My team so far is aegon, herc, and archangel. I don’t think it matters to much for the last two but I need help picking. I was thinking either torch and prof x, apoc and torch, or kitty and tigra. But maybe if you see a hole maybe help fix that.
This is an amazing post thanks @BitterSteel So much useful information.
I will like to get recommendation on my team build and rankups if needed (I am planing to R3 Cable, Kingpin, Colossus and stryfe soon but not specifically for this challenge, but you can recommend me what to prioritize in ranking for Gauntlet)
So just to let you know I am average skill player. Last time I did the gauntlet and used about 50 revives and 2k+ units. Mostly used my 5* Aegon to burst through it. But now i have 6* Aegon sig 140.
If i remember well the most annoying and costy fights were SpidyHam, Korg, Mojo, KM and BPCW. It doesn't mean other were easy they were costy too but these one sucked the most. But my 6* roster has evolved a lot since.
So based on above info and my top roster below. What team and Rankup do you recommend. Also please advise how many revives/pots should I farm before hand.
Thanks a lot for your help it's much appreciated.
So i guess the first question is do you want to build a team around Aegon and go crazy with him, or do you want to use a different team?
If you're going Aegon, then I can suggest a few. I'm not sure where you'd ramp him up, would be hard on Doom (i tried with my 5/65 and managed 80 hits before shock/glancing got me), maybe some on Vision but he's gonna get to SP3 quickly, Spam would be hard with his evade. Weapon X theoretically you could get to 999 combo, but if you mess up while he's unblockable that's rough. Could do it on thing too.
Let's say you ramp him up somewhere along the line, I'd then say you're probably gonna want to use him for Thing, BPCW maybe, Night Crawler, Gwen, Ibom, Killmonger, Void maybe and potentially Nick. (Though some of those could be taken with better counters if you brought them). That leaves the rest of them for your other 4.
Doom, Terrax, Vision, MODOK, Ham, WX, Korg, Dragon Man, Domino, Mojo, Apoc, Sasquatch to take down. (Though Vision, MODOK and Ham could be taken with Aegon if you wanted to use them to ramp).
I'd bring Herc for Terrax, Vision, MODOK, Ham, Apoc. Apoc for Doom, Korg, Domino Torch for Mojo, Dragon Man and sasquatch
For your last spot, I'd advise someone for Weapon X like Warlock (he could also then be used for Domino), or if you wanted you can actually use Apoc for Weapon X if you back your skills against the unblockable, and you can bring a synergy (like combo synergy for Aegon), or a champion to help with a harder fight. You could bring Archangel for example as he helps all over.
Let me know if that helps, or let me know if Aegon doesn't seem like it'll be too fun to ramp (though i know you said you did it before). I can definitely suggest an alternate team without Aegon.
As for revives, it's honestly a harder question to answer without knowing your skills. "average skill" is a wide description! I could recommend 20, but it could take 40. Best suggestion is grind out more than you think you'll need on your worst day. Think about which fights could cause a problem and factor in 5 for those, think about which are hard and factor in 3 for those and so on. Then add on 25%. (that's not necessarily an exact process, just take more than you think you'll need).
It's so much better to grind 50 and it only takes 20 than the other way around and you're stuck 30 revives short with the option to use units or spend or quit.
Last time I didn’t go past 2 lanes. Apoc just got him the other day and might awaken AA for this. Idk if pictures will load in order. Any help is appreciated
If you awaken archangel, then:
Apoc, archangel, torch, Kitty and for the last spot Ghost/G2099
Apoc and archangel take the same fights I used them for (except archangel takes Doom as well)
Torch takes dragon man, mojo, Sasquatch
Kitty takes Terrax, BPCW, spider ham, maybe Nick fury
G2099 would be able to take Apoc, Ibom, weapon X but would have a tough time with vision I think (though you could try vision with Kitty)
Ghost would be able to take vision (tech power booster), Apoc, ibom but not Weapon X - you’d have to take him with Apoc (or maybe archangel).
So your choice between those two is based on whether you want an easier time with WX or Vision. You would also be going against WX unramped, though if you start the match with 6 heavies you’ll have a good combo safety net.
I’d probably recommend taking ghost, Weapon X is doable with Apoc, and archangel as back ups if it doesn’t work.
That team has a decent counter for everyone but one or two, so that’s pretty good overall. If you don’t decide to awaken archangel, feel free to let me know and I’ll think of another team. That’s what I’d suggest though.
