Ok, so I'm not a new gamer or even inexperienced...But At my local venue we have a tough crew and being a working dad who only gets to play a few times a month I'm frankly outclassed. One guy is a judge from another venue and he knows the pieces and the rule inside out, there are a few power gamer sharks that know every trick in the book, a group of college kids that play together daily and one guy with a photographic memory that creates the most creative and devastating teams i've ever seen...and then me. Now look..this isn't a poor me thread and I'm not whining. It's a great group of gamers and I'm honored to play with them.
I just want to get better and I need some advice.
I got clobbered in AvX month 1 despite a solid team...and I want to do better for month 2.
Help me with my build?
I've given up on finesse....I want to build a fast beater team that can get close quickly and rack up as many points as I can even if I lose the match. In the end we win or lose based on points not wins.
I've studied the maps and Flooded Wakanda needs to be prepared for.
I plan on using Void as my taxi and support to get my fire power placed....I have some ideas but want to see what you suggest for pure brute force builds.
We're doing 400 pts..300 constructed that must contain an AvX starter fig...I'll use my booster for a secondary attacker or support
I'm the only player in the venue to choose X-men so most every game I play I face a Switch. I'. Leaning towards Clops or Emma but I'm open to suggestions.
I appreciate any advice or tutelage you can offer.
I don't even care if I win...I just want to be competitive..and do the X-men proud.

Any requirements/restrictions other than 300 pts? Is that 300 modern, or golden? are tactics allowed?

There are many questions that need answering before suggestions can be reasonably made.

Assuming the constructed portion is 300 modern w/ tactics, 1+ avx figs required, and you are on the x-men side, I would go with.

75 AvX Magik
30 Skadi's warbot
30 Power plant, all rings
110 ASM Nightmare
50 CWFF scarlet witch
295

Depending on what you open, you can potentially have a mystical theme team, and depending on how build reqs/restrictions work, can cut a ring to upgrade nightmare to his 217 version (I don't know if you are 'required' to use a figure from your booster or not).

Drop electroblast on NM, (and impact beam if you have the chance), ppx up something, drain a ring for +1s, and triple-target to help you bash their skulls in.

Cyclops and void are very good. What resources do you have because you are going to need one. Do you have any meta pieces or figs that your fellow gamers use a lot to win?

What are the tournament rules? 400pts, Modern, min 1 character from AvX Starters. What else?

100pt Emma Frost is a great option. Best X-Men piece from the Starter Set I think.

No relics, ATA's, Tokens, vehicles, team bases or resources..except the Phoenix force which I will be using with 3 shards. Modern, 300 pt constructed including 1 from the starter..another 100 to be added on site from the booster, the participation prize and the P Force. I have a really good pool of figs including stuff like M10 Dark Phoenix, Brother Voodoo, Enchantress, Spider-Man 2099, Taskmaster, Void, most of the Phoenix Five and other stuff that routinely gets used.
Alot of finesse teams get played so I was thinking of a counter of brute force. WOL FF Atrocitus at 175 and AvX Colossus at 125. I'll add a P Force with 3 Fragments..and only assign one..probably Namor?that puts me in the third power bracket which is full of goodness. I'll fill my last 70 points from my booster and try and grab some support. My goal is to get as close as possible as quickly possible and double team pieces...even if I lose the match we determine tourney winner by points so if I can score 200 to 300 each time I have a good chance. Also, such a brutal assault is going to throw people off thier game....we have alot of refined complicated synergies going on most of the time.
I've also been studying the maps and Wakanda won't be an issue for me..and some of the guys will plan for it....but I may be able to throw a fewer pole with it if they don't see it coming. All that water can be tough.

100 AVX010E Emma Frost
2 SOGS101 Bat Signal
94 FI018 Iron Fist
8 ATA085 Heroes for Hire
79 ASM017B Brother Voodoo
8 ATA085 Heroes for Hire
= 291pts


The Heroes For Hire ATA can help you accomplish your goal of smashing heads in fast. Don't forget there is an errata now. It's not any action, but a close or ranged attack. Maybe you can throw in the Ghost Rider? But this team here gives you a lot. Brother Voodoo can get across the board pretty fast and Mind Control opposing characters and they can kill themselves off. That Iron Fist is a monster and is a flier too. He also provides Prob. With your remaining 100pts, I'd try to find a TK'er. If not, maybe try to fit in the 55pt Piledriver and 40pt Jean Grey? 65pt Rescue with TK, Perplex, and Support is a good option too. So is the 100pt Dark Phoenix with Running Shot, Pulse Wave, and Outwit. An X-Men keyworded member helps out Emma Frost with Sidestep. LE Absorbing Man with the Asgardian ATA?

100 AVX010E Emma Frost
2 SOGS101 Bat Signal
8 ATA085 Heroes for Hire
55 IIM027R Piledriver
94 FI018 Iron Fist
40 WXM017 Jean Grey
= 299pts


** Edit. Sorry I saw no ATA's.

if you are trying to rack up on points cause thats how you win then you want to mess with the Capture ability my friend. Batman Origins Gordon is awesome, as is BM Arkham Guards (one version has Capture). the Leash from the main set of TT is AWEASOME. to help your Capture a long is a lot of good Taxi's, TK, Perplex, and Prob...

good luck man, i used 100 point Scarlet Witch with full IG and Jinx and a GCPD Motorcycle with the ATA on it...pulled Juggernaut and Northstar out of my pack to play. no one could touch me lol

Figures from Batman: Arkham Origins set with the Hired Assassin Trait gives you an extra 50pts if they KO'd their chosen target.

Nice. Deathstroke, Deadshot, and Shiva. Too bad you can't use The Mob ATA.