It's a VS Life: May 2021

4x Zazzala<>Queen Bee, Royal Genetrix x
4x Shadow Thief,Carl Sands
1x Christopher Smith<>Peacemaker, Obsessed Outlaw
2x Dr.Light,Light Shaper

1x The Joker, Headline Stealer

2x Tattooed Man,Living Ink

2x Manhunter Conqueror, Grandmaster

PLOT TWISTS
2x Knightmare Scenario
4x World War III
4x Secret Files
4x Blinding Rage

LOCATIONS
3x Checkmate Safe House
4x Brother I Satellite
2x Brother Eye
1x Slaughter Swamp
4x Hard Light Storage Tank

Swarm swing and Detonate for fun and profit. But how far will it go?

01 - Apoc - Andre Castillo

CHARACTERS
4x Archangel, Angel

4x Bishop, Age of Apocalypse

4x Sugar Man, Age of Apocalypse
1x Wolverine, Ultimates

4x Dark Beast, Age of Apocalypse
1x Abyss, Age of Apocalypse
1x Professor X, Headmaster

4x Apocalypse, Age of Apocalypse

1x Mr. Sinister, Age of Apocalypse

1x Juggernaut, The Unstoppable

3x Apocalypse, Age of Apocalypse

PLOT TWISTS
4x X-Men Assemble!, Age of Apocalypse
4x Enemy of My Enemy
4x Forbidden Loyalties, Team-Up
4x Reign of Apocalypse, Age of Apocalypse
4x X-Corp: Amsterdam, X-Corp
4x Mobilize
4x Super Hero Showdown
4x The Uni-Power

From the mind of the guy that brought you a top finish from a big angry Zarathos, comes this off-beat Assemble abuser Looking to bring out a massive Apoc. Credit for style points sir.

02 - Avengers Reservist - Boris Karetny

CHARACTERS
3x Beast, Furry Blue Scientist
3x Rick Jones, a hero's best friend

4x Natasha Romanoff <> Black widow, super spy
2x Adam Strange, champion of rann
1x Falcon, sam wilson

4x Quicksilver, mutant avenger
3x Black Panther, T'Challa

4x Doctor Druid, anthony druid
2x Carol Danvers <> Warbird, Galactic Adventurer
1x Hawkeye, clint barton

3x Sub-Mariner, namor
1x She-Hulk, gamma bombshell
1x Monica Rambeau <> Captain Marvel, Lady Light

1x Wonder Man, simon williams

PLOT TWISTS
3x Heroes in reserve
4x Call down the Lightning
4x Air Strike
4x Legendary Battles
3x Avengers Assemble!
3x War of Atrition
2x Level 12 Intelligence
1x Avengers Disassembled

LOCATIONS
1x Playroom
2x Pym Laboratories

In the rolling checklist of decks i expected to see, I've gotta say, I am very surprised to only see ONE avengers reservist list. The team that ended the Sentinel reign is looking to put a wicked dent into Crisis Block too.

03 - Brotherhood Reservist - Victor Gonzalez Rugel

CHARACTERS
2x Kleinstock Brothers, Acolyte
4x Rem-Ram, Acolyte
2x Barnacle, Acolyte

4x Amelia Voght, Acolyte
3x Anne-Marie Cortez, Acolyte
2x Chrome, Acolyte

4x Joanna Cargill, Acolyte
4x Senyaka, Acolyte

4x Spoor, Acolyte

1x Polaris, Acolyte
1x Sabretooth, Savage Killer
1x Scanner, Acolyte

PLOT TWISTS
4x Boot to the Head
4x Planet X, Team-Up
2x Sovereign Superior
4x Air Strike
2x Trial by Fire
2x Blinding Rage
4x Flying Kick
4x No Man Escapes the Manhunters

LOCATIONS
2x Slaughter Swamp

So we ALL know how good Brotherhood Reservist is, but i never expected to see one stripped of its global pumps and played in an event before. Still looking to bring home the W by turn 5 expect past aggression and lots of pumps.

