Top Ten of 2009: #7
Also representing the Guardians of the Galaxy along with the #10 Star-Lord is #7…
Rocket Raccoon
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65 points
Team: Defenders
Keywords: Animal, Guardians of the Galaxy, Soldier
Range: 8 x 1
DIAL: http://wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/gallery/
STRENGTHS: Top-click Leap/Climb, Probablity Control and Super Senses (the last, for his entire dial) are a great combo that hasn’t been seen since E Elongated Man way back in Collateral Damage. For only a few points more, Rocket adds effective 8 range and a shift to Outwit and Running Shot to maintain the support/offense balance. Energy Explosion and Defenders TA are a bit of icing on his cake. He’s going to be very useful on Soldier teams.
WEAKNESSES: His AV and especially DV really sag in the late dial and he’s short-lived for his cost.
CARDS TO CONSIDER: Doesn’t need any, though the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ATA could be useful against enemy Outwit, especially if there are no other Defenders for him to pair up with.
IN SUM: Rocket Raccoon wins games. Period.
Next on the list: something else inhuman.
Top Ten of 2009: #8
Top Ten of 2009: #9
Top Ten of 2009
Building for the Event Dial [part 11]: 52
Read the introduction to the series here.
E004 52
Agents of Atlas: the real thing.
M-11 59
Gorilla-Man 61
Namora 76
Marvel Boy (Hammer of Thor) 102
Venus 125 + Nanobots 10 + Camouflage 8
Robin (Crisis) 79
Iron Fist (Secret Invasion) 70
Mister Mind 68
Warskrull 110
Winter Soldier 70
Ghost Widow 54
Agent Brand 44 + Contingency Plan 12
Alfred (Hypertime) 6
Skrull Emperor 140 + Protected 8
Super Skrull: Avengers 126
Skrull Warrior (Supernova) 30
Skrull Infiltrator (Supernova) 25
= 497 points. He theme-cancelled my Mistrust BFC and put us on the Prison map.
Here’s my ideal keyword-friendly 600-point version:
Jimmy Woo 46 + Contingency Plan 12
M-11 59 + Nanoarmor 6
Gorilla-Man 61 + Automatic Regeneration 12
Namora 76 + Submerged 5
Marvel Boy (Hammer of Thor) 102
Venus 125 + Outsmart 10 + Camouflage 8 + Knockdown 5
Jimmy Woo 46 (stand-in for ex-SHIELD agent Derek Khanata)
Thug (Avengers) 7 (old-school Atlas members)
Thug (Avengers) 7
Thug (Avengers) 7
= 594 points. Opting to stay as highlander-friendly as possible while keeping the keyword…that’s why I wouldn’t just run another M-11. He’s one-of-a-kind. 🙂
Six Degrees of HeroClix FAIL.
- I was unable to cancel out Deep Shadows, which
- Allowed Lamppost Batman to hide in plain sight, which
- Allowed him to Charge + Flurry + Lunge at his top speed value over and over, whereas he’d normally be much more constrained.
- And with that many attack rolls, a 19 DV is going to get hit, sooner or later. In my case, sooner. And often.
Phyla-Vell 138 + Protected 8
Star-Lord 90 + Contingency Plan 12 + Inside Information 4
E Vance Astro 70 + Ambidexterous 16
Rocket Raccoon 65
Yondu 53
R Aleta 51
Bug 44
+ Immortal Contempt 10
+ Sidestep 10
+ two more feats I can’t recall. (Surprisingly not Protected or Thunderbolts, though.)
Asgardian Warrior 37
Asgardian Warrior 37
Asgardian Warrior 37
Asgardian Warrior 37
Asgardian Warrior 37
U Hawkman 115
Shathra 99
Sauron 77
Thor, Frog of Thunder 72
Gertrude Yorkes & Old Lace 54
FAIL. EPIC FAIL.
Building for the Event Dial [part 10]: Infinite Crisis
Read the introduction to the series here.
E003 INFINITE CRISIS
Which of these are among the best figures of Hammer of Thor?
I’ve compiled most of my nominees for top 10 HeroClix of 2009, but need your help on the last few! Which two of these are among the best of Hammer of Thor?
Air-Walker
Asgardian Warrior
Beta Ray Bill
Loki
Odin
Sif
Star-Lord
Thor & Loki
Post your comments and look for the final top 10 list at Pojo.com and this space in early February!














