The Clayface Experience

[darthfatty]

I love E Clayface. With Entangle. Yeah.

Anyway, there's a 300 point restricted Tourney on the 3rd, and I want to use a Clayface team. Here's what I'm thinking so far:

85 E Clayface W/Protetected and Entangle

108 E Joker W/Armor Piercing and Swingline (to get those soaring HSSers down)

48 V Lockjaw w/Nanobots (Joker's ride, counter-nano and food for the fodder)

25 V HIVE trooper (Clayface's ride)

266 total.

Swingline is totally negotiable. What else should I add or sub out? The prize is Super Nova, and I'm sure the field will be pretty competetive.

[Ghost_Rider]

It looks pretty solid so far, and Clayface really is an excellent piece.

Since you have the points available, you may want to upgrade him to the veteran. That way, at least he can do some major damage to start with.

I also like the HIVE Troopers. I'd keep him, but with your extra points Man-Bat could also be useful as a taxi. Then he can charge in and take a swipe with blades.

That said, it couldn't hurt to add someone with probability control, just in case...

[darthfatty]

I like the Experienced because of the front-loaded Plasticity. Besides, if I went with the Vet, I'd have to change the name of the team...

Man-Bat has ocurred to me more than once. He's just so awful after that first click...I really need to do something about Clayface's AV...I don't think I can make it with Joker as the only attacker.

Probability Control is always key. Maybe I should drop the Swingline and add R Domino with Protected on Joker.

[pbdeberry]

I've played a few Clayface teams... usually the Veteran but the same thing could apply with the Experience.

Go with Iron Fist over Joker, because of the points he saves (he's better at dealing damage) and you can do a few extra things with Lockjaw, like Shake it Off and Armor Piercing.

Here's my suggestion...

V Iron Fist 71
- Luck Break 5
E Clayface 69
- Sidekick 10
- Entangle 8
R Domino 45
V Skrull General 43
E Lockjaw 29 Sidekicked to Clayface (Sure a lot of points to spend on the pouch, but with Domino helping you should never miss a break away roll. I like to use shake it off and then make a transporter attack.)
- Shake it Off 10
- Armor Piercing 10

- 298 BFC Deep Shadows, White Noise

[Rurouni KJS]

( I like to use shake it off and then make a transporter attack.)


Transporter attack is not legal if you're starting the movement when based by an opposing fig.

[BLACKHEART25]

How about R Scarlet Witch over domino. She isn't really better,but she has 10 range so you don't have to move her in far and she has stealth as well. She also moves for free.

[DocDoom187]

Take out swingline, put Oracle on the card, and make Joker and Clayface agents, giving clayface outwit. Thats 2 outwits, plus "super preplex" on joker. Its totaly solid, anmd if i had a oracle I'd do it. Oh, and with the remaining 1 point throw in lian.

[darthfatty]

Take out swingline, put Oracle on the card, and make Joker and Clayface agents, giving clayface outwit. Thats 2 outwits, plus "super preplex" on joker. Its totaly solid, anmd if i had a oracle I'd do it. Oh, and with the remaining 1 point throw in lian.

So, like this:

87 E Clayface w/Entangle/ICWO

27 Oracle

108 E Joker w/ICWO/Armor Piercing

48 V Lockjaw w/Nanobots

25 V HIVE Trooper

5 points for Lucky Break on Clayface

I like it.

[darthfatty]

I've played a few Clayface teams... usually the Veteran but the same thing could apply with the Experience.

Go with Iron Fist over Joker, because of the points he saves (he's better at dealing damage) and you can do a few extra things with Lockjaw, like Shake it Off and Armor Piercing.

Here's my suggestion...

V Iron Fist 71
- Luck Break 5
E Clayface 69
- Sidekick 10
- Entangle 8
R Domino 45
V Skrull General 43
E Lockjaw 29 Sidekicked to Clayface (Sure a lot of points to spend on the pouch, but with Domino helping you should never miss a break away roll. I like to use shake it off and then make a transporter attack.)
- Shake it Off 10
- Armor Piercing 10

- 298 BFC Deep Shadows, White Noise


This is a good team. Wish I had the Skrull and the Sidekick. Plus, I really want to use Joker.

[XocgX]

So, like this:

87 E Clayface w/Entangle/ICWO

27 Oracle

108 E Joker w/ICWO/Armor Piercing

48 V Lockjaw w/Nanobots

25 V HIVE Trooper

5 points for Lucky Break on Clayface

I like it.

And you can Outwit soaring =)

What's your best range, 6? Deep shadows and Darkness are your friends =)

[darthfatty]

And you can Outwit soaring =)

What's your best range, 6? Deep shadows and Darkness are your friends =)


Well, yeah. The idea is to pull down the Fortituded HSSers. But, in three hundered, I don't think I'll see many. If I do, I think I can take them.

Great call on the BFC's.

[DocDoom187]

That would destroy. And now that you have 2 outwits, you could always outwit Soaring, THEN HSS

Plus ypu have huge damae potentialm and 10 attacks and 18/17 defenses
So, like this:

87 E Clayface w/Entangle/ICWO

27 Oracle

108 E Joker w/ICWO/Armor Piercing

48 V Lockjaw w/Nanobots

25 V HIVE Trooper

5 points for Lucky Break on Clayface

I like it.

[darthfatty]

That's teh sweet. I might be tempted to give ol' Basil Perplex to help out his flagging AV. VS tentpole teams, when he and Joker are doing the gang-up and Joker's AV can be shared, I'll totally go the double-outwit route.

Should I go with E Lockjaw and put Protected on one of the boys?

[DocDoom187]

That's teh sweet. I might be tempted to give ol' Basil Perplex to help out his flagging AV. VS tentpole teams, when he and Joker are doing the gang-up and Joker's AV can be shared, I'll totally go the double-outwit route.

Should I go with E Lockjaw and put Protected on one of the boys?
Thats a good idea. I'd give it to clayface, if for nothing more than Mastermind is a super Protected card.

[darthfatty]

Thats a good idea. I'd give it to clayface, if for nothing more than Mastermind is a super Protected card.

Especially with Deep Shadows to keep him in Stealth and un-outwittable.

[Gorodish]

Just for an alternate take, I'd add one of the many low priced Bat-Enemies to get an extyra figure. Maybe Harley. That way you saty in theme and have an extra figure to help handle swarm teams. Another Hive Trooper would work too.

[darthfatty]

Yeah, I was thinking about Harley. She can share her 9 in rough times.

[darthfatty]

The tournament went really well. The 2 outwits really made the team sing. I beat a Nova-Blasting Emerald Express in the first round, and took apart Photon and Karnak in the second. Super Nova is now mine! Mwahaha!