Bludgeon

## Bio

*A master of the Cybertronian martial art Metallikato, Bludgeon is always eager to savagely demonstrate his skills on those that stand in his way. As quick as he is with his blade, he's just as quick to change form into his fearsome tank mode and blast foes with his devastating cannon.*

## Max Stats

**2-Star**

* Health: 1,788
* Attack: 157
* Max Rating: 533 (sig 100)

**3-Star**

* Health: 4,496
* Attack: 354
* Max Rating: 1,247 (sig 50)

**4-Star**

* Health: 11,276
* Attack: 893
* Max Rating: 3,041 (sig 15)

**5-Star**

* Health: 27,375
* Attack: 2,167
* Max Rating: 6,869 (sig 0)

## Game Abilities

### Basic Abilities

* Bleed
* Armor Buff
* Stun

### Abilities

* *Blade Attacks:* 25% chance to Bleed on Critical Hits, dealing 78~120% Attack over 5 seconds.
* *When Attacked:* 45~60% chance to gain an **Armor Buff** when struck by Critical Hits, reducing damage from attacks by 26~51% for 6~7 seconds.
* *Heavy Attacks:*
	+ Renews the duration of Armor Up Buffs when Bludgeon turns into a Tank.
	+ 19% chance to Stun for 1.5 seconds.
* *Special Attacks:* +60% chance to inflict Bleed on Critical Blade Attacks.

### Signature Ability

**Metallikato**

*Skilled in the ancient Cybertronian martial art of Metallikato, Bludgeon requires full concentration in order gain a Critical Damage Buff.*

Passive: When Bludgeon misses with a Melee Attack, his desire to destroy the opponent grows stronger, providing 58~250% Critical Damage for his next Critical Hit.

+3.3% per level

### Special Attacks

1. **Way of the Blade** - *From a crouching position, Bludgeon leaps into a roundhouse to reveal a hidden blade.*
2. **Aberrance** - *Those afraid of breaking Metallikato code don't like to win.*
	* 26~64% chance to Stun for 2.5 seconds.
3. **Target Practice -** *The deadliest round of skeet shooting this side of Cybertron. Pull!*
	* 59~90% chance to Stun for 3.5 seconds.

### Synergy Bonuses

* **Allies** - Soundwave, Ramjet, Kickback - +2~3~8% Armor.
* **Enemies** - Optimus Prime - +2~3~8% Attack Rating.
* **Enemies** - Jazz, Wheeljack - +2~3~8% Attack Rating.
* **Swordmasters** **-** Windblade, Drift, Dinobot - 3~4~10% Critical Damage for each Sword Attack that isn't a critical hit until the next Critical Hit. (This does not count hits against opponents with active Crit Resist Buffs or while the Swordmaster bot has active Crit Rate Debuffs.) +6~8~12% more Critical Hits in Solo Missions.
* **Leadership** (5-Star) - All lower tier teammates gain +10% Critical Damage.

## Strategy

### Player

Being a tank, Bludgeon is the most armored of the Warrior class. As such he is ideal to take on Scouts who can deal big hits like Prowl. Bludgeon is also the only Warrior class Bot with ranged heavy attacks.

### Opponent

#### General

Try not to get hit by his Special II with his Metallikato active. That attack deals major Crit damage. The first two hits are relatively easy to dodge, but try to dash back as soon as he fires his turret.

#### Rulers of Kaon

Realistically, this Bludgeon fight plays like any other Bludgeon in the game. The trigger rate mod increases chances of his Metallikato triggering, bleeds being inflicted and armor buffs being triggered.

### Strong Match-ups

* Shockwave will fail to gather Energy Charges from Bludgeon's blades.
* Blaster - This tanky warrior does not use energy projectiles and will not allow Blaster to Repair when struck by his projectiles.
* Megatron (ROTF) - Bleeds and Strong critical hits will bypass Megatron’s tough armor making this bot quite hard for Megatron to adapt to.

### Weak Match-ups

* Brawlers
* Grindor can reduce Bludgeon's critical rating.
* Motormaster can break the evil samurai's Armor.
* Optimus Primal - Bludgeon will have a harder time to land Metallikato and if he thinks he can land it, the ape will put a repair from that idea.
* Ultra Magnus will quickly build up physical resistance against all but one of Bludgeon's attacks.
* Nemesis Prime can copy and nullify Bludgeon’s armor.
* Megatron can steal Bludgeon’s buffs and use it against him.
* Grimlock quickly purifies bleeds which will fuel the his rage.
* Megatronus can break Bludgeon’s armor with special 1 and the critical hits and bleeds will deal less damage when relic of preservation is active.

### Recommended Modules

* The Harm Accelerator can enhance Bludgeon's Bleeds.
* Nightbird's Mark– This mod will drastically increase Bludgeon’s Critical Rating, especially his Signature Ability, and improve his Bleeding attacks.
* Security Module - Enhanced Armor Buffs will toughen up this tank.

## Obtainment

* Bot Crystal
* Bludgeon Arenas
	+ Way of the Blade (3-Star)
	+ Metallikato Mayhem (4-Star)
* Warrior Tank Crystal

## Gallery

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## Notes

* His design is based on the *Revenge of the Fallen N.E.S.T. Global Alliance* Bludgeon toy (Which is also used in *Transformers : Earth Wars* and *Transformers : Legends*.)
* All of Bludgeon's attacks are Physical, except for the cannon blast of his Special 2.