The Incredible Bruce Banner

This is an alter-ego focused deck. The design is to stay in the form of Bruce Banner for as long as possible. This will grant maximum hand size, regular use of Banner's Laboratory as a resource generator, and consistent use of his Experimental Research ability to cycle cards for more optimal play.

Bruce Banner has the genius trait, so genius-restricted cards like Ingenuity and Moon Girl are automatic inclusions. Meditation is also a great AE card to play other costly allies who will be managing the board state allowing Bruce to keep the big green monster at bay. Assess the Situation has a mental resource or can temporarily boost hand size.

Bruce isn't desperate enough to join SHIELD yet, but keeping threat off the main scheme is of paramount importance. The Counterintelligence preparation prevents threat from being placed, even in step one of the villain phase. Discarding Informant turns the villains' own minions into thwarters.

Now this won't eliminate all threat, so Bruce Banner is in Disguise, using his basic activation to thwart for two. Add Operative Skill to occasionally thwart for 3, possibly to clear a side scheme with Followed attached to deal damage to the villain or a strong minion. Chance Encounter attached will bring an ally to hand.

Nick Fury pops in to keep tabs on Dr. Banner. Manifold will bring player side schemes to hand at opportune times, particularly Lay the Trap which can be the villain ending finisher. Build Support brings Banner's Laboratory in sooner. And of course Lockjaw can be played from discard to keep Bruce company.