Galan is a Cosmic Champion. Being a Cosmic Champion, he has a Class Bonus against Tech Champions, but a disadvantage to Mystic Champions.
Bio[]
The sole survivor of a dying cosmos, Galan was fused to the sentience of a newborn universe and metamorphosed into Galactus, the devourer of worlds. After emerging from his cosmic cocoon, he consumed a nearby planet to quench his hunger, killing billions of sentient beings in the process. Overcome by immense guilt, Galan refused his role as a cosmic predator and chose to live the existence of a simple farmer, growing his own nourishment in his “Planet Nursery” in the Quantum Fields of the Battlerealm.
Mechanics[]
Galan’s kit is built around gaining Buffs to increase his primary resource, Planetary Mass. Galan gains 10 Planetary Mass every time he gains a Buff, and once he reaches 100, he can activate a Planetary Harvest. The Planetary Harvest is a 14-second timer that causes Galan to become Unstoppable, Regenerate Health, and deal a massive chunk of direct damage to his opponents. When the timer ends, he consumes his planet and discards all Planetary Mass. This isn’t the only thing Galan has going for him though, his Special 2 can inflict deadly Incinerates that tear through his opponent’s health bar, and he can inflict 3 times the amount if he activates it while the Harvest is active. His Signature Ability also grants Galan additional utility by making him Stun immune while his harvest is active, along with dealing additional bursts of Direct Damage whenever he gains Planetary Mass. Finally, Galan can make Cosmic Seed Heralds, allowing him to power up different Cosmics to grant them additional Utility to deal with tricky Defenders.
Stats[]
| Tier | Max Rating | Max Health | Max Attack |
|---|---|---|---|
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589 | 2578 | 176 |
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- | - | - |
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1564 | 6851 | 467 |
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- | - | - |
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3938 | 17180 | 1171 |
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- | - | - |
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7945 | 34447 | 2346 |
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- | - | - |
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13550 | 58777 | 4004 |
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- | - | - |
Abilities[]
Solar Intensity - Max 3
- Galan starts each quest with 1 Persistent Solar Intensity. This becomes 2 when Defending, and 3 if Defending a final boss node.
- When Galan defeats a non-#Dimensional being, he gains 1 additional Solar Intensity.
- At the start of the fight gain 1 indefinite Intensify Passive for each Solar Intensity, each increasing the potency of all future Buffs by 20%.
- At 3 Solar Intensity, all of Galan’s Special Attacks gain a True Sense Buff, bypassing the effects of Miss and Auto-Block.
Dev Notes: Galan’s Solar Intensity is used to slowly power up Galan throughout the quest, slowly increasing the potency of his Buffs as well as triggering True Sense on his Special Attacks. Most notably though, Galan can spend 2 Solar Intensity to create a Cosmic Seed Herald, granting them unique Abilities as they win fights.
Taa’an Biology - Always Active
- Galan’s otherworldly nature provides immunity to Fate Seals and Nullify effects.
- Additionally, the Staff of Taa preserves Galan’s Power and grants immunity to Power Drain, Burn, Lock and Special Lock.
- Galan’s first Light Attack and second Medium Attack strike with the Planetary side of the Staff of Taa, granting Galan 1 indefinite Resist Physical Buff, increasing Physical Resistance by X. Max 20.
| Tier | Physical Resistance |
|---|---|
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61.66 |
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67.1 |
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72.54 |
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76.17 |
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81.61 |
- Galan’s first Medium Attack strikes with the Solar side of the Staff of Taa, granting Galan 2 indefinite Resist Energy Buffs, increasing Energy Resistance by X. Max 20.
| Tier | Energy Resistance |
|---|---|
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61.66 |
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67.1 |
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72.54 |
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76.17 |
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81.61 |
- Building additional Resistance Buffs while at their maximum quantity will replace previous versions with an updated Potency.
Dev Notes: Galan has an incredible amount of Immunities which tie into his gameplay. Most notably, being immune to Nullify and Fate Seal. This may seem out of place for Cosmic Champion, which it is! However, due to Galan’s ability to build up Planetary Mass through Buff activation, Nullify and Fate Seal effects will not be useful against him due to the fact that they remove Buffs that have already been activated before removing them. Therefore still granting him Planetary Mass. These Immunities were given to him to promote players to bring in other Mystic Champions with Neutralize or frequent Special Attacks in order to take him down in a much more reasonable fashion.
