What the flark is an X-Man?

At the bar on Knowhere -

"So Groot and I took MY ship, the Milano, out for…let’s just call it a joyride and not knocking over a Sovereign ship carrying a boat load of units…when all of the sudden we get a distress signal out in Shi’ar space. Well, you know my buddy Groot, he can’t stop talking about helping them! I am Groot this and I am Groot that! So, we make a pit stop to pick up these losers.

When we get there this bald Terran starts telepathically thanking us. Is that supposed to impress me or something? Moondragon already does that party trick, pal. But his chair…I’m getting that chair. I’m getting off track it was him, a fire guy, this guy with knife hands about my height…hey! Quill’s told this story about a Terran named Fred Krueger! He’s never gonna believe we met him Groot. Oh! And this purple girl that should be thankful Quill wasn’t there or else he wouldn’t leave her alone. Psyduck? What was her name, Groot?"

"I am Groot"

"Psylocke! HA! I was way off. They say they’re the…Ex Men?…whatever the flark that means. My guess is a dumb name for space pirates since “X marks the spot.” That would mean they have units…or know where some are. So, we picked up the hitchhikers, avoided Gladiator and the entire Shi’ar fleet, and headed off. Matchstick the fire guy starts freaking out, asking how I can avoid all these losers, and I tell him the truth, he’s flying with the best pilot of all time, who’s honed his technique for years. Ain’t that right, Groot?"

"I, am Groot."

"Well, it mostly happened like that!"

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This is a Honed Technique deck for Rocket that finally allows him safely to go into AE with 3 confuses, letting him Tinker. Priority upgrades are Thruster Boots and of course Honed Technique. Warrior Skill can be used to ensure there is overkill damage, triggering Rocket’s card draw, which is especially useful for Particle Cannon or Rocket's Pistol. Sadly, it can't boost Rocket Launcher as it's not an attack. Also, remember that even an empty weapon is useful for Fusillade. Clobber under the right conditions can be a net 1er, or even neutral provided you use it first and it causes overkill.

With all this extra damage Marked isn't a bad card to add in, but I'd probably only swap that in large multiplayer games where minions are almost guaranteed each turn. Theoretically, in an Ultron game with 3 drones out Marked, that would be an additional 9 Damage to him. Will that happen in game? Probably not.

Thanks for checking this out!