The Book of Songbird

[Ronin]

No worries. I've botched tests worse than that. Still a data point.

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by Lazy Orang

Okay, here's the first test.

Name Of The Playtest Unit: Songbird

Army Test 1
Map: Sacred Shrine (no glyphs)
Armies:
Songbird, Atlas, Meteorite, Captain America (C3G) (900 points)
vs.
Doctor Octopus, Killer Croc, 3x LexCorps Security (810 points)

Spoiler Alert!

Overview of Songbird’s performance:
Damage inflicted through normal attacks - 1 LexCorp killed
5 Turns taken through Thunderbolt Loyalty.
Wounds blocked with Sonic Construct Defence - 3 on Meteorite, 2 on Songbird.

No One is Redeemed

Round One

Thunderbolts claim the initiative and Steve Rogers runs forwards.
One LexCorp and Killer Croc advance.
Atlas and Songbird advance, Songbird standing by both Atlas and Cap.
Another LexCorp and Doc Ock advance.
Meteorite flies up next to Songbird and Captain America.
One of the advanced LexCorps repositions further forwards. Killer Croc advances.

Round Two

LexCorps claim the initiative. The most advanced Lex Corp swoops to strike Meteorite in melee, inflicting no wounds. Killer Croc charges Meteorite, striking her uphill, inflicting two wounds.
Cap circles the Lex Corp and strikes Killer Croc from height, inflicting two wounds.
The LexCorp engaged with Meteorite strikes her for a wound, and Killer Croc proceeds to rip her head off, eliminating the Thunderbolts’ third turn.
Atlas takes a turn, but first, Songbird moves to strike the LexCorp, taking him out. Atlas then charges Killer Croc, striking him from high ground, inflicting two wounds.
The other advanced LexCorp flies forwards, shooting Songbird to no effect. Killer Croc claims equal height with his foes, engaging them all and striking Captain America (who is no longer adjacent to Songbird) for a wound.

Round Three

The Thunderbolts claim the initiative. Captain America punches Killer Croc, but his strike is blocked.
The LexCorp shoots Songbird - he rolls two skulls, and she somehow blanks on seven dice! Wake up, Melissa! Killer Croc strikes Captain America for a wound.
Songbird strikes Killer Croc to no effect, but Atlas finishes him off.
The LexCorp engages Atlas and Songbird in melee in order to keep them locked down. He shoots Songbird for a wound. Doc Ock runs forward and attacks Captain America from low ground, to no effect.
Songbird strikes the LexCorp, who blocks thanks to his Kryptonian Armour, but Atlas smashes him into the ground regardless.
A LexCorp moves up from reserve, and Doc Ock engages all his foes and moves to equal height with them, and rips inflicts a wound on the Captain.

Round Four

The Thunderbolts claim the initiative. Captain America punches Doctor Octopus for a wound.
A Lex Corp advances and shoots Cap to no effect. Doc Ock rips Captain America apart with his first three tentacles before lashing at Songbird with his fourth, which she blocks.
Songbird and Atlas both fail to hurt Doc Ock.
A LexCorp swoops in to strike Songbird in melee, but her Sonic Constructs save her life. Doc Ock kills Songbird, but it takes all of his attacks for him to achieve this.
Atlas smashes Doc Ock for two wounds.
The LexCorp shoots Atlas, who blocks. Doc Ock inflicts two wounds on Atlas.

Round Five

Atlas claims the initiative and engages the LexCorp, but fails to stomp Doc Ock.
The LexCorp strikes Atlas for a wound. Doc Ock strikes Atlas - his first two shots are blocked, but his third inflicts a wound. Atlas’s Ionic Imbalance backfires and he explodes, killing Octavius and the LexCorp in the blast!

LexCorps victorious - three LexCorps Security.

Overview: She didn't do too much this game, but I felt she was useful - her defence boost impacted the opponent's actions more than the overview would suggest. She got somewhat unlucky with her attack rolls, plus she died quicker than she should have done due to blanking on 7 defence dice. She seems useful to me - no one particular thing stands out massively, but she's got a few nice things going for her to let her fit in a few different armies. She looks like she may be a little overcosted right now, but there are no real red flags.

And here's the rest.

