"I am Groot (Stop Hitting Yourself)"

Had a lot of fun playing this build and tinkering with the different options to go with from Groot's kit. Previously, I've played Groot with the priority of maintaining high growth counters, in order to get the most out of his events. This deck takes a different approach, building around his upgrades and growth counters to maintain perfect defense 2-3 times per villain phase.

The stars of the show here are two new cards, "Stop Hitting Yourself" and Ready for a Fight. Ready for a Fight allows us to flip down to alter ego almost every turn, refilling those precious growth counters and drawing us extra cards with Fertile Ground. Stop Hitting Yourself absolutely wrecks the villain with Groot, combining Armored Vest, Vine Shield, and a defense event, we can be punching the villain back for 9. This, a few times a game, combined with your Dauntless and Electrostatic Armor, will be more than your fair share of damage in a game.