Her standard attack, Sensational Uppercut, always applies Slow to the target, and her other attack, The Defense Rests, is a Strength 9 attack that can cause Slow, Stagger and Stun. This wall-crawling, acrobatic mutant is great at getting movement out of attack actions. When Ronan is Dazed or KOd by an enemy, Ronan can move Short range and then make an attack against the attacker before going down a really cool superpower that doesnt cost any Power to use. His final attack, Godhunter, is a Strength 5 attack that adds attack dice equal to the Size of the target (great fun against Size 5 Sentinels!) As long as he stays close to his target, he can also reroll all his attack and defense dice when using or defending against Physical attacks, and as if that wasnt enough, he lets nearby allies reroll two of their defense and attack dice. The Across the Bifrost Nexus was created to help unify Marvel Crisis Protocol content creators, allowing players to more easily have access to all the incredible content that people are creating. Shuri and Okoye are in the Wakanda affiliation, Captain America and Captain Marvel are Avengers. She can also prevent a nearby ally from being Pushed by paying 2 Power, and she reduces any incoming damage from a Physical attack to just 1 damage, and she drops all objective tokens if she suffers damage from such an attack. This time we look at the spoooooky Midnight Sons! As the only Leader of the Inhumans affiliation, Black Bolt is a must-have for Inhumans players. The Innate Superpower Power Inhibition prevents enemies from using Reactive Superpowers or Reactive Team Tactics Cards during Emma Frosts activation, which is a big deal, but the most remarkable superpower she has is still Diamond Form, a Power cost 1 Reactive Superpower that lets her transform into her Diamond Form when targeted by an attack, switching out both her character card and her model on the battlefield. One thing I like a lot about the core set is that they have wisely decided to not give you second-tier superheroes. He can add three dice to his attacks for 4 Power, and spend 1 Power to reduce incoming damage. Furthermore, she has the Adamantium Slash attack (see above under W) and she has a Reactive superpower that allows her to advance Short range and make an Adamantium Slash attack after having Dazed or KOd a target, giving her a chance to knock out 2 characters in a row. They are always under the leadership of Magneto. Finally, he can pay 2 Power to add two dice to his defense rolls against a single Physical or Energy attack. His standard Assault Rifle attack can cause Bleed and has a chance to generate an additional Assault Rifle attack against its original target, and his big Strength 7 Red Fury attack Pushes the target and then triggers an additional Assault Rifle attack as well. Finally, Ghost Rider gains 1 Power for every attack against one of his allies that does any damage, and he is also immune to a host of conditions. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. is a superpower that pushes Juggernaut through terrain features, destroying them as well as doing damage to any characters he passes through. First of all, Rocket Raccoon is not a raccoon if you ask him. Frost Blast is a Beam attack that Slows the target, and last but not least, Illusions is a hilarious attack that turns the target into a missile: If you roll two Wild symbols, you can move the target its speed (very fun if your target has Long range movement!) 11K subscribers in the MarvelCrisisProtocol community. Last week (April 9, 2021) AMG released a new FAQ and an update to the Affiliation List. Gamora can also throw herself, and she can only be targeted by enemy characters at Range 3 or less. The first thing you need to know about Hulk is that he is so tough (20 Stamina! In this series we look at the various Affiliations in Marvel Crisis Protocol and dip into their comic book history. His own standard attack, Webline Kick, can Throw the target, and his big attack, Venom Blast, forces the target to drop any objective tokens theyre carrying. Additionally, they may modify and reroll "skull" results while they are holding or contesting an objective token. reroll as many attack dice as the amount of Power that allied character spent. Synergizing with the rule explained above, The Green Door Innate Superpower lets The Immortal Hulk heal 1 wound at the end of every turn where he has the Immortality token (which he gained from the Immortality Superpower when Dazed the first time), and if he every ends up having zero Wounds in this way, he removes the Immortality token, which means he can be Dazed and