- Theme Test/ Check to see if there are any powers or stats on the test unit card that does not accurately reflect the theme or likeness of what the character would and could do. Also consider destructible objects, and whether or not this characters powers should affect them. Inconclusive, but only because I don't know the character. Nothing seemed wrong, certainly, and Thunderbolt Redemption is a great way to get her character arc across. In a way, she reminds me of Starman (Jack Knight) in that respect - a nice, simple power that manages to reflect her character development excellently. Seems like a win to me.
- Mirror Test/ Check to see if the unit were played against itself, if there would be any loops that would upset the balance of the Game. Pass
- Bonding Test/ Compare the unit card with all possible currently existing Bonding abilities to make sure there are no continual Bonding possibilities that do not stop appropriately or do not stop at all. This is to prevent loops in Bonding. Pass - This is her best asset, being essentially a Crime Fighter/Charlatan Sidekick, not forgetting that she can also redeem Criminals and Repentant figures. Redeeming is an interesting option, but not overly powerful - the LexCorps are probably the best build for any of the Criminals, anyway. Still, it opens up a lot of options for army builds (and I can't deny a little smile at the thought of taking a redeemed Doc Ock with Spidey in a Crime Fighter build ), and of course, Atlas and Radioactive Man are also options - Radioactive Man will especially appreciate it, since he has no other synergies, but he has a lot of competition. Criminal may now officially be the most versatile class in the game.
- Synergies Test/ Compare the unit card with all possible currently existing synergies to make sure there are no factors that could break the game by making any unit to powerful or too weak. Pass - see above.
- Power Check/ Consider the test unit and all existing units and all glyphs to compare to and check for any powers that could be over amplified and break the game. Each power must define when it takes place, who or what it affects, and What are the stipulations on the power if there are any. Pass - She's decently strong - there's no one area she excels at, but she can help you in a lot of ways, being essentially a sidekick, a defensive aura and, potentially, a class changer all in one.
- Fun Test/ Consider whether or not the design was fun to play. Pass - she's fun to play and she can make for some interesting builds thanks to Thunderbolt Redemption.
- Fun Competitive Test/ Consider whether or not the design was fun to play against. Pass - I am solo testing, but I couldn't see any issues - though I may be feeling a tad frustrated if I'm taking Venom (unless your opponent also has Spidey, which is not unlikely considering her Crime Fighter synergies).
- Drafting Test/ Consider whether or not this design is worth drafting. Pass
- Usage Test/ Consider whether or not all of the powers on this card were used or at least usable. Pass - Every power was quite useful.
- Strategy Test/ Consider whether or not the design offers any real strategy or interesting tactics to the overall game. Pass - There are a lot of different parts to this design, as I said, that can help you in different, little ways. Add the fact that there are essentially two (albeit related) builds you can take her in, and yes, she adds some notable strategy to the game.

Army Test 2
Map: Badru Valley (no glyphs)
Armies;
Songbird, Doctor Octopus, Luke Cage, Iron Man (MkIV), Firestar, Kick-Ass (995 points)
vs.
Baron Heinrich Zemo, Kraven the Hunter, Titanium Man, Bane, Batroc the Leaper, Trickster (James Jesse) (995 points)

Spoiler Alert!

Overview of Songbird’s performance:
Damage inflicted through normal attacks - 2 wounds on Kraven, 1 wound on Titanium Man, 1 wound on Bane
11 Turns taken through Thunderbolt Loyalty.
Wounds blocked with Sonic Construct Defence - 2 on Doctor Octopus, 1 on Kick-Ass, 1 on Tony Stark, 1 on herself.

Doctor Octopus is Redeemed
Doctor Octopus is Kraven’s Prey

Round One

The New Thunderbolts claim the initiative. Doc Ock and Songbird advance up the hill on the western flank. Kraven advances.
Kraven runs up the hill on the western flank.
Luke Cage moves forwards, remaining closer to the eastern flank, while commanding Kick-Ass to run towards the western flank, though he deployed on the eastern flank.
Kraven rushes forwards, engaging Songbird and Doc Ock, on height against Doc Ock but on equal height with Songbird. He flings his Bolas at Doc Ock, and they wrap around him, before he strikes the redeemed criminal - his first blow is blocked, while his second inflicts a wound and causes the Bolas to fly off.
Songbird strikes Kraven for a wound. Stark flies up, engaging Kraven. He fires two Repulsor Beams - the first is blocked, the first only manages a pathetic one skull attack, but Kraven fails to block it.
Kraven ties Doc Ock with his Bolas again. He punches the doctor twice - the first blow is blocked thanks to Songbird, while the second inflicts a wound, causing the knocking the Bolas off again.

