Top Ten HeroClix of 2016: No. 3

3. (tie)

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Overdrive [Superior Foes of Spider-Man 029]

WHY IT’S ONE OF THE BEST: Quite simply, for the cost of just 35 points and a standard object near the starting area, Overdrive is the game’s single best taxi. His “Charged Up” vehicle can cart four allies up to 13 squares (11 speed with no Carry penalty thanks to vehicle rules + Sidestep). Although the vehicle is only a pog and therefore easily wrecked (though 18+Toughness isn’t chopped liver), the pilot Overdrive can’t be KO’d by the wreck on top dial, you lose no points, and the object created by the wreckage can be turned into a new vehicle. Add in the melee-friendly power of Empower and you have a piece that singlehandedly makes close combat teams more viable than ever.

BUT WHAT ABOUT FURY? So while Balls can’t really do much of anything to stop OD’s function, the trouble is that said function usually involves putting him and his passengers right into Fury’s killbox.

WHY IT’S HERE ON THE LIST: Overdrive is limited to a single keyword, Sinister Syndicate and, as noted, isn’t too terribly hard to kill. But unless you catch him outside his vehicle, it’s always going to require a double tap — more trouble than a 35-point fig is liable to be worth. That’s why he’s third of Heroclixin’s Top Ten figs of 2016.

He’s got company, though.

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Renet Tilley [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes on a Half Shell 029]

WHY IT’S ONE OF THE BEST: She’s also one the game’s best taxis with 12 speed and the SP to Phase, Sidestep and carry 4 friends. But that’s not why she’s on the list, because OD above is markedly better at that. She also starts and ends with Probability Control. But it’s the SP version of Prob she sees on clicks 2 and 4 that are her reason for being: one that works map-wide. With P/PB and Blades/Claws/Fangs interspersed on her dial, she can also serve as a tertiary attacker in a pinch. 50 points is well worth all this.

BUT WHAT ABOUT FURY? He can jealously negate her reason for being, her Prob, unless she’s hanging way outside the action, which is a waste of her supreme taxi ability.

WHY IT’S HERE ON THE LIST: She’s soft-shelled and her great speed value plummets to 7 or less by click 2. But that Prob, tho. She ties as Heroclixin’s No. 3 Top Ten fig of 2016.

Sceritz took my No. 7 choice for his No. 3 slot:

Doctor Octopus [WizKids M16-001]

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Okay… 4 free attacks with 3 damage and Outwit, after being carried for 80 points? Do I really need to say more? This is the definition of insanity. The only drawback to this figure is how easy it is to hit him after the fact, but at 80 points, he’s packing the highest potential damage for a figure under 100 points. I can’t thinking of anything better. Think about the possibilities! All you need is a taxi! Doctor Octopus has been one of the most deadly characters on the meta scene, and for very good reason. If you aren’t ready for him, he can tear your team apart in one or two turns, far outdoing his point cost.

And now I’m questioning my ranking him so low.

On to the first runner-up…

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