The guys work through the slew of Inhumans spoilers, including the Black Bolt + Medusa spoilers, the Crystal + Lockjaw Tactics Cards & the new Terrigen Mists Crisis.  Seva tells us of his recent experience with Web Warriors and Marc gives Ghost Rider the boot!

The TTS Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/tMuFQuJzN7

In a slightly more laid back episode, the guys are joined by Matt1 and spend some time talking about the future of MCP, a couple recent games played by Matt and Marc, and also spend some time talking a combo Black Order / Web Warriors Roster made to shore up Thanos' build issues at 14 & 16 threat.

Web Order Roster: 

• Spider-Miles, Ghost-Spider, Task Master, Okoye, Enchantress, Thanos, Corvus, Proxima, Reality Gem, Mind Gem

The guys dive right into the spoiled TT Cards for Inhumans, and then spend a good chunk of time sifting through the TTS Season 4 League stats, with a particular focus on the very popular and unpopular choices.  Lastly, they have a look at a roster that exemplifies the rising trend of playing high-threat characters, which has been recently encouraged by the release of She-Hulk.

Season 4 Stats: https://xavier-protocols.com/2021/01/11/tts-season-4-roster-stats/

UtilityCookie's Smashforce Roster:

[Characters] - Angela: 5 - Black Widow: 2 - Hulk: 6 - Infinity Gem: Reality: 1 - Infinity Gem: Time: 2 - Okoye: 2 - She-Hulk: 6 - Shuri: 3 - Thanos, the Mad Titan: 6 - Valkyrie: 3

[Team Tactics] - Agents of S.M.A.S.H. - Brace for Impact - Climbing Gear - Hired Muscle - Medpack - Rocket Boots?! - Special Delivery - Stalwart Determination

[Extract Crises] - Fear Grips World as "Worthy" Terrorize Cities [D]: 18 - Mutant Extremists Target U.S. Senators! [C]: 14 - Panic Grips City as Evacuation Efforts Continue! [B]: 19

[Secure Crises] - Deadly Meteors Mutate Civilians [C]: 17 - Demons Downtown! Has Our Comeuppance Come Due? [E]: 19 - Mutant Madman Turns City Center Into Lethal Amusement Park [B]: 18

The guys take some time to digest the January errata published by AMG and take a look at the two Panel-to-Play's that focused on Black Bolt and Medusa.  They also take some time to chat about Tactics Cards, including the newly released Grievous Wounds, as well as All You've Got and a few others.  Lastly, they ponder what the addition of Enchantress to Cabal and She-Hulk to Avengers might do for those affiliations.

**NOTE** For discussions regarding the Angela & Enchantress pack, check out episodes 2 & 11.  For She-Hulk, have a look at episodes 13 & 14.

Link to the new errata & update: https://www.atomicmassgames.com/rules

A second wild Matt joins the guys to discuss his recent forays with an X-Men list centred around Ghost Rider.  They talk about some games with the roster, and also talk about some different list strategies based on potential Crisis and enemy affiliation matchups.  Lastly, the guys give their thoughts on potential changes to the list, including the addition of a second beater like MODOK, Corvus or Magneto.

Matt's reading list for Dawn of X: https://marvelguides.com/dawn-of-x-reading-order 

Matt's roster:

• Wolverine

The guys go through the remaining A-Force spoilers and delve into their recent experiences playing with and against the affiliation.  They also discuss strategies to mitigate the various Pentagram plays available to Defenders players from the perspective of multiple opposing affiliations in the bevy of crises that are generally favourable to Strange and his crew..

The A-Force Roster:

-She-Hulk

The guys spend a good deal of time dissecting the She-Hulk character card spoiler, and also give their thoughts regarding the new formats unveiled by AMG with some thoughts on how they could potentially be improved.  Lastly, they have a look at the winning Season 3 roster and give their thoughts as to why Wakanda was once more so successful.

Esmond's Roster

[Characters] - Black Panther: 4 - Black Widow: 2 - Ghost-Spider: 3 - Killmonger: 4 - M.O.D.O.K.: 5 - Okoye: 2 - Shuri: 3 - Spider-Man (Miles Morales): 3 - Valkyrie: 3 - Vision: 4

[Team Tactics] - A.I.M. Lackeys - Advanced R&D - All You've Got - Disarm - Field Dressing - Medpack - Usurp the Throne - Wakanda Forever

[Extract Crises] - Panic Grips City as Evacuation Efforts Continue! [B]: 19 - Spider-Infected Invade Manhattan [F]: 17 - Struggle for the Cube Continues [F]: 17

[Secure Crises] - Gamma Wave Sweeps Across Midwest [E]: 15 - Mayor Fisk Vows to Find Missing Witnesses [C]: 16 - Portals Overrun City with Spider-People [D]: 18

The guys discuss the leak on upcoming releases and She-Hulk news, and also spend some time talking about how a team format could work in MCP.  Marc and Seva also talk about the fruits of their anti-Hired Muscle labours, the Windicate roster.

The Windicate Roster: 

• Black Panther

• Deception

Matt re-joins the regular crew to talk about the impact Hired Muscle has had and may have on the overall meta.  They also chat about potential counters to this and put forward the idea that a joint Wakanda/Criminal Syndicate roster may be the answer.  Lastly, the guys spend some time chatting about who their favourite beater characters are, and why.

The Capital Crisis Discord Server: https://discord.gg/VZd7YrcFYc

The original Dashgard roster: https://totalaccessgames.com/blogs/turn-zer0-gaming/roster-tech-dashgard-by-utilitycookie

Matt's (slightly) modified roster: 

• Thor

• Hired Muscle

• Panic Grips City As Evacuation Efforts Continue!

• Demons Downtown! Has Our Comeuppance Come Due?

Seva, Devin & Marc chat about the recent Deadpool/X-Force trailer and also examine the ways in which the analysis of crises among the Slow-Fast/Wide-Narrow can help in building a better roster.  Devin gives us his insights about how the restricted list may have influenced people's roster design, and Seva & Marc do a quick recap of another Brotherhood vs X-Men game.

Slow-Fast/Wide-Narrow Graph: https://imgur.com/a/Bd9eU6d

Seva's Roster:

Magneto

Asteroid M, Deception, Medpack, Patch Up, Disarm, Extreme Conditioning, Follow Me, Magnetic Refraction