Combat Challenge makes him my favorite
defender (
I'm not saying anything, I'm just saying) to date; this is what a real tank should be doing. He forces you to attack him.
He has his faults, but that keeps him balanced
. If Combat Challenge forced ranged attacks too, he would be absolutely broken! His 5 move and lack of bonding is a huge balancing point in the rest of his obvious power. Without bonding he will suffer the one attack problems most heroes do, and may sit in the start zone until late game when his powers (cleave) are less useful. Bring him out early to use cleave more and you'll find that without the proper support he will die quickly.
OMs on this guy are certainly warranted, but at what point of the game?