The Book of Magneto (AoA)

[IAmBatman]

[Lord Pyre]

Looks good to me!

[johnny139]

The bonus turn is kinda funky, but he's simple enough otherwise that I like it as a marquee power - stuff that's very simple but out-of-the-box like that always feels really cool. And I don't think it breaks anything.

[japes]

[Arkham]

C3G INITIAL PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Magneto (AoA)

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Army Test 1 @340 Rebels Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units:
Magneto(340), Sabretooth(270), Wild Child(160), Nightcrawler (1000)
vs.
Star-Lord(250), Nebula(240), Gamora(300), Nightcrawler(210) (1000)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
R1T1: 1 wound on Gamora(+1). (+1 X-MST)
R2T1: 3 wounds on Star-Lord(+2, blank, botch). (+1 from height, +1 from X-MST)
R3T1: 6 wounds(2 are excess) on Gamora(botch), kills her. (+1 from X-MST)

The Rebellion:
R1: lose, Sabretooth reveals X and takes a turn.
R2: win
R3: win

Reactive Toss 9:
R2T1: fails roll

Notes:
R1T1: Gamora(+1) puts 2 wounds on Sabretooth(+1, botch).
R1T2: Sabretooth puts 2 wounds on Nightcrawler with VS, then heals 1 wound.
R1T3: Gamora(+1) puts 3 wounds on Wild Child(+1), Sabretooth takes 1 instead. Nebula(+2) puts 3 wounds on Sabretooth(+1).
R2T1: Wild Child heals 1 wound.
R2T1: Gamora(+1) takes 1 wound from LEA, then puts 3 wounds on Magneto(+1).
R2T2: Sabretooth(+1) puts 1 wound on Nebula(+1), then heals 1 wound. Wild Child(+2) puts 3 wounds on Nebula(+1), then heals 1 wound.
R2T2: Gamora(+1) puts 1 wound on Magneto(+1).
R2T3: Nightcrawler puts 1 wound on Star-Lord with RT, then finishes him off. Wild Child kills Nebula.
R2T3: Nightcrawler puts 1 wound on Sabretooth(+1, -1).
R2end: Sabretooth heals 1 wound.
R3T2: Sabretooth puts 1 wound on Nightcrawler with VS, then rolls a 6/6 skull attack and kills Nightcrawler(botch + blank).


Sabretooth with 5/7 wounds, Magneto with 4/5 wounds. Nightcrawler and Wild Child unwounded.

This was a nice competitive matchup. Unfortunately some bad luck on the Guardians' side skewed it against them a bit with some bad rolls in key moments, but ultimately it felt fairly even throughout.

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Army Test 2 @340 Professor X-Men Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units:
Magneto(340), Professor X(220), Shadowcat(185), Scarlet Witch(255) (1000)
vs.
Fantastic Four (1000)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
R1T3: 2 wounds on Invisible Woman(+4). (+1 X-MST)
R2T1: 4 wounds(1 is excess) on Invisible Woman, kills her. (+1 X-MST)
R2T3: puts 5 wounds on Thing. (height +1, X-MST +1)

The Rebellion:
R1: win
R2: win

Reactive Toss 9:
R1T3: rolls a 7+1, fails.
R2T1: rolls a 10+1, tosses Thing away.

Notes:
R1T1: Mr. F rolls a 16.
R1T2: Scarlet puts hex on Mr. Fantastic.
R1T2: Mr. F rolls a 5. Human Torch puts 1 wound on Scarlet.
R1T3: Scarlet puts hex on Mr. Fantastic, removes hex to force a defense re-roll, putting 2 wounds on him.
R1T3: Mr. F rolls a 20, but Scarlet removes hex to re-roll it into a 17. Human Torch engages Scarlet and Magneto. Mr. Fantastic puts 1 wound on Scarlet(+1).
R2T1: Scarlet puts hex on Mr. Fantastic, removes hex from her card to re-roll her own attack dice, and removes a hex from Mr. Fantastic to re-roll his shields, puts 2 wounds on him.
R2T1: Mr. F rolls an 18. Human Torch avoids 2 LEAs, puts 2 wounds on Magneto with Fo4, but fails on Scarlet.
R2T2: Scarlet puts last hex on Mr. F, kills him.
R2T3: Shadowcat puts 3 wounds on Human Torch.
R2T3: Human Torch takes 1 wound from LEA, kills Scarlet with Fo4, and 2 wounds on Shadowcat, then kills Magneto with Supernova, and Kitty phases thanks to the +1 from X-MST.
R3T1: Kitty kills Human Torch with GA.
R3T2: Thing kills Kitty(botch).
R4T1: Thing puts 2 wounds on Professor X.
R4T2: Professor X reveals X to avoid attack of 4 skulls.
R4T3: Thing kills Professor X(botch).


