What’s the consensus on Iron Doom?
Emilia90
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I see a lot of mixed feelings about him and was wondering if he was worth ranking up. He seems to have some great power control and he covers the fights that nimrod can’t handle the best, though I have heard that his damage does take while to get going. Is he worth investing in for reasons other than prestige or should I wait for a 6* Nimrod or OS?
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Does anyone else find him annoying to fight on defense? Might be a rank up for BGs if that’s the case.
So for me I would break it down to a few points.
Is iDoom good, yes, he got great power control, and do amazing well again Prowess mutant which there are a fair few as well as Node that give champs Prowess (and of course Bishop).
Is he better than Nimrod or OS, imp he is not, I would also put Warlock above him too (but that is just me).
He also got Shock and Incinerate immune which is a useful combination.
Would he help with a lot of contents, yes.
In regarding to investing in him, are you looking to take him to R2, R3, R4 or R5?
For me, I think he is very much good enough to be in R3 at least, I will take my to R4 one day.
So if it was me I would invest into him, make good use of him now, and you can invest more into Nimrod or OS when you get them.
His immunities are definitely super useful and having a good bishop counter is always nice. I like playing him more than Warlock but I’d agree, those champs are all better.
If we looking at a all rounder Tech champ that cover a lot of contents, apart from Nimrod, OS and Warlock, another worth considering is Ultron.
He can handle most Mutants very well, even Kitty and Bishop if you can control the AI, also help if he is awaken and high sig.
Just something to consider.
Of course only Nimrod, OS (oh and Shuri) can handle Magneto from the Tech class, but HT and most other none Metal champs hangle him just fine.
Shuri isn’t that good against magneto since he reduces shock damage by 90%, effectively making her damage worse than it already is.
I would add Yondu to that list though considering he is non-metal and can pilfer prowess. Granted, magneto will reduce Yondu’s bleed damage, but he has an alternate form of damage, the SP2 furies.
Utility shut off by armor break or nullify? Check.
High damage after a ramp? Check.
Power control where the defender is close to full bar as opposed to keeping them at zero power? Check.
Like Guardian, the highs can be high, but they aren’t the best option for most matchups. They can do it, but other options can handle the entire path better or faster.
I’m definitely taking IIM to rank 2 and maybe rank 3, but I see why some people really like him and some don’t. Lots of great responses in this thread
Utility shut off by Armour Break? Sure that’s comparable to Guardian.
High damage after ramp? No. Guardian’s ramp is completely different to iDoom’s ramp. iDoom’s ramp is much closer to Doom’s ramp.
Power control where the defender is close to a full bar of power? Again that’s comparable to Doom.
He’s a great power controller, he can power lock the opponent for the entire fight with the SP3-SP1-n rotation. He hits really hard with the Trust Issues synergy and generally has a boatload of utility.
Best Tech in the game, beside Nimrod (they do different things).
My main point is that iDoom is viewed unfavorably when compared to the top stars (like a Doom or Nimrod), and is more comfortable in the ‘could be a top star’ grouping.
I genuinely see him as the Tech Doom, nothing less.
But where Doom has more of a Mystic flavour (Nullify, Power Steal), iDoom has more of a Tech flavour (Power Burn, Power Lock).
And while Doom relies on taking Power away from the opponent, iDoom relies on giving Power to the opponent, but once you nail down iDoom’s damage loop you will notice how similar they are.
Lastly, his 100% reduced Unblockable ability accuracy at sig 1 and 35% regen at sig 200 are godsends.