Planetary Mass and Harvest
- Whenever Galan gains a Buff, his Planetary Mass is increased by 10. Galan also gains 50 Planetary Mass whenever the Opponent gains an Armor Up effect. Max 999.
- Whenever Galan is knocked down by a Special Attack, he loses 30 Planetary Mass per bar of Power spent.
- Landing a Heavy Attack with 100 or more Planetary Mass will trigger the Harvest. Activating the Harvest on Attack prevents Galan from building Power if over 1 Bar of Power.
- On Defense, the Harvest activates when Galan reaches 100 or more Planetary Mass.
- The Harvest lasts for 14 seconds, when the Harvest ends, Galan consumes all Planetary Mass to deal a burst of X Direct Damage for each Planetary Mass consumed, this Damage scales with Base Attack only and is halved on Defense.
| Tier | Direct Damage |
|---|---|
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10.14 |
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26.9 |
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67.45 |
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135.14 |
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230.64 |
- While the Harvest is active, Galan gains an Unstoppable Buff and a Regeneration Buff, healing X Health per second.
| Tier | Health |
|---|---|
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5.16 |
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13.7 |
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34.36 |
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68.89 |
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117.55 |
- If Galan performs a Special Attack while the Harvest is active, it becomes Unblockable and the Harvest ends. The burst of Damage triggers on the final hit of the Special Attack.
Dev Notes: Planetary Mass and the Harvest is the core of Galan’s kit, by triggering the Harvest, Galan gains a ton of Buffs such as Regen, Unstoppable, Unblockable, etc. While the Harvest is active, players are encouraged to deal as many Medium-Light-Medium combos as possible to build up Planetary Mass before the final Burst of Damage.
Cosmic Seed Heralds
- Once per Quest, Galan can consume 2 Solar Intensity in the Pre-Fight Menu to place a Cross-Fight Cosmic Seed on the next fight. The next Cosmic Champion excluding Galan to enter this fight gains the Seed and becomes a Herald for the rest of the Quest. Whenever a Herald emerges victorious, the Seed will grow in power to grant abilities. Victories max out at 5.
- 0+ Victories – Heralds reduce the potency of all Power Burn effects by 100%.
- 1+ Victories – Heralds gain a 7% Resistance to all Damaging Debuffs for each Victory.
- 2+ Victories – Heralds become Unblockable when launching a Special Attack into an Opponent’s block, this Buff lasts for the duration of the Special Attack with an additional 1 second(s) added for each Victory. Once activated, this ability goes on cooldown for 24 seconds, and won't trigger while it's active.
Dev Notes: Heralds are an incredibly powerful tool used to shut down a few different Tech Defenders by lowering Power Burn potency, or resisting incoming Damaging Debuff potency. With the last effect being used as a great tool for ensuring that you can launch special attacks while under a strict time limit. While not all of these effects may be useful to every Cosmic Champion in the game, there are also Synergies which boost the abilities of specific Cosmics when they become Heralds, so be sure to give them a look!
Signature Ability[]
Humble God of the Battlerealm - Always Active
- Whenever Galan prevents a Power Drain, Burn, Lock or Special Lock effect from a non-Mystic Champion via immunity, he gains 1-3 indefinite Physical Resistance and Energy Resistance Buffs (Rounded Up). These Buffs are the same as those gained from striking the Opponent with the Staff of Taa.
- While the Harvest is active: Galan becomes Stun Immune and deals a burst of X Direct Damage whenever Galan gains any amount of Planetary Mass, this Damage scales with Base Attack only.
| Tier | Direct Damage |
|---|---|
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1.8 - 5.26 |
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4.76 - 13.96 |
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11.84 - 35 |
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22.36 - 69.53 |
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38.16 - 118.67 |
Dev Notes: Galan’s Signature Ability is designed around taking what Galan has and amplifying it to give him more utility. Galan gains additional resistances when he triggers Immunities, gains Stun Immunity while the Harvest is active, and deals additional bursts of Direct Damage. All of these mechanics can all be incredibly powerful tools when it comes to taking down opponents as the Humble God of the Battlerealm.
