Greetings all! I’m back this week and today I’ll be reviewing the new Thor: Ragnarok Movie mini set. A lot of these gravity feed sets go by without a proper review, and now that WizKids has made the decision to get rid of mass market exclusives (that we know of), it’s a little easier to collect these. How does the Thunder God’s mini set fair?



While it’s neat that we’re now getting access to the complete set at our local game stores, there is a small price to pay, and that’s sculpt reuse. There’s a ton of it in sets like this and Undead, whereas the Mass Market pieces usually had a unique sculpt to help them sell. Still, I’m sure a lot of care more about dials than we do aesthetics.

While the Thor: Ragnarok movie has yet to premier, we do get a good chuck of the characters that we know of in this mini set. We get your typical Thor characters like the Odinson himself, Loki, Odin, and some various Asgardians. We also get a couple of Hulks to round out the 15th anniversary: year of the Hulk.

If you recall from our set reviews, I like to judge everything on a 5-point scale with 1 being awful and 5 being fantastic. I tend to not give out that many 1’s because someone out there is bound to like a figure I might not like, that is unless they are utter garbage like Killer Moth.

Let’s jump in!

COMMONS

001 Thor – You get a pretty beefy offensive melee piece with this common Thor. Indom rounds out a pretty nice kit with good reducers and high attack values all the way through. If you can pair him up with someone to cause Knockback, he can do a ton of damage since he has Blades on every click and that free attack can do a huge chunk of damage. My only problem with him is that He can easily be picked apart on his way to the fight. Score: 3/5

002 Loki – This is a pretty nice support piece with the fantastic combination of Outwit and Probability Control. Stealth keeps him safe and makes him a pain to deal with, and he’s got a great special defense that lets him move into an adjacent square when he succeeds at Super Senses. This could move him into better hindering terrain to keep him safe for another turn. Regen at the end of the dial is nice. He’s not bad for Asgardian or Mystical teams. Score: 3/5

003 Hulk – Hulk can put out more consistent damage than Thor and he can take a beating, but he’s incredibly slow to the fight. 7 Movement with Sidestep isn’t going to get him very far, and he can easily be kited. However, if he manages to get to you, he’s going to deal some heavy damage. Great damage values throughout the entire dial. Score: 3/5

004 Heimdall – This is a really great piece if you’re looking to build an Asgardian team. Not only can he carry 3 Asgardians with Phasing/Teleport on a trait, he also has Sidestep, meaning you can move your team 7 squares which is a huge benefit for that keyword. His Super Senses is incredible and gives you a much better chance to actually dodge all attacks. Mid dial is insanely good. Score: 5/5

005 Valkyrie – I’ve never liked melee pieces that have nothing but Defend on their dial for defense. Sure, she has some decent values, but that 3rd click is horrendous. Yeah, she can possibly resurrect, but she’s easy to KO at that point, and Knockback can completely counter that. Thor and Hulk are much better for the same points. Score: 1/5

006 Thor – This is a very deep dial for 100 points, and although it’s a little mediocre for the cost on those first few clicks, he gets disgusting once he gets to click 6 with huge attack values and Blades. That’s okay though because his trait will help him deal with any threat once he’s been hit. This piece is easily worth the 25 extra points from the first common. Score: 4/5

007 Loki – 70 points with Mystics and the Mystical keyword and Indom is already looking good, but his attack power is just so-so. Enchantress is 10 times better at this same trick and has the same keywords. Exploit Weakness is neat, but just not really worth it. SCore: 2/5

008 Hulk – Another thick dial for 100 points. Hulk has the same trait as Thor that lets him burn tokens when he takes damage to alter his stats. Leap/Climb might seem bad up top, but he and Thor want to take damage so they can dish a ton back. Just like Thor, the end of this dial is scary, but not as much as he lacks Blades or big damage. Score: 3/5

RARES

009 Heimdall – I honestly feel like this Heimdall should be the common and the other should be the rare. You’re really not getting anything from him other than a once-per-game token pull from your theme team, but it’s 100 points to accomplish that goal. You’re better off with Leadership. Score: 2/5

010 Grandmaster – If you can keep Goldblum safe, he’ll be a very obnoxious piece as he almost forces damage on opposing characters as you get to build around him and the opponent doesn’t. It’s a little difficult to pull his attack power off, but if you plan properly, it can be very deadly. Mystics would be a great way to abuse him, or even the new Hulks from the Thor set. Prob and Power Cosmic make him a great figure, but he’s incredibly specialized. Score: 3/5

011 Odin – This piece is incredible for Asgardian teams. You get Leadership and +1 to your attack as long as you manage to hit someone for all your teammates for 25 points. I like that the option to switch him is completely optional, so you actually can just play him at 25 and gain nothing but benefits from him. Score: 5/5

012 Valkyrie – She’s using the 5 clicks for 50 points formula, but there’s nothing really stellar about her dial. In Avengers/Defenders War, this would be a solid common dial, so it doesn’t really make sense as a rare. Score: 2/5

013 Grandmaster – Now this version of Grandmaster is really incredible. You get literally every single support power in the game on a piece that can move without taking your actions and takes a maximum of 1 damage from ranged attacks. That’s not an issue because he has 10 Phasing, so he’s almost never going to be stuck in melee. He can always push because like Taskmaster, he’s turned to a different click number at the end of your turn. 60 points is a bit much, but he’s very good. Score: 5/5

014 Odin – Let’s forget about Odin the Destroyer or the Chase, and look at this guy with fresh eyes. You get huge attack values, Prob, Power Cosmic, Pulse Wave mid-dial, and great reducers the entire length all for 125 points. If you want a kick-ass Odin without having to drop a lot of money, this is your guy. Score: 4/5

CHASES

015 Fenris Wolf – Now this is a good melee piece. Fenris has great attack and defense values for most of his dial, Exploit and Blades on every click, and he gets better the more pieces he KO’s. Keep in mind that it doesn’t mention standard characters, so anything on the board will cause him to grow. His Special Blades power is disgusting if you manage to KO three characters as he can potentially deal 9 damage in a single attack. Score: 5/5

016 Hela – I like this piece and she’s very similar to the Super Rare from The Mighty Thor, but she’s just not as good. There’s a distinct lack of potential here, and that mid-dial Mastermind is very scary as she can just fall in a single attack if they move people away from her. She does look good at the end of her dial though with a very big attack and Pulse Wave, along with two clicks of Regen. Score: 3/5

Since we’re only dealing with 16 pieces in this set, I’m not going to break down the scores into groups like I usually do. Overall, the set is pretty decent and there are some fun dials in here. I know I’ll be picking up the 25 point Odin and the common Heimdall, as well as the second Goldblum with all the support. Those guys look really great for different teams, especially for Asgardians as they tend to lack a decent amount of support aside from Jane Foster.

I think this is a much better showing than the Wonder Woman Gravity Feed we got a few months back. It’s a pretty good set, and I recommend getting some packs if you can, or just cherry picking from various online retailers.

What are your thoughts on this review? Feel that I missed the mark on a few pieces, or did I judge some things too high? What are you looking forward to the most from this set? Let us know in the comments!

Hopefully I’ll see you guys again next week! Just remember, the real fun begins when you’re Two Clicks From KO!