by PKamahl
How does Claw rely on a roll? Attraction is an automatic manipulation. I think it's a must-have on anyone with Combo 2 or for combat-focused scenarios.I do agree with you that there is a core set of items that see a lot of use, but almost all of them from the main box have seen play in my games (I think Electric Gloves are the only outlier I can immediately recall). Cryo grenade T1 in To Sink a City, Smoke Pellets on solo missions to take a resting stance in the wide open, and Tranq Dart is great as a boss-killer for 4-health lieutenants in the same way Tear Gas is great at clearing crowds (they're not actually great at it, but they actively deter the risk of what they counter).
Out of the core items, Electric Gloves are probably the most useless option, if only because the Taser exists. Expansion gadgets are all mostly awful though and ridiculously niche, I've only ever used the Telescopic Baton because that character had an extra point left over, and it freed up space for another character to take the Taser instead.