Why Molegod is better than Shang Chi
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Alright so today I will be explaining a pretty controversial take I have when it comes to champion usefulness and this take is that Molegod is better than Shang-Chi. I am gonna do my best to explain exactly why I believe by going in depth into what each champion can do so buckle up kids.
Category 1: Damage
So if we look at this on the surface value Molegod takes this category very easily. He has a much higher damage output than Shang Chi and this can be seen in Kingslayer damage comparisons where a 5/65 Molegod took down LOL Rulk in around 3 and a half minutes which around half the 7 minutes that Shang Chi took (I am taking these numbers from the Hit Monkey/Moleman comparison and the Shang Chi/Nick fury comparison if you want to fact check me) and doing the math, even if you remove scuicide masteries Moleman should still have a higher DPS
When it comes to the practicality of this damage I would say it is pretty equal between the two. Both of them rely heavily on garunteed crits and while Molegod can be gimped by bleed immune champions, Shang Chi can be gimped by damage caps and not having access to special attacks so I will say their damage is equally practical. Because Molegod has much higher DPS and they are equally practical I will give the damage category to Molegod pretty easily
Category 2: Sustainability
Despite neither of these champions having regeneration mechanics, they are both very sustainable. Shang Chi can do fights without taking a single blocked hit and Molegod has very high physical resistance and a large health pool. This makes it so both champions take somewhat minimal chip damage.
However, when it comes to how much damage these champions will take if you do mess up Molegod wins by a landslide. Shang Chi doesn’t have particularly high resistance or health pool so if you mess up with him you are gonna feel it. Molegod on the other hand, can defiantly take a punch. So even though, if played perfectly Shang Chi is more sustainable, I will give the sustainability category to Molegod just because his tankyness is very clutch in modes like Alliance war and Alliance Quest.
Category 3: Utility
Ok this is gonna be a big category so I am going to compare the similar utilities of the champions first and then the different ones.
First up, debuff shrugging. Both of these champions have very strong debuff shrugging abilities and they both have their pros and cons. Molegod has to sacrifice his debuff shrug for damage and Shang Chi has trouble purifying very large amounts of debuffs at once. However, because Shang Chi can purify debuffs more often than Molegod I will say that he is better at this utility than Molegod
The next utility they both share is an evade counter and sorry Shang Chi fans but Molegod easily wins this. Molegod arguably has the strongest Evade counter in the entire game since he can effortlessly have it up 24/7 and there is not a single node or ability in the game that can bypass this evade counter so Molegod wins
Now time for unique utilities these champions have first, I am going to look at Shang Chi’s unique utilities. The first of which, is his unstoppable counter. Shang Chi has one of the best unstoppable counters in the game. He can effortlessly keep the slow debuff up 24/7 and can activate it extremely early in the fight so this is an incredible utility he has.
The other unique utility Shang Chi has is his Stun and unblockable. This allows him to extend his combos, get easy openings, and chain heavy attacks off of his basic combos. They are pretty solid pieces of utility but nothing too groundbreaking due to the way that his Wushu Strike abilities get shorter each time he uses them. Oh yeah he also can do Buffed up because of his Precision buffs I guess
Now time for Molegods unique utility. The first one is access to DOT debuffs. His bleed won’t work well for Do You Bleed nodes but they still help him synergize with skill champ nodes and bleed vulnerability nodes. The will also help him handle Diss Track paths. His shock on the other hand is very strong and makes him a top option for Thunderstruck nodes. Also he is immune to shock which is always a very valuable utility
Now time for the utility that makes Molegod better than Shang Chi in my opinion. His unstoppable on block. For starters, this gives him the second best assisted intercept ability in the game and can help him get past so many annoying nodes like Ebb and Flow intercept, Don’t go gentle, and gives him tons of benefit from the incredibly common Forsight node that shows up everywhere nowadays. This also gives him very easy opening and allows him to push opponents to 2 bars of power if they have a special attack that is annoying to dodge. It also helps a ton if the opponent is special locked since you can get bosses like Gwenmaster into a state where they can never really throw a special. This can also “technically” be used for can’t stop won’t stop but I won’t push that point.
So for the verdict in this section, Molegod’s insane evade counter and unstoppable on block is such powerful utility that I believe he is stronger than Shang Chi in this category
Category 4: Scuicide mastery compatibility and synergy reliance.
I wanna keep it brief since this is already too long but neither of these champs need synergies and not are scuicide friendly so it’s a tie
Conclusion:
So basically, because of his higher damage output, tankiness, and broken utility I believe that Molegod is a stronger champion than Shang Chi. If you disagree I completely understand, Shang Chi is still a very new and untested champion right now so who knows, maybe this will look like a KDSuperflash post in a few months. Anyways peace out Molegod nation #MolegodSupremacy
Category 1: Damage
So if we look at this on the surface value Molegod takes this category very easily. He has a much higher damage output than Shang Chi and this can be seen in Kingslayer damage comparisons where a 5/65 Molegod took down LOL Rulk in around 3 and a half minutes which around half the 7 minutes that Shang Chi took (I am taking these numbers from the Hit Monkey/Moleman comparison and the Shang Chi/Nick fury comparison if you want to fact check me) and doing the math, even if you remove scuicide masteries Moleman should still have a higher DPS
When it comes to the practicality of this damage I would say it is pretty equal between the two. Both of them rely heavily on garunteed crits and while Molegod can be gimped by bleed immune champions, Shang Chi can be gimped by damage caps and not having access to special attacks so I will say their damage is equally practical. Because Molegod has much higher DPS and they are equally practical I will give the damage category to Molegod pretty easily
Category 2: Sustainability
Despite neither of these champions having regeneration mechanics, they are both very sustainable. Shang Chi can do fights without taking a single blocked hit and Molegod has very high physical resistance and a large health pool. This makes it so both champions take somewhat minimal chip damage.
