5* Strange seems inevitable. I think it’s just that his release will be closer to the movie release, as a tie-in.
Protection. Detection. Astral projection. His freebie cantrip?
SS. Can’t be stunned.
OML. two different characters.
JG-P. free regen / second life.
I can see Strange passively gaining AP whenever enemy abilities are fired, sort of like a take on supercharged dormammu’s aid. OR enemy abilities penalize them whenever used, even passives. Strange would be BONKERS at that point. Maybe that’s only when his countdown tile is in play.
I specced Dr. Strange a while back, a 3-star support. He destroyed red tiles (prioritizing red enemy specials) on a black match, converted enemy specials into damaging CDs for cheap, and could increase enemy countdowns while adding protect tiles to the board.
For the 4* tier (or 5*, but I’m still hesitant to design for that tier until I’ve experienced more of it) I’m thinking of revisiting an idea I had back when Doom only had 2 powers. A red power, that passively creates red attack tiles whenever an enemy fires a power, but then for 10 AP or so, destroys all red tiles on the board, dealing damage and additional damage per special tile destroyed. Otherwise, those two powers could be separate, the active version (black) gaining the red AP and becoming an alternate red generator to IMHB. Even with the overlap he’d still team decently with HB since HB’s blue feeds red, and he could have a third color that is more friendly with other heroes. Something like “Creates a Strength 280 Protect tile in each corner of the board” would be an interesting defensive power (but you wouldn’t be able to double up easily since those bottom corners probably aren’t going anywhere.)
