COMIX-FAN DEBUTS UNOFFICIAL MARVEL HEROCLIX VISUAL FIGURES GUIDE

[Eric J. Moreels]

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/games/MarvelHeroClix_logo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/games/MarvelHeroClix_logot.jpg" align=left alt="Marvel HeroClix CMG logo"></a>ComiX-Fan has been an avid supporter of WizKids' HeroClix Collectible Miniatures Game since its release last May with frequent coverage of HeroClix news, regular reviews of HeroClix products, and the continued collation of official rules clarifications in the one handy-to-reference document.

Now ComiX-Fan is proud to present the Unofficial Marvel HeroClix Visual Figures Guides - exhaustive and complete references for every single Marvel HeroClix figure! Can't remember how many clicks Veteran Mystique has Perplex for, when Experienced Beast gets Support, what Team Ability Rookie Hellcat has, or which version of Sasquatch is actually Tanaraq? Never fear! Every character is listed in the Guides by their collector number, and features an image as well as complete statistics, including every click on their combat dials! The Guides even includes all the stats for the Limited Edition and Exclusive figures, as well as the newest addition to the game - Bystander cards, Battlefield Condition cards, and Feat cards!

<a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/games/hc_visualguide.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/games/hc_visualguidet.jpg" align=right alt="ComiX-Fan's Unofficial Marvel HeroClix Visual Figures Guide preview"></a>All of the current Marvel HeroClix releases are featured, including the inaugural Infinity Challenge set, the two pre-release promotional figures, the giant-sized Sentinel figure, the Clobberin' Time expansion set, the Xplosion expansion set, the Critical Mass expansion set, the giant-sized Galactus figure, the Universe expansion set, the Ultimates expansion set, the Mutant Mayhem expansion set, the Nova and Dark Phoenix exclusives, as well as the new Armor Wars expansion set and the Phoenix exclusive!

There have also been Guides released for the DC HeroClix (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=10899) and Indy HeroClix (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=21682) sets.

Players should note that the use of such Guides in sanctioned tournament play is considered illegal and therefore should only be used for reference purposes in non-sanctioned play.

ComiX-Fan's Unofficial HeroClix Visual Figures Guides are presented as Excel spreadsheets, and are pre-formatted for ease of printing. To download the Guides, click the links below.

Infinity Challenge - Clobberin' Time (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/guides/Unofficial_Marvel_HeroClix_Visual_Figures_Guide.zi p) (848 Kb zip file)
Xplosion - Galactus (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/guides/Unofficial_Marvel_HeroClix_Visual_Figures_Guide2.z ip) (1.1 Mb zip file)
Universe - Ultimates (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/guides/Unofficial_Marvel_HeroClix_Visual_Figures_Guide3.z ip) (955 Kb zip file)
Mutant Mayhem - Fantastic Forces (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/guides/Unofficial_Marvel_HeroClix_Visual_Figures_Guide4.z ip) (949 Kb zip file)
Armor Wars (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/guides/Unofficial_Marvel_HeroClix_Visual_Figures_Guide5.z ip) (565 Kb zip file)

Order Marvel HeroClix online now from X-World Comics and save! (http://x-worldcomics.com/yourvirtualstore/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=307&cat=HEROCLIX)

[strangerx]

This is a very cool guide XFan. It sure makes it easier than having to go to the Heroclix website to see what stats the other figures have. Also the fact that you will be updating it with the new releases is deffenently a bonus.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Glad you like it, stranger! It took quite a long time to compile (inbetween working on X-Fan and that strange and wonderful thing called "life"), not to mention getting the formatting just right!

[gideonpryde]

You guys rock! This compilation is great and while it shouldn't be used for tournament play it sure is handy to have around.

Thanks guys

[Tom 2TUM Toner]

excelent, very cool Eric

[xgene]

Great job Eric. Makes it very easy to work out which characters will be good to use in a tournament! :)

[ScorchX]

This guide is so cool. The only thing I wish they would have done differantly with the figurenes is make a different one for each level. Take Rogue for example, she hasn't had the same outfit for her whole time as a supervillian/heroine, so why should her figurine?

[Eric J. Moreels]

Originally posted by ScorchX
This guide is so cool. The only thing I wish they would have done differantly with the figurenes is make a different one for each level. Take Rogue for example, she hasn't had the same outfit for her whole time as a supervillian/heroine, so why should her figurine?