Special Attacks[]
Special 1 - Planetary Collapse
Galan launches the Planet on the Staff of Taa into the sky before destroying it with the Sun of the Staff, raining down mass amounts of cosmic debris onto the Opponent.
- On activation, Galan gains 4 Fury Buffs, these Furies last for 26 second(s) and increase Attack Rating by X.
| Tier | Attack Rating |
|---|---|
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14.08 |
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37.36 |
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93.68 |
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187.68 |
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320.32 |
- While the Harvest is active: Convert all of Galan’s Resistance Buffs into 5 Planetary Mass each.
Dev Notes: Special 1 is an incredible tool in Galan’s arsenal, due to it being the only way to convert Resistances into Planetary Mass, meaning you can launch it during the Harvest to gain an insane amount of Planetary Mass before annihilating the Opponent.
Special 2 - Pulsar Energy Burst
Galan focusses the energies inside the Solar side of the Staff of Taa to create a devastating beam of condensed energy.
- On activation, Galan gains 8 Intensify Buffs, each lasting 22 second(s) and increasing the potency of all new Buffs by 5%.
- The final 3 hits each inflict 1 Incinerate Debuff dealing X Energy Damage over 14 seconds.
| Tier | Incinerate Damage |
|---|---|
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220 |
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583.75 |
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1463.75 |
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2932.5 |
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5005 |
- While the Harvest is active: Instead inflict 3 Incinerates per hit with the same Potency and Duration.
Dev Notes: Galan is the first Champion to use the Intensify Buff. Granting him an increased potency for all future Buffs. This can be absolutely crucial to his kit for powering up Furies to deal massive damage. This Special also acts as Galan’s primary source of non-burst damage, as the incinerates can shred through Opponents, especially if you pair it with some Furies from Special 1.
Special 3 - The Big Crunch
Using his otherworldly power, Galan grows in size before and consumes his opponent, removing them from existence before recreating their body using the energies of the universe.
- Galan immediately gains 200 Planetary Mass and begins a Planetary Harvest if it is not already active.
- If activated while the Harvest is already active, refresh the duration of the currently active Harvest and enable Galan to gain Power again.
Dev Notes: Galan’s Special 3 has very specific use cases, this can be used to refresh the harvest in order to keep Galan’s Regen and Unstoppable effects active for a significantly longer period of time, allowing him to maintain his health and make openings a bit easier. This is also the intended route to go for if you want to go for a maximum damage Harvest to get the largest burst of damage possible to avoid Nodes such as Unblockable Finale.
Synergy Bonuses[]
| Synergy | Partner(s) | Effect(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Heralds across the Battlerealm - I | 
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Air-Walker: If this Champion is a Herald, all Unblockable Special Attacks inflict an additional 3 Armor Break and Dark Tide Debuffs. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Heralds across the Battlerealm - II | 
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Cosmic Ghost Rider: If this Champion is a Herald, the potency of Cosmic Ghost Rider’s Personal Armor Up Buffs are increased by 100%. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Heralds across the Battlerealm - III | 
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Terrax: If this Champion is a Herald, Terrax gains +60% Combat Power Rate while Rock Field is active. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Heralds across the Battlerealm - IV | 
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Silver Surfer: If this Champion is a Herald, performing Special Attack 1 while the current dormant icon’s corresponding Buffs exist will refresh all active Buffs and grant a True Sense Buff for 15 seconds. This ability cannot be activated while all 3 Rotating Buffs are active. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Heroes across the Cosmos |  
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Heimdall: If this Champion is a Herald, Heimdall can now convert 8 Buffs into Infinite duration variations using Heavy Attack. Nova: If this Champion is a Herald, Special Attacks pause Nova’s Personal Fury and Unblockable Effects for 8 seconds and Heavy Attacks inflict a non-stacking Energy Vulnerability Debuff, lowering Energy Resistance by 20% for 12 seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Villains across the Cosmos |  
