***NOTE about "Breaking and Entering": I realized too late that the card is a regular action and can therefore be used in Alter-Ego form, adding much more interest to the card! My bad for missing that!***
I'm not completely sure you acknowledged that Creole was Alter Ego as well. Along with Breaking and Entering and his ability, this makes him super-unique in his ability to stay in Alter-Ego form for a number of rounds if he has to, and still be able to handle the main scheme.
I think one thing that may have been overlooked is that Creole Charmer is an “alter-ego” thwart event. Which is extremely rare so I think it’s actually more exciting because of that. Similar to Breaking and Entering PS Stealth Strike is a reprint. It already exists in the game with Black Widow artwork on it and from the Black Widow pack initially.
I'm happy (albeit slightly surprised) to see LeBeau coming so soon. Of course, since they're releasing hero packs in pairs and there's been a trend of "team-up" events for most recent heroes, I'm betting this means Rogue will be the tandem release. I'm excited for both but I'm really hoping that means the next wave of packs will feature my personal favorite, Nightcrawler. His ally card is fantastic but we demand a full hero deck for the swashbuckling scoundrel.
Rogue’s mutant ability is Attribute absorption via skin-to-skin. Thematically this makes sense that her casting cost is directly related to the amount of counters she absorbs.
Thanks for the review. We just got Wolverine, Storm and Mojo scenery pack (all at the same time) here in Spain. Gambit is certainly interesting, hopefully he will be useful in the next campaign.
I don't think you receive the charge counter from Royal Flush in time to use it to enhance Royal Flush. Throw de Card is an interrupt and so it happens before you play the event, and therefore you must pay its cost before you actually play the event it modifies. Since you haven't played Royal Flush yet, you don't have that charge counter available to power it up. I think as written, you need 3 charge counters ready to go before you use Royal Flush if you want 9 damage. It will replace one counter that you used, however. I guess that's good. Creole Charmer being Alter Ego only is really interesting. Combining that with his thwart stat of 1, the Thieves Guild, and Breaking and Entering and the design intent seems to be: Gambit attacks, but Remy thwarts. That could almost make him less flexible in some ways. At least Breaking and Entering and Operative Skill can be used as alter-ego or hero. And yes, Breaking and Entering is only exciting because it allows Spies and Thieves to thwart from Alter-ego. Otherwise it would be strictly worse than For Justice. Also, we shouldn't miss the fact that Thief Extraordinaire also let's you look at the top card of the Encounter deck. You must be gathering some intel while prowling the villain's lair so now you know what their plans are! Thanks for the preview! Should we guess that Rogue will be released at the same time?!?
Appreciate the coverage of Stealth Strike! You mentioned that it's a good addition to Justice, but it's just a reprint of the same card from Black Widow. The designers noted that as part of the arrangement to allow X-Men in the game, every card has to have X-Men art. So all the reprints were going to see, we'll have new art! In this case, Wolverine in a duct versus Black Widow with a sniper rifle.
Hi Dylann! Well, Gambit is the hero I'm most excited about among all the released/revealed X-men! Pros: - Different/original play style. - Pretty exciting alter-ego (the best of all to date imo). - Great hero ability (managing those charge counters will create interesting short/long term decisions). - Very versatile control hero with exploding potential and great defense - Accurate thematic implementation of the character. - Best team-up card and best ally ever... love u Rogue!! Totally Level God Hype!
I’m surprised at how defensive he was designed, but he honestly looks like a blast! Like Black Widow albeit with slightly worse thwarting but with way more damage. My kinda guy, mon amis!
He feels like a crazy powerful character. If he gets the right opening hand, I can see him winning in 2 turns in solo with aggression. Imagine him with honed technique.
There has yet to be a dud with the x-men announcements / releases. I'm really excited for Gambit! I specially love heroes, like gamora, who work well in true solo!
is marvel champions an official game from Marvel? Because it says "Creole charmer" (pronounced kree-ol) but Gambit is Cajun. Creole and Cajun are two different groups. I'm curious if it's a mistake or maybe they just don't know
It’s largely that Chris Claremont didn’t do his homework when creating Gambit. For example, Gambit says “chere”, whereas a Cajun would say “sha”. And he was adopted by Cajun Thieves, he’s not necessarily himself a Cajun ethnically.
@@BlueSapphyre I always imagined "chere" came from his time in France. But yeah you right about the sha part. But also creole is completely different than Cajun. He's not ethnically or regionally or racially creole. It's a completely different group
I just order Marvel Champions. I have Arkham and LOTR but I can't interest my boyfriend into it. He's a marvel guy. So I bit it and bought and I hope I love it. Gonna order this pack just because I love Gambit. Going in totally blind
Looks like a good MC hero with emphasis on how well he fits into the entire series beyond XMen. Eclipse on the other hand strikes me as filler. Consider: MC is hugely popular, sales are always super high at release and that’s not taking into account the XMen cycle. There is a lot of MC Core set out in the wild. So many customers that I would hazard to say the majority are casual; something on par with three or four games per week. Eclipse doesn’t fit with that level of gameplay. It will excite the higher level players and deck-lords but what does it do for everyone else except take up space in storage? I haven’t seen anyone clamoring for Armadillo or stuffing Hood with Badoons or The Brotherhood. Designing for only the elite gamers is a concern for me.
I feel like Marvel Champions never quite clicked with me for whatever reason(although of course I’d be more than happy to be proven wrong!), but I still really enjoy watching you break down these sets. It’s very interesting seeing the input an experienced player has with cards and mechanics I’m wildly unfamiliar with
He looks incredibly interesting and hopefully well balanced too! Oh and FYI - Allot of people are missing the breaking and entering is and Action - its not form sepcific, so you can play it from alter-ego! Same with Operative skill. Edit! just saw your pin!
I would have bet an obscene amount of money on Gambit and Rogue being the pack ins on the next big box. At this point Rogue has to be the next announcement right?
I'm gonna bet the next box is X Force. And maybe something like Cable and Domino in the expansion box. Or ArchAngel and Psylocke. Deadpool as a standalone. Just my guess.
@@dontberash I’d have to believe that Psylocke and Emma are coming just to use the psionic trait abilities. I really really don’t want Deadpool but he’s popular so he’s probably coming.
Almost guaranteed. Remy's pack even includes a team-up event card, which we've already seen shared between Colossus and Kitty, as well as Cyke and Jean. At this point, I'd put money on Rogue's reveal coming next.
I'm excited we are getting him. But I don't know how good he's actually going to be in practice. His upside is high, but staying in AE too long may be a bit of a trap.
***NOTE about "Breaking and Entering": I realized too late that the card is a regular action and can therefore be used in Alter-Ego form, adding much more interest to the card! My bad for missing that!***
Hello Widow
Spider-Woman and Black Widow can also play it in either form. Super versatile!
I'm not completely sure you acknowledged that Creole was Alter Ego as well. Along with Breaking and Entering and his ability, this makes him super-unique in his ability to stay in Alter-Ego form for a number of rounds if he has to, and still be able to handle the main scheme.
Also that gambit's that removal card is an alter-ego action! Makes things interesting for AE for him
I was just going to comment about this :)
I think one thing that may have been overlooked is that Creole Charmer is an “alter-ego” thwart event. Which is extremely rare so I think it’s actually more exciting because of that. Similar to Breaking and Entering
PS
Stealth Strike is a reprint. It already exists in the game with Black Widow artwork on it and from the Black Widow pack initially.
I'm happy (albeit slightly surprised) to see LeBeau coming so soon. Of course, since they're releasing hero packs in pairs and there's been a trend of "team-up" events for most recent heroes, I'm betting this means Rogue will be the tandem release. I'm excited for both but I'm really hoping that means the next wave of packs will feature my personal favorite, Nightcrawler. His ally card is fantastic but we demand a full hero deck for the swashbuckling scoundrel.
The one hero I’ve wanted in the game ever since Marvel Champions came out! Thanks for covering this one as always, Dylan. Can’t wait 😎
Rogue’s mutant ability is Attribute absorption via skin-to-skin. Thematically this makes sense that her casting cost is directly related to the amount of counters she absorbs.
Thanks for the review. We just got Wolverine, Storm and Mojo scenery pack (all at the same time) here in Spain. Gambit is certainly interesting, hopefully he will be useful in the next campaign.
I don't think you receive the charge counter from Royal Flush in time to use it to enhance Royal Flush. Throw de Card is an interrupt and so it happens before you play the event, and therefore you must pay its cost before you actually play the event it modifies. Since you haven't played Royal Flush yet, you don't have that charge counter available to power it up. I think as written, you need 3 charge counters ready to go before you use Royal Flush if you want 9 damage. It will replace one counter that you used, however. I guess that's good.
Creole Charmer being Alter Ego only is really interesting. Combining that with his thwart stat of 1, the Thieves Guild, and Breaking and Entering and the design intent seems to be: Gambit attacks, but Remy thwarts. That could almost make him less flexible in some ways. At least Breaking and Entering and Operative Skill can be used as alter-ego or hero. And yes, Breaking and Entering is only exciting because it allows Spies and Thieves to thwart from Alter-ego. Otherwise it would be strictly worse than For Justice.
Also, we shouldn't miss the fact that Thief Extraordinaire also let's you look at the top card of the Encounter deck. You must be gathering some intel while prowling the villain's lair so now you know what their plans are!
Thanks for the preview! Should we guess that Rogue will be released at the same time?!?
Appreciate the coverage of Stealth Strike! You mentioned that it's a good addition to Justice, but it's just a reprint of the same card from Black Widow.
The designers noted that as part of the arrangement to allow X-Men in the game, every card has to have X-Men art. So all the reprints were going to see, we'll have new art!
In this case, Wolverine in a duct versus Black Widow with a sniper rifle.
Natural Agility is insanely good as you get plus 1 for each charge counter on him where Gambit has no limit as to how many counters he may have.
Love the reviews… keep them coming! Quick question… I would assume when Gambit flips to Alt-Ego form, he would lose all charge counters that he had?
No, he doesn't. Yes, he's a beast!
Hi Dylann! Well, Gambit is the hero I'm most excited about among all the released/revealed X-men! Pros:
- Different/original play style.
- Pretty exciting alter-ego (the best of all to date imo).
- Great hero ability (managing those charge counters will create interesting short/long term decisions).
- Very versatile control hero with exploding potential and great defense
- Accurate thematic implementation of the character.
- Best team-up card and best ally ever... love u Rogue!!
Totally Level God Hype!
So much to be excited for with this one!
I’m surprised at how defensive he was designed, but he honestly looks like a blast! Like Black Widow albeit with slightly worse thwarting but with way more damage. My kinda guy, mon amis!
He feels like a crazy powerful character. If he gets the right opening hand, I can see him winning in 2 turns in solo with aggression. Imagine him with honed technique.
There has yet to be a dud with the x-men announcements / releases. I'm really excited for Gambit! I specially love heroes, like gamora, who work well in true solo!
Gambit Aggression…sounds lovely.
is marvel champions an official game from Marvel? Because it says "Creole charmer" (pronounced kree-ol) but Gambit is Cajun. Creole and Cajun are two different groups. I'm curious if it's a mistake or maybe they just don't know
It’s largely that Chris Claremont didn’t do his homework when creating Gambit. For example, Gambit says “chere”, whereas a Cajun would say “sha”. And he was adopted by Cajun Thieves, he’s not necessarily himself a Cajun ethnically.
@@BlueSapphyre I always imagined "chere" came from his time in France. But yeah you right about the sha part. But also creole is completely different than Cajun. He's not ethnically or regionally or racially creole. It's a completely different group
I can’t wait to see Rogue revealed!!
I just order Marvel Champions. I have Arkham and LOTR but I can't interest my boyfriend into it. He's a marvel guy. So I bit it and bought and I hope I love it. Gonna order this pack just because I love Gambit. Going in totally blind
Looks like a good MC hero with emphasis on how well he fits into the entire series beyond XMen.
Eclipse on the other hand strikes me as filler. Consider: MC is hugely popular, sales are always super high at release and that’s not taking into account the XMen cycle. There is a lot of MC Core set out in the wild. So many customers that I would hazard to say the majority are casual; something on par with three or four games per week. Eclipse doesn’t fit with that level of gameplay. It will excite the higher level players and deck-lords but what does it do for everyone else except take up space in storage? I haven’t seen anyone clamoring for Armadillo or stuffing Hood with Badoons or The Brotherhood. Designing for only the elite gamers is a concern for me.
Rogue Protection will be the next pack.
Stealth strike is a reprint i think
Yup. Was in Black Widow.
Came here to say this!
Anyone knows an estimated release date? :)
I feel like Marvel Champions never quite clicked with me for whatever reason(although of course I’d be more than happy to be proven wrong!), but I still really enjoy watching you break down these sets.
It’s very interesting seeing the input an experienced player has with cards and mechanics I’m wildly unfamiliar with
Have you played other lcgs from FFG? I just ordered this and you got me worried haha. I play LOTR and Arkham so I'm hoping it's got the same feel?
@@floodkevin4716 I’ve never played LOTR, but I absolutely love Arkham.
Also I know tons of people who love both, so your mileage certainly may vary.
He looks incredibly interesting and hopefully well balanced too! Oh and FYI - Allot of people are missing the breaking and entering is and Action - its not form sepcific, so you can play it from alter-ego! Same with Operative skill.
Edit! just saw your pin!
So...Rouge comfirmed wright ?
As in blush?
Looks great
I was hoping he’d be compatible with a regular pack of cards that would have been awesome.
Use a regular deck of cards instead of counters 😉 that'll do the trick!
Great idea! I’m sure you can buy mini decks of cards too. I’ve seen em in Xmas crackers even. 🥰
I would have bet an obscene amount of money on Gambit and Rogue being the pack ins on the next big box. At this point Rogue has to be the next announcement right?
I'm gonna bet the next box is X Force. And maybe something like Cable and Domino in the expansion box. Or ArchAngel and Psylocke. Deadpool as a standalone.
Just my guess.
Big fan of this idea!
I'd be surprised if Rogue isn't next. Half-expected to get both announced together lol.
@@dontberash I’d have to believe that Psylocke and Emma are coming just to use the psionic trait abilities. I really really don’t want Deadpool but he’s popular so he’s probably coming.
Almost guaranteed. Remy's pack even includes a team-up event card, which we've already seen shared between Colossus and Kitty, as well as Cyke and Jean. At this point, I'd put money on Rogue's reveal coming next.
I'm excited we are getting him. But I don't know how good he's actually going to be in practice. His upside is high, but staying in AE too long may be a bit of a trap.
I didn't even have to troll you 😂
Haha I beat you to it this time!
@@AllYouCanBoard Rogue!!!
Gambit: No... Cujan. You got to give a Southern French Canadian accent. Where you can't find anywhere else in the world.
oof dat power creep
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