ROCKET RACCOON Hero | Marvel Champions | All NEW Cards REVIEWED & ANALYZED (Galaxy's Most Wanted)

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Who are you more excited for? Rocket or Groot? And which of Rocket's card are you most looking forward to trying out? Let me know!

[@amansparekh]

I really like the efficiency he has with booster packs and particle cannons. I like to salvage the booster packs and just keep pumping up either particle cannon or rocket launcher

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yup, that's the right to way to use him I think! It builds up a satisfying little engine for Rocket.

[@BraidenWatling]

I think much like you Dylann, I was excited for Rocket but after watching both videos Groot really intrigues me!

[@amansparekh]

Bug could be similar to black cat but non-hero

[@ytubebrowser7560]

Attn: FFG. Send this channel early expansions each month - great work AYCB

[@AllYouCanBoard]

We wouldn't say no to that! ;)

[@ytubebrowser7560]

Are you all going to go through the villains, modular encounter sets, and the shop cards etc. this week?

[@AllYouCanBoard]

We're going to have a review video of Galaxy's Most Wanted that covers the campaign, the villains, the modular sets and the new keywords. It will likely go up sometime over the next several days, Sunday at the very latest. So keep an eye out for it!

[@danielcraig6615]

I like the thought of using “mean swing” with your rocket launcher when all the counters are going. It’s a fun mental image of Rocket looking at his empty gun, shaking it, then running up to Ronin, leaping into the air and smacking him in the face with it.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Haha, the thematics there are great! Should definitely build a deck just to pull that off against Ronin.

[@charlesbaldwin3166]

When first spoilers for Rocket dropped months ago I said I want to make a Rocket mean swing deck and hit people with my guns.

[@thomaswhaley9159]

I really like your review videos. I like how you say “your play style”. Most heroes in this game fit some people play style than others. It sounds like the kind of play like Ms. Marvel in a way. In how you want to flip every two or three turns. It looks like I’m going to slide Rocket and Groot into Starlord deck when he comes out.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Thanks a lot, Thomas, appreciate that! That's what I really like about MC, the cooperative nature of it allows people to focus more on what's fun, what their playstyle is and what gets them excited, and you can have complete success with that. I've played a lot of cards games, dating back to Magic: the Gathering as a teenager, and as much as I adored them, the scene can quickly turn into a place that revolves around the "meta" and "what's best" and everyone wants to have the best decks out there. It's a lot more fun to have no clear "right answer" and be able to just challenge yourself to win with the decks or heroes you get the most enjoyment out of. Really pumped to have found this game and become a part of this community. Thanks for watching! -Dylann

[@carlosbriseno93]

The idea of giving Hulk a gun is hilarious 😂

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Agent Hulk. 😂

[@StepintoThePortal]

I'm a Rocket Man! I think he works great in the other aspects as well. All his stats are low but his kit adds to each of his stats which works great as he builds up. I think people will focus on his hero ability thinking that killing as many minions as possible is the goal but I think that is really just the boost he has on top of an already great character. Lack of big burst damage cards are his biggest weakness.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Great thoughts, thanks for the comment! I'm excited to play more with Rocket too. -Dylann

[@carlosbriseno93]

Always getting me hyped to wait. Haha

[@Saalis87]

Never tried Aggression Iron Man before. Hand Gun being +1 card and target for Stark Tower seems like a nice addition. Box is coming tomorrow, should have come in three weeks! Can't wait! Your video helps with nail biting😉

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Happy to help with the wait, Pavel! Glad you're going to get your hands on it soon and be able to try them all out for yourself. Let me know how Aggression Iron Man does with the new addition! -Dylann

[@seank2333]

