What kind of buff would Stryfe need to be prominent in Everest content?

Stryfe theoretically seems to have a lot of his kit to make him good for Everest content, but he never seems to be the champion of choice.

While Stryfe exists as a 7-star, for pretty much all the prior Everest type content he has been ignored in favor of 6-star Aegon, 6-star Hercules, 6-star Kate Bishop (And this is even with all the anti-Aegon, anti-Herc nodes that are in place that supposedly penalizes using those champions). In terms of 7-stars, Shuri got the nod in Necropolis over Stryfe, and potentially Northstar is designed for long form content. Even Professor X got the chance to come of the bench and shine. Enchantress is supposedly good for longform, and Wong managed to make a mark as well.

What change or buff would be needed to make Stryfe a lot more relevant?

Comments

Friendly001

A complete overhaul.

PT_99

He's just not that guy 😔

Feuerschwer

IMO his big issue is how hard it is to build charges offensively - you get a few from throwing an L1 and then heavy right after but it takes forever and is high-risk, and then you lose a bunch to glance a single incoming attack.

Kerneas

"A lot more relevant"?

Passive infuriate and SP lock during his invisibility. Would it be OP? Oh absolutely, but he'd be more relevant

Grootman1294

Heavy attacks are guaranteed to grant charges, and you have a chance to get an additional one for each full power bar. Combined with the sig it will make his ramp way faster which I think is the big problem with stryfe.

ThePredator1001

IMO his big issue is how hard it is to build charges offensively - you get a few from throwing an L1 and then heavy right after but it takes forever and is high-risk, and then you lose a bunch to glance a single incoming attack.

I agree with this. With how difficult it is to gain charges, it’s so punishing to get hit. One combo and you’ve lost all the charges you gain that fight. I think it needs to be easier to gain charges (would love it if it didn’t involve spamming his heavy attack because no one likes that) and then less punishing when you get hit. He’s gotta a lot of utility and solid damage when ramped but he’s just not fun to use.

Kabam (Osaurus) Rex

Stryfe is pretty insane for Everest content as it is - it's where he's allowed to shine.
He's great in the Necropolis and a tippy-top option for Abyss & Labyrinth.

I'd personally choose Stryfe over Ægon 100 times out of 100.

Bendy

Only thing id change is the ramp up with the heavy chance being higher

Kingering_King

Stryfe is pretty insane for Everest content as it is - it's where he's allowed to shine.
He's great in the Necropolis and a tippy-top option for Abyss & Labyrinth.

I'd personally choose Stryfe over Ægon 100 times out of 100.

And why is that? Not to be mean just ligit curious.

Kabam (Osaurus) Rex

Stryfe is pretty insane for Everest content as it is - it's where he's allowed to shine.
He's great in the Necropolis and a tippy-top option for Abyss & Labyrinth.

I'd personally choose Stryfe over Ægon 100 times out of 100.
And why is that? Not to be mean just ligit curious.

Nothing mean about the question at all haha

A couple of reasons, actually -

Ægon is extremely fun once he's fully ramped & he essentially turns the game off with his Defensive Ability Accuracy Reduction - and the yellow numbers get gigantic with his 6 Furies... but I've always appreciated how Stryfe can be fully ramped before the end of his first fight. I've personally never enjoyed reviving to ramp Aegon before you could really get going on the path.

I love the Utility right out of the gate on his Psionic Blasts, and his damage per hit fully ramped as a 7 Star is pretty bonkers and consistent. If you could utilize Stryfe's playstyle optimally, he could get through Everest paths cheaper item-wise than Ægon can.

Stryfe is also a more skill-intensive Champion and a bit more involved, which fits my preferred playstyle and is more fun & engaging for me in long-form content. I enjoy his loop of triggering his Phase on Special 1, Heavy Intercepting while Invisible, and keeping his Passive Shock active for additional Burst on his Special 2.

I've been a huge Stryfe fan since his release. I'd love to Rank 3 him actually, he does well in Alliance War at a decent Signature Level too.

There's no right or wrong way to approach Everest Content, Ægon is so commonly used there for very good reason - and I have an Ascended Rank 5 Ægon, myself. Everyone likes what they like, and you have to use the Champions that you have the most fun with - that's the most important thing.

WhoDaPoo

Stryfe is pretty insane for Everest content...

Could you say all that again but in the form of a YouTube video

captain_rogers

Stryfe is way better than mid star nd nega noodle for everest. He is best everest mutant next to onslut

altavista

Stryfe is also a more skill-intensive Champion and a bit more involved, which fits my preferred playstyle and is more fun & engaging for me in long-form content. I enjoy his loop of triggering his Phase on Special 1, Heavy Intercepting while Invisible, and keeping his Passive Shock active for additional Burst on his Special 2.

Great write up. But I think this gets at the heart of what prompted my post - Stryfe seems and is awesome, but he is not the popular choice. And this is despite Stryfe being "cheaper" to use (ie. less revives needed to reach full ramp).

Is it mainly the 'skill-ask' for ramp up that is discouraging players from choosing Stryfe? I will admit that is an impossible question to answer why some champions are popular while others get ignored/forgotten (For example, I think Vox is great for short and long form content, but most players will ignore him over the 'sexy' Cosmics dujour)

Fryday

Stryfe is pretty insane for Everest content...
Could you say all that again but in the form of a YouTube video

He did in one of his Necropolis run 😊👍

willrun4adonut

I will always choose ease of use over stress and time, even if Strfye is the cheapest option. So the only way I'd use him is if he goes unblockable at 100 persistent charges. The closest thing he has to that currently is the Apoc synergy, but you still have to build to 20 charges, which isn't nearly as easy as Aegon getting to and staying unblockable.

Yes, I'd rather spend 5-10 revives to have a permanently unblockable Aegon than have to ramp up Strfye ever fight to reach unblockable.

EdisonLaw

A faster ramp

HungaryHippo

Stryfe is pretty insane for Everest content as it is - it's where he's allowed to shine.
He's great in the Necropolis and a tippy-top option for Abyss & Labyrinth.

I'd personally choose Stryfe over Ægon 100 times out of 100.

100% agree. His ramp is also very reasonable.