Ebony Maw Buff 2022

Infinity_Hela

Easily one of my favourite characters to be introduced into the game in recent memory is Ebony Maw. His animations are smooth, fun and include great references to the beloved Ebony Maw of the MCU (he was easily a highlight for me in the Infinity War Saga). Because if this; I was thrilled when he was first announced to be joining the game. However, due to several factors he had required several buffs (including a rework) after his release. Unfortunately, I (and the vast majority of other players) believe this has only partially addressed the issues of the character. While I personally have ranked him up, I find myself unable to use him regularly to further my progression in the game in any meaningful way. This is disappointing as this issue largely stems simply from his lack of utilities (primarily a lack of immunities) and most importantly a lack of damage. While I am aware of other characters in need of similar changes, I would argue that the changes needed to make Ebony Maw a playable character could be simply solved by a considerable increase to his damage. This needed adjustment to one of his core attributes would certainly make Ebony Maw a player-favourite: not only because of his animations and unique play-style, but also as a useful and powerful addition to the game.
If you have read this far, I hope that you agree that Ebony Maw is a character greatly deserving of a (hopefully) final buff. I would love to see Maw become a playable (offensive) character!

Terra

Considering he's had.... 4 buffs as of now I think, they won't touch him for a while.

He's solid now.

ThatGuyYouSaw235

I don't think you know how to use Maw if you're calling him bad.

Khellendros138

You may not be playing him correctly. So he does quite a bit extra damage from being awakened, degening the opponent when they miss. The damage scales with sig of course. Then his main source of damage is his special 2 degen. You must time it right to get maximum damage, best used right as the opponent begins to falter to get 9 stacks of degen. His damage is increased when they have black tongue active as well. Once black tongue is active his sp1 nullifies all buffs instead of just fries, precision, and cruelties. Also his heavies steal power gain buffs and a small amount of power. Also it helps to complete his missions as well. If you can't tell I'm a big fan haha. I have a 6* awakened at R3. I think he's awesome.

Excuse my lack of paragraphs lol.

limeade31

Khellendros138 said:

You may not be playing him correctly. So he does quite a bit extra damage from being awakened, degening the opponent when they miss. The damage scales with sig of course. Then his main source of damage is his special 2 degen. You must time it right to get maximum damage, best used right as the opponent begins to falter to get 9 stacks of degen. His damage is increased when they have black tongue active as well. Once black tongue is active his sp1 nullifies all buffs instead of just fries, precision, and cruelties. Also his heavies steal power gain buffs and a small amount of power. Also it helps to complete his missions as well. If you can't tell I'm a big fan haha. I have a 6* awakened at R3. I think he's awesome.

Excuse my lack of paragraphs lol.

You gotta admit tho, he is pretty underwhelming for a champ who got 2 year apart buffs

Khellendros138

I do concede that for sure. Just all things considered I think he's a good champ and I try to use him when I can cause he's also very satisfying to use. Granted there are other mystics that will be more useful more often, but hey I'm at a point now where I'm choosing Champs cause they're fun or different more than anything else. Aside from shang-chi I take him basically everywhere, he's just too good.

Magrailothos

I find him a little underwhelming; but others don't.

Try to remember, he's not intended to be a 'big yellow numbers' champion who gets physical with opponents. His damage comes from other sources.

He's supposed to defeat his opponents with a minimum of physical effort; and his degeneration abilities kind of reflect that. He can defeat opponents by dodging them and then making them Miss him at opportune moments.
Rather like Mojo; who can defeat all kinds of opponents just by following his audience prompts.