Marvel's Avengers Game: Best Iron Man Character Builds Guide 1

What are the best Iron Man character builds in Marvel's Avengers? What are the best Specialty and Mastery skills for Iron Man? Tony Stark is the third superhero you will recruit as part of the Marvel's Avengers campaign, and he brings with him new abilities tied to ranged attacks, parrying, and flying. As such, his list of moves and skills allow for a character that can be taken in a couple of different ways. As part of our Marvel's Avengers game guide, we're going to reveal the best Iron Man character builds.

Best Iron Man Character Builds: Ranged Ruiner

The blasters attached to Iron Man's feet are probably the most important part of the superhero's arsenal, and with the Ranged Ruiner character build, we're going to maximise their use and the damage they deal. If you select the right Specialty and Mastery skills, Iron Man can become a real nuisance for the forces of A.I.M. at long range.

Key Support Heroic Skills:

  • Arc Field - Arc Overload generates a protective bubble that you can shoot out of, but enemies' bullets cannot pass through. You then have free range to blast foes at a distance without having to worry about incoming damage.
  • Defensive Field - Working in tandem with Arc Field, the projectiles shot by enemies will now be reflected back at them.

Key Assault Heroic Skills:

  • Omega Beam - Your repulsors combine with the Unibeam ability to let off one gigantic blast that deals massive damage to anything it touches from a distance.
  • Triple Down - Defeat three enemies using Unibeam and your intrinsic Supercharge ability will be overcharged.

Key Ultimate Heroic Skills:

  • Hulkbuster Unibeam - You can still attack from range even when your Ultimate Heroic Ability is active -- this skill allows you to use a Unibeam with increased damage.
  • Energy Star - Attacks use up 25% less of the intrinsic meter whilst in the Hulkbuster, meaning you can take advantage of bonus uses of the Unibeam.

Key Combat Skills:

  • Air Combat Mastery - You're going to spend a lot of your time as Iron Man in the air, so a 15% boost to critical attacks done while juggling enemies in the air sounds right up Tony Stark's alley.
  • Intrinsic Takedown Mastery - Spawn an Intrinsic Orb after performing a takedown to boost your meter and take one step closer to unleashing the Unibeam.
  • Ranged Combat Mastery - This build is all about dealing damage at range, so a 15% increase in damage dealt by attacks doing exactly that sounds perfect.

Key Ranged Skills:

  • Repulsor Mastery - Critical attacks from your Repulsors are boosted by 15%. What's not to love?
  • Repulsor Specialization - The Repulsors' rate of fire is increased by 10%, meaning you can fire off shots even quicker.
  • Repulsor Efficiency - Repulsor blasts use up the Intrinsic meter, so decreasing that energy cost by 10% will do Iron Man a world of good.

Key Intrinsic Skills:

  • Arc Reactor Generator - The rate at which Intrinsic energy regenerates is increased by 10%.
  • Overcharge Duration Boost - The Overcharged state is increased by two seconds -- perfect if you're just about to destroy a tough enemy.
  • Overcharge Damage Boost - Attacks while Overcharged have increased damage of 12.5%, meaning your Repulsors will deal even more damage.

Key Utility Skills:

  • Energy Shield Efficiency - Energy Shield costs 15% less to activate so you can save some of your meter for Repulsor blasts.
  • Reflective Barrier - The Energy Barrier ability will reflect projectiles back at enemies so you can concentrate on fighting at range.
  • Air Superiority - Ranged attack damage is increased by 15% while flying, which is perfect given this particular build.
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Best Iron Man Character Builds: Close-Range Conqueror

If fighting at a distance isn't really your thing, let's take it in completely the opposite direction and get up close and personal at close range. In the Close-Range Conqueror build, we're going to focus on melee attacks to turn Iron Man into a real force of nature. If you select the right Specialty and Mastery skills, the superhero can down any enemy with that suit of armour of his.

Key Support Heroic Skills:

  • EMP - The Arc Overload ability stuns every enemy nearby, allowing you to get in a few quick hits free of charge.
  • EMP Amplifier - The range and intensity of the Arc Overload ability is increased by 30%, meaning you can deal even more damage in the aftermath without consequence.

Key Assault Heroic Skills:

  • Precision Refractor - Unibeam lasts three seconds longer, increasing damage output over a longer duration of time.
  • Concentrated Fire - Damage dealt by the Unibeam increases the longer it sticks to a single target. This is perfect for a boss.

Key Ultimate Heroic Skills:

  • Disruption Pulse - An EM pulse stuns enemies nearby, allowing the Hulkbuster to deal more damage without remorse.
  • Titanium Bravado - Melee attacks in the Hulkbuster come with a 50% chance to aggro nearby enemies, pulling them closer to your gigantic swings and punches.

Key Combat Skills:

  • Combo Finisher Mastery - Combo finishes deal 25% more damage, inching the enemy in question even closer to death.
  • Intrinsic Takedown Mastery - Performing a takedown spawns an Intrinsic Orb, pushing you closer to becoming Overcharged.
  • Ranged Combat Mastery - None of the abilities in this skill tree benefits close-range fighting, so let's just take the 15% damage increase to ranged attacks and be happy about it.

Key Ranged Skills:

  • Repulsor Mastery - Your probably going to use your Repulsors at some point, so a 15% increase in critical attack damage is most welcome.
  • Repulsor Specialization - The rate of fire for Repulsor attacks is increased by 10%. Again, these particular skill trees don't affect our build but that's still cool!
  • Repulsor Efficiency - Repulsor attacks now cost 10% less intrinsic energy. We can't say no to that.

Key Intrinsic Skills:

  • Arc Reactor Kinetic Atomizer - Damage dealt by light attacks now adds a bonus 16% onto the base intrinsic energy gain. We'll be Supercharged in no time.
  • Overcharge Duration Boost - You can stay in the Overcharged state for two seconds longer, allowing you to hand out more damage.
  • Overcharge Damage Boost - Attacks while Overcharged deal an extra 12.5% of damage. Simple but extremely effective.

Key Utility Skills:

  • Energy Shield Efficiency - If you get into a tough spot, you'll be thankful for the chance to activate Energy Shield for 15% less intrinsic energy.
  • Tactical Barrier - Any other superheroes near to your Energy Barrier gain a 15% increase to the chance to land critical hits. That could result in more damage being dealt.
  • Air Superiority - Ranged attacks while flying deal an extra 15% damage on top of the base number.

Which of the best Iron Man character builds did you choose to go with in Marvel's Avengers? Take a look at our Marvel's Avengers game guide for more help or click through to our Marvel's Avengers Game: Best Black Widow Character Builds to continue building the greatest superheroes.