The Book of Shadowcat (AoA)

[Arkham]

The Book of Shadowcat (AoA)

C3G MARVEL WAVE 35
MUTANT MULTIVERSE


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the WizKids Promos: 2018 Convention Exclusive set.
Its model number and name are #MP18-006 / Shadowcat.

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Character Bio - In the Age of Apocalypse universe, Kitty Pryde's parents were killed in Chicago and she was forced to grow up alone. Eventually, Kitty would be forced to join Apocalypse's army and serve him. However, Kitty would be rescued from Apocalypse's control by Colossus. She would be introduced to Magneto and the X-Men, where Magneto would appoint Wolverine as her mentor. Kitty would develop into an incredibly great fighter, and also made retractable claws in order to be more like Wolverine who trained her. Kitty and Colossus would also eventually marry, then Magneto let to them the leadership of Generation Next, send them to seek the last time traveler mutant alive: Illyana Rasputin. In this universe Kitty was accidentally but tragically killed by Colossus himself due to his obsession with the protection of his sister. - Comic Vine
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Crossover Symbol: The Crossover Symbol next to Shadowcat's secret identity indicates that she is draftable into the same army with other Kitty Pryde cards. See C3G's Secret Identity Rules.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Mutant, Shadowcat has these Mutant Synergies.
• As a Rebel, Shadowcat has these Rebel Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (Arkham)
• Second playtest: (Dr. Jekyll)
• Third playtest: (Zakizzryn)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Arkham

[Arkham]

NAME = SHADOWCAT
SECRET IDENTITY = KITTY PRYDE

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

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 185

GHOST ASSASSIN
Shadowcat can move through all figures, Fortress Walls, and obstacles, and is never attacked when leaving an engagement. After moving, you may choose a figure Shadowcat moved through. Roll one unblockable attack die against the chosen figure. A figure may not be chosen for Ghost Assassin more than once per turn.

ADAMANTIUM CLAWS
Figures subtract 2 from their defense dice when attacked by Shadowcat with an adjacent normal attack.

REACTIONARY PHASING
If Shadowcat is attacked by an opponent's figure and at least 1 skull is rolled, roll the 20-sided die, adding 6 to your roll if the attacking figure is not adjacent to Shadowcat. If you roll 12 or higher, Shadowcat takes no damage.

[Arkham]

[japes]

Hadn't seen this write up previously but it's very interesting and simple. I really like it. # on Reactionary Phasing can be adjusted if needed to hit your points. I can see her fitting into a lot of Mutant builds. I like.

[Arch-vile]

Simple design that gets the theme across. I like it.

[tcglkn]

She looks kinda nasty but I like it.

[Yodaking]

Looks fun. I'm guessing the points trend up though if nothing changes, which doesn't bother me one bit. She's got a lot of tricks up her sleeve.

[Arkham]

I'm actually thinking of maybe dialing her down a tad, just to keep her points at 130. Almost done with Colossus' initials, and he's trending closer to 270, so pairing them in a block of 400, would be a nice fit. I've also got a lot of army point totals listed out in the AoA thread, so I'm sort of aiming for certain slots to insure they all make for nice army options. Her stats account for 50 points, so that'd make her powers needing to come out to 80.

That said, if we want to see her go up, 155, 160, or 200 could be other options, just not forming a block with Colossus(assuming he lands at 270).

[Yodaking]

Reactionary Phasing is the thing that I think will most drive the points up. Shadowcat II is a 170 point figure with 4 life/def., while Shadowcat I is only 80 points with 4 life/def.

[Arkham]

Yeah, possibly. Though I think II's ability to move friendly figures with her + a quasi flight type ability + 1 additional movement also play into that point value. All depends on how much you value each power of course.

We'll see how she's feeling and go from there. Like I said, there are other point totals she could hit and still have plenty of spots to fill in Rebel army point totals. If Colossus trends back up, then I won't feel as compelled to get her at 130.

If we do decide to go higher with her, I did have this version of Ghost Assassin as an option as well:

GHOST ASSASSIN
Shadowcat can move through all figures and obstacles such as ruins, and is never attacked when leaving an engagement. After moving Shadowcat, you may choose a figure Shadowcat moved through and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 15 or higher, the chosen figure receives one wound. After a Mutant you control attacks a figure engaged with Shadowcat, you may immediately move Shadowcat up to 2 spaces.

This is to pair especially well with the likes of Colossus's potential multiple attacks, as well as Wolverine and potential Weapon X (AoA).

[johnny139]

Personally, I prefer the simpler draft to the free movement one - I like her in a nice little "Kitty + Wolverine" bundle that way. If she needs to be toned down, I might make the unblockable die an "instead of attacking" thing. That and upping the Phasing roll, yeah. But meat-and-potatoes here I'm happy with.

[IAmBatman]

I'd put her at about 180 on the calculator as is, fwiw. Pretty reliable, no cost auto-wounding (since you still get to attack) paired with what's essentially Spidey-Sense defensively (though better from range!) is a nasty combination. And then she still gets disengage and defensive reduction.