04 - Chess Press - Daniel M. C. Fernandez

CHARACTERS
4x Dr. Minerva, Starforce

2xLieutenant Kona Lor, Lunatic Legion
2xCaptain Att-Lass, Starforce
1xSarge Steel, Knight

3x Ahmed Samsarra, White King
1x Colonel Yon-Rogg, Commander of the Helion
1x Commander Dylon Cir, Lunatic Legion
1x Neutralization Protocol - OMAC Robot, Army

1x Ultimus, Starforce
1x Admiral Galen Kor, Lunatic Legion
1x Ronan the Accuser, Starforce
1x Alan Scott, White King

2x Annihilation Protocol - OMAC Robot, Army
1x Bron Char, Lunatic Legion
1x Shatterax, Starforce

2x Huntress, Reluctant Queen

1x Ronan the Accuser, Supreme Public Accuser

PLOT TWISTS
3x System Failure
2x Origin Story
4x Enemy of My Enemy
4x The Lunatic Legion
3x Live Kree . . . or Die!

LOCATIONS
2x Stargate
2x Hala
4x Brother I Satellite
1x Brother Eye
1x Rook Control
4x Checkmate Safe House, Team-Up
2x Penal Colony
1x Slaughter Swamp

EQUIPMENT
4x Universal Weapon

Hey, We ALL knew somebody was going to bring this. It's too good not to attend. How far will it go though?

05 - Darkseid Substabuse - Ankit Kavi

CHARACTERS
4x Lockjaw, Inhuman's Best Friend
3x Surveillance Pawn, Army

4x San, The Alienated One
4x Dark Lantern, Mockery
4x Dark Firestorm, Mockery

3x Dark Thanagarian, Mockery
3x Shadow-Thief, Carl Sands
1x Crystal, Elementelle

4x Dark Martian, Mockery
1x Darkseid, Apokoliptian Oppressor

3x Dark Superboy, Mockery

PLOT TWISTS
3x Flying Kick
3x Furious Assault
4x Dark Fury
4x Titans of Tomorrow
3x Created from Hate
4x Joining the Darkseid, Team-Up

LOCATIONS
4x Furnace of Apokolips
1x The Hellfire Club

This Janky brew gets work done. Once of the faster lists in attendance, It swings for the fences early and often. It'll take a unique combination of brick tactics to take a game against this list beyond 5.

06 - Good Guys - Nick Fletcher

CHARACTERS
4x Ted Kord - Blue Beetle, Heir of the Scarab
4x Sue Dibny, Charismatic Coordinator

4x Maxwell Lord, Financier
2x Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter

4x Shayera Thal - Hawkwoman, Thanagarian Enforcer
2x Aquaman, Arthur Curry

4x Katar Hol - Hawkman, Thanagarian Enforcer
2x Wonder Woman, Avatar of Truth

2x Fire, Beatriz DaCosta

PLOT TWISTS
4x Magnificent Seven
4x The Uni-Power
4x World's Greatest Heroes
4x Hero's Welcome
4x BWA HA HA HA!
4x UN General Assembly

LOCATIONS
4x Kooey Kooey Kooey

EQUIPMENT
4x Nth Metal

Good Guys, but with a focused burn endgame featuring Wonder Woman as a tech slot and eschewing the traditional steel option for doubling down on Fire.

07 - Good Guys - Nicolas Suavier Cuenca

CHARACTERS
4x Sue Dibny, Charismatic Coordinator
4x Ted Kord - Blue Beetle, Heir of the Scarab
3x Mr. Mxyzptlk, Troublesome Trickster

1x Maxwell Lord, Financier
2x Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter

4x Shayera Thal - Hawkwoman, Thanagarian Enforcer

4x Katar Hol - Hawkman, Thanagarian Enforcer

1x John Henry Irons - Steel, Steel-Drivin' Man
1x Fire, Beatriz DaCosta

PLOT TWISTS
3x BWA HA HA HA!
4x World's Greatest Heroes
4x Blinding Rage
4x Trial by Fire
3x The Uni-Power
4x Enemy of My Enemy
4x Magnificent Seven

LOCATIONS
4x Kooey Kooey Kooey

EQUIPMENT
1x Reality Gem, Infinity Gem
1x High-Tech Flare Gun
4x Nth Metal

The good guys we all remember! Not much changed from this classic, as Fire often burns out a win on offense, while steel enables massive bricks on defense.

