Is Howard the Duck underrated?

EdisonLaw · July 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgw5CFJJ5w&ab_channel=-NAGASE-

ItsClobberinTime · July 20

Not saying he's bad cause he's not, he IS good but rich get richer is supercharging him in most of those fights. He can't normally throw that many back to back sp2s in most metas, he's not underrated he's just not as good as he's making him look in that video.

Savage123456789 · July 20

Another video showcasing a champ's abilities without context. How many times do we see nodes in BGs that mess with parry stun, buffs and debuffs. 3 things that play into howard's kit. You mess with any of those and he becomes stressful to play and better of using other tech champs. Plus he's locked behind an exclusive crystal. You want him awakened to reliably take domino, otherwise he's no different than other tech champs. He's not underrated, just the game is designed in a way that favors other champs.

Kingering_King · July 20

Nah he’s actually really good, taking up my 6*

EdisonLaw · July 21

Savage123456789 said:
Another video showcasing a champ's abilities without context. How many times do we see nodes in BGs that mess with parry stun, buffs and debuffs. 3 things that play into howard's kit. You mess with any of those and he becomes stressful to play and better of using other tech champs. Plus he's locked behind an exclusive crystal. You want him awakened to reliably take domino, otherwise he's no different than other tech champs. He's not underrated, just the game is designed in a way that favors other champs.

I did wish he was nullify immune though. That would make him more valuable. He is good for others beside Domino like Killmonger and Red Skull

Savage123456789 · July 21

EdisonLaw said:

Savage123456789 said:
Another video showcasing a champ's abilities without context. How many times do we see nodes in BGs that mess with parry stun, buffs and debuffs. 3 things that play into howard's kit. You mess with any of those and he becomes stressful to play and better of using other tech champs. Plus he's locked behind an exclusive crystal. You want him awakened to reliably take domino, otherwise he's no different than other tech champs. He's not underrated, just the game is designed in a way that favors other champs.
I did wish he was nullify immune though. That would make him more valuable. He is good for others beside Domino like Killmonger and Red Skull

The problem is in BGs you have a limited deck, so you need champs that cover more ground. Most decks have champs that can take killmonger and skrull and do more at the same time. And yes, there are other game modes, but like I said the game is unintentionally designed to revolve around BGs and AW at the moment. But yeah, nullify immune would increase his stock considerably

Stone3x · July 21

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp

EdisonLaw · July 21

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp

Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people

Stone3x · July 21

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people

Yeah feel like alota peeps try dex it and get hit hard, even blocking it you can take some decent damage

ItsClobberinTime · July 21

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people

Just bait sp1? Lol

Pikolu · July 21

I really like Howard. He is my favorite Domino counter I got and has some really nice utility.

EdisonLaw · July 21

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol

yeah sure but power gain can push him there

Oakenshield · July 21

I use my R2 all the time. He is great. Would like the dup, although he is great without it.

ItsClobberinTime · July 21

EdisonLaw said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol
yeah sure but power gain can push him there

Power gain isn't apart of his kit, he's a terrible defender on most metas.

EdisonLaw · July 21

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol
yeah sure but power gain can push him there
Power gain isn't apart of his kit, he's a terrible defender on most metas.

yeah it's not part of his kit. Most techs don't have power gain (except for a few like Vision)

Stone3x · July 21

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol
yeah sure but power gain can push him there
Power gain isn't apart of his kit, he's a terrible defender on most metas.

I mean majority off fights I place howard on defence they don't manage to get him to 0% or even if they do they lose a decent chuck off health so I'd say he a decent defender depending on what the opponent has left

ItsClobberinTime · July 21

Stone3x said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol
yeah sure but power gain can push him there
Power gain isn't apart of his kit, he's a terrible defender on most metas.
I mean majority off fights I place howard on defence they don't manage to get him to 0% or even if they do they lose a decent chuck off health so I'd say he a decent defender depending on what the opponent has left

Where do you usually place in BGs Gold-Diamond? I find it very hard to believe people in Vibranium and above have trouble when 90% of the cosmic meta attackers can absolutely nuke him regardless of rank.

