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REVIEWED BY
CRAMCOMPANY
Edited by Jamie Lewis
Today we'll be reviewing Abin Sur from
Green Lantern Corps Collectors Set
I thought Abin Sur was purple not black. Weird
choice.
Unique: 137 points, Green Lantern Team
MOVEMENT:
This breaks this character. He has running shot on
his second click. For
this character that is unforgivable.
Forceblast may help against poison.
ATTACK:
Nice high attack values. TK is expected and
welcomed, but the Energy Explosion is pointless.
Pulsewave at the end is very nice.
DEFENSE:
Ouch, Barrier to
begin is terrible. For his points,
he is your main attacker and you don’t need him to
be putting up Barriers. He is Invulnerable on his
second click, this mean that basically he has to be
a push click character. Toughness is alright, but I
was hoping her would keep Invulnerability longer.
Willpower is always good. Barrier AT THE END is
nice. His defense gets really low… which works if
you’re healing him.
DAMAGE:
Three damage with Ranged Combat Expert is definitely
house, but it’s on a click that is not that great.
So do you push him off it or not?
After his first click his damage is just awful.
SCULPT:
He looks angry, probably because he’s next to a
cartoon Squirrel and Dog.
FEATS:
Nanobots is really important. In Contact will help
solve his damage problem, but so would some
enhancement. I wouldn’t put anything else on him.
OVERALL:
That is one frustrating opening click
Very nice attack and decent defense
A mess of powers in the wrong places
Feels overpriced by about 50 points
It’ll be easy to get hit, before you land on damage
reducers
ealHeal
For the points you’re just not getting that much.
I’m still not sure if you push him or if you try and
TK him out to do some damage. He’s very frustrating
to figure out how to play effectively and when you
are using almost a half of your point build, you
should never be frustrated into figuring out how to
play him. He has basically one nice click, but even
that beautiful second click does not have a high
enough damage. There are SOOO many better figures
in this set, but they just got this one wrong.
HE RECEIVES 1.5 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 5
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Rurouni KJS
Rookie Abin Sur
wing speed
137 points
Team: Green Lantern Corps
Range: 10 x 1
Powers and analysis:
1: Telekinesis, Barrier, Range Combat Expert
2: Running Shot, Telekinesis, Invulnerability
3: Running Shot, Telekinesis, Toughness
4: Force Blast, Energy Explosion, Toughness
5: Force Blast, Energy Explosion, Willpower
6: Telekinesis, Willpower
7: Telekinesis, Barrier
8: Pulse Wave, Barrier
9: Pulse Wave
As nice as that opening 11 attack value looks, Abin
Sur isn't gonna take the go-to crown from his
setmate Tomar Re without help. You see, you have to
push off that first click to get the real
battle-ready stuff, like Running Shot and
Invulnerability. In doing so, you lose the RCE and
drop down to a still-respectable 10. But you could
save 25+ points and get better stats from the start
with Tomar. You'll be giving up a nasty 10 AV Pulse
Wave at the end, but what are the chances you'll
actually get to use that? No, Abin Sur, the GL who
gave Hal Jordan his ring, is dead for a reason --
because he kinda sucks for the points...
Feats:
...UNLESS...you invest 20 points into TRICK SHOT to
use on that solitary first click, then build a tank
around him to carry. As long as you don't push him
(or get Pulse Waved, or Energy Exploded) that 11 AV
and ability to do 5+ damage could go a long way. If
you opt not to use the tank tactic, use NANOBOTS on
him so he can heal back to his first Running Shot
click -- IF you feel like making him even more
expensive.
Themes:
Since he precedes Hal Jordan (and Hal's successors,
the Cosmic Justice and Collateral Damage GLs),
playing them together is pretty much a no-no
(barring any time travel paradoxes). Also, I think
Katma Tui and Arisia joined the Corps later.
Comic accurate?
Can't really say. He seems to have been a competent
GL. The ending Pulse Wave is a nice nod to his
last-ditch effort before crashing on Earth.
In sum:
Without the feat card, he's a decent 2nd attacker
but overcosted by at least 10 points in my opinion.
With the feat card, he's got to be the linchpin of a
GL tank team.
Today's review is Abin
Sur from Green Lantern Collector Set
He crash-lands to earth and
gave Hal Jordan his ring…..he started it all.
He is a Unique, 137 points, 10 range 1 target, 9 clicks of
life, GLC member
Speed: 9,8,8,8,8,7,7,6,6 Running Shot clix 2-3,
Force blast 2 after
Attack: 11,10,10,9,9,8,7,7,10 TK for 3, EE for 2, TK
for 2, Pulse Wave for 2
Defense: 17,17,17,16,16,15,14,14,13 Barrier,
Invuln, Tough for 2, Willpower for 2, barrier again for 2
Damage: 3,3,3,2,2,2,2,3,3 RCE for a click
The Good: GLC and RCE always works great
High attack
Lots of pretty colors
on dial
Finally, a piece who
can actually use PW at the end of the dial
High Range
Lots of support powers
with the stats to be a main attacker
Easy to ehal
The Bad: 3 damage for a main attacker is not good
Need Protected, or he
takes a big hit
8 move running shot is
not that amazing…but still good
Feats: Protected is a must, ICWO for damage, Trick
Shot is a tough call, because you can either keep him a tank
or make him an attacker with a push. Nanobots can keep him
coming back for more.
Overall: Well he’s no Tomar Re. He can carry your
forces, shoot through them for big damage, and can stick
around a while with his decent dial length. The lack of
damage reducers means that when he is hit, he is hit hard.
He is easy to heal towards the end, and nanobots can work as
well. At these points though, he is going to be your
primary attacker in a 300 point game, and I do not think he
is good enough to warrant that spot. He is a great piece in
games 400 or more.
