Groot Perfect Defense (with a video vs. Drang)

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SoloMarvelChampion · 931

Perfect Defense, but Groot doesn't need a lot of help!

For the most part I want to continually replay Starhawk to get a card draw with Knowhere while I "stall" and wait for my "I. AM. GROOT!"s to come out.

See the deck in action against Drang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWvSw4kalWw

Notes:

  • Starhawk is VERY good versus Drang because of all of the indirect damage.
  • Groot can stockpile his Growth Counters in perfect defense because he rarely if ever takes damage.
  • I never played them in the video listed above, but Dauntless and Electrostatic Armor are really good in this deck to let villains chip away at themselves BUT it can cause you to push to the next villain stage when you don't want to or aren't ready to. For that reason, consider replacing them with second copies of Hard to Ignore (which isn't Max 1 per player) and Unflappable for consistency.
  • Professor X is the only non-Guardian ally in the deck, and has become a staple for me in most decks, but especially decks which want to flip down to Alter-Ego often.
4 comments

May 08, 2023 GrootForPresident · 28

YES!!!! Some Groot love <3! Yeah he doesn't take much help for Perfect Defense! I like to better control when I defeat the villain's first stage too, so I might replace both of those with Hard to Ignore.

May 09, 2023 SoloMarvelChampion · 931

@GrootForPresident Good call on 3X Hard to Ignore. I'd still like a second Unflappable for consistency though, and might cut Star-Lord for it. I'm running all Guardians (except for Professor X) for Knowhere but I don't remember ever playing him even in testing!

Every day this week (Monday May 8 through Thursday May 11) I'll have a new Groot video with accompanying Decklist, and then a "Groot Spotlight" on Friday May 12. Here's his playlist: www.youtube.com

Jul 27, 2023 takabrash · 1

This is a great deck! I'm going through Mutant Genesis with him, and it really feels like how he wants to play. Hide in your vines with the guardians until it's time for big damage action scenes! Thanks for making Groot fun!

Sep 02, 2023 SoloMarvelChampion · 931

@takabrash thanks! Sorry, I just saw your comment or I would have replied sooner. I like "hide in your vines" LOL