Add Scorponok to your ultimate squad November 1st at 10AM PDT

About Scorponok:

Faction: Predacon

Class: Warrior

Scorponok’s seemingly slow wit contrasts sharply with his cunning and inventive nature. Fiercely loyal to his commander Megatron, Scorponok is one of the few Predacon subordinates that harbors no desire to usurp the lizard king.

Stats and Abilities:

3-Star:

• Health: 4682
• Attack: 312
• Max Rating: 1309

4-Star:

• Health: 12169
• Attack: 810
• Max Rating: 3523

5-Star:

• Health: 29543
• Attack: 1966
• Max Rating: 8551

Basic Abilities:  Dazed, Venom Backfire, Bleed

When filling a bar of Power

• Gains a Venom charge, granting +20% Attack per charge.

Heavy Attack

• Scorponok’s poisonous cyber-strikes converts each Venom Charge into a 12 second Backfire Debuff on the opponent.

Venom Backfire

• When opponents activate a Special Attack, Backfire is consumed and inflicts 91.8~140% Attack as Shock damage per charge.
• If the opponent does not use a Special Attack and 2 Backfire charges expire simultaneously, the opponent is also Stunned for 3 seconds.
• If 3 or more Backfire charges expires simultaneously, the opponent takes Shock Damage equal to 500% of Attack Rating over 4 seconds.

Critical Melee Attacks

• 30~40% chance to Bleed, dealing 40~60% of Attack over 4 seconds.

Signature Ability: Regenerative Toxin

Fueled by Scorponok’s Venom Charges, Scorponok’s hidden robotic enhancements enable him to Repair.

When Struck:

• Fueled by Scorponok’s Venom Charges, Scorponok’s hidden robotic enhancements enable him to passively Repair 30~ 65% of the damage taken from non-Special Attacks.

Special Attacks:

Special 1 – Daze and Destroy

The Cyber Bee’s toxin viciously attacks the enemy’s neural pathways.

• Scorponok’s robotic bee Dazes the opponent, causing their Basic Ranged Attacks to Miss 60% of the time and Ranged Special Attacks to Miss 100% of the time for 7~ 9 seconds.

Special 2 – Tunneling Terror

Scorponok is adept at forcing the element of surprise.

• Converts each Venom Charge into a 12 second Backfire Debuff on the opponent.

Special 3 – Predacon Persecution

There is no stopping the primal calamity that is Scorponok.

• Scorponok’s robotic bee Dazes the opponent, causing their Basic Ranged Attacks to Miss 60% of the time and Ranged Special Attacks to Miss 100% of the time for 16~ 24 seconds.

Synergy Bonuses:

Mutual – Allies – Waspinator

• +2~8% Armor

Mutual – Enemies – Optimus Primal, Rhinox, Cheetor, Dinobot

• +2~8% Attack Rating

Mutual – Weaponsmith – Hound, Ramjet

• +4~15% chance for Heavy Attacks to be a Critical Hit.

Strong Match-ups:

Megatronus

• The Fallen will be unable to land the first hit of his Special Attacks, making his wrath considerably easier to avoid.

Prowl

• Prowl’s shotgun is much less threatening while he is Dazed and confused.

Weak Match-ups:

Grimlock

• With very few Ranged Special Attacks and the ability to Purify Bleeds, this Predacon will fear a different kind of Dinobot.

Shockwave

• Shockwave’s ability to Heal Block will put a stop to Scorponok’s Regenerative capabilities.

Recommended Modules for Scorponok:

Repair Module

• This Mod will allow Scorponok to out heal his opponent’s damage output.

Transwarp Cell

• This mode will encourage the slippery Scorpion to assault his hapless opponents with frequent, hard to dodge, heavy attacks.