08 - Good Guys - Ricky Williams

CHARACTERS
4x Sure Dibney
4x Ted Kord <> Blue Beetle
4x Mr. Mxyzptlk, Troublesome Trickster

2x Booster Gold, Michael John Carter
4x Connor hawke <> Green Arrow

3x Shayera Thal <> Hawk Girl
1x kendra Saunders <> Hawk Girl, eternal hero

3x Katar Hol <> Hawkman, thanagarian enforcer
1x Katar Hol <> Hawkman, eternal hero
1x Wonder Woman, avatar of truth

2x Power Girl, child of crisis
2x Hawkeye, leader by example

PLOT TWISTS
4x BWA HAHAHA!
4x World's Greatest Heroes
4x Magnificent Seven
4x UN General Assembly
3x Reform the League
2x Trial By Fire

LOCATIONS
4x Kooey Kooey Kooey
2x Soul World

EQUIPMENT
4x Nth Metal

Good guys. powering-up for fun and profit. The power Girl sets up the standout power play while pushing for game. Could be one to watch!

09 - Hellfire Club - Wesley Nichol

CHARACTERS
1x Hellfire Club Initiate, Army
4x Courtney Ross, Once and Future Queen

4x Sage, Tessa
1x Harry Leland, Black Bishop

4x Mastermind, Dark Dreamer

4x Madelyne Pryor, Black Rook
2x Empath, Hellion

4x Shinobi Shaw, White King

1x Magneto, Black Lord
3x Donald Pierce, White Bishop

2x Sebastian Shaw, Black King

PLOT TWISTS
1x Power Play
2x Deadly Game
4x Power and Wealth
4x Army of One
3x Absolute Power
4x Join the Club!
2x Mobilize

LOCATIONS
4x Shaw Industries
4x The Hellfire Club
2x Massachusetts Academy

They say, if you aren't sure, play what you know.
Well Wesley did just that. When it goes off, this list hurts you like the sting of a bad breakup on your birthday. When it wiffs, you'll feel guilty declaring an attack. (You still will though!)

10 - I Bring Bad News - Majin Homer Jay

CHARACTERS
3x Jaime Reyes - Blue Beetle, High-Tech Hero

4x Silver Surfer, Skyrider of the Spaceways

4x Air-Walker, Gabriel Lan
1x Frankie Raye - Nova, Soul Searcher
1x Plasma, Replacement Herald

4x Human Torch, The Invisible Man

1x Air-Walker, Harbinger of Despair
4x Red Shift, Rift Walker

4x Destroyer, Harbinger of Devastation

3x Silver Surfer, Last Zenn-Lavian
1x Galactus, The Maker

1x Tyrant, The Original Herald

2x Galactus, Devourer of Worlds

PLOT TWISTS
4x Kindred Spirits
4x Mobilize
4x I Must Obey
4x Absorba Shield

LOCATIONS
3x Elemental Converters
4x Worldeater Apparatus

EQUIPMENT
4x Silver Surfer's Board

Like a breath of fresh air, the worldeater himself arrives. But is the meta too fast? Can it defeat the likes of Moloids? Will Galactus eat someone's endurance? Everyone's Endurance? ALL THE ENDURANCE?

11 - Magic-Hands - Norman Halimsetiawan

CHARACTERS
4x Madame Xanadu, Cartomancer
3x Captain Boomerang, George Harkness

2x Owen Mercer - Captain Boomerang, Digger's Son
3x IQ, Ira Quimbly

4x Lex Luthor, Nefarious Philanthropist
1x Black Panther, King of Wakanda
1x David Clinton - Chronos, The Time Thief

2x The Joker, Headline Stealer
1x Ronan the Accuser, Starforce
1x June Moon - Enchantress, Good Witch

2x Scarecrow, Psycho Psychologist
1x Magneto, Ultimates
1x Nightmaster, Demon Slayer
1x Blue Devil, Big Blue

1x Zatanna, Showstopper
1x The General, Wade Eiling
1x June Moon - Enchantress, Bad Witch

1x Shazam, The Sorcerer

PLOT TWISTS
4x Criminal Mastermind
4x Power Siphon
4x Gang-Up, Team-Up
4x Secret Files
2x All Too Easy
1x Magical Conduit, Magic
1x Otherworldly Battle, Magic
2x Transmutation, Magic
1x Stepping Between Worlds, Magic
4x Enemy of My Enemy

LOCATIONS
1x Sewer System

EQUIPMENT
1x Ultimate Nullifier, One-way Trip

I was wondering who might be crazy enough to try to run the pact in this event. arguably the hardest skillcap to maintain is intuiting your endurance lines of play. But this version sneaks it into an injustice gang draw core, it what seems to be a control focus. I'd keep an eye on this one.

