Sell me on Kingpin

Basically I just wanna know what makes you guys rate him so highly. Every time there’s some type of discussion on best champs to rank up or who are the best champs in the game, a lot of people bring up Kingpin and I guess I don’t see it. Does he do a lot of damage? Does he have a fun play style? Utility? I just wanna know why he’s so loved

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JT_Supreme

Belly bump go brrr

KEDARSK

Basically I just wanna know what makes you guys rate him so highly. Every time there’s some type of discussion on best champs to rank up or who are the best champs in the game, a lot of people bring up Kingpin and I guess I don’t see it. Does he do a lot of damage? Does he have a fun play style? Utility? I just wanna know why he’s so loved

Because he's a fat guy😎

Demonic_embrace

You're definitely not an end game player if you're still asking this kind of question about kingpin

Oakenshield

Assuming this isn’t a joke:
1 - He crushes things with insane efficiency - crazy amount of damage
2 - He shrugs off debuffs and actually gets stronger by doing it
3 - He’s pretty much an ‘I win’ option most of the time in BGs
4 - He doesn’t require 20 fingers and sub nanosecond reaction speed to play well

He was my first R5 and I’m seriously considering ascending him ahead of Herc.

JT_Supreme

But fr he’s tanky, heals almost nonstop from willpower, aa reduction on his sp1, purifies so many debuffs that makes him more powerful.

AMS94

Tanky, hits hard, utility, willpower, AND he does belly bumps

InsaneSkull

Tanky, hits hard, utility, willpower, AND he does belly bumps

3 Consecutive Belly bumps makes him even stronger.

RiderofHell

Ever seen KP run so fast? Why not go ask Proxima Midnight! 🤣

Ashacekar

Because he's Fatman

Bee2Jay

That Belly Bump is one hell of a hit
SP1 degenrates
SP2 gives untouchable/unblockable/willpower
SP3 is the absolute best, with that stun, i quickly go for like another 3 to 4 belly bumpingsssssss

Dirty_Dozz

You're definitely not an end game player if you're still asking this kind of question about kingpin

Respectfully disagree. I'm Paragon, have completed and explored almost all content the game has on offer (except Act 6, and I haven't run Abyss due to dated rewards), and I never use my KP. I ranked him up due to hype, but there's never been a time when I'm like "Yeah, Kingpin is the answer for this quest".

ReignkingTW

Kingpin is the MVP of any major debuffs lane in act 7 or 8 and hazard shift in war.

I think the latter point is where he became really important. Personally I still prefer moleman for his utility.

Emilia90

You're definitely not an end game player if you're still asking this kind of question about kingpin
Respectfully disagree. I'm Paragon, have completed and explored almost all content the game has on offer (except Act 6, and I haven't run Abyss due to dated rewards), and I never use my KP. I ranked him up due to hype, but there's never been a time when I'm like "Yeah, Kingpin is the answer for this quest".

Do you play battlegrounds or war?

Matty_Ice

Play him and you will be sold.

Jannas

Very polyvalent champion that can purify debuff , get easy heavy , deadly special 3 . the only thing you might strugle with him is evade, miss , node that require you 3 buff to deal dmg .... refrain yourself to belly bump you opponent to death .

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Roggam

Hood synergy

World Eater

He gives you money after his L3

ahmynuts

He's the top skill champ for a reason

Godslayer_1

Because he's Fatman

Reminded me of this

Shiroihara

You're definitely not an end game player if you're still asking this kind of question about kingpin
Respectfully disagree. I'm Paragon, have completed and explored almost all content the game has on offer (except Act 6, and I haven't run Abyss due to dated rewards), and I never use my KP. I ranked him up due to hype, but there's never been a time when I'm like "Yeah, Kingpin is the answer for this quest".

Same, I have him in my deck for BGs but I'll always pick Mole Man for any other content.

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PT_99

He's 6'7 with weight of 450 lbs, but here's the catch, he only have 2% body fat so that means, everything big you see on him is all muscles baby !!!!!

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ahmynuts

It has dawned on me the many people who have commented in this thread have not used Kingpin at all or dont understand his kit

Colinwhitworth69

Assuming this isn’t a joke:

4 - He doesn’t require 20 fingers and sub nanosecond reaction speed to play well

Truth.

KP was my first 6s ascension. His ability to convert debuffs to Rage is useful is so many places in the game. Almost no champs are immune to his sp1 degen. He's a tank. He can access an extended stun via sp3, unblockable via his sp2.

Good if you run recoil masteries. He's a willpower healing machine either way, which makes him extra sustainable.

Ercarret

I think the main thing with Kingpin is that he's very simple to play, yet becomes very powerful in a ton of very common scenarios. Whenever there are a lot of debuffs, whether damaging or not, he's probably the best option. He gets rid of debuffs at an incredible rate (even more with synergies) and when he has purified eight of them, he gains an Overpower buff that not only gives him a whooping 10K boost to his attack rating but also makes his special attacks unblockable. There are more things in his kit, but that's almost everything you need to know in order to get most out of him. Take him into fights with a lot of debuffs, and just win. His whole "turning debuffs into attack rating on yourself" mechanic is incredibly potent.

He's one of those champions that manages to be both very easy to play and very, very powerful at the same time.

He's also an incredibly annoying defender.

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BlackTuran

You're definitely not an end game player if you're still asking this kind of question about kingpin

I’m about to finish 8.2, I’ve just never used him before and wanna know what makes him good.

pseudosane

other than the fact that he can heal from rage debuffs, shrug debuffs like it is nothing ,and increase his attack that way, has increased Comba power rate due to it, here are some other points.
1) His sp1 puts a debuff that reduces attack rating by 50%. Yes. Half. That itself makes him insanely tanky. That and it reduces AAR by 40%. Insane.
2) Sp2 has a long unstoppable so he can get multiple combos in and get to overpower even faster.
3) sp3 puts a loong stun.

he has insane synergies that help other champs.

In short, he is worthy of investing in. Great for content/war/aq/BGs. Good everywhere, and incredibly easy to use.