Card draw simulator
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VillainTheory · 31743
Move over T'Challa, there's a new Black Panther in town!
As a self-proclaimed Repurpose connoisseur, I'm excited to share that Shuri is one of my absolute favorites with it across all 59 heroes.
With an alter-ego ability that fetches tech, setting up Repurpose has never been easier. And your readying really steps up a gear when Okoye's special is triggered three times to give you 4 ATK before you even start to play any events.
With the ability to have 10 cards in hand when you start the turn in alter-ego form (The Elephant's Trunk + Avengers Mansion), it's not uncommon to get 3-4 readies and maybe an attack event if you're lucky.
To cut a long story short? Shuri's angry, and when you combine everything this deck can hit over 50 damage in a single turn while easily controlling the board all game.
Overview:
- Archetype: Repurpose
- Difficulty: Medium
- Play Style: Ebb & Flow
- Recommended Player Count: 1-4
- Ideal Aspect Partner: Any
Mulligan Priorities:
Black Panther Upgrades
Thanks to Shuri's alter-ego ability, you can guarantee getting your best Black Panther upgrade on Turn 1 - and it's Panther Claws for amazing damage. Vibranium Suit is good and should be considered during a game but, between the insanely good Queen Ramonda, the excellent What Doesn't Kill Me, and some classic Energy Barriers, you're already invincible against most scenarios.
(Note that you want to float between 7-9 health when possible to keep What Doesn't Kill Me online.)
You can generally keep Panther Claws until the last turn of the game and only then use its bigger discard effect for extra damage for the final blow. Unlike some Shuri decks, this build doesn't require a single other Black Panther upgrade to be played throughout the rest of the game (though the confuse might be especially helpful in solo play). Any that you do play, don't hesitate to use their bigger discard effect. The claws are all you truly need.
Your Backing Dancers
The Dora Milaje and its trio of allies (Okoye, Ayo and Aneka) are incredibly good, especially Okoye. But also don't hesitate to use them for card draw from The Elephant's Trunk, which is probably our single best card. Card draw is GOOD and the Trunk just doesn't stop feeding them to you.
Enjoy free Spider-Bytes (not to be confused with Spider Bites) and the power of Moon Girl. But ultimately we want to take up as many of our ally slots with Dora Milaje allies in the long run and heal them up with the Dora Milaje and Med Team.
A Purposeful Plan
Generally? Just enjoy readying with ample tech cards for Repurpose and plenty of money to play said tech! If you can, try to only use Repurpose when you have other readies in hand (especially a second Repurpose). But it is, of course, absolutely fine to simply use one alone for the purposes of tempo/board control. You can also hold onto a Repurpose for next turn, to try and combo it, if you're not under pressure.
My top tip? Don't forget to trigger a Black Panther upgrade every time you make a basic attack, thwart, or defense, as well as after playing her events. It sounds obvious but it's easily missed when you're juggling 10 cards, desperately memorizing 3 different temporary stat boosts and managing things like retaliate after attacking.
Speaking of basic defenses, between triggering either or both of Panther Claws and Energy Barrier in the villain's turn, Change of Fortune just makes too much sense. Especially in 3-4 player where minions are extremely common. Change of Fortune isn't a focus for the deck but, as long as you see two minions in a game, it's very valuable. Play it if you can, trigger it when you can, don't worry too much otherwise.
All you really need to focus on is using her amazing hero and alter-ego abilities while also using and repurposing your tech!
And then you win.
Alternative Cards
Other cards you might include are Heart of the Panther, Build Support, Specialized Training, Indomitable, and Nick Fury.
Despite the deck name, Nick Fury isn't included for both the sake of variety plus we rarely need to chump block.
The readying from Indomitable is great. The thing is we will mostly only want to basic defend if we're trying to trigger Change of Fortune. Leaning into defending more often means there's a very real possibility when, combined with using our Energy Barriers and Queen Ramonda, we'll stay too healthy for What Doesn't Kill Me. What a problem to have...
Build Support is amazing for finding The Elephant's Trunk or a Med Team and is probably the card I'm mostly likely to swap in for something. It's good - but so is everything else.
Specialized Training is great but has ended up feeling excessive in some games and often gone unplayed. It is really good to have its rewards but, on a turn without readies in hand, you can be forced to choose between the card draw here or your amazing alter-ego ability.
