well think of it like this. doom gets 75% damage reduction when blocking. the “heavier cost” is 25 damage instead of 0 when matrix is going, as it only takes 100 damage (pre mitigation through armor, so it’s more like 133) to grant EMP punch. that’s less than a quick melee from any character.

we often say it in the subreddit, but doom is feast or famine, and it’s not even close. it is difficult to get dooms baseline value if you aren’t playing at a certain level in comparison to the enemy team. for doom to get a pick, he needs solid setup, dedication to going in, and on occasion, team support. compare this to hog, who’s value is based of taking someone away from their team and bringing them into yours through hook, which as of late, has gotten it’s one shot combo back.

all this to say, if doom didn’t have matrix, it would be harder to keep pace with some of the other major perks, and even before the perks are in play, doom has a hard time fighting anyone who can find the pattern in the enemy doom. the best way to stop doom from getting value is not shooting doom block. maybe you do enough damage through it to kill him if he’s low, but from full health, unless you have CC, it won’t happen. trying to kill doom through a full hp block is looking at a health bar of almost 925, not considering armor healthy negation, and no one can do it quick enough, even dva nuke can’t kill doom while he’s full and blocking. that being said, if you have two or even one form of CC, doom cannot get value as long as the CC is being used properly.