Round Two

The New Thunderbolts claim the initiative. Songbird strikes Kraven, but is blocked, and Doc Ock inflicts three wounds on Kraven.
Kraven kills Doc Ock.
Songbird knocks Kraven out, and Kick-Ass moves to the west.
Bane moves from the eastern flank towards the western.
Songbird and Kick-Ass move towards the southern (opponents’) side of the hill.
Titanium Man flies to a small grassy hillock next to Bane, before firing a shot at Kick-Ass, inflicting two wounds.

Round Three

The New Thunderbolts claim the initiative (again!), and Songbird swoops to punch Titanimum Man, but fails to hurt him. Kick-Ass charges Titanium Man and, despite hitting a man in an iron suit uphill and with a tactician bonus with batons, he somehow manages to inflict a wound.
Titanium Man strikes Kick-Ass with seven, rolling three skulls - thanks to Songbird, Kick-Ass blocks, but is knocked out of engagement.
Stark flies to the space Kick-Ass once occupied, and fires a Uni-Beam through Titanium Man and Bane, but fails to hurt either of them. Fortunately, he doesn’t overload his systems.
Titanium Man strikes Iron Man, rolling 4 skulls - Stark blocks two of these hits, and Songbird blocks a third, letting one through.
Songbird punches Titanium Man, but her blow bounces off his armour. Stark fires a Uni Beam through Titanium Man and Bane, inflicting two wounds each and not overloading his systems.

Round Four

For the first time, the Masters of Evil claim the initiative. Titanium Man strikes Tony Stark, inflicting two wounds.
Songbird knocks Titanium Man out. Kick-Ass rushes up to attack Trickster from height, inflicting two wounds.
Bane claims the perch Titanium Man was on, adding one to his attack for Venom Injection and striking Stark from height, but Mr. Stark blocks the blow.
Songbird strikes Bane, inspired by Kick-Ass, inflicting a wound. Iron Man fires a Uni Beam through Bane, inflicting no damage and overloading nothing.
Bane’s attack doubles from his Venom Injection, and he crushes Stark’s skull in his hand.
Order Marker Three was on Tony Stark, so the round ends.

Round Five

The New Thunderbolts claims the initiative, and Songbird, inspired by Kick-Ass, punches Bane, but he blocks her blow. Kick-Ass strikes Trickster for a wound.
Trickster claims equal height with Kick-Ass and knocks him out, eliminating the New Thunderbolts’ second turn.
Bane adds one to his attack through his Venom, punching Songbird for a wound.
Firestar and Luke Cage advance up the eastern hill.
Bane adds two to his attack and strikes Songbird with three skulls, though one is blocked through her defensive skill, and one through her Sonic Constructs.

Round Six

The Masters of Evil claim the initiative. Bane adds two to his attack and punches Songbird, but she blocks.
Songbird punches Bane, who blocks.
Bane breaks Songbird’s skull open.
Firestar flies forwards, and fires a Microwave Blast at Bane, inflicting two wounds. Luke runs to a small grassy mound next to her.
Bane charges Firestar, adding one to his attack. He rolls all skulls in a devastating strike, inflicting two wounds on her and knocking her backwards. She careers into the hill, receiving another wound from the impact.
Firestar fails to muster her powers to attack Bane, and Luke Cage charges Bane and knocks him out.

Round Seven

The Masters of Evil claim the initiative, and Batroc makes a leaping kick at Firestar, who is killed and presumably goes to join StarClan. (Anyone who gets that reference gets a cookie. No one? Okay. )
Luke runs past Batroc too fast for him to be struck by the Frenchman and runs to a small hill next to Baron Zemo, punching him from height, inflicting a wound.
Batroc makes a leaping kick at Luke Cage, but is blocked.
Luke’s turn is stuffed by Baron Zemo.
Batroc strikes Luke for a wound.
Luke Cage punches Zemo, inflicting two wounds.

Round Eight

The Masters claim the initiative, Batroc striking Luke to no effect.
Luke is stuck in Adhesive X, unable to do anything.
Batroc strikes Luke for a wound.
Luke knocks Zemo out, eliminating the rest of the Masters’ round.
Luke smashes Batroc with a devastating blow, inflicting three wounds.

Round Nine

Luke claims the initiative, knocking Batroc out and eliminating the Masters’ first turn.
Luke advances on trickster.
Trickster retreats up the western hill and throws his Itching Powder Bomb at Luke. Luke blocks the attack, but still has to deal with the irritating powder.
The irritation of the powder subtracts one from Mr. Cage’s move, meaning he cannot quite reach Trickster.
Trickster hits Luke from height, rolling 3 skulls and a blank, causing Sticky Gum to subtract one from Luke’s defence, inflicting a wound.

