Marlinaut

A kid's nightmare after watching Finding Nemo


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Trait

Rank 0 - Possession Immunity
Rank 1 - Super Attuned
Rank 3 - SC: Self True Vision

Relics

Essence / Mask

Books

Rank

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Most victims of this bad-tempered sea critter end up skewered just for getting in his way, but his ease to catch distracted prey doesn't make him lazy. He likes a good challenge and constantly puts his hunting skills to the test. Thanks to his long and pointy sword, he can catch fish ten times his size!

Role: Attacker

Overview

Marlinaut is a surprisingly great Water attacker but is a let down for one of the most broken abilities in the game called the dreaded Pierce. First off, he can boost his damage output with Extra Turns meaning he could be a huge threat especially with those insane stats, Astounding power, good life and to top it off, amazing speed for his role. He has access to Pierce and can abuse it assuming he doesn't get PER'd or get stopped by an Absolute Zero Chi Ao Loong or Spekthra. His self support is rather good, with Precision, Stamina Regen, True Vision and Damage Boost. All those boosts fit for his role as Stamina Regeneration helps with his ET's and Well, I don't need to explain the rest do I? Unfortunately, all his moves are water based so he struggles against monsters with the water element. His pierce needs a set-up so that gives Chi Ao Loong or Pure Pandalf the perfect opportunity to PER and take advantage of the battle from there, and to make it even worse, His Extra Turns would make him a nice dinner to Lord Nebotus and any monster with Anticipation. His trait is a huge disappointment unlike his relic slots which are pretty nice. All in all, an improved Wing-Su that will probably never shine in today's meta but still a pretty nice choice for your team.

Pros:

Access to Pierce
Can boost damage output with ETs
Can drain stamina with Drowned and Stamina Leak
Great Self Support in Damage Boost, Pierce, Precision, Stamina Regeneration and True Vision
Insane stats
Access to a 0 CD skill, so CDA isn't a problem
Good relic slots

Cons:

All damaging skills are Water based meaning he is weak against Water monsters
Extra turn skills can be Anticipation bait
Bad trait
Requires a turn to set up Pierce

Recommended Moveset

Chernobyl Aquarium (Regular Attacker)

Shark's Food (AoE 40 Water dmg + Bleed, 48s, 3 CD)
Sharp Fins (70 Water dmg + Drowned, 36s, 1 CD)
Flawless Aim (Self Pierce + True Vision + Stamina Regeneration, 42s, 2 CD)
Son Of Nautilus (40 Water dmg, 30s, 0 CD)

Mutant Marlin (Extra-Turn Attacker)

Shark's Food
Sharp Fins / Flawless Aim
Aqua Jet (25 Water dmg + Stamina Leak + Self Extra Turn, 36s, 1 CD)
Aqua Dive (20 Water dmg + Drowned + Self Extra Turn, 42s, 2 CD)

Recommended Runes: 2 Strength, 1 Speed/Team Speed

Recommended Talents: Unrelenting Assault, Dispelling Fist, Burning Hands, Smite

Counters

Monsters with Anticipation such as Lord Nebotus and Blumeria can easily crush him due to his extra turns.
Thunder attackers such as Raijin can fry this fish especially since he is faster
Denied by anything except Possession so use monsters like Viatrix to make this fish unable to swim.
Water tanks such as Mojadrak can wall him due to his moves being water type.