Skylanders Legendary Characters Have Clear Advantage

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure figure statistics and availability are perfectly poised to create the collectors dream: the “must have” and “hard to find” status that creates the thrill of the hunt.

In an effort to get the jump on the holiday rush, I have (along with help from readers like Nathan Beitler) been working through the different Skylander Characters to construct a definitive Skylanders Stats comparison list.

Here is a table that totals up each available character’s statistics. As you can see there is a quite a discrepancy between the top characters (at around 280) and the bottom characters (at around 220). In the game you also need to consider the effectiveness of their weapons, but this is a good guide to begin with.

Legendary Skylanders

                     Str  Def  Agl  Lck  Total
Legendary Spyro               75   55   90   60   280
Legendary Chop Chop           65   100  60   40   265
Legendary Spyro               60   50   90   60   260
Stealth Elf                   60   30   100  70   260
Ignitor                      100   65   40   50   255
Chop Chop                     65  100   60   20   245
Legendary Bash                85  100   30   25   240
Flame Slinger                 40   25   90   80   235
Boomer                        70   50   40   75   235
Whirlwind                     65   65   30   75   235
Zap                           30   70   65   65   230
Eruptor                       80   85   25   35   225
Bash                          85   90   30   20   225
Terrafin                      70   80   25   50   225
Ghost Roaster                 60   85   40   40   225
Sonic Boom                    50   60   60   55   225
Trigger Happy                 40   20   60  100   220
Gill Grunt                    70   60   40   50   220
Drobot                        40   75   60   45   220
Stump Smash                   90   70   20   40   220
Prsim Break                   75   90   10   45   220
Voodood                       75   50   60   35   220

As you can see the Legendary characters have received a substantial stats boost over their non-legendary counterparts. Add to this the fact that these characters come together in a Toys R Us exclusive and you have the makings of a Christmas must-have and sell-out toy.

My advice however is not to be overly swayed by this panic buying of Skylander toys. Spend some time looking through the Skylander Characters and decide which ones best suite your play style. Along with this you should ensure a good spread of Elements to gain access to the majority of the game – and those all important Hats and Soul Gems. Finally, have a look at the craft of the real figures — my personal favorite is still Stealth Elf, as much for the way she looks as how she performs in the game or how much she is worth second hand.

Here’s the current availability list:

Terrafin Availability: Only as part of Pirate Adventure Pack.
Prism Break Availability: As part of Triple Pack or Single Pack.
Bash Availability: As part of Triple Pack or Single Pack.
Legendary Bash Availability: As part of Legendary Pack (Toys R Us Exclusive).
Ignitor Availability: In 3DS Starter Pack.
Eruptor Availability: As part of Triple Pack or Single Pack.
Flameslinger Availability: As part of Triple Pack or Single Pack.
Sunburn Availability: Coming soon.
Sonic Boom Availability: As part of Single Pack.
Lightening Rod Availability: Coming soon.
Whilrwind Availability: Available in Single pack.
Warnado Availability: Coming soon. Not in the Triple pack that Amazon returns for “Warnado”.
Gill Grunt Availability: In 360, PS3 and Wii Starter Pack.
Zap Availability: As part of Single Pack.
Spyro: Availability: In 360, PS3 and Wii Starter Pack.
Dark Spyro Availability: In 3DS Starter Pack.
Legendary Spyro Availability: As part of Legendary Pack (Toys R Us Exclusive).
Voodood Availability: As part of Triple Pack and Single Pack.
Trigger Happy Availability: In 360, PS3 and Wii Starter Pack.
Drobot Availability: As part of Single Pack and Triple Pack.
Drill Sergeant Availability: Exclusive to Sams Club in US.
Stealth Elf Availability: In 3DS Starter Pack and Single Pack.
Stump Smash Availability: As part of Triple Pack and Single Pack.
Chop-Chop Availability: As part of Single Pack.
Legendary Chop-Chop Availability: As part of Legendary Pack (Toys R Us Exclusive).
Ghost Roaster Availability: In the Darklight Crypt Pack.