use the rules of the Immortality Superpower to heal back up again! Red Guardian is a character whos good at moving his enemies away from him. additional Power to add that many dice to its attack roll, and it always Incinerates its targets. You know who the Avengers are. To keep your Power pool high, Shuri has an Innate superpower that gives her 1 Power for any roll she makes in which she rolls at least one Failure. Venom can also throw terrain features or enemy characters, and he can Push enemy characters closer to him. (This one works a bit differently: Instead of the Leadership ability being on a character, its on a Tactics Card called Are You Sure You Want To Remember?, which can be played by either Laura Kinney (X-23) or James Logan Howlett (Logan, The Wolverine) after deployment. Instead, he gains a Dazed token and keeps going, but loses 3 Power in every Cleanup Phase. Finally, as a big advantage in fights against Special Condition-applying enemies (which, essentially, is almost everyone), Project Rebirth 2.0 lets Agent Venom remove a Special Condition for the cost of 1 Power. His standard attack applies Bleed and lets Kraven move Small range after the attack, and Spear Thrust is a Strength 4 attack that becomes Strength 7 if Kraven has already attacked that target in the same turn and then it lets him advance again after the attack. Lockjaw is a very good dog who can do all sorts of things: His standard (and only) attack can cause Bleed, he can throw terrain features, he can give allies an extra attack dice against a specific target, he can teleport himself or an ally, and he can reroll one dice for any attack or defense roll. When flipped to his Injured side, he goes from 10 Stamina to 4 and loses the ability to turn Wild symbols into blanks, so make the most of him before he is Dazed. The only problem is actually getting him to show up at said fight, since his movement is only Short range. What this means is that, rather than having two sides on his character card, the Immortal Hulk instead gets to keep going on his Healthy side after being Dazed the first time, but with only as much Stamina as he had Power when he went down. They also count Wild symbols in defense rolls against Mystic attacks as 2 successes, they can fly, and theyre immune to Bleed and Poison. This, in addition to his Mystic Defense of 5, makes him a great counter to Mystic characters, and with his ability to deflect attacks to his allies, he can be pretty tough to take down. Doctor Octopus is a character that comes with the Core Set, and hes pretty straightforward to play. Baron Zemo is a swordsman with surprising range and mobility. His first standard attack, Fireblast, has Strength 5 and a chance to apply Incinerate, and his other standard attack, Flame Jet, is a Beam attack that can also Incinerate. Thanos is the Leader of the Black Order affiliation, and hes a Gem Bearer of the Mind, Power, Reality, Soul, Space and Time Gems, he can wear 2 of them at once, and he doesnt have to pay any Power to use their superpowers ! We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Irong Fist gains 2 Power in every Power Phase, and he adds blanks to his succesful defense rolls when defending against Energy and Physical but thats also very neccessary since hes a pretty vulnerable character with only 5 Health and pretty average defenses. Beta Ray Bill is a durable, flying, giant-slaying close combat fighter. In short, he gets stronger and stronger the more your opponent hurts him. Even though Wolverine is size 2, he counts as size 3 when someone attempts to Push or Throw him. His standard Strike attack can Throw the target, and his Universal Weapon attack is a long range attack that can apply Shock to the target. Hobby Night. A Sentinel is huge (Size 5!) When being attacked, Mysterio can always use his excellent (5) Mystic defense, unless the attacker pays 2 Power. So where do we go from here? Speaking of throwing, Battlefield Manipulation also allows Jean Grey to Throw terrain features Medium range for 3 Power, and she can Push characters that have already been activated in the same turn. Get Tabletop, RPG & Pop Culture news delivered directly to your inbox. And there was no good reason for being so small and fiddly. Ronan the Accuser is a Gem Bearer of the Poison Gem, and he is also a pretty strong combatant. Toad can pay 2 power to steal an Asset or civilian token from an ally (out of harms way, preferably), pay 2 Power to teleport himself Range 2, or pay 2 Power to advance Medium range after suffering damage from an attack, and he can Interact with objectives within Range 2 rather than the usual