Decided to do a completely unorthodox rank up: Electro

Terminatrix · January 15

I had been wondering how he would perform on defense for a while now, so went ahead and pulled the trigger.

He reflects static shock when hit. Took him for a few practice runs to guage the damage reflection. Only one champ so far, Shuri, doesn't receive damage from this, so other attackers are guaranteed to loose health. Some more than others based on damage they deal to him, and class disadvantage. Mystics take more damage, with Enchantress appearing taking less. But again, it's based on damage dealt to him.

I conclusion: He might be a solid defender, or enough of a distraction. His healthpool is traaaaaassshhh, but at least being on defense would boost it.

To my surprise, he's been banned a few times already 😂

And when on defense, looks like he caused a few problems. At least enough to add to the loss of health.

dr2ws · January 15

Underrated champion for sure, he’s been able to shine in BattleGrounds based on its pure unpredictability. W rank up.

TyEdge · January 15

Falcon wrecks him. Any non-contact attacker is good

dr2ws · January 15

TyEdge said:
Falcon wrecks him. Any non-contact attacker is good

Those don’t come on a silver plate though. 🤷‍♂️

willrun4adonut · January 15

Is that what you used your r4-5 science gem on?

World Eater · January 15

I’ve thought about ranking him up cuz he isn’t a 7* but I figure once I do rank him up, the 7* gets released

dr2ws · January 15

World Eater said:
I’ve thought about ranking him up cuz he isn’t a 7* but I figure once I do rank him up, the 7* gets released

That’s how it goes!

EdisonLaw · January 15

Negasonic is a great counter

captain_rogers · January 15

He is a sneaky defender for sure. I have 2 r5 gems debating whether I should rank him up or not.

Terminatrix · January 15

willrun4adonut said:
Is that what you used your r4-5 science gem on?

No. That's who I used my 4-5 GENERIC gem on.

Terminatrix · January 15

TyEdge said:
Falcon wrecks him. Any non-contact attacker is good

I noticed that about Shuri. But doesn't Falcon make physicla contact?

JLordVileJ · January 15

Yellowjacket would cook him fyi

Terminatrix · January 15

captain_rogers said:
He is a sneaky defender for sure. I have 2 r5 gems debating whether I should rank him up or not.

I'm hearing some good things about him from here, and from my alliance family. A lot of players ranked him up because he's annoying and needs direct counters, or non-contact attackers lol.

EdisonLaw · January 15

Terminatrix said:

TyEdge said:
Falcon wrecks him. Any non-contact attacker is good
I noticed that about Shuri. But doesn't Falcon make physicla contact?

He reduces defensive ability accuracy by 100% if locked on. Static shock is defensive

EdisonLaw · January 15

World Eater said:
I’ve thought about ranking him up cuz he isn’t a 7* but I figure once I do rank him up, the 7* gets released

Not sure if I want him to be released as a 7 star before he gets buffed

Terminatrix · January 15

JLordVileJ said:
Yellowjacket would cook him fyi

Cool. I don't believe many have Yellow Jacket in their decks though lol

Terminatrix · January 15

EdisonLaw said:

Terminatrix said:

TyEdge said:
Falcon wrecks him. Any non-contact attacker is good
I noticed that about Shuri. But doesn't Falcon make physicla contact?
He reduces defensive ability accuracy by 100% if locked on. Static shock is defensive

Hmmmmm ok. Ban Falcon. Got it 👍 lol

Ortoun · January 15

Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.

Darthbane3141 · January 15

I just wish his health pool wasn't one of the worst in the game. A r5a with not even 50k health is ridiculous.

shield311 · January 15

Ortoun said:
Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.

he is definitely a relevant defender for bgs, very few counters aswell

PT_99 · January 15

I'm only not ranking him up because he's annoying defender and Kebem can make him 7* anyday now 😭

I was planning to do him then I started to pull Korg and attuma on repeat, Kebem giving hints.

Ortoun · January 15

shield311 said:

Ortoun said:
Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.
he is definitely a relevant defender for bgs, very few counters aswell

I ment that the synergies weren't relevant. His mostly unavoidable damage unless you have a counter ensures he can be useful as a defender.

TotemCorruption · January 15

I don't understand; his kit says "Opponents that make contact with you receive a Static Shock for 38% of the damage they inflicted as Energy Damage." So why the focus on non-contact champs instead of champs that deal physical and direct damage instead of energy. That's not a narrow list.

