Emz

Class: Controller

Rarity: Epic

Trio: Undead with Frank and Mortis

Best skin: Demon Emz

Title: "#haters"

Prestige Title: "ratio"

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Emz is a brawler that can output a ton of damage against multiple enemies at mid-range, and has solid controlling ability with her super. However, she struggles to deal with brawlers at both long and close range without her gadget and hypercharge and has low mobility.

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Health: 3900 to 7800

Movement speed: Normal

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Main Attack: Spray

"Emz gives you a blast of her hair spray! It's strong enough to melt your face."

Damage: 560 to 1120 every 0.5 seconds

Range: Normal

Reload speed: Slow

Emz's main attack does different amount of damage based on where the enemies stand. If they stand on the outer edge of the attack, they will take 2 ticks of damage; if they stand in the middle of the attack, they will take 3 ticks of damage; and if they stand close to Emz, they will take 1 tick of damage. This is one of the reasons Emz is only really good at mid-ranged combat, as enemies caught around the middle of her range will take a large amount of damage, and she can unload her attacks quite fast. However, it does travel slowly and doesn't have the longest range, making it relatively easy to outrange her main attack with most brawlers. Its low damage combined with its slow reload speed makes it very bad at melee encounters.

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Super: Caustic Charisma

"Emz creates a cloud of toxicity around herself, slowing down the movement of enemies and damaging them."

Damage per second: 240 to 480

Duration: 5 seconds

Charge Rate: 10 hits

Recharge Rate: 22 hits

Range: Normal

Emz's super is a large slowing area around her that deal a bit of damage as well. It is very good if you are able to get an enemy inside of it, however this can be hard against good players due to the super's relatively low range. You will likely only catch close or mid-range brawlers inside of it. If you are able to catch an enemy inside and they can get hit by your attacks, it is an almost guaranteed kill if you have enough HP and ammo, as you can easily position yourself to deal the most damage with your main attack. It can be game-changing if you are able to catch multiple enemies inside of it as well, and can be cycled very effectively if you are getting value out of it.

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Gadget 1: Friendzoner

"Emz fires off some hairspray that pushes enemies back. Deals 500 damage."

Cooldown: 19 seconds

This is an incredibly strong gadget for Emz, as she is terrible in close-range combat since she has a slow reload speed and her shots only deal 1 tick of damage. This gadget helps alleviate this issue against most brawlers who get too close to her.

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Gadget Buffie

"Knocks enemies back farther and stuns them for 1 sec if knocked into a wall."

This is a very strong gadget buffie, increasing the knockback distance of Friendzoner and allowing it to stun enemies if they hit a walls. The stun is very strong, not allowing enemies to retaliate, which can set Emz up for an easy kill.

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Gadget 2: Acid Spray

"Emz squirts out hairspray that goes through walls! Deals 1120 damage."

Cooldown: 16 seconds

This is a solid gadget for Emz, essentially being a main attack that goes through walls. It can allow Emz to be more viable on maps with lots of walls, and it also great for catching low health enemies that are hiding behind walls off guard.

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Gadget Buffie

"Slows enemies on hit."

This is another very strong buffie effect, giving Acid Spray a 3 second slow as well as going through walls. This can be crippling for enemy brawlers caught inside, as Emz can now easily position herself to get the full damage out of her main attack, giving this gadget a huge amount of utility since it has two extremely strong use cases.

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Star Power 1: Bad Karma

"Enemies that stay within the cloud of Emz's toxic hair spray suffer increasing damage, 25% per hit."

This is a great star power for Emz, as it increases her burst damage by a lot if she is able to position herself well. The damage can go up very high if she is able to get 3 ticks of damage off, being able to shred through even the toughest brawlers in the game with all 3 ammo.

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Star Buffie

"Reduce damage dealt by enemies hit by Emz's main attack by 15% for 4 sec."

This is a solid buffie effect for Emz, now giving her attacks damage reduction with Bad Karma equipped. This can help aid Emz and her team's survivability, as the damage reduction can be quite significant and lasts for a very long time.

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Star Power 2: Hype

"Emz recovers 624 health per second for each enemy Brawler inside her Super's area of effect."

This is a another great star power for Emz, giving her lifesteal with her super's damage, increasing her survivability. This can become game changing if multiple enemies are caught inside, making Emz almost unkillable while dishing out great damage as well. Overall, this star power gives Emz much more survivability in her most crucial moments.

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Star Buffie

"Emz takes no damage for 0.5 sec when activating her Super."