12 - Moloids - Shekky De Leon

CHARACTERS
17x Moloids, army

4x Dr. Doom, Richards Rival
4x Zazzala <> Queen Bee, Mistress of the hive

2x Mr Fantastic, Doom's Adversary

2x Tatooed Man, Living Ink

1x Dr. Doom, Latverian Monarch

PLOT TWISTS
4x Unthinkable
4x Doomed earth
4x For the Glory of Doom
4x Master of Puppets
4x Flying Kick
4x Blinding rage
2x Super Genius

LOCATIONS
3x Doomstadt, Castle Doom

EQUIPMENT
1x Mind Gem

Moloids Zazzala aggro burn. Look out for this one. It deals fast damage repeatedly.

13 - Pym-Bling - Walter Alvarado

CHARACTERS
Haywire, Suicidal Lover x 2

Ape X, Xina x 4

Iron Man, Shiny Knight x 3
Tom Thumb, Thomas Thompson x 4

Beast, Feline Geneticist x 4

Hank Pym - Giant Man, Big Brain x 4

Nighthawk, Kyle Richmond x 3

Iron Man, Invincible x 1
Dr. Fate, Hector Hall x 1

Arcanna, Arcanna Jones x 2

PLOT TWIST
Enemy of My Enemy x 4
Two Worlds, Team-Up x 3
Supreme Sanction, Team-Up x 1
Cannibal Tech x 2
AIDA x 2
Other-Earth x 1
Man and Machine x 1

LOCATIONS
Dr. Fate's Tower x 3

EQUIPMENT
The Ten Rings x 10
Power Gem, Infinity Gem x 1
Thunder Jet x 1
Laser Watch x 1
Mind Gem, Infinity Gem x 1
Reality Gem, Infinity Gem x 1

Have you ever seen a turn 6 where everything on the board gets +10 ATK? Tune in then because that seems to be exactly what this list wants to do. 10 Rings + Dr. Fate will make for some really heavy beats on an even turn 6 intiative.

14 - Sinister Leader - Edgar E. Marin

CHARACTERS
4 Haywire, Suicidal Lover
1 Ape X, Xina
1 Mr. Mxyzptlk, Troublesome Trickster
1 Ted Kord - Blue Bettle, Heir of the Scarab

3 Count Vertigo, Werner Vertigo
2 Deadshot, Floyd Lawton
4 Poison Ivy, Deadly Rose
1 Dr. Psycho, Mental Giant

4 Dr. Light, Furious Flashpoint
1 The Creeper, Jack Ryder
1 Captain Cold, Leonard Snart

4 Lex Luthor, Criminal Genius

1 Scarecrow, Fearmonger
1 Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onzz
1 Talia, Daughter of Madness

1 Gorilla Grodd, Simian Mastermind
1 Charaxes, Killer Moth

1 Mark Desmond - Blockbuster, Mindless Brute
1 Kara Zor-El - Supergirl, Female Fury

1 Psycho-Pirate, Roger Hayden

PLOT TWISTS
4 Enemy of my Enemy
4 Straight to the Grave
2 Level 12 Inteligence

LOCATIONS
1 Satellite HQ
2 Slaughter Swamp
1 Secret Sanctuary
1 Soul World
3 Sinister Citadel
2 Dr. Fate's Tower
1 UN Building, Team-Up

EQUIPMENT
1 Gorilla City
2 Helm of Nabu, Fate Artifact
1 Cloak of Nabu, Fate Artifact
1 Amulet of Nabu, Fate Artifact

This sneaky deck is looking to contribute to the "Ahmed Kill Counter" while setting up for a super beefy fated curve in an interesting twist on a standard SS curve.

