Charlie

Class: Controller

Rarity: Mythic

Trio: Bizarre Circus

Best skin: Virus Charlie

Mastery title: "The Amazing"

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Charlie is a solid jack-of-all-trades brawler, having solid damage output, range, and control abilities with a great gadget. Her super can also provide an almost guaranteed kill on an enemy, though it does often require some teamwork. However, she doesn't particularly excel at a specific role, occasionally making it hard to fit her in a team.​

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Health: 3300 to 6600

Movement speed: Normal

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Main Attack: Yo-Yo

"Charlie slings her yo-yo forward, damaging the first enemy hit and then returning back to her."

Damage: 800 to 1600

Range: Long

Charlie's main attack works differently than most brawlers, as she has only one ammo and no reload speed. She can only fire out one projectile at a time, and can't fire it again until it returns to her. It returns upon hitting an enemy or wall, meaning she has a higher damage output the closer an enemy is to her. Since she doesn't have a reload speed, she has low burst damage, but very consistent damage since she never has to wait and reload.​

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Super: Cocoon

"Charlie throws forward a bundle of hair wrapping around an enemy on hit, disabling them until the hairy cocoon is destroyed."

Cocoon Health: 4200 to 8400

Range: Long

Duration: 3 seconds

Charlie's super has a fairly long range, and puts the first enemy it hits inside a cocoon. Enemies can't be damaged or moved while in a cocoon, but their allies can attack the cocoon to release them. The cocoon decays 20% of its health every second, lasting up to 5 seconds. Charlie's super is her main way of dealing with aggressive brawlers, as it completely disables them while inside the cocoon. It is also a near guaranteed kill for enemies put inside the cocoon, as while it doesn't deal any damage, it allows Charlie and her team to line up their shots to instantly kill the enemy the moment they pop out of the cocoon.

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Gadget 1: Spiders

"Charlie releases 3 spiders that seek and attack the nearest enemies."

Spider Health: 1400(max level)

Spider Damage: 800(max level)

Cooldown: 20 seconds

This gadget provides a ton of value to Charlie, allowing her to put a ton of pressure onto single-shot brawlers. The spiders decay 20% of their health every second, lasting up to 5 seconds. They don't often deal damage, but they force a ton of ammo out of enemies, making it a great gadget to win lanes and gain position.

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Gadget 2: Personal Space

"Charlie cocoons herself, healing 50% of her total health."

Cooldown: 15 seconds

This gadget makes Charlie essentially use her super on herself, as it has the same properties. However, she gets a huge amount of healing when coming out of the super. This gadget is overall very volatile, as it can either provide a ton of survivability to Charlie, but you also run the risk of having enemies instantly kill you the moment you pop out of the cocoon, as Charlie doesn't have the highest HP.

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Star Power 1: Digestive

"Cocooned enemies lose 25% of their health while cocooned."

This star power is overall very mediocre, only really providing value to brawlers on very high health when you cocoon them. Even after they come out of the cocoon, it will only take maybe an additional ammo to kill them, which doesn't provide too much value.

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Star Power 2: Slimy

"Cocoon leaves a slimy trail behind it for 5 seconds that slows down enemies walking over it."

This star power can actually provide some solid value, as enemies that come out of the cocoon are guaranteed to be briefly slowed, and slowed even longer if they are released from the cocoon earlier. This leads to enemies having less chances to escape, allowing Charlie and her team to secure the kill on them easier. It also gives some decent area control, even if Charlie misses her super.

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Hypercharge: Pestilience

"Cocoon spawns 3 spiders that seek and attack the nearest enemies."

Charge rate: 1 and 2/3 supers

Charlie's hypercharge essentially combines her Spiders gadget and her super, placing down spiders even if she misses her super. However, since the spiders' health decays, they often won't be alive once the enemy comes out of the cocoon, meaning they only really provide good value if there are other enemies around the cocooned enemy. You also can't combine it with Charlie's Spiders gadget, as you can only have one set down at a time. However, the hypercharge has a very fast charging rate, allowing Charlie to get easily multiple get multiple in a game, and also allows Charlie's super to get value even if it misses.​​​​​​​

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Gear selection:

Charlie has several good gears that work on her, the overall best being shield and damage for their solid stat boosts. However, gadget gear can be very effective against single shot brawlers, allowing her to spam out her Spiders gadget more effectively, and vision gear is also a great choice for her on bushy maps since she can constantly fire out her projectile.

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Best build: 

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Other good abilities to buy:

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Best Matchups:

Charlie is generally good into all matchups thanks to her solid range, consistent damage, and super that allows her to shut down aggressive brawlers. However, her Spiders gadget allows her to be an excellent counter against single shot brawlers, making them waste ammo and allowing her to gain position on the map. Brawlers such as Meeple, Gene, and Gray struggle to deal with her Spiders with their slow reload speed and single target projectiles.

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Best Counters:

Charlie is best countered by throwers, as she has no way to attack brawlers behind walls, allowing them to freely attack her unless she can maneuver around them. Barley and Larry are great counters to her, zoning her out and denying her any super charge. Penny is also an excellent counter to Charlie, especially to her Spiders gadget, taking advantage of them with her splash damage. Charlie also can't deal with Penny's cannon, making it incredibly hard for Charlie to deal with. 

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Best Game Modes: 

Charlie is an excellent brawler for Gem Grab due to her having solid control over the map and the ability to shut down aggressive brawlers. Her cocoon also makes any enemy it hits immediately drop all of their gems, allowing for her to make some game changing plays. She is also great in Bounty/Wipeout against most marksmen, as her Spiders gadget is great at countering their single-shot projectiles.​

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Tips and Tricks:

• Charlie's yo-yo returns to her even behind walls, allowing her to clip enemies hiding behind walls if you fire and then move behind the wall.

• Try not to use Charlie's super into a group of multiple enemies, as it can be very easy for them to quickly take out the cocoon if they have enough ammo saved up.

• Charlie's super is best utilized when you have teammates that can hit the enemy right after they come out of the cocoon, so try to cocoon the enemy when they are in your allies' range.

• Charlie's cocoon also makes enemies in Gem Grab drop all of their gems immediately. This can be incredibly impactful if you super the enemy gem carrier, allowing you to scoop up their gems without having to even kill them.

• Charlie's projectile returns to her after the first enemy hit, letting have a lot more DPS up close. This is best used when enemies are around 3-4 tiles away from you, as you can spam auto-aim and hit them nearly every time.

• Since Charlie can constantly fire out her shot, take advantage of it by only healing when you need to. Make sure to heal up to full HP to make sure you have maximum uptime on your attacking intervals.

• Make sure to use and abuse Spiders in the right matchup. Focus on brawlers with either slow reload speeds or single target projectiles, as it wastes a ton of ammo from them.

Overall ranking: A