Thanks. Who would you use if I didn’t awaken aa? I was planning to wait till after eop rewards to see if I snag Hercules to decide on the generic ag.
Without Archangel, your team can still handle everyone to be honest - just not quite as easily as with him. Apoc can handle a lot of the fights he does like Doom, MODOK, BPCW, KM and Torch can take Mojo, but Archangel is safer. So as below:
Apoc - Doom, MODOK, Weapon X, Thing, Korg, Gwen, Domino (ghost can take too), Killmonger Torch - Dragon Man, Mojo, Sasquatch Kitty - Terrax, Spam (shared with Ghost), Nick Ghost - Vision, Spam, BPCW, Night Crawler, Ibom, Apoc, Void
Your last place could be a synergy, or it could be someone to make some of Apoc's harder fights easier - say, Magneto for Doom and MODOK. Or CGR 5* for BPCW and Killmonger. Synergies I'd recommend would be hood synergy for Ghost, Tigra synergy for Kitty (could make her a better option for fights like BPCW or MODOK), maybe Heimdall for support.
I love using Apoc and would like to use him just like you have. last time i used him as ar1 for ham and only quit after 1 path I am thinking magneto apoc and archangel, and would taking aegon and proxima be beneficial? I have heard people ramp up aegon on weapon x? should i go the aegon route or someone else? aegon combo building will maybe cost me a revive or two but atleast it will save me from too many down the lane i guess? (P.S. I wont use prof x so dont recommend him unless I can actually build a full mutant team around apoc or something) [also is making a horseman that big a deal. I dont usually do that with my champs cause I like to play apoc more I understand we can charge apoc again with NC but if its not necessary i would rather just not cause I dont know if its only in the abyss but the horseman pre fight will go away if I force close the game] edit-6stars till ihulk are rank3 and I wont use quake for this.
Apoc - Doom, MODOK, Weapon X, Korg, domino, Killmonger (could also be done by Aegon), Nick Torch - Dragon Man, Mojo, Sasquatch Ghost - Spam, Ibom, BPCW (Also could be done by Aegon), Apoc, Void Aegon - Weapon X ramp, Thing, BPCW, NightCrawler, Gwen, Killmonger Magik - Terrax, Vision
This is what I'd suggest if you want to bring Aegon and ramp him, if I'm honest though, Apoc can do every single one of those fights that I've put down for Aegon. I think it would be a waste bringing him personally and spending revives ramping him. I'd suggest bringing someone else instead of Aegon personally, maybe Magneto to make Doom, Modok or Vision etc easier.
If you're set on Aegon and he is your guy then by all means go for it, I'm personally not that much of a fan so you can definitely take my opinion with a grain of salt.
My team so far is aegon, herc, and archangel. I don’t think it matters to much for the last two but I need help picking. I was thinking either torch and prof x, apoc and torch, or kitty and tigra. But maybe if you see a hole maybe help fix that.
I'd suggest Apoc as one, he is one of (if not the) best options for Korg and that's a rough fight. Lastly I'd suggest Torch. As I said in my previous post, I kinda think any fight you're using Aegon for, Apoc can handle, so bear that in mind if you bring both. If you're set on aegon then go for it!
I have overseer at r3 sig 200 but was wondering if I could just use AA for the fights you recommend as I prefer playing Kitty with the synergy and she will probably be the one I used for %70 of fights
Thank you
This all depends on if you're good with Tigra and can take Dragon man with her, but with this team, this is who I'd take with each. It definitely works, and you don't need Overseer, but if you aren't comfortable with Tigra on that Dragon Man, you'll be a bit stuffed because none of the rest of your team are super good for it. You could brute force with Apoc, but it won't be fun.
Kitty - Terrax, Vision (tough fight), Spam, Nick Apoc - Thing, Korg, Gwen, Sasquatch (or with AA if needed), Void AA - Doom, MODOK, Mojo, Killmonger Nimrod - WX, NightCrawler, Domino, Ibom, Apoc Tigra - Dragon Man, BPCW (can be taken with AA or Apoc if needed)
@BitterSteel I dont read long posts, but i did yours and it was marvelous. One question tough (havent read all coments, so not sure if anyone brought it up)
Wouldnt be Venom good to shut down those spiderverse champs?
As there are only two, yeah he'd do ok but I wouldn't rush to bring him on the team. He wouldn't even be great for Spam seeing as you can't bleed him.
