Reviewed by Cramcompany

Today we are going to review the Legacy Unique Prometheus

Prometheus is one of the Calculators.  He spends his time with a sword and a mask fighting and stabbing and…..okay I have no idea who this character is and Whoclix is currently down.

Cost and Abilities: 

Unique = 107 Points, 8 clicks of life, 8 range with 2 targets, Calculators team ability        

Movement: starts with 12 and phasing.  Then moves to a 9 and mind control for two clicks.  His last two clicks give him phasing again.  So at the beginning you can get within attacking distance of any character you want, but his big bonus is phasing at the end of his dial.  I love that!  Running away to a medic is very important (and yes cowardly) in tournaments.  A lot of competitors do not use medics anymore and that is something I do not understand.  The best and most devastating of all abilities is healing.  Getting your big gun back to full strength will win you nearly any game.  To not value this ability highly is a mistake.  Yes that was a rant…sorry.  Anyway, Prometheus both has phasing and willpower, which means there are very few scenarios where he will not be able to run and be healed.

Attack:  11 to start and drops very slowly.  He gains incapacitate near the middle of his dial so he can still hit bigger threats.  He even has two targets for incapacitating goodness.

Defense:  17 with super senses.  Then he gains toughness and eventually willpower.  His defense stays high until the very end when you would want to heal him.

Damage:  3 damage to start with Outwit.  Then two damage with Exploit Weakness near the middle of the dial.

Sculpt:  I love me some Legacy Sculpts.  This is no exception.

Team Ability:  Calculators team ability, this means Wildcard.  Wildcard is the best team ability…in a way.  You have to build the team around the wild cards of course.  Although 107 points he is very easy to build a team around!

Overview:  It is little wonder that Legacy sold out.  You have to buy packs of these figures, because buying each Unique is too expensive since nearly all of them are good.  I love Prometheus he is fantastic for his point cost and allows you to build around him while including other wildcards on your team.  He has very little weakness and is easy to heal and escape.  In some ways he reminds me of another under-costed figure Amazo; at first he was really under used in tournaments and then people started catching on.  The difference is Amazo is kind of annoying to play with and against, while Prometheus is just plain fun (as are most wildcards).

Feat & Conditions:  Due to popular demand I am adding his category into my articles…frankly I should have awhile ago. J  First and foremost, feat cards are great and they add a lot to the game, but using one just to make a figure a little better is a big mistake.  If you are dedicating the points it better make them unstoppable.  Prometheus is already good and has the wildcard ability, but he does have a weakness in his damage.  Three is low even with Outwit, it will not make people tremble.  I recommend In contact with Oracle, minus Oracle actually on your team.  This will give him and a buddy (Hawkeye?) self perplex.  He will be able to hit for one more click or become even harder to hit if he needs to. Please avoid using Stunning Blow, yes he has incapacitate, but it is at the middle of his dial.  Your goal should be to keep him on the front of his dial.  Poor Teamwork and Ordinary Day are the best conditions for this character.  Poor Teamwork will make his phasing that much better.  The man will have so many abilities that several different condition cards will hurt him and Ordinary day will save you at least once.

How to Beat Him:  Set up a way to hit him several times in one turn.  You will probably need some anti stealth, because Alfred will more then likely be on his team and you should prepare to have your characters hurt since he just may have a mystic around as well.  Beware if you don’t kill him, he will probably be healed his next turn and you will have to start over.

How to Play Him:  I have been waiting for this section all article.  He is all in the support here; with good support he is a cheap character with tons of ability, but with bad support he is just a slightly over priced mid-range beater.  Start with the Alfred Pog or rookie Huntress for your stealth.  Now that he has stealth he needs anti stealth and for that I suggest Veteran Ultimate Hawkeye.  Hawkeye is an amazing piece that hits anybody for 5 damage and can give your Wildcards the Ultimate team ability.  Mystics’ team ability is nice, but use this only when you have the points, such as a 400 to 500 point game.  I recommend rookie Enchantress from Legacy, she is 60 points and has psychic blast.  She has her draw backs, (such as she has only one really good click, but it is an amazing click).  Now pick some other wild cards to back you up.  I recommend Jinx and Experienced Black Cat, these characters are low damage dealers, but when they have all those abilities they become very strong.

Overall Score:

4.5/300 (His low price cost just makes him so playable here)

4.2/400

4/500

3/5 Draft

5/5 Fun Play (But really how do you judge fun?)

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