Who is better overall? Corvus or Obsidian?

This debate has been going for a while now.
Both are great champs, but Cull Obsidian might be overpowering Corvus. Or is he?
Let me know who is better and why.
What I think:
Cull's damage is good, but Corvus has utility and can survive longer.

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Worknprogress

They’re both amazing at different things. The whole who’s better argument is ridiculous.

Ultimatheory

Where's the guy to tell us Hyperion is the best Cosmic champ?

V1PER1987

“For a while now”? It’s been like 4 days since he’s been released. I think it would be best to wait at the very least, a couple weeks, but more so about a month after the champ is released to really be able to give an accurate review. But judging by a first glance, Cull seems to be the more “consistent” champ for end game content. If I’m not running suicides or boosting out the ying yang, Cull is going to be a better option. If you need a bleed, shock, or coldsnap immunity then Corvus might edge him out slightly. A big thing to keep in mind though is that Cull’s block proficiency is horrible.

Worknprogress

Yep. He and Ghost have basically the same block prof. It's quite bad. Corvus has him beat by like 7-8%

The_Boss9

Yep. He and Ghost have basically the same block prof. It's quite bad. Corvus has him beat by like 7-8%

By he you mean cull? Haha I would have expected a high block prof with that big ass shield of his

TacoScotty

Ya I didn’t understand why his block sucked with his big shield. I understand balance but that’s just looks funny

Mixkebab

So far, playing Cull Obsidian, I always feel like he doesn't have enough health, and I think that's a direct consequence of his block proficiency being really bad.

Cull's biggest weakness is that bad block and he's not suicide friendly. Now, the arguments against Cull can become lesser in consideration when he's ranked up. Maybe his health problem becomes less noticeable when he's higher ranked.

But not being suicide friendly is not the only problem. The problem is Cull becomes a bad option on nodes where the attacker bleeds out or poisons out 100%, which is a common node we're seeing nowadays. That's why Corvus and Omega Red remain Top 3 best attackers right now, because they're either immune or they benefit from these nodes.

In the long run, Corvus outlasts Cull easily. Not only does Corvus not die by damage over time, but if you have suicides on, Corvus can heal via willpower while not dying as long as he's got Glaive charges. I can't stress enough the number of times Corvus saves me from using revives or potions because of this.

I find Cull to be an exceptional glass cannon. If you know what you're doing and you know the incoming matchups in a quest, Cull can be the fastest clearer of content, even faster than Corvus and Ghost. This is because he refreshes Rout way faster than Corvus refreshes Glaive charges, that extra damage Cull gives is unavoidable, and his attacks go through autoblock and evade, which personally is better than Ghost's unblockable (that also needs synergy to happen). Lastly, if you max Despair, Cull's consistent way of armor breaking via Heavy makes him a much more consistent counter against nodes like Buffet, Overload, or that healing node Omega has in Map 7. A lot of difficult endgame content has to do with the defender constantly being able to heal back. Even Corvus has trouble going against RoL Wolverine.

Mixkebab

My recommendation is whatever quest/AQ/AW you're bringing Cull to, you should bring Corvus to as well.

Corvus' strengths really balance out Cull's weakness. Cull clears content faster than Corvus, while Corvus eliminates your worries on some of the really annoying nodes. Hop back and forth on the two so they both build charges.

Worknprogress

Yep. He and Ghost have basically the same block prof. It's quite bad. Corvus has him beat by like 7-8%
By he you mean cull? Haha I would have expected a high block prof with that big ass shield of his

Yes. Cull's block prof is 57-58%

The_Boss9

Yep. He and Ghost have basically the same block prof. It's quite bad. Corvus has him beat by like 7-8%
By he you mean cull? Haha I would have expected a high block prof with that big ass shield of his
Yes. Cull's block prof is 57-58%

Sheesh that’s bad

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_I_

after seeing the gameplay feel Cull is better. Cow did show off his new pet fast enough. wolvie was dead in 47 hits in ROL.

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Lvernon15

Personally I’m with obsidian, he’s more versatile, easier to ramp up, has better damage when ramped up and doesn’t have any matchups where he’s basically useless like Corvus against ebony or sinister, the only ‘bad match’ is thing because he’s immune to armour break, but even then he’s not a bad option, the only thing Corvus really has over him is immunity

DrZola

Will let you know when I get either above a 4* level sometime in 2021.

Dr. Zola

Ankalagonn

Agree with the cannon galss description. I was lucky to get him out of 1 crystal as 5*... and Im having so much fun with his gameplay

LoPresti

Hyperion is the best cosmic.

GAMEOVERJames

After playing Cull Obsidian for a while, I notice that one of the problems is his animation/play style.... Corvus' animation and game play mechanics are much smoother, and easier to learn. Cull obsidian is kind of stumble and heavy attack-demanding....

Lvernon15

Personally I’m with obsidian, he’s more versatile, easier to ramp up, has better damage when ramped up and doesn’t have any matchups where he’s basically useless like Corvus against ebony or sinister, the only ‘bad match’ is thing because he’s immune to armour break, but even then he’s not a bad option, the only thing Corvus really has over him is immunity

I was an idiot last year btw

Skillful_star

Personally I’m with obsidian, he’s more versatile, easier to ramp up, has better damage when ramped up and doesn’t have any matchups where he’s basically useless like Corvus against ebony or sinister, the only ‘bad match’ is thing because he’s immune to armour break, but even then he’s not a bad option, the only thing Corvus really has over him is immunity
I was an idiot last year btw

Oh yeah,definitely....

Thicco_Mode

Personally I’m with obsidian, he’s more versatile, easier to ramp up, has better damage when ramped up and doesn’t have any matchups where he’s basically useless like Corvus against ebony or sinister, the only ‘bad match’ is thing because he’s immune to armour break, but even then he’s not a bad option, the only thing Corvus really has over him is immunity
I was an idiot last year btw

Hindsight is 20/20

PantherusNZ

Hindsight is 20/20

So is this year...

Savage

I know this post is old but Corvus is obviously the better one cause of his glaive immunity and cheat death mechanic as well as his easy to access armor break. Cull on the otherhand is still pretty useful in act 6 with high damage but needs skill to use cause of the low block proficiency. Evade/autoblock shutdown, projectile parry, and armor breaks shutting down healing with despair are still quite nice.

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SpideyFunko

After playing Cull Obsidian for a while, I notice that one of the problems is his animation/play style.... Corvus' animation and game play mechanics are much smoother, and easier to learn. Cull obsidian is kind of stumble and heavy attack-demanding....

thank you for reviving this old post, really needed it.

LordScatsbury

Stop

Sparx265

Bruh