Marvel Uncanny X-Men Previews

Bishop

The rare one is meh, i'd rather ping using Johnny Storm or Nova or Chiyonnosake's abilities. The uncommon is quite a niche because not many bolt characters have high defense. but his common one on the other hand, is incredibly cool... he can't be ping-ed by Johnny Storm or any other bolt characters through direct damage or combat. Flavor wise, spot on, Bishop manipulates energy so it's pretty obvious bolt characters got a debuff when facing him.

Emma Frost

The common one can be quite punishing against themed X-men / Avengers deck, but it's very unlikely to not have a single villain. The rare one can be comboed with Angelo Fortunato for a severe debuff, but it also depends on how good the fist characters are. The super rare one is basically Iron Man Inventor's ability on a bigger cost and bigger stats. But only affects fist character. Overall she's too much of a niche character, the super rare is very underwhelming and probably wouldn't find much use imo. Flavor wise, she's spot on, since her diamond form renders all physical attacks useless. Though it's disappointing that WK didn't touch on her telepath powers (which supposed to be the 3rd strongest after Xavier and Jeannie)

Namor

The common one is very interesting, comboed with Angel Soaring. The uncommon one is pretty niche, it will depend on the game environment post UXM, whether actions will be widely used or not. Still, it can be a nice silver bullet to decks that relies on them. The Rare one is definitely Green Goblin's best friend (either Gobby or Goblin Lord for a more sidekick-buffing deck).

Mister Sinister


Situational but can be arranged using targeted KO effects, the +2D buff aren't really useful though imo, if it's +2A it's an entirely different story...
The uncommon version is also Gobby's best friend. Paying 2Bolt to KO gobby, deal 1 damage and roll him again next turn... sweet. The Rare one's effect can be hard to activate, we need to have a sidekick on the field, along with a consistent way to KO it (Johnny Storm, Nova / Iron Man's damage redirection, etc). But the same turn clause saves it from being entirely useless. Flavor wise, pretty spot on too he's persistent always seemingly coming back from the dead and dealing damage even though the X-Men can finally get rid of him.

Scarlet Witch

Common one is a more flavor oriented card, even with 2-3 villains, she probably won't ko a lot of characters. The Rare one can be very annoying, especially combined with Professor X - Principal. Her stats are sub-par though so she might not last long. The same can be said for her Super Rare version. Very useful, but also eats up a character slot and fielding for something that doesn't affect the board. Flavor wise, it's spot on too being able to control probability means re-rolling dice.

Sentinel

Stat-wise, it's huge! Even with a total fielding cost of 6, his stats really makes up for it. Anti X-men in every sense of the word, the uncommon one can be quite brutal though he cost a lot to purchase and field. The same goes with the rare version. This character is probably the answer to the numerous storms and beasts used in the competitive scene.
Flavor wise spot on again, what else can be said? It's a anti-mutant weapon..

Professor X

The common one is very good, expensive but can really help you cull sidekick dice from your bag ro gt to your character dice. The rare one combined with Captain America - Sentinel of Liberty and Green Goblin - Goblin Lord can make your sidekicks 5/3 which is pretty sick, especially with the added global too. Flavor wise he really fits his role as mentor, hero and father figure.

Character Checklist (Courtesy of Crit to Hit)


The Super Rares (courtesy of The Bachelors of Dice)


The Spider-Man one is overcosted at 5, with a situational ability too. It really depends on what he and his superhero partners are up against. They both can take out large targets such as Professor X or Loki, but seriously it's too situational (requiring one or both to be knocked out first) to be generally useful. As for Iron man, this is insanely good, big cost but can be combined with Mjolnir and Takedown OP card to decimate the opponent. This is incredibly accurate flavor wise (but only during the Civil War era).

Uncanny X-Men Starter Cards Pics (courtesy of The Bachelors of Dice)