300 pt Sinister Syndicate

[fewilcox]

I pulled V Cap Britain and V Electro in a booster the other day. I already had Cap Britain so i gave him to my wife but i'd actually been wanting an Electro. I managed to trade for a v Doc Ock (Ultimates) and decided to build a (mostly) Sinister Syndicate team.

V Electro 55 (SinSyd)
V Doctor Octopus 61 (SinSyd)
V Bullseye 43 (SinSyd)
V Calypso 46 (SinSyd)
V Taskmaster 75 (Minions of Doom)
V Paramedic 12
R Paramedic 8

The idea is to have Electro and Tasky fight together sharing Tasky's 12 AV and using his PPX for range or dmg as needed.

Doc, Calypso, and Bullseye hang out sharing Bullseye's 11 AV. That cluster's got double EE, OW, MC, PC, and long range.

The R Paramedic is there 'cause i've got no better way to spend 8 points.

This team's got everything but TK. It's major weakness is Stealth. The only way i have to deal with Stealthers is to fly Tasky up next to them where he has to sit and wait a turn before attacking. If he ever dies then i could be in deep trouble.

The other weakness is played most effectively the team will be highly susceptible to EE attacks so i may be forced to spread out more than i'd like to.

This team isn't meant for tournament play. I would, however, like to have fun playing it and not get totally slaughtered. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

(btw, What you see before is pretty much my entire SinSyd collection. I have another V Bullseye, and a R Mysterio who's in my trade stock, but i think that's it.)

[Magneto103]

All Version of Mysterio are worth their weight in gold(IMHO)!! Stealth, Outwit, Super Senses...Smoke Cloud, then a later dose of Mind Control. I love putting Mysterio out in the center of the board and have people try to hit him, I love Super Senses!!

My only issue is that V Elctro has a 14 DV+ESD=17 at max at Range. But only a 14 close-up. A Thug could take him out!
Pairing him with someone who has Defend is the best way. His Low DV makes him an easy target. You're also talking about using him as a taxi, which means it will take 2 turns to clear after movement(or a Push to take you off your 4 Damage) to get a shot off.

The best would be pair him with Frank Schlichting(in an unrestriceted game). That would give a repectable 16 DV Close up (Defend) and a 19 DV ar Range(ESD+Hindering). Plus frank has a 10 Attack which is slightly better than Electro!

[graffin8085]

You would have to watch out for a stealth or charge team.

I played with some newer Sin Syn's last night and Electro can dish out dmg early but struggles later. Same thing with Bullseye.
Pieces that seem to find a way into most of my Sin Syn teams are:

V Bullseye
E Rhino
V Calypso
V Doc Oc (Ult)
E Kraven
E Vulture
V Electro
U Green Goblin

[ace]

i would throw v doc ock from ct a vastly superior piece imo

and drop the r paramedic for him

more perplex an 11 all for himself and willpower with a 17 defense

i'm not sure which one would be better for your team, calypso or kraven, i can see the pc being very useful, but so can outwit.

[fewilcox]

Thanks for the replies. I can possibly get a Kraven but i've already got Doc Ock and Mysterio for OW.

I expect one of several things to happen after Electro carries Taskmaster next to an opposing fig:
1) One of them (hopefully Electro's Poison and lower DV will make him a bigger target) will get whacked...hard... leaving the other to retaliate next turn.
2) The enemy will scream like a little girl and run away (this is what happened everytime Deathbird based anyone while carrying Pyslocke. What's so scary about 10 atk + BCF? *G*)
3) I was stupid and just gave my opponent a chance to wipe out both of them (not bloody likely).

Are there any SinSyd members (or a wildcard) with TK?

[Magneto103]

Are there any SinSyd members (or a wildcard) with TK?

V Calypso gets it on her 3rd and 4th Clicks.

Of course you have Cosmic Boy from DC, but that's not very thematic.

[fewilcox]

I completely forgot that Calypso gets TK. That tells you how often i use her.