Mysterio

"YES! T'IS I! MYSTERIO!"

—Mysterio under the effects of the ISO-Spell^[src]

Mysterio is a Tech Champion. Being a Tech Champion, he has a Class Bonus against Mutant Champions, but is weak to Cosmic Champions.

Bio[]

Quentin Beck always dreamed of making it big in the film industry. However, even as one of the most accomplished special effects designers in the business, he never received the spotlight he rightfully deserved.

Craving recognition, Beck took on the persona “Mysterio”, using his expertise in special effects and illusions to become a Super-Villain with the goal of taking down a costumed hero and thus proving his capabilities to the world.

Mechanics[]

Mysterio can build up Chemical Gas then continue finishing his combos with a light attack to permanently Heal Block the Opponent, because Mysterio’s Heal Block is a Passive effect it can be used on Debuff immune nodes or against champions who shrug Debuffs without losing any value.

Additionally, Mysterio has strong damage mitigation abilities allowing him to use his gasses to completely bypass incoming damage or even reflect it back onto the Opponent.

If played right, Mysterio can also output some very high poison damage making him quite powerful against Opponents who can be poisoned.

Stats[]

Max Rating	Max Health	Max Attack
582	2327	198
-	-	-
1539	6184	525
-	-	-
3869	15508	1317
-	-	-
7783	31093	2640
-	-	-
13280	53055	4504
-	-	-
33710	134761	11439
-	-	-

Abilities[]

Passive

Mysterio's Ability Accuracy cannot be decreased and he's immune to all Poison effects. However, if knocked down by a Spider-Verse Hero or inflicted with Armor Break Debuff, his helmet is cracked for 10 seconds, temporarily disabling these benefits.

Chemical Gas - Passive

Mysterio's second Medium attack generates 1 Chemical Gas, stacking up to 3 total. Gas can't be generated while his helmet is cracked.
Landing a Heavy Attack with 1 or more Chemical Gas consumes them and inflicts the Opponent with a single Poison Debuff, dealing X direct damage scaling with Base Attack, per Chemical Gas consumed over 8 seconds, and reducing health recovery by 30%.

Tier	Poison Damage
	316.8
	840
	2107.2
	4224
	7206.4
	18302.4

While affected by Mysterio's Poison, Spider-Verse Heroes can't Evade.

On Fourth Light Attack

100% chance to inflict a Heal Block Passive, preventing the Opponent from healing for 1 second(s). This duration increases by +2 seconds for each Chemical Gas Mysterio has. This hit is a projectile and does not make contact with the Opponent.

Signature Ability[]

Lethal Gas - Passive

Mysterio generates 1 Chemical Gas every X seconds.

Tier	Countdown (sec)
	26 - 10.11
	26 - 10.11
	26 - 10.11
	19.8 - 6.01
	19.8 - 6.01
	19.8 - 6.01

Dev Notes: Mysterio’s Ability to generate Chemical Gas over time is extremely useful to help upkeep maximum potency for all his abilities, additionally if timed correctly this ability allows Mysterio to generate gas just after consuming his current gas with a special, helping him stay constantly topped up. This ability is also extremely useful for Mysterio on defense since it allows him to boost the duration of all his effects without having to complete a combo.

Special Attacks[]

Special 1 - Out of Nowhere
Mysterio fires a beam at his Opponent before dipping into his smoke, emerging in their face and delivering a powerful uppercut.

Mysterio gains a Reflection Gas Passive lasting 4 seconds and all his Chemical Gas is consumed, each adding 1 second to its duration.
If struck while Reflection Gas is active, the incoming damage is stored. Upon expiry, 70% of the taken damage is reflected onto the Opponent and Mysterio immediately Regenerates 100% of the damage he took.

Special 2 - Invisible Killer
Mysterio puts his knowledge of special effects to the test, projecting a series of illusions at the opponent and disguising his whereabouts.

