Old Saint Nick

Card draw simulator

Odds: 0% – 0% – 0% more
Derived from
None. Self-made deck here.
Inspiration for
Old Krampus Nick 3 2 1 1.0
READY, STEADY, DREADY 4 3 2 2.0

boomguy · 14529

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.


Deck Overview

At the end of 2024, I published Blue Christmas, a deck I really enjoyed and others seemed to enjoy as well. This year I'm focusing on my #1 hero of 2025 to bring an even bluer Christmas.

This is a medium-complexity deck using your base stats as much as possible by readying and boosting them. Allies aren’t generally needed to block, so you can focus on using them for activations.

 
Player Type: Johnny
Player Count: 1-4p
Key Cards: Moxie, Morale Boost, Side-by-Side
Complexity: ★★★☆☆
Damage: ★★★★☆
Threat Control: ★★☆☆☆
Survivability: ★★★★★
Economy: ★★★☆☆
Card Drawing: ★★★☆☆

Deck Description

This is primarily a deck built around using Moxie when you change your suit form to increase your stats and be able to do damage in bursts. Moxie gives you +1 to your stats through the round, and Fury's Flying Car can get additional value out of them.

Morale Boost is here as another way to boost our stats, and we don’t have to attack to get the value from it.

One of the few ways to get readies in Leadership is with Side-by-Side, which requires us to have a Sidekick. Lucky for us, Fury has a great target in Maria Hill.

The rest of this is using allies to help manage whatever you need. One real standout ally is Cable, who can help draw cards by clearing side schemes. Mission Leader can help us double dip on that card draw, and spread the love around the table. It’s Christmas after all.

Black Panther can hold either Moxie or Side-by-Side until we are ready to use it, ensuring we have both in hand when we trigger our big turns.

Enjoy the holidays. Ho Ho Ho, motherf***er.


This may or may not be a euphemism.


27 comments

Dec 04, 2025 Pedroq · 611

Festive deck. Brings to mind Go All Out as a good nick option. Get to blast for 6 on the regular but bump it up to 9 with assualt form interrupt. I believe Moxie would be playable after Go All Out to get the boosts right? Play Go All Out, interrupt swaps to assault form, Moxie and assault form same timing to increase Go All Out's damage.

Dec 04, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@Pedroq I think it works that way—but that interrupt always breaks my brain!

Dec 04, 2025 jesseemerson · 1

Looks Fun. How critical is Black Panther to the functioning of the deck? I don't have access to that card. Is there a good substitute?

Dec 04, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@jesseemerson it’s not critical, but it’s a way to make the event combos more consistent. You could cut him or swap with another ally you like.

Dec 04, 2025 jesseemerson · 1

@boomguy Maybe Kaluu, not as consistent but would help find and pull out those events

Dec 04, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@jesseemerson yeah that’s a good one!

Dec 04, 2025 Excelsior! · 166

It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber Red Skull falls from Nakatomi Plaza Avengers Tower.

Dec 04, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@Excelsior! “Yippee ki-yay, motherf***er!”

Dec 05, 2025 wehehe · 316

I am so disappointed that Saint Nickolas isn't using Resource Reserve to give resources as gifts to other players :(

Dec 05, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@wehehe this Saint Nick isn’t that generous

Dec 06, 2025 thom1977 · 355

Fun deck! Opening hand had Maria Hill…and she hit for the final damage. Never left the board.

Dec 06, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@thom1977 That’s the dream! She’s so good.

Dec 06, 2025 bendrix · 120

Literally came here to find a Nick Leadership deck to test out and what do I find at the top? It’s a Christmas miracle!

Dec 06, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@bendrix bless you my child, father Nick is here for you

Dec 08, 2025 dr00 · 55853

dang, don't want to make this guy's naughty list

Dec 08, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@dr00 “Say Happy Holidays ONE MORE TIME!”

Dec 08, 2025 calderc23 · 173

You only have 6 leadership cards in your entire deck that cost more than 2. Why not replace the 2 Power of Leadership cards with something more useful? Sense you are voltroning Maria get a Sidearm and First Aid to help keep her alive.

Dec 08, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@calderc23 I count 7, but either way: when I tested the power of cards always were helpful, and as I wired through different deck lists, this one felt the best to me. But if you play it you should feel free to make changes to suit your taste!

Dec 08, 2025 calderc23 · 173

@boomguy Nick is a soldier so Mission Leader only costs 1.

Dec 08, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@calderc23 duh, that’s right!

Dec 08, 2025 calderc23 · 173

@boomguy Shrug, lets focus on the positive, I loved your picture of Saint Nik. Did you use AI to make it or some other means?

Dec 08, 2025 bendrix · 120

I ran this deck quite a bit last weekend and had a blast, only to discover I was missing Fury’s Watch and a second copy of Cover Surveillance. After an hour of looking, finally found them misfiled in Ant-Man’s hero deck.

Even when they’re not optimal, I love the Power Of aspect cards. It feels so good to match the colors, like ab primal urge created by childhood games of Uno.

Dec 10, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@bendrix I’m glad you enjoyed it! It’s a fun deck for sure.

Dec 22, 2025 batman · 140

Bonjour, friends! I enjoyed played this deck twice today. And that's the main feedback! Thanks for sharing.

I had difficulties having good quality hands: quite a lot of cards only see value when the deck is deployed. I had call for backup and Maria in the second half of my deck, which gave me 4 turns with cards without target (The Power of Leadership , Sidekick, Side-by-Side, Deathlok, Inspired, Reinforced Suit all have targets requirements that aren't necessarily in play or interesting). While you can't ready, moxie and morale boost are meh too.

Dec 22, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@batman There is always one randomness from card games that’s unavoidable…sorry to hear it got in the way if having the best time you could have.

But thanks for trying it out, and leaving some feedback. Cheers!

Dec 22, 2025 batman · 140

@boomguy I computed the odds of the cards not coming in the right order, but I refrained as it sounded too condescending lol. This feedback is not to tell you I had a bad time, but more that I spent time with it, it was great, and I mixed my own flavor on the basis of your cocktail to match my taste. :)

Dec 22, 2025 boomguy · 14529

@batman I didn’t take it badly at all. I appreciate the feedback, Mon frère!