The Book of Mera

[TrollBrute]

Re: The Book of Mera (Initial Playtesting)

C3G INITIAL PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Mera

Army Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units: Mera (200), Aquaman (II) (330), Tempest (210), Sub-Mariner (250) (990) VS Fantastic Four (1000)
Unit Summary:
Damage: none.
Water Affinity: 0 dice added.
Love of Atlantis: 7 defense dice added; 0 attack dice added.
Aquakinesis: 2 times used, 14+ 5 out 7 times; 2 wounds (Reed, Johnny), 3 figures moved.

Spoiler Alert!

Fairly close for as poor luck as the FF had. Reed's luck was terrible, and Aquaman's was good. Mera only dealt a couple wounds, but she was instrumental in this win. She moved Thing into a terrible spot, essentially removing him from the game temporarily. She also moved Sue to a spot where Namor could hit her for 4 wounds. With Reed's luck, he was forced to move in to stay next to Sue, but from there, Aquaman was able to hit him. Aquaman got 4 skulls, Reed rolled a single shield out of 10, and that was pretty much the game.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes).R7T2: Namor with 5/6 wounds, Aquaman with 1/5.

Army Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units: Mera (200), Aquaman (II) (330), Tempest (210), Sub-Mariner (250) (990) VS Fantastic Four (1000)
Unit Summary:
Damage: none.
Water Affinity: 0 dice added.
Love of Atlantis: 4 defense dice added; 0 attack dice added.
Aquakinesis: 1 times used, 14+ 1 out 4 times; 1 wounds (Johnny), 0 figures moved.

Spoiler Alert!

I lost my other notes on this one, but from what I remember, it was basically a reverse of the previous one. Mr Fantastic rolled well all the way through and it was a struggle for the Atlanteans. Mera had a big target on her back, and went down early, thanks to Human Torch. Torch also ended Tempest's threat before he could do much. Aquaman and Namor made the best of the things, but they were playing from behind.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes).R5T5: Mr Fantastic with 1/5 wounds, Invisible Woman with 3/5 wounds, Thing unwounded.

Army Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units: Mera (200), Aquaman (II) (330), Tempest (210), Sub-Mariner (250) (990) VS Batman (II)(250), Gamora (310), Lady Shiva (175), Hand Ninja x3 (255) (990)
Unit Summary:
Damage: 1 Hand Nina destroyed.
Water Affinity: 2 dice added.
Love of Atlantis: 20 defense dice added; 0 attack dice added.
Aquakinesis: 3 times used, 14+ 3 out of 12 times; 3 wounds (3 Ninja), 0 figures moved.

Spoiler Alert!

Batman brings the Smoke Pellets, Goggles, and Shurikens.

This one was largely Aquaman's win. He essentially took down Shiva, Gamora, and Batman on his own. Namor was mostly a woundsoak, taking a ton of attacks from Gamora. Mera added a lot of defense dice, and Tempest plopped water down on the height, and that just made a perfect situation for Aquaman.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes).R7T3: Aquaman with 2/5 wounds, Hydro-Man unwounded.

Army Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units: Mera (200), Aquaman (230), Sub-Mariner (250), Hydro-Man (190), Aqualad (60) (930) VS Luke Cage (190), Robot (210), Kick-Ass (40), Scarlet Spider:Ben (190), Spider-Man:Miles (170), Spider-Girl (140) (940)
Unit Summary:
Damage: 4 wounds to Spider-Man.
Water Affinity: 2 dice added.
Love of Atlantis: 3 defense dice added; 0 attack dice added.
Aquakinesis: 1 times used, 14+ 1 out of 3 times; 0 wounds, 1 figures moved.

Spoiler Alert!

With one exception (Mera one-shotting Spider-Man), everything was going the way of the Crime Fighters in the first few rounds. They set K-A up next to a wounded Hydro-Man so he was boosting their rolls, Spider-Girl was preventing turns, and they took Mera down early. They struggled more with Aquaman, but they still managed to take him down without any more losses. After that though, Namor was unstoppable, finishing off Cage, then taking down Spider-Girl, then Robot. Scarlet Spider missed his Spidey-Sense rolle both times, and went down like a chump, which just left K-A, who basically had no chance.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes).R8T3: Namor with 2/6 wounds, Hydro-Man with 4/5, Aqualad with 2/3.

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: She’s going to be a lynch-pin figure in water/Atlantean army, while also offering a lot of versatility with Aquakinesis. Balance-wise, she feel fine to me. Aquakinesis is good, but D20 reliant and that keeps it in check. I underestimated the strength of the Atlantean faction, and pitted them against some slightly weaker armies in the third and fourth games. Even given that, with the strength of the faction and the potential for it to become even better with the addition of the other Aqualad and/or an Atlantean squad, I’d like to see her cost raised slightly, or the range on LoA lowered to 4.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Very cool, and offers a few different strategies. I didn’t use LoA for the Attack boost at all, but I played more conservatively with Aquaman. Playing more aggressively with him, to get the later Attack boost would also be a valid strategy, especially as more Atlanteans are added. Very fun! I really like the way she’s turned out so far.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Mera (Initial Playtesting)

Great tests TB, thanks!

In game #3 you mention Hydro-Man, but Hydro-Man isn't listed in Mera's army.

I like the idea of lowering the range of LoA to 4. That keeps Mera's cost lower so you can fit other Atlanteans in your army, as well as keeping both "aura" powers (LoA and Aquakinesis) at 4 range.

 

[TrollBrute]

Re: The Book of Mera (Initial Playtesting)

Great tests TB, thanks!

In game #3 you mention Hydro-Man, but Hydro-Man isn't listed in Mera's army.

My bad, meant Tempest. Fixed.

With 4 Range, I think she'd work at 200-210.

 

[weebaer]

Re: The Book of Mera (Initial Playtesting)

I don't have any concerns, although I agree with TB that she should have range.