However, when it comes to how much damage these champions will take if you do mess up Molegod wins by a landslide. Shang Chi doesn’t have particularly high resistance or health pool so if you mess up with him you are gonna feel it. Molegod on the other hand, can defiantly take a punch. So even though, if played perfectly Shang Chi is more sustainable, I will give the sustainability category to Molegod just because his tankyness is very clutch in modes like Alliance war and Alliance Quest.
Category 3: Utility
Ok this is gonna be a big category so I am going to compare the similar utilities of the champions first and then the different ones.
First up, debuff shrugging. Both of these champions have very strong debuff shrugging abilities and they both have their pros and cons. Molegod has to sacrifice his debuff shrug for damage and Shang Chi has trouble purifying very large amounts of debuffs at once. However, because Shang Chi can purify debuffs more often than Molegod I will say that he is better at this utility than Molegod
The next utility they both share is an evade counter and sorry Shang Chi fans but Molegod easily wins this. Molegod arguably has the strongest Evade counter in the entire game since he can effortlessly have it up 24/7 and there is not a single node or ability in the game that can bypass this evade counter so Molegod wins
Now time for unique utilities these champions have first, I am going to look at Shang Chi’s unique utilities. The first of which, is his unstoppable counter. Shang Chi has one of the best unstoppable counters in the game. He can effortlessly keep the slow debuff up 24/7 and can activate it extremely early in the fight so this is an incredible utility he has.
The other unique utility Shang Chi has is his Stun and unblockable. This allows him to extend his combos, get easy openings, and chain heavy attacks off of his basic combos. They are pretty solid pieces of utility but nothing too groundbreaking due to the way that his Wushu Strike abilities get shorter each time he uses them. Oh yeah he also can do Buffed up because of his Precision buffs I guess
Now time for Molegods unique utility. The first one is access to DOT debuffs. His bleed won’t work well for Do You Bleed nodes but they still help him synergize with skill champ nodes and bleed vulnerability nodes. The will also help him handle Diss Track paths. His shock on the other hand is very strong and makes him a top option for Thunderstruck nodes. Also he is immune to shock which is always a very valuable utility
Now time for the utility that makes Molegod better than Shang Chi in my opinion. His unstoppable on block. For starters, this gives him the second best assisted intercept ability in the game and can help him get past so many annoying nodes like Ebb and Flow intercept, Don’t go gentle, and gives him tons of benefit from the incredibly common Forsight node that shows up everywhere nowadays. This also gives him very easy opening and allows him to push opponents to 2 bars of power if they have a special attack that is annoying to dodge. It also helps a ton if the opponent is special locked since you can get bosses like Gwenmaster into a state where they can never really throw a special. This can also “technically” be used for can’t stop won’t stop but I won’t push that point.
So for the verdict in this section, Molegod’s insane evade counter and unstoppable on block is such powerful utility that I believe he is stronger than Shang Chi in this category
Category 4: Scuicide mastery compatibility and synergy reliance.
I wanna keep it brief since this is already too long but neither of these champs need synergies and not are scuicide friendly so it’s a tie
Conclusion:
So basically, because of his higher damage output, tankiness, and broken utility I believe that Molegod is a stronger champion than Shang Chi. If you disagree I completely understand, Shang Chi is still a very new and untested champion right now so who knows, maybe this will look like a KDSuperflash post in a few months. Anyways peace out Molegod nation #MolegodSupremacy
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Also, Mole-Man bleed is goated for Do you Bleed and when paired with the despair mastery can be a very good way to prevent healing effects.
And here's a 6*
He has 2 lives
2. Sustainability: SC doesn’t even need to parry. His kit gives him opening you can finish every fight full health without the risk of intercept. MM find opening by hits on block so he takes damage.
3. Utility: SC has slow so that means he counters evade & unstoppable, MM has only evade counter. SC has slow without discount at his damage, but MM if you want the true accuracy you forget damage & shrug of ability.
MM is fine, but SC is a league of his own. Play with both of them at r3 and you will get the difference
Both are enjoyable champs with their own utility and limitations.
I know I've been guilty of the last one more than I'd care to admit.
2: how often is it necessary to finish every single fight in an entire quest with full health? The answer is never and with lowering attack values it is becoming even less necissary. Also again if you mess up once it definetly hurts
3. MM can have both his true accuracy and Frenzy up at the same time. Idk if this is a bug since it has been around for months but he doesn’t have to sacrifice damage for utility. Also MM counters auto-block as well making him a great option for Medusa, Modok, Etc. And It is difficult to maintain Shang Chi’s purify and slow debuffs at the same time due to the way his wushu strikes function so that kinda works the same as how Molegod loses Purify when entering frenzy
It's not even hidden or buried between text, it's his passive at the top of his ability sheet