Because it would have cost more to produce a figure with three different variations in the sculpt, rather than one sculpt per figure.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Just fixed another error with the Hobgoblin's entries (Battle Fury/Orange should be Ranged Combat Expert/Red).

[Eric J. Moreels]

I've just updated the Guide to include auto-popups whenever you mouse over a super-power color that tell you briefly what the super-power is!

I'm also hard at work on a DC Guide. As soon as I can hunt down all the stats (and if you've got any, please e-mail them to me), I'll release it.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Updated the Guide once more to include the stats for the recently-arrived LE Wolverine #171!

[fe2mike]

I downloaded this and love it! But can someone please tell me the frequency of the different levels of rarity. Something like:
Common 1- One in every booster (or one in every 4 figs)
Common 2- One in every 2 boosters (or one in every 8 figs)
...
Rare 5- One in every five boosters (or one in every 20 figs)

Am I even close on this guess? Also can you get Limited Editions out of booster packs?
Thanks, Mike

[xgene]

Originally posted by fe2mike
I downloaded this and love it! But can someone please tell me the frequency of the different levels of rarity. Something like:
Common 1- One in every booster (or one in every 4 figs)
Common 2- One in every 2 boosters (or one in every 8 figs)
...
Rare 5- One in every five boosters (or one in every 20 figs)

Am I even close on this guess? Also can you get Limited Editions out of booster packs?
Thanks, Mike

LE's are only available if you win tournaments with prize support or some can be purchased (I think the Beserker Wolverine is one of these plus the Ant-Man and Yellowjacket LE's were only available at a recent convention).

I'm not sure about the frequency of figures in boosters though.

[Eric J. Moreels]

mike, you can't get Limited Editions out of boosters. They are only available by playing in sanctioned tournaments, via special mail-away offers, or - if you're really desperate - on eBay.

And I'm not exactly sure on the rarity distribution. I'm pretty sure that you're meant to get one rarity 4 or higher (uncommon, rare or unique) in each booster, and two in each starter.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Okay, that's fixed and the new file has been attached to the first post. Thanks for the catch!

[ThePope]

Will this be updated with the new Berserker Wolverine stats? I can supply them if needed.

Thanks!

[ThePope]

Oops! It's there. I just missed it.

Thanks!

[Eric J. Moreels]

Just updated the Guide with the complete pics and stats for the Clobberin' Time expansion! Check them out in the first post of this thread!

[ThePope]

Dude! You rock! This is one of the most helpful guides I have seen for any game (and I've played a lot of them).

Sean

[Eric J. Moreels]

Glad you like it, your holiness! ;-)

[venombytes]

Wow! The Pope plays Heroclix? ;) Thanks for the Clobbering time update X-fan. :D :bow:

[ThePope]

Are there any plans to update this guide with the Clobberin' Time LE's? The stats are available at HCRealms.com if you don't have them yourself.

[Eric J. Moreels]

The Guide will definitely be updated as time permits. Hopefully very soon!

[Eric J. Moreels]

Just updated the Guide with complete stats and a few pics from the Xplosion expansion!

[venombytes]

Hey Eric for some reason the file is a .rar which wont play in Excel. Am I doing something wrong? :?

[Eric J. Moreels]

RAR files are compressed archives like ZIP files. You need a program like WinRAR (www.rarlab.com/) to extract the spreadsheet from the archive.

The reason I used RAR to compress it is because it usually offers better compression than ZIP does, and with a 2.9 meg spreadsheet it needed the best compression possible to allow me to attach it to the above post!

[venombytes]

Oh okay thanks. :) Time to get Winrar.

[darkietum]

Eric,
Wanted to know if you had plans to update your guide with the Xplosion pics?
BTW - I think your Visual Guide is AWESOME!!!
-Darkietum

[Michael Fisch]

Great effort Eric! You're obviously a huge fan.

Any idea when they'll start announcing the figures for the next DC set, due in June?

[Eric J. Moreels]

Originally posted by darkietum
Wanted to know if you had plans to update your guide with the Xplosion pics?

As soon as I get the chance, yep!

BTW - I think your Visual Guide is AWESOME!!!

