Ultron is 2nd best tech
People really sleep on Nimrod outside of mutant matchups. He’s still an absolute monster, his rampup is just a little longer. I use him everywhere, he’s a monster. And he can just soak up damage like nobody’s business, so he’s a very forgiving champion to play.
People really sleep on Nimrod outside of mutant matchups. He’s still an absolute monster, his rampup is just a little longer. I use him everywhere, he’s a monster. And he can just soak up damage like nobody’s business, so he’s a very forgiving champion to play. What’s the best way to play him?
People really sleep on Nimrod outside of mutant matchups. He’s still an absolute monster, his rampup is just a little longer. I use him everywhere, he’s a monster. And he can just soak up damage like nobody’s business, so he’s a very forgiving champion to play. What’s the best way to play him? Build up your protocol charges by staying in his defensive stance and parrying as much as possible. This will build up both your charges and your armor stacks. When I start fights, I usually just parry MLM, then dash back. When you transfer to Blitz protocol, use a light combo ender to go back to Titan. Rinse/repeat until at 10 charges. Once at 10 charges, build up to just below 3 bars of power and fire off the sp2 for the big damage. You’ll be in Eradicator protocol at this point. If you are duped, fire off the sp1 to give yourself a meaningful energize buff and the opponent a big passive energy vulnerability. If unduped, then just go straight for the sp2 again to try to get it before Eradicator expires. In some matchups, you’ll be able to maintain Eradicator pretty easily. These are most mutants, any champ or node that consistently triggers regen or prowess, or fights against stun immune or shrugging champions. That last one is really only if you’re good at reparrying, which is a good skill to pick up.
People really sleep on Nimrod outside of mutant matchups. He’s still an absolute monster, his rampup is just a little longer. I use him everywhere, he’s a monster. And he can just soak up damage like nobody’s business, so he’s a very forgiving champion to play. I don't like anyone who sleeps on a metallic cluster like nimrod. Better sleep on the concrete floor than sleeping on Nimrod which is gonna hurt more @Wicket329
People really sleep on Nimrod outside of mutant matchups. He’s still an absolute monster, his rampup is just a little longer. I use him everywhere, he’s a monster. And he can just soak up damage like nobody’s business, so he’s a very forgiving champion to play. I don't like anyone who sleeps on a metallic cluster like nimrod. Better sleep on the concrete floor than sleeping on Nimrod which is gonna hurt more @Wicket329 Nah, all those adaptive materials he’s made out of actually make his outsides very soft. That’s why he’s basically the StayPuft Marshmallow Man.
People really sleep on Nimrod outside of mutant matchups. He’s still an absolute monster, his rampup is just a little longer. I use him everywhere, he’s a monster. And he can just soak up damage like nobody’s business, so he’s a very forgiving champion to play. Why would anyone want to use nimrod outside of mutant fights, even if the ramp up is "slightly" longer, instead of finishing it in seconds with ultron
@Wicket329 @DarkEternity if Nimrod can already stop an entire class (or regen/prowess) then isnt the r4 kind of overkill ? Wouldn’t it be more of a prestige move if he can already shut them down at r3. Sure it might make him able to handle non mutants better , but regardless, I feel like Ghost and/or Ultron would benefit more from the r4
I would, and did use it on Nick.Nimrod is a mad mutant counter, more prowess more shocks. The mutant class is stocked with one shot killers and Ultron is good, but not that good.
