{"id":14711,"date":"2020-11-18T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T19:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67272bb316.nxcli.io\/heroclix\/?p=14711"},"modified":"2020-11-20T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T18:50:24","slug":"house-and-powers-of-x-rocked-the-marvel-universe-now-theyre-rocking-heroclix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/2020\/11\/18\/house-and-powers-of-x-rocked-the-marvel-universe-now-theyre-rocking-heroclix\/","title":{"rendered":"House and Powers of X Rocked the Marvel Universe \u2013 Now They\u2019re Rocking HeroClix!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Spoilers ahead! With widespread critical acclaim, excitement in comic shops across the world, and a riveting storyline, it\u2019s no surprise that House and Powers of X energized the X-Men fandom. Even as we saw the earliest previews and images, it was clear to us that it was going to be EPIC. If you haven\u2019t read it for yourself, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/house-of-x-powers-of-x-lives-up-to-hype\/\">check out this review from CBR.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>Coming together to tell one unified, groundbreaking story, Hickman&#8217;s two X-series dared to be different. The writer took a lot of familiar comic book tropes, like the constant resurrection of deceased characters, and made them sensible and surprising. There has been a fair\u00a0amount of emotional character beats, too. And most importantly, Hickman set the stage for all manner of X-Men stories for years to come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re more into videos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7vF6VG6-4-k\">Rob from Comics Explained doesn\u2019t equivocate either:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>This is the best X-Men has been in YEARS!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>House of X was FIRE and we wanted to squeeze it into your HeroClix booster. We\u2019re excited about the result in a lot of ways. We\u2019ve often heard from fans that our figures have gotten them interested in comic stories they were unfamiliar with; we expect House of X is no different.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stunning Sculpts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We already talked about this in detail <a href=\"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/2020\/09\/30\/marvel-heroclix-x-men-house-of-x\/\">here<\/a>. This is the first step in us leveling up the overall look of HeroClix, and it\u2019s only the beginning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14712 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image-3-603103-9wuQkgR9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image-3-603103-9wuQkgR9-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image-3-603103-9wuQkgR9-200x123.png 200w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image-3-603103-9wuQkgR9-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image-3-603103-9wuQkgR9-400x245.png 400w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image-3-603103-9wuQkgR9-600x368.png 600w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image-3-603103-9wuQkgR9.png 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Reviving Your X-Men<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We <em>love<\/em> the gameplay behind Krakoan Revival, but there are three parts to it that do a great job of connecting the gameplay to the storyline. If you\u2019re unfamiliar with it, check the <a href=\"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/2020\/10\/07\/design-insight-krakoan-revival\/\">Design Insight<\/a> article on it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14713 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4-106x150.png 106w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4-200x282.png 200w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4-400x564.png 400w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4-600x846.png 600w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4-726x1024.png 726w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4-768x1083.png 768w, https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/picture1-510361-EheKFgn4.png 796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mutants don\u2019t die.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because of Xavier\u2019s preparations, if a mutant dies they\u2019re brought back by The Five. Even though characters usually come back to life in comics, it\u2019s so rarely certain. Like mentioned above, this story features some emotional character beats \u2013 for us that meant that players would want to spend more time with their favorite characters KNEE DEEP in the action, not hanging back afraid of getting KO\u2019d and put off the map.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Humans have a newfound, increased fear of mutants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Different forces are coalescing as new or increased threats to mutants \u2013 skinless assassins, ORCHIS, Hordeculture, and more. They\u2019re a direct reaction to the consolidation of mutant power. But if you\u2019re running a Krakoan Revival team they\u2019re just something else to KO on your charge toward victory!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Quiet Council of Krakoa is in charge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There\u2019s a diverse and uneasy alliance of heroic and villainous mutants in charge of Krakoa. It\u2019s awesome. Teams utilizing Krakoan Revival will look very different from one another depending on whether your team features Professor X or Mister Sinister or Magneto as your Quiet Council representative.<\/p>\n<p><em>TONS of X-Men!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Across House and Powers of X we got to see TONS of X-Men, and they\u2019re all at their best. Our HeroClix set puts the focus on mutants front and center. Sometimes our sets have sub-themes that provide a contrast to the main theme. It\u2019s often a great way to include street-level characters and cosmic characters in the same set. In this case, the mutant unity we see on Krakoa resonates in the prevalence of the X-Men keyword. The boosters still feature their adversaries, but including X-Men villains is more of a complement than a contrast.<\/p>\n<p>If you read the Dawn of X books you\u2019ll be likely to build the roster of your favorite book whether it was X-Men, X-Force, Marauders, Excalibur, Cable, New Mutants, or even Fallen Angels. Even themes that didn\u2019t get their own titles like Starjammers and the Five make an appearance! You could focus on uneasy alliances. You could play an X-team that you wish the comics would feature. These options go really well with the <a href=\"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/2020\/10\/16\/design-insight-the-return-of-the-team-up\/\">Team Up<\/a> cards that come in the set!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got a lot of specifics to share with you about this set as it comes closer, so check back soon to see more sculpts and dials from Marvel HeroClix: House of X!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,250,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-house-of-x","category-marvel-heroclix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14711","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}