Avengers in Tights

Avengers in Tights

"Wait a minute! I'm not supposed to lose!"

Inspired by the One Card Hero Fixes created by Werdunloaded, I couldn’t resist putting together this Hawkeye deck. The theme is loosely (and lovingly) borrowed from one of my favorite Mel Brooks parodies — because if you’re going to shoot arrows for a living, you might as well do it in tights.

The One-Card fix Mission Prep lets you start the game by immediately grabbing his Hawkeye's Quiver, because Clint really shouldn’t forget his arrows at home.

On top of that, it adds an Alter-ego action that allows him to shuffle one of his Arrow events from the discard pile back into the deck. The result: a much more consistent Hawkeye who actually feels like a master archer instead of a guy desperately rummaging through his deck hoping to find something pointy. The gameplay feels very thematic, with the focus firmly on Hawkeye’s own cards.

The main plan is simple:

A) Make Hawkeye hit harder thanks to Directed Force and Sharpshooter.

B) Hide his rather questionable durability behind a group of very capable friends — the Men in Tights, also known as the Avengers.

Earth's Mightiest Heroes even allows Hawkeye to fire more arrows per round.

Black Knight and Squirrel Girl are here to deal with pesky Guard minions with tough, which would otherwise laugh in the face of Electric Arrow and Sonic Arrow.

I mostly play solo or two-player games on Standard, but the deck has also proven itself against Klaw and Enchantress on Expert — proving once again that arrows, teamwork, and questionable fashion choices can solve most problems.

I believe this deck also works perfectly well without the One-Card Hero Fix. Its internal synergies function reliably even in a fully standard setup, so Hawkeye doesn’t strictly depend on custom content to perform. If you prefer to keep your games rules-as-written or simply don’t use custom cards, the deck still runs smoothly and remains very thematic.

Give it a try: grab your quiver, put on the tights, and go. Hawkeye proves that with enough arrows and a few well-dressed Avengers, you don’t need superpowers. And if it fails — at least it fails in style.