{"id":6568,"date":"2016-11-08T17:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T17:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67272bb316.nxcli.io\/heroclix\/?p=6568"},"modified":"2017-01-03T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T19:30:11","slug":"dc-comics-heroclix-batman-and-his-greatest-foes-fast-forces-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/2016\/11\/08\/dc-comics-heroclix-batman-and-his-greatest-foes-fast-forces-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Comics HeroClix: Batman and His Greatest Foes Fast Forces Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings HeroClix Fans!<\/p>\n

Today we are continuing the previews for the\u00a0DC Comics HeroClix<\/strong>:\u00a0The Joker\u2019s Wild!<\/strong>\u00a0set, by looking at the rest of the figures in the\u00a0Batman and His Greatest Foes<\/strong>\u00a0Fast Forces Pack<\/strong>\u00a0and showcasing an easily built 300-point team you can field straight out of the box!<\/p>\n

Last time, in the\u00a0DC HeroClix: The Joker\u2019s Wild!- Fast Forces Part\u00a0I<\/a>, we looked at\u00a0The Riddler<\/strong>,\u00a0The Penguin<\/strong>, and\u00a0Mr. Freeze,<\/strong>\u00a0so let\u2019s continue by introducing the Power Couple of Crime in Gotham City.\u00a0 Minding my manners, it\u2019s ladies first of course, here\u2019s\u00a0Harley Quinn<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Harley Quinn<\/strong>\u00a0is 50 points of deadlier-than-she-looks trouble.\u00a0 With\u00a0Arkham Asylum<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Gotham City<\/em>\u00a0as natural keywords and the\u00a0Batman Enemy<\/em>\u00a0team ability, she gets a load of damage potential out of the pairing of\u00a0Flurry<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Blades\/Claws\/Fangs<\/em>; especially with an 11 attack value on her second click, representing her pet hyenas.\u00a0 Her synergy doesn\u2019t stop there; on defense, she has the special\u00a0My Babies Keep Me Hopping<\/em>letting her use\u00a0Combat Reflexes<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Super Senses\u00a0<\/em>along with mid-dial\u00a0Perplex\u00a0<\/em>and an uptick in her base damage value from 2 to 3.\u00a0 She finishes her dial with regular\u00a0Super Sense<\/em>s and a special power on movement,\u00a0Ya Didn\u2019t Notice I Had A Hammer?,<\/em>\u00a0 which lets her take a free action once per game to equip her with the\u00a0Harley\u2019s Hammer<\/strong>\u00a0special object, also included in the Fast Forces, from outside the game for free.<\/p>\n

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While she is equipped with the hammer,\u00a0Harley Quinn\u00a0<\/strong>also gets\u00a0Charge<\/em>\u00a0in addition to\u00a0Quake<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Giant Reach 2<\/em>\u00a0granted by the hammer itself; there is the risk, however, that the hammer will break.\u00a0 She\u2019ll be a smashing success at making her Puddin\u2019 proud.\u00a0 Speaking of her Puddin\u2019\u2026.<\/p>\n

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There he is, looking deadly and dapper as ever in his trademark purple suit, spats, slicked green hair, walking stick and ready to make your acquaintance with a big smile and vigorous handshake.\u00a0 At 75 points,\u00a0The Joker<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0Never As Dead As You\u2019d Expect<\/em>; his trait is sure to keep you laughing and your opponents in stitches for a long time.\u00a0 At the beginning of your turn, if\u00a0The Joker<\/strong>\u00a0took damage since your last turn, you roll a d6 die and heal him half the result.\u00a0 If he takes a hit and is still standing, that is a guaranteed 1 click heal, and if you roll well with a 5 or 6, you get half his dial back!\u00a0 Just hitting him can be tricky with a whole dial full of\u00a0Super Senses<\/em>.\u00a0 The rest of his dial and powers jump back and forth between combinations of\u00a0Stealth<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Outwit<\/em>,\u00a0Poison<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Perplex<\/em>, or\u00a0Incapacitate<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Probablity Control<\/em>.\u00a0 His attack value is never particularly stellar topping out at 9, but that is what the\u00a0Batman Enemy<\/em>\u00a0team ability is for along with his\u00a0Arkham Asylum<\/em>,\u00a0Gotham City<\/em>, and\u00a0Monster\u00a0<\/em>keywords.\u00a0 \u00a0That\u2019s a lot of villainy but the joke is on them because we also have\u00a0Batman<\/strong>\u00a0in the Fast Forces Pack who is ready to take on multiple bad guys at once.<\/p>\n

