Hercules era is finally over.
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I know it sounds odd but I think Hercules's value declined drastically in the last months.
The main reason is that KABAM trying to erase him from MCOC history and his utility is not good enough.
He's not good against almost any new bosses, he's good on AW but personally, I bring different heroes for war. He's not the N1 choice anymore.
In BG he's a good attacker and mid defender.
His main utility is his immortality. Without it, he's just a good damage dealer, nothing more. I'm sure many people have already removed him from their decks. Secondly, I don't think he's the best cosmic champion anymore. If you desperately need immortality, maybe. But in almost any other scenario he's not good enough. For me, Hulkling is now the ultimate cosmic Goat. On attack, CGR is miles better than him.
He's still the best champion for new players or early paragons but for endgame players, he's not the n1 anymore.
The main reason is that KABAM trying to erase him from MCOC history and his utility is not good enough.
He's not good against almost any new bosses, he's good on AW but personally, I bring different heroes for war. He's not the N1 choice anymore.
In BG he's a good attacker and mid defender.
His main utility is his immortality. Without it, he's just a good damage dealer, nothing more. I'm sure many people have already removed him from their decks. Secondly, I don't think he's the best cosmic champion anymore. If you desperately need immortality, maybe. But in almost any other scenario he's not good enough. For me, Hulkling is now the ultimate cosmic Goat. On attack, CGR is miles better than him.
He's still the best champion for new players or early paragons but for endgame players, he's not the n1 anymore.
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Kinda don't know what you're waffling about here man
Herc is still goated but he is definitely seeing less use cause of Kabam interference. He’s mid in Necro, not usable in incursions this month, and he’s not the best cosmic for battlegrounds. Still busted either way
The only thing that drew people to herc was his ability to save revives and extend fights, especially close to K.O'ing the defender. He doesn't and hasn't ever had utility.
Kabam has always stressed the importance of having a diverse roster. And now they're seemingly holding up to that. I love there are fights designed to test the depth of our rosters. Herc has been the number 1 option for those that tend to lack creativity and overall skill. Those who don't like anything but simple rotations.
Herc, doom, kitty, quake all are evergreen champs. Yes their utility is not useful for endgame players, but still you probably need them in deck sometime.
After bgs, the game shifted more towards battlegrounds, and while herc is a amazing bg attacker, He is definitely not top of the class. But he is still my no1 FAM counter in bgs, and I put him on defense occassionally since it's just a free 10 second waste for them in defense unless they use a nullifying mystic. Gues I haven't reached that level to remove him from my bg deck lol.
Autoblock and Miss are more annoying than ever. Hulkling is great but he doesn’t counter Miss. Just as Hulkling is better than Herc if power drain or hitting into block is preferred, Herc is better at other matchups such as needing Stun immunity and miss countering for example.
I rarely use him just for his Immortality.
If I need to rely on Unblockable and Immortal buffs, I am playing him wrong (outside of the niche matchups with unavoidable damage).
Additionally, Immortality definitely has never been a Utility in BGs as an attacker. It might help as a stall tactic on defense, but Immortality is not something you want Herc in your deck for.
"It's already great. If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
CGR is faster, Angela got immunities, but Herc is Herc…the original G 🧨💥🔥🔥🔥
But yes, I used him less than before for sure.
And he is the new corvus for a lot of AQ maps...
And you're right that boredom makes me use more Hulking and CGR or new 7*s on the cosmic quest