The Book of Sabretooth (AoA)

[Karat]

Yea

[Ronin]

yea

[Arkham]

This passes

[Karat]

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Sabretooth II

Version Tested

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = SABRETOOTH
SECRET IDENTITY = VICTOR CREED

SPECIES = MUTANT
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = REBEL
PERSONALITY = PROTECTIVE

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 7

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 270

PROTECTIVE INSTINCT
If a friendly Rebel within 6 clear sight spaces of Sabretooth is targeted for an attack by an enemy figure, you may move Sabretooth adjacent to that Rebel, if possible, ignoring all leaving engagement attacks. All friendly Rebels adjacent to Sabretooth add 1 die to their defense, and anytime they would receive one or more wounds, you may instead have Sabretooth receive any number of those wounds.

VENGEFUL STRIKE
After moving and before attacking, if there is at least one Wound Marker on this card, you may choose a figure adjacent to Sabretooth and roll the 20-sided die. Add 1 to your roll for each Wound Marker on this card. If you roll 12-18, the chosen figure receives 1 wound. If you roll 19 or higher, the chosen figure receives 2 wounds.

HEALING FACTOR X
After taking a turn with Sabretooth, remove one Wound Marker from this card. At the end of the round, you may reveal an "X" Order Marker on this card to remove one Wound Marker from each Army Card you control with the Healing Factor X special power.

Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 270-280?
- Give a brief overview. This was a rough game for the Wrecking Crew. Nightcrawler really laid the hurt on them early with his Bamfing around which setup Wild Child for full powered attacks on most all of them. I did forget to roll for Vengeful Strike before Sabretooth had any wounds. Still ended up being a strong win for his team.

Map: Sewer Labyrinth
Units: Sabretooth II (265), Wild Child (160), Nightcrawler AOA (230), Blink (145) [800] vs Wrecking Crew

Spoiler Alert!

R1
Rebels have initiative. In T1 Blink and Nightcrawler Blink! up, and Wrecker, Bulldozer, Thunderball, and Piledriver move up. In T2 Nightcrawler Bamfs in Ruthlessly teleporting a piece of Wrecker away, and Piledriver moves in Pounding Nightcrawler for a wound. In T3 Sabretooth and Wild Child move up, and Thunderball tries to hit Nightcrawler who Bamfs a piece of Piledriver away and Wrecker moves up engaging Nightcrawler and Nightcrawler Bamfs away with another piece of Wrecker, and Thunderball moves in hitting Nightcrawler for 2 wounds and Wrecker re-engage Nightcrawler who Bamfs away.
R2
