Heroclix 500 Points 08/21/2010

DATE PLAYED: 08/21/2010

POINT TOTAL: 500

SCENARIO: Which Way to Metropolis? (Every character needs to have a keyword of a city.)

TEAM:
Sinestro Corps Batman 208
+ Stunning Blow 10
+ Inside Information 4
+ Damage Shield 10
Edward Nigma 60
AA Batman 64
BA Alfred 30
AA Robin 66
BATB Robin 43
+ Lunge 5
500 Total

BATTLEFIELD CONDITIONS: None

SPECIAL OBJECTS PLAYED: Black Lantern, Silver Anvil, Eleha'al Vine

WIN/LOSS: 3-0

So, I haven't gotten to play in a few weeks, not since the Gencon Prep tournaments that we were having. I didn't get to make Gencon this year so I missed out on all the fun there. This weekend I got a chance to play, so both my brother and I went to the tournament. I had started thinking about teams and what to play. The first thought I had was to use something like Vet Icons Superman with Fortitude and Edward Nigma. Icons Supes being able to attack every single turn seemd pretty good. However, it seemed a bit like overkill at this level. Once I decided not to run that, I looked at Sinestro Corps Batman. I've had him since March when I got him in a trade and I have never played him. I have been wanting to sell him or trade him off so I figured I'd run him at least once before I did. Given the format, I knew I'd see several Gotham City keywords so Inside Information gave Bats a 13 attack. Stunning Blow seemed like a solid feat for him and Damage Shield seemed fitting for an evil Batman. Edward Nigma seemed like an auto-include. The rest of the team rounded out itself pretty nicely.

Round 1 I got paired with Jeff. Jeff was running BATB Superman + Fortitude, The Dark Knight, AA Robin, R Lackey, V Criminal, and JL Green Arrow. We played on the Bank map. We positioned a bit at first. My BATB Robin was the first to get hit by Superman. I followed that up by shooting Superman with Sinestro Batman. I got a charge off onto the Dark Knight with AA Batman. Jeff did very well about positioning with his Criminal and Lackey and forcing Batman to attack them or try to break away. I got a few more shots in on the Dark Knight and managed to kill his Robin. He then got me in a bad spot and killed Edward Nigma with Superman. After that he got my BATB Robin and AA Batman. I had to move Alfred to base Superman to keep Sinestro Batman safe, which then lead to Alfred's demise. After that I was able to finish off Superman. It then came down to Sinestro Batman against JL Green Arrow and the Dark Knight who was on his last click. He got a shot off onto Batman with the Dark Knight, but he crit missed, which killed the Dark Knight as he was on his last click. After that it was Green Arrow vs Batman and he conceeded. 1-0

Next round I played my brother Michael. Michael was running Batman/Catwoman duo, Crisis Nightwing, Gotham City Police Detective, AA Question, and CD Superman with the Batman Team Ability. We played on the Tank map. He came up with Batman/Catwoman and got off a pounce onto BATB Robin. He got knock back on the 2nd attack and it exposed him. I then moved up and attacked him with Sinestro Batman. Superman then came over with the GCPD to shoot at Batman who I'd exposed in order to shoot Bat/Cats. He needed a 5 and rolled a 4. Next turn I shot at Superman with Batman and it was all downhill from there. He managed to finish off BATB Robin, but I managed to take out everything else after that. 2-0

Last round I played JP. JP was playing Poison Ivy/Harley Quinn duo, Vet Icons Joker, AA Riddler, OOTS Batman, and Holiday Killer. We played on the Crash Site so it was basically meet in the middle and slug it out. I got a shot off early with Sinestro Batman onto Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy. I then managed to kill them a few turns later. After that it was a slugfest in the middle. I had AA Batman, AA Robin, and BATB Robin against Joker, OOTS Batman, and AA Riddler. I managed to hit Joker who masterminded to Riddler, knocking him off Stealth. I then shot and killed Riddler with Sinestro Batman. I took several clicks of Poison from Joker. I then managed to kill OOTS Batman with BATB Robin (which I thought was cool for Damian to lay out his daddy). I couldn't get Joker or Holiday Killer off Stealth so I based Holiday with Sinestro Batman and next turn I manged to finish him off. After that it was everyone against Joker and I managed to take him out for the win. 3-0It was fun to finally get to play Sinestro Batman. During the tournament, he only took 4 clicks of damage, 1 from Edward Nigma's ability, 2 from Pushes without Nigma around in the first game, and 1 from a Crit Miss. I can't wait to try him out in some other games to see how well he does.