Top Ten Green Lantern Corps: #2 & #1

Number(s) 2 is (are):

TIE: Hal Jordan (DC 75th Anniversary #053) and Sinestro (Gravity Feed #005)

Why they’re top pieces:

  • Both are Indomitable, 18 DV + 11AV Running Shot-ready shooters bearing two 8 range targets, with Hal being more durable and damaging with 4 damage + Invulnerability and Sinestro being more well-rounded starting with Telekinesis and Enhancement.
  • Both gain Perplex and Psychic Blast if hit for a few clicks.

Why they tied:

  • Hal’s “One-Man Justice League” SP gives him incredible flexibility in the late game, enabling him to use TK, Pulse Wave, Poison, B/C/F or any other standard Attack power.
  • But he’s well over 30 points more expensive than Sinestro, who’s more versatile on the front end.

Why they’re not number one:

  • Hal is by far the most expensive Green Lantern (well, one of two at the same cost) and a bit one-dimensional on his opening clicks, while Sinestro lacks that little bit of extra horsepower he needs to truly be the greatest of the lanterns that he thinks he is.
  • Both get defensively soft mid-dial.

Nevertheless, these two really are the greatest Green Lanterns you can run in Modern Age in Heroclixin’s opinion.

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And Heroclixin’s #1 Green Lantern Corps piece is:

Green Lantern (Crisis #023)

He tops the list because:
He’s the total package. He’s got…

  • 10 range, which is increasingly rare in Heroclix;
  • Perplex, making him great for boosting his or his pals’ stats. And he’s got a lot of it;
  • Telekinesis makes him super at deploying the team (as does his GLC TA);
  • The great keyword of Soldier in addition to his GLC and Justice League-related ones;
  • Running Shot, even if it’s just the one opening click of it.
  • Pulse Wave mid-dial.
  • perhaps most of all, his stellar “Lantern’s Will” SP granting use of Energy Shield/Deflection, Toughness and Willpower. He’s a hard target, and one whose DV rises mid-dial to become a potential 21 from range.

If he has a weakness, it’s that his AV numbers aren’t as good as most other GLCs’ on the list. But the Perplex and his overall utility mitigates this weakness capably, making him Heroclixin’s #1 Green Lantern Corps figure.

Come back tomorrow for a rare Saturday update featuring the Honorable Mentions that some of you expected to see here, but didn’t. 😉

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