HYDRA - 600pts

One of the few teams that are never really done and can't quite literally get wiped off the grid, is the HYDRA theme team. There are a number of things installed within the team itself. Loaded up with the HYDRA team ability, it's also a great benefit for the team to benefit from having a -1 defense value. They are a formidable team that can work at range with a max of eight and a min of four. Then there is the probability control dispenser through theme team and from the Red Skull.

It's a shame that this team has gone into Golden Age, it's a team worth repeating a couple of times at either the 500 or 600 point value.

HYDRA - 600pts

Let's get started with the first cornerstone piece, Red Skull, armed with the Cosmic Cube, is the most expensive piece in the team and the most valuable. But for a real weapon, his stats aren't really as beefy for the value. He can't be perplexed by his own teammates or his opponents in the game due to his Power Cosmic team ability. His eight range should be used to keep everyone within line of sight. The two clicks of stealth can keep him protected for a while.

The next valuable piece is a Duo character with Sin and Crossbones. They can copy the HYDRA team ability and able to make their hits easier and easier to snipe with the additional attack. Their next biggest benefit to use is to play chaos with the opponents action tokens. If the opponents attackers are all grouped adjacently, then there is the chance to assign the action tokens to non-indomitable pieces or to prevent future attacks. They have a huge dose of perplex and outwit and because they also have stealth on their first click, they are probably waiting in the Hindering Terrain where they can also take advantage of their trait which allows them to use ranged combat expert and also ignore other hindering terrain. Of course free actions are always pretty useful when needed. 

The next heavy hitter is Baron Strucker. With six range and two targets to hit, he is also formidable in a close range battle or having someone to mastermind the damage to. As long as he can stay in the game, he can do serious damage in close combat formations. He allows a +1 for every HYDRA member on the team that gets left over. I really think they did this character right in the game while getting comic accuracy. That is where the Section Chief comes in. He accompanies the Baron and when he eventually dies, it's death serves the HYDRA cause. Or if it is switched out for the Imperial HYDRA, that character can create infinite soldiers fifty points to continue to take all the damage instead of Baron.

The last piece on the team is a throw-in support character boosting the build total another even one hundred points. Viper gives all the additional boosts like perplex to her teammates and serves as another HYDRA team ability to decrease defensive stats. Like the Baron, she has a faux-mystics team ability that serves as a kickback to anyone brave enough to take them on. 

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