People really sleep on Nimrod outside of mutant matchups. He’s still an absolute monster, his rampup is just a little longer. I use him everywhere, he’s a monster. And he can just soak up damage like nobody’s business, so he’s a very forgiving champion to play. Why would anyone want to use nimrod outside of mutant fights, even if the ramp up is "slightly" longer, instead of finishing it in seconds with ultron Because Nimrod has utility that Ultron lacks. For example, consider the Sasquatch we saw in Grandmaster’s Gauntlet. Ultron does not have any heal blocking abilities in his base kit. That Sasquatch is not a mutant, but Nimrod will have a far easier time dealing with it than Ultron would. Additionally, champions like Modok and Sam Wilson who have tricky autoblock mechanics that can be bypassed entirely by Nimrod’s unblockable specials. Or if you need to tank an sp3. Or if you need power control. Or if you need energy damage on basics. Or if you need increased power gain. Or if you need to be unaffected by armor breaks. There are a million different reasons to choose one good champion over another. There are absolutely times where Ultron makes sense over Nimrod, but to pretend like Nimrod only should be chosen in mutant matchups is incredibly myopic. @Wicket329 @DarkEternity if Nimrod can already stop an entire class (or regen/prowess) then isnt the r4 kind of overkill ? Wouldn’t it be more of a prestige move if he can already shut them down at r3. Sure it might make him able to handle non mutants better , but regardless, I feel like Ghost and/or Ultron would benefit more from the r4 I mean… non-mutants are 5/6 of the game. That’s not exactly a small thing to brush aside. Rank ups are about two things, primarily: damage and health. With Nimrod’s inherent defensive abilities, additional health for him goes much further than with most other champions. I have eaten multiple sp3s to the face with my r4 from Act 7 bosses and walked them off just fine. As for damage, it’s the difference between finishing a fight (depending on health pool size) in one sp2 or two. If the fight isn’t too tricky, then sure, what’s another sp2 matter. But if there are mechanics in place that make it a hard fight to get multiple specials off, or a war fight that you need to close out ASAP before a mistake gets made, that extra damage may save your bacon. But I don't get why you'd choose to use nimrod against someone who autoblocks lol. In that sense, even HB would work since he is a parry heavy champ with unblockable special attacks? As for heal block, you would ideally want to run Ultron with HB. The synergy not only boosts the damage but also gives him a passive heal block. I do admit that Nimrod deals with regen better than Ultron does, but again, that's quite specific, not general. Also, armor breaks aren't an issue for Ultron either. Just parry to gain armor ups. Ultron also has more general utility that's much more effective than Nimrod's. Easy access to bleeds/degen, double regen without having to throw any special attacks + the ability to block energy attacks for days. He also has multiple immunities and nigh-immunities
People really sleep on Nimrod outside of mutant matchups. He’s still an absolute monster, his rampup is just a little longer. I use him everywhere, he’s a monster. And he can just soak up damage like nobody’s business, so he’s a very forgiving champion to play. Why would anyone want to use nimrod outside of mutant fights, even if the ramp up is "slightly" longer, instead of finishing it in seconds with ultron Because Nimrod has utility that Ultron lacks. For example, consider the Sasquatch we saw in Grandmaster’s Gauntlet. Ultron does not have any heal blocking abilities in his base kit. That Sasquatch is not a mutant, but Nimrod will have a far easier time dealing with it than Ultron would. Additionally, champions like Modok and Sam Wilson who have tricky autoblock mechanics that can be bypassed entirely by Nimrod’s unblockable specials. Or if you need to tank an sp3. Or if you need power control. Or if you need energy damage on basics. Or if you need increased power gain. Or if you need to be unaffected by armor breaks. There are a million different reasons to choose one good champion over another. There are absolutely times where Ultron makes sense over Nimrod, but to pretend like Nimrod only should be chosen in mutant matchups is incredibly myopic. @Wicket329 @DarkEternity if Nimrod can already stop an entire class (or regen/prowess) then isnt the r4 kind of overkill ? Wouldn’t it be more of a prestige move if he can already shut them down at r3. Sure it might make him able to handle non mutants better , but regardless, I feel like Ghost and/or Ultron would benefit more from the r4 I mean… non-mutants are 5/6 of the game. That’s not exactly a small thing to brush aside. Rank ups are about two things, primarily: damage and health. With Nimrod’s inherent defensive abilities, additional health for him goes much further than with most other champions. I have eaten multiple sp3s to the face with my r4 from Act 7 bosses and walked them off just fine. As for damage, it’s the difference between finishing a fight (depending on health pool size) in one sp2 or two. If the fight isn’t too tricky, then sure, what’s another sp2 matter. But if there are mechanics in place that make it a hard fight to get multiple specials off, or a war fight that you need to close out ASAP before a mistake gets made, that extra damage may save your bacon.