This is a game-changing buffie for Emz, giving her an on-command immunity for a brief period of time. If timed right, this can save her from death in numerous situations, and considering how easy Emz's super is to cycle, this buffie can get an incredible amount of value in games. Combined with the base Hype star power, she can also heal up during the immunity, making it even harder to kill her when she uses her super.

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Hypercharge: Overhyped Haze

"Emz pushes enemies to the outer edge of her Super on activation and follows up with a dose of her spray."

Charge rate: 2 and 1/2 supers

Emz has a solid hypercharge, giving her a knockback against enemies that are close to her and some extra damage as well. The speed boost is also great for Emz, allowing her to catch more enemies inside her super as well as preventing them from escaping as well.​

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Hyper Buffie

"Sprays will poison enemies!"

This is a decent buffie for Emz, giving her main attack a damage over time effect, 420 damage over 4 seconds. This can be great for finishing off enemies that manage to escape her range as well as just to increase her damage. The buffie also makes Emz's main attack slightly bigger, making it easier to hit enemies with. The extended duration is also very good for Emz, allowing her to get 2 supers inside of 1 hypercharge easily if you are hitting enough enemies.

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Gear selection:

Emz's best gear is damage gear, as the increased damage output makes Emz even better at shredding her targets when at low health. Her second best gear is speed, since she is usually played on bushy maps, and it allows her to position herself better as well as catch more enemies inside her super. On non bushy maps, shield is a good option to increase her max health, and gadget gear to spam out her strong gadgets more often.​

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Best build: 

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Other good abilities to buy:

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Best Matchups:

Emz's best matchups are against tanks, since if she keeps her distance from them, she can easily burst them down with her main attack and super. She does best into tanks without much mobility, such as Doug, Rosa, and Ash. These brawlers all have no way to get up close to her, so she can keep her distance, slow him with her super, and finish them off with her main attack at optimal range. Ash's rats also get destroyed by Emz's attack really easily, so she just needs to make sure he doesn't sneak up on her.​

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Best Counters:

Emz is mainly countered by assassins with multiple dashes, as she deals very little damage at close range and can't use her knockback gadget multiple times in a row. Mortis is great for countering her as his main attack is a dash that can have substantial range if charged, and can be used multiple times. Darryl is also great into Emz with his 2 rolls, easily getting back on top of her if he gets knocked back. Emz is also countered by brawlers who outrange her in a mid-ranged matchup, as she shorter range than most midrangers and can't close the gap in any way. Janet is great into Emz for this reason, and she can fly away with her super if Emz manages to catch Janet with her super.

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Best Game Modes: 

Emz is more map and matchup dependent than mode dependent, but her best modes are Brawl Ball and Hot Zone, as these are modes where her best matchups are often played and where her burst damage and control shine. She also does well in bushy maps, and both of these modes have several maps with a lot of bushes. Gem Grab is also has maps with lots of bushes, however you should only go Emz in it if the matchups are good.

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Tips and Tricks:

• If there is an enemy on extremely low health behind a wall, you can use Emz's super or Acid Spray gadget to kill them. Her super lasts for a good amount of time and keeps them inside with the slow, making it a solid finisher at times.

• Try to catch multiple enemies in Emz's super, as it has a large radius, and is very hard to escape once caught inside. Catching multiple enemies often leads to multiple kills and a fully cycled super.

• The optimal way to get the most damage on an enemy at close range is to attack first, then use your Friendzoner gadget, as it pushes the enemy back into the first attack. Use remaining main attacks to finish them off.

• Since Emz's burst damage is so high, sneaking around in bushes to jump out and burst enemies before they can react is a very effective strategy.

• If Emz's Friendzoner gadget is on cooldown, Emz's hypercharge can also provide her with a knockback against close brawlers.

• If no enemies are in range, you can use Emz's attacks to control an area for a second, as they linger on the field for a short amount of time.

• In Brawl Ball, if an enemy is up close to you blocking the goal, you can pass the ball and then use Friendzoner to pass the ball through them and score a goal.

• With her star power buffie and Hype star power, Emz's super can be used for survivability as well as damage and control. If timed well, the immunity from the buffie can save her life and heal up with the normal star power. This expands the uses for Emz's super, allowing it to be used more defensively as a survival mechanism.

• With Acid Spray's gadget buffie, it can now slow enemies that are caught inside it. This heavily expands its usage, allowing it to be used to keep enemies inside of Emz's range, making them unable to escape without a dash.

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Overall ranking: A