Today we are going to review the Legacy Unique Kingdom Come (KC) Green Lantern
 

This Green Lantern is a very old Alan Scott.  He’s obviously from the incredibly popular Kingdom Come Storyline in the “What If?” style universe.  Old Greeny has merged himself with the Lantern and is currently the most powerful Green Lantern ever.  He isolates himself in an Emerald City High above earth.  I can only assume he built this, because he is a die hard Wizard of Oz fan.

Cost and Abilities: 

Unique = 225 Points, 10 clicks of life, 10 range / 2 targets, Kingdom Come team ability

Movement: 10 with Running shot.  With a ten range and running shot attack for 5 that is fifteen squares away that he can hit you.  He does lose running shot after the first two clicks and then gains it back mid-way through his dial.  Unless you have stealth the Lantern will light you up.  (sorry, no more puns, I promise.)

Attack:  12 on his starting click and then progressively goes down.  He also has telekinesis to move your troops into battle.  This saves you the points of using a rookie Jean Grey or Marvel Girl.

Defense: 20.  Yes he starts with 20!  “What? But I can’t hit a twenty!”  Exactly!  He does not go down fast either.  20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,17,16.  You have to get lucky at least twice to hit him or you have to play with Galactus.  He has willpower for the first 8 clicks, giving him the advantage in an Ultimate Thor vs. KC Green Lantern match-up.  Then for the last two click he gains 17 defend, which is always useful that late in the game.   

Damage:  4 on his starting three clicks.  But he also has ranged combat expert.   So he hits for 6 clicks as long as you don’t use running shot.  (Running shot may not be used in conjunction with Ranged Combat expert, because Wiz Kids are poopy heads)  He doesn’t go below hitting for 5 clicks until 7 clicks in his own dial.

Sculpt:  Personally I think it is pretty cool.  Without a doubt the sculpts have been getting better and better.  If you are allergic to the color green though, you might want to consider a different figure.

Team Ability:  KC Team Ability.  One of the rarest team abilities.  If you want to move adjacent to this figure you must roll a die.  On a 1 or 2 you can’t.   So unless wolverine has a gun, he’s a bad match-up against old green and mighty.

Overview:  In my view on this game the most devastating thing to do is miss.  If you miss with your heavy hitter and your opponent gets a shot off at him, he may not be your heavy hitter anymore.  20 defense is absurd.  I make that call right now; nobody for 225 points should have a 20 defense.  Ares is broken with 19.  Think about how much 18 defend on Invisible girl would change games.  Whenever something is broken you have two options, use the brokenness or prepare for the brokenness.  You will see ever balding scalp of KC Green Lantern at a tournament near you. The question is will you be playing it or will you be the one that says “DARN, I rolled a 10, plus my nine is 19.  MISS!”

How to Beat Him:  A team of perplex can rock KC GL.  Teamed with a little probability control and maybe an outwitter for his ranged combat expert just may tip the scales. Remember go after him first while you are strong.  At the mid game even a 10 attack is very low to hit him.  Tip the scales and don’t rely on luck.  Perplex his defense down and your attack up and make him feel a little more human.

How to Play Him:  I have had the good fortune to be on the opposite side of Green Lantern twice at tournaments so far.  Both times I have won.  “Why?  Were you the skilled heroclix master like I believe you may be?”  No.  I was lucky.  I rolled an 11 then a 10.  BOOM he was gone.  The other time I lost my whole team to him, except for Veteran Domino hiding in a bush.  He came to me and I rolled well and beat him.  “What does this have to do with playing him?”  Well the key here is I got lucky.  They didn’t play any probability control so when I rolled 12 they just cried.  (not really cried, but cursed my name and my deal pact with Satan)  KC Green Lantern is your team when you play him.  Use probability control and make them roll 10 twice or 3 times.

Overall Score:

I’m not going to go through a rating system on this one.   He is broken and I hate giving out all 5’s out of 5, because it makes my rating system look weak.  In constructed, play him or be played by him.  In sealed, play him or I will beat you with my friends Galactus figure over the head.  If you pull him, you have probably won this tournament.

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