911 Calls You!

Overview

This is the first deck I’ll be trying once Tigra releases. I don’t have her yet, but I wanted to share this early version to get feedback and see what others think before testing.

The idea is to repeatedly use Make the Call to bring Moon Knight into play. Since he only costs one, he’s an ideal recurring target who also summons a minion each time, exactly what Tigra wants. Her hero ability rewards staying engaged with minions, so rather than clearing them, this deck focuses on keeping them in play to fuel consistent card draw while using Noble Sacrifice and healing to stay alive through the chaos.

Noble Sacrifice

Noble Sacrifice is the centerpiece of this deck. It gives Tigra a tough status card to absorb the villain’s next attack and heals her for an amount equal to the ally’s remaining health. Since Tigra expects to take constant attacks while surrounded by minions, that combination of prevention and recovery is what allows her to stay in hero form turn after turn.

The allies were chosen specifically for their synergy with this strategy either for their high health (for stronger healing) or for their abilities you can take advantage of before cashing them in.

• Moon Knight: The star of the deck. If you have another Make the Call in hand, you can Noble Sacrifice him for a big heal and tough, then immediately bring him back to summon another minion.
• Captain America: Four health and several Avenger allies to lower his cost make him one of the best Noble Sacrifice targets for massive healing.
• U.S. Agent: Five health and retaliate provide steady chip damage and a strong heal when sacrificed.
• Black Panther: Fetches key events like Make the Call, Noble Sacrifice, or Squared Off, then offers a four-point heal afterward.
• Yellowjacket: Helps find upgrades early to speed up your setup and later provides a decent heal.
• Grant Ward: Costs 0 and avoids his Forced Response when defeated through Noble Sacrifice, turning him into free healing and a tough.
• White Tiger: Only heals for 2, but her card draw gives such strong tempo that she’s still well worth including.
• Nick Fury: Heals for 3 when sacrificed but is mainly here for his flexibility. The draw 3 option is great early, and the 4 damage plus 2 basic attack combo makes for a strong Make the Call play late when pushing to finish the villain.

While Moon Knight is the main Make the Call target, it can also be used on other allies depending on the situation.

To make sure no healing from Noble Sacrifice is wasted, Endurance raises Tigra’s maximum hit points, giving her enough buffer to fully benefit from big heals off allies like Captain America and U.S. Agent.

And of course, Squared Off helps get all these allies into play faster by discounting them in exchange for a minion, something Tigra is more than happy to accept.

Final Thoughts

I can’t wait to try out the new Moon Knight hero! Oops, I mean Tigra, the deck ended up revolving so heavily around him that I’m curious to see how it actually feels once I can finally play it.

Since I haven’t tested it yet, I’m very open to suggestions from anyone who’s played Tigra already and can offer insight into which inclusions might not work as smoothly in practice as they do in theory.