Soundblaster/Tactician

**Soundblaster** was a Decepticon Tactician.

## Bio

*This arms dealer keeps his enemies under careful observation, along with his loyal ally Buzzsaw. With his strong connections all over Cybertron and eyes in the sky, Soundblaster keeps a close eye on everyone.*

## Story

* Play the Hits - September 15th~19th 2022
* Make Some Noise - September 10th~20th 2022

## Max Stats

* 3-Star:
	+ Health: 3,866
	+ Attack: 280
	+ Max Rating: 1,198
* 4-Star:
	+ Health: 10,048
	+ Attack: 727
	+ Max Rating: 3,137
* 5-Star:
	+ Health: 28,040
	+ Attack: 2,029
	+ Max Rating: 8,863

## Game Abilities

### Basic Abilities

* Attack Buff
* Attack Debuff
* Armor Break

### Abilities

* *Passive/Combo Meter*
	+ Soundblaster records his Combo success, preventing his Combo Meter from being reset.
	+ If Soundblaster is hit by a Special Attack Critical Hit or Ranged Critical Hit, his Combo Meter is immediately reset.
* *Ranged Attacks*
	+ Soundblaster’s Ranged Attacks have a 30% chance to Nullify an Armor or Melee Buff on the opponent. Increase chance by 10% for each 5 points of Combo Meter.
* *Heavy Attack*
	+ Buzzsaw fires 3 shots that track the opponent.
	+ Hitting an Unstoppable enemy causes Stun for 2.5 seconds.

* Special Attacks
	+ After ending a Special Attack, if Combo meter is even, Soundblaster gains 12~25% Attack Up for 10 seconds.
	+ After ending a Special Attack, if Combo meter is odd, the opponent gets a -15~30% Attack Debuff for 10 seconds.

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### Special Attacks

1. **That Megahertz!** - A quick one-two combo to send your opponent flying.
	* 80% chance to 10~20% Armor Break for 8 seconds.
	* Deal +10% damage for every 20 hits on the Combo Meter
2. **Howlback** - *Howlback is ready to lay down the law.*
	* Cause Shock, dealing 120% Attack over 3 seconds.
	* Increase duration of shock by 1 second for every 10 hits on the Combo meter.
3. **Fatal Feedback** - *Soundblaster scrambles the opponent’s sensors while Buzzsaw and Howlback run interference.*
	* Reduce the duration of enemy Buffs by 50% for 45 seconds.
	* Each hit has a 5% chance to cause 10~20% Armor Break for 20 seconds. Increase chance by 1% for each hit on the Combo Meter.

### Signature Ability

**Signal Scramble** - *Soundblaster can jam the opponent's sensors, preventing them from using their abilities.*

 Ranged Attacks: Apply a Trigger Rate Debuff that reduces the enemy’s chance to trigger Buffs by 2~50% for 8 seconds. [Max Stacks: 1]

+1.2% per level

### Synergy Bonuses

* **Energon Smuggler** - Bumblebee - Ranged Attacks have a 25% chance to Power Steal 5~7~9~11% of the opponent’s Current Power bar.
* **Taped Together** - Soundwave, Blaster - Increase Heavy Attack Damage by 4~7~10~14%.
* **Amplified Dissonance** - Dirge - Reduce opponent’s Ranged Damage by 6~8~10~12%. (3-Star erroneously says 1%)
* **Meet Your Maker** - Shockwave - Increase Special Damage by 10~12~15~18%.
* **Leadership** (5-Star only) - Acting as a beacon of leadership for the team, all lower tier teammates gain +10% Armor Rating.

## Strategy

### Commander

Soundblasters' unique perk is his persistent Combo Meter, which increases the potency of ranged attacks and all his Specials. His attack power can be further enhanced with the Star Seeker Mastery.

Soundblaster has unusual features to his attacks, It's not immediately apparent what "Tracking" means when firing off three bolts from his Heavy Attack. But the fact only the first shot knock downs an opponent and Soundblaster can't sidestep till all the shots clear the screen suggest they are better at overtaking a heavy-to-heavy collision. (They are not Anti-Evade shots, nor not impossible to sidestep)

When knocking down opponents with Special 1, there is a half-second delay longer than usual for them to get back up.

His Signature Scramble is for preventing Buffs that have a percentile chance to activate. They do not prevent (most) guaranteed buff activation or reduce the debuff inflict chance of active buffs.

### Strong Match-ups

#### Bots

* Soundblaster can Armor Break can tear through most Brawler’s Armor Buffs. Soundblaster’s Signature Ability can also prevent Armor and Melee Buffs that Brawlers rely upon.
* Motormaster - Soundblaster's Ranged Attacks can nullify otherwise permanent Melee buffs, and a Heavy Buzzsaw attack will stop a dashing Motormaster dead in his tracks.
* Sunstreaker - Soundblaster's Signature Scramble will void his Premium Model, preventing activation of permanent buffs.
* Arcee - Signal Scramble could prevent her from tapping into Guardian's Ferocity and a precision buff.
* Bumblebee (DOTM) - Bumblebee can't change calibration modes while Signal Scrambled.
* Megatron (ROTF) - Megatron will feel the full force of Unstoppable Stun Heavy when enraged even though his Heavy Attacks will reset Soundblaster's Combo and he has a class advantage.

### Weak Match-ups

#### Bots

* Demolition bots are very good at Special Attack Critical hits, so they can prevent Soundblaster from building his Combo Meter.
* Ironhide (ROTF) - Guaranteed critical heavy hits will blow apart his combo meter.
* Hound - Precision Ammo is quick-hitting and highly Critical,

### Recommended Modules

Pair these mods with Soundblaster/Tactician on your base!

* Laser Guidance Module will enhance his ranged-attack-based moveset and Signal Scramble.

## Gallery

Eyes were changed to red in v9.2.Eyes were changed to red in v9.2.5-Star Soundblaster Bundle banner.jpg

## Trivia

* Soundblaster's eyes were originally yellow in the 9.1 game files, but changed to toy-accurate red in his public launch of 9.2.
* Soundblaster never had a press release full portrait image (presumably of just the Robot mode like Soundwave and the early portraits) with the sudden announcement of the game shutting down.