Overall
Brutus is a defense-stacking tank whose survivability and damage feed each other. Taking damage generates shields — shields that grant damage reduction when broken or permanent defense when they expire. His damage scales with his defense advantage over enemies, so the tougher he gets, the harder he hits. He opens fights by launching enemies airborne, then pulls them in with a ground slam that deals health-based damage and boosts his defense per enemy struck. An initial shield negates the first hit and grants invulnerability when it fades, buying time for the engine to ramp. With his awakening skill active, Brutus absorbs power from any shield generated on the battlefield — ally or enemy. That stored energy is released as bonus damage on his active skills while shredding enemy defense. Once the stored power maxes out it resets, but future absorption becomes more efficient, making each cycle stronger than the last.
Skills
Mountain's Strength
AwakeningAbsorbs a portion of any shield generated on the battlefield, ally or enemy. Active skills release stored power as bonus damage and shred enemy defense, stacking up to 3 times. At max storage, resets after the ultimate but permanently increases future absorption rate.
Rank Breaker
UltimateMulti-hit knockback attack with damage that scales based on how much Brutus’s defense exceeds the target’s. Passively generates a Mountain Shield when cumulative damage taken reaches a threshold. If the shield is destroyed, Brutus gains damage reduction; if it expires naturally, he permanently gains defense.
Unyielding Spirit
PassiveNegates the first hit and grants a shield. When it expires, Brutus becomes briefly invulnerable and heals for the remaining value. Each Mountain Shield cleanses nearby allies and grants them a defense buff scaling off Brutus’s defense. Mountain Shield also boosts his energy recovery.
Fury Blow
ActiveAutomatically activates at battle start, launching nearby enemies and stunning them. Enemies are sent flying further and take a critical hit if immovable. Enemies knocked to the battlefield edge take bonus damage and are stunned longer.
Shattered Mountain
ActiveSlams the ground to pull enemies in, then launches them with damage based on their max health. Gains defense per enemy hit. Ignores dodge and grants CC immunity during the skill. While shielded, deals increased damage and struck enemies lose haste. The initial shield can trigger twice per battle.
Signature Item, Furniture, and Engraving effects are baked directly into this hero's skill upgrades. See the Skills tab for the full progression.
When a shield is generated on the battlefield, the "Mountain Breaker" absorbs the Power of Earth contained within the shield through the Elemental Emblem, equal to 35% of the shield's value. The total amount absorbed cannot exceed 30% of Brutus' max health. When using an active skill to deal damage, the target loses additional health equal to the currently absorbed amount, and their Defense is decreased by 15% for 8 seconds. This effect can be stacked 3 times. If the absorbed power reaches its max limit, the stored power is reset after the Ultimate ends. The absorption rate from future shields is then increased by an additional 15%.
Brutus strikes enemies in front of him multiple times and knocks them back, with each strike dealing 250% Attack of damage. Every 1% Defense Brutus has over the enemy he hits increases this damage by 3%, up to 500%.
Brutus is immune to the first damage he suffers, and receives a shield with a value equal to 45% of his max health, which exists for 7 seconds. Brutus is invulnerable for 2 seconds when the shield expires. Any remaining value the shield has when its duration ends is converted into health for Brutus.
Brutus sends enemies with certain range flying, dealing 350% Attack Rating damage, stunning them for 2 seconds. This skill will be triggered at the start of battles.
Brutus shocks the ground beneath his feet, dealing 350% Attack Rating damage to enemies within range, sending them flying towards himself. After, he swings his "Mountain Breaker" at nearby enemies, dealing damage equal to 15% of their respective max health values to them, that sends them flying into the air again, damage dealt cannot exceed 650% of Brutus' Attack Rating. Brutus' Defense is additionally increased by 25% for 7 seconds for every enemy struck. This skill ignores Dodge, and Brutus is immune to Control Effects when it is active.
Mountain Breaker
Enhances: Unyielding SpiritUpgrade Skill Rank Breaker Level, Passive. Each time Brutus suffers attack power damage totaling 15% of his max health, he receives a Mountain Shield with a value equal to 12.5% of his max health, and lasts for 6 seconds. Can be triggered once every 4 seconds.
If Brutus’ “Mountain Shield” is destroyed while still active, he receives 30% Damage Reduction for 7 seconds. This effect cannot be stacked.
If Brutus’ “Mountain Shield” is not destroyed while still active, he permanently receives 5% additional Defense.
Each time Brutus receives “Mountain Shield”, nearby, allies will receive “Inspire”, which removes the majority of debuffs affecting them, and increases their Defense by 25% of Brutus’ current Defense for 6 seconds. This effect cannot be stacked.
Increases the Defense Rating gained by allies affected by Inspired to 60% of Brutus' current Defense. While Mountain Shield is active, Brutus gains 25 Energy Recovery Rate.
Enhances: Fury Blow
The distance enemies are sent flying is increased to 250% of the original distance. Lands a Critical Hit on immoveable enemies.
If an enemy is sent flying to the edge of the battlefield, they are additionally dealt 500% Attack Rating damage, and the stun duration is increased to 6 seconds.
While the shield produced by “Unyielding Spirit” exists, Brutus’ damage is increased by 20%, and struck enemies lose 25 Haste points for 6 seconds. This effect cannot be stacked.
Times Unyielding Spirit can be triggered is increased to 2 times.
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