Ant-Man

"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!

Stats[]

Max Rating	Max Health	Max Attack
581	2533	176
-	-	-
1568	6851	472
-	-	-
3943	17180	1182
-	-	-
7950	34447	2369
-	-	-
13560	58777	4042
-	-	-

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.

Tier	Direct Damage
	176
	472
	1182
	2369
	4042

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.

Tier	Physical Damage
	26.4
	70.8
	177.3
	355.35
	606.3

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).

Tier (Level)	Critical Rating
	566.67 - 1434.87
	616.67 - 1561.47
	666.67 - 1688.08
	700 - 2139.54
	750 - 2292.36

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).

Tier (Level)	Debuff Time
	2 - 3.51
	2 - 3.51
	2 - 3.51
	2.45 - 4
	2.45 - 4

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.

Tier (Level)	Critical Rating
	89.47
	97.37
	105.26
	110.53
	118.42

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.

Tier	Attack Rating
	44
	118
	295.5
	592.25
	1010.5

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.

Tier	Poison Damage
	132
	354
	886.5
	1776.75
	3031.5

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.

Synergy Bonuses[]

Synergy	Partner(s)	Effect(s)
Hi, I'm Scott		Ant-Man: Each hit of Special 1 has a 100% chance to Inflict the Opponent with a Fragility Debuff, reducing Block Proficiency by 50% and Increasing Ant-Man’s Critical Damage Rating by 235. Falcon: Increase the Duration of Lockdown by a flat 2 seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Friends - Level 3		All Champions: +130 Armor Rating.
Nemesis - Level 3		All Champions: Gain +6% Attack.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block chance.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block chance.
Incoming Synergy	Partner(s)	Effect(s)
Enemies - Level 2		All Champions: +115 Critical Rating.
Bugspeak		Ant-Man (Future): While the Opponent is suffering from a personal Power Detonation effect, Ant-Man (Future) cannot Miss his Opponent. Ant-Man: +25% Unsteady Debuff duration. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Rivals - Level 3		All Champions: +115 Critical Damage Rating.
Who The Hell Are You?		Captain America (Sam Wilson): Increase the effect of Armor Ups by 15%. Ant-Man: Each hit of the Special 1 has a 100% Chance to place a Fatigue Debuff on the Opponent. The Last hit on the Special pauses all Fatigue Debuffs for 20 seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
One Bug Happy Family		Cassie Lang: Triggering Miss grants Cassie 1 additional dormant Power Sting. Ant-Man: While the Opponent is suffering from Antman’s personal Unsteady Debuff, the durations of all personal Debuffs are increased by 20%. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Biochemistry		Doctor Octopus: Start with 40 Chemistry Research. Ant-Man: When causing a Hit to Glance, reflect 40% of Physical Damage done, by attacks that make Contact.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +6% Perfect Block Chance & +3% Attack Rating.
Formidable Foe		Ghost: +15% Attack for each Buff on Ghost. Ant-Man: Double the number of Pym Particles gained, and Fatigue Debuffs applied by Special 1. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Friends - Level 3		All Champions: +130 Armor Rating.
Strategic Sabotage		All Champions except Nick Fury: If Nick is alive, the first 3 hits thrown by the Opponent have 100% chance to be Evaded. This will not trigger while Blocking or Dashing Back. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Dinky Shrinks		Psycho-Man: Heavy Attacks grant a non-stacking Armor Up Buff, increasing Armor Rating by +600 for 10 second(s). Ant-Man: Special Attack 1 inflicts the Opponent with 2 Stagger Debuffs for 12 second(s). Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Unlikely Combination		Ronin: Gain +25% Block Proficiency in Guard Stance. Ant-Man: Increase the Potency of Poisons by 20%. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block Chance.
Science Research		Sentinel: Reduce the duration of the target's Debuff effects by 50% when facing a target of the Science class. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Eyes of the Dragon		Synergy Champions: Landing a Critical Hit grants an additional +2% Critical Damage Rating. Max 100 hits. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Enemies - Level 3		All Champions: +155 Critical Rating.
Hard to Hit		Wasp: Counter Sting is never disabled when Wasp is below 20% Health. Ant-Man: When causing a hit to Glance, gains Fury Passive increasing Attack by 25% for 12 seconds. Max: 3. Wasp, Ant-Man, Ghost: +25% Attack at the start of the fight if Wasp, Ant-Man and Ghost are together in a team. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Friends - Level 3		All Champions: +130 Armor Rating.
Nemesis - Level 3		All Champions: +6% Attack.

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.