Mysterio gains an Illusion Gas Passive lasting 4 seconds and all his Chemical Gas is consumed, each adding 1 second to its duration.
While active, the Opponent is inflicted with a Power Drain Debuff, losing 6% of their max Power per second.
While active, all incoming attacks have a 25% chance to Miss, increasing to 100% while charging a Heavy Attack.

Special 3 - Right Behind You
Mysterio uses his smoke cloud to fly around the opponent firing deadly beams as he goes, finally appearing behind them for a final blast.

Mysterio gains a Frenzy Gas Passive lasting 10 seconds and all his Chemical Gas is consumed, each adding 4 seconds to the duration.
While Frenzy Gas is active, Mysterio gains X Attack Rating and the potency of his Poisons are increased by 300%.

Tier	Attack Rating
	514.8
	1365
	3424.2
	6864
	11710.4
	29741.4

Dev Notes: Each of Mysterio’s abilities focuses on a specific bit of Utility, his SP1 is great for damage mitigation, SP2 is great for power control and SP3 is great for damage.Balancing these different abilities based on who Mysterio is facing allows him to be valuable in many fights.

Synergy Bonuses[]

Synergy	Partner(s)	Effect(s)
Mine Can Hover		Mysterio: When dashing forward, Mysterio has a 70% chance to inflict the Opponent with Falter for the duration of the dash. Opponents suffering Falter have a 100% chance to Miss their attacks. Solo: Only affects this Champion and does not stack.
Encroaching Insanity		Mysterio: Poison durations are increased by 2 seconds. Solo: Only affects this Champion and does not stack.
Enhanced Illusionist		Mysterio: Reflection, Illusion, and Frenzy Gas last for an additional 2 seconds. Solo: Only affects this Champion and does not stack.
Mental Immunity		Emma Frost, Mysterio: Grants immunity to reverse controls. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Nemesis - Level 99		All Champions: +8% Attack. Dev Notes: Mysterio’s Nemesis synergy will appear at different levels depending on his rarity: – 2 star Champions will get level 1, providing 4% Attack – 3 star Champions will get level 2, providing 5% Attack – 4 star Champions will get level 3, providing 6% Attack – 5 star Champions or above will get level 99, providing 8% Attack
Incoming Synergy	Partner(s)	Effect(s)
The Illusionists		Synergy Champions: Dodging an attack with the Dexterity Mastery grants a non-stacking 20% Physical Resistance Passive for 10 seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Nemesis - Level 3		All Champions: +6% Attack.
Unphased		Synergy Champions: When the Opponent Misses, generate 10% of a Bar of Power. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Sinister Manipulator		Synergy Champions: +15% Attack Rating against #Spider-Verse Heroes. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
No…Not You…		Mysterio: When Regenerating from the use of Reflection Gas, Mysterio heals and additional 10% of the damage he took. Old Man Logan: The first time Logan gains a 0 Damage Passive Bleed each fight, he gains 2 more. Additionally, his Regeneration Rate is increased by +10%. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Field Trip		Peni Parker: While the Sync-Shield is active, Peni can trigger the Parry Mastery against non-contact attacks. Mysterio: Chemical Gas is not consumed when inflicting Poison with a Heavy Attack. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Sinister Substitutes		Synergy Champions: When fighting #Heroes, Combat Power Rate is increased by 10%. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block Chance.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block Chance.
Insidious		Synergy Champions: +250 Critical Resistance, doubled when fighting #Spider-Verse Heroes. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Mine Travels Through Space		Silver Surfer: Board attacks generate 30% less power for the Opponent. Mysterio: Mysterio’s advantages against Spider-Verse champions extends to all Hero Champions. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Spider-Senses…Tingling		Spider-Man (Miles Morales): Spider-Sense Charges grant +5% Attack Rating each. Synergy Champions: +7% Attack Rating. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Roommates		Spot: +10% Rupture Debuff Potency. Mysterio: Gain 1 Chemical Gas when a hit Misses Mysterio. 10 second cooldown. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Not the Hero…		Villain Champions: +3% Health & Attack Rating. The Hood: Knocking the opponent down loads 3 bullet(s). Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Dry Ice		Vision (Aarkus): Increase the duration of Armor Break Debuffs by 2 second(s) flat. Mysterio: Increase the duration of Reflection and Frenzy gas by 3 second(s) flat. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Hologramastery		Viv Vision: Advanced use of Holograms grants a 5% chance to Evade, increased by 2% flat for each active Solar Energy. Does not trigger while Blocking or Phasing. Mysterio: Illusion Gas’ Power Drain potency and chance to cause Miss are increased by 4% flat and 10% flat, respectively. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Teammates - Level 3		All Champions: +5% Perfect Block Chance.