Heart of the Panther is a great team-up card and with Med Team we could keep T'Challa around for most of the game. ...But our Dora Milaje allies are so valuable to our readying plan that they take up most of our ally limit, and we might prefer to heal them. Furthermore, the team-up card gains value as we play more Black Panther upgrades and we only really need to play one with this deck. (HOWEVER, in multiplayer with the T'Challa hero you really should have this card!)
2x The Power of Protection is also a good option! It comes down to resources vs. options in hand (vs. deck space).
Plasma Pistol might seem unappealing here but we've ended up playing it every single game and getting great use out of it. With that said, both it and a copy of Med Team are the most cuttable cards here in my opinion. Perhaps Change of Fortune against low-minion villains in solo play.
Ultimately deck space is tight with so many good options. Feel free to tweak a couple of cards!
Good luck and have fun!
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Apr 26, 2025 |
Apr 26, 2025
Here's hoping she arrives in US stores soon! |
Apr 26, 2025
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Apr 26, 2025Great to see you back on here! I sadly don’t get Shuri till next week, but this will definitely be the post precon deck! |
Apr 26, 2025Can't say no to a Repurpose deck, especially when it is nice and focused. |
Apr 26, 2025Just reading this and talking to you about Shuri has me so hyped for her! Love how you use her backup dancers! Another great deck. :) |
Apr 26, 2025Seems like I’m gonna have to play yet another VT’s Repurpose deck! As always, amazing deck and write-up. |
Apr 27, 2025I created a similar deck publishing it just yesterday so I will try them both out and see what I like more haha |
Apr 27, 2025Love seeing your thoughts here |
Apr 27, 2025Looks fun! I want to make Maria Hill run some Command Teams to really push those numbers up! I was planning to run her in Leadership first when I finally get her, but this may take precedence! |
Apr 28, 2025Cool to see you post a Shuri deck, VT ! And not a bad one! it just seems a bit starved for physical resources. |
Apr 28, 2025Thanks everyone!
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Apr 28, 2025
I played my version twice yesterday in a 2-player game and the card I really liked there was Stun Gun since you could play it use a counter to stun a minion you might not defeat that turn and then immediately Repurpose it and it doesn't feel as bad as let's say an Energy Barrier that still has 2-3 counters on it. |
Apr 28, 2025
I don't recall if your deck ran Change of Fortune but I can imagine that is a big difference to how we approach handling minions in the villain phase too. |
Apr 29, 2025I'm personally using 2x Ready to Rumble - you search for an upgrade, then place ready to rumble for just 1 and are able to use basic power in the same turn after you switch to hero form. I also use 2x Forcefield for additional tech cards - its cost is mostly mitigated by Shuri -2 cost ability. Moongirl is pretty clunky, if you dont get her in the same turn as Vibranium or Genius you cannot play her. so far she was rather a liability for me, maybe I need to upgrade my shuffling technique :D Overall the deck is solid, I like it. |
Apr 29, 2025
I wonder if the inclusion of 2x Ready to Rumble and 2x Forcefield Generators has contributed to your Moon Girl problem since they are 4 more energy resources diluting the deck. With that said, I still have to imagine Moon Girl would be good as she's been so good for us. Moon Girl is such a powerful card that even spending 1 mental on her is perfectly efficient. And it's pretty easy to have one mental or wild for her. Drawing 1 card from her ability effectively makes her a 2-cost, 2 THW, 2 hp ally in the realm of Kid Omega or Protection Daredevil etc. With that said, we've almost always played her with 2 or 3 mentals. Aside from the doubles, which I disagree are necessary, Shuri has Ingenuity for a guaranteed mental. And then there's the Elephant's Trunk for insane card draw. So plenty of ways and chances to get mentals. The biggest problem for us is actually hitting the ally limit in the mid to late game. We wanted all 3 Dora Milaje allies out which leaves no room for Moon Girl. But Moon Girl is such an early game powerhouse that I felt she more than earned her slot here. Her ability to accelerate you through your deck is the main reason she's listed as a great mulligan target in the write-up. (She is also good later on if you get into trouble, if you have to sacrifice a Dora Milaje or one ends up discarded from an encounter card etc.) Of course, it is a card game. There is a chance you don't draw her with a single mental or wild available, with everything coming in the wrong order. But, for me, the low risk is worth the huge reward. I will say though that both Moon Girl and Ingenuity have the least synergy with the rest of the deck. They earned their place here as "powerful cards we can use because of the right trait" as opposed to "fun interactions with the other cards here". So you absolutely could cut them both and still have everything work perfectly! |
Love it, and glad to see you back to making decks!