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What is the BEST counter to robotronus?
OptimalOptimus_MV1
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I usually find a megatronus on robo resource in raids. And I beat him always, but what is the BEST bot to countering robotronus?
What is the BEST counter to robotronus? 35 votes
Rhinox
37%
13 votes
Kickback
5%
2 votes
Shockwave
8%
3 votes
Soundwave
0%
Wheeljack
28%
10 votes
Prowl
2%
1 vote
Megatronus
0%
Other
17%
6 votes
0
Comments
Just dodge as many of his sp1 and sp2 attacks their brutal
I also like Kickback but he can't tank a special 3.
Another really good counter if Tronus uses his sp1 and 2 rather than saving for sp3 is duped Starscream. It doesn't nullify the powergain buff itself, but it still does nullify damage so you can take him down pretty quick.
1. You didn’t choose shockwave, yet lol
2. I’ve tried him and he only pauses the power drain for a while
Shockwave - His power drain isn't fast enough. Unless you can bait SP1 and SP2, which is Russian Roulette as I find Tronus waits for SP3 a lot, then I will lose this fight. I can't burn Tronus down fast enough. He blocks a hell of a lot, dodges most heavies and just builds up for a SP3. The main problem is deciding whether to be aggressive with the associated risks, or try to dance and bait. I have often fallen into the baiting trap, then watched Tronus ignore me until he builds from SP1 to SP3. He often gets a life steal out of it too, to add insult to injury.
Nanojack - This works for maybe 80-85% of the fights. If luck is on my side, I can survive with more health than the other options. Unfortunately, Tronus seems to proc his obedience relic too often, which prevents shielding. Also, he often again saves for SP3. If the shield is already up when the last blast of his SP3 happens, it dark burns and knocks off a lot of health. Of course, obedience often procs which means there's no shield benefit at all. Nanojack also seems to lose the power drain battle, even with triple power gain buffs to make it proc more often.
Kickback - Tried it a few times and it only works if you're really lucky. He can eat the RR power buff, which is great, but only if you can hit Tronus with a heavy. Tronus seems to dodge almost all of them. Also, the RR buff starts again after Tronus fires a special. The AI seems to know this, and often quickly fires a special after you eat the buff. Again, your power drains can't win the race against his power buffs, unless he's stupid enough to try to build for a SP3 when you've eaten his RR buff.
Rhinox - The most reliable of all. His power lock is very reliable (stops all power gain for 4 seconds) and Tronus seems to dodge this less often than a heavy from Kickback. The bleeds are a bonus when you shoot him, as he spends a lot of time blocking, but the bleeds keep ticking. Tronus also does a hell of a lot of damage with his attacks, which is mostly mitigated by your shields, which then build shock debuffs on Tronus. All of these DOTs seem to wear away Tronus surprisingly quickly. You usually only survive with 25-50% health, but Rhinox wins almost 100% of the fights. If my Rhinox was tougher, maybe it would work out better.
I found this out by accident but Windblade can take him down if you go balls-to-the-wall and just hammer him. Her SP1 is devastating and between Stormfall Blast and her crazy bleeds he goes down fast against her. If you play her defensively and let him build to SP2 or SP3, she'll get demolished. But I'm taking more and more fights to him with Windblade and just going aggressive to take him down as fast as possible and surviving--which is what I care about since he's usually the last bot on raids I get.
Shockwave is just too slow. Slow in attack & power drain. The other option to consider is Scorponok. Heavy & SP1 to dazed, that's how megatronus sp1/2 won't get hit or give you enough time to dodge.
You have to constantly build shock charges by blocking ranged attacks and hitting heavy attacks. Pair him with Mirage and he drains power rather than stalling it
That's a different raid team combo...who's the third? MV Prime or Grim?
I use Grim as a third because I find he can deal with HA and a nanojack. The only real bases that give that team issues are when you come up against a Prowl on nightbirds or two Mtronus or something really.