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On the Suliens' frozen planet, a brain came alive and self-aware in the chaos of the universe. It felt threatened by Eisul, its natural predator, so it built itself a mechanical suit. Now, Synaptikus is a fully functional monster, ready to fight off Eisul or any Sulien that may stand in its way.

Role: Denier/Support

Overview

Synaptikus is an outstanding Metal denier who utilizes Freeze to shut down its enemies. It has many good effects to help deny, such as being able to Trait Disable an enemy and give itself an Extra Turn to deny. Synaptikus can also spam PER and apply Nanovirus after to remove then block positive effects, which is pretty great. Synaptikus also has an AoE form of this, which also gives supports its team with a shield. That's not the only support it has, as it can also cleanse its entire team and gives both shields and damage protection. Another nice feature is being able to bypass Dodge Area by freezing an enemy then freezing the entire team as well as having a Mega Freeze that PER's before it and gives Nanovirus to block the Recently Frozen effect.

Pros:

  • Access to Trait Disable and PER
  • Can use Bleed, Nanovirus, and Drowned
  • Great damage output for a denier
  • Basal Ganglia bypasses Dodge Area
  • Team NER for good Support
  • Nanovirus (when applied with Freeze) blocks Recently Frozen, allowing Synaptikus to deny with Freeze again
  • Usually low stamina costs
  • Good speed
  • Nice Relic slots for denying and support
  • Great Trait

Cons:

  • Oscillatory Patterns has a yucky 50 stamina cost
  • Only has Freeze for denial
  • High cooldowns
  • Mediocre life

Recommended Moveset

Brains VS Eyes

  • Basal Ganglia (Freeze + AoE 45 Special dmg + Freeze + Drowned, 35s, 3 CD)
  • Oscillatory Patterns (Trait Disable + Self True Vision + Extra Turn, 50s, 3 CD)
  • Wernicke's Area (AoE PER + Nanovirus + 40 Metal dmg + Team 33% Shield, 30s, 2 CD)
  • Powered By Neocortex / Broca's Area (Neocortex for PER + 70 Metal dmg + Mega Freeze + Nanovirus, 28s, 3 CD) / (Area for Team NER + 50% Shield + Damage Protection, 27s, 3 CD)

Oscillatory Patterns has Trait Disable, allowing him to deal with any Taunt or Freeze/Control Immunity monsters right off the bat, and then just about everything else he has is there to start a Freezing deny chain. He has Basal Ganglia to start the Freeze chain off, and the skill can even handle Area Dodge after he Trait Disables any Taunt monsters in the battle. Wernicke's Area removes any positive effects (such as Recently Frozen) and applies Nanovirus to stop your enemies from getting Recently Frozen applied to them afterwards. You can then shut an opponent down for 2 turns with Powered By Neocortex, and this skill doesn't even need to worry about Recently Frozen because it PERs the opponent before applying the Mega Freeze. You can also roll with Broca's Area to provide your team with some extra NER support.

Recommended Runes: 3 Speed; 2 Speed, 1 Team Speed

Recommended Relics: Sherezar's Amulet, Alces' Amulet, Tayni's Amulet; Pumpseed's Staff, Cane of the Atlantis, Masher's Staff

Counters

  • Grakon can outspeed him, deny him, and PER away his effects
  • Any denier who outspeeds him and utilizes anything but possession can easily keep him denied for the rest of the game.
  • Piercers like Wildbird can bypass his effects and wreck his team.
  • Monsters who utilize PER like Warmaster Thalassa can remove his good status effects.
  • Strong anticipation monsters can kill him easily when he uses his ET move. Hookuai and Urtikus are amazing for this as they both have ITC and anticipation, so they are immune to most of his denials.
  • Magic attackers like LazarBeam can wreck the Brain Machine.
  • Synaptikus' cooldowns are high, as such, you can use CDA monsters like Pierceid or Thundeer to shut it down.
  • Crabbydroid is the best counter for this tiny brain. He's immune to Freeze and has Trait Protection, leaving Synaptikus useless against him.
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