Ronin looks absolutely amazing. He combines Wolverine or Apex Predators great Builder with Blades Gainer for added mobility and Spender Beam similar to Logans with Web Swing (Grappling Hook), Warrior of Legend (Spectre of Death), Martial Artist and Stealth.
While nothing he does is really new or unique the sum of his parts appear to form an absolute formidable package.
Where will he fit?
Ronin is affiliated with Defenders and Avengers and both seems great for him.
Daredevil rerolls are great for a character that wants to fight and his Grappling Hook can bring him into perfect position or get him out of the thick of things afterwards.
Doctor Strange can heal him and buff his Martial Artist while handing out Hex helps him get his damage through (great combination with Pierce) and not takes as much back.
Steve 1 reduces the power cost on one of his two great active superpowers that he wants to use both every round. The lack of a reactive superpower is making it a bit less desirable. But being able to Grappling Hook turn 1 means he can potentially double tap the midline. (With at least one Range 4 Gainer)
Steve 3 might be a fantastic home for Ronin as he has a lot of great triggers and can also turn them into additional damage through Specter of Death.
Sam doesn't have any direct synergy with Ronin aside from just being an overall great leadership.
And the same can basically be said for Hulkbuster. I wouldn't call it a great leadership like Sams but in match ups where it is relevant (for example vs. Asgard, Magneto Brotherhood and Spider-Foes) it can be quite good. No special synergy either though.
As a splash he faces tough competition in the 4 threat slot with maybe Psylocke being his closes competitor. While probably not always the outright best fit I don't think you can really go wrong with Clinton here either.
A
Rather expensive but it flat out has the potential to double the damage output of Ronin for a turn. And remember the Steve 3 synergy above? Only added value here. I was committed to playing Avengers with the new characters (especially Tigra, but also Ronin) after getting my 30 Guardians games batch probably in November but I was thinking more towards Steve 1 but Ronin might get me to put MCPs ugliest model (by a mile) in Steve 3 on the table. We will see (I'll probably try both in the end).
Back to the card and I don't think it's stapled to Ronin but definitely worth considering whenever you add him to your Roster.
B+
That's it for today.
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