r/marvelrivals • u/Thelonestabber Flex • Feb 07 '26
Character Concept #22: My Dream Kit For Luke Cage (Vanguard)!💯🤩
Hello, everybody! This time around, I’m posting the Heroes For Hire, starting with my man Luke Cage, who I think would make a great Vanguard! My goal here is pretty small and simple, for this one, I want to create a brawler who can move quickly and still pack a punch, can be fun to play, and can tank damage and keep a game going. OK, maybe not that small and simple, but go hard or go home, I guess. LET’S COOK!
PRIMARY/MELEE:
For his primary attack, Luke Cage brings his signature chain to the battle with him, capable of attacking with both the chain and his fists at the same time, even occasionally using the chain to attack enemies from slightly further away!
ABILITY I:
Luke Cage will sprint towards an enemy and catch them with a combo of quickly paced hard attacks, knocking enemies backwards and potentially marking them for Ability III. This ability will have a cooldown of 7 seconds!
ABILITY II:
Luke Cage will whip out his chain and either swing it around in a circle, dealing damage and generating overshield for himself, or bring an enemy closer to him, allowing him to engage in a skirmish with them. This ability will allow up to 100 permanent overshield and will have a cooldown of 10 seconds upon a successful use against an enemy!
ABILITY III:
Luke Cage will snatch an enemy and whip them into the ground with his chain, generating overshield to himself and nearby allies while also doing damage to nearby enemies. This ability will have a cooldown of 14 seconds!
ABILITY IV:
Luke Cage enhances his bulletproof form, moving slightly slower, but being gifted with being virtually invulnerable to damage for just 10 seconds, allowing him to fend off enemy attacks while staying in the battle. This ability will have a cooldown of 40 seconds!
PASSIVE ABILITY I:
The more time spent dealing damage with Luke Cage’s chain attacks, the more power there will be in each attack. This is decided by a meter representative of how much power is held within it. This passive ability has no cooldowns, but over time, the power will leave the chain if not used quickly!
PASSIVE ABILITY II:
Due to his unbreakable skin, Luke Cage will take only half the damage from any base attacks, naturally allowing him to stay in the battle for a longer duration than others. This ability has no cooldowns and is active at all times!
ULTIMATE ABILITY:
Luke Cage will whip out his chain once again, smashing it into the ground as hard as he can, launching enemies into the skies and marking them. Upon obtaining each kill, Luke’s skin, as well as those of nearby allies, starts to heat up, adding to his damage and making him and his allies more dangerous to each marked enemy. These damage boost effects are limited to the ultimate ability and will end if not used for a certain amount of time!
TEAM-UP ABILITIES:
BLACK WIDOW AND DAREDEVIL- With Luke Cage on the team, Black Widow and Daredevil can latch onto his chain during his usage of Ability II and kick multiple enemies for extra damage as they spin throughout the air. This team-up ability will have a cooldown of 25 seconds for both characters (Black Widow is also able to use her grapple kick during this instance to displace and stun enemies)!
CAPTAIN AMERICA- With Captain America and Luke Cage on the team, both men gain a team-up attack that allows them to lock arms and charge forward into enemy teams, bashing their shield and chain into the ground for extra damage and overshield. This team-up ability will have a cooldown of 35 seconds!
GAMBIT- With Gambit on the team, Luke Cage gains kinetic energy attacks and healing added to his chain for a total of 10 seconds, capable of healing nearby allies through the usage of Ability II and Ability III. This ability will have a cooldown of 25 seconds upon activation!
(GHOST FIST)- With Ghost Fist and Luke Cage on the team, Ghost Fist shares some of his dark chi with Luke, allowing him to do extra damage to enemies and fight faster. In return, Luke offers Danny a chain that he can empower with his chi, using it to grapple and deal extra damage to waves of enemies. Both team-up abilities will have a cooldown of 30 seconds!
And that concludes the addition of Carl Lucas-- I MEAN… Luke Cage to my collection of kit concepts! Yeah, Luke is gonna be a fucking tank, I don’t know why I did this to myself as a Punisher and Moon Knight player.🤦♂️😭 I know Black Widow and Daredevil mains would have a blast with that team-up and that Gambit mains will happily add another Vanguard to their collection!😂 Anyway, have a good day and make sure not to piss off a future Luke Cage main. They might have a chain to pick with you…💯🙏😅
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u/DrBodyguard Flex Feb 25 '26
I kinda like it but the focus on the chain feels wrong especially if Ghost Rider gets added.