Card draw simulator
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andyr · 11468
Player Type: Johnny
Main Player Count: 1, 2
Can do: 3
Key Cards: Leo Fritz, Upside the HeadAgency Issued Artillery
It's been a lot of fun to bring the new S.H.I.E.L.D. supports to S.H.I.E.L.D. (stylized SHIELD...I'm tired of all the periods) heroes, but with 5 tech cards on his own, James Rhodes really benefits from them. Since Rhodes wants to flip to his SHIELD trait for more ammo or shuffling a card back into his deck, he can take advantage of some great alter-ego abilities.
SHIELD Tech Recursion
Thanks to James' Action, he can shuffle an identity-specific card and put it into his deck. Since Leo Fitz can grab any tech card in your deck, you can freely use your upgrades to pay for your other upgrades. Then, do the loop. For me, this takes out my main Iron Man/War Machine frustration: when you draw too many suit pieces. Then, to help bring them out, Jemma Simmons is super nice.
Rarely in a game have I been able to get both Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz out, but just having one of them (particularly Leo) has been huge for War Machine.
Fully SHIELDed and Loaded
This deck comes with tons of confuses to help you feel more comfortable flipping down in lower player counts. Vigilante Training helps you recur Upside the Head. Since there aren't a ton of thwart cards here, consider using the alter-ego ability to shuffle in Targeted Strike. In my playing, when I would flip to alter-ego, I would use that player round to shuffle in what event I'd like to see quickly. Then in the next round before I flip up, I'd shuffle the tech upgrade I want to play and grab it with Leo Fitz.
A Note on Meditation:
It's nice to have, but much like a lot of Basic, it's one-to-one. If an exhaustion is 2-ER and the card is 1-ER, then all you're really doing is converting your action into those 2-ER. It makes up the 3 resource discount.
Other thing to note, it's an action, so you can use it to play Upgrades and Allies off-turn.
Sideboard
Any Player Count:
- Eros --> Agent 13 (she targets Munitions Bunker, great if you enjoy OTK strategies. I personally don't, but you might.)
3- or 4-player:
- Multitasking --> Homeland Intervention or For Justice! or Yaw and Roll (if you aim for Upgraded Chassis early on)
- It's always nice to show in more Float Like a Butterfly or Sense of Justice to get other players to help out.
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Apr 12, 2025 |
Apr 12, 2025Endorsed! Leo Fitz is so great in War Machine |
Apr 12, 2025Simple, yet effective. Hot diggity-dog, this looks good! I appreciate the included sideboard too. |
Apr 12, 202543 cards? Literally unplayable |
Apr 13, 2025
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Apr 13, 2025Well done! Definitely my next deck on the list. |
Apr 15, 2025i use Lay Down the Law in my version of this deck since you flip so consistently |
Apr 16, 2025would a disguise work so you can stay in Alter-ego? |
Apr 18, 2025This deck is AMAZING. I have rarely had as much fun in MC as I did with this deck. It so fast to get going, confuses are flying left and right, and between his ammo counters, resource generators, and low cost events, each turn has so much to do! Honestly this deck has made War Machine easily one of my top 5 favourite heroes to play. My only real feedback is that once you have his upgrades out (which usually happened quickly for me) the only real Tech card is the Sonic Rifle, and once those two copies are in the discard pile you have to wait until you cycle your deck, so the value of Jemma and Leo drops. I wonder if there is another high value Tech card that can be included in the deck? Bonus points if it can be recurred. Anyway, besides the fact Jemma and Leo lose a bit value once you're all set up, I can't say enough good things about this deck. So much fun! |
Apr 18, 2025
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Apr 19, 2025Deck is looking good! My friend was looking for a War Machine deck to play and this is the one I will be making for him. I'm glad you put a comment about Fitz/Simmons. I noticed that Fitz is more useful than Simmons on average and I was curious what other people were feeling. |
Apr 19, 2025i forgot to mention, I swapped in Prism Dust instead of Eros, Dazzler because it is a 1 cost tech that you can use to confuse minions as they come in (while in hero mode) and Fitz/Simmons find and play them for free |
Apr 19, 2025The most fun and success I've had with War Machine! Thanks! |
Apr 20, 2025
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I've been meaning to play war machine again since the new S.H.I.E.L.D cards came out but haven't. This might be the one I try out, Great stuff!