Thing with 5/6 wounds(1 life remaining).

Crazy close finish. Some big hits from both sides and it felt like anyone's game, even down to the wire.

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Army Test 3 @340 Rebel Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units:
Magneto(340), Colossus(315), Shadowcat(185) (840)
vs.
Nightwing(200), Superboy(240), Starfire(210), Raven(190) (840)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
R3T1: 4 wounds(1 is excess) on Starfire, kills her. (height +1, X-MST +1)
R4T1: 1 wound on Superboy. (height +1, X-MST +1)
R5T1: 1 wound on Raven(botch). (X-MST +1)
R6TX Rebellion: 1 wound on Raven(botch).
R6T1: 1 wound on Raven.
R6T2: 1 wound on Raven, kills her.

The Rebellion:
R1: win
R2: win
R3: win
R4: win
R5: win
R6: loses, Magneto reveals X to take a turn.

Reactive Toss 9:
R2T1: rolls a 9, tosses Raven.
R2T2: rolls an 11, tosses Starfire.
R3T1: rolls a 12+1, tosses Raven.
R4T3: rolls a 6+1, fails.

Notes:
R1T3: TTG! Superboy puts 3 wounds on Colossus.
R2T1: TTG! Nightwing puts 1 wound on Colossus and friendly Raven with his SA.
R2T2: Colossus puts 1 wound on Superboy.
R2T3: Shadowcat(+2) puts 1 wound on Starfire with VS, then attacks Starfire for 1 wound.
R3T1: TTG! Superboy puts 1 wound on Colossus.
R3T2: Shadowcat(+2) kills Nightwing(-2, botch).
R3T3: Colossus(+1) puts 1 wound on Superboy(botch).
R3T3: Raven moves wound from her card to Colossus, killing him.
R4T2: Raven puts 1 wound on Magneto(+2).
R4T3: Shadowcat(+2) puts 1 wound on Superboy(-2) with GA, then kills him.
R5T1: Raven puts 2 wounds on Shadowcat.
R5T2: Shadowcat(+1) puts 1 wound on Raven(-2) with GA, then attacks her for 1 wound.
R5T2: Raven puts 1 wound on Shadowcat(+1).
R5T3: Shadowcat puts 1 wound on Raven with GA.
R5T3: Raven moves a wound from her card to Shadowcat, kills her.
R6T1: Raven moves a wound from her card to Magneto's.


Magneto with 2/5 wounds.

Another close finish that could have gone either way. The Titans definitely didn't get their best setup here, as their shenanigans were countered for most of the match, but Colossus also got shut down in similar fashion. Still, felt competitive on both sides.

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Dropping his Defense from 7 to 6 just to reign him in a hair.

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Army Test 4 @340 Cyclops X-Men Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units:
Magneto(340), Sage(190), Cyclops(240), Angel(90), Shadowcat(185), Colossus(315) (1360)
vs.
Luke Cage(190), Iron Fist(260), Spider-Man(250), Wolverine(280), Nova(210), Tigra(170) (1360)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
R2T1: 2 wounds on Spider-Man(+1, botch). (+1 from X-MST)
R3T1: 1 wound on Nova(+1, botch) (+1 from X-MST)
R4T1: 2 wounds on Wolverine(+1, botch), kills him. (+1 from X-MST, +1 from Sage, +1 from height)
R5T1: 1 wound on Tigra. (+1 from X-MST, +1 from Sage, +1 from height)
R5T2: 2 wounds on Tigra. (+1 from X-MST, +1 from Sage, +1 from height)

The Rebellion:
R1: lose, Magneto reveals OM1 and takes a turn.
R2: lose, Magneto reveals OM1 and takes a turn.
R3: lose, Magneto reveals OM1 and takes a turn.
R4: lose, Colossus reveals OMX and takes a turn, puts 5 wounds on Wolverine in 4 attacks.
R5: win

Reactive Toss 9:
R3T3: rolls a 14+2, tosses Spidey away.
R4T2: rolls a 5+2, fails.