This is an amazing post thanks @BitterSteel So much useful information.
I will like to get recommendation on my team build and rankups if needed (I am planing to R3 Cable, Kingpin, Colossus and stryfe soon but not specifically for this challenge, but you can recommend me what to prioritize in ranking for Gauntlet)
So just to let you know I am average skill player. Last time I did the gauntlet and used about 50 revives and 2k+ units. Mostly used my 5* Aegon to burst through it. But now i have 6* Aegon sig 140.
If i remember well the most annoying and costy fights were SpidyHam, Korg, Mojo, KM and BPCW. It doesn't mean other were easy they were costy too but these one sucked the most. But my 6* roster has evolved a lot since.
So based on above info and my top roster below. What team and Rankup do you recommend. Also please advise how many revives/pots should I farm before hand.
Thanks a lot for your help it's much appreciated.
So i guess the first question is do you want to build a team around Aegon and go crazy with him, or do you want to use a different team?
If you're going Aegon, then I can suggest a few. I'm not sure where you'd ramp him up, would be hard on Doom (i tried with my 5/65 and managed 80 hits before shock/glancing got me), maybe some on Vision but he's gonna get to SP3 quickly, Spam would be hard with his evade. Weapon X theoretically you could get to 999 combo, but if you mess up while he's unblockable that's rough. Could do it on thing too.
Let's say you ramp him up somewhere along the line, I'd then say you're probably gonna want to use him for Thing, BPCW maybe, Night Crawler, Gwen, Ibom, Killmonger, Void maybe and potentially Nick. (Though some of those could be taken with better counters if you brought them). That leaves the rest of them for your other 4.
Doom, Terrax, Vision, MODOK, Ham, WX, Korg, Dragon Man, Domino, Mojo, Apoc, Sasquatch to take down. (Though Vision, MODOK and Ham could be taken with Aegon if you wanted to use them to ramp).
I'd bring Herc for Terrax, Vision, MODOK, Ham, Apoc. Apoc for Doom, Korg, Domino Torch for Mojo, Dragon Man and sasquatch
For your last spot, I'd advise someone for Weapon X like Warlock (he could also then be used for Domino), or if you wanted you can actually use Apoc for Weapon X if you back your skills against the unblockable, and you can bring a synergy (like combo synergy for Aegon), or a champion to help with a harder fight. You could bring Archangel for example as he helps all over.
Let me know if that helps, or let me know if Aegon doesn't seem like it'll be too fun to ramp (though i know you said you did it before). I can definitely suggest an alternate team without Aegon.
As for revives, it's honestly a harder question to answer without knowing your skills. "average skill" is a wide description! I could recommend 20, but it could take 40. Best suggestion is grind out more than you think you'll need on your worst day. Think about which fights could cause a problem and factor in 5 for those, think about which are hard and factor in 3 for those and so on. Then add on 25%. (that's not necessarily an exact process, just take more than you think you'll need).
It's so much better to grind 50 and it only takes 20 than the other way around and you're stuck 30 revives short with the option to use units or spend or quit.
Thanks @BitterSteel I used Aegon last time because my roster was way less developed. Also I just wanted to brust through it. I build my Aegon and on almost every fight till weapon X and just quit out once i was reaching 100 combos per fight. I was investing 10-12 revives to build him which saved me a lot later.
But this time I am not so sure about Aegon team as my roster is way more developed so I am trying to find alternative team which could save me some items but I won't lie that unblockable Aegon can put so much damage even if your skills are not good. That is why I am confused.
I will think more about it but if you have any alternative team then Aegon you can share it. I will see what could get me through easier.
Honestly I am more afraid of killmonger and BP then others because I rely heavily on parries and you can't really parry them. I know I ll need to bring counter for Terrax Mojo and Sasq or I will be stuck.
Thanks again for your help.
Alternate team I’d suggest would be:
Herc, Apoc, torch, warlock and archangel. They can handle everything in there.
As for Aegon team vs no Aegon team, it really depends on your skill level. Aegon once ramped up kinda overcomes if you have a low level of skill, but pretty much guarantees you’ll need some revives to ramp him up. Whereas bringing a different team has the potential to cost less revives if you’re skilled, but could cost more if you make a lot of mistakes during the run.
My advice would be, run path 1 with the non Aegon team. See how it feels, and imagine doing the rest of the path without Aegon. If it’s decent and you feel confident, then carry on. If not, restart and ramp Aegon and use him.
