Float Like a Butterfly, sting repeatedly

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Castlefrank47 · 235

I recently played andyrs Venom "just shut up and take it" deck (which is a blast by the way). While playing, I was trying to think of ways to maximize the use of Float Like a Butterfly. I thought of x-23 and her ability to ready, that's where this deck inspiration came from. The first thing is getting the opponent confused which we have numerous options: Dazzler, Professor X, Upside the Head and Sonic Rifle. Upside the Head is especially great for X-23 because you can use your first Attack to get the villain confused and then follow up with another attack that turn taking advantage of the confused state. She has the ability to ready herself once per phase already and getting Honey Badger out allows another ready each turn. Justice Served is in here to add another ready. Getting out Adamantium Lacing is important as well to take off tough statuses and give her retaliate. I defend alot with X-23 to minimize the amount of damage she takes and you're able to ready yourself after taking damage. Once set up I've had turns like this pretty regularly: Float Like a Butterflyis out, use Claw Mastery to get +2 Attack. Attack the villain for 4 damage, use X-23's Claws to ready X-23 and Attack for 6. Have Honey Badger Attack for 2 which readies X-23 to Attack for another 6. That's 18 damage without the use of any Attack events. You can also utilize Justice Served and combine it with Animal Instinct and Claw Mastery to hit a big thwart then ready to do damage. The The Power of Justice is really in here for Sonic Rifle, allies and Float Like a Butterfly. Any tips to make this better or more efficient would be welcomed.

4 comments

Feb 29, 2024 andyr · 4361

I had to take this for a quick spin. That was a ton of fun! Thanks for building and sharing it. X-23 is a great hero in this style

Feb 29, 2024 Castlefrank47 · 235

@andyr i appreciate the kind words and your venom deck was what inspired me to test this out. X-23 immediately became one of my favorites to play. She's been great in every type of build and aspect I've tried. I really enjoy abusing her ability to ready.

Feb 29, 2024 Sindrik8x · 364

I play her in Protection myself due to the readies. But, I have to say man, the seamless synergy with this build is pretty damn amazing man. I lack a few of the key cards, but almost makes me want to purchase to have them on the side in case I don't find Black Widow Shield Justice to my liking (just started her).

Very cool build man. Glad to see her function well in another sphere. Goes to show she still has legs and versatility in other aspects.

Feb 29, 2024 Castlefrank47 · 235

@Sindrik8x thank you for giving it a shot and testing it out, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I had typically played her in Protection or aggression but I wanted to give another aspect a shot. Attempting to abuse Float Like a Butterfly was too good an opportunity to pass up lol. Good luck with black widow, I'm a big fan of the shield decks they're typically a ton of fun to play