Round Ten

Luke claims the initiative. The itching powder irritates him so much that he can do little more than crawl, but he strikes Trickster from low ground, knocking him out.

New Thunderbolts victorious, Luke Cage 2 wounds.

Overview: Okay, a nice, fun, close game in which she did significantly better. I think her performance was a little inflated by the fact that the Masters of Evil felt they had more pressing concerns than killing her for most of the game. I decided to Redeem Doc Ock as he is, in my opinion, point for point the strongest Criminal. While I still think he's a good choice for a New Thunderbolts build, he may not be the best, though Kraven deeming him a threat and making him his Prey did mean he lacked the impact he may have had had he not been pursued so relentlessly. The thing with Redemption is that the Crime Fighter synergies aren’t really offering the Criminals much they can’t get elsewhere - a LexCorps build is almost always going to be a better deal for the Criminals due to the attack boost (which is provided in a much more reliable fashion than a certain Mr. Ass can provide) - instead, it’s there to give you a little more flexibility to your Crime Fighter builds by allowing you to bring a Criminal in. I’d be interested to see how other Criminals - guys like Sandman, Absorbing Man Rhino, Living Laser and armoured Lex fare in a Crime Fighter build (Lex particularly, actually - the Crime Fighters don’t really have a big, tanky flier like him, the best they can muster being Stark). Absorbing Man would also be interesting, actually. Hell, he's a weak one, but I kind of wonder if Scarecrow would be kind of interesting?

Thoughts On The Tested Unit's Cost, Balance, & Draftibility:

She was fun and useful. I think I said most of what I have to under Bonding, Power and Strategy. She may be worth more 170 than 180, but I’m unsure - neither one would bother me, it’s honestly a minor matter in my opinion. She works fine.

[Ronin]

Thanks, LO! Looking good so far. Might need a slight buff. Bam Bam said he'd run some tests, so I'll wait and see how his turn out.

Minor tangential point: those aren't the New Thunderbolts. These guys are:

Spoiler Alert!

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by Ronin

Thanks, LO! Looking good so far. Might need a slight buff. Bam Bam said he'd run some tests, so I'll wait and see how his turn out.

Minor tangential point: those aren't the New Thunderbolts. These guys are:

Spoiler Alert!

Ah, I didn't really know, I just thought I'd heard the name used in the context off a heroic Thunderbolt team, so I thought, why not? After all, it definitely wasn't the real Masters of Evil either.
I'm not sure she really needs buffing (nor do I know how you'd buff her) - I'd be pretty happy with where she is at 170/180, but I'm certainly not opposed to a buff if someone who knows the character feels she deserves it.

[Ronin]

Yeah, I'm not actually sure she needs a boost. Just a little wary because she showed weak in initial testing. Seems like the aura upgrade may have been enough to get her on track, though.

Thematically, you weren't far off. New Thunderbolts wasn't quite the first heroic Thunderbolts team, but it was the first to really be accepted by the public as such (EDIT: Well, not counting that time the public was duped by the original T-Bolts, of course). First non-fugitives-from-justice Thunderbolts team.

[b57123m]

Originally Posted by Ronin

Thanks, LO! Looking good so far. Might need a slight buff. Bam Bam said he'd run some tests, so I'll wait and see how his turn out.

Minor tangential point: those aren't the New Thunderbolts. These guys are:

Spoiler Alert!

Writing it up as we speak!

[Ronin]

Awesome. Should have a pretty quick turnaround in testing, then.

[b57123m]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: SONGBIRD

Army Test 1
Map: FULCRUM
Units:
Point Total: 800
Army 1: THUNDERBOLTS
Songbird (180), Atlas (270), Radioactive Man (160), Baron Zemo (200)
Army 2: AVENGERS
Captain America (240), Vision (285), Hawkeye (150), Firestar (120)

Spoiler Alert!

Summary
A very exciting game, the Avengers bonus was tough to get passed but Songbird’s Sonic Constructs kept her team afloat. In my Final Thoughts you can read what happened to make this game memorable. Songbird held her own both offensively and defensively. Defending her team and dealing some wounds.

