Champion

The Champion is a solid flavor mech that adds variety to the heavy mech line-up, but does not have any outstanding builds that excel in a particular role over other chasses.

With a flat, wide profile reminiscent of the Ebon Jaguar and Nightstar, chunky arms will tend to collect damage and are moderately useful as shields, though are often stripped of armor for spare tonnage since the hardpoints are in the torsos. The torsos have decent survival quirks and weapons mounts are quite tight around the cockpit for good clearance and convergence. With decent footwork and no over-twisting, the Champion is XL-friendly, if not truly XL-safe due to its somewhat large CT hitbox, which does lend to some heavier payloads.

Additionally, the Champion has excellent agility, superior to almost every other heavy mech, and can even feel and play more like a medium despite the slower speeds of many builds.

Variants LA LT CT RT RA HD JJs MASC MaxEng Accel Twist Pitch
CHP-1N2222 0 FALSE 360 43.1 kph/s 100o @ 126.0o/s 20o
CHP-2N2123 0 FALSE 360 50.0 kph/s 100o @ 139.0o/s 20o
CHP-3N121211 0 FALSE 360 43.1 kph/s 100o @ 126.0o/s 20o
CHP-1N23221 0 FALSE 360 43.1 kph/s 100o @ 126.0o/s 20o
CHP-1NB44 0 FALSE 360 43.1 kph/s 100o @ 126.0o/s 20o
CHP-INVH111111 5 FALSE 360 50.0 kph/s 100o @ 139.0o/s 20o
CHP-APH1121ECM1 PW FALSE 360 50.0 kph/s 100o @ 139.0o/s 20o

CHP-1N2

A middling variant, with enough energy hardpoints to work with, and a single ballistic with a decent cooldown quirk. The two missile aren't entirely useless either.


HGaussvomit

Added by Metachanic / Last updated: 13 Aug 2023
1x HGauss + 5x ERML (STD270)  

Very agile close-range skirmisher, with enough range to threaten out to about 450m if you can lead the heavy gauss shots well.

HGauss wubs

Added by Metachanic / Last updated: 22 May 2019
1x HGauss + 5x MPL (STD225)  

Trades safer, longer-range ER mediums for more lethal medium pulses. Very precise burst brawler, but extremely slow for its tonnage and range-limited. Position carefully, because mistakes with punish you heavily.

AC10 wubs

Added by Jay Z / Last updated: 15 May 2019
1x AC10 + 5x MPL (XL325)  

This offers higher burst output than the pure 6MPL build of the CHP-3N, at the expense of synergy and sustain. You can also run LE295 by stripping the arms down.

LB20X+LPPC

Added by SirEpicPwner / Last updated: 28 Sep 2023
1x LB20 + 3x LPPC (STD255)  

Snacc

Added by Gadolinium64 / Last updated: 13 Aug 2024
1x AC20 + 2x SNPPC (LE265)  

CHP-1NB

One of the two truly unique variants of the Champion. Four ballistic and four energy all safely tucked into the torsos with perfect convergence. Combine this with a very large velocity quirk for ballistics and you have the recipe to make some fantastic things happen.


AC2 dakka +ERML

Added by Metachanic / Last updated: 15 May 2019
4x AC2 + 4x ERML (XL270)  

A lack of quirks means this build falls behind other AC2 boats such as the Rifleman in terms of raw DPS, but the Champion has ideal torso convergence and a significant velocity quirk, making it one of the most accurate AC2 mechs in the game, while having above average durability and mobility.

The ERMLs heat up quickly, and can be swapped for standard MLs if you find yourself around 300m often.

LAC5 + LPPC

Added by SirEpicPwner / Last updated: 27 Mar 2024
4x LAC5 + 3x LPPC (XL255)  

Snacc

Added by Gadolinium64 / Last updated: 13 Aug 2024
1x AC20 + 2x SNPPC (LE265)  

PPFLD Brawl

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 18 Jun 2019
1x AC20 + 2x SNPPC (LE265)  

Compared to the generally superior AC20 + 4 MPL build, you basically just shoot people for 40 pinpoint, rinse repeat, relatively straight forward. However, it does lose a not insignificant amount of DPS and heat efficiency.

PPFLD

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 5 May 2019
1x Gauss + 2x PPC (XL255)  

It's a Gauss rifle and 2 PPC's on a 60 ton 'mech with great agility, a good enough peeking profile, and 20% velocity. What more do you need to know!?

CHP-3N

This variant is generally speaking, the best, mainly because it has the most energy hardpoints, while keeping the vaunted ballistic, which the Champion as a whole can easily take advantage of. On top of that, all builds are boosted by a range quirk.


MPL skirmish (XL)

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 22 Dec 2020
6x MPL (XL360)  

Among the more fun builds this chassis is capable of running - it truly plays more like a medium mech. While your alpha and range are quite low, your heat efficiency is nothing short of amazing, and your DPS is excellent, making for a notably squishier, but also stronger version of the vaunted cMPL Linebacker.

MPL skirmish (LE)

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 5 May 2019
6x MPL (LE320)  

This is the less fun, but slightly more sensible version, of the 6 MPL XL build. Trading speed and a heat sink or two for some added survivability. Usually comes down to personal preference which one you would rather run.

LBX wubs

Added by Krasnopesky / Last updated: 22 Dec 2020
1x LB10 + 6x MPL (XL300)  

More alpha and burst DPS than just 6MPL. The LB10 somewhat makes up for the lack of heatsinks, so the only real disadvantage here is a slower XL compared to 6MPL.

