Thanos is a Cosmic Champion. Being a Cosmic Champion, he has a Class Bonus against Tech Champions, but is weak to Mystic Champions. He serves as the final boss of Act 3.
Thanos is available exclusively as a Trophy Champion. The most common way to obtain him is through the annual Banquet Event.
Bio[]
Official Site[]
Empowered by near-unlimited cosmic energy, possessed by high intelligence, and driven by dark obsessions, Thanos once dominated space and time itself with the Infinity Gauntlet. His one singular goal: transforming the cosmos itself into an abattoir.
Champion[]
Thanos has entered the Collector's Contest, not to fight, but to rule. Seizing immense power from all avenues that he can get his hands on, the Mad Titan strikes down any who would dare to stand against him. With near immortality and unlimited cosmic power, Thanos sets his sights on seizing the ISO-Sphere so that he may one day gain the affection of his true love, Mistress Death.
Stats[]
| Tier | Max Rating | Max Health | Max Attack |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
561 | 2875 | 185 |
 |
- | - | - |
|
1490 | 7639 | 490 |
|
- | - | - |
|
3741 | 19157 | 1227 |
|
4801 | - | - |
|
7548 | 38409 | 2459 |
|
10471 | - | - |
|
12870 | 65539 | 4196 |
|
17860 | - | - |
|
32690 | 166469 | 10657 |
|
- | - | - |
Abilities[]
When Struck by Basic Attacks
| Tier | Armor Rating |
|---|---|
|
800 |
|
870.59 |
|
941.18 |
|
988.24 |
|
1058.82 |
|
1294.12 |
All Attacks
- 11% chance to gain a Fury Buff for 7 seconds, granting +X Attack.
| Tier | Attack Rating |
|---|---|
|
101.75 |
|
269.5 |
|
674.85 |
|
1352.45 |
|
2307.8 |
|
5861.35 |
Passive
- This Champion begins the fight with 16% Max Power.
Signature Ability[]
Immortality - Passive
- Granted near-immortality, Thanos the Mad Titan Passively reduces his opponent's base Attack by X%.
| Tier | Attack % |
|---|---|
|
10 - 40% |
|
10 - 40% |
|
10 - 40% |
|
10.15 - 40% |
|
10.15 - 40% |
|
10.15 - 40% |
Special Attacks[]
- 100% chance to inflict Heal Block, preventing the target from recovering Health for 7 seconds.
Special 1 - Obliterate
Two rapid and devastating cosmic blasts from the Mad Titan soften up his opponent.
- This attack deals True Damage, ignoring all of the opponent's Armor.
Special 2 - Terminate
Rage and power combine to launch Thanos' target into the air with mighty concussive blasts.
- This attack deals True Damage, ignoring all of the opponent's Armor.
Special 3 - Exterminate
With a heavy heart, Thanos prepares to introduce his foe to his one true love.
Synergy Bonuses[]
| Synergy | Partner(s) | Effect(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Enemies - Level 3 |  
|
All Champions: +155 Critical Rating. |
| Family - Level 3 | 
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All Champions: +6% Health. |
| Nemesis - Level 3 |  
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All Champions: +6% Attack Rating. |
| Incoming Synergy | Partner(s) | Effect(s) |
| Infinity Avatars | 
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Adam Warlock, Thanos: Hits that deal True Damage deal an additional 8% of Base Attack Rating. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Display of Strength | 
|
Cull Obsidian: New Mission - Show Your Might: Knockout a Champion while the Rout Buff is active. This mission can only be completed once each Quest. Solo: Only affects this Champion and does not stack. |
| Enemies - Level 3 |
|
All Champions: +155 Critical Rating. |
| Farm to Table | 
|
Galan: Converting Resistances into Planetary Mass creates an additional 5 Planetary Mass per Resistance. 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. |
| Punching Purple People | 
|
Synergy Champions: Filling a Bar of Power randomly grants a dormant Unblockable, True Damage, or 40% Prowess Charge. Charges are removed and replaced with their corresponding Buffs during this Champion’s next Special Attack. Jessica Jones: Striking a Champion who has an active Unblockable, True Damage, or Prowess effect grants a Fury Passive, increasing Attack Rating by 30% for 8 seconds Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Big Bads | 
|
