500 point team-review and critique

[Kid Ridiculous]

Last time I posted a prospective tourney team here, I got some good pointers and took third, thanks. So here comes another one. 500 point open constructed.


Venom (R)
Punisher(E)
Mysterio(E)
Raven (E)
Sabretooth (Ultimates) (V)
Arcane (E)
Destiny (R)
Calypso Ezili (LE)
The Darkness (E)
Paramedic (R)
Con Artist (R)

[Goken]

Hey there, not sure how long you've been playing, but it looks pretty decent... basically when I build a team I stick to the utilities and sub-utilities (if I'm going 100% competitive that is). I wrote an article on teambuilding but alas, I got lazy and haven't posted it.... lol

Anyways here's the good points of your team:
You've got alot of prob control in there.
You have 2 perplexers
You have an Outwitter and Punisher will gain Outwit later..
Sabertooth has Charge.

The cons of your team:
No flyers on your team...
No TK

Simple suggestions for your team would probably to give it a little more direction, like sacrifice some figures for some cheap fliers I.E:

Doombot, Livewire (for wildcards)
Vulture, Parademon, Wasp (for cheap taxis)

for TK:

Johnny Alpha, Cosmic Boy, Jean Grey, Mandroid Armor

Otherwise the team is ok, if you need anything just post in here or PM me, good luck.

[Kid Ridiculous]

Well, the only TK'er I have is Shade, and he doesn't get it until he's taken 2 clicks.

[Goken]

well if your figure pool is limited that's totally another issue, just list what you have for figures (if the list isn't too long) and we can work from there ;)

[Kid Ridiculous]

Venom (R)
Spider-Man (IC) (V)
Spider-Man (IC) (U)
Superman (HT) (V)
Doomsday (V)
Thor (V)
Punisher (E)
Scarab (E)
Tigerlily (R)
Ian Nottingham (E)
Ghost Rider (V)
Sabretooth (Universe) (V)
Sabretooth (ultimates) (V)
Moloid (R)x3
Moloid (E)
Moloid (V)
Shade (V)
Raven (E)
Swamp Thing (V)
Arcane (E)
Hellboy (E)
Rasputin (V)
Lobster Johnson (V)
Blade (V)
Hellfire Guard (V)
Sentinel Trooper (V)
Tomoe (V)
Calypso (E)
Calypso Ezili (LE)
Destiny (R)
Colossus (Ultimates) (R)
Scourge (R)
Scourge (E)
Firelord (R)
Mandarin (R)
Vulture (E)
Queen Bee (E)
Yellowjacket (V)
Rocket Red (V)
Troia (R)
Starfire (V)
Mysterio (E)
Kraven (E)
Viper (E)
Elektra (CT) (V)
Pincess Python (R)
Princess Python (V)
Sidewinder (V)
Dr. Doom (R)
Ultron (R)
Penguin (E)
Killer Croc (E)
The Darkness (E)
Judge Hershey (R)
Controller (R)
Thing (V)
Lexcorp Battlesuit (E)
Booster Gold (V)
Blue Beetle (V)
Lizard (R)
Doctor Octopus (Ultimates) (R)
Avalanche (R)
Brood Warrior (R)
Brood Warrior (E)
Con Artist (REV)
Electro (R)
Black Widow (R)
Paramedic (R)
SHEILD Medic (E)
AIM Medic (V)
Saurian Trooper (R)
Hepzibah (R)
Sgt. Rock (V)
Hawkeye (Ultimates) (R)
Abomination (V)
Anaconda (R)
Vampire Lackey (E)
Henchman (R)
DEO Agent (V)
Gotham Undercover (E)
Lady Shiva (R)
Hellcat (E)
Hand Ninja (E)

[Goken]

Ok, I've narrowed your list to your "key" figures that is, competitively... you did a good job choosing many of the best figures from your pool, congrats on that.

Venom (R)
Thor (V)
Punisher (E)
Scarab (E)
Tigerlily (R)
Ian Nottingham (E)
Ghost Rider (V)
Sabretooth (Universe) (V)
Sabretooth (ultimates) (V)
Moloid (R)x3
Moloid (E)
Moloid (V)
Shade (V)
Raven (E)
Swamp Thing (V)
Hellboy (E)
Rasputin (V)
Lobster Johnson (V)
Sentinel Trooper (V)
Tomoe (V)
Calypso (E)
Calypso Ezili (LE)
Destiny (R)
Scourge (R)
Scourge (E)
Firelord (R)
Vulture (E)
Rocket Red (V)
Mysterio (E)
Kraven (E)
The Darkness (E)
Thing (V)
Lexcorp Battlesuit (E)
Booster Gold (V)
Blue Beetle (V)
Doctor Octopus (Ultimates) (R)
Brood Warrior (R)
Brood Warrior (E)
Con Artist (REV)
Black Widow (R)
Paramedic (R)
AIM Medic (V)
Sgt. Rock (V)
Hawkeye (Ultimates) (R)
Abomination (V)
DEO Agent (V)
Hellcat (E)
Hand Ninja (E)


So lets see if we can build you a decent team here...

First we need the priorities, Perplex, Support, Outwit, TK/Flight and then the sub-utilities, Prob.Control,

so... here's my suggestion.

E Punisher (key) 65pts
R Venom (perplex/leapclimb+superstrength) 55pts
E Mysterio (outwitter) 57pts
E Con Artist (perplex) 12pts
V AIM Medic (higher attack for support until you get a E/V paramedic) 17pts
R Destiny (prob control) 20pts
E Vulture/E Brood Warrior (cheap taxi) 20pts
V Rasputin 111pts (perplex+PB+wildcard)

This here is only 357 pts, what you COULD do from here is possibly add

E Lexcorp (for superman enemy and have rasputin copy superman enemy to outwit someone (while adjacent of course) ;)) 39pts
put in both vulture and brood warrior +20pts
V Shade (mystics+regen) 73pts

All that would be 479... which would allow you to have another medic, the DEO agent, another cheap taxi or something else.

I'm just offering suggestions though, obviously it would be better if I knew you and knew your playing style, tell me what you think.

Good luck.