 

[TrollBrute]

Re: The Book of Mera (Initial Playtesting)

I don't have any concerns, although I agree with TB that she should have range.

Actually, I was suggesting that the range on Love of Atlantis be lowered. With Aquakinesis, I don't really think she needs normal range.
@Arch-vile, if you're happy here, we just need an updated SP and a proposal for public testing.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Mera (Initial Playtesting)

SP updated so that LoA is at 4 range. Points are kept at 200 for now.

I propose that Mera is moved to Public Playtesting.

 

[Viegon]

Re: The Book of Mera (Vote for Public PT)

Yea

 

[Karat]

Re: The Book of Mera (Vote for Public PT)

4 might be a bit much, but I'm willing to see how it plays out, but if it proves to be too hard to pull off, I'd like to see it raised to 5 spaces for LoA. Yea

 

[TrollBrute]

Re: The Book of Mera (Vote for Public PT)

Yea

 

[johnny139]

Re: The Book of Mera (Vote for Public PT)

Yea

 

[A3n]

Re: The Book of Mera (Vote for Public PT)

abstain just haven't followed this close enough.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Mera (Vote for Public PT)

This passes on time.

Mera is now open for public playtesting.

 

[Zettian Juggernaut]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

*Bling*

NAME OF THE PLAYTESTING UNIT (Mera)

Version used:

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = Mera

SPECIES = Atlantean
UNIQUENESS = Unique Hero
CLASS = Queen
PERSONALITY = Devoted
SIZE/HEIGHT = Medium 5

LIFE = 5
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 200

WATER AFFINITY
Mera does not stop her movement when entering water spaces. Add 2 dice to Mera's attack while she is within 2 spaces of a water space.

LOVE OF ATLANTIS
If you control Aquaman on the battlefield, add one to the Defense of Mera and all Atlanteans you control within 4 clear sight spaces of Mera. If Aquaman is in your army and he is destroyed, add one to the Attack of Mera and all Atlanteans you control within 4 clear sight spaces of Mera.

AQUAKINESIS
After moving and instead of attacking with Mera, if she is within 2 spaces of a water space, you may choose up to 4 figures within 4 spaces of Mera. One at a time, roll the 20-sided die once for each chosen figure. If you roll 14 or higher, you may either inflict 1 unblockable wound on that chosen figure, or place that chosen figure on any empty space within 4 spaces of its original placement. Figures moved by Aquakinesis do not take any leaving engagement attacks.

Army Test 1
Unit Sum-up:
Damage:
Normal: #.
Aquakinesis: killed 3 Gorilla City Warriors and 2 wound to Solovar.
Power Usage:
Water Affinity: added 2 attack dice 0 times.
Love of Atlantis: added 24 defense dice; added 0 attack dice.
Aquakinesis: gotten 5 times out of 16 rolls:
- used to move figures 0 times
- used to wound figures 5 times
Map: Conflict Chernobyl (no Glyphs).
Units: Army 1: Mera (200), Tempest (210), Sub-Mariner (250), Aquaman (II)(330) (990) VS Army 2: Gorilla City Warriors x4 (500), Gorilla Grodd (225), Solovar (260) (985)

Spoiler Alert!

First Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Tempest, 1 on Namor, and 1 on Mera.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Gorilla City Warriors and 1 on Solovar.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Teams move up and Tempest takes 1 wound.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors and Solovar move out.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves out onto a water space and places another water in the middle.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors move out; Solovar moves up.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves over and places another water tile.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors move over and put 1 wound on Tempest; moves a space.
ARMY ONE: Namor moves out and fails to do damage.

Second Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Mera, 1 on Tempest, and 1 on Aquaman.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Gorilla City Warriors and 1 on Solovar.
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: 1 Gorilla City Warrior falls; Namor takes 5 wounds and Tempest takes 1 wound.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY ONE: Mera moves out and fails all 4 rolls for Aquakinesis.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors moves over and put 3 wounds on Namor; Grodd moves out.
ARMY ONE: Mera puts 1 wound on Solovar.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors put 1 wound on Namor.
ARMY ONE: Tempest places a water tile and kills a Gorilla City Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors put 1 wound on Namor.

Third Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Aquaman, 1 on Mera, and 1 on Tempest.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Gorilla City Warriors and 1 on Solovar.
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: 2 Gorilla City Warriors and Namor fall; Solovar takes 3 wounds and Mera takes 2 wounds.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY ONE: Mera kills 2 Gorilla City Warriors with Aquakinesis.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors move out; Solovar moves a space and fails to wound Namor.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman moves out and fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors move over and kill Namor and put 1 wound on Mera.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman puts 1 wound on Solovar with his SA and pulls Solovar over, then puts 2 more wounds with his normal attack.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors put 1 wound on Mera; Solovar moves up and fails to wound Mera.

Fourth Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Mera, 1 on Aquaman, and 1 on Tempest.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Gorilla City Warriors and 1 on Solovar.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Mera, Solovar, and 2 Gorilla City Warriors fall; Aquaman takes 2 wounds.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors put 2 wounds on Mera; Solovar fails to do a wound.
ARMY ONE: Mera uses Aquakinesis to kill Solovar and 1 Gorilla City Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors finish off Mera; Grodd moves over.
ARMY ONE: OM lost.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors move over and put 2 wounds on Aquaman; Grodd moves over and fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills a Gorilla City Warrior.

Fifth Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 3 on Tempest and 1 on Aquaman.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Gorilla City Warriors and 1 on Grodd.
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: 2 Gorilla City Warriors, Tempest, and Aquaman fall.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY ONE: Tempest places a water tile killing a Gorilla City Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors move; Grodd puts 2 wounds on Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Tempest places a water tile killing another Gorilla City Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Gorilla City Warriors move and finish off Tempest; Grodd finishes off Aquaman.

Army 2 wins with 5 Gorilla City Warriors and unwounded Grodd.

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Army Test 2
Unit Sum-up:
Damage:
Normal: killed 1 Hawkman of Thanagar and 4 wounds to Hawkman.
Aquakinesis: killed 2 Hawkmen of Thanagar and 1 wound to Hawkman.
Power Usage:
Water Affinity: added 2 attack dice 2 times.
Love of Atlantis: added 5 defense dice; added 2 attack dice.
Aquakinesis: gotten 4 times out of 7 rolls:
- used to move figures 1 times
- used to wound figures 3 times
Map: Conflict Chernobyl (no Glyphs).
Units: Army 1: Mera (200), Tempest (210), Aquaman (I)(230), Baron (Helmut) Zemo (200) (840) VS Army 2: Hawkgirl (225), Hawkman (225), Hawkmen of Thanagar x4 (400) (850)

Spoiler Alert!

First Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 1 on Mera, Aquaman, Tempest, and Zemo.
Army 2’s OMs: 2 on both Hawkgirl and Hawkmen of Thanagar.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: 1 Hawkman of Thanagar falls; Hawkgirl takes 3 wounds and Aquaman takes 3 wounds, but also heals 1 wound.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar and Hawkgirl move out.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves up and places a Water tile.
ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar and Hawkgirl move out.
ARMY ONE: (Master of Deception) Aquaman moves over, Leaps up and puts 3 wounds on Hawkgirl.
ARMY TWO: Hawkgirl moves in and fails to wound Aquaman; Hawkmen of Thanagar move over and put 3 wounds on Aquaman, then moves Hawkgirl back.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills a Hawkman of Thanagar and heals a wound.

Second Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Aquaman, 1 on Mera, and 1 on Zemo.
Army 2’s OMs: 2 on both Hawkgirl and Hawkmen of Thanagar.
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Hawkgirl and 1 Hawkman of Thanagar fall; Aquaman takes 1 wound and heals 2 wounds.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY ONE: Mera moves out and fails Aquakinesis on a Hawkman of Thanagar.
ARMY TWO: Hawkgirl moves over and puts 1 wound on Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman finishes off Hawkgirl and heals a wound.
ARMY TWO: OM lost.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills a Hawkman of Thanagar and heals another wound.
ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar move over and fail to wound Aquaman, Hawkman moves out.

Third Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Aquaman, 1 on Zemo, and 1 on Tempest.
Army 2’s OMs: 2 on both Hawkmen of Thanagar and Hawkman.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: 1 Hawkman of Thanagar and Aquaman fall.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar move over and put 3 wounds on Aquaman, Hawkman moves over.
ARMY ONE: (Master of Deception) Aquaman kills a Hawkman of Thanagar and heals 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Hawkman moves over and finishes off Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: OM lost.
ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar move over and fail to wound Mera, Hawkman moves back.
ARMY ONE: OM lost.

Fourth Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Tempest, 1 on Zemo, and 1 on Mera.
Army 2’s OMs: 2 on both Hawkman and Hawkmen of Thanagar.
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: 3 Hawkmen of Thanagar and Hawkman fall; Tempest takes 3 wounds and Mera takes 1 wound.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY ONE: Tempest places a water tile killing a Hawkman of Thanagar.
ARMY TWO: Hawkman moves over and puts 2 wounds on Tempest.
ARMY ONE: Mera disengages (1 wound) to move up and put 4 wounds on Hawkman.
ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar move over and put 1 wound on Tempest, Hawkman moves away.
ARMY ONE: (Master of Deception) Mera gets all 4 rolls for Aquakinesis, killing 2 Hawkmen of Thanagar and Hawkman, also moving Tempest up onto a water space.
ARMY TWO: OM lost.

Fifth Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Mera, 1 on Tempest, and 1 on Zemo.
Army 2’s OMs: all on Hawkmen of Thanagar.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Tempest and 1 Hawkman of Thanagar fall; Mera takes 2 wounds.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar moves over and finish off Tempest.
ARMY ONE: OM lost.
ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar move over and fail to wound Mera.
ARMY ONE: Mera fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Hawkmen of Thanagar put 2 wounds on Mera.
ARMY ONE: Mera kills a Hawkman of Thanagar.

Sixth Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on both Mera and Zemo.
Army 2’s OMs: all on Hawkman of Thanagar.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Mera and 1 Hawkman of Thanagar fall.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: the last Hawkman of Thanagar finishes off Mera.
ARMY ONE: OM lost.
ARMY TWO: Hawkman of Thanagar move over.
ARMY ONE: OM lost.
ARMY TWO: Hawkman of Thanagar moves over and fails to wound Zemo.
ARMY ONE: Zemo finishes off the last Hawkman of Thanagar.

Army 1 wins with unwounded Baron Zemo.

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Army Test 3
Unit Sum-up:
Damage:
Normal: #.
Aquakinesis: 2 wounds to Angel and 1 on Valkyrie.
Power Usage:
Water Affinity: added 2 attack dice 0 times.
Love of Atlantis: added 6 defense dice; added 0 attack dice.
Aquakinesis: gotten 7 times out of 24 rolls:
- used to move figures 4 times
- used to wound figures 3 times
Map: Conflict Chernobyl (no Glyphs).
Units: Army 1: Mera (200), Tempest (210), Sub-Mariner (250), Aquaman (I)(230), Oracle (110) (1000) VS Army 2: Green Lantern (John Stewart)(340), Valkyrie (350), Angel (Liem)(200), Vertigo (90), Beast Boy (Cheetah)(20) (1000)

Spoiler Alert!

First Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 1 on Oracle, Namor, Tempest, and Mera.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Stewart and 1 on Cheetah.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Team move out and do no damage.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: Stewart moves out carrying Valkyrie, Angel, and Vertigo (Stewart's pod).
ARMY ONE: Namor moves out.
ARMY TWO: Stewart moves over with his pod and fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves out and places a water tile.
ARMY TWO: Stewart fails to roll a skull.
ARMY ONE: Mera moves out and moves Vertigo and Stewart around breaking up the pod with Aquakinesis.

