Loki, the DeceiverLoki, the Deceiver | Art by Alexander Mokhov

I've Been Expecting You, Readers

Greetings, my fellow bad guys (girls, and all others). Today, we're going to pull off the ultimate scheme. Why, a plan to rule the world, of course! With this deck tech, we can make everyone's lives miserable as we connive our ultimate victory. See them being driven before us, and to hear the lamentations of their women (and everyone else). But, my minions, I'm getting ahead of myself. First, our commander:

Our evil plan involves getting our commander to attack, so he can create another minion to cause suffering and misery to the defending player. Also, said minion will not be legendary, so we're free to have a second (albeit temporary) copy of any legendary creature we'd like, barring Loki, the DeceiverLoki, the Deceiver.

And no, we're not talking about those yellow minions from the Despicable Me movies. They're too nice.

Each of our henchmen that punches an opponent nets us a card. Maybe we get to steal their wallet, too. Maybe we just don't wash our hands and poke them. Why? Because we're evil.

The Injustice League

But, in order to rule the world, we need to gather a roster of our best friends together. Especially to help beat those so-called "Avengers." What are they "avenging," anyway? Their stolen lunch money? Ha!

Anyways, my delectable minions, we have friends like Doctor Octopus, Master PlannerDoctor Octopus, Master Planner and Tombstone, Career CriminalTombstone, Career Criminal, both coming from a set around that poor little crybaby named Spider-Man. One bolsters our retinue a fair bit while drawing us new cards, and the other helps recruit them by reducing their casting cost. Also, recurring a fallen ally doesn't hurt either, especially while we plot...I mean connive a new scheme.

Speaking of Villain support, Madame HydraMadame Hydra recruits new henchmen to our cause, but they're expendable. Just shove them in the way of someone trying to raid our evil hideout. Unless they're bolstered, of course. Meanwhile, Mysterio, Master of IllusionMysterio, Master of Illusion will help prepare us to rob a bank, and maybe someone's sock drawer.

Surely, Ultron, UnlimitedUltron, Unlimited will get bigger as we scheme and help amass an army of evil Robots to do our bidding. Say, maybe he can learn something from the Cybermen from Doctor Who.

Endless Conniving

On top of our delightful robberies and evilness, we have to plan. And plan we will, through the connive mechanic. What's a good villain who doesn't connive? There are none! Even Norman OsbornNorman Osborn knows this. That's why he can't be blocked. He's a totally legitimate businessman until we flip (or cast) him into his other half, who will help and enable us to cast from our graveyard to cause some mayhem. Moonstone, Harsh MistressMoonstone, Harsh Mistress is another who can pull this off, too.

Then, we have the great and majestic Doctor Doom, King of LatveriaDoctor Doom, King of Latveria, who lets us benefit from discarding our lands by torturing our opponents with his drain effect. Hear them scream for a mercy they'll never get! On top of that, he has one of our friends become a menace, letting them connive before going in to mug an opponent.

Lastly, let us not forget Leader, Super-GeniusLeader, Super-Genius and M.O.D.O.K., Evil IntellectM.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect. The former gets a minion to connive, but lets us draw an extra card when we do. Value! On the other hand, the latter forces our hapless foes into a villainous choice, as they must sacrifice a nontoken creature when we draw our second card each turn.

Our Master Plan

Thwarting the Enemy

As we can see, I assembled this deck using only cards from the Marvel slate of releases to maximize on the villainy. One payoff to all of our scheming is Abomination, World RavagerAbomination, World Ravager, who will demolish our enemies in no time, ragdolling them before slamming them against the wall. Titania, Proud PummelerTitania, Proud Pummeler will have us spread out our attacks, but rewards us by making our henchmen into hard-hitters. Similarly, The Squadron SinisterThe Squadron Sinister ensures they can fly and attack right away while making them stronger.

While not as flashy as his main set version, Thanos, Death's ConsortThanos, Death's Consort will be threatening lethal in no time. With Red Ghost, Intangible GeniusRed Ghost, Intangible Genius, we can go bananas on those foolish "heroes" by throwing villainous apes at them. Raise the PalisadeRaise the Palisade helps with our evil scheme by clearing the way of any resistance while we go in for the kill.

With all of these tools, and our brilliant minds, all the instruments for our devious plans are in place.

 The Greatest Triumph

In the end, those whiny heroes have been defeated, and we emerge victorious! Mwahahaha! Well, at least until the next game.

That'll be enough villainy and antics from me. Time for me to drop my monocle, shave off my outrageously twirly mustache, and erase my cheesy, villainous antics so I can return to my two series, Commander Makeover and Precon Remastered. Come back next time as I return to one of these, and restart that cycle.

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