Today, a new champion enters into Kabam’s Marvel: Contest of Champions – the Daywalker Blade himself! Some details on Blade’s backstory is below:
When Eric Brooks’ mother was killed during his birth by a bloodthirsty vampire, the newborn Brooks’ blood was infused with vampiric enzymes.This event turned him into a Dhampir, a hybrid human/vampire, possessing the powers of a vampire like immortality, but none of their weaknesses. Eventually becoming known as Blade, he has the ability to sense supernatural phenomenon, enabling him to identify Dimensional Beings and quickly react to incoming threats, making him effective at hunting the most powerful beings in the Battlerealm.
Blade’s stats are:
Base Stats & Abilities
*All stats based on 4 Star, Rank 5, Level 50, Signature Level 99
- Health: 14444
- Attack: 1317
- Max PI:
- Without Signature: 4090
- With Signature (99): 4963
Character Class: Skill
- Special 1: Go for the Head and the Heart – A powerful sword and glaive attack, inflicting deep wounds upon the opponent.
- Special 2: Safety’s Off – This fast multi-hit sword art finishes with a blast from Blade’s machine pistol.
- Special 3: Day Walker’s Wrath – Blade throws both his glaives in an arc and immediately starts to strike his opponent with his sword, allowing for just enough time for his glaives to return and land the finishing blow.
Signature Ability: Vampiric Immortality – Blade consumes his own Power to recover from injuries at amazing rates.
Synergy Bonuses
Spirit of Justice
- Blade: Danger Sense bonuses expand to include all Villain Champions.
- Ghost Rider: +50% chance to place a Judgment.
Demon Hunter
- Blade: Danger Sense bonuses expand to include all Mystic Champions.
- Mephisto, Dormammu: Opponent’s Energy Resistance is reduced by 30%
Heightened Senses
- Blade: +45% Potency for Danger Sense Bonuses
- Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced): Starts the fight with 3 Poise charges.
In addition to Blade’s arrival in the game, there’s a new in-game event with Jeff Goldblum –Grandmaster Goldblum’s Challenge! In Marvel: Contest of Champions, the Grandmaster has readied his team to challenge players in the Grandmaster Goldblum’s Challenge. Some key factoids on the challenge is below:
- By 100% completing the challenge, players will be granted “The Goldblum” Rare Title
- The top 100 fastest players will earn a Legends title, Legends points and one Tier 4 Class Catalyst Crystal
- The top 5 fastest players will also receive an additional two Tier 4 Class Catalyst Crystals
