Nova empathizes Warbringer

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wehehe · 273

I really like the idea behind the new side Scheme Show of Empathy, and how it interacts with Face the Past. (I was Inspired by this deck, thank you Web-warrior Fanatic!) That's why I started looking the nemesis enemies for one which:

  1. At least have a 3 in one of their stats.
  2. Is not Elite
  3. Has at least 4 HP

That lead me to Warbringer, and therefore, to Nova.

This is not much different than the typical Nova Justice build. Some of the new cards are great for Nova, specially for his big Unleash Nova Force turns.

We have tutors for all 2 of the 3 combo pieces: Generation X if we need the Unleash Nova Force Manifold helps us fetch the Show of Empathy

We cannot fetch Face the Past, but the deck has crazy card draw. I've found that Infiltration are great with nova. They help you clear a side scheme for a very low cost, and if a villain is put into play, you have more targets to fuel your Unleash Nova Force. Another good way to clear a side scheme is with Clear the Area, which can grant you up to three cards (one for the clear the area, one for Skilled Investigator and one for Unleash Nova Force).

With all this, and obviously, One Way or Another, it is so easy to have big turns drawing lots of cards and setup your board. Once the setup is fully done, with Specialized Training (targetting Combat Specialist), Heroic Intuition and Symbiote Suit, your statline is 3/3/3, and you should have your new loyal minion Warbringer, which should help you finish the villain with ease.

I've playtested a few games against Expert mutagen formula, and the deck worked very well, I'm still testing, tough, so it probably has a lot of margin for improvement. Please, let me know if you find some improvements to it ! I hope you enjoy it.

3 comments

May 12, 2025 Goatzilla · 304

Good call on using Show of Empathy on Warbringer!

May 12, 2025 wehehe · 273

I'm sure that I've missed an even better option, Juggernaut would be if it were not Elite, but it is really good, attack 3 with 5HP can be just 15 Damage for total cost of 1 ER and 5 THW.

I know that probably Karma is a more reliable (and reusable) way to get your nemesis as ally, but Show of Empathy is a fun one, and I really like how Infiltration work with Nova, so I just went for a Justice deck.

May 12, 2025 andyr · 12096

Really cool deck! Love the use of Warbringer. He just needed someone to understand his frustration against Jesse. But also, a 3 ATK is not a bad ally in Justice!