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Punisher is a Skill champion. Being a Skill champion, he has a Class Bonus against Science champions but a penalty against Mutant Champions.

Bio[]

I know what you're thinking. How did I end up like this? Tied to a chair in a dingy warehouse, with a big, scary man pointing a big, scary gun in my face. Well let me tell you: you're here because you're a criminal. You're a tumor of society. And me? I'm just a man who loves his job. I'm the Punisher. And we're about to have a lot of fun together...

Mechanics[]

Punisher is a classic Skill Champion, with access to Bleed and Fury. Punisher is capable of stacking a lot of Bleeds once he places an Open Wound with his Special Attack 2 or 3, because once the opponent is Bleeding, all of Punisher’s attacks have a chance to place an additional Bleed!

Stats[]

Tier Max Rating Max Health Max Attack
TierStarTierStar 499 2350 173
AwakenedAwakened - - -
TierStarTierStarTierStar 1322 6245 458
AwakenedAwakenedAwakened - - -
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 3318 15660 1148
AwakenedAwakenedAwakenedAwakened - - -
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 6683 31398 2301
AwakenedAwakenedAwakenedAwakenedAwakened - - -
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 11400 53576 3927
AwakenedAwakenedAwakenedAwakenedAwakenedAwakened - - -

Abilities[]

All attacks

  • 11% chance to gain a Fury Buff for 7 seconds, granting +X attack.
Tier Attack Rating
TierStarTierStar 86.5
TierStarTierStarTierStar 229
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 574
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 1150.5
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 1963.5
  • Attacking an opponent that is Bleeding has a 20% chance to inflict an additional Bleed, dealing X Direct Damage over 2.5 seconds.
Tier Bleed Damage
TierStarTierStar 95.15
TierStarTierStarTierStar 251.9
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 631.4
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 1265.55
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 2159.85

Dev Notes: Much of Punisher’s damage comes from the fury Buffs and his Bleeds.

Passive

  • The flak jacket made by Microchip grants the Punisher 4 stacks of Resist Physical at the start of the fight, each increasing Physical Resistance by X. Each stack is lost when Punisher is struck 8 times.
Tier Physical Resistance
TierStarTierStar 188.89
TierStarTierStarTierStar 205.56
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 222.22
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 233.33
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 250

Signature Ability[]

Defy Pain - When Attacked

  • Marine Corps. The Vietnam War. The Italian Mafia. Frank Castle has conditioned himself for high pain tolerance, granting him a X% chance to trigger an Indestructible passive that lasts 8 seconds when receiving a lethal blow. This can only trigger once per fight.
Tier Indestructible Chance %
TierStarTierStar 30 - 85%
TierStarTierStarTierStar 30 - 85%
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 30 - 85%
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 36.59 - 99.96%
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 36.59 - 99.96%

Dev Notes: This will trigger against any killing hit, including Special 3. However, if you die from a damage over time effect, like Bleed or Poison, the Indestructible won’t save you!

Special Attacks[]

Special 1 - Street Justice
A ferocious punch, followed by three perfectly-placed shots to put down the target.

  • 70% chance to inflict Bleed, dealing X Direct Damage over 6 seconds.
Tier Bleed Damage
TierStarTierStar 198.95
TierStarTierStarTierStar 526.7
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 1320.2
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 2646.15
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 4516.05

Special 2 - Punishment
Sawed-off shotguns followed by a burst from twin submachine guns.

  • 85% chance to inflict a Bleed Debuff, dealing X Direct Damage over 5.5 seconds.
Tier Bleed Damage
TierStarTierStar 268.15
TierStarTierStarTierStar 709.9
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 1779.4
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 3566.55
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 6086.85
  • When this Bleed from this attack expires, it has a 65% chance to be converted into an Open Wound. An Open Wound counts as a stack of Bleed but is Passive and deals no damage.

Dev Notes: The Open Wound that can happen here matters for Punisher’s passive abilities, allowing you to stack more damaging Bleeds on an opponent with this indefinite Open Wound!

Special 3 - Payback
The Punisher shows why you should never break the law. Ever.

