I was thinking of using Darkseid for the first time in a tourney this weekend and was looking for suggestions on whom to put w/him. I was considering using the natural and teaming him up w/ desaad, but desaad seems to suck except for the extra outwitt. Other figs I was considering were R Hawk, V Dove, LE Hawkman, E Aquaman, E Harley Quinn, E Batman, and R Flash. Any help is appreciated.

have used darkseid a few times, and if it's not a DC-only tourney, don't use him! his dial may resemble all the colours of the rainbow, but colours don't match-up to solid numbers! an attack of 10 (or 11 w/ perplex) is just too unreliable

also, he's the biggest sucker for outwit. 151 points is just too big a chunk

::Shrugs:: one thing worked well for me once. But only cause people are stupid. Fly Dark around with Braniac. Many clicks of damage... Eh. Just a suggestion. Just be sure to have a healer sitting off to help them.

If you just have to use D. here is a suggestion that might work okay. Put him in a combo with E Man Bat as his taxi. You can MC the other guys like crazy and use E Bane for muscle on another E Man Bat. Man Bat can share attack with Bane (Bat Man enemy teamability). To round out your 300 points throw in a V checkmate medic.
151 Darkseid
76 E Bane
54 2x E Man Bat
19 V checkmate medic
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300 points

Don't listen to the nay-sayers, and Desaad most definitely does not suck.

I ran Darkseid/Desaad/LE Hawkman team and won myself an Arthur Curry. I rounded it out with Rookie Robin and Experienced Manbat, but you can flavor it to your own taste. If you run into one or more LE Superman teams you will walk away with victory, because Darkseid is the only DC figure that absolutely owns LE Superman. Just remember that psychic blast and splash explosion both ignore imperviousness, so don't waste your outwits on that...go straight for hypersonic.

Your biggest issue is gonna be against the typical Batman/Bane/Nightwing teams because they can outwit and pound on you. Be careful about your positioning, MC Bane to kill his taxi, and try to splash-damage one of the stealthers. Use Hawkman's charge to put the serious hurt on either Nightwing or Bats (preferably Nightwing, 'cause his return-shot won't be as viscious).

Don't be afraid to charge in with Desaad, because a well-placed explosion can help quite a bit in the long-run (especially if he outwits someone's toughness and can nail a bunch of guys standing base to base), and any return damage he takes is likely to just put him on his support clicks. He's really good to use as bait. Don't be afraid to push LE Hawkman, because his second click is the same as his first, and once he gets beat up it's easy to heal him with Desaad. Hawkman can also smash objects with his 3 damage, preventing super-strengthers from boosting their damage or chucking things. Of course, the simple alternative is to outwit superstrength.

Finally don't bother with free-movers, because you've already got three actions plus Hawkman's leadership.

Against teams other than Bat/Nightwing, use your outwits to outwit your opponent's outwits.

I'm assuming you're playing DC only. If not, don't bother with this team you'll get crushed.