AC20 Skirmish

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 5 May 2019
1x AC20 + 6x ML (LE280)  

This alternative to the excellent CHP-1NB's AC20 + 4MPL build lacks DPS but boasts alpha damage. Also harder to sync the weapons, due to the AC20 having 10% reduced cooldown and the ML's having a not insignificant DPS reduction over the MPL's. However, due to the ML's having an inherently superior range bracket to the MPL's, and that excellent 10% range quirk, the range on this build is actually very comfortable, as opposed to the sightly restrictive range on the AC20 + 4 MPL version.

Laservomit (LE)

Added by Tarogato / Last updated: 15 Dec 2023

A staple IS laservomit mech with durability, some speed, decent range and heat efficiency, but lacking in alpha, which is rather typical.

HGaussvomit

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 22 May 2019
1x HGauss + 5x ML (STD250)  

Play this when you want people to feel your wrath, unfortunately that comes at the price of your wrath taking time to arrive, and said wrath being somewhat limited in range, the range quirk does help this, however.

Gaussvomit

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 5 May 2019
1x Gauss + 6x ERML (LE295)  

Solid alpha, solid heat efficiency, cool down quirk for that Gauss Rifle, and added durability with the LE engine make this build a cooler running, but shorter ranged version of your typical laser vomit build.

Alphavomit

Added by Metachanic / Last updated: 15 Dec 2023

Pure high-alpha trading build. Well, high as far as IS is concerned. Beware of being very slow, and with XL in order to carry this kind of firepower.

Laservomit (BLC)

Added by Tarogato / Last updated: 15 Dec 2023

5ERLL

Added by Metachanic / Last updated: 15 May 2019
5x ERLL + TC1 (XL295)  

A simple-to-play ERLL boat with decent speed and good burst output, assisted by a range quirk. Great lightweight pick for FP range decks.

GaussERLL

Added by Metachanic / Last updated: 26 May 2021
1x Gauss + 3x ERLL (XL280)  

This offers better long-term sustain and tighter mounts at the expense of all else so that you don't have to worry about the arms and can make better use of the Champion's agility and geometry to make tight peeks. Find a good spot and abuse it non-stop, because you're a bit slow to reposition.

CHP-1N

This variant of the Champion does not have enough hardpoints for boating either ballistics, energy, or missiles, and also lacks in sufficient quirks to make up for this hodge-podge of mixed hardpoints, making it one of the worst variants.

The CHP-1N can adapt builds from other Champion variants, although it will have strictly inferior quirks. A few options will be provided below, but plenty more are possible.


LB10 dakka

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 15 May 2019
2x LB10 + 4x ML (STD235)  

Good sustained DPS and good durability due to STD engine, but extremely slow. This not a true LBX brawler - stick to the edges of your ML optimal range. Twist aggressively when you need to - there's no excuse to lose your CT when you have a STD engine to take advantage of.

Dakka (UAC5)

Added by Tarogato / Last updated: 15 May 2019
2x UAC5 + 4x ML (LE280)  

This is strictly inferior to other dakka Champions, but unfortunately one of the better and more flexible builds available to this lackluster variant.

HGauss wubs

Added by Tarogato / Last updated: 13 Aug 2023
1x HGauss + 4x MPL (STD250)  

Other variants of the Champion are simply better quirked for this loadout so there is no point in running it here. But if you insist on playing a CHP-1N anyways, this build is still very playable.

Snacc

Added by Gadolinium64 / Last updated: 13 Aug 2024
1x AC20 + 2x SNPPC (LE265)  

CHP-2N

Unfortunately a truly terrible variant. This trades one the CHP-1NB's ballistic hardpoints for a single useless missile hardpoint, giving up the supremely useful ballistic velocity in the process. However, this variant does have one advantage, it has slightly better agility than other Champion variants, which is a moot point since Champions as a whole are already plenty agile.


LAC5 + PPC/LPPC

Added by SirEpicPwner / Last updated: 5 Jun 2024

Snacc

Added by SirEpicPwner / Last updated: 6 Jun 2024
1x AC20 + 2x SNPPC (LE280)  

CHP-INV "INVICTUS"

The Invictus is a solid variant, for anything involving MRMs and SRMs. Jumpjets and four missiles means that this variant ends up brawling quite well, and skirmishing well too. Beware of the fact that half of its missile hard points are in the arms, which are particularly wide, meaning that this variant does not corner peek well.


SRM poptart (LE)

Added by Tarogato / Last updated: 13 Aug 2024
4x SRM6a (LE285)  

SRM poptart (XL)

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 22 May 2019
4x SRM6a (XL300)  

This variation maxes out jumpjets and cooling for close-range poptarting. XL fragility means this is not a suitable brawler - it is meant to played predominately using cover and safe distances, even abusing the range quirk, for farming in solo queue.

MRM60 (XL)

Added by Bowser / Last updated: 22 May 2019
2x MRM30 (XL300)  

This build is generally a worse version of the QKD-IV-4, however, this does not make it inherently bad. There is a quirk to boost the MRM range, but spread and velocity means you'll be inaccurate at those ranges anyways.

Snub/SRM poptart

Added by SirEpicPwner / Last updated: 13 Aug 2024
2x SNPPC + 4x SRM6 (XL280)  

CHP-AP "APACHE"


RAC5s

Added by Gadolinium64 / Last updated: 11 Oct 2024
2x RAC5 + ECM (XL265)  

Quick info:
Champion
InnerSphere heavy
60-ton battlemech
Avg Engine 280 (75.6kph)

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Recommended:
CHP-1N2Snacc
CHP-3NAlphavomit
CHP-INVSRM poptart (LE)
CHP-INVSnub/SRM poptart