Synergy Champions: +100 Armor Rating, +100 Critical Rating, +100 Critical Damage Rating, and +3% Perfect Block Chance, doubled when fighting the final node in a Quest. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| This One Has Enemies | 
|
All Champions: +155 Critical Rating. |
| Family - Level 3 | 
|
All Champions: +6% Health. |
| Enemies - Level 3 | 
|
All Champions: +155 Critical Rating. |
| Enemies - Level 3 | 
|
All Champions: +155 Critical Rating. |
| Beat Up the Universe | 
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Squirrel Girl: When Tippy-Toe would Purify all non-damaging Debuffs on Squirrel Girl, also Purify 1 damaging Debuff(s). This can only be used once per fight. Thanos: +10% Attack Rating while fighting Hero Champions. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Enemies - Level 3 | 
|
All Champions: +155 Critical Rating. |
| Hydra Rebel | 
|
The Overseer: 50% chance to gain an Indefinite Gamma Power when the Opponent launches a Special while taunted. Thanos: Fury also grants a Power Gain Buff, gaining half of a bar of Power over 7 second(s). Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
| Rivals - Level 3 | 
|
All Champions: +115 Critical Damage Rating. |
| Trophy Case | 
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Wolverine (Weapon X): Start the fight with 5 Rage charges. Thanos: Start the fight with a Fury Buff, granting 50% of your Base Attack for 15 Seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies. |
Trivia[]
- Thanos is a rare trophy champion and can only be obtained via Legends Runs, Gifting Events and the Banquet.
- Thanos' design in Marvel: Contest of Champions inspired his design in the THANOS limited series by Jeff Lemire and Mike Deodato.[2]
In the Story[]
Joining the Contest[]
Thanos was a powerful being obsessed with conquest and courting the affection of Mistress Death. He was summoned to the Contest by the Collector, and became its third contender after refusing to submit, competing against the Summoner and Kang. Thanos was intrigued with the nature of the Battlerealm, and came to learn of a mysterious benefactor whom the Collector serves. He then allied himself with the Summoner to defeat Kang, allowing the two to learn of the benefactor’s identity: Maestro.
The Maestro then pitted Thanos against the Summoner, offering a fight between him and Thanos if the Mad Titan were to win. Thanos challenged the Summoner with his Black Order, and then fought the Summoner himself, but his overconfidence led to his defeat and he was subsequently encased in a crystal.
Rebellion[]
Thanos would play an instrumental part in the Rebellion against Maestro; in a gambit to defeat the Master of the Contest, the Collector tasked Guillotine with freeing Thanos from his crystal, who arrived in time to defeat a weakened Maestro, and claimed the newborn Genesis Stone for himself. Thanos would then embark on a quest to collect the remaining Infinity Stones, incapacitating Karnak and facing off the X-Men as he obtained the Evolution Stone from the Dark Phoenix. He also attempted to collect the War Stone from Dormammu, however Doctor Strange intervened and escaped with the stone.
Infinity War[]
Finding unlikely allies in Hela and Mephisto, Thanos would eventually obtain the Nightmare Stone from M.O.D.O.K., the Death Stone from Hela, and the War and Chaos Stones from Doctor Strange, completing the Infinity Gauntlet and launching his conquest of the Battlerealm. Black Panther, equipped with a variant Killmonger's gauntlet, took on the Mad Titan, stalling time for the Avengers before he was presumably killed in action.
Thanos then employed ‘Nameless’ champions as his minions, mind-controlled the Summoner, and promptly shut down the Grandmaster’s Contest, draining power from his ISO-Sphere in the process. As the Summoner was freed from Thanos’ influence by Iron Man, and Mephisto and M.O.D.O.K. switched allegiances, they allied with the Avengers in a desperate plan to defeat the Mad Titan. Thanos found himself stripped of the power of three stones, caused by Doctor Strange’s sacrifice, and he was then once again defeated by the Summoner.
References[]
- ↑
CHAMPION SPOTLIGHT – THANOS
- ↑ Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Thanos. Chabala, Ben. November 1, 2016.
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