Mortis

Class: Assassin

Rarity: Mythic

Trio: Undead with Emz and Frank

Best skin: Lambent Mortis

Mastery title: "Creature of the Night"

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Mortis is a high-skill assassin that is very hot and cold. He is incredibly matchup dependent and has a game-changing hypercharge, but is very hard to play without his hypercharge or good matchups.

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Health: 3800 to 7600

Movement speed: Very Fast​​​​​​

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Main Attack: Shovel Swing

"Mortis dashes forward with a sharp swing of his shovel, creating business opportunities for himself. When he has all three dashes ready, he'll gain a longer dash after a short delay."

Damage: 1000 to 2000

Range: Short

Reload Speed: Very Slow

Mortis' main attack is a short dash that can become longer if he lets the bar underneath his ammo charge up. It takes 4.5 seconds to charge up. It can deal decent damage and be unloaded very fast, but has a very slow reload speed. It is important to get value out of every shot with Mortis, as it is incredibly punishing to miss a dash. He can use his dash for mobility, however make sure to save ammo to kill your targets. Also, try to activate his long dash as often as possible, as the range extension is incredibly useful.​

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Super: Life Blood

"Mortis calls forth a swarm of vampire bats that drain the health of his enemies while restoring his. Creepy!"

Damage: 900 to 1000

Healing: 1150 to 2300

Range: Very Long

Mortis' super is a very important part of his kit, as he is not very good without it. The damage and the healing allow him to win many more interactions, and it also has an incredibly long range, allowing him to easily hit multiple enemies, since it pierces enemies and walls. It is also incredibly important to cycle it, as Mortis is often reliant on his super to win interactions.

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Gadget 1: Combo Spinner

"Mortis spins his shovel, hitting all enemies around himself for 2000 damage."

Cooldown: 10 seconds

This is a simple gadget that is solid for Mortis, essentially giving him an extra attack that doesn't take up ammo and doesn't dash. It is best used to finish off an enemy if you don't have any ammo remaining. It also has a short cooldown, allowing you to use it in most interactions.

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Gadget 2: Survival Shovel

"Mortis reloads faster for 4.0 seconds."

Cooldown: 16 seconds

This is almost an essential gadget for Mortis, as it doubles his reload speed for a decent amount of time. Since Mortis' reload speed is so slow, this gadget is amazing for getting off more attacks, and also allows Mortis to close the gap easier since he can dash more often. Additionally, it helps Mortis cycle his super easier with the extra ammo, making this gadget a near essential part of Mortis' kit.

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Star Power 1: Creepy Harvest

"Mortis reaps the life essence of a Brawler he defeats, restoring 20% of his max health."

This is a pretty good star power for Mortis, giving him extra healing whenever he gets a kill. However, it is only useful against good matchups, as he likely won't be getting any kills against his counters.

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Star Power 2: Coiled Snake

"Mortis gains his longer dash 2 seconds faster."

This is an amazing star power for Mortis, cutting the time needed to get his long dash almost in half. It heavily increases his mobility, as he is able to charge up the long dash much more frequently, and is a powerful part of Mortis' kit.

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Hypercharge: Blood Boomerang

"Life Blood now also returns to Mortis, allowing for double damage and healing."

Charge rate: 3 and 1/3 supers

Speed buff: 24%

Damage buff: 25%

Shield buff: 5%

Mortis' hypercharge is completely broken, as it hits the enemy twice for a huge amount of damage and healing. It also makes his super incredibly easy to cycle, since you only need to hit 2 people to fully cycle it, which is very easy considering its range and width. This hypercharge allows for a comeback to always be possible, however it can take a long time to charge, especially against bad matchups.

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Mythic Gear: Bat Storm

Life Blood's projectile speed is increased by 50%.

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Gear selection:

Mortis' mythic gear is great for him, as it allows his super to be much easier to connect, which is huge for both his super and hypercharge. His best second gear is likely shield, as Mortis often needs the extra HP to help him survive and win more interactions.

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Best build: 

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Other good abilities to buy:

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Best Matchups:

Mortis is one of the best counters to throwers in the game, as his dashes allow him to easily dodge their shots and get up close to them. He is also good against low damaging brawlers, as he can swiftly get up close and kill them. His best matchups include Dynamike, Grom, and Sprout, as they have very limited ways to deal with him when he closes the gap.

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Best Counters:

Mortis gets countered by a lot of brawlers, but the best brawlers against him are brawlers with high point-blank burst damage, as they can immediately kill Mortis when he dashes on them. He also struggles against general high damage brawlers, tanks, brawlers with high crowd control, and some spawners, as he struggles to kill the spawns. Mortis' best counters include brawlers such as Bull, Shelly, and Gale, as Bull and Shelly can instantly burst Mortis down, and Gale can constantly push Mortis back with his super and gadget.​

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Best Game Modes: 

Mortis's best game modes are Gem Grab and Bounty, as he is great for turning around the game with his assassination abilities and overpowered hypercharge. In these modes, one play can win you the game, which Mortis is great at doing. He still gets countered easily in these modes however, so try not to pick him into bad matchups.​

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Tips and Tricks:

• Since Mortis is an incredibly matchup dependent brawler, he should only be used in Ranked as a last pick to counter the enemy team. Don't pick him early on in the draft, as smart enemies will pick one of the many counters available.

• If you are going up against a bad matchup with Mortis, try and rotate to a different matchup as soon as possible, as most bad matchups for Mortis are a guaranteed loss.

• You should only use 1-2 of Mortis's dashes for its mobility, as you want to save as much ammo as you can to get damage and super charge.

• Mortis's goal throughout the game is to acquire his hypercharge, as it is by far the best part of his kit. Focus on charging it for most of the game, even if you die, as it makes a huge impact when used.

• Since Mortis's dashes have such a slow reload, try to manually aim your shots unless you need to burst down an enemy as soon as possible.

• You should always try to hit Mortis's super on multiple enemies. Mortis relies on cycling his super, and using it on 1 enemy barely cycles it. You can also use your main attack to line up the enemies with your super.

• When going in with Mortis, make sure the enemy is on low ammo, as they won't be able to burst you down if they don't have enough ammo to kill you. Also try to keep track of their super charge and gadget cooldowns, as Mortis has a greater chance of winning the interaction if they aren't charged up.

• Mortis's main attack is very easy to whiff into a wall, so when attacking near walls, it is best to manually aim to make sure you don't whiff any of your shots.

• The best use for Mortis's Survival Shovel gadget is when you are right about to go in, as the extra ammo help a ton for damaging the enemy, charging your super/hypercharge, and having an extra dash to disengage.

• With Mortis's long dash charged up, he can quickly close the gap between him and his opponent, so try to charge it up every time before you engage.

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Overall ranking: A