Since championing makes respects much easier, it has become important to know how respecs interact with PvP defense.
Say I climb with a 5/5/3 Luke cage to save healthpack, but want to respec to the much more damaging 5/3/5 build for defense. Do I need to switch before my last match, or can I respec after I shield? (obviousl retal nodes are different).
This would also matter for xpool (especially if you use him xfw) since 5 black is so much more effective on defense.
People who Q you after you’ve won a match with the respec will see the new spec. Those who’ve Q you before the respec will see the previous spec.
Also, best Luke Cage defense would be 3/5/5. Yellow nuke is nice, but it’s often better spent elsewhere.
Disagree. On defense saving health doesn’t matter. And his protect tile at 3 is enough to slow things down. 5/3/5 means he puts out much more damage and is the real deterrent on defense (being painful enough to merit a slip as high as possible).
If the attacking team includes a Carnage, I think you’ll find that a 5th tier yellow for Cage makes a world of difference for your defense.
In general I feel that Luke Cage is sorta bad on defense and I like him as a target. He’s almost harmless since the AI can’t play him well and the protect tile isn’t all that much. I mean, yeah, it means that you match damage won’t do much (until you get strike tiles) but I don’t expect match damage to do much anyway. Cage with Loki or Hood is annoying, though, and those I avoid.
No, you need to win a match with the spec you want.
Thanks! That’s the answer to my question.
Also, re: cage on Defense. I agree that he is no longer as powerful as he was at release given the 4*/5* power creep. But his defensive value was mainly in extending matches so that other characters on your team could survive long enough to do their own things (e.g. hood or loki). And IMO 3 red did that just about a well as 5 red on defense (though on offense I really did appreciate that extra defense to save on health packs), so a little extra damage was always welcome
It may be that with 4* powers’ damage output and the wildly higher match damage and health pools of 4* champs and 5*s, the my impression of cage is out of date.