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The Inhumans’ Medusa joins Marvel: Contest of Champions

September 16, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Kabam has announced that Medusa, Queen of the Inhumans, has become the latest addition to the free-to-play mobile fighting game Marvel: Contest of Champions.

Born into the Inhuman Royal Family of Attilan, Medusa was exposed to the mutagenic Terrigen Mists when she was only an infant. This transformation endowed her with tougher-than-steel hair and the ability to control each strand like an added appendage. Along with her husband, Black Bolt, Medusa leads her people as the Queen of the Inhumans in their search for a better place in the world.

Check out Medusa’s special moves video here, along with her abilities and stats below…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C04D0JO8iec

Base Stats & Abilities

All stats based on 4 Star, Rank 5, Level 50, Signature Level 99

  • Health: 15660
  • Attack: 1283
  • Max PI:

○     Without Signature: 3820

○     With Signature (99): 4791

Character Class: Cosmic

Abilities: Armor Break, Armor Shattered, Bleed, Poison Immunity

Special 1: Split Ends – Medusa individually controls each strand of her hair to subdue opponents with a 4-hit combo.

Special 2: Swinging Strands – Medusa swings her body, striking her opponents with a combination of sword and hair attacks.

Special 3: Rite of Royalty – Wielding blades in her hands and hair, Medusa shows her opponents that she is the Inhuman Queen for a reason.

Signature Ability: Living Strands – Medusa can precisely control the movement of each strand of her hair, enabling her to Auto Block incoming attacks.

Synergy Bonuses

  1. Inhuman Royal Family with Karnak
  • Medusa: Heavy Attacks inflict up to 4 permanent Armor Breaks.
  • Karnak: Becomes Focused 35% faster and True Strike lasts 35% longer.
  • Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
  1. Inhuman Royal Family with Black Bolt
  • Medusa: Living Strands generates up to 6 Fury Buffs.
  • Black Bolt: Provocation generates permanent Buffs instead of temporary Buffs.
  • Inhuman Royal Family:+25% Attack at the start of the fight if Medusa, Black Bolt and Karnak are together in a team.
  • Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
  1. Enemies with Wolverine and Iron Man
  • All Champions in the team gain +155 Critical Rating.
  1. Rivals with Quake
  • All Champions in the team gain +115 Critical Damage Rating.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Marvel, Marvel Contest of Champions

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer who is the Editor-in-Chief of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature 'The Baby in the Basket' and suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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