Here is a list of Marvel characters that I feel give you the
biggest bang for your buck. Why round off your team with an
AIM medic or a SWAT Officer when one of these characters can
do the trick. These can be attackers, support characters or
simply harassers. Their low point costs combined with their
powers create pieces that can be exploited in certain
situations. Here is the list in no real order. You can pick
and choose which characters would help your game out the
most.
• Scourge Veteran
o For 21 points, you get a 3 clicks of damage stealth
machine. His short
range (6) is disappointing but for 21 points, it’s more than
worth it. Just park him in hindering terrain in the middle
of the map and your opponent will have to address him or
suffer the consequence.
• Con Artist Rookie
o 11 points to get Perplex on a character. There’s an
activation click but
you still have to admit that’s still pretty cheap to field
an army of these
nasty perplexing hookers. I’m not the kind of guy who would
use a cheese team like this but if your willing to sell your
soul for a victory, this is one of the most abused
characters in Heroclix.
• Destiny Rookie
o Probability Control is often overlooked as one of the
important powers. It will let you re-roll break aways,
attacks and B/C/F. You can turn a critical miss (causing a
click of damage to you) into an outstanding success adding a
click of damage to your victim. She also has the Super
Senses power allowing her a 33% chance to stay alive long
enough to actually help your team out.
• Black Panther Rookie
o Stealth and Outwit at the same time on a character. If you
put a piece of hindering terrain on top corner of a
building, Black Panther can Outwit and be hidden from
reprisal at the same time. He can Outwit anyone within 10
squares and can move up to 9 squares per turn. That is a
very mobile piece. You can actually stand a pretty good
chance of tracking down KC Superman and knocking out is
Impervious or HSS.
• Paramedic Veteran
o I chose this character over the rookie and Exp simply
because she keeps support for her whole dial (4 clicks) and
gets an 8 attack to start with compared to Exp’s 7 attack.
Understand that it’s just one point but it can make all the
difference in the world when it counts.
• Jean Grey Rookie
o Not the lowest cost TK (mandroid armor, 28 points) but she
can also heal clicks to other x-men (or wildcards) with the
TA. She has a 7 attack, 1 damage and no range. Let’s face
it, she is not going to attack anyone unless completely
obligated to. Mandroid rookie keeps his TK for only one
click while Jean Grey keeps hers for 3 clicks. Her best bet
is to stay close to Cyclops, throwing your guys at the enemy
while healing Cyclops when he pushes.
If you have any suggestions, feel free to e-mail me at
Francescorook@hotmail.com
