Number 4

Kantus (Gears of War 008)

Comics aren’t the only inspiration for healers. This video game character shows that. But why’s he make the list?

• A dial-ful of Support.
• Leap/Climb to get in position…or the Locust Horde TA to do the same and get a foe OUT of position, potentially.
• Starting Perplex to aid the team before medicine is required.
• A bit of top-dial Toughness and late-dial Super Senses to weather attacks.
• And a Grenade (or two) to toss.

At 70 points, he’s too expensive to consider for a higher spot. But that’s a lot of advantages to ignore. A medic of unparalleled versatility, this screaming priest ranks as the fourth best medic in Heroclixin.’

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Number 3

Elixir (Giant-Size X-Men 025)

The golden boy has the ability to auto-heal other adjacent pals when he succeeds on a Support roll. Good thing he has a great double-digit AV for his early Support rolls (and never lower than 9).

A solid run of early Toughness makes him a tougher KO than some. He also can help himself with both X-Men TA and Regeneration. He’s Stealthy on the Regen clicks, too, so most foes will have to come to him. That’s a potential problem because he’s got Poison then as well — he can’t be based lightly!

Elixir, at 51 points, is somewhat heftily priced to be such a pure medic. But there’s almost no character in the game better at being pure medic. Definitely got the golden touch!

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Number 2

Dr. Leonard McCoy (Star Trek Away Team 002a)

With Stealth, 11AV, a full dial of Support and nearly as much Willpower, “Bones” is, quite simply, one of the best medics in HeroClix. If he’d only started with Willpower on click 1 instead of two, or dropped that needless Incapacitate to lower his cost from 50 to something under 40, he’d have taken the top spot. But that, and his narrow-focused Federation Support Team TA, will be deadweight in too many games, as will his 0 damage.

But as he’d likely say, “Dammit, I’m a doctor, not a tentpole!”

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Who’ll be number one? Check it out next time!