Ermac/Pharaoh

Health: 980
Toughness: 1025
Recovery: 1050
Power Gen: 110%

**Pharaoh Ermac** is the first Ermac character that appears as a challenge character. As such, he possesses higher stats than his previous counterparts, only second to his newer counterpart, Ermac/Klassic. Like the other Ermacs, his passive revolves around dying, albeit it can stack more than once, making this version a very formidable foe to fight against.

## Strategy

Ermac and his teammates gain +15% critical chance and take less damage for every character that is lost on either side or when an enemy resurrects. These effects can stack multiple times additively and is active even when Ermac himself is defeated. If no one on either side has a form of resurrection, the maximum critical chance achieved would be 60%. It is possible to achieve guaranteed crits however, if at least 3 more enemy resurrections happen. Otherwise, players can use equipment that grants critical chance or learn the "Black Dragon Training" talent.

As Ermac and his teammates gain increasing critical chance, it would be recommended to give them talents that revolve around critical damage and if possible, apply curse onto his enemies to make them take more damage from critical hits. Alternatively, gaining luck would temporarily boost a character's crit chance which can stack with Ermac's passive.

### Recommended Talents

On the player's side, his passive can be boosted with the following talents:

* Black Dragon Training
* Lin Kuei Tutorage
* Shirai Ryu Teachings
* Boar Stance
* Combat Veteran
* Focused

On the enemy's side, his passive can be weakened with the following talents:

* Ghost Armor
* Red Dragon Training
* Hawk Stance
* Combat Veteran

## Interactions

Please note that battles are highly situational: this section only mentions cards that have mechanics that, for any reason, are particularly effective with/against, or particularly ineffective against **Ermac**. Having a card that "counters" **Ermac** does not mean it is always a good choice.

### Good with

* Kotal Kahn/Dark Lord: Because of Kotal Kahn's ability to summon 2 Osh-Tekk warriors per battle, he can activate Ermac's passive up to three times. Plus his special 2, with Weaken, combined with Ermac's Passive, can significantly reduce the damage taken.
* Triborg/Cyrax (LK-4D4): Critical damage is boosted for the entire team.

### Countered By

* Characters with critical damage immunity, such as Kenshi/Elder God.
* Shinnok/Bone Shaper: Any KO will also trigger his damage boost.
* Kitana/Day of the Dead: Any KO will also trigger her Regen.

## Abilities

Here are Ermac's abilities.

 Lost Souls
 Force Port
 We Are Many

## Support Cards/Equipment

Here are Ermac's support and equipment cards.

[Ermac] 10-20% Self heal at the end of Special Attack 3 or X-Ray/Fatal Blow attack.
[Fusion Level X] 50% Reduced Power cost on Special Attack 2.

## Stats

*These stats are the final damage, health, toughness and recovery at level 50, per Fusion rank, with ALL support cards, and without any equipment.* With Update 1.18, Fusion 8, 9, and 10 have been added. The Fusion 10 stats are for ***level 60 characters***.

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