  • 100% chance to inflict a Bleed Debuff, dealing X Direct Damage over 5 seconds.
Tier Bleed Damage
TierStarTierStar 371.95
TierStarTierStarTierStar 984.7
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 2468.2
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 4947.15
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 8443.05
  • Attack increases by up to X based on lost health.
Tier Attack Rating
TierStarTierStar 207.6
TierStarTierStarTierStar 549.6
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 1377.6
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 2761.2
TierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStarTierStar 4712.4
  • When the Bleed from this attack expires, it has a 90% chance to be converted into an Open Wound. An Open Wound counts as a stack of Bleed but is Passive and deals no damage.

Synergy Bonuses[]

Synergy Partner(s) Effect(s)
Rivals - Level 3 Daredevil (Classic) portraitDaredevil (Hell's Kitchen) portrait All Champions: +115 Critical Damage Rating.
Rivals - Level 3 Spider-Man (Classic) portrait All Champions: +115 Critical Damage Rating.
Teammates - Level 3 Rhino portrait All Champions: +5% Perfect Black Chance.
Incoming Synergy Partner(s) Effect(s)
Headache Anti-Venom portrait Anti-Venom: Against #Villains Fury effects gain 30% potency.
Punisher: Gain 30% Offensive Ability Accuracy against #Villains.
Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Crime and Punishment Black Cat portrait Black Cat: Whenever a Champion knocks her out, Black Cat places an indefinite Cross-Fight Vengeance Passive on them. Against an Opponent with a Vengeance effect, Black Cat starts the fight with an indefinite Fury Passive, increasing her attack by 30%.
Punisher: While below 20% Health, Punisher’s chance to gain Fury Buffs is increased by a flat 20%.
Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Fisk's Downfall Daredevil (Hell's Kitchen) portrait Daredevil (Hell's Kitchen): While charging a Heavy Attack, enemy attacks have a 100% chance to miss for 1.5 Seconds. This ability goes on Cooldown for 15 seconds.
Punisher: +10% Attack rating. +50% Fury Buff Duration.
Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Dark Justice Darkhawk portrait Darkhawk, Punisher: +30% Power Rate against Villains. +10% Critical Rating against Heroes.
Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Teammates - Level 3 Deadpool portrait All Champions: +5% Perfect Block Chance.
Enemies - Level 3 Dragon Man portrait All Champions: +155 Critical Rating.
Rivals - Level 3 Ghost Rider portrait All Champions: +115 Critical Damage Rating.
Enemies - Level 3 Mister Negative portrait All Champions: +155 Critical Rating.
Midnight Pursuit Night Thrasher portrait Night Thrasher: Medium Attacks have a 30% chance to inflict Bleed, dealing 50% of Base Attack as Direct Damage over 3 seconds. As the Moon waxes, the chance to Bleed on Medium Attacks is 100%.
Punisher: The duration of Bleeds are increased 40%.
Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Cross Training Punisher 2099 portrait Punisher 2099: Begins the fight with 25% Power Meter.
Punisher: +25% Fury and Bleed Ability Accuracy.
Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Friends - Level 3 Rhino portrait All Champions: +130 Armor Rating.
Don’t Mock the Shocker! Shocker portrait Shocker: At 50+ Vibro-Shock Charges, Defenders are 50% more likely to activate Special Attacks.
Solo: Only affects this Champion and does not stack.
Rivals - Level 3 Spider-Gwen portrait All Champions: +115 Critical Damage Rating.
Enemies - Level 3 The Hood portrait All Champions: +155 Critical Rating.

Strengths and Weaknesses[]

Strengths[]

  • Bleed
    • If you are able to place an Open Wound with a Special 2 or 3, the passive non-damaging Bleed allows Punisher to always be able to stack more Bleeds on the opponent, helping his damage.
  • Fury
    • Punisher has access to an easy Fury buff on all of his attacks.

Weaknesses[]

  • Evade Champs
    • Unlike most Skill champions, Punisher has no access to an ability that will stop evading science champions.
  • Bleed Immune
    • Without his Bleeds, Punisher’s damage suffers.

Recommended Masteries[]

  • Extended Fury
    • Increase the duration of Punisher’s Furies for longer attack boost durations.
  • Deep Wounds
    • A lot of Punisher’s damage can come from Bleeds, so extend the duration of Bleeds to increase the damage as well.

References[]

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