[Arkham]

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Vermin @ 150

Army Test 1
Map: Custom
Units:
Vermin(150), Rat Swarm x 12(120), Mister Sinister(340) (610)
vs.
Wrecker(230), Piledriver(190), Thunderball(190) (610)

Spoiler Alert!

Attack Damage:


Rat Swarm Control Damage:
R2T1: 2 wounds on Piledriver.
R3T2: 2 wounds on Piledriver.
R3T3: Rats kill Piledriver.
R4T1: 1 wound on Wrecker.
R4T2: 1 wound on Thunderball(botched defense).
R4T3: 1 wound on Thunderball(botched defense).
R5T1: 2 wounds on Thunderball, 2 wounds on Wrecker.
R5T2: 1 wound on Wrecker.
R5T3: 1 wound on Thunderball.
R6T2: 1 wound on Thunderball, 1 wound on Wrecker, kills him.

Notes:
R1T2: Piledriver kills a Rat Swarm, Wrecker kills a Rat Swarm.
R1T3: Wrecker kills a Rat Swarm.
R2T1: Wrecker puts 2 wounds on Mister Sinister.
R2T3: Wrecker puts 3 wounds on Mister Sinister.
R2T3: Mister Sin makes Vermin's Range 3.
R3T2: Wrecker kills Mister Sinister.
R3T3: Wrecker puts 2 wounds on Vermin.
R4T1: Thunderball kills a Rat Swarm.
R4T2: Wrecker kills Rat Swarm, Thunderball kills Rat Swarm.
R4T3: Thunderball kills Rat Swarm.
R5T1: Wrecker kills Rat Swarm.
R5T2: Wrecker kills Rat Swarm.
R5T3: Thunderball kills 2 Rat Swarms.
R6T3: Thunderball kills last Rat Swarm.
R7T1: Thunderball kills Vermin.


Thunderball with 4 wounds.

Vermin led the Rat Swarms towards the middle, while Mister Sinister took a few attempts to increase Vermin's stats. Wrecker and Piledriver push through the center, meeting the Rat Swarms. Ultimately, the Rat Swarms prove too much for Piledriver, but the damage was done on Mister Sinister and he ultimately is destroyed. Thunderball comes in to replace Piledriver, but the Rat Swarms keep them at bay. They struggle, but keep killing off more Rat Swarms while taking wounds in the process. Wrecker is killed, and then the Rat Swarms are finished, leaving a one on one fight between Vermin and Thunderball. Thunderball lands a nasty shot which kills Vermin.

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Army Test 2
Map: Custom
Units:
Vermin(150), Sersi(450), Rat Swarm x 13(130) (730)
vs.
Luke Cage(190), Wolverine(280), Iron Fist(260) (730)

Spoiler Alert!

Attack Damage:
R3T2: 1 wound on Luke Cage.

Rat Swarm Control Damage:
R1T2: 1 wound on Iron Fist.
R1T3: 2 wound son Iron Fist.

Notes:
R1T2: Iron Fist kills 2 Rat Swarms.
R1T3: Iron Fist kills a Rat Swarm, Luke Cage kills a Rat Swarm.
R2T1: Luke Cage kills a Rat Swarm.
R2T2: Iron Fist kills a Rat Swarm.
R2T3: Iron Fist puts 2 wounds on Vermin, kills a Rat Swarm.
R3T1: Iron Fist puts 1 wound on Vermin, kills 2 Rat Swarms, Luke Cage kills a Rat Swarm.
R3T2: Iron Fist kills 2 Rat Swarms.
R3T3: Iron Fist kills Vermin, Luke Cage puts 3 wounds on Sersi.
R3T3: Sersi heals 2 wounds.
R4T1: Iron Fist puts 2 wounds on Sersi, heals 1 wound from Luke Cage, Luke Cage kills Sersi(botched defense).
R4T2: Iron Fist kills last Rat Swarm.


Luke Cage has 1 wound, Iron Fist and Wolverine have 0 wounds.

The Rat Swarms started off towards the center, while Iron Fist and Luke Cage did as well. Iron Fist received a couple of wounds from the Rat Swarms, but he quickly disposed of them. Iron Fist and Luke Cage made their way to Vermin's base, Sersi tried putting auto wounds on Cage but only managed to put 1. Iron Fist started destroying Rat Swarms, while Vermin struggled to keep up. Sersi continued to fail on her auto wound rolls. Iron Fist killed all but 1 Rat Swarm, then killed Vermin. Luke Cage killed Sersi, and then Iron Fist killed the last Rat Swarm.

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: Vermin makes great use of the Rat Swarms, and the more Rat Swarms drafted the better. They can certainly be devastating in the right situations and the right matchups, but can also be easily disposed if the opponent has the right tools to deal with them. Vermin himself feels decently balanced, relatively easily killed, and his Adrenaline feels like it takes a back seat to the Rat Swarm Control. If you run out of rats, it could come in handy, but it didn't feel like much of a factor in my games. Overall he's fun to use, you definitely feel you're leading a gigantic army of rats, which is neat. I'd say cost wise 150 seems fair. He'll underperform in bad matchups, which is standard, but he can be decent when used right.