Hero Clix - Rare and Chase Figures

Rare and Chase Figures

The rarest figures released for the game include:

• Some of the early Limited Edition ("LE") figures (also called "bronze-ring") that were given away as tournament prizes, are rare and highly sought after, commanding high prices among collectors and on eBay. These include Bruce Banner (Hulk), Victor Creed (Sabretooth), and Irene Adler (Destiny), among others.

• The "Judges Exclusive" LE figures that were given to judges for the Marvel "Coming of Galactus" and DC "Starro" tournaments are considered rare. These included Sentinel of the Starways, Pyreus Kril, Oliver Queen, Hal Jordan, Barry Allen, and Arthur Curry.

• "Masterpieces" are hand-painted figures. These were distributed to Wizkids World Championship winners and some were packaged in booster packs. Approximately fifty of each Masterpiece figure was produced making them very rare.

• 24 characters (eight REV sets) in the first Indy Clix set were characters published by 2000AD and were not released in the US and Canada. Similarly, 24 characters from the North American release (the "uncommon" figures numbers 37-60) were not released in the rest of the world.

• Four super-rare Marvel chase figures, with a rarity of 1 per hundred boosters in the Supernova set. All figures are zombies from the "Marvel Zombies" series including: Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Colonel America. Each figure comes with a HorrorClix card and is compatible in HeroClix or HorrorClix.

• Four super-rare DC chase figures; rarity approximately one figure in every eighty Origin boosters: Lois Lane, Alfred Pennyworth, Queen Hippolyta, and the Wizard Shazam.

• Two further super-rare DC chase figures, the Superman from Earth 2 (Kal-L), and the Superman from the Kingdom Come story line. The two figures are the same sculpt, but with different costumes and game statistics / dials. These are found in the DC Crisis boosters, with approximately 1 per eighty boosters.

• World's Finest. (Part of the DC Crisis expansion set) This is a single (large based) figure of Superman and Batman. It has a game value of 500 points. This figure was released in March 2008 as a mail away promotional piece, in a limited and numbered edition of 5,000.

• Two further super-rare Marvel chase figures, The Skrull Queen / Jessica Drew version of Spider Woman; and the Skrull Lyja Lazerfist, impersonating Susan Richards, the Invisible Woman. These are seemingly as rare as the two Superman figures mentioned above, i.e. approximately 1 per 80 boosters of the Secret Invasion set.

• The "Illuminati" Skrull. This is a representation of the Skrull who had the powers of Doctor Strange, Namor, Mr Fantastic, Professor Xavier, Iron Man, and Black Bolt, as seen in the Secret Invasion story line. It is a standard sized figure. This figure was released in September 2008 as a mail away promotional piece, in a limited edition of 5,000. (However, it was anticipated that there would be a second "print run" of this figure. In the event, Topps moved to sell the game before a second print run could occur.)

• The Joker (escape from Arkham). This is a 2 x 2 based figure, showing the Joker escaping over the wall of Arkham Asylum. It is a mail away promo for the Arkham Asylum set. This figure employs a 'prison break' mechanic, in the comic book flavor of villains being knocked out and taken to jail. Each time the figure is KO'ed, the controlling player places it in his starting area, randomly selecting one of 3 dials that the figure possesses. Despite the closing of WizKids, orders for this product were filled on a time-sensitive basis. Those orders received by Friday, November 14, 2008 were honored.

• Two further Super-Rare DC chase figures, Batman with the Sinestro Corps ring, and a modern continuity Batman, (known by collectors and players as the "Lamppost Batman") were released in the Arkham Asylum expansion, with similar rarity to those above. These are the two highest-point-value versions of their respective representations (modern continuity and alternate/limited appearance) edging out the Veteran from Legacy and the Kingdom Come version from Unleashed, respectively.

• There are 2 Super-Rare Marvel Chase Figures in the Hammer of Thor expansion, namely Thor, Frog of Thunder (Thor having been turned into a frog by Loki), and the "Thorbuster" version of Iron Man. These are thought to be approximately one per 80 boosters.

• There are 4 Super-Rare DC chase figures in the Brave and the Bold expansion, namely Nekron; Black Hand; the Kal-L Black Lantern; and the J'onn J'onnz / Martian Manhunter Black Lantern. These are thought to be approximately one per 60 boosters, making them somewhat more common than previous chase pieces.

• There are 10 Super-Rare chase figures in the DC75th expansion, White Lantern Ice; White Lantern Green Arrow; White Lantern Bart Allen; White Lantern Donna Troy; White Lantern Hal Jordan; White Lantern Animal Man; White Lantern Superman; White Lantern Flash; White Lantern Wonder Woman; and White Lantern Superboy. These are thought to be approximately one per brick (or 10 boosters) making them more common then previous chase pieces.

• There are 4 Super-Rare Chase figures in the Giant Sized X-Men expansion all of which are double (peanut) base Duo figures: Cable/Deadpool #055; Colossus/Wolverine #056; Cyclops/Phoenix #057; Gambit/Rogue #058. These are thought to be approximately one per brick (or 10 boosters) making them more common then previous chase pieces.

• There are 5 Super-Rare Chase figures (Bronze Rarity) in the Captain America expansion: Weapon X #059, Captain America #060 (in ice), Capwolf #061, The Captain #062, & Rojhaz #063. These are thought to be approximately one per case (or 20 boosters) making them somewhat more common than earlier chase figures, yet rarer than some of the more recent sets as they are not guaranteed to be one per brick.

• There are 4 Super-Rare Chase figures (Bronze Rarity) in the Superman expansion: Superman #055 (Earth-1 version), Superman #056 (Son of Darkseid version), Superman #057 (Reign of Superman version), & Kal #058. These are thought to be approximately one per case (or 20 boosters) making them somewhat more common than earlier chase figures, yet rarer than some of the more recent sets as they are not guaranteed to be one per brick.

• There are 3 chases in the set "The Lord of the Rings." They are Merry and Pippin, Frodo and Sam, and Mr. Underhill.

• There 6 chases in the set, "The Incredible Hulk." They are based on the Hulked-Heroes. The characters are Winter Hulk (Bucky Barnes as Captain America), Hulklops (Cyclops), Icehulk (Iceman), Hulkmariner (Submariner), Mighty Thorr (Thor), and Wolverage (Wolverine). These figures have green bases.

• There are 3 chases in the Avengers movie sets. In the retail set, the chase is Loki holding the cosmic cube. The main set features a chase Odin, and chase Red Skull.

• There are 4 chase figures in the set "Galactic Guardians." They are Doctor Doom on the Silver Surfer's board, Mr. Fantastic holding the ultimate nullifier, the Keeper, and Thanos holding the cosmic cube. These figures have grey bases.

• There are 7 chase figures in the "Chaos War" set. The chases are duos like the Giant Size X-Men set from the previous year with the exception of the last one. The chases are Ant-Man and Wasp, Hawkeye and Mockingbird, Vision and Scarlet Witch, Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man, Sentry and Void, Dr. Doom and Kang, Thor and Hercules, and Avengers Prime. They all have golden bases and are double bases (peanut base) with the exception of Ant-man and Wasp and Sentry and Void. The Avengers Prime piece has Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man on the same piece.