Psylocke’s Psionic Psuite

The Modular Archetype That’s as Sharp as a Katana

• Deck Series Video: https://youtu.be/H4sV91DJN08

• Gameplay Video: Coming Soon

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I’m overjoyed with how this one turned out — it hits all the right notes.

I'm proud to present Psylocke’s Psionic Psuite, an interchangeable, modular deck archetype built around Psylocke that:

1. Fully embraces the Psylocke/Professor X/Cerebro synergy to deliver precision plays and consistent tempo.

2. Leverages Danger Room to create super-charged allies that do work — attacking relentlessly while Professor X eats the hits.

3. Provides a 20-card modular core (17 Basic, 3 Training) that can slot into any aspect, allowing you to personalize with 5 of your favorite allies, upgrades, or supports.

4. Easily adapts to include 'Pool and Basic-only builds.

And I know, I know...

"Simpsons Did It."

This concept of the general synergy has floated around the community for a while, and I want to give a huge shoutout to Journeyman2—the real OG. If you’ve been around, odds are you’ve piloted one of their top-tier decks.

Laying the Foundation

| Every great build begins with a rock-solid core. Here’s what makes this deck tick:

1. Cerebro + Professor X = Repeatable Brilliance

Psylocke’s Alter-Ego lets her exhaust a Psi-Energy weapon to shuffle a Psionic card into your deck. Professor X is Psionic. Once he’s in there, Cerebro can fish him out every other turn. Since Psylocke herself is Psionic, this loop is not just possible—it’s your engine.

Bonus: With X-Men Instruction, you don’t even need to use your weapon exhaust every time, saving those precious resources for your Hero-form.

2. Core Allies

• Colossus: Chips away at the villain, deals with minions, and takes punches.

• Forge: Helps guarantee an early Cerebro, or fetches key X-Men supports.

• Gambit: Provides attack, utility, and insight into the next villain phase.

• Professor X: 3 Thwart and Confuse every time you summon him—he is the plan.

3. Events

• X-Men Instruction: Recycles Professor X and another ally to keep your engine going, saving Psi-Energy weapon exhausts.

• Psylocke’s Kit: Her events offer solid card draw, efficient damage, and sneaky utility.

4. Build Support

• Find Cerebro early, or pivot to whatever support suits the moment. Consistency is key.

5. Key Supports

• Children of the Atom: Enables Utopia’s ready effect for Psylocke and expands synergy with X-Force allies.

• Danger Room: Free ally upgrades that can be accessed every turn.

• Utopia: Extra ally slot and a ready effect—especially magnificent when used on Psylocke.

• X-Mansion: Helps keep your best allies (like Colossus or your favorite aspect specific ally) in the fight longer.

• Helicarrier: A resource classic—still pulls its weight.

• Training Regimen: Grabs skill upgrades to be used as resources to keep the efficiency engine humming.

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  How to Play the Psionic Psuite

Turn Order Loop (The Core Flow)

• Turn 1: Use the Alter-Ego ability to shuffle Professor X into the deck (or recur him via X-Men Instruction). Use Cerebro to fetch X. Use your other AE supports. Flip to Hero, play X, Confuse, block with X.
  (On the literal Turn 1 you won't need to shuffle him in, just do what you can to get Cerebro out)

• Turn 2: Activate Psylocke (ATK/THW), use Psi-Energy Resources, flip to AE, use AE supports. Villain is confused—no activation.

Repeat.

This loop ensures you get both Hero and Alter-Ego benefits every turn. And with Professor X blocking, your allies can stay aggressive while you keep tempo.

Mulligan Priorities

1. Cerebro

2. Forge

3. Build Support

4. Professor X

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   Design Journey (aka: How the Sausage Was Made)

This deck started with the idea of running Psylocke in Justice without flipping to Hero. It was fine, but flipping every turn revealed the real power of her kit. The biggest breakthrough? Dropping Meditation for X-Men Instruction. Once I stopped treating her Psi-Energy like a recharge mechanic and started leaning into it as a resource engine—everything clicked.

Avengers Mansion also got cut late in testing. I found I rarely played it, and the deck benefited more from including aspect-specific favorites instead.

The core system is rock solid. You can slot in your favorite aspect cards without touching the foundation, and it’ll still sing.

Aspect Feature: Justice Build

Allies

• Banshee: Solid attack value with the added bonus of minion Confuse. Great for keeping the board under control while dishing out damage.

• Chamber: This guy’s basically your ride-or-die. As long as the enemy is confused (which they usually are), Chamber just keeps swinging—value city.

• Cypher: Brings in card draw and supports the overall engine, making your turns even smoother.

| Considered but cut:

• Blindfold: Great card, but we want our allies attacking, not just peeking.

• Dazzler: We’ve already got enough Confuse baked into the core, so her one-off confuse doesn’t justify the slot here.

Supports

• Beat Cop: Slaps roof of card “This bad boy can fit so much threat removal in it.”

Long-term threat control that adds up big over time—especially useful when you want to lean into attacking with your allies.

Upgrades

• Float Like a Butterfly: Stings like a bee. In a deck where the villain is almost always confused, this becomes a better offensive boost than Boot Camp. Excellent value and thematic perfection.

• Mission Training: We’re not here to thwart with our allies—this is about keeping them on the board and swinging. The extra health helps them survive longer and deal more damage over time.

• Under Surveillance: The designated flex slot. That threat buffer is nice, especially in scenarios with aggressive side schemes or burst threat. But don’t be afraid to swap this out for a favorite card of your choice.

This Justice version keeps the Psionic Psuite flowing by offering smooth threat control while letting your allies stay on the offensive. With the villain consistently confused and your board state solid, you can control the pace of the game and bring it home however you like.

With Professor X handling the thwarting duties, your allies and Psylocke herself are free to go full offense.

Final Thoughts

This deck is a love letter to efficiency, recursion, and modular design. Once the Cerebro engine is online, it feels like you’re piloting an unstoppable telepathic war machine.

The main Achilles’ heel is Steady/Stalwart, which disables your Confuse loop—but even then, you’ve still got the tools to grind it out with combat tricks and ally spam.

Now go unleash this Psionic Psuite on the villain of your choice. You’ve got the tools. You’ve got the strategy. You’ve got X on speed dial.

Chef’s kiss.