As we stated last time in the\u00a0Marvel HeroClix:<\/strong>\u00a0All-New X-Men Fast Forces \u2013 Part 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>article, all the figures in this Fast Forces come in at a svelte 50 points; easy for team building with a wide range of options.\u00a0 All five of the original\u00a0X-Men<\/strong>\u00a0are represented and have the\u00a0All New X-Men<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Past<\/em>\u00a0keywords, the\u00a0X-Men\u00a0<\/strong>team ability and a trait;\u00a0Time Locked<\/strong>, that prevents opposing characters from using\u00a0Probability Control<\/em>\u00a0on attack rolls either made by or targeting themselves.<\/p>\n Continuing with the classic X-Men line up we have the telekinetically powered\u00a0Jean Grey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Jean starts off with\u00a0Willpower<\/em>\u00a0and a special attack power\u00a0Coordinated Movement<\/strong>\u00a0that lets her use\u00a0Telekinesis<\/em>\u00a0normally, but also as a free action if she has no action tokens.\u00a0 So, when she has no action tokens, she can potentially use Telekinesis twice\u2013 once as a free action then again as a power action. \u00a0This means she can reposition two friendly characters, make two different object attacks, attempt to reposition two opposing character\u2014 or any combination of these effects.\u00a0A few clicks down she switches over to\u00a0Super Senses<\/em>\u00a0and regular\u00a0Telekinesis<\/em>.<\/p>\n Completing the original five\u00a0X-Men<\/strong>\u00a0we have\u00a0Iceman<\/strong>, who has a very straight forward dial design with no special powers or abilities aside from the\u00a0Time Locked<\/strong>\u00a0trait.\u00a0Iceman<\/strong>\u00a0has nearly a full dial of\u00a0Sidestep<\/em>\u00a0to stay in motion as a free action and starts off as a competent ranged attacker with\u00a0Energy Explosion<\/em>\u00a0to make the most out of his 6 range with two targets.\u00a0 His utility shifts a little when he goes from\u00a0Toughness<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0Barrier<\/em>\u00a0on defense and picks up\u00a0Precision Strike<\/em>in place of\u00a0Energy Explosion<\/em>.<\/p>\n The 6th\u00a0and final figure in the All-New X-Men Fast Forces is a present day ally the team picked up on their travels through time to meet their future selves,\u00a0X-23<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Though she retains the\u00a0X-Men<\/strong>\u00a0team ability and the\u00a0All-New X-Men<\/em>\u00a0keyword,\u00a0X-23<\/strong>\u00a0lacks the\u00a0Past<\/em>\u00a0keyword like her teammates, but gains\u00a0Circle of Four, Weapon X, X-Force,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0X-Men<\/em>.\u00a0 She also does not have the\u00a0Time Locked<\/strong>\u00a0trait but she does have\u00a0Improved Movement: Ignore Hindering Terrain<\/em>\u00a0and the trait\u00a0Let \u2018em Bleed<\/strong>; when she damages an opposing character with a close attack you can attach the Slash marker to that character and they take 1 penetrating damage whenever they are given an action token, removing the Slash marker whenever the recipient heals or clears action tokens. Looking at her dial, she starts off ready to get into the fight with\u00a0Charge<\/em>,\u00a0Blades\/Claws\/Fangs<\/em>\u00a0with a high attack value, and\u00a0Toughness<\/em>\u00a0that is replaced with\u00a0Combat Reflexes<\/em>\u00a0for the next two clicks.\u00a0 Late dial she needs to step back and lick her wounds, so she has\u00a0Stealth<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Regeneration<\/em>\u00a0but still can be a close combat threat with\u00a0Exploit Weakness<\/em>.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s get to some team building and strategy.<\/p>\n Each of the figures in the\u00a0\u00a0Marvel HeroClix: All-New X-Men Fast Forces Pack\u00a0has a point value of 50 so all 6 can be included on a standard 300 point team.<\/p>\n 50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cyclops<\/strong> This team makes up for any lack in durability with sheer volume of actions and options.\u00a0 With 6 characters on your force you should be making use of all 3 of your actions a turn, and even more if you succeed with\u00a0Cyclops<\/strong>\u2019\u00a0Leadership<\/em>\u00a0rolls.\u00a0 You will probably want to choose a map with lots of open space and clear lines of fire to make the most of\u00a0Jean Grey\u2019s\u00a0<\/b>Telekinesis<\/i>.\u00a0Jean Grey<\/strong>\u00a0can move up half of your team with\u00a0Telekinesis,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Angel<\/strong>\u00a0can carry\u00a0Jean<\/strong>\u00a0to keep her close to the fight.\u00a0 After that initial movement you may want to split your team up; have\u00a0Jean<\/strong>\u00a0place\u00a0Cyclops<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0X-23<\/strong>\u00a0and make them ready for attack the same turn while\u00a0Angel<\/strong>\u00a0can swoop in and place\u00a0Beast<\/strong>\u00a0adjacent to an opponent and force that free attack for himself or a friendly to use.<\/p>\n If you need to be a bit more defensive (or perhaps sneaky), you can push\u00a0Iceman<\/b>\u00a0to his\u00a0Barrier\u00a0<\/i>clicks.\u00a0 This will not only give you some cover but you also may be able to make use of\u00a0Cyclops\u2019\u00a0<\/b>Force Blast<\/i>\u00a0powers to knock opposing characters back into Bobby\u2019s Barrier markers.<\/p>\n Between the sheer volume of characters, beguilingly simple dial designs, preventing the use of an opposing character\u2019s\u00a0Probability Control<\/em>, and having their own\u00a0Probability Control<\/em>\u00a0access, this team can do so many things in one turn it will make your mutant-loving head spin.<\/p>\n That\u2019s all for today, HeroClix fans!\u00a0 Remember to sign in or sign up on the\u00a0WizKids Info Network<\/a>\u00a0to find local tournaments, including the\u00a0Marvel HeroClix:<\/strong>\u00a0Uncanny X-Men<\/strong>\u00a0Pre-release<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0tournaments at select venues.<\/p>\n Until next time, you miss all the attacks you don\u2019t make, so keep those dice rolling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to Part Two of our preview of the Marvel HeroClix: All-New X-Men Fast Forces Pack which coincides with the Marvel HeroClix:Uncanny X-Men set available in 5-figure booster packs.<\/p>\n As we stated last time in the Marvel HeroClix: All-New X-Men Fast Forces \u2013 Part 1 article, all the figures in this Fast Forces come in at a svelte 50 points; easy for team building with a wide range of options. All five of the original X-Men are represented and have the All New X-Men and Past keywords, the X-Men team ability and a trait; Time Locked, that prevents opposing characters from using Probability Control on attack rolls either made by or targeting themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marvel-heroclix","category-previews-marvel-heroclix","category-the-uncanny-x-men"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Marvel](\"http:\/\/heroclix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MV27-UCX-FF-Jean-Grey.jpg\")
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\n50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Beast<\/strong>
\n50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Angel<\/strong>
\n50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jean Grey<\/strong>
\n50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iceman<\/strong>
\n50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0X-23<\/strong>
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\n300
\nAll-New X-Men named themed team
\n+6 to map roll initiative, 3 uses of Themed Team Probability Control<\/p>\n