Adam Warlock

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## Template

**Adam Warlock** is a Cosmic Champion. Being a Cosmic Champion, he has a Class Bonus against Tech Champions, but is weak to Mystic Champions.

## Bio

The Sovereign are an advanced race, arrogant in nature and meticulously designed. Each Sovereign is developed through genetic engineering in birthing pods, but no Sovereign was created as faultless as the powerful Adam Warlock. The High Priestess Ayesha created Adam to be the perfect Sovereign and to ultimately put an end to the Guardians of the Galaxy.

## Mechanics

Adam is an aggressive Cosmic powerhouse with the ability to dish out lengthy combo chains that ramp in damage the more hits Adam lands. But his defenses are bolstered too, thanks to his Stasis Pod, a mechanic unique to Adam that makes him semi-indestructible for a brief time.

## Abilities

**Power Meter**

* Adam passively gains 2.5% of a Bar of Power each second, but his Combat Power Rate is reduced by -25%.
* When Adam has his Power Stolen, he stops gaining Power overtime for 12 seconds.
* When Adam has his power Drained or Burned, he gains a non-stacking 50% Energize Passive for 12 seconds.
* Against non-Mystic Opponents, Adam’s Ability Power Rate cannot be reduced.

**Sovereignty Counter**

* Landing Adam’s Light Attack 2 or Special Attack 1 or 2 starts the Sovereignty Counter for 2 seconds. When the Opponent receives a hit from any source, the Counter is refreshed and increased by 1.
* Breaking the Opponent’s Block with the first hit of the Sovereignty Counter increases it by 10 instead of 1 on this hit.
* As the Sovereignty Counter increases, Adam gains non-stacking Buffs lasting 2 seconds, refreshed when the Opponent receives a hit from any source.
* First Hit: Gain an Unblockable Buff.
* 10 Hits: Gain a True Damage Buff, allowing attacks to bypass Armor and Resistances.
* 20 Hits: Gain a Precision Buff, increasing Critical Rating by *X*.

*Dev Notes: This Precision is huge, nearly giving Adam guaranteed critical hits.*

* 30 Hits: Gain a Fury Buff, increasing Attack Rating by *X*.

* 40 Hits: End the Sovereignty Counter and all Buffs granted by it and gain a stackable Fury Buff increasing Attack Rating by *X* for 60 seconds, paused while the Sovereignty Counter is active. Max stacks: 2.

*Dev Notes: As you can see these Fury Buffs are also large, meaning that the end of Adam’s Sovereignty Counter can start hitting for some big numbers.*

* The Sovereignty Counter and all above non-stacking Buffs are refreshed and paused while Adam is inside the Stasis Pod and during Adam and his Opponent’s Special Attack 1 and 2.
* When the Sovereignty Counter expires, it goes on cooldown for 10 seconds and grants a Sovereignty Buff that lasts for 30 seconds. This Buff is paused while the Sovereignty Counter is active.
* Additionally, activating the Parry Mastery’s Stun Effect will end the Sovereignty Counter and all above non-stacking Buffs.
* As a Defender, when Adam or his Opponent are struck by or Block attacks 20 times, Adam gains a Sovereignty Buff for 15 seconds.

**Sovereignty Buff** – Max: 1

* This Buff cannot have its Ability Accuracy reduced or be Nullified, Staggered, or Fatesealed by Champions.
* New personal Buffs become Sovereign. Sovereign Buffs cannot have their Ability Accuracy reduced.
* Gain Immunity to Nullify, Stagger, and Fateseal caused by Champions.
* Stun Debuffs inflicted by the Opponent’s Parry Mastery suffer -100% Ability Accuracy.

*Dev Notes: Sovereignty’s Nullify Immunity only makes Adam immune to Champion effects, not effects from Quests Nodes, meaning nodes like Buffet will still shut down Adam’s Buffs.*

**Stasis Pod**

* Once per fight as a Defender, if Adam started the fight with more than 25% of his Max Health, when he reaches 25%, after a 2 second delay he enters his Stasis Pod for 2 seconds.
* Once per fight as an Attacker, double tapping Block causes Adam to enter his Stasis Pod for 2 seconds.

**Stasis Pod** – While Active

* Adam is locked into place and cannot use any attacks or be Interrupted.
* All incoming damage is reduced by 75%.
* Instantly Regenerate 74% of all incoming damage unless suffering from a Soul Barb effect.
* Lower the Ability Accuracy of Damaging Debuffs (excluding Soul Barb) and Heal Block effects by -100%.
* When entering the Stasis Pod, gain an Energy Protection Buff granting Immunity to Shock, Incinerate, Coldsnap, and Frostbite for 60 seconds.
* When emerging from the Stasis Pod, gain invulnerability for 0.25 seconds.
* Adam immediately emerges from the Pod if the Opponent activates a Special Attack 3, not granting its benefits against the attack.

