Peace Was Never an Option

    Wowee. Where to begin with Emma Frost? I feel a little bad even covering her in some ways to be honest. The point of this series is to highlight characters that I feel get overlooked, and I don't think anyone is going to be overlooking Emma any point in the near future. I think she's quite possibly the best four threat in the game, up there with an unerrated Shang Chi, and if you're not seeing her all over the place in your local meta already... give it time. When people understand just how much this character can do, the question becomes why aren't you bringing the model with solid offense, great displacement and reliable defenses in your squad? There are reasons, but if you need a generalist all-rounder who happens to bring great tricks along for the ride, Emma is your girl. And what a glow up! Emma has spent years being underwhelming and mostly a tool for enabling the Hellfire Club. Now, she stands strong on her own and she alone might be a solid argument for giv...

Regan Wyngarde isn't exactly a character that I had a lot of interest in prior to seeing her release in Marvel Crisis Protocol. I hadn't heard of her, and even her sculpt wasn't... my favourite, though I do appreciate the arrogance in the pose, the leaping leopard is a bit of a tough sell. But! After putting her on the table, Lady Mastermind became a fixture in my roster with a play pattern that reminded me of one of my absolute favourites in the original Loki, which was not something I expected at all from reading her card. Let's dive in to why that is! The most complicated thing here is undoubtedly Your Reality is Whatever I Want it to Be. There's a ton of text here, but I'll sum it up: If you have power equal to a character's mental defense and Regan is within range 5 of them, she can spend that much power and make an attack with a type, range and power equal to their builder or spender, targeting another enemy character near them. It doesn't get any ...