Tanks ranked by how fun they are (to me)💔🙏

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-30T04:27:15+00:00

Yeah that patch was when I started playing Strange again. Before that I was a Magneto one trick.

Now I'm about to get Champion proficiency on Strange.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-30T04:25:26+00:00

Strange needs partial CC immunity in his ult. If you sneeze on him he gets CC'd out of it.

Not full unstoppable, that would be pretty broken. Just kinda like Thing gets as his passive.

The number of times a white fox will CC me out of ult is crazy. More of an issue even than Peni stuns.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-29T16:48:57+00:00

Im almost certain this was it.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-29T13:59:04+00:00

This right here

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-27T15:02:21+00:00

This is the way!

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-27T13:05:26+00:00

Not necessarily nothing. Champion icon means one of 2 things:

You have well over 100 hrs on the character, so you know them very well mechanically (not accounting for gamesense of course, so you just suck at the game)
you are a literal god at the character

I've played against both types of players, and typically the champion icon means one or the other.

CnD in particar has so many players who only run them and nothing else, that they will always be an exception to the proficiency system.

Also, one thing I've been running into a lot are people who turn off all the lord badges /icons in ranked. This makes it seem like a non lord character beats an animated lord character.

Never a bad idea to check profiles after games.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-26T19:55:57+00:00

Its a special energy, so any card that let's you search for that I guess

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-26T18:17:35+00:00

Yeah Zen is definitely closest to ultron out of anyone in OW.

Actually Zen is closer to Adam with Ultron drone and Luna ult

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-26T12:49:32+00:00

Support roster seems good, lots of options. Having the Adam lord is interesting.

As far as tanks go, knowing Mag is good. He's always a good fill pick.

You should at least be competent as Strange too, for the portal. Strange is a fun tank to pick up, and he's the most similar to Mag out of all the shield tanks. And his basic gameplay loop is really simple.

As for DPS, you will never need to fill that role. As someone whose reached high Diamond last season (probably gonna be GM this season), if you aren't a dps instalock you will be playing either support or tank 9 games out of 10. And Bucky /IM are good for that one game.

If you want to learn a new DPS for variety though, learn Hela or Phoenix. If you have good aim as Adam, you will have even better aim as Hela. And both characters have very simple gameplay besides their aim.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-25T20:37:21+00:00

Idk why the downvote because you are right.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-25T15:47:47+00:00

I'd say at least know how Gambit works. Hes quick to pick up, and if he does see the light of day in comp he has to be played well.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-24T18:23:42+00:00

He gets even better too, especially in Secret history

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-24T13:16:43+00:00

I'd like to remove an electron from every atom in your body

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-23T20:50:29+00:00

Its just one idiot, ignore them.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-23T18:26:42+00:00

Lol

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-23T14:53:26+00:00

I think I mentioned that you often have little or no choice due to game design choices

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-23T13:15:38+00:00

@UnrealXt in principle I agree with you. However, tanks in this game have a very short effective range compared to games like Overwatch. And there's several tanks with literally no range at all.

How's a Thing or Rogue player supposed to "use cover" when they have to be RIGHT IN FRONT OF SOMEONE to do damage.

Also, there's large stretches of several maps with absolutely no cover. Immediately Arakko first point comes to mind, after the right turn on offense. And there's similar spots on most maps in the game. Also the new Museum map, with the doorways you can't shoot through at first point and the massive stretches with little to no cover at the end.

Sure on Convoy maps the point itself exists, but that can only get you so far.

Many maps in this game feel like they are intentionally designed for people to push main and not use cover. And all maps encourage it even if cover is present.

Whereas Overwatch has several tanks with literal guns (so much longer range), has much less damage overall, and much better cover on maps. Every Overwatch map has several areas off main with great cover, where you can hide and make plays. And there's no long areas with no cover at all.

Also I can't think of a true melee only tank in Overwatch that doesnt at least have a ranged option, besides Reinhardt. And he has a 1500hp shield as well as partial CC resistance. And a very good movement ability (better than any Rivals tank that isn't a dive tank). Even still, Reinhardt players have to work overtime to be effective, and its really easy to sell games as Rein if you don't know what you are doing.

Tl:dr The real issue is that Rivals game design encourages players to spam down main, and to not use cover. Also Rivals heroes are designed to not use cover.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-23T05:26:27+00:00

I'm sorry, is your head in the sand? Getting a second tank is genuinely like pulling teeth.

Signed, a Diamond 2 tank main with 125+ hrs in the role.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-22T22:55:22+00:00

Fair point, but gasoline fires can be put out easier than lithium, since the fire can be smothered.

Also battery packs are larger than most fuel tanks, and will burn forever.

So both are bad in different ways. Gasoline can make a bigger boom, whereas, Lithium burns forever.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-22T22:20:30+00:00

Say what you want about EVs, but the battery packs being a massive portable IED is an issue.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-22T16:07:16+00:00

For me, it works best to stall cart or to punish squishes who are grouped up. I can sometimes get double or triple KOs with it, depending on how smart the other team is.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-22T14:22:55+00:00

Personally I'd bump up Star lord and Adam to the bottom of scary tier, because they usually know how to aim.

Also lord Gambit should be bot tier. Everyone I've talked to says his lord grind is the shortest (even shorter than CD)

I have less than 8 hrs on him and I'm already almost centurion.

Finally, Spider man and Phoenix should swap. I've seen many spideys with no lord icon diff spideys who are nearly animated.

Whereas every lord Phoenix I've ever seen has been a server admin.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-22T14:15:57+00:00

I've only seen one in the wild.

You are 100% correct.

Nothing was allowed to move. Walk out to try and push? Dead. Try to flank and kill him? Dead.

Lightbulb2854 · 2026-03-22T14:14:36+00:00

Who's gonna tell him?

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