*Dev Notes: This mechanic is a lot to take in! The Pod essentially allows Adam to protect himself for 2 seconds, it also triggers his Energy Protection Buff, giving him Immunities to various energy damaging Debuffs.*

**Master of Souls**

* While the Sovereignty Counter is active, inflict a 20% Taunt Debuff.
* When the Sovereignty Counter’s cooldown is complete, inflict a -20% Intimidate Debuff for 4 seconds, removed when Adam strikes the Opponent’s Block.

## Signature Ability

**Cosmic Rebirth** - Always Active

* When entering the Stasis Pod, gain a Regeneration Buff healing *X*% of missing Health over 2 seconds unless suffering from a Soul Barb effect.

* When the Opponent strikes into the Pod, they have a *X*% chance to be inflicted with a Stun Debuff for 2 seconds unless suffering from a Soul Barb effect.

*Dev Notes: An immensely powerful Signature Ability that allows Adam to turn his defensive Pod into an offensive opening thanks to the Stun Debuff.*

## Special Attacks

**Special 1 – Karmic Blast**

*Adam bombards his Opponent with overwhelming spatial blasts.*

* While Adam has a personal Precision Buff, the final hit inflicts a Stun Debuff for 1.25 seconds.

*Dev Notes: This Special is ideal for chaining combos together in order to reach Adam’s 40 hit threshold on the Sovereignty Counter.*

**Special 2 - Quantum Charge**

*Adam rushes down his Opponent at astounding speeds imbued with the power of quantum energies.*

* After this attack, enter the Stasis Pod for 2 seconds. This ability can trigger multiple times in the fight. The Energy Protection Buff gained from this Stasis Pod only lasts 2 seconds.

**Special 3 - Stellar Pulse**

*Adam draws in the energies of the cosmos and releases them in a thundering pulse of star matter.*

* Gain a non-stacking Fury Buff, increasing Attack Rating by *X* for 60 seconds. Max stacks: 1.

## Synergy Bonuses

 Lab Rats
 Infinity Avatars
 Galactic Disruption
 THIS ONE PUTS THE “GUARD” IN GUARDIAN!

## Strengths and Weaknesses

### Strengths

* **Unblockable**
	+ Adam can bust blocks like no other. His Unblockable can be activated with Basic and Special Attacks quite easily. Keeping aggressive allows him to maintain his Unblockable Buff.
* **True Damage**
	+ While Unblockable, Adam also has access to True Damage, allowig him to bypass the Armor and Resistances of many Tech champions like Nimrod, as well as many Science champions.
* **Sovereignty**
	+ Adam introduces the Sovereignty Buff which allows him to negate Nullify and Neutralize effects from champions Additionally, Adam drops the Opponent’s Parry accuracy, making him a lot harder to deal with.
* **Stasis Pod**
	+ Adam has the unique ability to enter his Stasis Pod in the middle of the fight, becoming nearly invincible for a brief time, allowing him to tank certain attacks. When he is awakened, he can also regenerate.

### Weaknesses

* **Resist Unblockable Attacks**
	+ Adam’s Special Attack 1 & 2 require you to dodge the first hit because it always breaks blocks. His second light attack and special 1 also goes unblockable whenever he is starting his counter. To avoid these, bring a champion who can resist Unblockable attacks, like Wiccan, Red Guardian or Stryfe
* **Lower Buff Duration**
	+ Champions like Mojo or Kindred can lower the duration of Adam’s Sovereignty Buff, making him more susceptible to Nullify and Neutralize effects. He can also lose his other buffs such as Fury, True Damage and Precision, reducing his damage quite substantially.
* **Power Steal**
	+ Power steal abilities from Doctor Doom and Mangog shut off Adam’s power over time, meaning his Special 3 is less of a threat.
* **Soul Barb**
	+ Mordo and Kushala's Soul Barb has the ability to render Adam’s Stasis Pod nearly useless. Make sure to hit Adam with a Soul Barb to make him into a punching bag during stasis.
* **Critical Hits**
	+ Adam Warlock with his Precision has a high Critical rating. Champs that can punish critical hits like Doctor Doom will lower his damage output.
* **Evade, Unstoppable**
	+ An aggressive playstyle allows Adam to quickly ramp up his damage and Sovereignty counter quickly. If the opponent is able to counter this by either Evading attacks or frequently going Unstoppable, he is going to lose that ramp up quickly.

## Recommended Masteries

* **Recovery**
	+ By increasing Adam’s Regeneration Rate, his instant regeneration and signature abilities’ Regen Buff become stronger, making him take hits in the Stasis Pod even better.
* **The Recoil Tree**
	+ Adam Warlock’s damage can be supported further through the Recoil / Suicide Masteries (Glass Cannon, Liquid Courage, and Double Edge) as long as you’re not throwing too many Special Attacks.

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