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Isabel
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Isabel

Isabel is a UNSC leader that disruption, denial and board control over raw damage. B tier in our 2026 ranking, and rated some study.

Win rate
ranked 1v1, last 30 days
Pick rate
of 16 leaders
Avg matchNew query
needs a duration rollup
Ultimate byNew query
median unlock time
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Blog post coming soon. What is below comes from our tier-list notes until the full write-up is published.

Strengths

  • Ghost in the Machine — game-changing when used well — the single reason to pick her.
  • Holographic Decoy is underrated — buys position and misdirection that most opponents do not play around.
  • Combat Salvage for Vultures — the same Vulture-spam engine Forge gets, which is one of the strongest late-game UNSC plans.

Weaknesses

  • Almost nothing unique — outside Best Defense buffing Scorpions and Nightingales, she builds the same army every other UNSC leader does.
  • Her wheel is largely Forge's — a lot of overlap, so there is little reason to pick her over him for the same plan.
  • Named among the weakest in the game — our own Pavium guide lists her alongside Anders as a leader only Pavium might be worse than.

Leader powers

18 powers on the wheel, grouped by the leader point that unlocks them.

Point costs from the Season 10 radial
1st point4 powers
Holographic Decoy I
Active
Clones your own units into decoys that scout and bait enemy fire.
Cooldown 110 seconds100 supply30 power
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Holographic Decoy II
Active
More decoys that last longer than Holographic Decoy I.
Cooldown 110 seconds200 supply50 power
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Lotus Mines I
Active
Lays three mines in a line, armed about a second and a half after they land.
Cooldown 90 seconds75 supply75 power
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Lotus Mines II
Active
The same minefield, hitting harder over a wider blast.
Cooldown 90 seconds150 supply150 power
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2nd point3 powers
Acc. Assembly I
Passive
Cuts the cost and build time of every vehicle.
0 supply0 power
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Acc. Assembly II
Passive
A deeper discount on vehicle cost and build time.
0 supply0 power
UnscVehicleTech2
Restoration Drones I
Active
An area heal that patches up everything caught inside it, units and buildings alike.
Cooldown 160 seconds200 supply50 power
UnscMedDrones1
3rd point6 powers
Heavy Metal I
Active
Trades speed for a big armor buff on whatever's caught in the radius.
Cooldown 180 seconds200 supply50 power
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Heavy Metal II
Active
A stronger, longer-lasting version of the same armor buff.
Cooldown 180 seconds400 supply100 power
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MAC Blast I
Active
A telegraphed orbital strike on a chosen area.
Cooldown 200 seconds350 supply250 power
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MAC Blast II
Active
A wider-radius MAC strike than the first.
Cooldown 200 seconds450 supply350 power
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MAC Blast III
Active
The widest MAC strike in the line.
Cooldown 200 seconds550 supply450 power
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Restoration Drones II
Active
Widens the heal radius and speeds up the healing rate.
Cooldown 160 seconds350 supply125 power
UnscMedDrones2
4th point2 powers
Restoration Drones III
Active
The biggest, fastest version of the area heal.
Cooldown 160 seconds400 supply150 power
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Turret Drop I
Active
Plants a temporary defensive turret wherever you point, stunning whatever it lands on.
Cooldown 170 seconds400 supply25 power
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5th point2 powers
Combat Salvage
Active
Lets downed vehicles and aircraft respawn at base for free, for a limited window.
Cooldown 330 seconds1250 supply350 power
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Ghost in the Machine
Active
Hijacks an enemy vehicle or aircraft — even a super unit — for a short time.
Cooldown 360 seconds850 supply850 power
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Ultimate1 power
The Best Offense
Passive
Isabel's ultimate — gives Nightingales and Scorpions a health boost plus a shield.
UnscScorpionTech

Cast frequency — how often players actually pick each power — needs the meta-stats powers query, which is the one tab with no Supabase rollup behind it. Left off deliberately so a leader page costs no D1 reads.

Unique units

No exclusive roster units — Best Defense buffs standard Scorpions and Nightingales.

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