A recent thread about SI Punisher in the Rules of Combat forum reminded me that I have yet to try him out. Since I prefer to play non-generic keyword teams, that pretty much means a Marvel Knights theme team. Here's what I've come up with:
SI Cloak&Dagger 109
+ Running Start 5
SI Punisher 83
+ Opportunist 10
SI Elektra 80
+ Maneuver 8
+ Lunge 5
+ Vault 3
+ Infiltrate 2
Shang-Chi 58
+ Lunge 5
E Black Cat 32

Cloak&Dagger are pretty much a given for this team as Punisher desperately needs a taxi, considering his abysmal upfront speed. Elektra provides a mobile close combat attacker and a TA to copy for all those wildcards. Black Cat provides some much needed support, and Shang-Chi nicely rounds out the team as a secondary close combat attacker.

Basic strategy is to let C&D taxi Punisher to a good sniping position, preferably one where he can be flanked by C&D and Black Cat to boost his AV. Elektra Leap/Climbs right into the fray, using Maneuver to reposition opponents to make them vulnerable for a Chaingun attack.

Thoughts?

Excellent team!

I'm not sure I'd invest the five points into Running Start for C&D, though. As they have Phasing down their dial, the only time you'd need Running Start is to do a Move And Attack... and with their low AV, even at the beginning of the game, I'd rather make regular Phasing moves and then regular attacks (and let them keep their full AV).

I would recommend Pounce on Shang-Chi... the guy is the ultimate Pouncer. First click, with Pounce -- 8 Move, 12 Attack, 3 Damage. Then, after the Pounce, you push to Flurry -- 10 Attack, 3 Damage x 2. Assuming the target is still there, he's on a 10 AV with B/C/F and Willpower click, so now he can start Blading people all over the place.

I think you could drop Running Start on C&D, Maneuver and Infiltrate on Elektra (as great as Maneuver is, you've got some significant close-combat firepower, and as far as Infiltrate, I don't really think she needs it with all the L/C she's got -- and with Charge and Lunge, you can get around anyone you need to). Then you could put Pounce on Shang-Chi.

Just a suggestion...

My Favorite MK team is made of
Punisher / Protected
Cloak & Dagger /LMD
V Iron Fist (FF)/ Alias
Black Cat
Electra/ Lunge

Everyone wants me to change LMD to Auto Regen, but in my opinion is that C&D are more front line with Punisher and Electra and IF is the clean up crew.

Could you put Coordination on Punisher (*or C&D) so that Punisher can fire through Cloak and Dagger? His defense is just so miserable that I hate leaving him out in the open.

You wouldn't have to snipe so much with that set up.






*I can never remember how Coordination works.

Yes, you can -- but Coordination allows LOF to and from a target to pass through figures with the same TA.

So he can fire through C&D, but his opponent can fire through C&D at Punisher as well.

personally i love it when Punisher takes a hit. Clicks 3, 4, and 5 are his best.

for some reason I was thinking Stealth threw a wrench in there somewhere.

The reason I included Infiltrate is so that Elektra can get free breakaway when she Charges as well - of course she needs to end her movement next to an enemy, but that's not a huge problem IMO. But it's definitely a feat I'd consider dropping.
I keep forgetting that there is an Iron Fist with the keyword... I may consider putting him in instead of Shang-Chi.

The one time I played Cloak&Dagger I gave them Nanobots. Worked out just fine with their permanent Phasing. Just sayin'.

It does, if the figure with Coordination has Stealth. That way, it doesn't matter that friendly figures do not block line of fire.

U Sandman rocks with Coordination. Sometime I want to try it out on FF Scarlet Witch as well. Crisis Nightwing could be fun too...