{"id":5422,"date":"2015-11-17T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T18:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/?p=5422"},"modified":"2015-11-17T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T18:27:12","slug":"heroclix-supermanwonder-woman-commons-uncommons-and-rares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/?p=5422","title":{"rendered":"Heroclix: Superman\/Wonder Woman – Commons, Uncommons, and Rares"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that the latest Superman\/Wonder Woman<\/em> Heroclix expansion is out, let’s take a closer look\u00a0at the set. In this article, I am going to look at some of the Commons, Uncommons, and Rares\u00a0that stand out to me. The Chases and Super Rares are cool, but these lower rarities are the\u00a0ones you are most likely to pull. Thankfully, there are some cool dials in these slots so you will\u00a0not be disappointed.<\/p>\n

Commons:<\/strong><\/p>\n

SMWW009 Accountable<\/strong>: One of the subthemes in this set is the New 52 reboot of Earth 2, an alternate world full of\u00a0variants of DC Comics’ most popular heroes. Accountable is Earth 2 James Olsen, a variation of\u00a0Superman’s friend from the Daily Planet, Jimmy. Accountable is a mere 33 points for a powerful\u00a0Outwit. When he uses Outwit, he ignores hindering terrain and does not need a line of fire if the\u00a0character is within ten squares and occupying hindering terrain. In a set full of bricks, 33 points can ruin someone’s day.<\/p>\n

SMWW015 Hat<\/strong>: Hat is a member of the Justice League Elite, most of which is represented in\u00a0this set. The JLE is a rougher, grittier\u00a0group that clashed with Superman. Hat is a great support\u00a0piece and weighs in at a small 45 points. Players can give Hat a free action to choose any\u00a0standard attack power or a power action to choose any standard damage power. Need\u00a0Telekinesis? Done. Probability Control? Done. Outwit? Also done. Hat is a cheap swiss army\u00a0knife for your support needs. Not a bad use of a Common slot.<\/p>\n

Uncommons:<\/strong><\/p>\n

SMWW023 Apollo<\/strong>: The earliest New 52 run of Wonder Woman reimagined the Greek pantheon\u00a0and made for an incredible read. Most of these new gods are in this set and Apollo is a big\u00a0hitter. Apollo starts with the powerful Running Shot\/Pulse Wave combo and also sports his own\u00a0top dial Probability Control. To top it off, Apollo and the other Olympians have the Divine Aura\u00a0trait. This trait protects him from Outwit and Probability Control unless the other character is\u00a0higher points or has the Deity keyword. Weighing in at 200 points, your opponent better bank on\u00a0having the Deity keyword.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\"Ulysses\"<\/a>SMWW030 Ulysses<\/strong>: Ulysses is a new Superman villain who plays a lot like Superman. His top\u00a0dial is Hypersonic Speed, Impervious, and Super Strength. What makes Ulysses stand out is his\u00a0trait. “Unstable Energy Transference” lets him ignore damage dealt by Pulse Wave and\u00a0prevents him from being targeted by Penetrating\/Psychic Blast. A brick who ignores Pulse Wave\u00a0and P\/PB is a piece worth giving some attention!<\/p>\n

Rares:<\/strong><\/p>\n

SMWW033 Wonder Woman<\/strong>: This Wonder Woman marks the time that Diana succeeded Ares\u00a0as the Goddess of War. And she does not disappoint! She starts out with Charge, Flurry, and\u00a0Sidestep to bring the fight hard. She has a deep dial with Mystics to make the enemy pay. Then\u00a0to top it off, she has two great traits. The first is Divine Aura like Apollo. The second helps even\u00a0out the odds when Wonder Woman is outnumbered. If Wonder Woman is outnumbered by\u00a0opposing characters when she takes a non-free action, give her an Outnumbered token. Then\u00a0you can trade in two Outnumbered tokens for a free attack. This Wonder Woman brings the\u00a0fight!<\/p>\n

\"First<\/a><\/p>\n

SMWW037 First Born<\/strong>: This is another major villain from the New 52 Wonder Woman run and I\u00a0am so excited to see him finally get clixed. First Born starts with a great defensive combination.\u00a0Invincible protects him from penetrating damage while Divine Aura makes it less likely that he\u00a0will get his Invincible countered with Outwit. But First Born does not just soak damage. He\u00a0dishes it out with six clix of four damage. Wonder Woman may have met her match here.<\/p>\n

This is just a few of\u00a0some of the Commons, Uncommons, and Rares that caught my eye\u00a0in this set. A lot of the Super Rares are great too. Supergirl especially is worth some attention. The Chases are all from the Red Son\u00a0storyline, an alternate timeline where Superman crash landed in the Soviet Union rather than\u00a0the United States as a child. So if you like Superman or Wonder Woman, especially her New 52\u00a0story arc, this set will scratch where you itch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that the latest Superman\/Wonder Woman Heroclix expansion is out, let’s take a closer look\u00a0at the set. In this article, I am going to look at some of the Commons, Uncommons, and Rares\u00a0that stand out to me. The Chases and … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7902,"featured_media":5424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,117,170],"tags":[231,232,233,230,274,234,275],"class_list":["post-5422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-board-games","category-new-product","tag-clix","tag-hero","tag-hero-clix","tag-heroclix","tag-superman","tag-tom","tag-wonder-woman","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7902"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5422"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5427,"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5422\/revisions\/5427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/theendgamesblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}