Psionic mayhem adaptation

I wanted to build a deck focused on massive threat control for multiplayer games, but this time I decided to steer away from the Justice aspect. While exploring Leadership, I realized that the best team support card for this goal is Uncanny X-Force, especially when paired with X-Force allies.

So, I chose Rogue because it is a lot of fun to use its Superpower Adaptation in multiplayer and could return to hand the core cards of this deck: Mutant Mayhem and Psychic Kicker, also she can run Uncanny X-Force with Children of the Atom and she has the psionic trait touching a psionic ally.

I really enjoy Rogue decks that take advantage of trait synergy and still feel thematic, and this deck includes only X-Men and X-Force allies.

Let’s take a look at the cards:

Economy? Yes, please

• X-Gene because there are more than 10 events that Rogue wants to play.
• Deft Focus helps reduce the cost of Superpower cards, which includes most of Rogue’s key events and superpower cards copied via Superpower Adaptation.
• Clarity of Purpose turns health into resources, works especially well in multiplayer games where you’re usually protected by a defense-focused hero.
• The X-Jet, one more resource every turn.
• Band Together is especially strong here due to the number of allies you’ll have in play. It becomes totally broken when you have Beast + Mutant Mayhem.

Your psionic army

You will need a psionic ally on board to use your Psychic Kicker, so this deck has many of them. They will stay in play easily because they take -1 consequential damage after thwarting a side scheme.

• Cable is your best bud for clearing schemes, has 3 THW with Uncanny X-Force, psionic trait and even draws you a card when he defeats one.
• Mirage has 3 THW with Uncanny X-Force + Children of the Atom and can Stun most villains when she enters play.
• Phoenix synergizes particularly well with Mutant Mayhem, has the psionic trait, heals your allies, and gives them another thwart. Provides more cards with Cable if there is more than one side scheme.
• Professor X offers a lot of versatility, has the psionic trait, can ready an ally or confuse the villain.

Not psionic allies:

• Hope Summers gives you a Superpower Adaptation or other superpower card you need. More Superpower Adaptation means more Mutant Mayhem and more Psychic Kicker.
• Beast, many of your cards cost 3, so recurring a resource is often like gaining 2 or even 3 virtual resources, and you want to play Mutant Mayhem many times.
• Gambit is here because he is Gambit

Other synergies

• Utopia increases your ally limit by 1, and readies Cable if you set Children of the Atom
• Call for Backup gives you an expensive ally and a card if you defeat it with Cable
• Mission Leader gives an extra card to all players when an ally defeats a side scheme. Also, you can reduce its cost by 1 if another player has a Soldier hero.