Range 1. Finally, Thor can also Throw terrain features and enemy characters, and he gains 1 additional Power in each Power phase. Pretty scary when youre a huge Russian Bleed-causing bear. dice for that attack. She has two free standard attacks. There are a lot of rules on Omega Reds character card, but the main thing to understand about him before anything else is that hes a wandering cloud of Poison. Active superpower to make a move action followed by his standard attack, Strike, which can Throw his target. As is known from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Asgard is the world where Thor, Odin and Loki are froma realm of Norse mythology. All of this gets even better if Drax uses his Vengeance token. Luke Cage is a very tough fighter who can tank for other allied characters. On his Healthy side, he has twp attacks: Repulsor Blast can Push the target, and Homing Rockets ignores Cover and Line of Sight, as well as doing damage to all enemies near the target. Each Affiliation gains a game effect as listed on the team leaders stat card. X-Slash can be used as part of the What I Do Isnt Very Nice Superpower, which lets you spend an action to make an X-Slash attack and then Throw the target if it is Size 3 or less at the cost of 3 Power. Her Leadership ability allows one ally per turn to gain 1 Power when interacting with an Extract Objective token, and it also allows all allies to place a token on an objective to keep contesting it even when none of your allies are around until an enemy starts contesting it. This is the second version of Hulk for Marvel Crisis Protocol, and he works very differently from the original one. Hulkbuster also reduces incoming damage by 1 for the cost of 1 Power. His standard attack, Pounders, is a Strength 6 attack that can Push targets up to Size 4 Short range. If its a Shield or a blank, he gains 1 Power, and if its a Failure, nothing happens. Marvel Crisis Protocol is a game that it's publisher Atomic Mass Games has managed to grow and expand at a breathtaking pace, even in its first year! CK04 - Initiation League Organized Play Kit, CK05 - Vibranium Heist Organized Play Kit, https://www.atomicmassgames.com/marvel/op, https://www.atomicmassgames.com/s/CP01_CrisisProtocol_Rule_Book_web-1.pdf, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. This newer version of Red Skull is the Leader of the Hydra affiliation, and his Leadership ability grants 1 Power every Power phase to any allied characters holding or contesting an objective token. Finally, M.O.D.O.K. You also roll a dice for each enemy character holding an Asset token close to one of your allies, and again, on a succesful roll, it drops the token. Read our Affiliate Link Policy here. In short, Black Dwarf is the tank of your supervillainous adventuring party. 0 coins. The Healthy side of Hulkbuster has a Heavy Repulsor Blast that pushes the target and gains Power even when it doesnt do any damage, and Meteor Punch is a Strength 8 attack that deal damage in an area around the target and throw the target as well. Finally, Master of the Cube lets Red Skull move himself or another ally Range 2 once per turn. Loki can buff all these attacks significantly if he can pay 2 Power before an attack (or defense) roll it allows him to treat blank rolls as successes in that roll. Sin has a Reactive superpower that lets her activate her partner in crime, Crossbones, immediately after her, before the opponent gets their next activation. Thats it! Her standard attack, Knuckle Spike Strike, is a Range 3 attack that teleports her to within Range 1 of the target if she rolls any Wild symbols. Insane. Wolverines big attack, Berserker Barrage moves Wolverine close to the target, and if he deals any damage, he can also Throw the target. They are mutants who see mutants as superior to regular humans and want control over them. Powerful stuff, even if it requires some planning to pull off. (this guys superpower names!) On top of that, hes a Leader of the Defenders affiliation, with a Leadership ability that allows allies to pay 1 power to give the Hex special condition to targets of one of their attacks and change the type of that attack. Well, after now assembling a dozen more, I can say that the problem doesnt seem to be as bad. In a similarly defensive way, the Horfund attack can push its target Medium range away after doing damage to it most abilities like this just push the target Short range, so thats pretty good. Agent Venom is a symbiotic relationship between Venom and Flash Thompson, and this symbiosis also extends to his cooperation with other characters. Finally, he can pay 4 