Best Of

One word I'd use to describe this champion is forced. His rotation doesn't flow well, utilities like power drain and heal block are not as reliable as with Red Skull for example. Damage phase is so short that unless you're dealt constant energy damage over time its hard to maintain the reverb at high potency even against most mutants. Solvarch can't take long fights, there's no discussion about that. Even in short fights he takes at least 3 bars of power to get going with nothing to speed up that process, he doesn't have something to build up power faster like Titania tanking hits at the start of the fight with haymakers. Most champions nowadays are designed to finish fights in 3 bars of power, Solvarch doesn't even get to begin before that so he's inherently slow for battlegrounds. It feels like his rotation was forced in order to implement the fractured power bar mechanic in a unique way that its so impractical and not worth it. He doesn't have increased ability accuracy or some reduction immunity either so he can't take Domino and Sinister that well who are arguably among the top 5 mutant defenders in battlegrounds, there are so many more tech attackers I'd pick over this guy that I don't see myself using him ever in that mode. AW seems like the only beacon of hope from personal observations but I'd love him to hopefully exceed my expectations.