Round 1
Thunderbolt Loyalty
Songbird advances forward
Atlas advances forward
Captain America bounces his shield off of the boosted defending figures (Sonic Construct Defence)
Vision puts 2 wounds on Songbird (2)
Baron Zemo uses Master of Deception to switch an order marker to Atlas
Atlas wounds Captain America (4)

Round 2
Using Thunderbolt Loyalty
Songbird and Atlas miss their attacks
Cap wounds Atlas (4), Ionic Imbalance does not succeed
Atlas wounds Cap (3)
Vision uses his Physical Disruption and puts 3 wounds on Atlas (1)
Songbird wounds Cap (2)
Atlas wounds Cap (1) after Thunderbolt Loyalty

Round 3
Thunderbolt Loyalty
Songbird puts 2 wounds on Firestar (2)
Atlas misses Cap
Cap wounds Atlas, Ionic Imbalance rolls a 1. (0)
Atlas puts 2 wounds on Captain America (0)
Atlas puts 2 wounds on Vision (4)
Zemo switches Order Markers again, Radioactive Man goes instead of the deceased Atlas
Radioactive Man puts 3 wounds on Vision (1)
Vision misses Physical Disruption on Songbird

Round 4
Hawkeye destroys Songbird using his trick arrows (0)
Radioactive Man uses Radiation Blast
Radioactive Man wounds Vision (0)
Radioactive Man destroys Firestar.
Hawkeye wounds Radioactive Man (4)

Round 5
Radioactive Man misses his attack but uses Controlled Emission
Radioactive Man wounds Hawkeye
Hawkeye wounds Radioactive Man (3)
Radioactive Man wounds Hawkeye (2)
Radioactive Man wounds Hawkeye with Controlled Emissions (1)
Hawkeye puts 2 wounds on Radioactive Man (1)
Radioactive Man misses his attack but wounds Hawkeye with Controlled Emissions (0)



Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): THUNDERBOLTS: Radioactive Man (1), Baron Helmut Zemo (5)

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Army Test 2
Map: FULCRUM
Units:
Point Total: 850
Army 1: THUNDERBOLTS
Songbird (180), Baron Helmut Zemo (200), Meteorite (210), Mister Hyde (260)
Army 2: MARVEL FIGHTERS
Luke Cage (190), Jewel (150), Iron Fist (240), Dagger (105), Moon Knight (150)

Spoiler Alert!

Summary
This game had a few ups and down. The street crew had a few really big hits. In particular against Meteorite, effectively cutting off Songbird’s bonding. The surprising push back was from a singular Zemo killing Luke Cage and Moon Knight and then marching over to get one-punched by the living weapon himself.

Round 1
Meteorite wounds Jessica Jones (4)

Round 2
Jessica puts 4 wounds on Meteorite, even though Meteorite rolled 7 dice to defend. (0)
Luke Cage puts 3 wounds on Mister Hyde (2)
Mister Hyde wounds Luke Cage (4), Mister Hyde heals (3)
Moon Knight uses Crescent Darts
Moon Knight wounds Baron Zemo (4)
Mister Hyde puts 2 wounds on JESSSSICAHHHH (2), Mister Hyde heals (4)
Jessica wounds Hister Hyde (3)

Round 3
Mister Hyde wound Luke Cage (3), Mister Hyde heals (4)
Jessica Jones puts 3 wounds pn Mister Hyde (1)
Luke Cage destroys Mister Hyde (0)
Songbird puts 2 wounds on Jessica Jones, destroying her (0)

Round 4
Songbirde wounds Luke Cage (2)
Luke Cage puts 2 wounds on Songbird (3)
Songbird wounds Luke Cage (1)
Moon Knight uses Crescent Darts
Moon Knight wounds Baron Zemo (3)

Round 5
Moon Knight uses Crescent Darts
Moon Knight wounds Baron Zemo (2)
Moon Knight wounds Songbird (2)
Luke Cage puts 3 wounds on Songbird (0)

Round 6
Baron Zemo wounds Moon Knight (4)
Baron Zemo wounds Moon Knight (3)
Moon Knight uses Crescent Darts
Moon Knight wounds Baron Zemo (1)
Baron Zemo wounds Moon Knight (2)

Round 7
Baron Zemo wounds Luke Cage (0)
Baron Zemo wounds Moon Knight (0)

Round 8
Baron Zemo wounds Dagger (3)
Iron Fist wounds Baron Zemo (0)


Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): MARVEL FIGHTERS: Iron Fist (5), Dagger (3)

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY:
Cost: She seemed to meet her points. In the first game she helped keep Atlas alive long enough for him to do some damage. The second game had her knocked out a little earlier than I would have wanted. Jessica and Luke kept hitting at 3 wounds or more and the Thunderbolts couldn’t recover.
I did not find any balance issues, she was used when possible to deal a ranged attack with her Charlatan bonding ability while hanging out behind her teammates to get them boosted.
I can see myself drafting her as more of the Thunderbolts are designed. She could one day be the Invisible Woman to a competitive Thunderbolt build.



GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: The highlight was keeping Atlas alive and him getting down to 1 health remaining. Cap wounding Atlas, Atlas rolling a 1 to detonate to kill Cap and wound Vision was the turning point of the first game. At that point the strategy became use Songbird to keep Radioactive man buffed and and Zemo with the X to switch up my attack.

[Ronin]

Thanks for the tests, Bam Bam!

Going forward, you might want to focus a bit more on trying to put together strong competitive builds instead of just thematic armies. Hyde's got Thunderbolts history, for instance, but he doesn't add much to that build.

It's a little tricky to get the hang of drafting competitively tough armies, but it helps us ferret out balance problems better. Don't be afraid to ask questions on that front! It's really easy to do in the Danger Room, and we're glad to help.

Still, I'm mostly concerned about Songbird's individual performance in these games, and she seems like she's doing okay on that front. I'll run a couple games with her to confirm, and I'd love to get another experienced tester to tackle her as well. Should be enough to square her away.

I'm thinking of trimming the option to bond with Crime Fighters as a Charlatan. Doesn't seem like the recruitment aspect of Thunderbolt Redemption is going to drive her cost much, so I don't think there's much need to have an offsetting benefit on the Charlatan side. It's probably worth trimming just for simplicity.

[Ronin]

@Arkham @japes

How do the mini pics here look?

[Arkham]

Look good to me. I had used one on the card already I believe when I made that mockup earlier on.

[Ronin]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Songbird @180 points

Army Test
Map: Sacred Shrine
Units: Atlas, Songbird, Captain America (C3G), Oracle (800) vs Wrecking Crew (800)

Spoiler Alert!

Blowout victory for the Thunderbolts team here. Songbird and Atlas managed to take down Wrecker in short order (thanks in part to Atlas getting a 19 for Ionic Imbalance and wounding most of the Wrecking Crew), and the remaining Wreckers were unable to do much wrecking, or roll well for their bonding power.

Unit Summary:

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): 3 wounds to Wrecker in 2 attacks, 4 wounds to Thunderball in 4 attacks
• Thunderbolt Redemption: not used
• Thunderbolt Loyalty: 8 bonding turns
• Sonic Construct Defense: boosted Cap and Atlas' defense throughout
• Damage Taken: 1 wound in 2 attacks from Wrecker, 2 wounds in 2 attacks from Thunderball

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Songbird with 3 wounds, rest of Team 1 unwounded

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Army Test
Map: Sacred Shrine
Units: Atlas, Songbird, Captain America (C3G), Oracle (800) vs Wrecking Crew (800)

Spoiler Alert!

Replayed the same game to confirm that the result was unusually good luck. Wrecker went down weirdly quick for the second game in a row, but otherwise this one was a bit more normal. Wrecking Crew never quite got their mojo working, but they had a more average showing. Still a decent win for the Thunderbolts.

Unit Summary:

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): 0 wounds to Wrecker in 1 attack, 0 wounds to Piledriver in 5 attacks, 4 wounds to Bulldozer in 3 attacks
• Thunderbolt Redemption: not used
• Thunderbolt Loyalty: 10 bonding turns
• Sonic Construct Defense: used to boost Cap and Atlas' defense throughout
• Damage Taken: 0 wounds in 1 attack from Thunderball, 2 wounds in 1 attack from Bulldozer, 3 wounds in 6 attacks from Piledriver (destroyed)

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Atlas with 2 wounds, Oracle unwounded

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Ran her a couple times. Same builds twice, because she had a weirdly strong showing against the Wrecking Crew and I wanted to run that again. Still won the second match, but Songbird wasn't herself amazing in the second one, and I feel comfortable chalking it up to bad luck on the Wrecking Crew's part. Never seen Wrecker completely drop the ball like he did in both of those games.

Songbird/Atlas/Cap did play strongly, though. Giving Sonic Construct Defense an aura was a good move. Songbird's definitely feeling up to snuff at 180 now. No buffs necessary.