The Book of Doctor Strange (Avengers)

[Arkham]

The Book of Doctor Strange (Avengers)

C3G MARVEL WAVE 43
EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES


Comic PDF


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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Avengers/Defenders War set.
Its model number and name are #035 / Doctor Strange.

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Character Bio - Dr. Stephen Strange was once a gifted but egotistical surgeon who sought out the Ancient One to heal his hands after they were wounded in a car accident. Instead, the Ancient One trained him to become Master of the Mystic Arts and the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth. He has gone on to be a powerful ally to the Avengers, and member of the Illuminati. -Comic Vine
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Human with the Magical Defense special power, Doctor Strange has these
  • Human Synergies and
  • Magical Defense Synergies, and
  • may be chosen for Wong's Loyal Manservant special power.
• As a Visionary, Doctor Strange has these Visionary Synergies.
• As a Wise figure, Doctor Strange has these Wise Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Doctor Strange's Arcane Avenger has synergy with figures with an Avenger Marker.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a figure with the Flying special power, Doctor Strange cannot be affected by aspects of certain special powers: Special Powers that Interact Differently with the Flying special power.
• As a figure with the Magical Defense special power, Doctor Strange interacts differently with certain special powers. Special Powers that Interact Differently with the Magical Defense special power.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Avengers faction strategy guide

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (Arkham)
• Second playtest: (IamBatman)
• Third playtest: (Toyhandle / Splash / Karat)
• Fourth playtest: (Joshua)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Card Art by Arkham

[Arkham]

NAME = DOCTOR STRANGE
SECRET IDENTITY = STEPHEN STRANGE

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = VISIONARY
PERSONALITY = WISE

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 6

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 5
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 320

ARCANE AVENGER
At the start of the game, place a white Avenger Marker on the card of a friendly Unique Hero. When rolling for initiative, you may re-roll your initiative once. If you do and you:
• roll lower, you must inflict a wound on a figure you control.
• win initiative, choose up to 2 friendly Heroes with Avenger Markers on their cards. Remove 1 Wound Marker from each of their cards and you may place them on empty spaces adjacent to Doctor Strange. Placed figures do not take leaving engagement attacks.

DIMENSION SHIFT 14
Instead of moving normally with Doctor Strange, you may roll the 20-sided die once for each figure within 5 spaces of Doctor Strange. If you roll 14 or higher, you may move the figure 1 space or move an Order Marker from its card to another Army Card that player controls.

MAGICAL DEFENSE
When Doctor Strange is attacked by an opponent's figure that does not have the Magical Defense special power, the most wounds Doctor Strange can take for this attack is one.

SUPERSTRENGTH

FLYING

[tcglkn]

Really like where this design landed. I would lean towards Visionary for the class here.

[MrNobody]

I don’t think he needs to be a Visionary and I don’t think it really fits the character. We planned for Illuminati to be Kings, Visionaries, and Sorcerers.

[MrNobody]

REALLY dig where this design ended up though. It feels like a proper Illuminati Strange while also seeming like it’ll be cool to play in Avengers builds. I love that being able to move revealed OMs means he’ll be able to “mindwipe” Cap, just like in the comics.

There will be odd moments where you re-roll initiative and roll lower than your first roll, but still win overall, therefore triggering both effects. Is that intentional?

[Arkham]

Yeah, intentional that you can get both positive and negative result. It’s designed to be a bit of dark dealings resulting in a gamble. There will be times where you may have already won initiative, but want to risk the re-roll to teleport in some allies. He can always attempt to heal off some damage dealt too, or throw the wound on Wolverine etc. Another fun trick is to have Iron Man not apply his initiative boost to the first roll, but then apply it to the re-roll thus upping your chance of rolling higher.

As for class, if Strange was the only reason for Sorcerer inclusion, may be nice to streamline to 2 class callouts with this one as a Visionary. The actual definition doesn’t seem that out of place on him, IMO:

vi·sion·ar·y
/ˈviZHəˌnerē/
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adjective
1.
(especially of a person) thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom.
"a visionary leader"
Similar:
inspired
imaginative
creative
inventive
insightful
ingenious
enterprising
innovative
perceptive
intuitive
far-sighted
prescient
discerning
penetrating
sharp
shrewd
wise
clever
talented
gifted
resourceful
idealistic
idealized
utopian
romantic
quixotic
impractical
unrealistic
unworkable
unfeasible
out of touch with reality
fairy-tale
fanciful
dreamy
ivory-towered
theoretical
hypothetical
starry-eyed
head-in-the-clouds
2.
relating to or able to see visions in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition.
"a visionary experience"
noun
a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.
"he is a visionary keen on policy-making"

[MrNobody]

If the Illuminati is 3 classes, it gives you kind of a cool hook to echo that with the Cabals;
-Norman’s Cabal (Masterminds, Rulers, Tricksters)
-Namor’s Cabal (Geniuses(?), Rulers(?), Destroyers)

The Cabals are definitely more minor compared to the Illuminati though, so Incould definitely see the argument that it’s not worth chasing after that.

[Arkham]

There were a few others in there we could rope in, so if we consolidate a bit, you could pick something else instead of Sorcerer if the desire is to have 3. Scientist, for example?

[MrNobody]

I think the big pull there would be Beast, who was a core member for most of the Hickman run. (As well as any Scientist versions of Tony and Reed, and more minor members like Yellowjacket and Doc Green/Hulk.) Could be worth it, but we would lose the direct mirror with the Osborn classes, so not sure it's more valuable than just staying at 2 classes. (And maybe having Avengers Beast be a Visionary?)

[IAmBatman]

Interesting. Just in case you were wondering, the price point and relative slowness of the healing here doesn't concern me at all. I like where this one is at.

[Arkham]

I propose a vote to move to Initial Playtesting.

[tcglkn]

Yea