Rogue
Marvel X-Men · Complexity: 3/6 · Health / CP (1v1): 50 / 2 CP
How to play Rogue
Overview & game plan
An absorbing brawler: your punches charge her Ionic Energy, Leach drains health with no recourse.
If after roll 1 5× Ion for High Altitude! are reachable. Keep 5× Ion and reroll all dice not needed, aiming at High Altitude! (5 dice). If fewer than 5 matching dice remain after roll 1, switch to Skybound. High Altitude! deals a documented 11 damage and applies influence, so the 5 committed dice stay on the table.
Strengths
- Ionic Drive (passive): every attack taken grants 1–2 Ionic Energy
- Ionic Energy boosts even the ultimate – High Altitude! reaches 19
- Leach: steal 2–4 health, NO defense roll allowed, heals her 1:1
- Influence costs the opponent roll attempts (each 1–3: one attempt gone)
Weaknesses
- Brawl is small (4–6) – without the Ionic boost the punch is missing
- Duplicate needs PAIRS – only ~1.5 prevention on average
Dice & symbols
Most likely attack
Requirement: 3× ✋ Touch · Chance: 98.4%
Damage: 4 damage
Attacks & odds
| Ability | Requirement | Chance | Damage | Damage type | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brawl | 3× ✋ Touch | 98.4% | 4 damage | Normal | – |
| Sass | 2× ✋ Touch + 2× ⚛ Ion | 49.4% | 3 damage | Undefendable | influence |
| Absorption | Small straight (4 in a row) | 58.7% | 7 damage | Normal | influence |
| Influential | 4× ⚛ Ion | 10.4% | 6 damage | Undefendable | influence |
| Leach | 1× ✋ Touch + 3× 🕊 Soar | 71.8% | about 3 damage · healing: about 3 damage | Normal | – |
| Skybound | 2× 🕊 Soar + 2× ⚛ Ion | 45.7% | 7 damage | Normal | – |
| High Altitude! Ultimate | 5× ⚛ Ion | 1.3% | 11 damage | Ultimate | influence |
How you defend
Duplicate: 4 dice, only pairs count – a soar pair prevents 2, a touch pair counters 1, an ion pair grants Skyward + Ionic Energy (~1.5 prevented). Her real protection: every hit charges the passive.
Concrete dice decisions
- If after roll 1 5× Ion for High Altitude! are reachable. Keep 5× Ion and reroll all dice not needed, aiming at High Altitude! (5 dice). If fewer than 5 matching dice remain after roll 1, switch to Skybound. High Altitude! deals a documented 11 damage and applies influence, so the 5 committed dice stay on the table.
- If after roll 1 2× Soar + 2× Ion for Skybound are reachable. Keep 2× Soar + 2× Ion and reroll all dice not needed, aiming at Skybound (4 dice). If fewer than 4 matching dice remain after roll 1, switch to High Altitude!. Skybound deals a documented 7 damage, so the 4 committed dice stay on the table.
- If after roll 1 a small straight for Absorption are reachable. Keep a small straight and reroll all dice not needed, aiming at Absorption (4 dice). If fewer than 4 matching dice remain after roll 1, switch to High Altitude!. Absorption deals a documented 7 damage and applies influence, so the 4 committed dice stay on the table.
- If after roll 1 4× Ion for Influential are reachable. Keep 4× Ion and reroll all dice not needed, aiming at Influential (4 dice). If fewer than 4 matching dice remain after roll 1, switch to High Altitude!. Influential deals a documented 6 damage and bypasses the defence roll and applies influence, so the 4 committed dice stay on the table.
- If after roll 1 3× Touch for Brawl are reachable. Keep 3× Touch and reroll all dice not needed, aiming at Brawl (3 dice). If fewer than 3 matching dice remain after roll 1, switch to High Altitude!. Brawl deals a documented 4 damage, so the 3 committed dice stay on the table.
Concrete playing rules
Early game
Take hits and charge Ionic Energy, Brawl as base load.
Resources
- Skyward: Max 2: spend when attacked, both roll (she may reroll hers for 1 CP each) – higher: 3 counter; tie: prevent 4. Influential, Skybound, ultimate +2. Against medium hits when CP for rerolls is spare – the CP reroll makes it reliable.
Statuses & timing
- Influence: negative, every 1–3 in the enemy roll costs a roll attempt.