Rebels have initiative. In T1 Nightcrawler Bamfs through the Wrecking Crew giving Wrecker a wound, and Wrecker misses Nightcrawler from range and Wrecker Chsrges in headfirst and Nightcrawler Bamfs away with a piece of Bulldozer. In T2 Sabretooth moves up and Wild Child engages Puledriver giving him a wound (+2 dice), and Thunderball misses Nightcrawler who Bamfs away with a piece of Wrecker and Wrecker misses the Bamfing Nightcrawler and Thunderball misses the Bamfing Nightcrawler and Wrecker misses the Bamfing Nightcrawler and Thunderball misses Nightcrawler who Bamds away with a piece of Wrecker. In T3 Sabretooth engages Piledriver from Lowground and Wild Child misses Piledriver, and Wrecker misses the Bamfing Nightcrawler and Thunderball misses the Bamfing Nightcrawler.
R3
Rebels have initiative. In T1 Nightcrawler Bamfs around finishing off Wrecker and giving Bulldozer 2 wounds, OM on Wrecker. In T2 Sabretooth gives Piledriver a wound from low ground and Wild Child finished him off, OM on Piledriver. In T3 Sabretooth moved up taking low ground on Thunderball and Wild Child moves up engaging him, and Thunderball would give Wild Child 2 wounds but Sabretooth takes them for him. Wild Child reveals the X to heal Sabretooth.
R4
Rebels have initiative. In T1 Sabretooth moves into the water Vengefully Striking Thunderball for 2 wounds (18+1) and healed and Wild Child gave him 2 more wounds, and Thunderball Slams his Ball into Sabretooth having no effect on Sabretooth or Wild Child. In T2 Sabretooth misses Thunderball and Wild Child gives him a wound, and Thunderball misses both Sabretooth and Wild Child with his Ball Slam. In T3 Nightcrawler Bamfs around giving Bulldozer a wound, and Bulldozer Charges Nightcrawler crushing his ribcage in.
R5
Wrecking Crew has initiative. In T1 Thunderball misses Slamming his Ball into Sabretooth and Wild Child, and Sabretooth Vengeful Strikes Thunderball out of the game (20) and Wild Child engages Bulldozer. In T2 Bulldozer disengages from Wild Child taking height on Sabretooth Headbutting him for 3 wounds. In T3 Sabretooth misses Bulldozer and heals and Wild Child moves in giving him 2 wounds. In T3 Bulldozer misses Sabretooth, and Sabretooth finishes off Bulldozer.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Rebels win with Sabretooth bearing 1/7 wounds and Wild Child and Blink unwounded.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 275-280
- Give a brief overview. The Fantastic Forces laid the hurt on Sabretooth pretty early here but Sabretooth returned the favor with 2 wounds from his Vengeful Strike before falling and set up Wild Child to be fully invested in to finish off Fantastic.Then it was some exchanged blows till Yukio and Wild Child Fell. Then Sinister ran around beefing up Angel before falling but it still wasn't enough to deal with the remaining 3 figures even after Angel dropped Invisible.