I think Follow Through can be really good against villains with a lot of minions. I got all 3 of them down in one of the collector scenarios and eventually against Ronan, and it led to so much extra overkill damage with weapons or Relentless assault, plus extra healing or threat removal with Moment of Triumph and Into the Fray. Definitely throw in 2 Power of Aggression cards to help get them out faster.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Good insights and thoughts, Sean. I can imagine with all 3 that it's MORE than worth it and they have a big effect. I'm still not convinced whether it's worth it to run three of them for that potential, if at 1 or 2 out they aren't super effective, but I honestly haven't tested that enough to be confident in my thoughts there. Either way, awesome to hear you had success! Thanks for sharing and your support! - Dylann

[@8bitkefka]

Schadenfreude is a word used to explain the feeling of pure joy or glee derived from problems for others which makes sense as rocket would enjoy using his weapons and doing damage...

[@ghalomandron3841]

Rocket... If you play alone, you can chose agression or justice. But in group, I think, the villain is important to chose your aspect. Lot's of minions agression, or otherwise justice. (I more a justice player, for the moment). So bug, it will be for the future i think, but Groot, i will put him allways in my deck. Great defence, so, you musn't heal much of your character. Restricted is badass. Making the good choices at the good moments will be important. You can take on a lot of minions, so, in group, with agression, i think, you are the boss for going on a killingspree :D Again, nice video. And saying that you have played it first wrong, is very strong from you. Every one make mistakes in games. (I think i win with all the mistakes i make ;) Have a nice day!

[@benredmond875]

Re Follow Through. I had a run with rocket where I had two of them in play. I think they just happened to come along in a turn where I had a power of aggression and no other target for it. Once I had a couple of them in play I did feel I got value out of them. It really helps chip away damage at the villain with all the overkill he's doing.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Thanks for the insight! I agree that with multiples out, the value starts to really shine through. Especially with how reliably Rocket can do excess damage.

[@alessandronicastri4172]

Great video! Obligatory reminder though that you can only have 2 restricted items, so he can only have 2 of his 4 weapons (2 pistols, particle cannon, rocket launcher) out at once, which makes for some interesting decisions as to what you should have out at any given time. It might make flipping to his alter ego to discard one (to replace with another) a more enticing option.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yeah, for sure. I actually found myself using weapons sometimes even if they weren't the most effective they could be, just to exhaust them to be able to discard them with his alter-ego ability and clear the way for new, more powerful weapons from my hand. It's an interesting thing to play around with! - Dylann

[@Atlasfilms08]

I could see Rocket Protection really liking Energy Barrier since it’s a tech upgrade* it combos with salvage and his AE ability on top of Energy Barrier already being one of the best protection cards.

[@stickandmud]

Energy Barrier couters are called 'reflection counters'. Do you think it's legal to use a 'charge counter' on that?

[@Atlasfilms08]

@@stickandmud i missed that battery pack said “charge” counters so I’d say no it doesn’t work. Still the combo with salvage and his AE power is decent.

[@stickandmud]

@@Atlasfilms08 It still could work with Hand Cannon! An there may be more cards in the future

[@Atlasfilms08]

@@stickandmud yeah it works with hand cannon though that doesn’t help protection Rocket much haha. Also I don’t know if Hand Cannon is great with Rocket when he’s already got so many restricted cards competing for a spot on the table and more often than not you’ll be he using his basic THW over his basic ATK. I’d definitely be up for more charge counter tech upgrades in the future.

[@stickandmud]

@@Atlasfilms08 true, true

[@danielkeim8558]

I said I couldn't get any more excited for this box of goodness. And here I am after watching your video, more excited than before I watched it. Can it be Friday already??

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Not long now! Pretty soon you'll be playing it for yourself!