I love using Apoc and would like to use him just like you have. last time i used him as ar1 for ham and only quit after 1 path I am thinking magneto apoc and archangel, and would taking aegon and proxima be beneficial? I have heard people ramp up aegon on weapon x? should i go the aegon route or someone else? aegon combo building will maybe cost me a revive or two but atleast it will save me from too many down the lane i guess? (P.S. I wont use prof x so dont recommend him unless I can actually build a full mutant team around apoc or something) [also is making a horseman that big a deal. I dont usually do that with my champs cause I like to play apoc more I understand we can charge apoc again with NC but if its not necessary i would rather just not cause I dont know if its only in the abyss but the horseman pre fight will go away if I force close the game] edit-6stars till ihulk are rank3 and I wont use quake for this.
Apoc - Doom, MODOK, Weapon X, Korg, domino, Killmonger (could also be done by Aegon), Nick Torch - Dragon Man, Mojo, Sasquatch Ghost - Spam, Ibom, BPCW (Also could be done by Aegon), Apoc, Void Aegon - Weapon X ramp, Thing, BPCW, NightCrawler, Gwen, Killmonger Magik - Terrax, Vision
This is what I'd suggest if you want to bring Aegon and ramp him, if I'm honest though, Apoc can do every single one of those fights that I've put down for Aegon. I think it would be a waste bringing him personally and spending revives ramping him. I'd suggest bringing someone else instead of Aegon personally, maybe Magneto to make Doom, Modok or Vision etc easier.
If you're set on Aegon and he is your guy then by all means go for it, I'm personally not that much of a fan so you can definitely take my opinion with a grain of salt.
i also like magneto option better how about i take magneto for aegon instead and namor for magik that way magneto can handle vision and namor can handle terrax and this will give apoc extra attack bonus as well and just as a cherry on top namor will be avenger for thanos Also I should save my pre fight for sasquatch right?
So Apoc, Torch, Ghost, Namor and Magneto can handle everything there.
Definitely save pre fight for Sasquatch, you’ll want it there.
I’m in the same spot as you - I used mostly quake for my first run and I’m completely against using her again, so I’ll be bringing a different team.
I’m trying to fit scorpion into my team - do you think he’d do a job?
Has anyone else used him in this thread?
Thanks mate! Appreciate that
Imo for scorpion, he *could* definitely be used for some of the gauntlet fights. He’s not the top, top gauntlet champ, but if you loved him and wanted to build a team it would work!
As for what the harder fights he could take that you need a counter for, Vision, Dragon Man (maybe but tough), Ibom, Sasquatch (maybe but tough) is what you’re looking at. And then obviously all the easier fights like NC or Thing. I kinda think that Weapon X is a possibility too with his poison damage, but that’s a tough fight lol.
If you wanted to build a team around countering the rest of the fights, then scorpion could definitely work. If you’re bringing scorpion for 5 of the 14 harder fights then I think that’s a solid champ to bring.
You’re then looking at finding 4 champs that can counter: Doom, Terrax, MODOK, Korg, Spider Gwen, BPCW, Mojo, KM and Nick Fury. That’s not too tall an order really
I did see that @Karatemike415 used Scorpion in his run on Vision and Ibom, didn’t catch any other fights I believe that was the only time he was used (think he was there for Stealthy synergy), but from what I saw in those fights he handles himself great in gauntlet.
Also, Finch if you do end up bringing him, please record gameplay if you can. I’m super hyped on Scorpion!
Here is the worst case if you are thinking about it again. Really you only need aegon and Heimdall.
@BitterSteel once again, you are going above and beyond for the community!
If you don't mind me also asking for help, I was thinking r3 apoc, r3 cable (AA substitute only have him as r4 5*), r4 herc, r3 nimrod and was not sure on the other, but you mentioned a counter for bpcw? R3 Hood or r3 Diablo maybe?
I was thinking r3 cable for sassy and mojo and tempted by white mags for extra synergy, but not sure if sassy will be a roadblock or bpcw will be horrible without nullify... I have 1 in despair.
My main r3s are above - kitty is r2 and I have unduped overseer as r3. Know I need to practice with kitty as I have her, ghost and tigra as 6*, but I suck with all 3.
How's this team: 6* r3-Overseer,NIMGOAT, Proffesor X 6* r2-Doctor doom 5* r5-Magneto For everything but Terrax?