Strengths and Weaknesses[]

Strengths[]

Passive Heal Block
- Mysterio’s unique ability to “passively” Heal Block his Opponent gives him a strong advantage when fighting in a Debuff immune fight against a champion who is constantly regenerating such as Sabretooth or Mister Sinister.
Ability to tank damage
- Mysterio has various abilities that allow him to tank damage and sometimes even benefit from it. Reflection Gas, (granted from SP1) allows him to throw back all the hit damage he took making it a great option to eat the opponent’s SP3 attacks providing the initial damage won’t kill him.
- Additionally, while Illusion Gas is active (granted from SP2) Mysterio can charge his Heavy attack to completely absorb incoming attacks providing the Opponent isn’t able to bypass Miss.
Power Control
- Throwing a SP2 inflicts power drain lasting for the duration of the Illusion Gas granted from SP2. If Mysterio has max stacks of Chemical Gas when throwing SP2 he can get a very nice and long duration power drain. If played right, players can loop SP2 for the entire match to keep the Opponent’s power suppressed for the majority of the fight.
Strong Poison Damage
- After throwing a SP3 if Mysterio can quickly build up to 3 stacks of Chemical Gas and land a heavy attack he can deal some significant poison damage to his opponent. Play this right and Mysterio can get off 2 or more maximum potency poisons during his Frenzy state
Formidable Defender
- Wiith his annoying Special and Heavy attacks, Mysterio can be a good defender for Alliance War or Battlegrounds.

Dev Notes: If Mysterio wants to build gas quickly he can run medium-medium combos to quickly build to maximum stacks. While at max stacks Mysterio can finish his combo with a Light attack to keep the Opponent Heal Blocked for the entire fight. Overall, Mysterio’s strongest utility is damage mitigation, Heal Block and Power Control.

Weaknesses[]

Armor Breaks and Spider-verse heroes
- Armor break effects and/or getting knocked down by a Spider-verse hero will temporarily crack Mysterio’s Helmet making him vulnerable and blocking him from gaining additional Chemical Gas. Opponents like King Groot who can inflict permanent Armor Breaks are even more effective here
Stuns or DOT effects on attacks
- Using his Reflection Gas Mysterio has the ability to reflect hit damage back onto his opponent, however he can ONLY reflect hit damage, so any damage from a DOT effect will not be reflected making these effects especially dangerous when reflecting damage.
Bypass Miss
- Mysterio’s Illusion Gas is great for mitigating incoming attacks, however if the Opponent has the ability to bypass Miss they will be able to strike him even while he’s charging a heavy attack, this completely shuts down this ability.

Recommended Masteries[]

Liquid Courage
- Mysterio is immune to Poison effects, making him immune to the negative effects of Liquid Courage.
Recovery
- When Mysterio heals back the damage he took while reflection gas was active, the Recovery Mastery can boost this amount and allow him to actually heal rather than simply gain back what he lost.
Collar Tech
- The power reduction inflicted on the Opponent while attacking combined with Mysterio’s powerful Power Drain on his SP2 allows him to keep the Opponent’s power levels at a constantly pitiful level giving him a massive advantage in the fight.