From Panel To Play: Kraven The Hunter

CP58 Kraven The Hunter

This time on from Panel to Play, we’re looking at a man who makes some bold choices when it comes to outerwear and the number one enemy of animal rights activists worldwide. It’s Kraven the Hunter!

Sergei Kravinoff is Kraven the Hunter, a world-renowned big-game hunter who seeks the most dangerous game: the Amazing Spider-Man! Kraven believes that by taking down Spider-Man, he will prove himself as the greatest hunter in the world.

Kraven is no normal hunter, however. He prefers to take down his prey up close with a blade, rather than a gun or bow. He follows his own code of ethics, preferring to hunt his game with a twisted sense of fair play. And beyond his martial prowess and hunter’s instincts, Kraven is imbued with an incredibly prolonged lifespan and physical strength due to a mystical serum he consumes. Though he appears to be a man in his thirties, Kraven was born in the early 20th century.

Demonstrating his preference to kill his prey up close and personal, Kraven’s miniature wields a blade and spear. He’s a predator springing the trap on his unsuspecting prey with lightning speed. The plaque from one of New York’s illustrious zoos under his feet offers some sage—and a bit irreverent—advice to the master hunter.

Kraven has one goal in life, and he has the tools to see it done. This master hunter is geared toward surgical attacks against a single target. If that target happens to call itself Spider-Man, all the better.

On the tabletop, Kraven is suited to locking down and taking out one target at a time. Like any good hunter, he doesn’t let him get distracted when his prey is in sight. He’s best in battle when he focuses his attention. Using his kukri and spear in combination, he lands devastating hit-and-run attacks before vanishing into hiding and preparing for his next assault. On his turn, if he focuses his energy Kraven can land a total of 12 attack dice against a single character and make both a Short and Medium advance to boot.

Beyond just his skill with a blade and spear, Kraven brings his unmatched skill as a hunter to a battle. His Expert Tracker power allows him to direct a crisis team in battle to better land their strikes, while his talent for anticipating the movements of his prey allows Kraven to punish them for moving in the open in his presence. Corner the Beast reflects Kraven’s preternatural hunting talent and lets him designate a character within Range 3. Until the end of the character’s next activation, they suffer 1 damage. Plus, if the chosen character happens to be a pesky wall crawler, they lose that power for the duration of the effect. Corner the Beast is a great power to use on more elusive prey, like those who have a fondness for dashing away before Kraven can land a strike.

Rounding out his talents, Kraven also benefits from the mysterious elixir that has prolonged his life and given him enhanced physical abilities. The Elixir of Calypso innate superpower allows Kraven to reroll one die in each of his attack or defense rolls, representing the hunter’s superhuman strength, speed, and reflexes.

That’s all for our look at Kraven the Hunter. Check back next time when we dive in with a closer look at yet another character for Marvel: Crisis Protocol!

Until then, Atomic Mass Transmissions, signing off!