- Ionic Energy: positive, max 4 tokens (values 1 and 2), max 2 spendable per turn, 4 for 1 CP.
- Skyward: positive, max 2, redeemed when attacked (higher: 3 counter; tie: prevent 4).
- Ionic Energy: Passive: 1 from attacks taken of ≤6, 2 from 7+; Leach +1, a Duplicate ion pair +1.
- Ionic Energy: On Absorption (7–9) or the ultimate – +4 for 1 CP is the best exchange rate in the game.
- Skyward: Influential, Skybound, ultimate +2.
- Skyward: Against medium hits when CP for rerolls is spare – the CP reroll makes it reliable.
Avoid these mistakes
Works well with
- Cursed PirateRank #1/37Cursed Pirate applies Cursed Doubloon (Cursed Doubloon, Cursed Form), Powder Keg (Powder Keg, Powder Keg); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Cursed Pirate adds Cutlass Strike (7 damage, normal), X Marks the Spot (6 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- MonkRank #2/37Monk applies Chi (Chi, Chi), Evasive; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Monk adds Fist Strike (8 damage, normal), Combo Strike (7 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Moon ElfRank #3/37Moon Elf applies Blind (Blind), Evasive (Evasive); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Moon Elf adds Longbow (7 damage, normal), Demising Shot (4 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- TreantRank #4/37Treant applies Barbed Vine (Barbed Vine), Wellspring (Wellspring); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Treant adds Splinter (7 damage, normal), Overgrowth (8 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Shadow ThiefRank #5/37Shadow Thief applies Shadows (Shadows), Sneak Attack (Sneak Attack); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Shadow Thief adds Dagger Strike (8 damage, normal), Shifty Strike (4 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
Partner rankings
- Cursed PirateRank #1/37 · Very good choiceCursed Pirate applies Cursed Doubloon (Cursed Doubloon, Cursed Form), Powder Keg (Powder Keg, Powder Keg); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Cursed Pirate adds Cutlass Strike (7 damage, normal), X Marks the Spot (6 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- MonkRank #2/37 · Very good choiceMonk applies Chi (Chi, Chi), Evasive; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Monk adds Fist Strike (8 damage, normal), Combo Strike (7 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Moon ElfRank #3/37 · Very good choiceMoon Elf applies Blind (Blind), Evasive (Evasive); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Moon Elf adds Longbow (7 damage, normal), Demising Shot (4 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- TreantRank #4/37 · Very good choiceTreant applies Barbed Vine (Barbed Vine), Wellspring (Wellspring); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Treant adds Splinter (7 damage, normal), Overgrowth (8 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Shadow ThiefRank #5/37 · Solid choiceShadow Thief applies Shadows (Shadows), Sneak Attack (Sneak Attack); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Shadow Thief adds Dagger Strike (8 damage, normal), Shifty Strike (4 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- PyromancerRank #6/37 · Solid choicePyromancer applies Burn (Burn, Burn), Fire Mastery (Fire Mastery, Fire Mastery); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Pyromancer adds Fireball (8 damage, normal), Burning Soul (5 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- HuntressRank #7/37 · Solid choiceHuntress applies Nyra's Bond (Nyra's Bond, Nyra's Bond), Bleed (Bleed); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Huntress adds Animalistic (5 damage, normal), Savage (5 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- IcemanRank #8/37 · Solid choiceIceman applies dice-cube, ice-shard; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Iceman adds Frostbite (7 damage, normal), Ice to Meet You (2.5 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- NinjaRank #9/37 · Solid choiceNinja applies Delayed Poison (Delayed Poison, Delayed Poison), Smoke Bomb (Smoke Bomb); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Ninja adds Slash (7 damage, normal), Walk the Line (12 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- RavenessRank #10/37 · Solid choiceRaveness applies feather, hex; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Raveness adds Peck (7 damage, normal), Murder of Crows (7 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- PaladinRank #11/37 · Solid choicePaladin applies Crit (Crit), Protect (Protect); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Paladin adds Righteous Combat (7 damage, normal), Mighty Prayer (3 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- GunslingerRank #12/37 · Solid choiceGunslinger applies Reload (Reload), Bounty (Bounty); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Gunslinger adds Revolver (5 damage, normal), Bounty Hunter (1 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Headless HorsemanRank #13/37 · Solid choiceHeadless Horseman applies dreadful, grim-pursuit; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Headless Horseman adds Cleave (7 damage, normal), Reap (3 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- SeraphRank #14/37 · Solid choiceSeraph applies flight, blinding-light; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Seraph adds Holy Blade (7 damage, normal), Glorious (6 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- BarbarianRank #15/37 · Solid choiceBarbarian applies concussion, stun; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Barbarian