Second Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 2 on Mera, 1 on Oracle, and 1 on Tempest.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Stewart and 1 on Cheetah.
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Mera takes 2 wounds, Angel takes 2 wound (heal 1 wound), Stewart takes 1 wound, and Vertigo takes 1 wound.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY ONE: Tempest moves over and places a water tile doing 1 wound each to Angel and Vertigo.
ARMY TWO: Stewart puts 1 wound on Mera, Namor moves over and puts 1 wound on Stewart.
ARMY ONE: Mera puts 1 wound on Angel with Aquakinesis.
ARMY TWO: Stewart puts 1 wound on Mera.
ARMY ONE: Mera fails all 4 rolls for Aquakinesis.
ARMY TWO: Stewart fails to do damage.

Third Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 3 on Mera and 1 on Oracle.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Stewart and 1 on Valkyrie.
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Mera and Namor fall; Tempest takes 2 wounds, Valkyrie takes 2 wounds, Namor takes 1 wound, and Angel takes 1 wound (also heals 1 wound).

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY ONE: Mera moves Namor onto a water tile and puts 1 wound on both Valkyrie and Angel.
ARMY TWO: Stewart disengages (1 wound) to move over and fail to wound Namor.
ARMY ONE: Mera moves over and moves Namor over.
ARMY TWO: Stewart finishes off Mera (Mera's last OM moved to Tempest), Namor moves over and puts 1 wound on Stewart.
ARMY ONE: Tempest places a water tile doing a wound to both Stewart and Namor, finishing off Stewart.
ARMY TWO: Valkyrie moves over and puts 2 wounds on Tempest, Namor moves over and puts 1 wound on Valkyrie.

Fourth Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 3 on Aquaman and 1 on Oracle.
Army 2’s OMs: 2 on both Valkyrie and Angel.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Tempest and Valkyrie fall; Namor takes 2 wounds (1 healed by Aquaman), Aquaman takes 1 wound (also heals 1 wound), and Angel heals 1 wound.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: Valkyrie finishes off Tempest, Namor moves and puts 1 wound on Valkyrie.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman moves up and fails to wound Valkyrie.
ARMY TWO: Valkyrie puts 2 wounds on Namor.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman disengages (1 wound) to move onto a water space and fails to wound Valkyrie, then heals Namor.
ARMY TWO: Angel moves over and fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman leaps up onto hieght and water to finish off Valkyrie, then heals a wound.

Fifth Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 3 on Aquaman and 1 on Oracle.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Angel and 1 on Cheetah.
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Angel takes 5 wounds (heals 1) and switches sides, Namor takes 4 wounds (Healed 2 by Aquaman), and Vertigo takes 2 wound.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY TWO: Angel fails again to do damage to Namor.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman moves down and puts 2 wounds on Angel.
ARMY TWO: Angel puts 3 wounds on Namor.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman puts 3 wounds on Angel and heals Namor 1.
ARMY TWO: Angel puts 1 wound on Namor, then The Demon Within actives.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman puts 2 wounds on Vertigo and heals Namor 1.

Sixth Round:
Army 1’s OMs: 3 on Aquaman and Oracle.
Army 2’s OMs: 3 on Cheetah and 1 on Vertigo.
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Vertigo and Cheetah fall; Namor is healed 1 by Aquaman.

Spoiler Alert!

ARMY ONE: Aquaman finishes off Vertigo and heals Namor.
ARMY TWO: Cheetah moves out.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman moves up and kills Cheetah.

Army 1 wins with 3 life Namor, 2 life Angel, full life Aquaman, and unwounded Oracle.

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: 200 points seemed about right in my games. Mera is super useful to an Atlantean army.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Mera plays so nicely with the other Atlanteans, she can throw other Atlanteans like Namor onto water to help set things up.

 

[Tornado]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

Nice work ZJ!

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

Nice tests ZJ, thanks! Mera is still looking to be a bit on the stronger side.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

C3G Playtest Form​

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT: Mera

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = Mera

SPECIES = Atlantean
UNIQUENESS = Unique Hero
CLASS = Queen
PERSONALITY = Devoted
SIZE/HEIGHT = Medium 5

LIFE = 5
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 200

WATER AFFINITY
Mera does not stop her movement when entering water spaces. Add 2 dice to Mera's attack while she is within 2 spaces of a water space.

LOVE OF ATLANTIS
If you control Aquaman on the battlefield, add one to the Defense of Mera and all Atlanteans you control within 4 clear sight spaces of Mera. If Aquaman is in your army and he is destroyed, add one to the Attack of Mera and all Atlanteans you control within 4 clear sight spaces of Mera.

AQUAKINESIS
After moving and instead of attacking with Mera, if she is within 2 spaces of a water space, you may choose up to 4 figures within 4 spaces of Mera. One at a time, roll the 20-sided die once for each chosen figure. If you roll 14 or higher, you may either inflict 1 unblockable wound on that chosen figure, or place that chosen figure on any empty space within 4 spaces of its original placement. Figures moved by Aquakinesis do not take any leaving engagement attacks.

THEME TEST: Pass

FUN TEST: Pass

FUN OPPOSITION TEST: Pass

USAGE TEST: Pass

STRATEGY TEST: Pass

BONDING TEST: Pass

SYNERGIES TEST: Pass

POWER CHECK: Pass

DRAFTING TEST: Pass

MIRROR TEST: Pass

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ARMY TEST 1

Did the unit perform adequately? What should be the unit's point value? Give a brief summary.
Mera didn’t have a chance to do much, since she was slain early on. I will play the Atlanteans differently in my next match - I underestimated how quickly the Yellow Lanterns would reach the Atlanteans and how quickly they would kill them. Oddly enough, Mera is the easiest to kill Atlantean (besides Aqualad).