It’s fine except for Terrax, but it’ll cost you 30 or so revives just to get through terrax so it’s not super useful to consider the team.
You don’t need Doom, so I’d swap him for a terrax counter. Your 5* Herc probably.
Yeah might rank him up for that... U told me to try the path and see how much revives it costs me, I cant do that rn ofc, but I did manage to solo Doom like that:
Pics of my roster are also there. Any thoughts on our discussion? Very curious to hear your input. Last time I did it with aegon and ramped up to 999 combo on wolvieX with 5-10 revives. Hated that and would rather use another team now.
Here is the worst case if you are thinking about it again. Really you only need aegon and Heimdall.
@BitterSteel once again, you are going above and beyond for the community!
If you don't mind me also asking for help, I was thinking r3 apoc, r3 cable (AA substitute only have him as r4 5*), r4 herc, r3 nimrod and was not sure on the other, but you mentioned a counter for bpcw? R3 Hood or r3 Diablo maybe?
I was thinking r3 cable for sassy and mojo and tempted by white mags for extra synergy, but not sure if sassy will be a roadblock or bpcw will be horrible without nullify... I have 1 in despair.
My main r3s are above - kitty is r2 and I have unduped overseer as r3. Know I need to practice with kitty as I have her, ghost and tigra as 6*, but I suck with all 3.
With 1 point in despair you are gonna want to go pretty seriously with a counter for Sasquatch. He’s the only fight that’s gonna realistically roadblock you alongside Korg, so you want a counter. I’d suggest Ibom maybe, with overseer you really want at least 2/3 despair. With 1/3, you’re only gonna have 35% heal reduction with his 7 debuffs
(This is also a good time to recommend ranking up despair, it’s so useful, so often)
Ibom could definitely handle it with his poison debuffs adding to the heal reduction, but really I’d suggest Torch. And if worse comes to worse, I think Nimrod could put in a shift with his removing regen mode since that works against Sasquatch. You’ll almost always be in eradicate protocol, and could keep that regen under control that way.
Torch can also help with Mojo to be fair, and could put in some work on Dragon Man and Sasquatch. (With Cables buffs, he would be awful for Mojo)
So Apoc, Herc, Nimrod, Torch. I still think cable is a waste, anywhere you use him you could use one of the other 4 champs you’re bringing.
As for your final spot, the only place you’re lacking is someone for Doom (though you could manage it with Apoc, it could be slow but he can definitely do it). If you’re good with Apoc vs Doom, I’d probably recommend someone for BPCW like you mentioned. I think Hood would be great for that, a lot of buffs to take care of, you’re not gonna run out of bullets, you’ll have big up time on fate seal.
Pics of my roster are also there. Any thoughts on our discussion? Very curious to hear your input. Last time I did it with aegon and ramped up to 999 combo on wolvieX with 5-10 revives. Hated that and would rather use another team now.
So I took a look at your post, my recommendation for a team would be
Torch, Herc 5*, Apoc, warlock, Kitty
The difficult fights here would be, Doom with Apoc, Ham (he’d be tough with anyone tbh), BPCW with Kitty, Killmonger with Herc/Apoc (could do it with Kitty but you’d have no power).
But it covers every fight with a perfect or really good counter.
0:00 Dr Doom 2:37 MODOK 3:53 BPCW 6:16 Mojo 7:32 Killmonger 10:03 Nick Fury
Think I was most impressed by the Mojo fight, it just went by so fast and I never felt worried even though it was a big beefy Mojo. I think it’s safe to say I’m super happy with my rank up. Can’t wait to bring him to war and crush there!
Hey @BitterSteel, do u think you could look at my roster and let me know what you think? I'm thinking of a namor/doom/apoc/mags/ghost run, but would take any recommendations!
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If you're going Aegon, then I can suggest a few. I'm not sure where you'd ramp him up, would be hard on Doom (i tried with my 5/65 and managed 80 hits before shock/glancing got me), maybe some on Vision but he's gonna get to SP3 quickly, Spam would be hard with his evade. Weapon X theoretically you could get to 999 combo, but if you mess up while he's unblockable that's rough. Could do it on thing too.
Let's say you ramp him up somewhere along the line, I'd then say you're probably gonna want to use him for Thing, BPCW maybe, Night Crawler, Gwen, Ibom, Killmonger, Void maybe and potentially Nick. (Though some of those could be taken with better counters if you brought them). That leaves the rest of them for your other 4.
