The Book of Ra's al Ghul (League of Assassins)

[Arkham]

The Book of Ra's al Ghul (League of Assassins)

C3G DC WAVE 31
YEAR OF THE VILLAIN


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Joker's Wild! set.
Its model number and name are #021 / Ra's al Ghul.

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Character Bio - Ra's al Ghul, whose name translates to "The Demon's Head" in Arabic, is the centuries-old leader of the League of Assassins. He sees humanity as a cancer poisoning the Earth, and seeks to eliminate most of them in order to stave off environmental disaster. He has clashed frequently with Batman, whom he hoped to make his successor. - Comic Vine
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Human, Ra's al Ghul has these Human Synergies.
• As a Mastermind, Ra's al Ghul has these Mastermind Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Ra's al Ghul can use his League of Assassins special power on Assassin figures. Current Assassins.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a Human, Ra's al Ghul interacts differently with certain special powers. Current Special Powers that Interact Differently with Humans

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• When using the "X" for the once per game 3 turns from League of Assassins, you can have Ubu place the Lazarus Pit on the first turn, and then have an Assassin you control, or Ra's, walk onto the Pit in a following turn to be fully healed.

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial Playtest: Arkham
• Second playtest: Lord Venoc
• Third playtest: Ronin
• Fourth playtest: Scapemage
• Fifth playtest: Arkham (eliminated Ra's turn, and changed to once per round)
• Sixth playtest: Arkham (change to once per game)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Arkham
• Ra's al Ghul was created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil, and artist Neal Adams.

[Arkham]

NAME = RA'S AL GHUL

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = MASTERMIND
PERSONALITY = DIABOLICAL

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 6

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 260

PLANNING AHEAD
When rolling for initiative, you may add or subtract 1 from your roll for each Order Marker on this card. When Ra's al Ghul is destroyed, you may immediately remove any unrevealed Order Markers from this card and place them on any other card you control.

LEAGUE OF ASSASSINS
After revealing an Order Marker on this card, instead of taking a turn with Ra's al Ghul, you may take a turn with an Assassin Army Card you control. Once per game, before taking a turn with Ra's al Ghul, you may reveal the "X" Order Marker on this card to first take a turn with up to 3 Unique Assassin Heroes you control, and you may not take any additional turns with any figures you control other than Ra's al Ghul.

SWORDPLAY
If Ra's al Ghul attacks an adjacent figure with his normal attack and at least one skull is rolled, he may attack an adjacent figure again. He may continue attacking adjacent figures, rolling 1 fewer attack die for each subsequent attack, until you fail to roll a skull.

[Arkham]

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Background:

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[Arkham]

@dok @Soundwarp SG-1 @Dysole @weebaer

Any concerns here?

[IAmBatman]

So basically if you keep him healthy and avoid OM manipulation, he’ll be reliably giving 4-5 Assassin turns a round. Looks good.

The League of Assassins wording needs some slight tweaking so that it’s completely clear that the “if you do” is if you reveal the “X,” not if you do one of the two things in that previous sentence. But that should be an easy fix. I would give it a go but it’s tough to wordsmith while phone posting.

Edit: wait, League of Assassins is before takng a turn with him, so that’s 7-8 turns a round, which easily eclipses Prof X and requires no proximity. Add in all the attacks he’ll get from Swordplay and I predict competitive concern for him at 230.

[Lazy Orang]

I like League of Assassins - basic OM management most of the time, but late in the round you can unveil your master stroke and hit the enemy hard. Looks good.
As always, I'm a little concerned about pairing him with Joker, but you'll either have to take one of your actual turns with Joker or cede your triple activation to do that, so it should be good. I do wonder if an initiative boost is getting a little monotonous at this point, though - I wonder if we're in danger of overusing them. Perhaps something to allow you to adapt to changing circumstances; i.e., maybe the ability to swap the positions of Assassin Heroes now and again (once per game? Round?), something like that. I'm mostly just spitballing here - if you think the initiative boost is something the assassins will really appreciate, stick with it.

[Arkham]

Just so the wording is clear, I believe it's intended as:

After revealing a numbered order marker, you can take a turn with 1 assassin and then Ra's. So you're guaranteed 2 turns per Order Marker.

If you reveal the X, you instead get to take a turn with the number on that revealed Order Marker, before taking a turn with Ra's. So on OM 2 if you reveal the X you get to take a turn with 2 assassins then Ra's. On OM 3 you would be able to take a turn with 3 assassins then Ra's.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, I put in an edit. I’m not CRB but my gut says it’s too much attack power per round for 230 points. I’d consider making it instead of a Ra’s turn to keep him in check.

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Yeah, I put in an edit. I’m not CRB but my gut says it’s too much attack power per round for 230 points. I’d consider making it instead of a Ra’s turn to keep him in check.

Hmmm... yeah, feeling a bit high? Perhaps add a line to the three turn thing saying that Ra's may be one of the figures activated, if you do that?

[IAmBatman]

Especially since some of those activations (not on the “X” turn, I know) can be three figure squads, I should add!

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Lazy Orang

Hmmm... yeah, feeling a bit high? Perhaps add a line to the three turn thing saying that Ra's may be one of the figures activated, if you do that?

That could work to keep him in the mix, though I don’t mind the idea of his being a shadowy mastermind until you dispatch his minions. The limitless range for his Assassin control means you can keep him out of the fray and still use him well.

[Arkham]

He'd need to be able to take a turn afterwards so that you can effectively use Ubu to lay the pit then Ra's steps onto it. So I'd want to keep him involved.