Another season of the crown jewel in HR PVP play is upon us, and it's the first one since the Multiverse collapse. Congrats to the players who struck gold in Multiverse play - we understand it was an epic time for anyone with the Infected or Bomb Squad labels, so condolences in advance to their opposition as they face an even more hyper-powered set of characters than before.
The announcement of enhanced NPC leagues and the potential 3x league opponents for superior leagues immediately led to speculation - since proved correct - that WMD's senior squad would be placed in such a division. The after effect of such was of course, Super Freaks now going to D2 and potentially a shakeup of division groups down the line. As it is, D2 has all-regular leagues, with WMD's junior-but-probably-second-strongest overall squad looking for revenge against Colony 51's top team.
The Poison league got the unexpected chance to match up against another 3 NPC leagues in D3, giving them a real shot at a second league title in recent times.
The next few divisions are expected to be pretty straightforward for the expected champs - Angels of Sorcery, 5 Fingers, Infected, Pain, Bomb Squad, and Suffering are pretty much locks. Commission are probably the biggest threat to break things up.
D10 ought to be Bomb Squad 2's for the taking but Raiders have made some moves in recent times and could pose a real threat. Meanwhile 9PO - recently revealed as a WMD set of power minis - is probably too strong for its competition in D11.
SOB's Nest of Vipers will certainly claim another title in D12 with Free City posing a possible obstacle, while in D13 Los Jefes are primed to reclaim a championship title. D14 could be competitive between Ivalice and One Love Crew, but D15 is certainly a tossup.
D16 features some pop-culture referenced teams without any title pedigree to speak of, and similar can be said of D17.
Finally, the bottom division sees Team Cobra heavy favourites over the power minis of Sins and Tiny Trouble.
Good luck to all teams as they chase titles or valuable Treasury points in their quest to gain strength for the battles ahead.
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