Notes:
R1T2: Cyclops(+1) puts 1 wound on Luke Cage. Angel moves up Colossus. Sage enhances Shadowcat.
R1T2: Spider-Man(+1) puts 2 wounds on Magneto(+2, botch).
R1T3: Angel moves up Colossus. Colossus(+1) puts 2 wounds on Luke Cage in 3 attacks.
R1T3: Spidey pulls Magneto down, but fails to wound, then Angel carries him. Cage(+1) puts 2 wounds on Colossus(+1).
R2T1: Fist(+3) puts 1 wound on Colossus(+1). Cage(+1) puts 1 wound on Colossus.
R2T2: Cyclops(+1) puts 1 wound on Luke Cage(+1). Sage moves and enhances Cyclops. Colossus kills Luke Cage, and puts 2 wounds on Iron Fist.
R2T2: Nova(+1) puts a Nova marker on(1/2), and puts 1 wound on Colossus.
R2T3: Cyclops(+2) puts 2 wounds on Iron Fist(+1). Angel moves Magneto. Colossus kills Iron Fist.
R3T1: Spider-Man(+1) pulls Angel(-2) down, puts 3 wounds on him(botch).
R3T2: Cyclops(+2) puts 3 wounds on Nova(+1). Sage moves and enhances Magneto. Colossus(+1) would kill Nova but he removes a marker, then he ends up killing him on the 4th attack(botch).
R3T3: Cyclops(+2) fails to wounds Spidey. Shadowcat moves up. Colossus attacks Spidey but he dodges.
R4T1: Wolverine kills Colossus, then heals 1 wound.
R4T2: Spidey pulls himself towards Magneto(+1, -2), then puts 2 wounds on him.
R4T2: Cyclops(+2) puts 1 wound on Spidey(+1). Shadowcat moves through him and puts 1 wound on Spidey with GA. Magneto(+2) attacks Spidey but he dodges.
R4T3: Spidey(+1) pulls Cyclops(-2) down, puts 2 wounds on him.
R4T3: Cyclops uses his SA on Spidey and kills him. Angel carries Magneto.
R5T1: Tigra kills Angel(+2).
R5T2: Cyclops(+3) puts 1 wound on Tigra. Shadowcat moves. Magneto attacks Tigra.
R5T2: Tigra(+1) kills Shadowcat(botch).
R5T3: Cyclops(+1) kills Tigra.


Magneto with 4/5 wounds, Cyclops with 2/5 wounds, and Sage unwounded.

Lots of craziness back and forth for the whole game. Very hard fought on both sides. Felt like a fairly even game, though the Mutants definitely had the edge with more synergy offerings. Not unwinnable for the Fighters had the dice rolls been a little different, but ultimately the Mutants proved superior here.

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY:
Plays well and adds a nice leader piece for more Mutant build variety. The attack and defense boosts are stellar for a lot of Mutants. He can be played as his own leader Cap style, or he can play as a co-leader alongside a multi-turn hub like Professor X or Cyclops. Definitely a fun addition. He's still playing just a hair higher than I'd like him to(feels about 20 points), so I'm going to drop his Defense down from 6 to 5, letting his Reactive Toss and X-Men Stick Together bonuses serve as means to keep him alive a bit longer, if not for the Mutants that can also aid in that such as Sabretooth (AoA) or Angel etc.

[Arkham]

I propose a vote to move to Public Playtesting.

[tcglkn]

Looks good. Yea

[Ronin]

yea

[Arch-vile]

yea

[Arkham]

Just need one more vote and we can send this rebel boi to the public.

[japes]

yea

[Arkham]

This passes.