Funk · July 21

Howard is dire

007Bishop · July 21

ItsClobberinTime said:

Stone3x said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol
yeah sure but power gain can push him there
Power gain isn't apart of his kit, he's a terrible defender on most metas.
I mean majority off fights I place howard on defence they don't manage to get him to 0% or even if they do they lose a decent chuck off health so I'd say he a decent defender depending on what the opponent has left
Where do you usually place in BGs Gold-Diamond? I find it very hard to believe people in Vibranium and above have trouble when 90% of the cosmic meta attackers can absolutely nuke him regardless of rank.

Hit celestial last season. There are people there that die to some of the easiest defenders.

Average_Desi · July 21

007Bishop said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

Stone3x said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol
yeah sure but power gain can push him there
Power gain isn't apart of his kit, he's a terrible defender on most metas.
I mean majority off fights I place howard on defence they don't manage to get him to 0% or even if they do they lose a decent chuck off health so I'd say he a decent defender depending on what the opponent has left
Where do you usually place in BGs Gold-Diamond? I find it very hard to believe people in Vibranium and above have trouble when 90% of the cosmic meta attackers can absolutely nuke him regardless of rank.
Hit celestial last season. There are people there that die to some of the easiest defenders.

@007Bishop how many r3s?

ItsClobberinTime · July 21

007Bishop said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

Stone3x said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol
yeah sure but power gain can push him there
Power gain isn't apart of his kit, he's a terrible defender on most metas.
I mean majority off fights I place howard on defence they don't manage to get him to 0% or even if they do they lose a decent chuck off health so I'd say he a decent defender depending on what the opponent has left
Where do you usually place in BGs Gold-Diamond? I find it very hard to believe people in Vibranium and above have trouble when 90% of the cosmic meta attackers can absolutely nuke him regardless of rank.
Hit celestial last season. There are people there that die to some of the easiest defenders.

Probably had to do more with the meta than the defenders, Celestial players don't usually die to easy defenders, especially not as consistently as the other person claims. Last GC meta was the worst meta we've ever had since the game mode was released, it's very likely this was the reason people were dying.

Trafalgarwar96 · July 21

EdisonLaw said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgw5CFJJ5w&ab_channel=-NAGASE-</blockquote

When i ready the title, i knew It was After Nagase's video🤣

Colinwhitworth69 · July 21

If this is only about BGs then Howard is not a top choice, but otherwise he’s one of my faves. I would r5 and ascend mine but hoping to pull him as a 7s.

Kerneas · July 21

He is good. Not the best, but more useful than one would guess.

I'd say he is underappreciated, because he usually goes under the radar. But he isn't no really hidden gem

peixemacaco · July 21

Where's the poll?

Perfectly balanced as all things should be

007Bishop · July 22

Average_Desi said:

007Bishop said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

Stone3x said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

ItsClobberinTime said:

EdisonLaw said:

Stone3x said:

Well howard the goat is quite underated still, my go to for path 3 in war, handles it so well and is great for the likes off red skulls etc, stacks up super high damage when the furies start building and a great heal blocker only way he loses alot off value is if fighting a stun immune node, but even in BGs ive won a fair few fights by placing him on defence and even on attack he will end most fights in 30-50 seconds at pre much full hp
Also his SP2 isn't fully dexable so it can catch some people
Just bait sp1? Lol
yeah sure but power gain can push him there
Power gain isn't apart of his kit, he's a terrible defender on most metas.
I mean majority off fights I place howard on defence they don't manage to get him to 0% or even if they do they lose a decent chuck off health so I'd say he a decent defender depending on what the opponent has left
Where do you usually place in BGs Gold-Diamond? I find it very hard to believe people in Vibranium and above have trouble when 90% of the cosmic meta attackers can absolutely nuke him regardless of rank.
Hit celestial last season. There are people there that die to some of the easiest defenders.
@007Bishop how many r3s?

5. Why does that matter?

Vanitelia · July 22

I could see a matchup where he's unlockable and gets to an sp2 as being an issue, but he is pretty loose with his sp1's. I enjoy using him in incursions. Did my tier 5 with Venom, VTD, and HTD had fun. Cool team that I wouldn't use in other places.