adds Smack (8 damage, normal), Sturdy Blow (4 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Scarlet WitchRank #16/37 · Poor fitScarlet Witch applies probability manipulation, reality warp; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Scarlet Witch adds Hex Bolt (8 damage, normal), Jinx (9 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Doctor StrangeRank #17/37 · Poor fitDoctor Strange applies crimson bands, premonition; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Doctor Strange adds Augury (8 damage, normal), Astral Incursion (8 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- SantaRank #18/37 · Poor fitSanta applies cheer, egg-nog; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Santa adds Trim Your Tree (8 damage, normal), Festivities (9 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- ThorRank #19/37 · Poor fitThor applies guard break, electrokinesis; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Thor adds Hammered (7 damage, undefendable), Odinforce (7 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- SamuraiRank #20/37 · Poor fitSamurai applies shame, honor; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Samurai adds Katana Slice (7 damage, normal), Wakizashi (3 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- ArtificerRank #21/37 · Poor fitArtificer applies Synth (Synth, Synth), Nanite (Nanite, Nanobot); their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Artificer adds Spanner Strike (6 damage, normal), Eureka (7 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Pale LadyRank #22/37 · Poor fitPale Lady applies moonShard, bleed; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Pale Lady adds Scratch (6 damage, normal), The Hunt (6 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- WolverineRank #23/37 · Poor fitWolverine applies rage, alpha; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Wolverine adds Adamantium Claws (6 damage, normal), Regenerate (3 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Captain MarvelRank #24/37 · Poor fitCaptain Marvel applies cosmic-ray, cosmic-flare; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Captain Marvel adds Photon Punch (7 damage, normal), Inner Light (4 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Spider-Man (Miles Morales)Rank #25/37 · Poor fitSpider-Man (Miles Morales) applies combo, webbed; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Spider-Man (Miles Morales) adds Punch (6 damage, normal), C-C-C-Combo (5 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- DeadpoolRank #26/37 · Poor fitDeadpool applies donut, onomatopoeia; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Deadpool adds Finger Guns (7 damage, normal), Donut Hole (4 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Black PantherRank #27/37 · Poor fitBlack Panther applies kinetic-energy, vibranium-suit; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Black Panther adds Vibranium Claws (6 damage, normal), Stealth Strike (3 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- CyclopsRank #28/37 · Poor fitCyclops applies battle-plan, support; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Cyclops adds Hand to Hand (7 damage, normal), Target Acquired (5 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- GambitRank #29/37 · Poor fitGambit applies molecular-acceleration, dissolution; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Gambit adds Bo Staff (7 damage, normal), Bojutsu (2 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- LokiRank #30/37 · Poor fitLoki applies illusion, bag of tricks; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Loki adds Mockery (8 damage, normal), Confuddle (7 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- TacticianRank #31/37 · Poor fitTactician applies tactical advantage, constrict; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Tactician adds Saber Strike (6 damage, normal), Carpet Bomb (2 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- PsylockeRank #32/37 · Poor fitPsylocke applies paralyze, agility; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Psylocke adds Lunge (7 damage, normal), Devise (3 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Jean GreyRank #33/37 · Poor fitJean Grey applies force field, acuity; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Jean Grey adds Mind Attack (6 damage, normal), Psychic Multiplier (2 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- KrampusRank #34/37 · Poor fitKrampus applies coal, gift; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Krampus adds Swat (7 damage, normal), Bad Tidings (6 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Vampire LordRank #35/37 · Poor fitVampire Lord applies blood-power, mesmerize; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Vampire Lord adds Gouge (7 damage, normal), Glamour (4 damage, undefendable) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- NecromancerRank #36/37 · Poor fitNecromancer applies decrep-ify, resurrect; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Necromancer adds Shear (5 damage, normal), Harvest (2 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
- Black WidowRank #37/37 · Poor fitBlack Widow applies covert ops, agility; their recorded effects add pressure and control windows to Rogue's existing routes.Black Widow adds Baton Strike (7 damage, normal), Widows Gauntlets (7 damage, normal) as an attack route; this concrete damage line attacks through a different route alongside Rogue.
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