Alliance War needs annoying champs to increase the chance to get more kills, but do remember that you should not place one particular champ on many nodes, else your opponent may win because of the increased diversity point. So take care of diversity if you really care about winning.
Note About Defender Tactics: Defender Tactics have a very important role in winning if you are Tier 1 to Tier 5 ally. Learn about them and the champions that can benefit from Defender Tactics.
AW Boss Suggestion
Defenders | Defenders |
Thing (High Sigs) | Apocalypse |
Doctor Doom (High Sigs) | Domino (High Sigs) |
Mojo (Duped) | Annihilus (Duped) |
Nick Fury (Duped) | Korg (Duped) |
Wolverine (Weapon X) (High Sigs) | Peni Parker |
Kitty Pryde (Duped) | Mister Negative |
Bishop | America Chavez |
Alliance War Defender Suggestion (Tier 1 to Tier 5)
The following defensive list if applicable for Challenger and Expert Tier.
I am open to any kind of feedback you guys have. If I missed a defender that works great on any specific node, please let me know by comment.
Note: There are many champions that I have not mentioned. All the champions I didn’t mention are not good defenders, but let me know if I missed any good ones. If you are trying to maintain diversity, feel free to use them after you have covered all defenders mentioned in the list.
Path 1
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
4 | Reinvigorated (Fury) Personal Space – Regen Indomitable |
Wolverine Weapon X Sauron |
13 | Reinvigorated (Fury) Masochism Over Time – 2 Indomitable |
Mister Sinister Toad Magik |
30 | Reinvigorated (Unblockable) Never Back Down Indomitable |
Apocalypse Darkhawk Iron Man Infinity War |
40 | Reinvigorated (Unblockable) Buffet Over Time Indomitable |
Man-Thing Bishop Sorcerer Supreme |
Path 2
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
5 | Strike Counter – Fury Power Struggle |
Mole Man Crossbones Magik Iron Man Infinity War |
14 | Strike Counter – Fury Power Focus 1 Brute Force (Tier 1 & 2 Only) |
America Chavez Kraven Sersi Spider-Man Miles Thing |
31 | Strike Counter – Block Penetration Hard Knock Life – 3 |
Corvus Glaive Nova Nimrod Professor X |
41 | Strike Counter – Block Penetration Under Pressure – 3 |
Void Knull Spider-Man (Classic) |
Path 3
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
6 | Hit Me, I Dare You Static Defence – 3 Return Policy – 3 Heavy-Handed |
Havok |
15 | Ionized Armor Power Focus 2 Hurt Locker Mystic Ward |
Ikaris Tigra Mangog Annihilus |
32 | Cutting Wires Chitinous Thorns |
Silver Centurion Warlock Guardian |
42 | Beast Defense 3 Explosive Personality Enhanced Armor Heavy Handed |
Peni Parker Omega Sentinel Captaim America Sam Wilson |
Path 4
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
1 | Steady Buildup – Fury Running on Fumes While They’re Down Heal Block |
Void Black Widow Claire Voyant Scorpian |
10 | Steady Buildup – Fury Long-Distance Relationship Insult to Injury Heal Block |
Kitty Pryde Iron Man Infinity War Annihilus |
27 | Steady Buildup – Unblockable Special Burst Lockdown |
Mister Fantastic Invisible Woman War Machine |
36 | Steady Buildup – Unblockable Crumbling Armor |
Havok Knull |
Path 5
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
2 |
Ebb and Flow – Knock Down Right Back At It Force of Will |
Hit Monkey Darkhawk Daredevil (H.K.) |
11 | Ebb and Flow – Knock Down Heavy Hitter |
Kitty Pryde Nick Fury Misty Knight Mole-Man Iron Man Infinity War |
29 |
Ebb and Flow – Intercept Sadist |
Kitty Pryde Rhino Thor Ragnarok |
37 | Ebb and Flow – Intercept Mighty Charge – 1 |
Mole-Man Nova Peni Parker |
Path 6
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
3 | Combat Deja Vu – Prowess Prowess Puncture – 2/3 |
Apocalypse Sauron Mysterio |
12 | Aggression: Prowess Power Focus 2 |
Ikaris Storm Pyramid X Kitty Pryde |
28 | Prowess Build-up – Unblockable Superior Special 2/3 Return Policy – 2/3 |
