Angela

Angela – The Celestial Huntress

Champion Breakdown

About Angela

Character Class: Cosmic

Brief Overview: Angela, daughter of Odin and Freyja, is a fierce warrior who has fought her way across the galaxy. Known for her resilience, powerful buff abilities, and devastating special attacks, Angela steps into the Contest with a balanced mix of offensive and defensive capabilities.

Angela Origin: Originating from Marvel Comics, Angela was first introduced in 2013 as a daughter of Asgard. After a series of battles and adventures, she became known as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy and took on monumental roles such as the Queen of Hel.

Lore Background

Angela History: Angela was born Aldrif Odinsdottir but was kidnapped and raised in Heven, home of the Angels, where she earned her name and prowess as a warrior. Her story is marked by a series of confrontations with Asgardians and various cosmic threats, leading her to become a prominent figure in the Marvel Universe.

Personality Traits: Angela is defined by her unyielding determination, strong sense of honor, and a fierce warrior spirit. These traits influence her combat style in MCoC, making her a relentless attacker who gains strength from the buffs she accumulates during battle.

Angela's Gameplay Mechanics

Basic Abilities: Fury, Armor Up, Precision, Armor Break, Nullify Resistance

Angela's gameplay is based on building and leveraging a range of buffs that enhance her offensive and defensive capabilities. Her basic attacks are straightforward but powerful, focusing on dealing damage and maintaining her buffs.

  • Light Attacks: Quick strikes to easily build combo meter.
  • Medium Attacks: Balance between speed and power, ideal for maintaining pressure.
  • Heavy Attacks: Gains additional Critical Rating, making it a strong option for significant damage.

Passive and Active Basic Abilities:

  • Indefinite Huntress Buff: Grants Armor Up, Fury, Precision, or Aptitude depending on Angela’s Power level.
  • Temporary Huntress Buffs: Duplicates the current indefinite Huntress Buff for 15 seconds.
  • Heavy Attacks: +2250 Critical Rating.
  • Resilience Charge: For each 10% of Max Health taken in damage, gain an indefinite Resilience Charge that can convert into a Regeneration Buff.

Special Attacks:

  1. Special 1: Rage of Heven - 100% chance to gain a Fury Buff that grants increased Attack for 5 seconds, extended to 20 seconds if a Fury Buff is already present.
  2. Special 2: Heavenly Armor - 100% chance to gain an Armor Up Buff granting increased Armor Rating for 5 seconds, extended to 20 seconds if an Armor Up Buff is already active.
  3. Special 3: Celestial Aptitude - 100% chance to gain an Aptitude Buff, boosting the potency of all Armor, Fury, and Precision Buffs by 60% for 5 seconds, or 30 seconds if an Aptitude Buff is already present. Enhanced Attack Rating for buffs active during the attack.

Signature Ability: Battle Focus

  • Always Active: Each Buff on Angela reduces the opponent’s Nullify & Auto-Block Ability Accuracy and Damaging Debuff Duration by 35.05%.
  • Awakened Ability significantly reduces enemy control, making her less susceptible to nullification and debuffs, enhancing her overall combat performance.

Strategy and Playstyle

General Strategy: Angela excels when stacking her buffs, making her a powerhouse in sustained fights. Focus on ramping up her Armor Up, Fury, and Precision buffs to maximize damage and durability.

Advanced Techniques: Master Angela’s Heavy attacks which benefit from additional Critical Rating. Timing her Special Attacks to extend the duration of her buffs ensures continuous high damage output and resilience.

Mastery Tips

Skill Mastery:

  • Utilize the Recovery mastery to enhance Angela's Regeneration from Resilience Charges.
  • Enhanced Fury and Cruelty masteries synergize well with her ability to stack buffs, significantly boosting her damage.

Team Composition: Angela benefits from team compositions that enhance her health and armor. Pairing her with champions that provide additional buffs or reduce debuff susceptibility will make her even more formidable.

Synergy Bonuses:

  1. Friends: Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord
    • All Champions gain +130 Armor Rating
  2. Friends: Gamora, Groot
    • All Champions gain +130 Armor Rating
  3. Family: Thor
    • All Champions gain +6% Health
  4. Family: Loki
    • All Champions gain +6% Health

Countering Angela

Counter Tactics: When facing Angela, use champions or abilities that can nullify her buffs, thereby mitigating her strength. Handle her healing by applying heal block debuffs and focus on burst damage to cut through her resilience.

Angela Counters:

  1. Doctor Strange: Utilizes buff nullification, stripping Angela of her critical buffs.
  2. Magneto: His Magnetism against Metal foes like Angela can significantly reduce her effectiveness.
  3. Sorcerer Supreme: Can control the pace of the fight with her power control and nullification.

Conclusion

Final Thoughts: Angela is a robust cosmic champion with a balance of offense and defense. Her unique abilities make her an asset in multiple game modes. Mastering her buff mechanics will unlock her full potential.

Encouragement to Experiment: Explore Angela's capabilities to find the most effective strategies for using her in various battles. With practice, she can become a cornerstone of any player’s roster, delivering high damage and robust durability.