Black Widow

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## Availability

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No

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes (not in base pool)

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Yes

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No

## Template

**Black Widow** is a Skill Champion. Being a Skill Champion, she has a Class Bonus against Science Champions, but is weak to Mutant Champions.

## Bio

There's no escaping the sting of the world's greatest spy when she has you in her sights. A skilled fighter possessing astounding agility and a way with weapons, she is often shrouded in mystery. But there's no mystery as to who you want on your team when things start heating up — Natasha Romanova — The Black Widow!

## Mechanics

Black Widow has access to one of the most potent Defensive Ability Accuracy abilities in the entire game with her Signature Ability. To maximize her damage output, use her Special Attacks to gain Cruelty and Precision buffs.

## Abilities

**When Attacked**

* 3% chance to automatically dodge incoming attacks.

### Signature Ability

**Subtlety** - All Attacks

* Black Widow strikes her targets with subtle, calculated grace, reducing the chance of triggering their abilities by *X*%. This chance is increased by 15% against Science Champions, and decreased the same against Mutants.

### Special Attacks

* 100% chance to boost Critical Rating by *X* for 8 seconds.

* 100% chance to increase Critical Damage Rating by *X* for 8 seconds.

**Special 1 - Striking Features**

*Agent Romanova delivers a tactical series of strikes she first learned at the Black Widow Ops program.*
*Dev Notes: Use her Special Attack 1 to access her Cruelty and Precision buffs as often as possible!*

**Special 2 - Graceful Barrage**

*Black Widow displays the agility and grace of a ballerina, with the precision and devastation of a ninja.*

**Special 3 - Widow's Bite**

*She may look harmless enough, but this Black Widow has a shocking bite.*

* 70% chance to Stun for 3.5 seconds.

## Strengths and Weaknesses

### Strengths

* **Defensive Ability Accuracy Reduction**
	+ Black Widow’s utility comes from her Signature Ability. With her Awakened Ability, she can reliably deal with pesky evaders, annoying Auto-Blocks and other defensive mechanics.

### Weaknesses

* **Power Control**
	+ Black Widow relies on her Special Attacks to gain buffs that increase her damage output. Try to avoid matchups that prevent her from using Special Attacks or prepare for a longer fight!

## Recommended Masteries

* **Block Proficiency**
	+ Black Widow’s natural Block Proficiency is on the lower side of the spectrum. Strengthen her sustainability by adding a few points to the Block Proficiency mastery!

## External links

* Marvel Contest of Champions Spotlight: Black Widow
* Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Black Widow

## Navigation

**Playable:** Ægon ● Agent Venom ● Attuma ● Baron Zemo ● Black Cat ● Black Panther ● Black Panther (Civil War) ● **Black Widow** ● Black Widow (Deadly Origin) ● Blade ● Bullseye ● Chee'ilth ● Crossbones ● Daredevil (Classic) ● Daredevil (Hell's Kitchen) ● Elektra ● Elsa Bloodstone ● Falcon ● Gwenpool ● Hawkeye ● Hit-Monkey ● Jabari Panther ● Karnak ● Kate Bishop ● Killmonger ● Kingpin ● Korg ● Kraven ● Mantis ● Masacre ● Misty Knight ● Mole Man ● Moon Knight ● Moondragon ● Nick Fury ● Night Thrasher ● Punisher ● Ronin ● Shang-Chi ● Spider-Man (Stealth Suit) ● Squirrel Girl ● Taskmaster ● Thor (Ragnarok) ● Valkyrie ● Winter Soldier
**Not playable:** Adaptoid ● Black Widow (Scytalis) ● Deadpooloid ● Doombot ● Frank Strange ● Iron Skull ● Punishing Angel ● Sentineloid ● Symbioid ● Ultron Drone
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