Mega Lo-Tron Coming to Comic Con

We interrupt the regularly scheduled blog to bring you a sneak peak at Mega Lo-Tron. This mega form was just recently announced as a special Comic Con release, and I don’t want to waste any time getting to the good stuff. Mega Lo-Tron, ladies and gentlemen:

When I found out that I no longer had to keep Mega Lo-Tron a secret, I considered telling about a playtest game with Mega Lo-Tron and considered contrasting him with Ultra Lo-Tron, but I eventually decided on sharing a Monsterpocalypse army featuring this monster form instead. GenCon Monsterpocalypse Masters is just around the corner, and I would be shocked if we didn’t see Voltron and Lo-Tron armies stepping up to challenge monsters like Defender X, Zor Maxim, Mantacon, and Anglax.

For my Mega Lo-Tron city list, I chose:

5 Music Producer

2 Insurance Company HQ

2 Radio Telescope

1 Office Building

1 Statue of Liberty

1 Privateer Press Building

For the unit list, I chose:

3 grunt Snatcher

3 elite Snatcher

3 grunt Cthulabite

1 elite Task Master (or Shadow Task Master)

2 grunt Grinder Tank

1 elite Grinder Tank

1 grunt Repair Vehicle

1 grunt UCI MRV

Position the Statue of Liberty, Privateer Press Building, and at least one Radio Telescope and Insurance Company HQ in locations near the spawn points that are easy to secure. Position the Office Building in a location that’s within arms reach of the Robeasts. Remaining buildings can be placed closer to the center of the map or even on an opponent’s side of the map if necessary.

Secure the near buildings to provide strength and flexibility to the rest of the force, and try to keep the Privateer Press Building secured at all times for the powerful R&D action. This discount for UCI MRVs or Cthulabites is an exceptional boost to the force’s powerful unit complement. The units’ main job is to spread corruption throughout the city via the Manufacture Advantage, but Grinder Tanks also increase the accuracy of Snatchers and Cthulabites via their Marker ability, and the off-faction Repair Vehicles can keep Robeasts and Lo-Tron fighting fit.

The Robeasts should have no problem building up an early pool of P-Dice by brawling the Office building and blasting enemy units (or monsters under the right circumstances). Keep an eye out for good angles on Rhino Robeast’s Toss trigger even if they require a number of A-Dice to step the attackers into position. One good Toss can deal substantial damage to an enemy monster. Against enemy morphers, Armadillo Robeast is a great asset, dishing out multiple damage via the Radial Attack trigger.

Look to deal substantial damage to the city itself before Lo-Tron even enters the scene. Unlike other monsters, he does not rely heavily on collisions for his damage output. Between Juggernaut and Weapon Master, Lo-Tron can reliably deal super damage to an enemy monster on a battlefield of nothing but rubble.

Mega Lo-Tron’s Juggernaut skill will really keep an enemy on his toes since it ignores the most common form of monster defense – screening. Rampage right through units and buildings to crash into an enemy monster for super damage. When a Rampage is not an option due to positioning, Lo-Tron’s Weapon Master blast attack or Power Strike brawl attack (with Reach) are also great alternatives. Brawling is especially effective when dealing that last point of damage to finish off an opposing monster form. With an 8*3 brawl, Lo-Tron is remarkably accurate with that flail, and a good roll can really hamper an opponent’s actions thanks to Power Strike.

While Mega Lo-Tron is on the field, unit turns should shift from corrupting the city to supporting this powerful monster. Healing and screening Lo-Tron will guarantee that this monster’s 7 Defense and 6 Health outlast your foe and allow you to stand victorious.

I hope to see many of you at Comic Con!

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