After a brief break following the more-than-a-week-straight Top Ten countdown, Heroclixin’s look back at 2013 continues. This time we look at the WORST clix the year had to offer!
An earlier draft of this countdown, pre-Watch List, was going to consist of two different categories: the usual “worst” pieces — those you wouldn’t be caught dead fielding in a game you hoped to, y’know, maybe win — and a second list containing the worst pieces to FACE. But after the Watch List results, most of the second type were relegated to the dust heap of HeroClix history, and the remaining stuff just isn’t that scary. So it’s on with the crap countdown!
Though “crap” may be a bit harsh. There are very few totally bad figures being made now. For each character, there might be a way for these turds to possibly — POSSIBLY — shine like, well, pewter maybe.
No. 10
Hammer Industries Drone [Invincible Iron Man 005]
75 for 5 range, 9 AV and 2 damage unless you push to click #3 — for just ONE click of 3 damage? And the AV slips to 8 from there? And it requires carrying one of the just three cheaper Hammer Industries characters to get a DV boost from its SP? Even Improved Targeting: Hindering isn’t enough to save this from being a hunk of junk.
BUT…one of those Hammer Industries figs is the deadly-versus-armor Justin Hammer, who could use the DV bonus. And there’s also the 55-point Gravity Feed drone whose shorter dial has more utility and could also benefit. So maybe this trash could be someone’s treasure.
No. 9
Scarlet Witch [Wolverine and the X-Men 079]
Unlike all other Scarlet Witches, on click #1 she’s got to be in the fight to be of any use. But with 10AV and Force Blast and Ranged Combat Expert, she looks well-equipped to get some use out of her Hex Bolts trait to randomly nerf a hit foe’s Speed, Attack or Defense values for a turn.
That is, until you see she’s only got 5 range and no moving attack skills to leverage them.
With no Mystics TA to deter foes from simply Charging her onto her useless late clicks and no passive role to play from even a little further away, this Wanda ends up hexing herself.
BUT…give her a little help from a Telekinetic friend, she just might be able to get that one Hex Bolt shot off, maybe two if she pushes…and that puts her on Prob Control. She’s only 60 points…could work.
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