Utilities needed through the game

Hi everyone,

I would like to start a thread about the most useful utilities in the game for Uncollected/Cavalier and above content in the game, as I saw a lot of tier list about who are the best champions but not about utilities needed to achieve end game content the easiest.

For example, yeah torch is great, but should I rank him up if I already have good incinerate champions ? The point is to list every needed utility in the game for people who don’t know every content and node yet, so that we can choose wisely on how to expand our rosters ! And yes, I agree that the best champions are the ones you like to play, but here let’s talk about useful abilities !

Comments

Magrailothos

Torch is not just the best Incinerate champion, he also counters Miss and every Mystic champion there is. So, yes on him 😉

Miss is an ability that crops up throughout later game modes, particularly with nodes that inflict Falter, and good counters are a must for developing players. I really don't think that it's a coincidence that the first four champions on my list of Miss counters are considered amongst the best champions in the game...

Torch. 'Nuff said.
Nick Fury. Very good Miss counter, crazy bleed damage, can go Unblockable, great synergies. Clearly in the top two, with Torch
Magneto (Red) can't Miss #Metal opponents; and destroys them in a number of different ways. A must rank-up, if you have him.
Hercules can deal with Miss by spamming SP1s. And then if he's Awakened, he's an absolute content-clearing monster. Like Mags, he's a must rank-up, if you have him.
Kate Bishop. Kate has really good damage and utility, that counters Miss and Evade, and controls the fight with a version of Taunt
Cosmic Ghost Rider - largely thought of as a pure damage-dealer, he's also got access to a pretty long Vigilance buff.
Professor X can counter both Miss and Evade, can shred through opponents with back-to-back specials, and is a decent defender. His immunity to Reverse controls comes in handy against a few particularly tricky bosses.
Captain America (Sam Wilson) - a real utility beast although sadly not a hard hitter. If he was, he'd be amazing. Counters Miss, Autoblocks specials, can parry projectile accounts, no crits, some power control. He's an acquired taste, but can get a lot of stuff done (even if he does it a bit slowly)
Daredevil Hells Kitchen - also a surprisingly versatile utility beast. Daredevil is the only champion in this list who never misses (almost everyone else has to maintain a buff, a debuff, land Heavy attacks, keep temperature up or something) and he has really good ability Accuracy reduction, and reasonable damage. I use mine all the time. Unfortunately, he really can't cope with damaging debuffs, particularly recoil Masteries.
Gamora - like CGR, she can hit very hard, and can easily counter Miss (and, after an SP3, Evade/Autoblock)
Others - Silver Surfer, Omega Sentinel, Red Goblin (in Frenzy), Wiccan (with Hulkling synergy)

Ercarret

Well, first of all, there are a ton of different damage types in the game. Not only Physical vs Energy damage on a champions' base attacks, but various damage-over-time (DOT) debuffs/effects.

Some champions that deal these various types of DOTs.

Bleed: Nick Fury, Black Cat, Archangel, Warlock.
Poison: Archangel, Abomination (Immortal), Scorpion.
Neurotoxin: Archangel.
Acid Burns: Abomination (Immortal).
Incinerate: Bishop, Human Torch, Kitty Pryde, Absorbing Man.
Shock: Dr. Doom, Nimrod, Guardian, Wiccan.
Rupture: Tigra, Scorpion, Rintrah, Spot.
Degeneration: Mr. Negative, Mojo, White Magneto, Kingpin.
Coldsnap/Frostbite: Iceman, Kate Bishop, Misty Knight.
Plasma: Wiccan, Silver Centurion.

As for the champions that are immune to the various DOTs (note that asterisks mean that they are 100% resistant to it, which means that they can still take damage from them if faced with, say, 120% potency):

Bleed: All #robots, for starters. Some may interact with Bleed in other ways, but none take any damage from them.
Poison: Abomination (Immortal)*, Scorpion, Diablo*.
Neurotoxin: Everyone who are immune to either Bleed or Poisons since these needs to fuse together for Neurotoxins to form.
Acid Burns: No one is outright immune to it, but no one who is immune to Poison will have any problems fighting Abomination (Immortal).
Incinerate: Human Torch, Kitty Pryde, Absorbing Man.
Shock: Dr. Doom, Hulkling, Infamous Iron Man (as long as he has his Armor Up).
Rupture: Scorpion. Silk seems to counter it as well.
Degeneration: No one is outright immune but Mr. Negative, Spider-Ham and Knull all have various levels of resistance to it.
Coldsnap/Frostbite: Iceman, Warlock, Human Torch, Sabretooth.
Plasma: Similar to Neurotoxins, Plasma is a fusion of Shock and Incinerate. If you're immune to either of those, I don't think a champion can apply Plasmas directly to you.

