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Her instant Bleeds were not impacted by the bug, and should be 1-1 with how they always were.

The wording in the ability is a bit confusing, imo, as that's meant to outline the max bleed damage she can achieve when she maxes out her block penetration.
You'll need the Bulwark Buffs and Passives from her Heavy to achieve that, as it always was.

Here's a fight I just did as an example - notice the 3 Bulwark, and passives - with the Intimidate Debuff from Heavy.

TLDR - Bleeds were never impacted, need to optimize her buffs and passives.

If it makes you feel any better, it will feel repetitive and boring once 8* come out

Considering we are still waiting for champs like Nick, Tigra, etc. to enter the basics, suggests she aint coming back till 2027 lmao

If she does come.back.my guess is it will be for more Units maybe not 36k but 15k or 12k units for those that didn't get her.

7 star Archangel would be my first r5 if he was out. That's, what, 15 second bgs fights?

I'm gonna get disagree spammed for this one but I'm gonna say it anyways because someone has to lol Ghost and Doom would barely make the top 10 in their respective classes in 2026 because of how modern mutant and cosmic defenders are designed. AA would definitely be good but he probably wouldn't be a top 5 mutant anymore because just like prowess lost value when daunted became a thing, neuroshock and other dots are the new norm for mutants I really can't imagine AA placing above Jean Onslaught Sinister Britain and DPX who can be used for bleed and poison immune defenders unlike AA. CGR could potentially be a top 5 but it's going to be a Tigra type of deal where certain matchups like Zola and Dark Phoenix are only doable if the person playing is very skilled and actually knows wtf they're doing because modern defenders can interrupt his rotations easily. Hercules not even worth mentioning because we know the main reason Kabam doesn't want to release him is because of that immortality which allows you to pop a level 1 revive and then casually clear an entire war or quest lane with no other potions or boosts required, for BGs however he probably would (like Ghost and Doom) barely make the top 10 and that's mostly because of certain metas where he becomes a very annoying defender. That leaves Kate, the only 6* I truly believe is going to have a ridiculous impact on the meta when she's a 7* because the way she deals damage is still very unique and hard to shut down + the other arrows add even more utility and value for long form content like Necropolis.

So, I agree all of these should be released as 7* already and hopefully this is what we see in this year's HoF tho some like Doom and Ghost absolutely need some small tune ups cause otherwise pulling them and not pulling Kate is going to feel like you got the short end of the stick. Some aspects of their kits are simply outdated which is crazy but that's just how the game is in 2026.

YEspecially i don't see why not maybe not Hercules and Ghost as they can be extremely busted in the right meta, Node sets or A skilled players hands. I could however see CGR, AA, Kate coming soon maybe another Heart of Fire but I would not be thrilled about more spending events especially a 36k unit one its just been too much this past year.

Karnak can handle plenty of fights if you know how he works and have a slight level of skill lol

He'sliteraly Just not dogshit though