The Book of Malekith

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The Book of Malekith

C3G MARVEL PUBLIC EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION 13
CHAMPIONS AND ILLUSIONISTS



Comic PDF



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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Marvel Hammer of Thor set.
Its model number and name are #009 / Malekith.

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Character Bio - An ancient enemy of Asgard banished to another dimension centuries ago, Malekith was freed in the modern day by Surtur. Surtur charged Malekith with retaking his ancient weapon, the Casket of Ancient Winters, as it had the power to bring Surtur to Earth.

Malekith took command of his people, the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim, and brought the full force of the Wild Hunt down on Eric and Roger Willis, human guardians of the Casket under the protection of Thor. Eric was killed, but Thor put a temporary end to Malekith's schemes by destroying the Casket.

Though Malekith lost favor with the Dark Elves, he remained a menace to Thor and Asgard. He eventually retook control of his former subjects by killing Queen Alflyse, who had taken his place, and terrorizing the populace into electing him as their new leader.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Q: What happens when you can't target and attack the switched figure in Illusionary Arts?
  A: Any time you target a figure and realize you can't attack them, you get to decide whether to try to target a different figure instead and go on with your turn as normal.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a figure with the Magical Defense special power, Malekith has these Magical Defense Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

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-Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses-

Immunities

• As a figure with the Flying special power, Malekith interacts differently with certain special powers. Current Special Powers that Interact Differently with the Flying special power.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Malekith cannot be affected by aspects of certain special powers. Current Special Powers that Interact Differently with the Super Strength special power.

Benefits

• As a figure with the Magical Defense special power, Malekith interacts differently with certain special powers. Special Powers that Interact Differently with the Magical Defense special power.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Malekith cannot be affected by aspects of certain special powers. Current Special Powers that Interact Differently with the Super Strength special power.

Weaknesses

• As a figure with the Magical Defense special power, Malekith interacts differently with certain special powers. Special Powers that Interact Differently with the Magical Defense special power.
• As a figure with the Flying special power, Malekith interacts differently with certain special powers. Current Special Powers that Interact Differently with the Flying special power.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Illusionary Arts requires an "X" Order Marker to activate, pairing him with Loki can grant him an additional "X" Order Marker with God of Mischief.
• Illusionary Arts can benefit greatly by switching out Malekith with a friendly figure with certain special powers. Just a few figures, of many, you may want to consider:
  -Loki(God Of Evil)
  -Darkseid(Imposing Presence)
  -Blob(Stuck)
  -Gamora(Master Martial Artist)
  -Deathstroke(Calculated Defense)
  -Flash(Speed Dodge 4)
  -Huntress(Ruthless Counter Strike)
• Dark Faerie Deception allows Malekith to bypass certain defensive powers on his turn, that trigger based on movement or attacks from an enemy/opponent figure. Since Malekith is considered friendly to all figures that opponent controls, some specials will not affect him as long as Dark Faerie Deception is in effect. A few examples: Green Lantern's Green Power Shield, War Machine's Auto Chain Gun, Doctor Doom's Pit Trap 14, Deadpool's Wisecrack 13, Daredevil's Radar Sense 12, Cosmic Boy's Magnetic Throw Defense, Bizarro's Villainous Duty, Batman II's Shadow Strike 15, Invisible Woman's Invisibility, Darkseid's Imposing Presence, Doctor Strange's Sorcerer Supereme, any figure's Intangibility.
• Dark Faerie Deception prevents Malekith from taking any leaving engagement attacks from opponent's figures he is considered friendly to, and Malekith may attack figures non-adjacent even when adjacent to figures of that opponent, because he is not considered engaged while friendly.

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (Trollbrute)
• Second playtest: (Aggressive Sock)
• Third playtest: (Smithy Winfred)
• Fourth playtest (Viegon)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by japes

Card Updates:
7 March 2021 - Class changed to Trickster