Avengers Vs X-Men month three.

Our local shop is very new to Organized Play and since we have a fairly small player base (6-8 players usually) we ran into some scheduling problems. It was set back for me, then set back again for another player and set forward for yet another player. Finally, it was decided on a Thursday that the tournament would be on that Saturday.

Yikes,

Time to plan. This tournament was tough to plan for as most of our games lately have been for 400 or more points and it's easier to plan a team with more points.

This month was 300 points, must use at least one figure from AvX starter.

From Month two, I knew I'd run into AvX Cyclops, whose Special Power is murder:

I CAN STILL SEE THE DREAM: Improved Targeting: Ignores Blocking Terrain. When a ranged combat attack resolves, any blocking terrain along its line of fire to the target is destroyed; May make a ranged combat attack when adjacent to an opposing character. So, add in running shot and an 8 range and he can hit you just about instantly. The only defense is stealth, I will go over AvX Month two tomorrow but the Power Plant with the Black Light Ring works well against Cyclops.........but you have to clear sometimes. I decided I was going to build my team to counter Cyclops, but to also be a pretty good team for my venue. This is what I came up with: AvX Scarlet Witch 100 points: Probability Control, Perplex and support on the first click. I love her. I also forget she can actually attack with a decent 10 AV, Precision Strike and 3 damage. 1she also has an impressive 8 range. Not too bad at all. SLOSH Timber Wolf. 97 points. Timber Wolf was my favorite Legion of Super Heroes member from when I was a kid back in the 80s. Well, Wildfire, too but I haven't gotten him yet. Timber Wolf is nice, with an 11 movement with charge, 11 AV with BCF, 17 Defense with combat reflexes and 3 damage. If he can get in close, he can do some damage. He also has the animal keyword. So, the next guy on my team: ASM 031b Alyosha Kraven He has a nice dial but his special powers put him well over the top: Special Powers GULYADKIN: As you place your force on the map, you may place in your starting area a Gulyadkin the Lion bystander token as described on the back of this card. As long as a friendly Alyosha Kraven is on the map, Gulyadkin the Lion can be given one action as a free action. ANIMAL INFLUENCE: If Alyosha Kraven was given a non-free action this turn, you may give Gulyadkin the Lion or another friendly character with the Animal keyword a move action as a free action. I added the Book of Skulls but do not own Splitlip. I always look at getting the scenario pack but always decide not to since if I buy it, it won't arrive before the next Saturday's Tournament. Yeah, that's not logical, and doesn't make sense. I'm going to buy the scenario before the next tournament. Trust me. Anyway, my plan was to alpha strike Cyclops, so he wouldn't smear my team all over the map before I could reach him. Alyosha was going to give Timber Wolf a free action move. Timber Wolf would carry Scarlet Witch 9 spaces, then he would charge and smack Cyclops, hopefully for 4 or more damage. Not a bad team, and it did well, I ended up going 2-1 and won the LE: Phoenix Hope!! I also did well enough that I'm in the running for the overall grand prize! Here's what I came home with from the tournament: