himatako wrote: Another fun team: Kingpin + DD + Patch. DD's blue create a CD tile. Kingpin's black can benefit from CD bonus + Patch's strike tile. It's powerful even when you use it with default Kingpin they give you in Hostile Takeover.
Phantron wrote: Since you're supposed to sacrifice a CD's potential for damage for the instant damage it'd rarely work out to be in your favor to pop your own CDs on purpose. Falcon would be the cheapest at creating CDs but that completely depends on the enemy creating something for you to pick up with Redwing. After that Loki is likely the most reliable though you're giving up up to 4 AP advantage, which is more than popping your own Maggia Thug CD (takes 10 yellow to create 7 CDs, so each is worth no more than 2 AP). Of course you could pop a Sniper CD too but Sniper CDs have a hard time surviving that long (5 turns) so while it seems like a waste to blow up a 5K CD for 3K damage, it might not be that bad of a deal after you factor in that 5 turn CD isn't very likely to survive in the first place.
ShionSinX wrote: Wait, arnt Loki's CDs 2 AP steal each? And the idea here, I think, is to not rush for King's yellow, instead just get black while the CDs pop-up by themselves with Loki/Falcon. And because you can see who are you fighting against you can just choose the best partner; if you see a Ldaken or Blade just slap Falcon in.
Phantron wrote: You get 2 AP and they lose 2 AP, so it has a value of 4 AP. On the other hand, since it takes you 10 AP to creates those 7 CDs with Maggis Pawns, each of them in theory has a value under 2 AP to you. Of course, at some point you got to be able to convert a raw AP advantage into damage but in a sufficiently long game, it'd be better to pop Maggia Pawns CDs that takes an average of less than 2 yellow AP to put up, compared to popping Loki's CD that nets you a 4 AP advantage. From the test drive scenario, it's not often for Kingpin's CD to survive even when the opponent isn't moving the board at all. All kinds of weird things can happen in 5 turns that blows up your CDs, so they're really the best kind of CD to sacrifice for the black because the chance of any particular CD on Maggia Pawns surviving isn't very good, while Loki's CD have a very good chance of taking effect and you'd be sacrificing more. Of course Falcon's CD is a no brainer to sacrifice, but that's not something you can always count on.
raisinbman wrote: It's pretty obvious the devs want us to control shift a countdown then use Kingpin's black on it
maximumboo wrote: I just got 13 covers (553) and run him with LadyThor and Ironman. Use Kingpin's purple to feed ironman yellow, ironman recharges, and fire K's black to get maximum demage. The remaining 2 recharge tiles fuel LadyThor red and blue in 2 rounds later (also Kingpin's Black and Purple if Ironman recharge has 5 covers). Pair him with Spiderman and LThor is also fun, Use his purple to feed LThor Thunderstrike, which accelerates Call the Storm and create protect tile at the same time.
raisinbman wrote: maximumboo wrote: I just got 13 covers (553) and run him with LadyThor and Ironman. Use Kingpin's purple to feed ironman yellow, ironman recharges, and fire K's black to get maximum demage. The remaining 2 recharge tiles fuel LadyThor red and blue in 2 rounds later (also Kingpin's Black and Purple if Ironman recharge has 5 covers). Pair him with Spiderman and LThor is also fun, Use his purple to feed LThor Thunderstrike, which accelerates Call the Storm and create protect tile at the same time. Hey calm down there, buddy, do you want to get those characters nerfed?????
Gagutz wrote: I wanted to know some good combinations to go with Kingpin. He is 5/3/5 and have tried him with Scarlett Witch, which works great but lacks that power.