Obviously there are a lot more champions who are either immune to or inflict these DOTs, but I chose some of the most prominent.

Magrailothos

Parry projectiles

Projectile/Non-contact attacks are quite common amongst defenders; and usually stop the defender being Parried. Being able to access Parry against opponents like Havok, Domino, Zemo, Stealthy, Ebony Maw and Shuri makes them a lot less tricky to deal with. However it's not a very common ability:

Angela - hits really hard, amazing utility to reduce DoT debuffs when Awakened
Heimdall - primarily a synergy champion, and worth carrying around for that, but he has this utility, True Sight and Autoblock
Proxima Midnight - one of those champs who can access astonishing damage, but rarely can. Also has a really useful ability to reduce the opponents ability Accuracy whilst she's blocking (which she shares with Captain Sam, below)
Cull Obsidian - a ramp-up champion who hits hard, this ability and Armour Break are his main bits of utility
Captain America Sam Wilson - incredibly utilitarian (as described above) but a bit slow as he's not a hard hitter. Underrated.
Peni Parker (with DDHK/Mysterio synergy) - a great defender, and decent power control/damage with a large built-in safety net for beginning players.
Guardian - another utility monster, especially when Awakened with high Sig. A lot of his abilities/design overlaps with Captain Sam, but Guardian has better damage.
Ronin (in Guard stance) - Ronin has plenty of utility, and damage, but needs some skill to use effectively. I'm pretty sure he's the only non-Tech, non-cosmic champion who has this ability, currently.

Two more champions to consider would be Elsa Bloodstone and Kate Bishop. Strictly speaking, they can't parry non-contact attacks. However, they can Evade/Stun on well-timed blocks, which can often give you the same openings you need to turn the offensive in your favour.

Demonzfyre

Silver Centurion is all you need.

MCOCHazza

Parry projectiles

Projectile/Non-contact attacks are quite common amongst defenders; and usually stop the defender being Parried. Being able to access Parry against opponents like Havok, Domino, Zemo, Stealthy, Ebony Maw and Shuri makes them a lot less tricky to deal with. However it's not a very common ability:
Angela - hits really hard, amazing utility to reduce DoT debuffs when Awakened
Heimdall - primarily a synergy champion, and worth carrying around for that, but he has this utility, True Sight and Autoblock
Proxima Midnight - one of those champs who can access astonishing damage, but rarely can. Also has a really useful ability to reduce the opponents ability Accuracy whilst she's blocking (which she shares with Captain Sam, below)
Cull Obsidian - a ramp-up champion who hits hard, this ability and Armour Break are his main bits of utility
Captain America Sam Wilson - incredibly utilitarian (as described above) but a bit slow as he's not a hard hitter. Underrated.
Peni Parker (with DDHK/Mysterio synergy) - a great defender, and decent power control/damage with a large built-in safety net for beginning players.
Guardian - another utility monster, especially when Awakened with high Sig. A lot of his abilities/design overlaps with Captain Sam, but Guardian has better damage.
Ronin (in Guard stance) - Ronin has plenty of utility, and damage, but needs some skill to use effectively. I'm pretty sure he's the only non-Tech, non-cosmic champion who has this ability, currently.
Two more champions to consider would be Elsa Bloodstone and Kate Bishop. Strictly speaking, they can't parry non-contact attacks. However, they can Evade/Stun on well-timed blocks, which can often give you the same openings you need to turn the offensive in your favour.

QS can as well, with 600+ momentum

drax can as well (with mantis synergy) but he’s almost not worth a mention 💀

ahmynuts

I'll be the guy to state the obvious one to get it out of the way. Hercules' immortality

KnightOfTheRealm

Crazy how nobody’s mentioning doom when he’s the best fight controller in the game

Magrailothos

Crazy how nobody’s mentioning doom when he’s the best fight controller in the game

Well, that's because he doesn't have any of the utilities mentioned so far.

Once one of us gets round to a comment discussing Power Control, he'll be in there. But that'll be a long comment. I'll try and get to it later, if no one else gets there first...