TotemCorruption · January 15

shield311 said:

Ortoun said:
Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.
he is definitely a relevant defender for bgs, very few counters aswell

Champs who deal non-energy damage are "very few"?

captain_rogers · January 15

TotemCorruption said:

shield311 said:

Ortoun said:
Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.
he is definitely a relevant defender for bgs, very few counters aswell
Champs who deal non-energy damage are "very few"?

Any contact attacks deals 38% of damage back. Only shuri, negasonic and DAAR champs can ignore the damage back completely.

Average_Desi · January 15

TotemCorruption said:

shield311 said:

Ortoun said:
Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.
he is definitely a relevant defender for bgs, very few counters aswell
Champs who deal non-energy damage are "very few"?

You're thinking of Korg

TyEdge · January 15

TotemCorruption said:
I don't understand; his kit says "Opponents that make contact with you receive a Static Shock for 38% of the damage they inflicted as Energy Damage." So why the focus on non-contact champs instead of champs that deal physical and direct damage instead of energy. That's not a narrow list.

Because you’re reading it wrong.

The damage reflected is energy damage from electro to the opponent.

TotemCorruption · January 15

captain_rogers said:

TotemCorruption said:

shield311 said:

Ortoun said:
Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.
he is definitely a relevant defender for bgs, very few counters aswell
Champs who deal non-energy damage are "very few"?
Any contact attacks deals 38% of damage back. Only shuri, negasonic and DAAR champs can ignore the damage back completely.

But the kit says: "receive a Static Shock for 38% of the damage they inflicted as Energy Damage." So if no damage was inflicted as Energy Damage, wouldn't you receive 0 damage back? I'm confused.

TotemCorruption · January 15

TyEdge said:

TotemCorruption said:
I don't understand; his kit says "Opponents that make contact with you receive a Static Shock for 38% of the damage they inflicted as Energy Damage." So why the focus on non-contact champs instead of champs that deal physical and direct damage instead of energy. That's not a narrow list.
Because you’re reading it wrong.

The damage reflected is energy damage from electro to the opponent.

So Electro is a "they" now too, like Isophyne?
I don't claim I'm right but I'm definitely not reading the sentence wrong. It could be phrased incorrectly but that would be the issue.
Otherwise, in "Opponents that make contact with you receive a Static Shock for 38% of the damage they inflicted as Energy Damage," "they" has to refer to "opponents" because pronouns replace nouns, and here "they" matches "opponents" in number (plural), is closest to it in the sentence, and makes sense as the ones causing the damage.

Average_Desi · January 15

TotemCorruption said:

captain_rogers said:

TotemCorruption said:

shield311 said:

Ortoun said:
Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.
he is definitely a relevant defender for bgs, very few counters aswell
Champs who deal non-energy damage are "very few"?
Any contact attacks deals 38% of damage back. Only shuri, negasonic and DAAR champs can ignore the damage back completely.
But the kit says: "receive a Static Shock for 38% of the damage they inflicted as Energy Damage." So if no damage was inflicted as Energy Damage, wouldn't you receive 0 damage back? I'm confused.

No. Any contact hit that you do and deal damage can be dealt back to you as energy damage. Whether you deal Physical or energy damage to electro, the damage he reflects is always energy damage

TotemCorruption · January 15

Average_Desi said:

TotemCorruption said:

captain_rogers said:

TotemCorruption said:

shield311 said:

Ortoun said:
Not really relevant for BGs, but he has some fun synergies. Prowler and Spidey Supreme add some fun stuff for him.
he is definitely a relevant defender for bgs, very few counters aswell
Champs who deal non-energy damage are "very few"?
Any contact attacks deals 38% of damage back. Only shuri, negasonic and DAAR champs can ignore the damage back completely.
But the kit says: "receive a Static Shock for 38% of the damage they inflicted as Energy Damage." So if no damage was inflicted as Energy Damage, wouldn't you receive 0 damage back? I'm confused.
No. Any contact hit that you do and deal damage can be dealt back to you as energy damage. Whether you deal Physical or energy damage to electro, the damage he reflects is always energy damage

Yes, I tested him just now and I stand corrected. You guys are right. But the kit phrasing is so misleading it makes me wonder whether this is a bug and he was only meant to reflect energy damage.

Decided to do a completely unorthodox rank up: Electro

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