Map: C3G Sewer Labyrinth
Units: Army 1: Mera, Aquaman I, Tempest, Sub-Mariner (890) VS Army 2: Yellow Lantern Arkillo, Yellow Lantern Scarecrow, Sinestro Corps Soldier x3 (880)

Spoiler Alert!

Arkillo w/0 wounds and 2 Sinestro Corps Soldiers each with 1 wound win. None had any battery markers remaining.

Pre-game thoughts: The Yellow Lanterns have the attack power to overcome the Atlanteans, but I think the Atlanteans’ durability and water-based powers will win this one.

Round 1: OMs- 1 Arkillo, 23 Scarecrow. 1 Mera, 23 Tempest.
Arkillo starts off the round by killing one of his own Sinestro Corps Soldiers, as motivation for the others to work harder. Mera moves forward and attempts to use Aquakinesis on the others, but fails her d20 roll. Scarecrow and a Soldier advance. Tempest moves forward and places a water tile. Scarecrow unleashes a massive 8 dice attack on Mera, but she blocks it. Then a Sinestro Corps Soldier attacks Mera and she takes 3 wounds. Tempest places another water tile, wounding both Scarecrow and the Sinestro Corps Warrior.

Round 2: OMs- 123 Scarecrow. 1 Namor, 23 Aquaman.
The combined might of Scarecrow’s and the Soldier’s Arkillo-boosted attacks finish off Mera. Namor flies to a water tile and unleashes a 5-skull attack on the Soldier, who wisely decides to use his power shield. Scarecrow and the Soldier bring Namor to 5 wounds! They are throwing so many attack dice per turn; it seems unstoppable. Aquaman moves to a water space and burns Soldier #1’s last battery marker. Scarecrow and the Soldier try to finish off Namor, but his defense stands strong. In a turning point of the battle, Aquaman sends a 4-skull attack against a 7-defense Scarecrow (he had height). Scarecrow elects to not use a battery marker, expecting to roll 2 shields. He did not, and Scarecrow dies, which means this game is now very close.

Round 3: OMs- 123 Arkillo. 123 Aquaman.
The Yellow Lanterns win initiative, yet Namor shrugs off 9-dice and 7-dice attacks from Arkillo and a Soldier. What a trooper. Aquaman inflicts one wound on Trooper #2, who still has both battery markers. Arkillo finally manages to kill Namor, and the Soldier inflicts one wound on Aquaman. Aquaman forces Soldier #2 to burn a battery marker. The Yellow Lanterns bring Aquaman to 4 wounds, then Aquaman burns the last of Soldier #2’s battery markers and heals a wound from himself.

Round 4: OMs- 123 Arkillo. 1 Aquaman, 23 Tempest.
Arkillo uses a battery marker to Eviscerate Aquaman and eliminate him. A Sinestro Corps Soldier attacks Tempest but it is blocked. Since team Atlantis lost OM #1, the Yellow Lanterns attack Tempest again, but Garth parties on and takes no wounds. Tempest attacks Arkillo but it is blocked. Tempest then takes 2 wounds from the Yellow Lanterns, but can’t land a blow on Arkillo.

Round 5: OMs- 123 Arkillo. 123 Tempest.
Arkillo Eviscerates Tempest to end the game.

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ARMY TEST 2

Did the unit perform adequately? What should be the unit's point value? Give a brief summary.
The Atlanteans again struggled to stay together, mainly because of the Amazon heroes’ lassos. Mera was useful once her d20 started working, but I could definitely feel that the Atlanteans lacked a certain synergy the Amazonians had. I think Mera is a very playable hero - she can hold her own and offers a lot to an Atlantean army. But right now, in my experience the Atlantean faction can’t seem to match up with some of the other factions. However, the other testers (with far more C3G experience than I) have done really well with Mera, so this leads me to believe that the Atlantean faction is simply tough to play. It’s terrain dependent, but one can control that with Tempest & Hydro-Man. It’s also dependent on keeping the Atlanteans together - for Mera’s aura, Namor’s Avenging, Aqualad’s bonding, and Aquaman’s Healing. It’s a tough army to play but I can’t shake the feeling that if I played the Atlanteans again, I’d have learned from my mistakes and do better. So in conclusion I’m pretty happy with Mera as-is.


Map: Fossil (no glyphs)
Units: Army 1: Mera, Aquaman I, Aqualad, Sub-Mariner, (740) VS Army 2: Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl, Amazon Warriors x3 (740)

Spoiler Alert!

Wonder Girl w/0 wounds and 4 Amazon Warriors win.

Pre-game thoughts: The Amazons lack the sheer power the Yellow Lanterns possessed, which means that Mera should survive a bit longer. But the Atlanteans lack a crowd-clearing option. It will likely be a close match.

Round 1: OMs- 1 Mera, 23 Aquaman. 1 Wonder Girl, 23 Wonder Woman.
Mera moves forward, failing her Aquakinesis roll. Donna Troy advances. Aquaman leaps to water and attacks Troy, but misses. Wonder Woman lassos Aquaman but can’t wound him. Aquaman, adjacent to both Amazonian heroes, can’t risk a disengagement roll and so attacks Wonder Woman but fails. His trusty sidekick Aqualad also fails his attack. Wonder Woman fails her final attack against the king of Atlantis.

Round 2: OMs- 123 Namor. 123 Wonder Woman.
In a brutal turn of events, Wonder Woman rolls 5 skulls against Aquaman, who whiffs and dies. Namor charges forward and Aqualad attempts to avenge his master, but fails. Wonder Woman then inflicts one wound upon Aqualad. Namor rushes to the lad’s defense via Water Avenger and inflicts a wound upon Wonder Woman, but Namor is forced to leave the water to do so. The Atlanteans attack Wonder Woman, but it is to no avail - her defense is stalwart. Wonder Woman inflicts a second wound upon Aqualad, which moves up some more Amazon Warriors. Namor and Aqualad end the round by each inflicting one wound on Diana Prince, bringing her total wounds to 3.

