Photon

Science champion · Marvel Contest of Champions

S+tier

How the top MCOC tier list creators rate Photon, with awakening and sig stone advice, immunities and prestige. Updated November 2026.

Is Photon good in MCOC?

The tier list creators rate Photon S+ tier with a score of 100/100: one of the very best champions in the game and a top rank-up priority. That makes Photon #18 of 335 champions overall and #3 of 55 Science champions.

Score
100
Overall
#18 / 335
Science
#3 / 55
Creators
4 / 4

Photon rating by creator

On Photon the creators are unanimous: every creator gave the same score. See the most contested champions for where they differ most.

Should you awaken Photon?

Yes. Photon is flagged by 4 of 4 creators (Vega, Lagacy, MetalSonicDude and Seatin), and sits in the S+ tier of the awakening gem list. Compare with the awakening gem tier list.

Should you put sig stones into Photon?

Yes. Photon is flagged by 2 of 4 creators (MetalSonicDude and Seatin), and sits in the S+ tier of the sig stone list. Compare with the sig stone tier list.

Creator notes

The tier lists mark Photon as: BGs Defense.

What is Photon immune to?

Photon is immune to Bleed and Power Steal.

BleedPower Steal

Debuffs Photon inflicts

Photon can inflict Petrify and Taunt.

PetrifyTaunt

In-game tags

HeroAvengersMighty AvengersThunderboltsValentine'sSize: MDefensive: GuardOffensive: Raw Damage

Photon prestige

Sig 0Sig 100Sig 200
7★ Rank 529,94036,31039,940
7★ Rank 425,24030,62033,680
7★ Rank 320,67025,08027,580

Every rank and sig level is on the prestige list.

Science champions ranked near Photon

  1. 1Count NefariaS+100
  2. 2Human TorchS+100
  3. 4Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)S+100
  4. 5SandmanS+96
  5. 6ScorpionS95
  6. 7QuakeS94

Full Science tier list