Apocalypse Magneto (White) Cable Storm (Pyramid X) |
38 | Prowess Build-up – Unblockable Passively Special – 2/3 Hard Knock Life – 3/4 |
Bishop Nick Fury Magneto (White) Jubilee |
Path 7
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
7 | Power Bond Kinetic Transference |
Ebony Maw Iron Man Infinity War Punisher 2099 |
16 | Energize – 1 Brute Force |
Vision (OG) Vision (Aarkus) Symbiote Supreme Sorcerer Supreme Mangog Domino |
33 | Spite Rise of Power – 2 |
Havok Domino Vision (Aarkus) Psycho-Man Professor X |
43 | Kinetic Transference Aspect of Evolution |
Ebony Maw Nick Fury Blade Agent Venom |
Path 8
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
8 | Rich Gets Richer (Fury) Feats of Power Mystic Ward |
Hulkbuster Super Skrull Silver Surfer |
17 | Rich Gets Richer (Fury) Personal Space Mystic Ward |
Venom Crossbones White Magneto |
34 | Rich Gets Richer (Power) Enhanced Parry (Armored UP) Mystic Ward |
Omega Sentinel Odin Nova Venom |
44 | Rich Gets Richer (Power) Opportunist Mystic Ward |
Jubilee Captain Britain Black Panther CW Captain America Sam Wilson |
Path 9
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
9 |
Shifting Hazards – Incinerate/poison Schadenfreude – 2/3 |
Vision Aarkus Havok Mister Negative |
18 | Shifting Hazards – Incinerate/poison Feet of Indestructible – 1 Power Focus 1 |
Korg Warlock Purgatory Guillotine 2099 Hulk (immortal) |
35 | Hazard Shift – Shock and Bleed One Eye Open |
Peni Parker Magneto Spider-Ham Dragon Man |
45 | Hazard Shift – Shock and Bleed Nerve of Steel – 2/3 |
Mole-Man Thing Nimrod Kitty Pryde Knull |
Middle Nodes (Intersection Nodes)
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
20 | Strike Counter – Fury Hit Me, I Dare You Static Defense – 2/3 Masochism |
Havok Man-Thing The Overseer |
19 | Ebb and Flow – Knockdown Power Focus 1 Bubble Shield – 2/3 |
Nick Fury Purgatory Terrax |
21 | Shifting Hazards – Incinerate/poison Blood in Water – 2/3 Power Bond |
Ebony Maw Void Knull Anti-Venom |
22 | Power Snack – 1/2 Outlast Backup Recovery – 2/3 |
Man-Thing Mysterio Mojo Mangog Purgatory |
23 | Mix Master Aggression Prowess Power Focus 1 |
Korg Nick Fury Domino |
24 | Burden of Might EMP Modification Bubble Shield Aspect of Evolution |
Man-Thing Doctor Doom Havok Iron Man Infinity War Mister Negative |
25 | Crumbling Armor Kinetic Transference – 2/3 Force of Will Footloose |
Killmonger Thing Domino Mole-Man |
26 | Window of Opportunity – Stun Blood in the Water – 1/2 Defective Defense Passive Heal Block |
Mysterio Terrax Domino Professor X |
46 | Strike Counter – Power Rate Chitinous Thorn Buffet |
Purgatory Korg Killmonger Warlock Apocalypse |
39 | Ebb and Flow – Intercept Mighty Charge – 1 Crumbling Armor |
Jabari Panther Peni Parker America Chavez |
47 | Kinetic Transference – 2/3 Powerful From Afar Opportunist – 2/3 |
Blade Nick Fury Punisher 2099 |
Mini-Bosses and the Boss
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
48 | Feats of Vigilance Power Efficiency Missing in Action Return Policy |
Professor X Stryfe Ebony Maw Annihilus Purgatory |
49 | Shifting Hazards – Incinerate/poison Debilitate Stun Immunity |
Peni Parker Vision Aarkus Air Walker Korg |
50 | Increased Recovery Safeguard Indomitable Vigorous Assault |
Wolverine Weapon X Man-Thing |
51 | Combat Deja Vu-Prowess Prowess Puncture – 2/3 Conflictor – 2/3 |
Professor X Apocalypse |
53 | Stunning Reflection Stupefy Polka Dot Power |
Kitty Pryde Peni Parker Thing Terrax Black Cat |
54 | Aspect of Evolution Special 2 Bias Unblockable Sp2 Improved Power Gain 100% |
Vision (Classic) Mangog America Chavez Vision Aarkus Doom Longshot |
55 | The Best Defense Brute Force Spry Limber |
Mister Fantastic MODOK Peni Parker Kraven Kitty Pryde |
52 | Stun Immune True Strike Adaptive |
Boss Node – Check Boss Suggestion- at the top of the page |
Alliance War Defender Suggestion (Tier 6 to Tier 12)
