“DAY 42: Amoeba growing too large for tool shed and still inexplicably hungry for human flesh. Disappearances of pizza boys have been noticed by police. When I have my own lab, these things won’t be a problem.”
—From the notebooks of Johnny Varley, age 8

Giant Amoeba is a 90 point figure with some truly undesirable stats. The entire dial consists of a 4 in Speed Value, an 8 in Attack Value, and a 15 in Defense Value. What makes this piece a true powerhouse, is it's amazing abilities - Invulnerable, Trap, and Spree are present on it's first half, while Flesheater appears later in the dial alongside a Damage Value of 3. We'd expect such a combination of abilities to appear on a piece twice this figure's point value…but for making a substantial sacrifice in the figure's stats, we get these abilities in a bargain-priced piece.

This is a jack-of-all-trades piece that can very easily round out the weaknesses of a given army. Combined with the "Matrix of R'lyeh" Plot Twist to compensate for his low Speed Value, Giant Amoeba is a fantastic piece for killing weak monsters, or for finishing off the wounded.

Sculpt: 9.5/10 - This piece must have been a nightmare for WizKids, but a very worthwhile effort. This sculpt is as impressive as it is awe-striking.

The piece seems like just a large chunk of that cool, transparent plastic at first…but when you take a closer look at it, the various protrusions are really quite remarkable. If you want a real treat, shine a light through this thing…it's eerily beautiful, in a way. On the back of the figure, we see a victim of the creature, already half-digested in the gelatinous blob…Very cool.

All's not well though - the figure leans substantially forward, blocking it's stats. This is largely nullified by the almost completely consistent stats of the monster - though checking his abilities and Damage Value feel cumbersome at times. Additionally, the piece is top-heavy, and falls over easily.

Still, like the gameplay elements of this figure…the benefits far outweigh the consequences. And a friendly tip - this figure is so heavy, I was able to easily pick mine out of a shelf of boxes. If you want one of these, just look for an abnormally heavy booster of The Lab.