The Avengers Initiative by GrimlockX

Format: Commander

Creator: GrimlockX

Commander: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color Hero kindred strategy centered around Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., leveraging his power-up ability to cheat impactful double-faced and high-cost Heroes into play directly transformed. Supported by cheap ramp and color fixers, the deck deploys Nick Fury early and activates his power-up by Turn 4, frequently putting devastating threats like Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk or The Mighty Thor, Jane Foster directly onto the battlefield. Subsequent turns amplify this pressure through kindred anthems such as Avengers Assemble!, stat-doubling effects from Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-Man, and steady card advantage from Jarvis, Earth's Mightiest Butler and Folk Hero. While the deck possesses robust anti-wipe protection like Heroic Intervention and Flawless Maneuver, its victory relies strictly on combat damage over multiple turn cycles, leaving it susceptible to sustained board wipes and exile-based sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Advancing the Spirit
  • 1 Agent Phil Coulson
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Avengers Assemble!
  • 1 Avengers Quinjet
  • 1 Avengers Tower
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Black Widow, Agile Avenger
  • 1 Black Widow, Super Spy
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk
  • 1 Captain America, Living Legend
  • 1 Captain America, Super-Soldier
  • 1 Captain America, Team Leader
  • 1 Captain America, Unbowed
  • 1 Captain America, Wings of Freedom
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Cosmic Cube
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Daredevil, Man Without Fear
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Director Nick Fury
  • 1 Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist
  • 1 Earth's Mightiest Heroes
  • 1 Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
  • 1 Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Final Showdown
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 HULK SMASH!
  • 1 Hawkeye, Trick Shot
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Jarvis, Earth's Mightiest Butler
  • 1 Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-Man
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Multiversal Passage
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • 1 Origin of the Avengers
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Peter Parker // Amazing Spider-Man
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 The Mighty Thor, Jane Foster
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Thor Odinson
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Wolverine, Fierce Fighter