Doom, Terrax, Vision, MODOK, Ham, WX, Korg, Dragon Man, Domino, Mojo, Apoc, Sasquatch to take down. (Though Vision, MODOK and Ham could be taken with Aegon if you wanted to use them to ramp).
I'd bring Herc for Terrax, Vision, MODOK, Ham, Apoc.
Apoc for Doom, Korg, Domino
Torch for Mojo, Dragon Man and sasquatch
For your last spot, I'd advise someone for Weapon X like Warlock (he could also then be used for Domino), or if you wanted you can actually use Apoc for Weapon X if you back your skills against the unblockable, and you can bring a synergy (like combo synergy for Aegon), or a champion to help with a harder fight. You could bring Archangel for example as he helps all over.
Let me know if that helps, or let me know if Aegon doesn't seem like it'll be too fun to ramp (though i know you said you did it before). I can definitely suggest an alternate team without Aegon.
As for revives, it's honestly a harder question to answer without knowing your skills. "average skill" is a wide description! I could recommend 20, but it could take 40. Best suggestion is grind out more than you think you'll need on your worst day. Think about which fights could cause a problem and factor in 5 for those, think about which are hard and factor in 3 for those and so on. Then add on 25%. (that's not necessarily an exact process, just take more than you think you'll need).
It's so much better to grind 50 and it only takes 20 than the other way around and you're stuck 30 revives short with the option to use units or spend or quit.
Apoc - Doom, MODOK, Weapon X, Thing, Korg, Gwen, Domino (ghost can take too), Killmonger
Torch - Dragon Man, Mojo, Sasquatch
Kitty - Terrax, Spam (shared with Ghost), Nick
Ghost - Vision, Spam, BPCW, Night Crawler, Ibom, Apoc, Void
Your last place could be a synergy, or it could be someone to make some of Apoc's harder fights easier - say, Magneto for Doom and MODOK. Or CGR 5* for BPCW and Killmonger. Synergies I'd recommend would be hood synergy for Ghost, Tigra synergy for Kitty (could make her a better option for fights like BPCW or MODOK), maybe Heimdall for support.
Lot of variability there, choice is up to you!
Torch - Dragon Man, Mojo, Sasquatch
Ghost - Spam, Ibom, BPCW (Also could be done by Aegon), Apoc, Void
Aegon - Weapon X ramp, Thing, BPCW, NightCrawler, Gwen, Killmonger
Magik - Terrax, Vision
This is what I'd suggest if you want to bring Aegon and ramp him, if I'm honest though, Apoc can do every single one of those fights that I've put down for Aegon. I think it would be a waste bringing him personally and spending revives ramping him. I'd suggest bringing someone else instead of Aegon personally, maybe Magneto to make Doom, Modok or Vision etc easier.
If you're set on Aegon and he is your guy then by all means go for it, I'm personally not that much of a fan so you can definitely take my opinion with a grain of salt.
Kitty - Terrax, Vision (tough fight), Spam, Nick
Apoc - Thing, Korg, Gwen, Sasquatch (or with AA if needed), Void
AA - Doom, MODOK, Mojo, Killmonger
Nimrod - WX, NightCrawler, Domino, Ibom, Apoc
Tigra - Dragon Man, BPCW (can be taken with AA or Apoc if needed)
I’m in the same spot as you - I used mostly quake for my first run and I’m completely against using her again, so I’ll be bringing a different team.
I’m trying to fit scorpion into my team - do you think he’d do a job?
Has anyone else used him in this thread?
6* r3-Overseer,NIMGOAT, Proffesor X
6* r2-Doctor doom
5* r5-Magneto
For everything but Terrax?
Disorient is one of the hard counters to negative, so if you ever parry you’ll lose all your dark energy.
Technically, it’s possible by using dex to build energy but if you accidentally parry even once you’ll lose any chance of doing damage.
Herc, Apoc, torch, warlock and archangel. They can handle everything in there.
As for Aegon team vs no Aegon team, it really depends on your skill level. Aegon once ramped up kinda overcomes if you have a low level of skill, but pretty much guarantees you’ll need some revives to ramp him up. Whereas bringing a different team has the potential to cost less revives if you’re skilled, but could cost more if you make a lot of mistakes during the run.
