Photon
ScienceB tier
Introduction
Photon is a character in Marvel Contest of Champions. Photon's role is Science.
On our Marvel Contest of Champions tier list Photon is B tier, 170th of the 297 characters ranked, from where 8 current tier lists put Photon.
Is Photon good?
Photon stacks her own Debuffs to devastating effect: paired with her 40% Taunt, Inequity gets her up to a 76% damage reduction, which roughly quadruples her effective health against most opponents. Her Petrify passives only heal off one tick's worth of health, but combining them with Despair's regen-rate reduction can flip a defender's own healing against them, and she goes Untouchable when Stunned, with Limber's shorter Stun duration helping her cash that in more reliably.
Debuff Reliance and Ability Accuracy Reduction are her main weak points, along with Specials that are hard to punish, which keeps her at B.
Strengths
- Inequity plus her 40% Taunt can reach a 76% damage reduction, roughly quadrupling her effective health
- Despair turns a defender's own Petrify-blunted healing back against them
- Goes Untouchable when Stunned, and Limber helps her use that more often
Weaknesses
- Leans heavily on Debuffs to function
- Ability Accuracy Reduction cuts into her kit
- Has trouble punishing unpunishable Special Attacks
Profile
Photon's full name is Monica Rambeau.
Background
Bio
Monica Rambeau was a harbor patrol officer in the Navy when she was bombarded with extra-dimensional energy, allowing her to convert her body mass into any form of energy on the electromagnetic spectrum.
She has since led the Avengers (ask her about it) and fought Galactus, going by the names Captain Marvel (before Carol Danvers ever used the title) and Spectrum along the way before settling on Photon.
Stats
- HP142,668
- ATK10,755
- Rating35,040
At max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Marvel Contest of Champions roster.
Skills
9Living Energy
PassiveWhen Stunned, Photon loses control of her solid form and gains a 100% Untouchable Passive for 2.5 seconds. If an Opponent Misses during this effect, it goes on cooldown for 8 seconds. Photon’s altered body composition grants her Immunity to all Bleed and Power Steal effects. Photon can trigger the Parry Mastery against non-contact attacks, and all of her attacks deal Energy Damage. Whenever the Opponent is inflicted with a Debuff, Photon inflicts a non-stacking 80% Petrify Passive for 0.5 seconds. If the Opponent has the Willpower Mastery active, it is removed.
Basic Attacks
PassivePhoton’s Medium Attacks cannot Miss. Both Champions’ first Medium Attack inflicts a 10% Suppression Debuff on Photon’s Opponent for 5 seconds. Max stacks: 2. Photon’s first and third Light Attacks inflict a 485.29 Energy Vulnerability Debuff for 10 seconds. The first hit of either Champion’s Heavy Attack inflicts a non-stacking Sunder Debuff on Photon’s Opponent for 15 seconds.
At tier 7
Electromagnetic Charges
PassivePhoton gains Electromagnetic Charges in various ways that persist between fights. Max stacks: 25. +1 Charge when the Opponent is inflicted with a Debuff, or when the Opponent activates a Special Attack. +4 Charges when the Opponent Misses. Cooldown: 3 seconds.
Pure Light Form
PassiveWhile at 10 Charges or more, Dodging back and holding Block for 1.2 seconds or being Knocked Down pushes Photon into her Pure Light Form and grants the following effects. This happens automatically at max Charges, or when Photon activates a Special Attack with at least 15 Charges as a Defender. Gain an indefinite Fury Passive for every 5 Charges, each increasing Attack by . At tier 7: 2688.75 Photon cannot Miss, and personal Debuffs expire 50% more slowly. Photon cannot gain Electromagnetic Charges and each Charge lasts 0.9 seconds, falling off one at a time. All effects are removed when Charges fall to zero.
At tier 7
The Full Spectrum
SignaturePhoton’s improved control over the Electromagnetic Spectrum grants her Immunity to all Neutralize effects. For every Debuff on the Opponent, their Block Proficiency is reduced by 305.56 - 919.58 and Photon’s is increased by half as much. Photon has a 15 - 65.01% chance to inflict one of her personal Energy Vulnerability Debuffs on the Opponent when struck by or Blocking a Light Attack.
At tier 7
Special Attacks (Pure Light Form)
PassiveWhile in Pure Light Form, Photon’s Special Attacks cannot be avoided with the Dexterity Mastery. Electromagnetic Charges pause during the Opponent’s Special Attacks, and for 3 seconds when Photon punishes the Opponent’s Special Attacks.
Special 1 - Light is Faster Still
SpecialPhoton explodes with a burst of energy, then loops around to set up a dizzying display of the speed of light. On activation, inflict a 10% Overload Debuff for 8 seconds. If Pure Light Form is active, inflict a second Overload Debuff. In Pure Light Form, the final hit is Passively Unblockable except against Well-Timed Blocks.
Special 2 - Letting Loose
SpecialPhoton knocks the opponent backwards with a series of focused energy blasts, baiting her opponent into a foolish attack. The final hit inflicts a Taunt Debuff for 10 seconds. In Pure Light Form, this attack is Passively Unblockable, Electromagnetic Charges are paused for the duration, and Photon gains a 100% Untouchable Passive for 3 seconds after the final hit.
Special 3 - Microwave Burst Barrage
SpecialMonica confuses her Opponent with a barrage of blasts from every angle before following up with a burst of microwave energy directly to her Opponent's heart. Max stacks of Electromagnetic Charges increases by 5 until the end of the fight. This effect can occur 3 times. If at or above 20 Charges, gain a non-stacking Regeneration Passive, healing 8561.28 Health over 8 seconds. This Passive pauses for 0.5 seconds when the Opponent is struck.
At tier 7