Round 3: OMs- 123 Namor. 12 Wonder Woman, 3 Wonder Girl.
The Atlantean duo again attacks Wonder Woman yet fail. Wonder Woman attacks Aqualad, who somehow remains alive. The Atlanteans’ attacks fail again. But this time, Wonder Woman’s attack does not fail, and Aqualad falls. Amazon Warriors then surround Namor. Namor cries out in rage, and swings a mighty blow that destroys Wonder Woman. Donna Troy avenges her mentor by lassoing Namor and dealing him two wounds.

Round 4: OMs- 13 Mera, 2 Namor. 12 Wonder Girl, 3 Amazon Warriors.
Wonder Girl inflicts a third wound upon the Sub-Mariner. Mera attempts Aquakinesis yet fails all 4 rolls. Wonder Girl fails her attack. Namor fails his attack. The Amazonians have the luck of the gods on their side and unleash a 7-skull combined attack from the Amazon Warriors, which fells Namor. Mera uses Aquakinesis on 4 Amazons and manages to kill one of them.

Round 5: OMs- 123 Mera. 12 Amazon Warriors, 3 Wonder Girl.
The Warriors combine an attack and put a wound on Mera. Mera finally gets some good luck and kills 3 Warriors with Aquakinesis. The Warriors combine another attack, bringing Mera to 3 wounds. Mera kills 2 more Warriors with Aquakinesis. Donna Troy lassos Mera and finishes her off with an Empathy-boosted attack.

 

[Tornado]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

That Amazon army is tough. I tend to avoid Wonder Woman(and Spider-Girl) in playtests because of their power negating ability. It is hard to evaluate a neutralized figure. You really could use Hydro-Man or Tempest in those armies.

 

[Arkham]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Mera

Army Test 1
Map: City Park
Units:
Mera, Aquaman I, Tempest, Hydro-Man, Oracle (940)
vs.
Gamora, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Bane (950)

Spoiler Alert!

Spoiler Alert!

Attack Damage:
-4 wounds on Hawkgirl. (+2 WA, +1 LoA, +1 auto skull SAP)
-3 wounds on Hawkman. (+2 WA, +1 LoA, +1 auto skull SAP, height dis.)

Notes:
-Hawkgirl put 4 wounds on Aquaman in 1 turn.
-Aquaman caused 4 wounds on Hawkgirl.
-Hawkgirl kills Aquaman.
-Hawkgirl causes 3 wounds on Mera.
-Hawkman kills Mera.
-Hydro-man kills Hawkman.
-Gamora kills Hydro-man.
-Gamora kills Oracle with the GS.



Gamora with 3 wounds, Bane with 1 wound.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Mera definitely adds a nice synergy between the Atlanteans. I struggled with the best way to use her in this particular game, because I was trying to setup the water tiles with Tempest and Hydro-man before acting with her and Aquaman. Unfortunately, while this took place, they got the jump on Aquaman before he was in water, and Mera's defense once he is gone just doesn't stand up for long. She did some decent damage though, held her own, but ultimately it was just too late.

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Army Test 2
Map: City Park
Units:
Mera, Aquaman I, Hydro-man, Tiger Shark, Oracle (970)
vs.
Magneto, Destiny, Gorgon, Venom (960)

Spoiler Alert!

Attack Damage:
-2 wounds on Gorgon. (+2 WA, +1 LoA, +1 auto from SAP)

Notes:
-Aquaman rolled 6 skulls on Magneto, he rolled 1 shield, killing him.
-Aquaman put 4 wounds on Gorgon.
-Aquaman was killed by Gorgon's Stone Gaze.
-Mera takes 2 wounds from Gorgon's GKSA.
-Mera takes 1 wound from PS12.
-Mera kills Gorgon.
-Venom kills Hydro-man.
-Venom kills Mera.
-Tiger Shark put 4 wounds on Venom.
-Venom rolls 5 skulls, TS rolls 1 shield, he's dead.
-Oracle kills Venom.
-Destiny kills Oracle.


Destiny with 3 wounds.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: This was a much closer game. I made sure Aquaman got onto water right away after Hydro-man laid down a couple spots. Magneto was going to prove to be a tough challenge, throwing them off water, but luckily Aquaman hit a powerful attack on him to kill him off quickly. Gorgon closed the gap, missed the Stone Gaze roll on Mera, but landed a 20 on Aquaman. Mera is tricky, because you aren't sure to keep her as support, or move in on the attack, or both, but she did her part by killing off Gorgon when he failed his PS12. However, my overall feeling is she's definitely a tougher figure to use effectively, but will prove her worth when used correctly. Aiding Aquaman is a plus, and then bringing in the attack power once he is gone is nice. My only wish is that she had a bit of range ability with her attack when on water, but she manages without it.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

Thanks Aggressive Sock. Your analysis seem pretty similar to my own thoughts. I'm pretty happy with Mera as-is. She can be a powerhouse but the Atlanteans are tricky to use right now. If an Atlantean squad or (un)common hero is ever created, Mera's usefulness will skyrocket.

 

[Asterius]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

I ran some games for Mera and here they are:

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT (Mera)

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Army Test 1
Unit Sum-up:
Damage:
Normal Attack: #.
Power Usage:
Water Affinity: 0 dice added.
Love of Atlantis: 0 defense dice added 0 attack dice added.
Aquakinesis: 6 times used, got it 7 out of 17 times, killed 3 Amazon Warrior, 4 figures moved.
Map: Ravaged Road
Units: Army 1: Mera, Aquaman (I), Tempest, Sub-Mariner and Oracle (1000) VS Army 2: Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl, Aqualad and Amazon Warriors x5 (1000)

Spoiler Alert!

First Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Tempest and Wonder Woman move out and Wonder Woman puts a few wounds on Tempest then Mera and some Amazon Warriors move out.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves out and places a water tile.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Woman moves out.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves up and places a water tile.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Woman moves up lassos Tempest puts 2 wounds on Tempest and Amazon Warriors move out.
ARMY ONE: Mera moves up and fails to get her rolls.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors move out.

Second Round:
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Battle happens in the middle of the map. Wonder Woman kills Tempest and does some damage to Aquaman while Mera is throwing people around then Amazon Warriors move up do nothing and Aquaman kills 1 Amazon Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Woman kills Tempest and Amazon Warriors move up.
ARMY ONE: Mera stays put and throws Aquaman.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Woman lassos Aquaman and puts 3 wounds on him.
ARMY ONE: Mera moves up and throws Aquaman and Wonder Woman.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors move up and fail to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills 1 Amazon Warrior and heals 1 wound.

Third Round:
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Battle stay in the same spot. Mera throws Wonder Woman and kills a Amazon Warrior then Aquaman takes down Wonder Woman but Wonder Woman does some damage to Mera before she goes down.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Woman puts 2 wounds on Mera and some Amazon Warriors move up.
ARMY ONE: Mera throws Wonder Woman and kills 1 Amazon Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Woman puts 1 wound on Mera and Amazon Warriors move up.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman puts 5 wounds on Wonder Woman.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors move up and fail to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Wonder Woman.

Fourth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Mera and Aquaman kill a lot of Amazon Warriors but Amazon Warriors do some damage to them then Wonder Girl and Aqualad move out.
ARMY ONE: Mera kills 2 Amazon Warriors.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors move up and fail to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills 1 Amazon Warrior and heals Mera 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors move up and put 1 wound on Mera than more Amazon Warriors move up.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Girl and Aqualad move out.

Fifth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Mera and Aquaman kill more Amazon Warriors but the Amazon Warriors do some damage to Mera and then Wonder Girl and Aqualad move up and do some damage.
ARMY ONE: Mera fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors move up and fail to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills 1 Amazon Warrior and heals Mera 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors put 1 wound on Mera.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills 1 Amazon Warrior and heals Mera 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Girl moves up puts 1 wound on Mera and Aqualad moves up and fails to do damage.

Sixth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Wonder Girl and Aqualad take down Mera but Aquaman does a lot of damage.
ARMY ONE: Mera fails on her rolls.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Girl and Aqualad kill Mera.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Aqualad.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Girl fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman puts 2 wound on Wonder Girl.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors fail to do damage.

Seventh Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Sub-Mariner moves out and kills 1 Amazon Warrior Aquaman kills Wonder Girl and Amazon Warriors move up and do some damage.
ARMY ONE: Sub-Mariner moves out and kills 1 Amazon Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Girl fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman puts 1 wound on Wonder Girl.
ARMY TWO: Wonder Girl fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Wonder Girl and heals 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors move up and put 1 wound on Aquaman.

Eighth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle Stays in the same spot. Aquaman and Amazon Warriors do some damage to each other.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills 1 Amazon Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors put 1 wound on Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors fail to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills 1 Amazon Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors fail to do damage.

Ninth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Army 1 wins.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warriors put 1 wound on Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills 1 Amazon Warrior.
ARMY TWO: Amazon Warrior puts 1 wound on Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills the last Amazon Warrior.

Army 1 wins with ⅕ life Aquaman 6/6 life Sub-Mariner and 4/4 lfe Oracle.

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Army Test 2
Unit Sum-up:
Damage:
Normal Attack: #.
Special Attack: #.
Power Usage:
Water Affinity: 0 dice added.
Love of Atlantis: 4 defense dice added 0 attack dice added.
Aquakinesis: 1 times used, 2 out of 4, 1 wound to Sinestro Soldier 2, 1 figures moved.
Map: Ravaged Road
Units: Army 1: Mera, Aquaman (II), Tempest and Sub-Mariner (990) VS Army 2: Yellow Lantern (Arkillo), Yellow Lantern (Jonathan Crane) and Sinesrto Corps Soldier x4 (990)

Spoiler Alert!

First Round:
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Battle happens in the middle. Arkillo kills a Sinestro Soldier and moves out, Tempest moves out and places some water tiles then Sinestro Soldiers and Crane move out but fail to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Arillo uses Insurgent Motivation and kills Sinestro Soldier 4 then moves out with Sinestro Soldier 1 right behind him.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves out and places a water tile.
ARMY TWO: Crane moves out and Sinestro Soldier 1 moves up and puts 1 wound on Tempest.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves up and attacks Sinestro Soldier 1 but Sinestro Soldier 1 removes a marker.
ARMY TWO: Crane moves up and uses Murder of Crows SA on Tempest and fails to do damage then Sinestro Soldier 2 moves out.
ARMY ONE: Tempest places a water tile and fails to do damage with it.

Second Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Tempest throws down a water tile then Crane and Sinestro Soldier 2 do a lot of damage taking down Mera but Mera gets to do a wound and throws Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Tempest places another water tile.
ARMY TWO: Crane moves up and puts 1 wound on Sub-Mariner then Sinestro Soldier 2 moves up and fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Mera moves up uses Aquakinesis and puts 1 wound on Sinestro Soldier 2 and throws Aquaman.
ARMY TWO: Crane puts 4 wounds on Mera and Sinestro Soldier 2 attacks Aquaman but fails to do damage because of Submerge.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman moves up and fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Crane kills Mera and Sinestro Soldier 2 puts 2 wounds on Aquaman.

Third Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Tempest places another water tile. Crane, Sinestro Soldier 2 and Aqua man do some damage to each other then Sub-Mariner moves out to do some damage
ARMY ONE: Tempest places a water tile and fails to do damage with it.
ARMY TWO: Crane puts 2 wounds on Sub-Mariner and Sinestro Soldier 2 fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman moves on to water and fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Crane fails to do damage and Sinestro Soldier 2 kills Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Sub-Mariner moves up and puts 2 wounds on Crane.
ARMY TWO: Crane fails to do damage and Sinestro Soldier 2 fails to do damage.

