Stranger can become Colossal and use Colossal Stamina.

Because you are still going to push Stranger on your 3rd turn to get to the 2nd click. Unless you just don't use PC on the 2nd turn, but I don't know why you would do that when you can gain a gauntlet roll by waiting until turn 3.

You then have the option to use HSS to plink Thanos or his support. The first time I used Stranger I played against Thanos and thought it would really screw me over. But it just didn't work the way you would think. I had to switch up the way I played simply by not pushing a ton, but it still wasn't close.

Edit: Or does it get you ahead even?

Stranger - 1
Thanos - 1
Stranger - 2
Thanos - 2
Stranger - 3
Thanos Clear
Stranger Clear
Thanos 3
Stranger - 4
Thanos - 4
Stranger - 5
Thanos - Clear
Stranger - Clear
Thanos - 5
Stranger - 6
Thanos - 6

So stranger is on 6 with 1 action token, while Thanos is on 6 pushed. Right? Haha I have no clue, but it seems like he gains 1 roll from the first colossal push.

Nova Prime Team beat Stranger. It was very close. Nova is able to get down field fast and take out an Aim Renegade before they can setup. He will have return fire on from Stranger but it won't kill him. Being able to remove tokens from him using the recruit is required. It allowed him to keep similar pace to Stranger in actions.

Stranger also rolled ok on the gauntlet which slowed him getting to his ultra name two power combo.

What team? What map? What do you mean setup? Shouldn't it already be setup to barrier every turn from the get go?

Stranger wants to be on click 2 so he can name whatever power he needs so it goes like this. Lets say both had the gauntlet.

Stranger acts
Thanos acts
Stranger acts
Thanos acts
Stranger goes colossal and acts, takes push.
Thanos clears.
Stranger clears.

Stranger has taken 3 actions before clearing. Thanos has taken two. So if Stranger doesn't colossal push for the rest of the game he is still one IG roll ahead of Thanos.

I played on the Hulk WARZONE map. I mainly go for a stable corner setup. It stops other jank. Barrier isn't up on turn 1 it is up on turn 2. Nova Solider team got to go first and that made a ton of difference when I look at it.

If you go back a page you can find the teams I posted last night.

Just an added note, after Air Ross Nukes getting in a couple of flurry attacks as the Red Hulk helped a ton. Stranger ended up having to outwit Nova Recruits end dial perplex. Nova also having running shot and psi-blast forces Stranger to base since he didn't have barrier support.

I get it. I blipped that point.

I doubt that one extra turn is that big a deal, btu the pick-a-power certainly is.

I'm not affected cause except for some Avengers stuff mine is all Superman forward.

You have no frame of reference here, Donny.

FF Sinestro 100
Eradicator 135
GF Thunderbolt Ross 55
Reality Gem 10

Play tested against the Stranger team. I'm pretty sure now that the answer to Stranger and barrier is Air Ross. You just need to build a team around him. After he does his first push you have someone that can benifit from his enhancement and can taxi him your good to go. I don't know what this means for Stranger on Stranger battles. I'm confident in saying that Air Ross will be meta. I think everything is limited down a bit more.

Air Ross and fIller
Stranger Barrier
Generic gauntlet attacker team (2 figure or 3 figure)
Astral Strange IG team
Tester or Galactus (I have to do a proxy game to see that)

Can this team work

Stranger
IG Reality Gem
Aim Renegade
Aim Agent

Still scientist keyword. You can be a bit more aggressive if you want. Turn 4 Stranger can get barrier. You just can't get rushed down.

I like it. If you get Air Striked you get support to try to get back on Barrier too. Not sure if it's as generally effective but is more my style.

Chase Red Skull 170 + IG w/Time, Reality and Soul 25
Hydra Technician x3 105
= 300, Hydra. The techs all have enhancement AND perplex. How awesome is that?