23/06/2021
Hi Heroclix fans!
Today, we at JSAClix are happy to share our first official preview, thanks to WizKids. We have a Legacy Card from the upcoming X-Men Rise and Fall set to show you. This Legacy Card is a throwback to the Wolverine and the X-Men set from 2013, bringing back the 001 common Wolverine from the beloved set. Let's take a look at what he does after all this time!
Wolverine has 6 different keywords: Alpha Flight, Avengers, Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, Weapon X, X-Force, and X-Men. Wolverine has been in a lot of different teams, so you'll have plenty of options for themed teams! The X-Men keyword works especially well in the context of this set, both for the obvious reason and with the new Professor X. His Recruiting for a Future Threat trait allows you to swap out characters with the X-Men keyword on your force with others from your sideline (as well as Shi'ar and Illuminati).
The standard powers you'll find on Wolverine's dial include Charge, Blades/Claws/Fangs, Toughness, and even Invincible! He doesn't have any special powers, but he does have two traits. The first, I'm The Best At What I Do, demonstrates his fighting prowess with Combat Reflexes. It also gives him the opportunity to make an attack as a FREE action against an opposing character that missed Wolverine with an attack or failed to break away from him. Don't forget that you can use Blades/Claws/Fangs with this free attack!Your opponent is going to have a hard time hitting Wolverine up close thanks to the Combat Reflexes, and even when they do hit, his second trait will make it hard for damage to stick.
The Healing Factor trait gives Wolverine Willpower, which will potentially allow him to keep going turn after turn. Between that and the FREE action attack from the other trait, Wolverine is going to be making many attacks. This trait also allows Wolverine to heal for half the result of a D6 roll at the end of your turn. It's essentially free Regeneration without being tied to a standard power that can be Outwitted.
To put it concisely, this Wolverine is going to get in the fight, make a lot of attacks, and will be difficult to put down.
If you're looking for more information about the set, including the set poster, check out this link: https://wizkids.com/heroclix/marvel-heroclix-x-men-rise-and-fall/
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