1 or 2 damage, I'm still going to consider that unacceptable for a 175-275 point figure.

I don't share that opinion. Groot is excellent. Infinity has some seriously powerful board control. Living Tribunal is appealing as well.

But you'll see more on that this Sunday. (SR colossals are getting pushed off to the Chases article to balance the length a little more.)

Each of the colossals have an unfortunate weakness I think holds it back. Infinity's glass jaw, Eternity's low defense values, Lord Chaos and Master Order's immobility and low AVs, and the Living Tribunal's price tag.

Groot's the only one I could put absolute confidence in.

Consider the set those B/C/F, Quake, and 1 damage free attack are in. If this was Xavier's School where heavy reducers were the exception instead of the rule I would have rated him higher. But here in Avengers Infinity you will be up against the heavy damage reducers. Against those reducers B/C/F will fail to do any damage 1/3 of the time, Quake would need to be single target anyway, and that free attack will be useless 100% of the time. I just can't get behind a figure who could be spending turn after turn trying to chip away at a figure being most of my team. For that kind of point value I don't want a figure who could do 4+ damage, I want one that will

The bolded portion isn't true at all in sealed. For it to be true, You'd have to have a Ranged team (and with a decent portion only having a 5 range even that is quite difficult). A single close combat fig makes the statement untrue. So, I SHOULDN'T play Gamora because I don't want Wasp to get KO'd and damage Gamora? If the opponent graciously placed his/her figs far enough apart so Gamora IS NOWHERE NEAR the fig Wasp Retaliates against, then they deserve what they'll get. Other than that, no.

They only have one figure for both of your close combat figures to attack?
Then it's probably a Colossal. Position Wasp on the opposite side of said figure for that Colossal retaliation, use all of her Giant Reach: 3. Side Step farther away from Gamora.
Wasp is now 7 squares away from Gamora and has yet to take a costed action for the turn.

As for those short 5 ranges? More than enough even without the Side-Step or the opposing character being a Colossal.

And if you're all close combat and you have to attack the same opposing figure and your Side-Step is gone and you're still worried about them breaking away from Gamora and KO'ing Wasp that turn then you could still use a costed action to back off after the retaliation.

So you admit that your all encompassing "easy to control" isn't true then? How often does it come up? If only 2 figs attacked and both are standard bases and adjacent, Your scenario is a fail.

I think ratings are Sleeping on Ego-prime here
If you have a figure with Barrier top dial I think 75 point Ego-prime is 4 shields.
Kree Sentry another 2x2 has Barrier top dial. Is there another figure?

Looks like
Kree Sentry 2x2
Infinity 2x2
Captain America, principled
Quasar (SR)

4 figures with Barrier anywhere on dial?

If you open 2 boosters and 1 has Ego Prime, then you have 1 of your 10 slots where that Kree Sentry or Infinity can appear, and 2 slots where Cap or Quasar might appear. Odds aren't good for that combo.

But certainly, if you get Ego's dream pull, rate him higher.

Easy to control doesn't mean fail-proof.

And you could always choose NOT to engage at that moment if it would critically endanger your ally.

You're getting way too worked up about a bit of overconfidence on Jruffing's part.

Um....No. I have no intention of saying that it's a huge hurdle to control the position of figure with free placement, side step, and is Colossal no matter how narrow of a scenario you construct. Even in your specific scenario I wouldn't feel too threatened by most figures that are in base contact with Gamora (especially with her probability control on hand if they do risk a breakaway). But even if I was there is still the simple fact that Wasp can simply take an actual move action and walk her full speed away.

You're coming off a little aggressively honestly and I'm not sure why. If you had a bad experience with Wasp at a pre-release and are taking my comment about being a smart player as a slight, then I apologize. The vast majority of my comments are meant very tongue in cheek

As someone who regularly employs AoA Angel, a figure who has a similar chance to backfire in a similar AoE, there's really not anything preventing you from easily positioning your figures in a way where you won't get backlash

There you go.
Maybe a little aggresive... Actually, I pulled DD & MG, Principled Cap and Gamora and won the tourney (taking out Richard/Nova in round 2).

I think you've redeemed a misstep in tone via an awesome tourney accomplishment.

Oh man...

Unsung hero: "Wasp is too much of a risk."

Also Unsung hero: "Captain America, Principled seems like a totally viable figure."

But seriously, those were the perfect figures to run with that Cap and eliminate risk.