Power to fully reroll defense dice against a Physical or Energy attack, and hes immune to Poison. This Hydra villain has an extremely versatile standard attack that allows him to choose the damage type of the attack, as well as whether he wants to Bleed, Shock, Slow or Stun the target if the attack does damage an attack thats literally got something for everyone. Creators of Marvel Crisis Protocol. Its a bit expensive to use, but Strange gains 2 rather than 1 Power per turn, so youll get to use it eventually. This profile for Black Widow isnt nearly as interesting as the one below, so if you have access to that, consider using it instead. The shenanigans dont stop there: The Reactive superpower Trickster lets Loki move range Small away when he is targeted by an attack, allowing him to dodge that attack entirely (but the attacker gets to choose another action instead of the attack), and the Innate superpower God of Mischief forces nearby enemy characters to spend 1 Power before using a Reactive or Active superpower. In lieu of examining a new Affiliation this week, we've gone back and updated the older pieces to reflect the latest changes. Hobby Guide: I did an Army Centre-piece model and so can you! The Reactive superpower Tricks and Traps sees him pay 3 Power when an enemy ends a movement close to him to roll 4 dice, and for every Crit or Wild symbol, the target suffers 1 damage -and then Mysterio can advance Small range if he did any damage with those 4 dice. What Crystal does use Power for is Elemental Onslaught, which costs 4 Power and allows you to make two different attacks in a row. Each Squad Affiliation card lists the specific characters that can be taken. Eg. When Hulkbuster would be turned to its Injured side, it is instead removed and replaced by Iron Man/Hulkbuster, an Iron Man model with a different profile. The Blob is a Size 3 fighter whos great at holding his ground. Black Panther: 4: T'Challa: Wakanda, Avengers: 7: Cards: Killmonger: 4: N'Jadaka: Wakanda, Cabal, Criminal Syndicate: 7: Cards: Venom: 4: Eddie Brock: Spider-Foes . He has a standard attack called Optic Blast (of course), but his really good attack is called Optic Devastation, a beam attack with 7 Strength that takes Power away from the target(s). Nothing Stops the Juggernaut! The Marvel Crisis Protocol Core Set gives you: See? You can read that announcement here. Quicksilver can also reroll 2 of his defense (against Physical or Energy) or dodge (when trying to avoid something thrown at him) dice, and hes a Wall Crawler. Luckily, Heimdall gains 2 rather than 1 Power in each Power Phase. Webline Kick has an upgrade in the Active superpower Web Swing, which lets you teleport Spider-Man and then add 2 dice to his next Webline Kick attack roll in the same turn. and destroy all small interactive terrain features in the line of fire of the Beam attack. Venom is a really scary close combat fighter who can heal himself through doing damage. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. After an allied characteer rolls attack, defense, or dodge roll, it may spend one "power". Ghost-Spider is a fast character whos great at throwing and pulling people around. However, he is also a formidable fighter on his own, with the option pay Power to reroll his dice, and with access to both Physical and Energy attacks, good movement and a Vibranium Armor defensive superpower that changes when you flip his character card to its Injured side. This Marvel Crisis Protocol Team List Builder Works Great for Rosters. Like Ant-Man, Ms. Marvel can be represented by two different miniatures on the battlefield, one normal and one big. If Laura Kinney (X-23) is nearby and is damaged by an enemy, Honey Badger can move Medium range towards the character who damaged her sister, and while Honey Badger cant interact with objective tokens in any way, she can make enemies roll one less defence dice. Her other attack, Army of Squirrels, is a Strength 6 attack that applies Bleed and Stun to the target, as well as having a chance of Pushing the target if its Size 3 or smaller. Web Warriors ability (Miles Morales): reroll one defense die during an attack. The Original Human Torch is a a character who specializes in Beam attacks and Incinerating the enemy. How many times did the characters (all supposedly good guys) fight against each other, and not just in Captain America: Civil War. A squad may only have one squad affiliation. This is my optimal amount of time painting in terms of the outcome/effort. Since this can happen once per round and doesnt require you to lose a character first (Dazed also works), this is a pretty useful