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Venom the Duck: If this Champion is a Herald, ending a Combo with a Light Attack will remove all active Symbiote Buffs and increase Aberration by 50%. This ability only activates while 1 Buff is active. Red Goblin: If this Champion is a Herald and below 41% health, enter Frenzy indefinitely. This is removed if Red Goblin goes above 41% health. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Farm to Table |  
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Galan: Converting Resistances into Planetary Mass creates an additional 5 Planetary Mass per Resistance. Colossus: Colossus’ Special Attack 1 becomes passively Unblockable when activated with 5 or more Personal Armor Up Buffs. Thanos: The first time Thanos would be knocked out in each fight, he gains an Indestructible Buff, keeping the Mad Titan alive for 8 seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Otherworldly Testimony | 
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Galan: All Incinerate Debuff durations are increased by 50%. Mister Fantastic: Whenever a Personal Debuff expires on the Opponent, gain 20% of a bar of power. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
Strengths and Weaknesses[]
Strengths[]
- Buffs
- Galan gains an absurd amount of Buffs, he needs it in order to power up his Planetary Harvest among other things. This can be incredibly useful for Nodes that reward having Buffs, such as Rich get Richer or Nodes that grant Buffs such as Feats of Power.
- Direct Damage
- The final burst of Damage from the Planetary Harvest can deal massive insane direct damage to not just squishy Tech Champions that hide behind layers of Armor, but even all champions. This allows Galan to bypass Armor effects without the use of Armor Break to take down Champions such as Nimrod.
- Immunities
- Galan’s otherworldly nature grants him a crazy amount of Immunities to effects across the Battlerealm. This allows him to deal with annoying Tech Defenders which trigger Defensive Power Lock, Drain, Burn and Special Lock. Galan even gains Buffs when these Immunities trigger with his Signature Ability.
Weaknesses[]
- Neutralize
- Galan has two primary weaknesses needed to shut him down, the first being Neutralize. Galans benefits from having Buffs trigger in the first place, since effects such as Nullify and Fate Seal require the Buff to first activate before they can remove them, Galan will still gain his Planetary Mass. This means that Neutralize is the primary way to prevent Galan from gaining Buffs in the first place.
- Frequent Special Attacks
- The second major weakness needed to take down Galan is frequent Special Attacks. Knocking down Galan with a Special Attack will strip him of 30 Planetary Mass for each bar of Power spent. With Galan gaining 40 Planetary Mass off of his Special 1, he can very easily overwhelm his opponent to trigger a Planetary Harvest unless they can outpace him and throw more specials than he can deal with.
- Mordo
- His Soul Barb debuff can effectively bypass Galan's buff control immunities by dealing damage over time per Buff on Galan.
- Black Widow Claire Voyant
- Her Buff Immunity debuff gets rid of all buffs, regardless of immunities, making her an ideal counter to Galan's buffs
Recommended Masteries[]
- Dexterity
- The Dexterity Mastery triggers a Precision Buff, which will increase Galan’s Planetary Mass. Weaving these into his gameplay can increase Galan’s Planetary Harvest Burst of damage a noticeable amount.
- Recovery
- Galan heals himself while the Planetary Harvest is active, meaning that Recovery can bump up the total amount of Regeneration to heal away small amounts of damage in a fight.
- Extended Fury
- Galan’s gameplan of using his Furies to power up the Incinerates can be a bit tricky to land sometimes, especially against a passive defender. Extending the duration of all Fury Buffs can help ease the time on this gameplay loop.
References[]
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 List of Cosmic Champions
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Playable: Adam Warlock ● Air-Walker ● Angela ● Annihilus ● Beta Ray Bill ● 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 ● King Groot (Deathless) ● 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 ● The Serpent ● Thor ● Venom (Pre-Update) ● Venom the Duck ● Venompool ● Vision (Aarkus) ● Vox
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 List of Dimensional Beings
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America Chavez  ● Ant-Man (Future)  ● Cosmic Ghost Rider ● Dormammu ● Galan ● Ghost Rider ● Magik ● Mephisto ● Morningstar ● Purgatory ● Spot  ● The Hood
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