eroush · 1916
First, let's consult with the rules lawyers regarding Danger Room.

As I read it, any hero who controls this card can use it in alter-ego and then any other hero in alter-ego with the mutant trait may also use this support. If this interpretation is not accurate, then stop reading and scrap the deck entirely.

Now, with the legal wrangling out of the way, let's drill down on the deck:
It's an X-Men swarm deck piloted by Tony Stark in alter-ego. Making use of Meditation to discount the cost of allies and supports, every ally (aside from War Machine) has the X-Men trait. As they enter play, exhaust Danger Room to attach Danger Room Training. Utopia and The Triskelion open things up to having 5 allies in play at once.
Med Lab allows easy recursion of key allies, specifically Beast, to play again from alter-ego. Beast not only grabs a double resource but pairs with Pepper Pots to get a second use of the same resource card. Professor X is another great target, especially in the early game, to keep the villain confused as Tony builds out. Beak and Kid Omega also have abilities to help manage threat.

Forge is helpful to get early as he can find Danger Room as well as Utopia. Clear Build Support to get either in to play or Stark Tower. This allows Tony to bring Reinforced Suit or an Iron Man suit upgrade from discard back to hand. Reinforced Suit has the tech trait, so it can boost the hero's hand size.
Triage and Phoenix both provide healing for X-Men allies to keep them in play, especially with Reinforced Suits, as Tony builds the Iron Man suit. Pixie can bring either of them back to hand after they're defeated.
Cyclops is a great finisher as his ability will grant +1 damage to every ally attack plus both Powered Gauntlets as well as Iron Man's basic ATK. Activating twice using the Arc Reactor, that alone is 4 damage.
And War Machine is a nice wild resource to use for Kid Omega or the Rocket Boots.
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Jun 23, 2026 |
Jun 23, 2026
Sadly, Cerebro is clearly restricted ("Play only if your identity has the MUTANT trait."). But that exact clarity led me to consider that this restriction was specifically left off of The Danger Room. The same is true for the X-Mansion, so that's the next support to explore. |
Super fun AE focused deck it’s fun to see the X-men being piloted by non mutant characters