Team Tournament alternatives 3 - Black Cat

  

We continue to go through some of the most common splash models in competitive singles list and try to find some alternatives for them. Today: Black Cat 

To say Black Cat is pushed is an understatement. In the undying words of Joey Tribinani: 

While she isn't breaking the game on her own and isn't as universally great for every list as Baron Zemo (though there's a good argument that she is even more valuable) but she makes otherwise good models completely useless when she does she same thing, but better and then three other things on top of what anyone else at her threat level can. 

So today we look at all of her four main strengths and find some replacement for one of them. Which are: Speed, Durability*, Stealing and the Control of enemy Kaijus (through Stagger) 

 

*We'll have an article about Luke Cage down the line so the real tanks will bei in that one here it's more about Extracts Runners 

Speed (carrying an Extract around the board) 

Long Move, Stealth, Range 2 Place, decent enough attacks and Coiled Serpent. Everything on Vipers card is good. It's very far from Black Cat but if it's her mobility and Extract play you are after Viper could be worth a look. 

Shadowcat has the same core of Long Move, Stealth and a Range 2 Place but better attacks in exchange for a slightly worse defensive ability (which is honestly debatable). In theory she brings a Steal with her TTC Hold Still but since that one requires a wild trigger it's hard to recommend it for any kind of competitive play. 

Speed, Durability and Steal

Just replace your S tier splash with a another one. I'd raise my eyebrows high if not at least 3/4s of WTC teams have Miles in them regardless of whether they have a Web Warriors player or not. 

Speed and Durability 

Lizard is hardly a hot take here but he's just very reliable at being a fast tough potato. He also adds some control. 

Controlling High Threat enemy characters 

If for some reason your Team has no Inhumans player and Gorgon is available grab him. He can't keep up with most of the other characters on this list on terms of Speed but he has action compression and his Spender is straight up fantastic. 

Firewall is a fantastic superpower against a lot of Kaijus and Pyro brings good attacks and a Steal per TTC Pyrotechnics to the table. He is not tough at all though so be careful with that. 

Shocker is pretty far on the other side of the strength curve compared to Felica but he can be decently annoying to throw into your opponents big bad and maybe get a Stagger off. 

Next in the series: 

Beta Ray Bill 

That's it for today. 

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