The following defensive list if applicable for Intermediate Tiers and Hard Tiers only
Path 1
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
4 and 13 |
Reinvigorated (Fury) |
Mister Sinister King Groot Cable Man-Thing |
30 and 40 |
Reinvigorated (Unblockable) Vigor (Tier 6 to 9) |
Wolverine Weapon X Toad Bishop Angela |
Path 2
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
5 | Personal Space Opportunist – 2 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Iron Man IW Bishop Taskmaster |
14 | Strike Counter – Fury | Darkhawk Quake Mole Man Punisher 2099 Cable |
31 | Super Charge Feats of Power(Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Thor Ragnarok Mysterio Annihilus Vision OG |
41 | Strike Counter – Combat Power Rate | Mangog Hyperion Vision (Aasrkus) Vision OG Mephisto |
Path 3
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
6 | Increased Armor Heavy Handed Mystic Ward (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Black Panther CW Silver Surfer Nimrod Odin Cosmic Ghost Rider |
15 | Aggression Armor (Tier 6 to 9) Breakthrough (Tier 9 to 12) |
Colossus Iron Man Infinity War Centurion |
32 | Boost Buff (Armor Up) Enhanced Armor (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Colossus Super Skrul Killmonger Heimdall |
42 | Explosive Personality Enhanced Armor (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Omega Sentinel Thing MODOK Nova Peni Parker |
Path 4
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
1 | Steady Buildup – Fury Caltrops (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Black Widow Claire Voyant Domino Kitty Pryde Invisible Woman |
10 | Steady Buildup – Fury Toxican? – Toxi Can (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Void Iron Man Infinity War Annihilus |
27 | Steady Buildup – Unblockable Fissure (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Black Widow Claire Voyant Silver Surfer Domino Invisible Woman Knull |
36 | Steady Buildup – Unblockable Long-Distance Relationship |
Havok Void Mister Fantastic Annihilus Mister Negative |
Path 5
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
2 | Aegis Heavy Plague Mind (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Ebony Maw Mordo Mole Man Shang-Chi Annihilus Daredevil (H.K.) |
11 | Aegis Heavy Sadist |
Kingpin Jabari Rogue Agent Venom Black Panther CW |
29 |
Buff Toggle (Unstoppable) (Tier 6 to 9 only) Sadist (Tier 6 to 9 only) Safeguard (Tier 9 to 12 only) |
Thing Man-Thing Iron Man IW Penni Parker Doctor Doom |
37 | Buff Toggle (Unstoppable) (Tier 6 to 9 only) Redouble Determination (Tier 6 to 9 only) Safeguard (Tier 9 to 12 only) Limber (Tier 9 to 12 only) |
Abomination (immortal) Domino Quake Hercules Tigra Doctor Doom |
Path 6
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
3 | Combat Deja Vu _ Prowess Prowess Puncture – 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Apocalypse Sauron Mysterio Captain Britain |
12 | Aggression: Prowess Special 2 Bias (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Kitty Pryde Darkhawk Mysterio Toad |
28 | Prowess Build-up – Unblockable Superior Special 1 Return Policy – 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Apocalypse Magneto (White) Storm (Pyramid X) Cable |
38 | Prowess Build-up – Unblockable Hard Knock Life – 1/2 Passively Special – 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Bishop Magneto (White) Nick Fury Jubilee |
Path 7
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
7 | Power Bond Kinetic Transference (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Punisher 2099 Domino Iron Man IW Bihop King Groot |
16 | Power Bond Redoubled Determination (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Abomination (immortal) Mysterio Elsa Bloodstone |
33 | Spite Supercharge (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Havok Vision (Aarkus) Nick Fury Tigra Professor X Bishop |
