Greetings HeroClix Masterminds! Now that we’ve had a chance to see what's in the upcoming Venom set, I’ve been itching to build. Here’s something I cooked up with the new Eddie Brock (ve016) and his trait, “MAN OF A THOUSAND SECOND CHANCES”, which reads, “At the beginning of the game, remove a character with 'Venom' in its name from your [...]
Greetings HeroClix Masterminds! Welcome back to Design Insights, where we are talking about the kaleidoscope of new tools and interactions present in the newest HeroClix set, DC HeroClix: Lantern Legacy! Today, we are going to take a focus on one of the most interesting elements of The Emotional Spectrum, the differences and intricacies [...]
Howdy HeroClix Champions! Welcome to the second Design Insight article for the new HeroClix 400 line! As mentioned in the Warriors of Wakanda article, HeroClix 400 is intended to be a step up in complexity for new or returning players interested in exploring new themes or more nuanced team building. Marvel HeroClix 400: [...]
Hello there and welcome HeroClix Masterminds to another insight into the design of HeroClix! This is PJ Bolin, writing my first article in my new Special Playtest Lead role, and I am hoping to bring a lot of insight into some of the things that we will all get to play with in the [...]
Greetings HeroClix Masterminds! Last time we reviewed equipment and the all-new One-Shot cards. Today we’ll be dialing in on some of the ways Collector’s Trove impacts a fan-favorite format: Pulp! WHAT IS PULP? Pulp focuses on widely available figures, keeping teams easy to collect. Players will be able to have a team [...]
Hello HeroClix Hotshots! Welcome to another installment of Design Insights! Today we take our first in-depth look at a dynamic and exciting new product line from WizKids – HeroClix 400! The upcoming HeroClix 400 offerings are meant to help learning HeroClix players who are ready to take their game to the next level. [...]
What is HeroClix 400? HeroClix 400 is a product where players will get a full theme team of characters to play right out of the box. They’ll recognize these teams from some of their favorite comic book stories. The “400” describes the build total – these characters can be used for 400-point games [...]
Greetings HeroClix Masterminds! In the last Design Insights article, we discussed how Marvel Studios HeroClix: Next Phase draws inspiration from a wide variety of Marvel Studios shows. However, we left one show out... Today we are letting our second Design Insights article fly with Hawkeye and HeroClix's newest keyword, Marksman! [...]
Greetings HeroClix Masterminds! Welcome to the first Design Insight article for Marvel Studios HeroClix: Next Phase! As with our last Disney+ themed set, the design team approached this set with an eye towards making sure each Marvel Studios show represented felt both mechanically distinct from the others, and thematically true to itself. This [...]
The cards have determined the next contest. —Opal Luna Saturnyne In 2020, Marvel rolled out the groundbreaking X of Swords storyline in their X-Men titles, pulling us into the past to trace the history of the mutant island of Okkara. Thousands of years ago, a great war split Okkara apart, forming the twin islands [...]