ha055: Valkyrie (Veteran)

[HCRealms]

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[CarlosMucha]

For Last! This is My Only want on this Set, She is great!

[bluesummers]

Another excellent Defenders piece in the 140-150 pt range. The mobility and opening values here are great. Versatility in the option to spear-toss from 4 away in a fly-by or Charge in with SS is pretty fantastic.

If you play patiently with her, and let them come you to, flying-by and throwing with that Transporter attack, she should live for a long time, and do a lot of damage.

Sculpts not too shabby either, once it expands out of the cramped packaging. :P

Edit: The mid-dial Enhancement is pretty interesting on this fig. She limps back home to help friends in combat. She seems to work best partnered with SI Strange, taking his Perplex when she's needs to AV for her Move-And-Attack, then lending Enhancement to his ranged attacks if she takes damage.

[ccrome]

Finally, Marvel adds another lady with Impervious. If it didn't happen in this set it was never going to happen. :d-normal:

[Marauder]

She's just made for doubletime. A 22-move carrying a heavy hitter means no place is safe. (SI Namor maybe, as that should keep them both at a 18 Defence value for a good while...)

[WolvieFan9]

Absolutely fantastic. She is an AMAZING figure. I pulled her in a HOT Sealed tourney and she devastated all of my opponents -- I faced a common Thor in each round and she punked him each time. That 6-square Charge with an 11 AV and 4 damage -- with Super Strength, so it should be at least 5 on the first attack -- and bringing along another figure to help bash next turn is huge. Her first click makes the Transporter move+attack effective even without friends to boost her AV. In all three rounds I played, she never came off her Super Senses clicks. The only thing I'd add about her is that I am of mixed mind when it comes to her pushability... surely you can push her, but her first click is SO good, I found I really didn't want to. I have yet to play her on a Defenders team, but I am looking forward to it!

[Turanthor]

This is definitely one of the strand out figs in the HoT set IMO. Her M/A ability with an 11 rivals FF Hawkeye, but with 4 damage and SS she can carry an attack roll object and deal a potential 5-6 clicks while rolling with a 10! Her 12 range makes her even more ridiculous, I smashed High Evolutionary on the first turn, hitting him for 6 clicks and knocking him into his Giant symbol so I could finish him off with Beta Ray Bill, it was thing of beauty!

Since she has the Deity keyword, and goes to relatively low DV, I always pair her up with a rookie Valkyrie so she has Support all over the place! Once you get her hit, you are rolling downhill with that 9 or 10 on a 15 or 16, and you can bring along a second Valk who can carry thanks to seeing her, and you have even more chances to heal her!

With her movement, attack rolls, defense powers, SS, TA, M/A and 4 range, and Warrior/Defenders keyword, she is a frickin steal for 145 points, and a boon to many a theme team!

[flyingicarus]

When I first saw this piece I was underwhelmed. Sure, they finally make Valkyrie a transporter on Aragorn but at double the cost of the Sinister Vet...I don't think so.

Then I played her. What an awesome piece. Great movement and damage potential, decent avs & dvs. The thing with Val is to play her right. Just send her in (either with a Defender ally with a good dv or a butt kicking brick) and have her go to town! With all the bcf on her dial feats like Vampirism and Blood Oath do really well with her.

If anything I dinged her for the sculpt (she's practically falling off her horse) and comic accuracy as she's a bit deadlier than Valkyrie typically is. Good stuff, this is.

[Kohona_Hurricane]

I love this piece so much ran it in a 400 point tourney went 2-1
Ran
Valkyrie SR
Pummel
Protected
Gamora
Alias
Protected
Chief
Valkyrie Generic
Dream Girl

Use Chief to Outsider Valkyrie carrying Gamora
Transporter attack next turn charge with Gamora.

[Lokheit]

Played her in a sealed tourney and she worked nicely. She is even harder than what i though and if you want you can charge instead of using the transporter ability and still move 6 squares. And the mid dial impervious is great.

Very good compliment for starlord.

