Which is the better Armor Shatter Champ
Marvel2289
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Which is the better Armor Shatter Champ 124 votes
Medusa
70%
87 votes
Vision Aarkus
29%
37 votes
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He's a champ that ramps up during the fight, once you got all your power gain buffs specials get thrown left and right, coldsnap is pretty much constant and cycling sp2s isn't a problem. He easily outdamages medusa in longer fights but no content creator really covers him so only few are aware.
He does have some downtime on his shatter but it can be played around. He does have the advantage of a synergy that allows him to armour shatter metal champs but accessing it requires an og vision
But aarkus is the better overall champ
You don't want to use special 1 with aarkus after the first armour shatter.sp3 all the way, yes fights are longer because of the sp3 animation but it gives you the fury and keeps both the armour stacking and coldsnap constant.
I don't see how medusa is better utility wise.
She's got armour shatter, poison immunity and bleed
Aarkus has armour shatter, coldsnap for countering evade, a ton of power gain buffs for buffed up without needing dupe, 80% resistance for power drain and access to fury on sp3
He is too squishy for endgame content,and a you have a long ramp up to get to the good power gain plus medusa doesn't need her sig ability,the higher the sig the better for defense. It's much easier with medusa since you can just do double medium sp1 and then easy game until you get to an sp3.
For Aarkus to a.shatter 1st gotta get to his S2 (5 secs per armor break, potentially nice). Also gotta be next to them for 2.3secs per a.break during his p.gain), then cycle S1s to refresh,..not simple, even to describe it. Ha Also, if u don't want to bleed (Omega, Elsa) don't shatter & just destroy w/S2 (which guarantees stun for 3.5secs) + poison immune.
If ur talking about who's better when getting hit, then maybe AArkus bc alot of anti-power control. Oh wait, her Auto Block can save ur a** on attack. His proximity armor break/coldsnap anti evade & p.gain are good. Shrugging debuffs is good, but also more to nullify. Lots of better evade counters. If u need p.gain, Hyperion is King.
If ur fighting a p.control, non-coldsnap immune, close nearby evader that u can stay next too...then Aarkus is better.
*Not saying she's the best champ or even cosmic, more of a "specialist". Yet, when asking who's the better a.shatter champ like OP @Marvel2289 is,...she is by far in my pov. Couldn't tell u how many allies we're pumped to get her for Act 5.4.6 Ultron, plus option vs 6.2.2 Mr.Sin Boss if don't have 5/6* Heimdall. I have both, don't use AArkus. She gets called in to relief pitch for a.shatter strike out every time. She simply has so much more in her kit they had to "break" her for a month+ so AArkus felt like the "interim champion" when 1st released.