Captain Marvel (Classic)

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*"I've got a punch that can level the stars! WHAT CHANCE DO YOU HAVE?"*
—Captain Marvel (Classic)[src]

**Captain Marvel (Classic)** is a Cosmic Champion. Being a Cosmic Champion, she has a Class Bonus against Tech Champions, but is weak to Mystic Champions.

## Bio

Air Force pilot Carol Danvers' life changed course when she was caught in an explosion with an alien Kree craft. She gained superhuman powers of strength, flight, and the ability to fire bolts of energy. A member of both the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy, Carol inspires many by living the motto: "We will be the stars we were always meant to be."

## Mechanics

Captain Marvel (Classic) is a straightforward Champion, with Immunity utility and solid damage. When benefiting from her Signature Ability you can hold onto your Special Attacks to increase offensive output. She also has a few external synergies that help increase her Fury potency. Storing your power and maximizing the potency of your Fury Buff are some ways to get more out of playing Captain Marvel!

## Abilities

**All Attacks**

* 11% chance to gain a Fury Buff for 6.5 seconds, granting +*X* Attack.

*Dev Notes: Increase the duration of this Buff by running the Extended Fury mastery or bringing along Ronan and Black Bolt or Captain America (Infinity War). You can also increase the potency of this Fury by running her with Immortal Hulk or Ægon.*

**Passive**

* Advanced Kree physiology provides full immunity to the Poisons of the Battlerealm.

## Signature Ability

**Energy Absorption** - Passive

* Attack is increased by up to *X* based on stored Power. In addition, blocking partially absorbs energy-based attacks, fueling Captain Marvel's Power Meter.

## Special Attacks

**Special 1 - Cosmic Blast**

*A powerful beam of cosmic energy blasts all in its path.*

* This attack deals True Damage, ignoring all of the opponent's Armor.

*Dev Notes: This Special Attack is Unblockable when Captain Marvel (Classic) is paired with Captain Marvel.*

**Special 2 - Cosmic Kick**

*Captain Marvel delivers a massive kick with galactic grace.*

**Special 3 - Rocket Punch**

*Charging to maximum power levels, Captain Marvel releases concussive energy bursts from her hands.*

## General Tactics

* Captain Marvel furthers her attack capabilities by making use of Fury.
* When activating Cosmic Blast, her attack deals True Damage, which ignores all Armor and Resistances, such as Physical Resistance and Energy Resistance. This reduces the effectiveness of Champions that rely on Resistances for defense, such as Groot, Luke Cage, Rhino, or Venom, or Champions that make heavy use of Armor Up, such as Colossus, Hulkbuster, Iron Man, or Ultron.
* When her Signature Ability is unlocked, as Captain Marvel's Power Meter fills, her Attack is increased by a percentage based upon the Signature Ability's level. This allows her to inflict massive amounts of damage on each hit, potentially equaling the amount of damage on a single strike as other Champions might inflict with one of their Special Attacks.
* Additionally, when her Signature Ability is unlocked, Captain Marvel can partially absorb energy-based attacks when Blocking. When she does so, the energy she absorbs is added directly to her Power Meter.
* Because most of Captain Marvel's beneficial effects are not caused by triggering abilities, she is more effective against Mystic Champions than many other Cosmic Champions, as Fury is the only ability she triggers which is able to be nullified.

## Strengths and Weaknesses

### Strengths

* **Poison Immunity**
	+ Immunity to Poison can be important when progressing through the game when going against poison dealing Champions.

* **Raw Damage**
	+ Captain Marvel can deal solid damage on her basic attacks and Special Attacks thanks to her Fury Buff and Signature Ability. She can also ignore opponent’s damage mitigating Armor with her Special Attack 1.

* **Caustic Temper**
	+ Access to both Poison Immunity and Fury Buffs makes Captain Marvel an option for the Caustic Temper node.

### Weaknesses

* **Critical Resistance**
	+ A lot of Captain Marvel’s damage comes from Critical Hits. Champions that can reduce her Critical Rate can significantly reduce her output.

* **Nullify**
	+ Without her Fury Buff her damage output will feel noticeably weaker. Nodes or matchups that can take this Buff away, slow her down.

## Recommended Masteries

* **Liquid Courage**
	+ Immunity to Poison prevents all incoming damage from this mastery. And you can save up your power and never use Special Attacks to avoid Recoil damage and still dish out extra damage thanks to her Signature Ability.

* **Precision and Cruelty**
	+ Crits are her main way of dealing significant damage. Critting more often and dealing more damage on those crits is key in getting the most out of her.

* **Block proficiency**
	+ Captain Marvel’s Block Proficiency is low in her base kit. Enhancing this can increase survivability and also allow you to more effectively use your Signature Ability against Energy based attacks.

## Trivia

* Captain Marvel Classic's model initailly did not have a mohawk. Instead, she had her hair down with no helmet.
* Due to being the same character, Ms. Marvel is a reskin of Captain Marvel.
* Captain Marvel (Classic) was previously named Captain Marvel. When the new MCU-based Captain Marvel was released in March 7th, 2019, she was officially renamed.

## External links

* Captain Marvel's Special Moves - Marvel Contest of Champions
* Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Captain Marvel

## References

1. ↑  CHAMPION SPOTLIGHT – CAPTAIN MARVEL (CLASSIC)

## Navigation

**Playable:** Adam Warlock ● Air-Walker ● Angela ● Annihilus ● Black Bolt ● Captain Marvel ● **Captain Marvel (Classic)** ● Carnage (Pre-Update) ● Corvus Glaive ● Cosmic Ghost Rider ● Cull Obsidian ● Drax ● Galan ● Gamora ● Gladiator ● Gorr ● Groot ● Heimdall ● Hela ● Hercules ● Hulkling ● Hyperion ● Ikaris ● King Groot ● Knull ● Maestro (Cosmic) ● Medusa ● Ms. Marvel ● Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) ● Nova ● Odin ● Phoenix ● Proxima Midnight ● Red Goblin ● Ronan ● Sersi ● Silver Surfer ● Spider-Man (Symbiote) ● Super-Skrull ● Superior Iron Man ● Terrax ● Thanos ● The Champion ● Thor ● Venom (Pre-Update) ● Venom the Duck ● Venompool ● Vision (Aarkus) ● Vox
**Not playable:** Adaptoid ● Boltagon the Accuser ● Dark Phoenix ● Deadpooloid ● Doombot ● Gwenperion ● Sentineloid ● Superior Fist ● Symbioid ● Ultron Drone
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