[@Ddwlf27]

I think you are sleeping a bit on Rocket's Pistol. Yes, not as flashy as the others, but it is extremely efficient. 1 cost for 6 is 3 per resource/card spent, Particle cannon is only 2 dmg per resource/card spent. It is also really good for enabling those excess damage kills on minions. Battery pack on the pistol is less good than on the Particle cannon but it is still 2 dmg per resource so it is good. I'm not going to say Follow Through is amazing, but i do think it is decent in the right deck. It of course works with overkill cards, but also increases the thwart from Into the Fray and the healing from Moment of Triumph. I think Rocket is a great hero but I think he is very narrow in terms of deckbuilding. He has so much synergy with Aggression, particularly in regards to his hero ability that there is a significant loss in synergy when you switch to a different aspect. Justice has a bit of synergy with Stealth Strike and Heroic Intuition but it will still struggle to consistently activate his hero ability as much as Aggression, and i don't think justice is that necessary since he thwarts so well from Aggression. I don't like Protection and Leadership at all as they don't have no burst damage for his hero ability and no synergy in general, other than they give him defense.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yeah I didn't mean to imply that Rocket's Pistol is poor or anything, its just less flashy than the other two big weapons obviously. Which is totally fine! I'm definitely still getting a lot of use out of the pistols. And yeah, I completely agree with you on Rocket's synergy issues. I've tried him a few times as Justice now and he definitely loses some of his "oomph" if that makes sense. More playing required, especially with all aspects, but he definitely might suffer from being a bit narrow in the deckbuilding possibilities. Then again, it's really early in his lifecycle, lots to uncover still! Thanks for your support! -Dylann

[@maximem.ste-marie3578]

want that hand cannon for Venom, lol

[@bobmcbobg1696]

Bug would be great in a hulk deck.

[@fixeddice1982]

"Looking for Trouble" specifically fits Aggression very well, as Aggression seems to be geared more towards minions than towards straight up damage. I used to think Aggression was the Damage Dealer but really it seems more geared to be the Minion Killer with Bonus. Otherwise Looking for Trouble is like a slightly weaker version of Thor's card that is also 3 threat removal in exchange for a minion. And both even require that you fulfill the minion part with that little arrow, so don't try to discard the bottom of the encounter deck hoping to not get a minion: you won't get the threat removal either!

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yeah I agree. I've just had solid results with this card so far in Rocket so I've been pleasantly surprised with it. Thanks for watching and for the comment! -Dylann

[@TheVlad1616]

Isn’t this card an exact duplicate of Defender of the 9 Realms? I don’t get why they did this aggression card like this

[@fixeddice1982]

@@TheVlad1616 the subtle difference being Looking For Trouble is main scheme only, and Defender of the Nine Realms is any scheme.

[@TheVlad1616]

@@fixeddice1982 ahhh, I didn’t catch that subtle difference. Makes sense then

[@amansparekh]

Regarding follow through, it was so good against ultron. It was a few extra damage every turn because you are going to try to get excess damage and the majority of your damage is overkill

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yeah this is true. I still don't really like this particular card but I can appreciate that that is one scenario where it might perform better! Thanks for the comment! -Dylann

[@davidpeterson5179]

@@AllYouCanBoard Since it is an upgrade it works with a lot of villains that have minions and with cards like Relentless Assault, Into the Fray and Moment of Triumph

[@antipop011]

Klaw attack + Vendetta = ☠️ Does Vendetta work with Scarlet Witch though? 🤔 Another great video, BTW. 🙂

[@stickandmud]

I think they used Schadenfreude because it doesn't really have an english equivalent. At least not a single word equivalent. It's like enjoying someone's fail. You spell it like Sigmund Freud plus you spell 'e'.. like froythe or something.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Makes sense, thanks for the background on it, I wasn't familiar!

[@videogamefreered]

Rockets pretty tricky but definitely fun! I wanna like Hand Cannon so much since it’s one of the very few overkill cards, but the fact that you have to exhaust it and Rocket to do so really stinks. I’d prefer to thwart with his massive 3 thwart, it feels better to me. I hope they come out with more tech upgrades in the future, right now there isn’t much available. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think only aggression and protection have tech upgrades that Rocket can take advantage of.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yeah I hope that they continue to print more tech cards too. I would imagine we'll see some more in some of the guardian packs, perhaps Gamora or Star-Lord. Or even in the extra player cards that are included in the guardian decks. Would be great to have more options!