Map: Sewer Labyrinth
Units: Sabretooth I (270)I, Wild Child (160), Yukio (120), Angel (90), Black King (220), Mister Sinister (340) [1,200] vs Fantastic, Invisible, Iceman, Aurora, Silver Surfer [1,200)

Spoiler Alert!

R1
Fantastic Forces have initiative. In T1 Surfer, Invisible, and Fantastic move up, and Sinister fails to Manipulate Wild Child's DNA. In T2 Invisible and Fantastic move up, and Sabretooth and Wild Child move up. In T3 Aurora Zooms in, Surfer flies up hitting Sabretoothfor 3 wounds, and Fantastic engages Sabretooth hitting him for 3 more wounds, and Angel flies in with Sinister and Wild Child engages Surfer.
R2
Rebels have initiative. In T1 Sabretooth Vengeful Strikes Fantastic for 2 wounds (18+6) and Heals and Yukio moves up, and Fantastic misses Sabretooth. In T2 Sabretooth misses Fantastic and Heals and Yukio engages Fantastic and Surfer, and Fantastic misses Sabretooth. In T3 Sinister adjusts Sabretooth's Range to 3, and Surfer flies over giving him a wound and flying away, and Fantastic misses Sabretooth. Wild Child reveals the X to heal Sabretooth.
R3
Rebels have initiative. In T1 Wild Child moves up Engaging Fantastic giving him 2 wounds and Yukio misses Fantastic, and Surfer flies up blasting Sabretooth from lowground with the Power Cosmic (+1) finishing him off. In T2 OM on Sabretooth, and Invisible blasts Yukio for 2 wounds, and Aurora gives Yukio a wound, and Surfer engages Wild Child giving him 1 wound, and Fantastic misses Yukio who Swaps spots with him. In T3 OM on Sabretooth, and Aurora misses Yukio, Surfer disengages and engages Yukio and misses her before flying away, and Invisible flies up , and Fantastic misses Yukio. Wild Child reveals the X to heal.
R4
Rebels have Initiative. In T1 Black King invests 3 Markers in Wild Child's attack helping him Take out Fantastic and Yukio misses Surfer, OM on Fantastic. In T2 Wild Child engages Surfer giving him a wound and Yukio misses Aurora with her Flying Blades, OM on Fantastic. In T3 Black King Manipulates Surfers attack to a 4, and Surfer engages Yukio and Wild Child finishing off Yukio.
R5
Sinister is affected by the Light of Inner Peace. Rebels have initiative. In T1 Wild Child disengages from Aurora for a wound to CD take even height with Surfer giving him a wound and healing, and Surfer gives Wild Child a wound before Zooming off. In T2 Wild Child engages Invisible from low ground and heals, and Aurora flies in behind Sabretooth. In T3 Wild Child gives Invisible 2 wounds and heals, and Surfer flies in and uses the Power Cosmic (+1) to blasting away Wild Child.
R6
Fantastic Forces have initiative. In T1 Aurora flies up blasting Sinister for 3 wounds, and Angel Flies into engagement with Invisible and Surfer. In T2 Surfer misses Angel who grabs Sinister and flies to even height, and Sinister adjusts Angel's Range to 5 and heals. In T3 Surfer uses the Power Cosmic (+1) but misses Angel, and Angel misses Surfer who heals.
R7
Fantastic Forces have initiative. In T1 Aurora flies in engaging Sinister and giving him 3 wounds, and Sinister adjusts Angels Defense to 6 and Heals. In T2 Surfer flies over engaging Sinister from low ground, and Sinister adjust Angel's attack to 7 and heals. In T3 Surfer uses the Power Cosmic (+1) but misses Sinister and Angel moves Sinister up and himself into engagement with Invisible and Surfer moves up, and Angel knocks out Invisible cold.
R8
Angel is affected by the Light of Inner Peace. Rebels have initiative. In T1 Sinister misses Surfer who heals as Sinister heals, and Aurora blasts Sinister for 2 wounds and Angel pulls Sinister back, and Sinister. In T2 Sinister runs for Black King and heals, and Surfer flies up using the Power Cosmic (+1) to finish off Sinister. In T3 OM on Sinister, and Surfer engages Angel giving him a wound and zooming off and Angel flies over to engage Aurora with Guardian Angel.
R9
Fantastic Forces have initiative. In T1 Iceman moves up blasting Angel away, OM on Angel. In T2 Aurora flies up blasting Black King for 2 wounds, OM on Angel. In T3 Surfer flies in using the Power Cosmic (+1) giving Black King 3 more wounds, OM on Angel.
R10
Fantastic Forces have initiative. In T1 Surfer uses the Power Cosmic (+3) blasting him away.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Fantastic Forces win with Iceaman, Aurora, and Surfer all unwounded.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 270 seems about right after this one
- Give a brief overview. This was a crazy game that really felt like the Rebels had it with cohesion but the Pheonixes had too many auto-wounds for them to handle.

Map: Sewer Labyrinth
Units: Sabretooth (270), Wild Child (160), Robot (210), Commander Roger's (260) [900] vs Pheonix Trio

Spoiler Alert!

