Deep Dive : Falcon ( Joaquin Torres )

he seems better attacker than zola

but with stacked science class we have to see if he finds a place in the contest

also needs little bit of time to get fully ramped

https://youtu.be/OjYvG7H2bI0?si=8Sdo08yIbwPOVbuG

Comments

EdisonLaw

Looks simple yet effective

Darkraw346

Zola better

captain_rogers

We got science nimrod before GTA 6 🗣️🗣️🗣️

dr2ws

It’s literally just Deathless She Hulk with a bit more utility and more ramp up.

I’d take Deathless She Hulk any day over Falcon, but let’s see man…

captain_rogers

The easy access to slow and debilitate really helps. Good for certain mystic defenders like enchantress and rintrah.

JLordVileJ

Have not watched the vid, but apparently he is a dr doom counter, maybe we r getting 7 star doom?

EdisonLaw

Where is his page?

Harryatomix

Man those numbers are disappointing, silk hits like 3 times harder than him.

EdisonLaw

Man those numbers are disappointing, silk hits like 3 times harder than him.

At least it’s pretty consistent, plus as long as they aren’t purifying debuffs, no one’s immune to it

Harryatomix

I guess it is a mandate that when you release a falcon he should have dud damage. I don’t even expect any rebalancing to this guy, he will just stay mid true to his character.

EdisonLaw

Have not watched the vid, but apparently he is a dr doom counter, maybe we r getting 7 star doom?

We saw 7* CGR in the arcade deep dive video, but we didn’t get a 7* CGR

EdisonLaw

Actually Falcon looks like a good Serpent counter, bulwark, block regeneration, special attack reduction, consistent burst damage output, etc

EdisonLaw

Official page is here
https://playcontestofchampions.com/news/champion-spotlight-falcon-joaquin-torres/

JLordVileJ

Have not watched the vid, but apparently he is a dr doom counter, maybe we r getting 7 star doom?
We saw 7* CGR in the arcade deep dive video, but we didn’t get a 7* CGR

That...that wasn't the point lol

Squidopus

He’s clearly got a lot of utility, including reliable slow, no buffs, and safety against special attacks. The damage seems sorta low though, and I have low standards in the first place. Not sure how he’ll turn out, but I’m a bit worried the utility won’t be worth the upkeep of managing his instincts and pause timers if the damage can’t keep up. I also find it a bit concerning that he’s clearly supposed to be an Enchantress counter but he doesn’t counter miss, which is a shame when I find so often that what loses me games against her is the untouchable. I’ll reserve further judgement but he doesn’t interest me too much atm.

Ashacekar

I want Falcon in all colors. I have the red and blue, green would be good to get. Want to more color options to complete the team. I request a yellow and purple.

EdisonLaw

Have not watched the vid, but apparently he is a dr doom counter, maybe we r getting 7 star doom?
We saw 7* CGR in the arcade deep dive video, but we didn’t get a 7* CGR
That...that wasn't the point lol

The people testing the new champs usually have access to all champs as 7*s

EdisonLaw

I want Falcon in all colors. I have the red and blue, green would be good to get. Want to more color options to complete the team. I request a yellow and purple.

A mystic, cosmic and mutant Falcon

dr2ws

Actually Falcon looks like a good Serpent counter, bulwark, block regeneration, special attack reduction, consistent burst damage output, etc

In war I do agree, but Battlegrounds and fast paced matches that ramp is probably too slow, especially with his death immortality as well.

EdisonLaw

https://youtu.be/DQnDDZUoSC0?si=IDkIYh5aeoYHNbvN

DLL spotlight video is here

EdisonLaw

Actually Falcon looks like a good Serpent counter, bulwark, block regeneration, special attack reduction, consistent burst damage output, etc
In war I do agree, but Battlegrounds and fast paced matches that ramp is probably too slow, especially with his death immortality as well.

That is one thing I am a bit concerned about, the short fight ramp

WednesdayLength

It’s literally just Deathless She Hulk with a bit more utility and more ramp up.

I’d take Deathless She Hulk any day over Falcon, but let’s see man…

Except you know, he has slow, regen, dex immunity, higher block proficiency, is a more reliable enchantress counter and is actually usable in Battlegrounds. So they're not the same at all

WednesdayLength

Actually Falcon looks like a good Serpent counter, bulwark, block regeneration, special attack reduction, consistent burst damage output, etc

You can't keep saying this lmao

captain_rogers

Science class is too OP and it set an unrealistic standard for new science champs. A skill/tech champ with similar utility and damage will get celebrated lol.

sxlbstverliebt

I had to double check if I was watching a 7* r3 with class advantage during the champion rotation section. 9k burst damage with max trauma at the end of the sp1 after what appears to be a full sp2-sp1 rotation has to be a joke.

kvirr

I had to double check if I was watching a 7* r3 with class advantage during the champion rotation section. 9k burst damage with max trauma at the end of the sp1 after what appears to be a full sp2-sp1 rotation has to be a joke.

well tbf what’s the avg medium crit ? Like 15-17k? Atleast that’s what my Chavez does.

so this falcon hits a bit less, assuming 9k burst and 2-3k lights, that’s about 13 roughly depending on attack itself. Yet instead of hitting hard like other champs he exchanges that for pretty useful effects, so honestly not a bad trade off. He seems good but will 100% get a nice rebalance later making him better

Ercarret

Okay, no one's mentioning this so I'll mention it - HE'S A FREAKING VAMPIRE!?

EdisonLaw

Okay, no one's mentioning this so I'll mention it - HE'S A FREAKING VAMPIRE!?

I’m surprised no Blade synergy

altavista

Science class is too OP and it set an unrealistic standard for new science champs. A skill/tech champ with similar utility and damage will get celebrated lol.

I dunno, I was reading the champion spotlight and was mistakenly thinking he was a Skill champion (the Instincts portion made me think of Hit Monkey) and was not impressed by what I was reading. Slow seems to be given out like candy, so aside from that it just seems like damage + damage mitigation.

altavista

And, locking Trauma behind Slow (except for using the SP2) is a big limiting factor, essentially eliminating an entire class of champions he can take.