Champion Supernova in the Sky (Vigilant Defense)

Another excellent Brian-V deck! Pre-release I was suspecting that Nova might be best in Protection to use the helmet in both phases. Can’t wait to try this next play session!

Looks good! I'm sure I recognize that combo from somewhere ;) I've ran a couple of very similar Nova decks since his release.

The Desperate Defense combo will run into issues against the heavy hitters like Drang, Ronan, Thanos, Loki etc. 5 DEF is rarely enough to stop all damage against them, and that's going to leave you 1 THW and 3 effective resources less for your Unleash Nova Force combos. I'd sub in 1-2 Energy Barriers for consistency.

Also, if you have a deck that plans to recur Unleash Nova Force every turn, you should definitely bring Deft Focus.

Despite that this deck is a powerhouse. Power in All of Us decks are immense anyway and the ability to shuffle both Moon Girl and Nick Fury back in is ridiculous. Nice work.

@journeyman2 Thanks man, really enjoying all your decks -- they're top-notch and your write-ups are insanely good.

@Villain Thanks! I used to have Deft Focus and Energy Barriers in the deck actually.

I found when I took out Deft Focus I had so many resources I didn't miss it and just used the helmet and I hardly ever actually played the other events without just using Supernova Helmet. It's definitely a good addition and I might test it more with it back in again to see if I want to re-add it.

With Energy Barriers, although you still have Forcefield Projection with a potential block for 8, taking damage isn't that big of a deal because of readying option and abundance of resources, as well as chump-blocking (sometimes I just overwrite an ally b/c I need damage) -- I'm more inclined to put this back in. Especially with the heavy-hitters like you say and it does even it out when a damage slips through. But what would probably definitely convince me to put it back in is that I can ping a minion and draw a card in the villain phase with Unleash Nova Force.

Thanks for calling my attention to these card options. I also messed around with First Hit with this deck, just because I'm dying to actually use it at some point. Usually I make a section for card options, so I'll do that and add these cards. Thanks for the comment.

@Villain I forgot to add using Pinpoint to get your Energy Barrier's back is also another reason I had tried them before and would probably put it back in. It's funny though, sometimes you want to take damage because of Forcefield Projection + Unleash Nova Force. But those can only help and give you another option for when you don't have them.

Awesome job! I have a similar deck but with 3 Hard To Ignores so that once you get the Ms. Marvel Unleashed Nova train running, you can almost always 0 out the threat on the main scheme.

I'm glad someone made this deck because it's bonkers in multiplayer against minions.

I forgot to say I also run it with symbiote suit and Dauntless in multiplayer.

@InigoMontoya Hey Inigo! I mostly run solo, but for multiplayer I can definitely see running 3 Hard to Ignores. That combined with Ever Vigilant, you're probably always proc'ing Unleash Nova Force on the main scheme as well. Great ideas with Symbiote Suit and Dauntless for multiplayer. I was very curious how this deck works at higher player counts, seemed like it would be even stronger. I'll add these to the card options, thanks for the comment, always good to hear from you.

Great deck! Nova is quickly becoming one of my top 5 decks. I played a regroup leadership deck that was off the chain. Played this one through Sandman and Venom on expert. Definitely grindy but beat both without issue. Thanks for your decks, Brian V. Always a pleasure!

Little off topic perhaps as I know you arent running a lot of Tech in this deck, but I'm excited to see how Repurpose with an Energy Barrier or Forcefield Generator works with a Nova deck nearly like this. Getting +2 or +3 ATK or THW plus a Ready when you're playing Unleash Nova Force anyways makes him even more unstoppable. When I play Unleash, I always find I care more about the card draw and the ability to ready the Helmet than I do about using his basic ability again.

(Same combo in Quicksilver is also intriguing)

This deck looks great. I tried nova just a bit on release and just didn't mesh well with him. I'm hoping this deck connects more with me. Thanks for sharing another deck!

Hopefully we will see more Brian-V gameplay on YouTube

Ever vigilant is one of my favorite cards. Great deck and well written guide :)

the worst part of this deck is that now i have that song stuck in my head

I played the deck now a couple times and I really enjoy it. I did have some starting hands after mulligan with no wild resources though. I kept defence cards on hand. Is this too greedy? Should I first prioritize resources and cards that allow me to draw?

I try to avoid beeing in alter-ego in solo. In such a case, should I not get the helmet and stay in alter-ego to get a wild resource next turn?

Thanks for publishing the deck and some advice.

@b3ar I usually don’t hold on to defense cards. I like to play out my hand as much as possible for the most part and there’s always a chance you will just draw into a defense event anyway. I’d always play the helmet regardless. Hope you’re enjoying the deck.

Can you help me understand Nova's ability timing when playing desperate defense? If I exhaust to defend with basic defense, then exhaust the helmet to play desperate defense, did I just miss the window of "after you use a basic defense power" to unexhaust the helmet?

I don't have the Hard to ignore card, any recommendation for a replacement?

One question about "Go for Champions!" with Ms. Marvel, it is possible to play it and get it back with Ms. Marvel ? I think not, because the condition needs to deal her one damage... Otherwise it will be a great card for that deck too

@Kenju a recent ruling says that you can, so go nuts!

@Kenju @dr00 i think u can't and here is why...go for champions states that champions can't take dmg and ms.marvel have to take dmg to activate her abilitiy therefor she cant activate...one of those thing where u have to do something before arrow to get something after the arrow... also why i think u can't use it is because this game doesn't have stack(like mtg does) and for u to trigger something that says after X/Y that same X/Y has to be resolved and it's efects are already afectioning game/board state

@Frenky_fisher Ms Marvel says to 'deal' damage to her, not that she has to 'take' damage. these two words have been synonymous for a while, but a recent ruling says that they are now treated differently.

@dr00 so what u say is they broke the game on purpose, thats like extra dumb...Then because of the wording u can use Ms Marvel 3 times(or how much health she has)returning it and then she dies??Did I get it right now??

Thanks for posting this deck, as well as the thorough notes! I had trouble getting Nova to do well against expert decks, and this was great inspiration! I found the deck as is couldn't keep up with expert Crossbones, but I made a few switches to shore up the defense, and it totally dominated him, even when Crossbones's Legions of Hydra came out. :-)

This deck has been amazing, thank you! There have been several games I took almost no damage. The only extra card I added was "Go For Champions" and saved me several times when the encounter cards had the villain and minions attack again.

Very smooth running deck!