RONAN
I don't really like to play big tent pole figures but the 300 point Ronan sure has a real 'come hither' look to him. Strong stats, massive damage, impressive attack values, long range, improved targeting, and top-dial Outwit (all of which can't be countered) looks pretty good in a large point game. He makes the 300 point Black Adam from Superman (my benchmark 300 point efficiency figure) look just so-so.

Still, I actually think he shines best at 100 points. Invincible is a scary power on most people and when you're looking at a secondary attacker (I look at almost all 100 point figures as secondary attackers), with Invincible that's good. He's got a great AV at that level and with Close Combat Expert and Super Strength can dish out much more than he should. Plus his ability to phase out of trouble at the end of his dial and free action regen potentially back to his top 100 point dial should not be sniffed at.

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Another factor to consider is that "Guardians of the Galaxy" keyworded figures have two of the best ATAs available, making them either wildcards for 1 point per clix or making them immune to Outwit for 5 4 points per clix. These figures shine with the mini-Fortitude of their ATA.

WizKids consistently has put out very solid Fast Forces packs for the past few years with very few misfires, often with the Fast Forces figures outshining the main set ones (I'm looking at you Fast Forces Superman). Overall, this is yet another strong Fast Forces with plenty of strong, well costed, well balanced figures which you should see on plenty of teams for the next 2 months before the next set comes out.

Note: the image on the right is the original ATA provided by Wizkids, but is outdated. At some point, they reduced the cost of this ATA from 5 to 4.