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At 75 points,\u00a0Batman<\/strong>\u00a0has left his utility belt and fancy vehicles back at the cave and is bringing old school justice to\u00a0Gotham<\/em>\u00a0with enough knuckle sandwiches for everybody.\u00a0 With his trait\u00a0Student Of All Martial Arts,<\/em>he can use\u00a0Toughness\u00a0<\/em>to get the most out of his 7 click dial and also increase his attack value by +1 for each adjacent opposing character, which is even more impressive considering he already starts with an 11 attack value.\u00a0 He is ready for engaging several bad guys in one close combat action with his movement special\u00a0Hit You With My Hands And Feet\u00a0<\/em>that lets him make a close attack targeting all adjacent opposing characters and deal normal damage to each one.\u00a0\u00a0Batman\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0defense special power\u00a0Equilibrium, Balance, and All Things In Order\u00a0<\/em>starts him off with\u00a0Combat Reflexes\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Willpower<\/em>.\u00a0 Should the future\u00a0Arkham\u00a0<\/em>inmates he squares off against do some damage, they have even more trouble to deal with when he picks up\u00a0Close Combat Expert<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Flurry<\/em>; and, though he loses the special power on defense, he keeps\u00a0Combat Reflexes<\/em>\u00a0for his whole dial.\u00a0 If you can manage to keep him in the shadows with his\u00a0Stealth<\/em>-granting\u00a0Batman\u00a0<\/em>team ability, he can avoid having his powers countered as well as avoid most ranged attacks.\u00a0 As for keywords, he is the perfect close combat centerpiece for a\u00a0Batman Family<\/em>,\u00a0Gotham City<\/em>,\u00a0Detective<\/em>, or\u00a0Martial Artist\u00a0<\/em>themed team.<\/p>\n

Now, focusing on the villains, let\u2019s build a 300-point team out of the\u00a0DC HeroClix: Batman and His Greatest Foes Fast Forces Pack<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

25 \u00a0The Penguin
\n50\u00a0 The Riddler
\n50\u00a0 Harley Quinn \u2013Harley\u2019s Hammer kept on sideline
\n75\u00a0 The Joker
\n100 Mr. Freeze<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total of 300 points, Gotham City themed team, +5 initiative roll, 3 uses of Themed Team Probability Control<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Penguin\u00a0<\/strong>gets to sit back and put his\u00a0Loyalty<\/em>\u00a0token to work, increasing the range and attack value of a friendly character. It\u2019s not a bad idea to keep\u00a0The Riddler<\/strong>\u00a0adjacent to help\u00a0The Penguin<\/strong>\u2019s attack value with the\u00a0Batman Enemy\u00a0<\/em>team ability and to use free actions to move your\u00a0Loyalty<\/em>\u00a0token to where you need it most.\u00a0\u00a0The<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin<\/strong>\u00a0himself isn\u2019t likely to be doing much, but with\u00a0Willpower\u00a0<\/em>up front he is an excellent choice for using your\u00a0Themed Team Probability Controls<\/em>.\u00a0 Keep\u00a0Mr. Freeze<\/strong>\u00a0shooting at mid-range and locking up the opposing team with\u00a0Frozen\u00a0<\/em>tokens, while letting\u00a0The<\/strong>\u00a0Joker\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Harley Quinn<\/strong>\u00a0get close enough to do what they do best.\u00a0 If you need something more to keep an opposing ranged attacker occupied, send in\u00a0The Riddler\u00a0<\/strong>as he has a strong likelihood of dodging their attacks.\u00a0 If you come up against a\u00a0Batman,<\/strong>\u00a0like the one in this pack, use your\u00a0Perplex<\/em>es on your attack values, as getting a hit to stick is going to be more important in the long run than doing more damage.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for today,\u00a0HeroClix<\/strong>\u00a0fans! Stay tuned as we continue to review more figures and team-building strategies from\u00a0DC HeroClix:<\/strong>\u00a0The Joker\u2019s Wild!.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Don\u2019t forget to visit the\u00a0WizKids Info Network<\/strong>\u00a0to find\u00a0HeroClix<\/strong>\u00a0Release Day Events and tournaments near you. \u00a0Visit your FLGS next week to pick up the\u00a0Batman and His Greatest Foes Fast Forces Pack<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0The Joker<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Harley Quinn Dice & Token Packs<\/strong>!
\nUntil next time, just keep them in your line of fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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