[Samaritan]

What an awesome close fight piece. Either perplexed move & attacking or plain charging butts, she'll deliver pain. And then she'll turn into a enhancing armored taxi. And then some mobility to finish strong. If she had higher range and attack didn't drop that low, she'd easily be an all 5'er.

[bluesummers]

Use Chief to Outsider Valkyrie carrying Gamora
Transporter attack next turn charge with Gamora.

Does that even work? Outsiders prevents against stat changes from Powers and Team Abilities. Transporter is neither of those, its just an ability, and when it comes to game effects, like protecting them from outwit with Fortitude, there is a definite distinction.

[Maraud]

Does that even work? Outsiders prevents against stat changes from Powers and Team Abilities. Transporter is neither of those, its just an ability, and when it comes to game effects, like protecting them from outwit with Fortitude, there is a definite distinction.

it does not work with the Transporter move and attack.

[BadAxe1]

I gave her solid 5's all around. This is my favorite piece in the set. The playability is awesome and she never fails to wreck pieces that cost way more than she does. I can't wait to play a classic Defenders team with her Namor and Dr. Strange.

[spiderpigg]

leadership + transporter + cont. plan = HSS lite and pain for your face. Seriously though have her take around her little sister counter part to heal her when she gets thumped and for about 195 pts you can win just about any game. I love the SuperSense defense on her gives your opponent a tough decision on how to go after her not so clear as to drop PB or EW on her gives a better opportunity to stay on that top click longer IMO. People rant about the inept red defense personally i love it the only way to counter it is a PW or Outwit. Many players i have faced get cocky about not outwitting the defense and electing something else because it doesnt force your opponents hand like Imperv does. Also any player worth his salt knows how little PW sees play compared to how MUCH PB and EW do totally rendering that gold defenses useless

[phillynorthstar]

I love this piece. She is amazing as a defender and as an asgardian. put her next to a generic Valkyrie and she heals back from hits or put her next to Samantha Parrington or Namor and she holds that 18/17 defense the entire fight.
Everyone always outwits her charge, so i generally rely on Move and Attack. With inside info, immortal contempt, or contingency plan, she never loses that -2 attack in full. I love applying Book of Destiny on Valkyrie. M&A or Charge in with a heavy object, use BoD to turn off outwit, next turn her passenger attacks, push Valkryie, and your opponent is dead.
Her move and attack capabilities are amazing. There is no where to hide from this chick. She pairs great with Thor and Namor, who are also amazing move and attackers.

[happyoptimistic88]

Really good piece, one of the best Transporter figures in heroclix!!!:cool:

[Beck]

She's built for landing the first strike and staying in the opponents face.

My only complaint is that after click 3, she just becomes annoying as her attack and defense TANK, but her defense abilities are her only saving grace

[ThePancakeMan]

Not So Special AND Immortal Contempt on her... pick the right target and her attack doesn't go down while using the Transporter attack.

[archmage78]

Note to the people who rate this figure so highly, you do realize that you are paying in her points for blades Claws fangs, when 2 of the 5 clix she has it, she has 4 damage, 2 3 damage and only one 2 damage. Terrible waste of points, not needed. Poorly laid out dial. She is usable, but there are much better figures.

[TheGoodReverendJLang]

Note to archmage78: you do realize that you could roll a 5 or a 6 with blades, which is a value that is locked, regardless of what your printed or modified damage value may be? This gal ROCKS THE HOUSE

[Thunderclese]

Easily my favorite transporter in the game. She always catches people off guard, too.

[spider_ham]

Criminally overlooked in favor of HoT Common Thor. For 5 points less than the Fast Forces Thor, you have a HSS brick that does MUCH more (share 18 DV via Defenders TA, deal an average of 4 damage with BCF and Super Strength). She's very versatile, giving Amazon "Warrior" and Defenders themes a much-needed boost.

[lucernhammer]

This was my herald for the 2 ig events I went to she was a beast on the runner map. Went 6-0 only lost 2 pieces total in both events. That's the best rating I can give a piece. Proven winner against good competition.