Glad you like it! :)

Originally posted by lockheed
Great effort Eric! You're obviously a huge fan.

Just slightly ;)

Any idea when they'll start announcing the figures for the next DC set, due in June?

Hopefully soon!

[Chinoy]

Can't open the .rar format. Which application should I use?

[eboladude]

How can we sign up to be notified when there are updates to the list? The stats for the Xplosion LE's are out now...

By the way, Eric, GREAT job on this - I really appreciate not having to do this myself!

Eb. B)

[Eric J. Moreels]

Originally posted by Chinoy
Can't open the .rar format. Which application should I use?

WinRAR, available from most download sites.

Originally posted by eboladude
How can we sign up to be notified when there are updates to the list? The stats for the Xplosion LE's are out now...

Click the "Subscribe to this thread" link after the Quick Reply Box below.

By the way, Eric, GREAT job on this - I really appreciate not having to do this myself!

Glad you like it! :)

[Eric J. Moreels]

Okay, I've had to split the Marvel Guide up into two spreadsheets because the filesize was just getting too unwieldy. So, the first file has the IC, Sentinel, and CT stats, whilst the second currently has the XP stats.

I've updated the XP file to include stats and pics for the XP LEs, including the new Betsy Braddock LE!

[Eric J. Moreels]

Just added pic and stats for the PlayStation Magazine mail-away Hulk LE to the Guide!

[Plastic_Paladin]

I am having trouble downloading the guides. Are the links working properly?

-Pp

[Wolverine]

They work fine for me

[TommyV27]

The previous guides have been invaluable.

Any chance of a 'Critical Mass' update?


Thanks.

[Eric J. Moreels]

There's one coming. Most likely after Christmas but before New Year's.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Okay, a little bit later than expected but the Guide has now been updated to include Critical Mass pics and stats!

Just click the link in the first post of this thread to download the ZIP file then extract the Excel spreadsheet to check out the new additions!

[brunt_fca_2000]

I get this message... "The requested URL /xfan/guides/Unofficial <font color= was not found on this server." Anyone know what to do to open the link to the Critical Mass guide???

[Eric J. Moreels]

I've just updated the second Marvel Guide to include the stats for the Galactus, Silver Surfer, and Invisible Woman LEs. Just click the link to download!

[Eric J. Moreels]

Just updated the article to include a link to the complete stats for Universe!

[Iron Angel]

Just wanted to drop a hearty "THANK YOU", Mr Moreels, for taking the time and trouble to make these sheets. They're great aids for team building, and I use them all the time. Great job, thanks much, and looking forward to all future updates.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Hey folks, the latest guide has been updated to include stats and images for the Ultimates expansion that debuted at Wizard World Philly! Enjoy!

[nomad]

Are these links still up? I keep getting a page not found message.
Is the links supposed to be:
http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/guides/Unofficial%20Marvel%20<font%20color=
?
cuz that's where it keeps sending me

[Eric J. Moreels]

Okay, the filename problem has been fixed! There should be no more problems downloading the zip files.

I've also added a new zip file containing all the details + pics of the latest Marvel expansion, Mutant Mayhem! Enjoy! :D

[Iron Angel]

Let me continue to say thanks for the time and effort you put into these guides. They're just great, and invaluable tools for me to use while building teams. Thanks again.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Complete stats for the Dark Phoenix con exclusive figure have now been added to the Guide!

[Eric J. Moreels]

Complete stats and pics for the Fantastic Forces expansion have now been added to the Guide!

[thetigerking83]

Your stats for Xorn/Magneto LE #200 are incorrect but they have the right ones on the site though.

Great Guides...

~sniffle~
Your my hero.

Thanks.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Your stats for Xorn/Magneto LE #200 are incorrect but they have the right ones on the site though.

Thanks for the heads-up! All fixed now :)

Great Guides...

~sniffle~
Your my hero.

Thanks.

:) You're more than welcome! Glad you're finding them useful!

[Eric J. Moreels]

Complete stats and pics for the Armor Wars expansion have now been added! Click the link in the first post of this thread to download it in ZIP format and enjoy!

[thetigerking83]

They changed The jean grey pheonix stats. Figured I should let you know.

[Eric J. Moreels]

They changed The jean grey pheonix stats. Figured I should let you know.

Yep, and the spreadsheet's been updated :)