ability. Finally, Venom can pay 2 Power to immediately attack a target right after it attacked him. Thats a lot for a Power cost of zero! To be consider a group you need to be composed of OVER 50% of the Superheroes as listed on the Affiliations Card. Proxima Midnight is a fast-moving fighter whos good at applying special conditions to her targets but she works best in cooperation with her partner, Corvus Glaive. To make use of all those superpowers, Lockjaw has the appropriately named Innate superpower Whos a Good Boy?, which gives him 3 Power at the start of every activation in which hes close to an allied character. His third attack, Butcher of Thors, is a Strength 10 attack that costs 4 Power. She has 3 Innate Superpowers: Inhuman lets her reroll 1 dice in attack or defense rolls, she has Immunity to Poison, and finally she has Living Strands, which prevents the opponents movement tool from overlapping her base when measuring the trajectory of a move or climb, and it also prevents enemies from modifying attack dice in their attack rolls when Medusa is the target. Instead of gaining 3 Power and rolling 5 dice like the original Red Skull, this version can instead choose to simply suffer 1 damage and gain 2 Power from it once per turn. Finally, Gwenpool is quite tought for a Threat Level 4 character, with 6 Stamina, good defence statistics and the Innate Superpower Plot Armor, which reduces incoming damage to her by 1. Each allied character may use this leadership once per round. Bringing Okoye along as a bodyguard for Black Panther or Shuri is really cool thematically, so its great that the rules fit that playstyle as well. The Ancient One excels at Mystic attacks an can apply both Poison and Stagger to targets. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Blaster Pistol is a ranged attack that gives you 1 Power each time you use it, and Shock Sword Assault teleports Nebula next to the target as well as having a chance to Stun it. Robison Wells has been a wargamer since he was nine years old, playing a little bit--well, quite a bit--of everything. Ursa Major is an aggressive fighter with a simple but fun playstyle. Well be back next week with some All-New content. Like Ant-Man and others, Wasp can be represented by 2 different miniatures on the battlefield one Normal, and one Tiny version of her. Her Active superpower Expert Sabotage destroys a terrain feature and does damage to all enemies right next to it, so it could itself be seen as another attack option for her. If you're interested in joining the Nexus please don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] Close Menu Blog Articles Podcasts For an up-to-date list of Affiliations, look at the Organized Play page for Atomic Mass Games. superpower was errataed to specify that he is not Dazed or KOd until after he makes his advance and extra attack. Gambit is an X-Man chracter who specialises in controlling combat: His Bo Staff can push its target, Kinetic Ace deals damage to nearby characters when dealing damage to its target, and 52 Card Pickup is a Beam attack where Wild rolls count as two successes all in all a great toolbox for spreading chaos on the game board! Her powers allow her to read the minds of and control anyone she encounters, which she uses to steal and devour the intellects of her hapless prey. The attack then also adds Bleed and Incinerate to the target, making it a pretty formidable attack overall. Thats effectively like being able to be Dazed twice! Speaking of the Cube, Cosmic Cube is an Active superpower that grants Red Skull 3 Power. The Active Superpower Tippy-Toe Takedown! Feb. 7 2022 Marvel Crisis Protocol FAQ. Hood is a highly unusual character, mechanically: When he is his normal self and takes any damage from an enemy, he can transform into his Possessed version, which is both a different miniature and a different profile. The Marvel Crisis Protocol characters from the Avengers are: LEADER: Captain America (Steve Rogers) LEADER: Captain America (Sam Wilson) Ant-Man Beast Black Panther Black Widow Black Widow, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D Blade Cable Captain Marvel Deadpool Doctor Voodoo Hawkeye Hulk Hulkbuster Iron Fist Iron Man Luke Cage Ms. Marvel Nick Fury Quicksilver When building your squad, if it includes multiple characters with a Leadership ( ) ability for that affiliation, you may pick only one of those Leadership ( ) abilities to use for the game. These attacks can be used with Hit and Run, which lets you carry out an attack and a move action ( in that order) as one action for 2 Power plus the cost of the respective abilities used.