My advice would be, run path 1 with the non Aegon team. See how it feels, and imagine doing the rest of the path without Aegon. If it’s decent and you feel confident, then carry on. If not, restart and ramp Aegon and use him.
Definitely save pre fight for Sasquatch, you’ll want it there.
You don’t need Doom, so I’d swap him for a terrax counter. Your 5* Herc probably.
Imo for scorpion, he *could* definitely be used for some of the gauntlet fights. He’s not the top, top gauntlet champ, but if you loved him and wanted to build a team it would work!
As for what the harder fights he could take that you need a counter for, Vision, Dragon Man (maybe but tough), Ibom, Sasquatch (maybe but tough) is what you’re looking at. And then obviously all the easier fights like NC or Thing. I kinda think that Weapon X is a possibility too with his poison damage, but that’s a tough fight lol.
If you wanted to build a team around countering the rest of the fights, then scorpion could definitely work. If you’re bringing scorpion for 5 of the 14 harder fights then I think that’s a solid champ to bring.
You’re then looking at finding 4 champs that can counter: Doom, Terrax, MODOK, Korg, Spider Gwen, BPCW, Mojo, KM and Nick Fury. That’s not too tall an order really
I did see that @Karatemike415 used Scorpion in his run on Vision and Ibom, didn’t catch any other fights I believe that was the only time he was used (think he was there for Stealthy synergy), but from what I saw in those fights he handles himself great in gauntlet.
Also, Finch if you do end up bringing him, please record gameplay if you can. I’m super hyped on Scorpion!
https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/270326/gauntlet-lessons-another-average-joe-story#latest
Here is the worst case if you are thinking about it again. Really you only need aegon and Heimdall.
@BitterSteel once again, you are going above and beyond for the community!
If you don't mind me also asking for help, I was thinking r3 apoc, r3 cable (AA substitute only have him as r4 5*), r4 herc, r3 nimrod and was not sure on the other, but you mentioned a counter for bpcw? R3 Hood or r3 Diablo maybe?
I was thinking r3 cable for sassy and mojo and tempted by white mags for extra synergy, but not sure if sassy will be a roadblock or bpcw will be horrible without nullify... I have 1 in despair.
My main r3s are above - kitty is r2 and I have unduped overseer as r3. Know I need to practice with kitty as I have her, ghost and tigra as 6*, but I suck with all 3.
U told me to try the path and see how much revives it costs me, I cant do that rn ofc, but I did manage to solo Doom like that:
Pics of my roster are also there. Any thoughts on our discussion? Very curious to hear your input. Last time I did it with aegon and ramped up to 999 combo on wolvieX with 5-10 revives. Hated that and would rather use another team now.
(This is also a good time to recommend ranking up despair, it’s so useful, so often)
Ibom could definitely handle it with his poison debuffs adding to the heal reduction, but really I’d suggest Torch. And if worse comes to worse, I think Nimrod could put in a shift with his removing regen mode since that works against Sasquatch. You’ll almost always be in eradicate protocol, and could keep that regen under control that way.
Torch can also help with Mojo to be fair, and could put in some work on Dragon Man and Sasquatch. (With Cables buffs, he would be awful for Mojo)
So Apoc, Herc, Nimrod, Torch. I still think cable is a waste, anywhere you use him you could use one of the other 4 champs you’re bringing.
As for your final spot, the only place you’re lacking is someone for Doom (though you could manage it with Apoc, it could be slow but he can definitely do it). If you’re good with Apoc vs Doom, I’d probably recommend someone for BPCW like you mentioned. I think Hood would be great for that, a lot of buffs to take care of, you’re not gonna run out of bullets, you’ll have big up time on fate seal.
That looks good to me!
Torch, Herc 5*, Apoc, warlock, Kitty
The difficult fights here would be, Doom with Apoc, Ham (he’d be tough with anyone tbh), BPCW with Kitty, Killmonger with Herc/Apoc (could do it with Kitty but you’d have no power).
But it covers every fight with a perfect or really good counter.
Here’s my fights with Archangel in gauntlet! Managed to get around to edit and upload them
0:00 Dr Doom
2:37 MODOK
3:53 BPCW
6:16 Mojo
7:32 Killmonger
10:03 Nick Fury
Think I was most impressed by the Mojo fight, it just went by so fast and I never felt worried even though it was a big beefy Mojo. I think it’s safe to say I’m super happy with my rank up. Can’t wait to bring him to war and crush there!