Ant-Man

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*"He talks big, but I'm rarely frightened by grandpas. Aside from that one time with the tough-as-nails war vet."*
—Ant-Man[src]

**Ant-Man** is a Science Champion. Being a Science Champion, he has a Class Bonus against Mystic Champions, but is weak to Skill Champions.

## Bio

When the original Ant-Man retired from the job, another man rose to the occasion (err, stole the costume) — Scott Lang! With his somewhat sordid past somewhat behind him, Scott took on the size-changing, ant-communicating abilities of Ant-Man!

## Mechanics

Scottie is back from his nighttime errands with some hot new tech! Stealing a page out of the other arthropods of the Contest, Ant-Man’s kit now focuses on the build-up of Pym Particles to inflict prickly Power Stings on the opponent. Gathering these will require you to shrink down to size often, throwing Special 1’s until your desired stack of Pym Particles is achieved. As an added bonus, Ant-Man’s puny punches will inflict debilitating Fatigues! When ready, hit the power-hungry opponent with a Heavy attack to convert the resource into Power Stings. Keep their timers up by performing intercepts or punishing Heavy attacks long enough to build 2 bars of Power, then sock ‘em with a Special 2, converting the Fatigues into pernicious Poison Debuffs. Continue refreshing until the toxic buildup or a hasty Special Attack brings your opponent down to your level!

## Abilities

**Passive**

* Ant-Man is Immune to Poison and Shock effects.

**Pym Particles** - Max 9

* Ant-Man is Immune to Buffs. Whenever he would, he instead generates 1 Pym Particle.
* Whenever Ant-Man’s basic attacks intercept the opponent, or strikes them when recovering from a Heavy, he consumes 1 Pym Particle to refresh any personal Fatigue, Poison, and Power Sting Debuffs on the opponent.

*Dev Notes: These are key to your damage! Get a nice stack of them ready, convert some into Power Stings and/or Poisons, then use the rest to keep the Debuffs active with Intercepts and by punishing opponent Heavy attacks.*

**Power Sting**

* If Ant-Man has 3 or more Pym Particles, landing a Heavy Attack or being knocked down by a Special Attack consumes 3 Pym Particles to inflict 1 Power Sting Debuff on the opponent lasting 9 second(s). An opponent with Power Sting takes *X* Direct Damage if they activate a Special Attack.

* Whenever Ant-Man’s personal Power Stings detonate, they also deal a burst of *X* Physical Damage for each Debuff on the opponent including the Power Sting.

*Dev Notes: Make sure your opponent has a healthy dose of Debuffs on them before triggering Power Sting for maximum pain.*

**All Attacks**

* While Under the effect of Personal Unsteady Debuffs, Ant-Man Cannot Miss his Opponent.

*Dev Notes: Phase and Falter can be annoying, and Ant-Man thinks so too. Not only is the Unsteady Debuff Ant-Man’s greatest defense mechanism, it can be a potent counter-offensive tool!*

## Signature Ability

**Close-Up Magic** - Passive

* Whenever Ant-Man Glances an attack, he has a 50% chance to inflict a Fatigue Debuff lowering the opponent’s Crit Rating by *X* for 15 second(s).

* Whenever Ant-Man gains a Pym Particle, he pauses the duration of any personal Fatigue, Poison, or Power Sting Debuffs on the opponent for *X* second(s).

*Dev Notes: Keeping your Debuffs up becomes far easier with Ant-Man’s Signature Ability. On Defense, Glancing hits will lead to a slogging fight for Attackers as the Fatigues build up!*

## Special Attacks

* Whenever Ant-Man activates a Special Attack the opponent is inflicted with a non-stacking Unsteady Debuff lasting 15 seconds, giving their attacks a 100% chance to Glance. Unsteady cannot be activated if the opponent is already under the effect of an Unsteady Debuff.
* When Unsteady expires this ability goes on a 15 second cooldown before it can be activated again.

*Dev Notes: Unsteady is one of Ant-Man’s greatest strengths, but watch out – its cooldown exposes Ant-Man’s squishy nature. Keep that in mind while spamming Special 1’s to rack up Pym Particles!*

**Special 1 - Pym Punch**

*With the help of his Pym Particles, Ant-Man delivers a micro-sized uppercut punch.*

* On activation gain 3 Pym Particles. If Ant-Man has 9 Pym Particles, this Special Attack is Unblockable.
* Each hit inflicts a Fatigue Debuff lowering the opponent’s Crit Rating by *X* for 15 second(s). Max Stacks 12.

*Dev Notes: You’ll be throwing a lot of these! Ant-Man’s Special 1 is his primary Pym Particle producer and the most immediate access to Unsteady.*

**Special 2 - Ant Swarm**

*Ant-Man launches a swarm of angry bullet ants to eat away at his opponent. Millions of tiny ants leads to millions of tiny stings.*

* Each Pym Particle Grants Ant-Man +*X* Attack Rating for the duration of this Attack. Consume all Pym Particles at the end of the Special Attack.

* On the second hit, consume all Fatigue Debuffs on the opponent. For each Fatigue consumed, the opponent is inflicted with a Poison Debuff that deals *X* damage over 15 second(s) and reduces their health recovery by 30%. Max Stacks 12.

*Dev Notes: Stacking Fatigues with Special 1 and keeping them up with intercepts will grant you a rewarding Special 2, inflicting up to 12 spicy Poison Debuffs. Don’t forget to keep them refreshed!*

**Special 3 - Ant-Sized Knockout**

*With an extra potent dose of Pym Particles, Ant-Man delivers a combo of miniature knockout punches.*

* Inflict a Petrify Debuff reducing the potency of Power Gain and Regeneration effects by 10% for 20 second(s). The potency of this Petrify increases by 10% for each Debuff active on the opponent.

*Dev Notes: Power Gain punishment doesn’t have to be constrained to Power Sting. Negate it entirely with Petrify! Make sure you have plenty of Debuffs applied for maximum potency.*

## Strengths and Weaknesses

### Strengths

* **Power Gain Counter-effects**
	+ Punishes opponent Power Gain with Power Stings, or negates it altogether with Petrify.

* **Unsteady**
	+ Unsteady Debuffs keep Ant-Man tanky despite his small stature. They’re also good at countering slippery Champions with Falter and Phase!

### Weaknesses

* **Power Control**
	+ Ant-man’s arsenal and tankiness is reliant on ample use of Special Attacks. Power Control champs and nodes will quickly shut him down.

* **Purify**
	+ Champions with access to Purify will shrug off Ant-Man’s Debuff-heavy abilities with ease.

## Recommended Masteries

* **Liquid Courage**
	+ Poison Immunity + Liquid Courage gives Ant-Man worry-free access to extra damage.

* **Petrify**
	+ The Petrify mastery further compliments Ant-Man’s passive Power Gain and Regeneration counters that are already abundant in his kit.

* **Despair**
	+ Give your numerous Debuffs some added heal-blocking oomph!

## Trivia

* Ant-Man has the longest victory animation of any Champion, clocking in at 8 seconds in length.

### Character Inspiration

* Ant-Man was inspired by Scott Lang/Ant-Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

## External links

* Ant-Man Special Moves - Marvel Contest of Champions
* Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Ant-Man & Yellowjacket
* Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Ant-Man Spotlight

## References

The Marvel Contest of Champions Wiki has a collection of images and media related to **Ant-Man**.

1. ↑  CHAMPION SPOTLIGHT – ANT-MAN
2. ↑  4.0 Update Notes: Ant-Man Quests - Marvel Contest of Champions. YouTube. July 9, 2015.

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