Hey all,
Balance Team here with an update on the latest round of Champions up for review, Okoye and Gentle!
Okoye
Our fearless representative from the Dora Milaje in Okoye was designed as a high damage Attacker, leveraging frequent access to Bleed and Shock Debuffs as her primary damage source, with a few tools to counter defensive abilities commonly used by Science opponents. In a nutshell: Inflict lots of DOT’s + build lots of Combo! So far, we’re seeing her strong damage output and open Attacker loop shine across multiple game modes, proving to be a strong attacking option into a large gauntlet of tricky Defenders in Battlegrounds and Alliance War while also being an effective option in other Quests with longer encounters. As a result, no changes incoming for Okoye.
Gentle
Gentle, the Mutant from Wakanda, had a few hard-hitting Skill Champions in his sights, leveraging strong damage mitigation (Reinforce, Physical Resistance) to protect his health and the ability to create openings with Unstoppable to comfortably take down his opponents. So far, we like what we’re seeing with Gentle’s usage and matchup spread, proving to be a safe and reliable Alliance War Attacker against a group of traditionally tricky spots on the map. Gentle’s performance as a Defender is also in a healthy place, providing Battlegrounds decks with a speed bump to counter Attackers who rely on Physical Damage and Critical Hits as their primary damage source. Gentle will be staying as is!
What’s Next
No changes incoming for either Champion! A reminder that Deathless Vision will be a part of Batch Updates #2. We should have more info on that Batch #2’s release with our next Balance update!
You can expect comms on ARNIM ZOLA & FALCON (JOAQUIN TORRES) toward the middle of July!