43 | Kinetic Transference Aspect of Evolution (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Ebony Maw Nick Fury Korg Agent Venom Bishop |
Path 8
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
8 and 17 |
Rich get richer (Fury) Mystic War |
The Champion Medusa Venom the Duck Howard the Duck |
34 and 44 |
Rich get richer (Power Gain) |
Venom Silver Surfer Jubilee Hulkbuster |
Path 9
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
9 | Biohazard While They’re Down (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Black Widow CV Peni Parker Morningstar Warlock |
18 | Biohazard Feat of Indestructible 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Void Warlock Man-Thing Vision OG |
35 | Hazard Shift – Shock and Bleed Limber – 10 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Peni Parker Magneto Spider-Ham Dragon Man |
45 | Hazard Shift – Shock and Bleed Nerves of Steel – 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Mole-Man Thing Nimrod Kitty Pryde Knull |
Middle Nodes (Intersection Nodes)
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
20 | Strike Counter – Fury Hit Me, I Dare You Static Defence – 1/2 |
Misty Knight Mister Sinister Kingpin Guillotine 2099 |
19 | Ebb and Flow – Knockdown Bubble Shield – 1 Power Focus 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Nick Fury Elsa Bloodstone Iron Man Infinity War Purgatory |
21 | Buff Imbalance – Power Drain Matador Cold Turkey (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Symbiote Supreme Doctor Strange |
22 | Power Snack! Outlast Backup Recovery (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Man-Thing Mysterio Purgatory Mojo Mangog |
23 | Mix Master Aggression Prowess Power Bias 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Korg Nick Fury Mole-Man |
24 | EMP Modification Enhanced Energy Attack Burden of Might (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Man-Thing Void Thing Havok |
25 | Crumbling Armor Kinetic Transference 1/2 Force of Will (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Havok Domino |
26 | Window of Opportunity – Stun Blood in the Water – 1 Hard Knock Life – 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Mysterio Domino Thing Quake |
46 | Strike Counter – Combat Power Rate Boost Buff (Armor Up) Buffet (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Warlock Captain Marvel Movie Korg Killmonger |
39 | Buff Toggle (Unstoppable) Redoubled Determination Crumbling Armor (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Abomination (immortal) Domino Havok Mojo Tigra |
47 | Rich Gets Richer Powerful From Afar Opportunist (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Venom Howard the Duck Sorcerer Supreme |
Mini-Bosses and the Boss
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
48 | Feats of Vigilance Missing in Action Kinetic Reactor |
Professor X Stryfe Ebony Maw Annihilus Purgatory |
49 | Shifting Immunities (Bleed/Poison) Debilitate Limber |
Vision Aarkus Air Walker Dragon Man Peni Parker |
50 | Increased Recovery Indomitable |
Wolverine Weapon X King Groot Mister Sinister Sabretooth |
51 | Combat Deja Vu – Prowess Prowess Puncture – 1 Conflictor – 1 (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Professor X Apocalypse |
53 | Polka Dot Power Shifting Immunities (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Thing Elsa Bloodstone Havok |
54 | Aspect of Evolution Special 2 Bias Improved Power Gain 50% (Tier 6 to 9 only) |
Vision (Classic) Mangog Vision Aarkus Doctor Doom Thing America Chavez |
55 | The Best Defense 1/2/3 Bane Spry Limber |
Kraven Domino Warlock Spider-Man Miles |
52 | Boss Node – Check Boss Suggestion at the top of the page |
Alliance War Defender Suggestion (Tier 13 to Tier 22)
The following defensive list if applicable for Easy and Normal Tiers.
Did I miss any good defender? Please let us know by comment.