[@seank2333]

Another good thing about rocket launcher is that it's not an 'attack' action, so you can use it even if you're stunned. It also doesn't trigger retaliate.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Very true! Great point. Thanks for the comment!

[@en4crcdn]

Rocket or Groot. Tough choice but before playing either, Rocket seems more dynamic/complex which is attractive. I think Groot is going to be fun as well but he seems really singular in his approach (i.e. defend as much as you can to build growth counters and counterpunch with big occasional hits). Rocket seems like he's got more flexibility to deal with different problems. As for Rocket's cards, "Looking for trouble" is the card I'm most excited about experimenting with. Seems like a great card for a hero that can handle multiple minions. Interested to hear your opinion on the new villains and the expansion as a whole. Cheers.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Great thoughts and I'd mostly agree. Groot is definitely more focused in his approach and Rocket had a lot of tools to manage and work with during a game. They're both proving to be pretty fun though. Thanks for your watching again! -Dylann

[@stickandmud]

Ah dangit, I only prepared 2 charge counters :D ...looks like I need 21? 4x for Battery Pack (I guess there are two copies), 2x for Particle Cannon, 2x for Rocket Launcher, 6x for Pistols, 3x Hand Cannon, I guess there are two copies of Fauna and Flora so 4x more. ouch, I have some printing and painting to do. Although 'restricted' saves me a bit, they can't all be on the table at the same time

[@AllYouCanBoard]

When I played with Rocket and Groot together, I regularly ran out of counters to put on all their cards!

[@MattJBarnes]

It seems like he could use a couple more allies? Would that water down tech drawing too much I wonder. I’m thinking of removing two of the boots and sticking in hulk and one other ally.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yeah i added some allies in for him when I played with him in the campaign and found it worked really well. I think I also removed 1 of his boot tech cards too.

[@chauveet]

I believe that German word basically means "a feeling of catharsis from seeing someone else's pain".

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Thanks for the explanation! Makes sense why they just kept the original German word than trying to find a word or phrase to capture that meaning.

[@Shan215103]

Schadenfreude = playing Hulk and doing 13 damage to villian (e.g. Ultron heroic) in one turn , kill the villian and win the game with only 1 hitpoint left

[@abufletch]

@@AllYouCanBoard When I first saw this card, I thought it was the funniest card I have yet seen in Marvel Champions. And perfect for Rocket.

[@angelparedes920]

It’s pronounced “Schadenfreude”. Glad to be of assistance

[@Chuanglo]

Am I missing something with follow through? It's an upgrade and not limited to one per player. So you get three of those out and now EVERY overkill attack deals +3 (with the associated benefits from other cards you mentioned). That seems worth the two cost investment over time to me.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yes, you're right for sure. I just tend not to get overly excited about cards that are not only situational (needing minions and potential for excess damage) but also need multiple copies out to get to a point of being worth it. That being said, if you get them out early and have that system in place and the right situation for it, I can see it having more value. -Dylann

[@Chuanglo]

@@AllYouCanBoard Makes sense. Just discovered your content, loving it so far. Fun to just hear someone hype about Marvel Champions, what a great game.

[@chauveet]

You mentioned not liking Follow Through, then literally show Hand Cannon, which has Overkill!

[@alexbiersner3350]

I think FFG missed an opportunity to call it Rocket's Launcher

[@chaosof99]

Schadenfreude means "feeling enjoyment from other people's suffering". It is made up of two words, "Schaden" which means damage or harm, and "Freude" which means joy, bliss or pleasure. You pronounced "Schaden" correctly, but the central vowel in "Freude" is like the english word "boy". Also, you pronounce the 'e' at the end.

[@darlentenstrife5929]

Does blackjack o'hare get his bozakka if the shadow of the past gets played on rocket?

