Splinter

[MrNobody]

Splinter



Card PDF

NAME = SPLINTER
IDENTITY = N/A

UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
SPECIES = RODENT
CLASS = MENTOR
PERSONALITY = WISE

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENCE = 6

POINTS = 250

NINJA TURTLE SENSEI
Once per round, when an unrevealed Order Marker is removed from the card of a Ninja Turtle you control, you may place that Order Marker on this card or the card of a Ninja Turtle you control.

MASTER’S DEVOTION
Once per game, if an ally in the TMNT faction would be defeated and Splinter is unengaged, you may instead place Splinter adjacent to that ally and ignore any wounds that ally would receive.

BREAKING BALANCE
After combat against an adjacent enemy, if the enemy had more hits than blocks and Splinter is not defeated, you may inflict a wound on that enemy.

FACTION = TMNT
PUBLISHER = IDW
KEYWORDS = MUTAGEN
SYMBOLS = N/A

WORLDS COLLIDE: The adoptive father of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, Master Splinter is also their teacher and sensei, training them in the art of ninjitsu. Protective of his sons - perhaps overly so - Splinter always advises caution, and will go to whatever lengths necessary to defend his family.

Resources and Rulings

• The suggested figure for this unit is a Heroclix figure: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Gravity Feed #011 / Splinter
• See this card's wiki page for synergies and strategies!

Credits

• Legacy design: Lazy Orang
• Playtesters:
  • MrNobody
  • IAmBatman
  • IAmBatman
  • Ericth74
  • MrNobody
• Card art: japes
• Comic creators: Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

Updates

• N/A

[MrNobody]

Actually made some bigger changes here compared to what we last discussed. Main deal is that I felt pretty strongly that the Reluctant Hero type power didn't work best with the Turtles. But after I played them, specifically thinking about how Splinter would affect the matchup, I actually think it works fine? But also happy to hold to that direction if desired.

[Yodaking]

I was wondering if we were going to do anything with the mutagen keyword in the starter deck cards. Either here, on April, or maybe Shredder?

[japes]

Originally Posted by Yodaking

I was wondering if we were going to do anything with the mutagen keyword in the starter deck cards. Either here, on April, or maybe Shredder?

No plans in the Starter deck. It was more for future plans that I had.

[japes]

Originally Posted by MrNobody

Actually made some bigger changes here compared to what we last discussed. Main deal is that I felt pretty strongly that the Reluctant Hero type power didn't work best with the Turtles. But after I played them, specifically thinking about how Splinter would affect the matchup, I actually think it works fine? But also happy to hold to that direction if desired.

I like what you have here a lot actually. Clean and straight forward.

[Ericth74]

I'm a fan of what's going on here.

[Karat]

This all looks good to me, I especially like Breaking Balance.

[Lord Pyre]

Does breaking balance work on both of his attacks? Or do you need to count all hits and blocks across both attacks after the combat "phase" (Obviously not ideal, just not sure what the combat timing is, sounds like the whole phase to me)

[IAmBatman]

I could see a future Krang or Baxter Stockman working with Mutagen keyword stuff.

If there's no separate Identity (which I agree with) just cut that line.

A few suggested wording tweaks:

NINJA TURTLE SENSEI
While Splinter is in his start zone, Ninja Turtle allies have +1 Defense.

FATHER’S DEVOTION
When a Ninja Turtle ally is defeated, before removing it, you may move any unrevealed Order Markers from its card to this one. Then, if Splinter is unengaged, you may place Splinter on an empty space within 4 spaces of his defeated ally.

The rest looks good to me.

[MrNobody]

Updated with the Devotion update. What's the thinking behind "his" SZ? That reads a little more confusing to me.

[Ronin]

Looks good to me!

[Yodaking]

Who else's SZ would he be in?