Cable - how good is he
Xthea9
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Is cable is a good defense champ for AW ?
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Before now, I only had him as a maxed 3* used to grind arenas...
Putting degen on, and then using the l2 is fun, but he's horrible against willpower.
EDIT: Sorry, should have read the OP properly. I like him on offence, I wouldn't use him on defence.
Cons:
His regeneration is slight and not reliable, most fights it will never trigger. Doesnt proc a % of time, just at stated but probably not accurate rate every power level up... pretty stingy and slow too.
He's on the slow side and not a tank, mess up and you take lots of damage.
His regular attacks are kinda weak and don't trigger any buffs at all like bleed or stun. SP3 weak against armored and bosses, not really BFG grade, kinda dissappointing.
Pros:
High PI
DEGENERATION, DEGENERATION, DEGENERATION from a long reaching heavy attack
true strike after SP3 with the window to launch x 2 unblockable true strike SP1
SP2 is decent
How to play cable:
Recommended Masteries: Stupify, Despair, Recovery
Most opponents can be quickly dispatched by:
Parry/ stun on first kiss and immediate heavy attack. Push to wall with safely executed combos or pull back and evade like a weasel while they slowly die from degeneration.
If they are still alive, get up to SP2 and use it to either intercept or launch after parry/stun again. Bait out their SP2 and immediately reapply degen from another heavy attack when they are at minimum power.
You mean they haven't died yet?
Rinse/repeat from the beginning. Always keep that degeneration going, Cables regular attacks are weak and are just a way to get your power levels up and push your opponent into the wall. Not much is gained by playing over agressively in most cases, Turtle up and bait out specials and reapply that degeneration. He's a fight smarter, not harder type of champ.
Thanks really helpful info
12.5% chance at 1 bar
25% at 2 bar
And 50% at 3 bar
His regen isn't anywhere close to the regen champs so I think he should atleast deserve this much
Maybe add it when hes awakened???
YW.
I use the cyclops and phoenix synergy team with cable on AQ offense often but when cable is on AW D I will keep that trio together as well. This is because of the extra 8% power gain on top of the power floods and 12% health. NC adds perfect block to the team, seems to trigger more than you think it would too.