15 - The Ultimate Chicken Supreme - Aaron Mead

For this event's delicious recipe we'll be working with Chicken!
Namely Chicken Supreme! Follow this recipe as a perfect housewarming gift or even a romantic evening with your special someone.

CHARACTERS
4x Ape X, Xina
4x Wasp, Ultimates

4x Shape, Malleable Mutant
4x Clint Barton - Hawkeye, Ultimates

4x Lady Lark, Linda Lewis
2x Nick Fury, Ultimates

4x Golden Archer, Wyatt McDonald
1x Hank Pym - Giant Man, Ultimates

2x Albert Gaines - Nuke, Atomic Powerhouse
1x Nighthawk, Kyle Richmond
1x Iron Man, Ultimates

1x Skymax, Skrullian Skymaster

1x Thor, Ultimates

PLOT TWISTS
4x Forbidden Loyalties, Team-Up
4x Answer the Call
4x Enemy of My Enemy
4x Panacea Potion

LOCATIONS
4x The Triskelion, Ultimates
3x Rocket Central

EQUIPMENT
2x Laser Watch
2x War Machine Armor, Unique

Take a hefty portion of Chicken Supreme, dilute out thunderbolts and replace liberally with Ultimates. Add techslots and solid answer cards. Cook on medium for 45 minutes. If taste is bland, fear not, your opponents will bring the salt.
Season to taste. Serves 2.

16 - X-Mental - Shane Norman Theriault

CHARACTERS
4x Sage, Tessa
2x Destiny, Freedom Force

4x Tarot, Hellion
1x Sage, Xavier's Secret Weapon

4x Professor X, Headmaster

4x Emma Frost, Friend or Foe

3x Jean Grey, Red

2x Exodus, Acolyte

2x Rachel Summers - Phoenix, Phoenix of the Future

PLOT TWISTS
3x Mind Control
3x Phoenix Rising
4x Homo Superior
4x Enemy of My Enemy
4x Duck and Cover
3x Mutant Massacre
4x Memory Probe
4x Mental Domination
2x Transmutation, Magic

LOCATIONS

1x The Alley
1x Sewer System
1x Slaughter Swamp
2x Soul World

The original Cool reveals itself yet again. After playing the list in the I Am Legend 2 event, Shane is back with... a better version of the same list! You've got to respect the man's determination. But is a limited Block all it takes for X-Mental to reign supreme?

17 - D.I. Gauntlet - Proposition Joe

CHARACTERS
4x Jaime reyes <> Blue Beetle, High-Tech Hero
3x Jacob Lee, Knight
1x Harvey Bullock, Bishop

1x Retrieval Protocol <> OMAC Robot, army
2x Black Thorne, Elizabeth Thorne
1x Sarge Steel, Knight

1x Christopher Smith <> Peacemaker, Obsessed Outlaw
4x Ahmed Samsarra, White King

2x Alan Scott, White King
1x Amanda Waller, Queen

1x Maxwell Lord, Black King
1x Annihilation Protocol <> OMAC Robot, army

1x Huntress, Reluctant Queen

PLOT TWISTS
2x Cannibal Tech
3x Mobilize
1x Fate Has Spoken, Magic
1x Man and Machine
1x System Failure

LOCATIONS
2x Dr. Fate's Tower
4x Brother I Satellite
1x Checkmate Safe-House, Team-Up
3x Checkmate Armory
1x Soul World
2x Brother Eye
1x Leslie Thompson's Clinic

EQUIPMENT
1x Time Gem, Infinity Gem
1x Cloak of Nabu, Fate Artifact
1x Amulet of Nabu, Fate Artifact
1x Soul Gem, Infinity Gem
1x Mind Gem, Infinity Gem
1x Helm of Nabu, Fate Artifact
1x Power Gem, Infinity Gem
1x Reality Gem, Infinity Gem
1x Space Gem, Infinity Gem
1x Quinjet, Mighty Machine
2x The Infinity Gauntlet
3x Laser Watch
1x Ego Gem

What to say about this one. it play equipment. ALOT. This list does hide some pretty sneaky combos including one I personally find endlessly hilarious, lending to its namesake. It will be interesting if any decks can take advantage of the Ahmed Lose condition!