Spring Break Retcon playthroughs

Here I will be playing the Retcon home rule cards to test them out.

Rocket / Aggression + Groot / Protection vs Green Goblin Mutagen Formula 

Pairing: It's a classic pair.  I ran them for their Team-up cards.  I forgot how difficult Green Goblin can be.  I think he hit us with all his minions. Rocket got stunned at a bad time, we were on the ropes for a while.  At one point we had 5 minions facing us.  We were able to clear side schemes and attachments.  I deliberately passed up some opportunities for Groot to hit the villain for 10, in favor of building and controlling the board to get more play with the Retcon cards.  Last round, they were able to combine for 40 damage to flip GG and take him (and his minions) out.  

Rocket: Firepower works great with Rocket, as he can ready all his tech upgrades.  That's a plus.  On the downside, his Retcon card was only use once on the first round and never recharged.  It never seemed worth it.  Perhaps there should be some weird way to recharge it --Thwarting, flipping to Alter Ego, exhaust this card to gain a token?  Not sure.

Groot: Groot used his Retcon card a few times for extra defense.  I should have prioritized his other upgrades, but he defended almost every round.  He was able to get two extra growth counters on the Retcon card.  That has a good feel no matter what else he does, as it absorbs extra damage.




Valkyrie / Aggression + Vision / Leadership vs Green Goblin Mutagen Formula 

Pairing: Two of my favorites, they played very well together.  They tried to hold back on damage early, but Val just keeps on hitting.  I don't know how many minions Val killed, but she pulled at least 8 from the discard pile.  At the end, they combined for 45 damage to take out Green Goblin after he flipped.  This is always a good test of hero build-outs --can they finish the fight in one round?

Valkyrie: Had some big turns, as usual.  Could have been bigger, but even when you're unlucky, she doesn't disappoint.  Lots of card draw.  I used her Retcon card three times for Hall of Heroes and for Annabelle Lee.  This is definitely one of the better retcons...  

Vision: never has a bad game.  So fun.  Lots of Vivian, lots of thwarting, lots of allies.  Very flippy, he flipped every round...  This is such a great leadership deck.  He does great with Deft Focus.  





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