[@Utenlok]

salvage is great for getting battery pack back

[@wizrad2762]

Why do you discard Hand Cannon when it's out of counters but not for Rocket's Pistol? The wording is the same??

[@AllYouCanBoard]

It's because Hand Cannon specifies "Uses" on the card. When a card with counters that says "Uses" on it runs out of counters, it is discarded. Rocket's hero weapons though, don't say "Uses". So they actually remain in play and until you are forced to discard one because of too many restricted cards, or when you use his alter-ego ability. Hope that helps! -Dylann

[@wizrad2762]

@@AllYouCanBoard Ohhhh ok gotcha! Thank you for the explanation, I think it'll make Rocket very fun. New to the channel but I have been LOVING your content, keep it coming!

[@DarkClaw1083]

Is it just me or do the new heroes feel kind of op? Everyone seems to have an upgrade or so, that covers the weakness they have. Rocket is a weapon freak, so he gets damage out of this, he doesn't need to have a high ATK. Then he gets this upgrade to push him to 2 base, with combat training he is at 3 like Cap. Maybe all needs this push, but I hope it's still possible to play Cap or Spider-Man in the new campaign. Just my two cents.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

They haven't felt too overpowered to me yet. I think that's one of the challenges with the design space of MC. You want to keep adding new powerful heroes to the game but if you power creep or advance the power level too much, you risk making older Heroes feel outdated or bad. I think they've done a great job so far, but likely something they're always battling. I wonder if at any point we'll see upgraded older Heroes or older Heroes revisited, much in the same way that Arkham has the "Return to" packs. Likely not anytime soon, but something to think about!

[@DarkClaw1083]

@@AllYouCanBoard Thanks for your reply. So I will wait and see it was just a feeling creeping up on me. I don't want heroes to feel week, but Spidey is a good example for this "weak-side-point", he doesn't have a compensation out of his own kit für his THW, the new guys have. I am excited for the box and also for the next video, you did a great job!

[@samg10577]

I feel like cards like the groot ones are just to force us to buy more gaurdians... i will use him with other cards even if they are not guardians.

[@ZolsNotHuman]

How do you store your cards there is way to many to fit it the core and expansion boxes.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

I relinquished my bed a long time ago and now I have all the storage space I need. Next step will be buying a bigger house. In all seriousness, I don't have any fancy storage solution yet. There are some beautiful options on Etsy but they're pretty expensive to have shipped to Canada. Maybe one day though! -Dylann

[@ytubebrowser7560]

They're expensive, but our group just switched to the new BCW 3200 Collectible Card Bins to replace cardboard shoebox style boxes. Every available MC card sleeved with Dragon Shield fills about 3/4 of one. Oh, and we use Tesseract Games (etsy store) dividers.

[@benredmond875]

Re Shadenfreude, it is pronounced Shaa-den-froy-duh and means finding amusement or taking pleasure from other's misfortune.

[@jotacatalan]

Basically, is a reference of the scene in movie where rocket laugh his ass out bc of peter supossed "plan"

[@chauveet]

Your limited player count is showing...that + boost icon is murder in higher player counts, especially with Villainous minions

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Yeah, due to the pandemic I play mostly with 2 or solo. At those counts, it's fairly easy to remove and doesn't have too much of an impact, although it's still annoying and can definitely still cause some problems. -Dylann

[@jaseypea]

You certainly did butcher the pronunciation of the German word schadenfreude. As others have commented there is no direct English simile, but it can defined as getting joy or pleasure by another person’s misery or pain.

[@AllYouCanBoard]

Thanks Jason, I think you'll find that I will continue to butcher the pronunciation of words in pretty much every language. Carlo does a decent job of keeping me in line though. -Dylann

[@Shan215103]

I didn know, but Americans use the german word Schadenfreude?

[@charlesbaldwin3166]

To borrow a famous quote about the English language, we don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and ruffle their pockets for new vocabulary.

[@jearnett]

We do. It was popularized by the musical, Avenue Q.