Sidekicks Are Forever

Sidekick Difficulty


1) The Game State

After a game of very few attacks, in the previous turn your opponent attacked with all their characters. You took a lot of damage, leaving you at 1 life, but because of some great blocking, you were able to clear out most of your opponent’s field.

Now it’s your turn, and you need to get revenge. The best revenge would be dealing all 20 damage to your opponent in a single turn.

Your goal is to do exactly that: Deal 20 damage to your opponent on this turn, while they only have a few blockers left.

2) The Play Area

Your Opponent has the following dice in the Field Zone:

  • Level 3 Juggernaut
  • Sidekick
  • Sidekick

You have the following dice:

…in the Field Zone:

  • Level 1 Mystique
  • Level 1 Mystique
  • Level 1 Mystique
  • Level 3 Professor X
  • Sidekick
  • Sidekick
  • Sidekick

… in your Reserve Pool:

Characters:

  • Level 2 Magneto
  • Level 1 Professor X

Energy:

  • Magneto die on the double Mask face
  • Magneto die on the double Mask face
  • Professor X die on the single Mask face

Actions:

  • Die for Reckless Melee on Action (no bursts)

… in your Used Pile:

  • 1 Sidekick

… in your Prep Area:

  • None

3) The Teams

Your Opponent’s Team:

  • Juggernaut: Archvillain

Your Team:

  • Magneto: Field Control
  • Mystique: Ageless
  • Professor X: Trainer

Basic Action Cards:

  • Reckless Melee (Missing at least one die, because it’s in your Reserve Pool right now)
  • Relentless
Dice

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Can we get those fielded Sidekicks to the Prep Area?
Solution to the puzzle:

Our plan is simple, we are going to make our Prep Area as full as possible, to make our Mystique dice as powerful as possible.

1 – Spend two Mask energy to field Magneto. When Magneto enters the field, spend two more Mask energy on his ability to move your Professor X from the Field Zone to the Prep Area. (You needed to do this so your Sidekicks didn’t get the +1 Defense bonus from Professor X. You are going to knock out your own Sidekicks soon)

Total dice currently in your Prep Area:

1 – Each of your Mystique dice now has 2 Attack Value and 2 Defense Value.

2 – Play the Reckless Melee Basic Action Die. This KO’s your opponent’s Sidekicks and your own Sidekicks. Your three Sidekicks are moved to your Prep Area. Your Mystique dice survive because they were made stronger by your own Professor X going to the Prep Area.

Reminder: Total dice currently in your Prep Area is now four – Each of your Mystique dice now has 5 Attack and 5 Defense.

3 – Pay your last Mask energy to activate the Global Ability from the Relentless Basic Action Card. Choose Juggernaut so he can no longer block this turn.

4 – Attack with everything:

Magneto: 5 Attack
Mystique: 5 Attack
Mystique: 5 Attack
Mystique: 5 Attack

for a total of exactly 20 damage. You got your revenge. Victory!