{"id":5590,"date":"2016-05-09T18:36:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67272bb316.nxcli.io\/heroclix\/?p=5590"},"modified":"2016-10-13T19:31:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T19:31:31","slug":"marvel-heroclix-civil-war-storyline-op-captain-america-iron-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/2016\/05\/09\/marvel-heroclix-civil-war-storyline-op-captain-america-iron-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel HeroClix: Civil War Storyline OP Captain America & Iron Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings HeroClix Fans!<\/p>\n

We\u2019re pleased to kick off our series of previews for our latest Storyline Organized Play event,\u00a0Marvel HeroClix: Civil War<\/strong>! The Storyline OP\u00a0begin this June so be sure to visit the\u00a0WizKids Info Network<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to find stores hosting official\u00a0Marvel HeroClix: Civil War Storyline OP<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0events near you.<\/p>\n

These\u00a0Marvel HeroClix: Civil War Storyline OP\u00a0<\/strong>events will be different from\u00a0previous OP\u00a0events as the set was designed and tailored to the characters and their factions\u00a0. Each\u00a0Civil War<\/strong>\u00a0five-figure booster pack contains characters from the Pro-Registration, Anti-Registration, and Neutral factions.\u00a0 Each character\u2019s HeroClix base is colored to denote their faction:\u00a0 Pro-Registration characters are red, Anti-Registration characters are blue, and Neutral characters have black bases.\u00a0 For the\u00a0Civil War<\/strong>\u00a0Storyline OP set, the characters numbered #001 to #032 were designed in \u201cpairs\u201d of figures that have a similar point cost.\u00a0 All the odd-numbered figures are part of\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u2019s team while the members of\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u2019s team are even numbered. This character balance will come into play during your\u00a0team\u00a0drafting\u00a0at the events.<\/p>\n

How about we start things off by taking a look at the first pairing of characters in the\u00a0Marvel HeroClix:\u00a0<\/strong>Civil War Storyline OP<\/strong>\u00a0set?\u00a0 First up is\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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

Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0comes in at 80 points and has the standard movement, attack, and damage symbols.\u00a0 He also has the Indomitable defense symbol, which lets him act on consecutive turns without fear of taking pushing damage.\u00a0Captain America\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Improved Movement ability called\u00a0Soldiering On<\/em>, lets him ignore hindering terrain and characters when he moves. As the leader of the Anti-Registration forces,\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0has the Anti-Registration keyword along with Avengers and\u00a0Soldier<\/em>\u00a0to aid you if you choose to include him on a keyword-themed team.<\/p>\n

Moving on to traits and powers,\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0hits the battlefield with a trait called\u00a0Just A Friendly Handshake<\/em>, which he can only use once per game.\u00a0Just a Friendly Handshake<\/em>\u00a0allows\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0to neutralize\u00a0Armor<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Robot<\/em>\u00a0characters, like Iron Man, for a turn by giving them two action tokens when he hits them with an attack while adjacent.\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0also has special powers in his defense and damage slots, respectively.\u00a0 In his defense slot is a special power called\u00a0Blocking Repulsor Blasts<\/em>, which lets\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0use\u00a0Energy Shield\/Deflection<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Toughness,\u00a0<\/em>while also preventing characters from attacking him with\u00a0Ranged Combat Expert<\/em>.\u00a0Captain America\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Energy Shield\/Deflection<\/em>\u00a0and immunity to\u00a0Ranged Combat Expert<\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0Blocking Repulsor Blasts<\/em>\u00a0help him get into battle even if he is being attacked at range. The special power in\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u2019s damage slot is called\u00a0Leading the Resistance<\/em>\u00a0which lets him use\u00a0Close Combat Expert<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Leadership<\/em>\u00a0as if he were 100 points.<\/p>\n

The remainder of\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u2019s dial features standard powers like\u00a0Sidestep<\/em>,\u00a0Flurry<\/em>,\u00a0Charge<\/em>,\u00a0Precision Strike<\/em>,\u00a0Toughness<\/em>,\u00a0Combat Reflexes<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Outwit<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0also has a solid set of combat values with attack numbers that never dip below 10.<\/p>\n

Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0can easily hold his own in close combat but also has a flexible range of five squares to shoot as needed.\u00a0 Conversely, his Pro-Registration counterpart in the\u00a0Marvel HeroClix:\u00a0Civil War Storyline Organized Play<\/strong>\u00a0set is a better shooter but can also throw a punch when an opponent gets too close.\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look at\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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

Also coming in at 80 points but with the ability to shoot a single target six squares away,\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u00a0has the standard attack and damage symbols and the Indomitable defense symbol.\u00a0 He also has the wing speed symbol, which lets him fly and carry teammates.\u00a0 As the head of the Pro-Registration faction,\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u00a0has the Pro-Registration keyword along with\u00a0Armor<\/em>, Avengers, Illuminati, S.H.I.E.L.D., and\u00a0Scientist<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As for traits and powers,\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u00a0enters play with a trait called\u00a0I Wanted to Talk, But\u2026<\/em>\u00a0which can be used once per game when\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u00a0targets a single opposing character with an attack.\u00a0 If\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u00a0shares a keyword with the target, he may counter that character\u2019s defense power for the attack. With a lot of Avengers keyword characters involved in the\u00a0Marvel HeroClix:\u00a0Civil War Storyline OP<\/strong>, there are a lot of targets for this ability. Like\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>,\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u00a0has special powers in his defense and damage slots.\u00a0\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u2019s defensive special power,\u00a0Your Shield Can\u2019t Scratch Me, Steve<\/em>, lets him use\u00a0Impervious<\/em>. Additionally,\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u00a0can\u2019t be targeted by an attack using\u00a0Close Combat Expert\u00a0<\/em>if any characters get too close.\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u2019s damage special power\u00a0We Must Follow and Implement the Law<\/em>, allows him to use\u00a0Ranged Combat Expert<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Leadership<\/em>\u00a0as if he were 100 points.<\/p>\n

Rounding out\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u2019s dial are the standard powers\u00a0Sidestep<\/em>,\u00a0Force Blast<\/em>,\u00a0Energy Explosion<\/em>,\u00a0Toughness<\/em>,\u00a0Energy Shield\/Deflection<\/em>, and\u00a0Outwit<\/em>.\u00a0 As for combat values,\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong>\u00a0has slightly higher speed numbers than\u00a0Captain America<\/strong>\u00a0but his attack values taper a bit toward the end of his dial.\u00a0 Defense and damage values match on both characters as well.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading!\u00a0 Join us again as we reveal more exciting characters and highlight strategies and team builds from the\u00a0Marvel HeroClix: Civil War<\/strong>\u00a0Storyline OP<\/strong>\u00a0set.\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to mark your calendars as events kick off this June!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greetings HeroClix Fans! We\u2019re pleased to kick off our series of previews for our latest Storyline Organized Play event,\u00a0Marvel HeroClix: Civil War! The Storyline OP\u00a0begin this June so be sure to visit the\u00a0WizKids Info Network\u00a0to find stores hosting official\u00a0Marvel HeroClix: Civil War Storyline OP\u00a0events near you. These\u00a0Marvel HeroClix: Civil War Storyline OP\u00a0events will be different […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-civil-war-storyline-op","category-marvel-heroclix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5590","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=5590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}