R1
Pheeonixes have initiative. In T1 Jean flies up and tosses herself forward, and Rogers moves up. In T2 Jean moves up Throwing Rogers into the water for a wound and hits him for another, and Robot flies up with Sabretooth and shoots Jean for a wound as she releases a wave of Pheonix Fire wounding Sabretooth and Roger's. In T3 Jean tossed Robot to low Ground for a wound, and Sabretooth Vengeful Strikes Jean for a wound (12+1) and she releases a wave of Pheonix Fire wounding Roger's, Robot, and Sabretooth and Sabretooth finishes her off and she goes down in a wave of Pheonix Fire giving Robot a wound as Pheonix Rises and Sabretooth Heals. Wild Child rebeals the X to heal Sabretooth.
R2
Rebels have initiative. In T1 Rogers gives Pheonix a wound, and Pheonix Psionic Blasts Sabretooth away for a wound. In T2 Sabretooth hit Pheonix for a wound and a Wave of Pheonix Fire goes off finishing off Rogers and wounding Sabretooth and Sabretooth heals, and Pheonix Psionic Blasts Sabretooth into the water. In T3 Sabretooth strikes down Pheonix who goes out in a wave of Pheonix Fire wounding Sabretooth and finishing off Robot and Sabretooth heals as Dark Pheonix appears and Wild Child engages Dark Pheonix, OM on Pheonix. Wild Child reveals the X to Heal Sabretooth to full Strength.
R3
Rebels have initiative. In T1 Sabretooth climbs out of the Water and Wild Child misses Dark Pheonix, and Dark Pheonix hits Wild Child and Sabretooth with a Psionic Wave for a wound each and knocking Wild Child into the water and striking at him and would give him 2 wounds but Sabretooth's Protective Instincts kick in and he takes them instead. In T2 Sabretooth climbs back to even height and heals and Wild Child climbs out of the water striking Dark Pheonix for 3 wounds releasing a harmless wave of Pheonix Fire and Wild Child heals, and Dark Pheonix hits Wild Child for a wound with her Psionic Wave tossing him into the water and striking at Wild Child but Sabretooth gets Protective taking 2 wounds for him. In T3 Sabretooth climbs to even height and Vengeful Strikes Dark Pheonix for 2 wounds (19+3) releasing a wave of Pheonix Fire wounding Wild Child and Sabretooth heals and Wild Child climbs out of the water striking Dark Pheonix for a wound releasing a wave of Pheonix Fire wounding both Sabretooth and Wild Child, and Dark Pheonix releases a Psionic Wave wounding Sabretooth and tossing him into the Water before striking him for another 2 wounds. Wild Child reveals the X to heal himself and Sabretooth.
R4
Pheonixes have initiative. In T1 Dark Pheonix releases a Psionic Wave wounding Wild Child and hit Sabretooth for a wound, and Sabretooth Vengeful Strikes Dark Pheonix for 2 wounds (19+6) releasing a wave of Pheonix Fire finishing off Sabretooth and wounding Wild Child, and Dark Pheonix finishes off Wild Child.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Pheonixes won with Dark Pheonix bearing 8/9 wounds.

Karat's THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: Hes a lot of fun and reminds a bit of a Grumpy Angel. He seems pretty balanced at 270. I really like the combination of his powers and how they work together and I especially like how he gives Wild Child new life. A big from me.

tcglkn's THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: Really enjoyed the pairing with Wild Child. I did build a primarily melee army and then suggest that Karat bring the Phoenix army, I was dreading it after Rogers and Robot fell early but Sabertooth and Wild Child were really solid. 270 points felt good.

[tcglkn]

Added my thoughts. Very fun design.

[Arkham]

Thanks for the awesome games! Glad you guys had fun! I’m guessing for game 3 you meant Dark Phoenix at 8/9 wounds(1 life)? Looks like we’re at:

@265
Big win.

@270
Big loss.
Big win.
Medium loss.
Small loss.

@275
Medium loss.

He’s 2-4 at this point range, and played an active part in each game with each power coming into play. He’s been tested with each current Rebel as well as some general boosters. Anybody feel the need for anything specific to be tested still? Are we comfortable moving forward, and if so, are we happy with 270?

[Karat]

I'm a little confused. It does say Dark Pheonix

[Arkham]

Originally Posted by Karat

I'm a little confused. It does say Dark Pheonix

It’s the “bearing 8/9 life” bit I was clarifying as I believe she only had 1 life, with 8 wounds.

[Karat]

Should definitely be wounds

Edit - Ah, I see, it was missing a word.

[Arkham]

Originally Posted by Karat

Should definitely be wounds

Edit - Ah, I see, it was missing a word.

You now have 8/9 life remaining. Should either be 8/9 wounds, or 1 life remaining. Hehe get some sleep!

[Karat]

Originally Posted by Arkham

You now have 8/9 life remaining. Should either be 8/9 wounds, or 1 life remaining. Hehe get some sleep!

I did....that's probably the issue

[japes]

He looks pretty solidly in the 270 slot.