The Book of Lex Luthor (Injustice League)

[Arch-vile]

The Book of Lex Luthor (Injustice League)

C3G DC WAVE 39
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Superman and the Legion of Superheroes set.
Its model number and name are #024 / Lex Luthor.

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Legion of Doom Fast Forces set.
Its model number and name are #001 / Lex Luthor.

Lex Luthor requires 1x Glyph of Green Kryptonite

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Character Bio - Lex Luthor is one of the most brilliant men alive, but his sociopathic hatred for Superman leads him down a path of evil. On several occasions, Luthor has gathered a group of supervillains called the Legion of Doom to battle against the heroic Justice League.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Lex Luthor requires 1x Glyph of Green Kryptonite.
• Unjust Tactics: When Lex Luthor removes an Injustice Marker for the second option of Unjust Tactics, he ignores all wounds. Then, if there is an adjacent opponent's figure, you must choose an adjacent opponent's figure to receive a wound.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• Lex Luthor gets an additional Injustice Marker for every Antagonist, Criminal, Mercenary, or Psychopath Unique Hero you control.
• As a figure who starts the game with Injustice Markers, Lex Luthor has these Injustice Marker Synergies.
• As an Antagonist, Lex Luthor has these Antagonist Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Lex Luthor is one of the best Injustice League leaders. Being able to freely place Order Markers with the safety of Injustice Contingency is a game-changer, and the defense reduction of Legion of Doom greatly increases his allies' offensive power.
• Injustice League faction strategy guide

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Arch-vile
• Second playtest: LordVenoc
• Third playtest: IAmBatman
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Arkham

[Arch-vile]

NAME = LEX LUTHOR (III)

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = ANTAGONIST
PERSONALITY = AMBITIOUS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

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

POINTS = 185

LEGION OF DOOM
At the start of the game, place 1 black Injustice Marker on this card for each Unique Hero you control with the class of Antagonist, Criminal, Mercenary, or Psychopath, to a maximum of 4. At the start of each round, you may remove an Injustice Marker from this card. If you do, for the rest of the round, all opponents' figures subtract 1 from their Defense when attacked by a Unique Hero you control and subtract 1 from any 20-sided die rolls.

UNJUST TACTICS
Whenever Lex Luthor would receive one or more wounds from an attack, you may instead either:
• choose an adjacent figure you permanently control to receive any wounds from the attack; or
• remove an Injustice Marker from this card and, if possible, choose an adjacent opponent's figure to receive a wound.

INJUSTICE CONTINGENCY
When an Army Card you control has all of its figures destroyed, you may immediately remove any unrevealed Order Markers from that card and place them on any other card you control. Then, once per game, you may place a Glyph of Green Kryptonite power-side up on the card of any Unique Hero you control.

[Arch-vile]

Comic Art:

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It's surprisingly difficult to find comic art of the purple jumpsuit. So if anyone finds something better, please let me know.

Mini Pics:

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Archie's:

Background:

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[MrNobody]

[tcglkn]

Cool design. Like how he can protect himself by using allies or enemies.

[johnny139]

Looks solid. Are we moving away from the "named after various DC villain teams" for the Injustice powers?

I don't remember where we landed on what classes are going where so I'll assume these ones are fine. Psychopath seems like the weakest link but isn't unjustifiable for a "purple and green" Lex.

I do think the last powers should be split though, they really have no mechanical connection at all.

[MrNobody]

It could be cool if the Kryptonite placement triggered off the Contingency Plan. The superheroes think they’re winning cause they took out Giganta, but Lex already has a backup plan ready, and a secret weapon to boot.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by MrNobody

It could be cool if the Kryptonite placement triggered off the Contingency Plan. The superheroes think they’re winning cause they took out Giganta, but Lex already has a backup plan ready, and a secret weapon to boot.

Yeah, that might be a way to connect them better within the power. I disagree that they should be separated, as they fit thematically together under "this is Lex's contingency," but more mechanical connection could help with the perception.

Really dig this one. I agree with the list of classes, I like how he directly counters a JLA Trinity army by responding to the defensive natures of JLA Superman and Wonder Woman, having Kryptonite for Superman, and having a contingency power that echoes Batman.

185 seems like a good starting place. A match up that seems worth trying is Lex and a Bodyguard in the start zone with the Wrecking Crew versus the JLA Trinity at 1,000 points.

[Arch-vile]

I like that idea Nobody. Something like this:

INJUSTICE CONTINGENCY
While Lex Luthor is in play, when an Army Card you control has all of its figures destroyed, you may immediately remove any unrevealed Order Markers from that card and place them on any other card you control. Then, once per game, you may place a Glyph of Green Kryptonite power-side up on the card of any Unique Hero you control.

[Lazy Orang]

Just remember, guys - no matter how well or badly we do here, it's a better adaptation than Jesse Eisenberg's.
I like the idea of connecting the Kryptonite generation to the contingency plan. Could we throw in an ability for Luthor to collect any of the destroyed figure's Injustice League Markers? Mirrors Batman more, and feels really thematic to me as, when in an Injustice League team, Lex is constantly throwing teammates under the bus to get ahead/secure leadership.
Do we feel the main power is strong enough right now? I'm concerned it may feel a tad weak. Also, I'd definitely like to try to name it after an actual Injustice Team, if possible.

[MrNobody]

Grood already does the stealing markers bit.

[IAmBatman]

-1 to defense is functionally as good as +1 to attack. He doesn’t pair that with +1 defense like Wonder Woman does, but he can get an extra marker and is 125 points less than her. And she is the backbone of most good JL builds.

So, yeah, I think it’s good.