. You put together a great combination using Rogue to get more readies out of X-23.

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@SortofBoard Awesome! That's so cool you recorded the match and enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing!

She hits for 5 damage easily, multiple times per round. The synergy with rogue is really good too.

Getting those trainings on the allies makes them way more fun because you don't have to be so stingy with their timing. A very forgiving deck for a noob like myself.

@Piratecalvin I'm glad you're having a lot of fun with it. I think the interactions flow together nicely. Protective Training is so good here because it gives you flexibility to hold out until you can draw into Regenerative Longevity. And in solo games, you might just have enough HP to last you the whole game without healing, depending on the match up.

Super cool deck. I'm building it. How important is electrostatic in this deck? All mine are in other decks right now lol. Would armored vest be a good substitute?

Also, symbiote suit is a card I see people often run with x23. Would that be a good inclusion here?

@Mcduder123 Thank you! Electrostatic Armor is a great card in this deck because you can consistently defend every turn against most villains and almost guarantee you'll take at least one damage to ready through Living Weapon. If you aren't able to add it, I'd maybe throw in armored vest if the villain has high ATK (Juggernaut, Rhino, etc), or just leave it out if it's a lower ATK villain. The main purpose it serves to wear the villain down a little every turn and ping off the occasional tough status card. It's not a pivotal card, but can be really helpful.

Symbiote Suit is actually in the deck list already, but it's one of my lower priorities due to wanting to set up Rogue and Honey Badger with Protective Training. It can really pay off late game because you are able to activate at least 4 times, not including Game Time activations or What Doesn't Kill Me.

If you don't draw into your other main pieces (Honey Badger, Rogue, or even Med Teams), that's when I'd consider playing Symbiote Suit. I prioritize the card a bit more in multiplayer because the games are likely going to be longer and you'll get more long-term value out of it. You also have more teammates to help you deal with the extra encounter card. Sometimes you just need to to heal because you aren't able to flip down, and that's also a solid play. Definitely a usable card, but can be situational on what timing works best.

Thank you for the great response! Some how I missed the symbiote suite(brain fart). That was really insightful, for I now the value of electrostatic in this deck. I wasn't even thinking about pinging toughs for better big turn damage. Good call.

@D.M.Tip took me a while, but I finally got a chance to play this deck. It's a freaking blast! Well done my dude! I recorded the game for the Tube. Blows through the Thunderbolts!

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@JacenSketch Thank you! ~ I'm glad you got a chance to play it and really enjoyed it. Can't wait to check the video out today.

@D.M.Tip You bet my man! Thanks again for sharing!

This feels a lot like my favorite X-23 deck. I love Protective Training on Honey Badger. I like a few more X-Men Allies in my deck, and Utopia to get X-23 another ready. The Rogue addition is brilliant to touch Honey Badger to get X-23 another ready. I will be modifying my favorite deck to have her at least. I like Counter-Punch in her deck because it is at least a 3 ATK, and many times 5 or 6 or 7 with a Counter-Punch is so fun.

Also, I run only 2 Med Teams, and have Triage in there instead of the 3rd one

@weaves74 Thank you for the kind words and the insight! I love Counter-Punch as well on her and the first several drafts of this deck tried to make use of it, especially for the resource it brought for What Doesn't Kill Me. Ultimately, I just wanted to focus on the Rogue interaction, which feels really satisfying. I hadn't considered Protective Training in many decks before this, but it really fits well. Triage is a stellar addition to this deck and helps you get a nice burst heal on Honey Badger without having to play a 3-cost Med Team.

Honestly, I probably keep the 3x copies of Med Team around to help justify the Power of Protection, which makes Rogue and WDKM a little more consistent to play. Lots of room for tweaks depending on play style or scenario, for sure.

Sick concept. Hadn't seen the Rogue ally before as I don't own a ton of X-Men stuff. This looks vicious. Love the title too!

@Sindrik8x Thank you! It takes a bit to get fully built up, but is a ton of fun!