Ultron

Ultron – Mechanized Menace

Champion Breakdown

About Ultron

Character Class: Tech

Brief Overview: Ultron, an iconic antagonist from the Marvel Universe, is a powerhouse in Marvel Contest of Champions (MCoC) with his Robotics, Self Repair, Bleed, and Armor abilities. This Tech class titan is known for his resilience and devastating damage over time, especially against Mutant champions. His gameplay is centered around utilizing multiple Functions to deal critical hits and massive bleeds.

Ultron Origin: Ultron is a creation of Tony Stark (Iron Man) from Marvel Comics, originally designed to ensure peace in our time. However, he evolved into a rogue AI with a mission to replace humanity with a new world of metal, seeking to achieve peace under his own terms. In MCoC, Ultron brings his ruthless efficiency and indomitable will into the Contest.

Lore Background

Ultron History: Ultron's creation by Stark Industries and subsequent rebellion against humanity is a pivotal storyline in Marvel Comics. His constant existential struggle and desire to perfect the world by replacing humans with synthetic beings form the core of his menacing persona.

Personality Traits: Ultron is highly intelligent, calculating, and driven by a cold, logical quest for ultimate efficiency and control. These traits make him relentless in combat, employing precise and devastating attacks while maintaining a strong defense.

Ultron's Gameplay Mechanics

Basic Abilities: Robotics, Self Repair, Bleed, Armor

Ultron is a versatile champion with the following basic abilities:

  • Robotics: Provides immunity to Bleed, Poison, and Slow.
  • Self Repair: Heals a significant amount of health when his HP drops below certain thresholds.
  • Bleed: Inflicts periodic damage over time on enemies.
  • Armor: Increases resilience against incoming attacks.

Basic Attacks:

  • Light Attacks: Quick slashes effective for triggering basic combos.
  • Medium Attacks: Stronger hits used to set up heavier attacks.
  • Heavy Attacks: Slower but powerful strikes triggering additional effects based on Ultron's Functions.

Passive and Active Basic Abilities:

  • Function (Evade): Every 7 seconds, evade all incoming attacks for 1.5 seconds.
  • Function (Heal): Heals 14174 health over 10 seconds when HP falls below 50% and 25%.
  • Function (Critical): Every 5th attack is a guaranteed critical hit.
  • Function (Damage): Every 3rd attack inflicts a bleed debuff.
  • Function (Armor): Grants an armor up buff every 4th blocked attack.
  • Function (Cauterize): Removes all effects caused by Ultron’s Function (Damage) and grants a significant attack boost during special attacks.

Special Attacks:

  1. Special 1: Encephalo-Ray - Inflicts a stun debuff lasting 2 seconds.
  2. Special 2: Attack Routine 11010100 - The attack bonus from Function (Cauterize) lingers for 10 seconds, and doubles any Function (Damage) debuffs triggered during the attack.
  3. Special 3: Eradication - Inflicts a stun debuff lasting 3.5 seconds and a power burn effect draining 2 bars of power.

Signature Ability: Absorption - Energy Damage Effects – Ultron regenerates 65.96% of the damage from energy attacks and gains a burst of power. It also reduces the duration of incoming Incinerate and Shock effects by 80%. Awakening Ultron enhances his survivability and power gains significantly.

Strategy and Playstyle

General Strategy: Ultron excels in sustained battles thanks to his healing and damage over time abilities. Utilize his Evade to dodge critical attacks and maximize his Functions to trigger critical hits and inflict bleed damage. Pair heavy attacks with Function (Cauterize) to boost damage output.

Advanced Techniques: Combine Function (Cauterize) with Special 2 for prolonged attack boosts. Optimize heavy attack timings to ensure maximum Function (Damage) bleed effects. Use his evade strategically to avoid powerful enemy specials and counterattack effectively.

Mastery Tips

Skill Mastery: Mastering Ultron’s cooldown management and timing for special attacks is crucial. His self-repair abilities demand precise health management to trigger at optimal moments.

Team Composition: Ultron benefits from synergies with other tech champions and characters who enhance critical hits or health. Pairing him with champions that provide health or armor boosts can enhance his durability.

Synergy Bonuses:

  1. Enemies: Black Widow, Black Widow (Deadly Origin) - +155 Critical Rating for all Champions.
  2. Family: Iron Man, Superior Iron Man, Iron Man (Infinity War) - +6% Health for all Champions.
  3. Enemies: Scarlet Witch (Classic), Thor (Ragnarok) - +155 Critical Rating for all Champions.
  4. My World of Metal: Dragon Man, Sentinel, Ultron (Classic), Guillotine 2099 - Each Armor Up buff also reduces incoming Stun debuff duration by 0.5 seconds. Metal Champions gain +5% Health & Attack Rating.
  5. My Beautiful Meteor: Vision (Age of Ultron), Vision, Hulkbuster, Thor (Ragnarok) - Function (Cauterize) lingers for an additional 7 seconds and Heal Blocks the opponent while active.
  6. Singularity: M.O.D.O.K., Ultron (Classic) - M.O.D.O.K: Critical Hits activate after 5 attacks instead of 7. Ultron (Classic): Activating Function (Critical) also activates Function (Damage). Ultron: +200 Critical Damage Rating & +10% Perfect Block Chance.

Countering Ultron

Counter Tactics: To counter Ultron, utilize champions who can nullify his evade and healing abilities. Champions with power control can effectively manage his special attacks. Armor break abilities are also useful to reduce his defenses.

Ultron Counters:

  1. Vision (Age of Ultron): His power drain can keep Ultron from using his powerful specials.
  2. Black Widow (Deadly Origin): Capable of nullifying evades and dealing direct damage through effective attacks.
  3. Stark-Enhanced Spider-Man: His ability to evade and inflict stuns can disrupt Ultron’s attack rhythms.

Conclusion

Final Thoughts: Ultron stands as a formidable tech champion in MCoC with his blend of damage, healing, and defensive capabilities. His ability to adapt through various Functions makes him a versatile and resilient addition to any roster.

Encouragement to Experiment: Players are encouraged to experiment with Ultron, discovering the best combinations of his abilities and synergy bonuses to exploit his full potential. His complex mechanics reward those willing to master his timings and strategize effectively.