Fourth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up:
ARMY TWO: Crane fails to do damage and Sinestro Soldier 2 puts 1 wound on Sub-Mariner.
ARMY ONE: Sub-Mariner fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Crane kills Sub-Mariner and Sinestro Soldier 2 puts 1 wound on Tempest.
ARMY ONE: OM on Sub-Mariner so turn gets skipped.
ARMY TWO: Arkillo moves up and kills Tempest to end the game.

Army 2 wins with Sinestro Soldier 1 with 3/3 life, Sinestro Soldier 2 with life, ⅔ Sinestro Soldier 3 with 3/3 life, Arkillo with 5/5 life and Crane with 2/4 life.

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Army Test 3
Unit Sum-up:
Damage:
Normal Attack: #.
Power Usage:
Water Affinity: 0 dice added.
Love of Atlantis: 15 defense dice added 0 attack dice added.
Aquakinesis: 2 time used, 3 out of 8, 1 wound to Jean, 2 figures moved.
Map: Sacred Shrine
Units: Army 1: Mera, Aquaman (I), Tempest, Sub-Mariner and Oracle (1000) VS Army 2: Professor X, Wolverine, Harpoon, Jean Gray, Angel and Dazzler (1000)

Spoiler Alert!

First Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle happens right outside of army 1’s base. Tempest places 2 water tiles and puts 4 wounds on Wolverine while Professor X, Angel, Jean and Wolverine move up.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves out and places a water tile.
ARMY TWO: Angel moves out carrying Professor X then Jean moves out and throws Wolverine up.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves up and places another water tile.
ARMY TWO: Jean tries to throw Wolverine but fails and Wolverine moves up.
ARMY ONE: Tempest moves on to water and puts 4 wounds on Wolverine.
ARMY TWO: Wolverine and Jean move up and fail to do damage.

Second Round:
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Jean and Wolverine do some damage to Mera while Mera throws Aquaman onto water Wolverine back and puts a wound on Jean.
ARMY TWO: Wolverine puts 2 wounds on Tempest and Jean puts 1 wound on Tempest.
ARMY ONE: Mera moves out and fails to get her rolls.
ARMY TWO: Wolverine moves up puts 3 wounds on Mera and Jean fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Mera throws Wolverine and Aquaman, and puts 1 wound on Jean.
ARMY TWO: Jean throws Wolverine and fails to do damage but Wolverine puts 1 wound no Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman puts 5 wounds on Wolverine and heals Mera 1 wound.

Third Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: For the most part the battle stays in the same spot. Aquaman kills Wolverine and Jean while Angel, Dazzler and Harpoon move up, and then Harpoon kills Tempest.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Wolverine and heals Mera 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Angel flys back to base and Jean fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Jean.
ARMY TWO: Angel moves up carrying Harpoon with him and Dazzler moves out.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman stays put and fails to heal Mera.
ARMY TWO: Harpoon moves up kills Tempest and Dazzler moves up.

Fourth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Sub-Mariner moves out Harpoon does some damage but then Aquaman kills Harpoon and after that dazzler, Professor X and Angel move up.
ARMY ONE: Sub-Mariner moves out and lands on water.
ARMY TWO: Harpoon moves up uses Energized Harpoon SA puts 1 wound on Mera and 1 wound on Aquaman then Dazzler move up and fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Harpoon and heals Mera 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Dazzler moves up fails to do damage and Angel moves up carrying Professor X with him.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman fails to heal Mera.
ARMY TWO: Dazzler fails to do damage Angel moves up and puts 2 wounds on Mera.

Fifth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Aquaman kills Angel and Dazzler fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Angel and heals Mera 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Dazzler fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman attacks Dazzler but Professor X uses Psychic Defense X to block it.
ARMY TWO: Dazzler fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman fails to do damage.
ARMY TWO: Dazzler fails to do damage.

Sixth Round:
Initiative goes to Army 2.
Round Sum-up: Battle stays in the same spot. Aquaman kills Dazzler and puts 2 wounds on Professor X Professor X puts 1 wound on Aquaman.
ARMY TWO: Dazzler fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Dazzler.
ARMY TWO: Professor X moves up and puts 1 wound on Aquaman.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman puts 2 wounds on Professor X and heals Mera 1 wound.
ARMY TWO: Professor X fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman heals Mera 1 wound.

Seventh Round:
Initiative goes to Army 1.
Round Sum-up: Army 1 wins the game.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman attacks Professor X but Professor X uses Psychic Defense X to block it.
ARMY TWO: Professor X fails to do damage.
ARMY ONE: Aquaman kills Professor X.

Army 1 wins with Aquaman with ⅗ life, Mera with 5/5 life, Sub-Mariner with 6/6 life and Oracle with 4/4 life.

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: (She never hit her points for me but that's probably because I never used her offensively. so I think her points are good.)

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: (She makes a fun backup unit. I don't have any problems with her.)

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

Thanks Asterius, great tests.

Now we have a good collection of tests, does anyone have any overall thoughts on how to proceed from here? I think Mera is looking good as-is, but she may be a tad on the strong side. Regardless I don't think she breaks anything at 200 points.

 

[Viegon]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

I'd like to see her cost bumped 10 or 20 points, just to play it safe (she's done pretty well in the tests and she'll got stronger if we add more Atlanteans). Otherwise, I'm ready to see her move forward.

 

[johnny139]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

Yeah, considering the potential for expansion in the Atlantean faction, I'd like to err on the side of caution here.

 

[TrollBrute]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

Yeah, a small bump to her cot or the Aquakinesis roll seems like a good idea.

Don't forget to include Sock's tests in the OP.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Mera (Public Playtesting)

Thanks guys.

I propose a vote for Final Editing at 210 points.