Kit Reveal - Brutus

UNIT NAME: Brutus

ALIGNMENT: Dark

CATEGORIES: Attacker, Pirate, Scoundrel, Order 66 Raid

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Key Attributes:

• A vicious Attacker who works “well” with Dark Side Pirate Leaders
• Brutus’ Unique ability, Mutineer, provides him with a variety of buffs and, depending on the ally in the Leader slot, Profit as well
• Brutus synergizes with Dark Side Pirate Leaders, especially Galactic Legend Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka

Inspiration:

• It was great to see the Shistavanen return to Star Wars live-action. Ever since the “wolfman” showed up in the cantina in A New Hope, fans have been fascinated by whatever this alien was, and in Skeleton Crew we got to see up close just what a Shistavanen could be.
• Brutus committed mutiny against Captain Silvo after a failed attempt to steal a vault full of New Republic credits.
• We leaned into this mutineer identity by having him gain buffs when his Pirate Leader takes damage.

 

Strategy Tips:

• Using Blazing Barrage on an enemy twice will inflict them with Speed Up, which you can then Steal with Threatening Manner.
• Scattershot Storm deals damage to the ally Leader which helps Brutus build up Defense Penetration and, with Galactic Legend Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka, grant Profit to all allied Pirates. 
• Brutus’ swift attacks are strengthened even further in Territory Wars, especially when he gains 15 stacks of Profit or more. 

 

FAQ:

• How do I unlock Brutus?

• • Marquee event starting Tuesday August 12th at 11am Pacific

• Is Brutus required for GL Hondo?
• Yes at relic 7

Notes:

• For Blazing Barrage, the Breach check occurs before damage is dealt. Brutus cannot apply Breach and Speed Down in the same turn. 
• Scattershot Storm deals exactly 1 True Damage to the ally Leader - just enough to trigger Mutineer without causing any significant friendly damage.

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ABILITIES:

BASIC: Blazing Barrage

 

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Deal Physical damage to target enemy twice and inflict Breach for 2 turns, which can't be resisted. During Brutus' turn, if the target enemy is already Breached, they gain Speed Up for 2 turns and Brutus gains 1 stack of Profit.

SPECIAL 1: Scattershot Storm (Cooldown: 3)

 

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Deal Physical damage to all enemies. Then deal 1 True damage to the ally in the Leader slot. This damage can't defeat allies. 

Brutus gains Offense Up for 2 turns. If the ally in the Leader slot is Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka, all allies gain Offense Up for 2 turns instead, which can't be dispelled or prevented.

 

SPECIAL 2: Threatening Manner (Cooldown: 4)

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Inflict Accuracy Down and Critical Chance Down on all enemies for 3 turns. If the ally in the Leader slot is Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka, Breached enemies are also Feared for 1 turn, which can't be dispelled or prevented.

If Brutus has Advantage, Defense Penetration Up, Offense Up, Potency Up, or Speed Up, dispel those buffs and Brutus gains 30% Turn Meter. Then, Steal those buffs from all enemies, reset their durations, and grant them to all Pirate allies. If the ally in the Leader slot is Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka, immediately dispel all buffs granted to allies with this ability and replace them with versions that can't be dispelled or prevented. If no buffs were stolen, Brutus gains 5 stacks of Ferocity for 3 turns instead.

If Brutus Steals at least 2 unique Buffs from the enemy team, he gains a bonus turn and 2 stacks of Profit. This ability can't be evaded or resisted.

UNIQUE 1: Mutineer (Zeta + Omicron)

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Whenever a Dark Side Pirate ally in the Leader slot takes damage, Brutus gains 5% Defense Penetration (stacking) for the rest of battle. If the ally in the Leader slot is Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka, whenever Pirate King Hondo takes damage all Pirate allies gain 1 stack of Profit. If Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka or Maz Kanata is the ally in the Leader slot, the cap for Profit is removed for Brutus.

If the ally in the Leader slot is a Dark Side non-Galactic Legend Pirate, Brutus gains 5 stacks of Profit at the start of battle and 100% Defense until the end of battle. If the ally in the Leader slot is Captain Silvo, whenever Captain Silvo takes damage he loses 1 stack of Profit, and Brutus gains 1 stack of Profit. Brutus gains 30 Speed at the start of battle.

While Brutus has at least 4 stacks of Profit, at the start of his turn, he gains 10% Offense (stacking) for each stack of Profit he has (max 200%) until the end of his turn.

The first time a Dark Side Pirate ally in the Leader slot is defeated, Brutus assists himself twice the next time he uses an ability on his turn.

Whenever Speed Up expires on an enemy, they are inflicted with 1 stack of Bleed for the rest of battle, doubled if they are in the enemy Leader slot.

While in Territory Wars: Whenever a Dark Side Pirate ally in the Leader slot takes damage, Brutus gains 5% additional Defense Penetration (stacking) for the rest of battle and Retribution for 1 turn, which can't be dispelled or prevented. If the ally in the Leader slot is Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka, reduce Brutus' cooldowns by 1 whenever Brutus attacks out of turn.

Whenever Brutus uses a Special ability and he has at least 15 stacks of Profit, he assists dealing 50% less damage. Whenever another Pirate ally uses a Special ability and Brutus has at least 20 stacks of Profit, he assists dealing 50% less damage.