
War Machine Synergy Guide
War Machine is a Tech class champion in the Contest of Champions who forms a synergy with 11 other characters, available as a 2-Star, 3-Star and 4-Star champion.
James "Rhodey" Rhodes, decorated U.S. Air Force pilot and long-time ally of Tony Stark, combats evil and injustice as the armored War Machine. True to his codename, Rhodes' armor delivers heavy metal; power via its wrist-mounted machine guns and shoulder-mounted artillery cannon.
Synergy Bonuses
- 'Enemies' with Black Panther
- 'Friends' with Hulkbuster
- 'Teammates' with Black Widow
- 'Enemies' with Hawkeye

Black Panther
Adding War Machine with Black Panther activates the 'Enemies' synergy bonus, increasing 'Critical Rating' for the whole team.

War Machine Synergy with Black Panther
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
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War Machine 4 Star | Enemies Level 3 | +155 Critical Rating |
Black Widow
Adding War Machine with Black Widow activates the 'Teammates' synergy bonus, increasing 'Perfect Block' for the whole team.

War Machine Synergy with Black Widow
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
---|---|---|
War Machine 3 Star | Teammates Level 2 | +4% Perfect Block |
War Machine 4 Star | Teammates Level 3 | +5% Perfect Block |
Cull Obsidian
Add Cull Obsidian to a team with War Machine to activate the 'Enemies' synergy bonus, increasing 'Critical Rating' for the whole team.

Cull Obsidian Synergy with War Machine
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
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War Machine 3 Star | Enemies Level 2 | +115 Critical Rating |
War Machine 4 Star | Enemies Level 3 | +155 Critical Rating |
War Machine 5 Star | Enemies Level 3 | +155 Critical Rating |
Falcon
Add Falcon to a team with War Machine to activate the 'Enemies' synergy bonus, increasing 'Critical Rating' for the whole team.

Falcon Synergy with War Machine
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
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War Machine 3 Star | Enemies Level 2 | +115 Critical Rating |
War Machine 4 Star | Enemies Level 3 | +155 Critical Rating |
War Machine 5 Star | Enemies Level 3 | +155 Critical Rating |
Hawkeye
Adding War Machine with Hawkeye activates the 'Enemies' synergy bonus, increasing 'Critical Rating' for the whole team.

War Machine Synergy with Hawkeye
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
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War Machine 2 Star | Enemies Level 1 | +85 Critical Rating |
War Machine 3 Star | Enemies Level 2 | +115 Critical Rating |
War Machine 4 Star | Enemies Level 3 | +155 Critical Rating |
Hulkbuster
Adding War Machine with Hulkbuster activates the 'Friends' synergy bonus, increasing 'Armor Rating' for the whole team.

War Machine Synergy with Hulkbuster
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
---|---|---|
War Machine 3 Star | Friends Level 2 | +95 Armor Rating |
War Machine 4 Star | Friends Level 3 | +130 Armor Rating |
Iron Fist (Immortal)
Add Iron Fist (Immortal) to a team with War Machine to activate the 'Teammates' synergy bonus, increasing 'Perfect Block' for the whole team.

Iron Fist (Immortal) Synergy with War Machine
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
---|---|---|
War Machine 4 Star | Teammates Level 3 | +5% Perfect Block |
War Machine 5 Star | Teammates Level 3 | +5% Perfect Block |
Iron Man
Add Iron Man to a team with War Machine to activate the 'Teammates' synergy bonus, increasing 'Perfect Block' for the whole team.

Iron Man Synergy with War Machine
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
---|---|---|
War Machine 2 Star | Teammates Level 1 | +3% Perfect Block |
War Machine 3 Star | Teammates Level 2 | +4% Perfect Block |
War Machine 4 Star | Teammates Level 3 | +5% Perfect Block |
War Machine 5 Star | Teammates Level 3 | +5% Perfect Block |
Iron Man (Infinity War)
Add Iron Man (Infinity War) to a team with War Machine to activate the 'A.I. Upgrade' synergy bonus where all teammates recover from Armor Break up to 10% faster.

Iron Man (Infinity War) Synergy with War Machine
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
---|---|---|
War Machine 3 Star | A.I. Upgrade | See Notes |
War Machine 4 Star | A.I. Upgrade | See Notes |
War Machine 5 Star | A.I. Upgrade | See Notes |
War Machine 6 Star | A.I. Upgrade | See Notes |
Sorcerer Supreme
Add Sorcerer Supreme to a team with War Machine to activate the 'House of Iron' synergy bonus where Armor Break Debuffs inflicted on the Opponent by War Machine and other Synergy Members have 30% increased Potency. Please note this is a Unique Synergy which does not stack with duplicate synergies.

Sorcerer Supreme Synergy with War Machine
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
---|---|---|
War Machine 3 Star | House of Iron | See Notes |
War Machine 4 Star | House of Iron | See Notes |
War Machine 5 Star | House of Iron | See Notes |
War Machine 6 Star | House of Iron | See Notes |
Tigra
Add Tigra to a team with War Machine to activate the 'West Coast Avengers' synergy bonus where opponents of Tigra have -80% Purify Ability Accuracy for 0.25 seconds after being Struck whilst Armor Ups for War Machine gain flat +30% Ability Accuracy and Potency. Additionally, during Special Attacks, gain +30% Attack rating for each Armor Up Buff on either Champion up to a maximum of 300%. Please note this is a Unique Synergy which does not stack with duplicate synergies.

Tigra Synergy with War Machine
Star | Synergy | Bonus |
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War Machine 5 Star | West Coast Avengers | See Notes |
War Machine 6 Star | West Coast Avengers | See Notes |