Path 1
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
3 | Life Transfer | Thing Hyperion Stryfe Jabari Panther |
7 | Enhanced Abilities | Domino Warlock Jabari Panther |
15 | Life Transfer | Hyperion Doctor Strange Mangog Shang-Chi |
28 | Recovery | Green Goblin Sabretooth |
36 | Usual Boosts | Place Anyone |
41 | Recovery | Mister Sinister Sabretooth |
Path 2
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
4 | Physical Resistance | Carnage Luke Cage Spider-Man 2099 |
8 | Energy Resistance | Mordo Captain Marvel Movie |
16 | Armor – 20 | Iron Man Infinity War Omega Sentinel |
29 | Physical Resistance | Emma Frost Venom Hulk (Immoortal) |
37 | Energy Resistance | Cable Doctor Doom |
42 | Breakthrough | Medusa Howard the Duck Air-Walker |
Path 3
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
1 | Cornered 1 | Magik Red Skull Abomination (immortal) Mister Negative |
9 | Sadist – 1 | Howard the Duck Venom the Duck |
13 | Tranquility – 3 | Killmonger Heimdall |
26 | Cornered – 2 | Heimdall Juggernaut America Chavez |
Sadist – 2 | Magik Nova |
|
34 | Redoubled Determination | Abomination (immortal) Killmonger Mister Sinister Mordo |
Path 4
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
2 | Enhanced Energy Attack | Bishop Dormammu Bishop |
10 | Enhanced Critical Buffs | Domino Hit Monkey |
14 | Enhanced Fury | Mordo King Groot |
Enhanced Special 1 | Darkhawk Spider-Man (Classic) |
|
31 | Opportunist – 2 | Venom Hyperion Red Skull |
35 | Aggression Fury | Iron Man Infinity War Domino Jabari |
Path 5
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
5 | Energize (50) | Hyperion Doctor Strange Bishop America Chavez |
11 | Plague Mind (1) | Emma Frost Hyperion Thor Ragnarok |
17 | Kinetic Reactor | Black Widow Claire Voyant Symbiote Supreme Black Cat |
32 | Special 2 Bias | Doctor Doom Doctor Strange Corvus Glaive Mangog |
38 | Power Gain (50%) | Hyperion Colossus |
43 | Kinetic Transference – 1 | Nova Punisher 2099 Punisher Ebony Maw Emma Frost |
Path 6
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
6 | Poison Immunity | Black Widow Misty Knight |
12 | Armor Break Immunity | Centurion Red Skull Killmonger |
18 | Bleed Immunity | Black Widow (Claire Voyant) |
33 | Limited Immunity | Storm (Pyramid X) Black Widow (Claire Voyant) Nightcrawler |
39 | Force of Will | Domino Red Guardian |
44 | Mighty Charge | Hulk Ragnarok Black Widow (Deadly Origin) |
Middle Nodes (Intersection Nodes)
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
20 | Physical Resistance Or Life Transfer Armor 20 |
Mysterio Domino Deadpool X-Force Toad |
19 | Sadist 1 Or Cornered 1 Enhanced Energy Attacks |
Mordo Doctor Strange Symbiote Supreme |
21 | Energize 50 Or Plague Mind 1 Bleed Immunity |
Juggernaut Invisible Woman Doctor Octopus |
22 | Opportunist 1 Or Opportunist 2 Kinetic Reactor |
Magik Wasp Ronin Sauron |
23 | Power Start 1 Enhanced Special 1 |
Nick Fury Darkhawk Magik |
24 | Opportunist 1 Or Opportunist 2 Enhanced Special 2 |
Annihilus Morningstar Human Torch Odin |
25 | Power Start 2 Enhanced Special 2 |
Doctor Doom Vison Aarkus Sentinel |
45 | Recovery 50 Physical Resistance 20 |
Sabretooth Guillotine 2099 Mister Sinister Knull |
40 | Cornered 1 Or Cornered 2 Enhanced Special 2 |
Doctor Doom Nova Yondu Anti-Venom |
46 | Limited Immunity 1 Kinetic Transference 1 |
Havok Ebony Maw Iron Man Infinity War Mister Negative |
Mini-Bosses and the Boss
Node | Buffs | Suggested Defenders |
47 | Bleed Immunity Empowered Immunity |
Annihilus MODOK Spiderman (Stealth Suit) |
48 | Bleed Immunity Poison Immunity Or Debuff Immunity |
Quake Mojo Thing Magik |
49 | Poison Immunity Empowered Immunity |
Korg Emma Frost Mephisto Sersi |
50 | Redoubled Determination Outlast |
Abomination (immortal) Sentinel Scarlet Witch Mole-Man Ikaris |
53 | Enhanced Special 2 Power Focus 2 |
Mangog Doom Longshot Annihilus |
54 | Enhanced Special 1 Power Focus 1 |
Darkhawk Spider-Man (Classic) Nick Fury Purgatory |
52 | Electric Fluctuation 1 Or Electric Fluctuation 2 Enhanced Special 2 |
Havok Domino Man-Thing |
51 | Boss Node – Check Boss Suggestion at the top of the page |