Who do we have here? Guild Wars 2 hero Rytlock Brimstone was supposed to be dealing with the servants of the ancient dragons, but instead, the Charr is lounging around in NCSoft’s MOBA genre mix Master X Master in PvP! We will show you what Rytlock can do there.
He probably thought no one would notice, but we caught him! Rytlock Brimstone, Charr war hero and the first Revenant from Guild Wars 2, must have had enough of fighting the ancient dragons. Instead, he is currently hanging out in the Alpha test of Master X Master and dancing in the lobby to awful Korean pop music!
Border Crossers Welcome
Master X Master is a colorful mix of a top-down co-op shooter and a MOBA. Some of the playable heroes come from other NCSoft games. Thanks to this colorful hero mix, Rytlock is not the only character from their games to appear in Master X Master. In addition to the Charr, there are examples like the two end bosses Jinsoyun and Poharan from Blade & Soul and even the crazy hamster Mondo Zax from WildStar has made it into Master X Master.
Rytlock, what can you actually do? – Rytlock’s Skills in Master X Master
But back to Rytlock. Those who know the Charr from Guild Wars 2 know that he is a tough warrior and wields the legendary flame sword Sohothin. This has not changed in Master X Master, and the magical sword with the burning blade is also his primary weapon here. With it, the Charr strikes three times in an attack sequence, with the first two hits additionally igniting the target. If the third hit also connects, the base damage is increased by 20 percent.
In addition to his primary attack with the sword, Rytlock has several other useful skills that he can use effectively as a disruptive damage dealer. Rytlock is not a frontline bruiser but a hunter and disruptor who pursues and holds back opponents. Additionally, the Charr, like all members of his race, is a born team player who works excellently with other players.
- Brutish Leap: Rytlock is a chaser and hunter who relentlessly pursues fleeing opponents. This skill is ideal, as Rytlock makes a great leap and cripples the victim in the target area, slowing them down by 25 percent for 1.5 seconds. Ideal for your team to finish them off.
- Hamstring: This skill also prevents a target from escaping. This time, Rytlock swings wide and hits all enemies in front of him. These are slowed for 2 seconds by 30 percent.
- Headshot: When we equip this skill, Rytlock gets a pistol as a side weapon. With it, we can deal a headshot to the enemy. It inflicts damage and silences the target for 2.5 seconds, preventing them from using their own skills.
- Pistol Whip: Here, Rytlock smacks all enemies in the target cone with the pistol, stunning them for 1 second. He then unleashes a quick sequence of attacks with the sword, dealing a lot of damage.
- Sohothin’s Wrath (Ultimate): Rytlock unleashes the power of the blade Sohothin and for the next 10 seconds or 6 attacks, you can shoot fireballs as primary attacks. These ignite opponents for 4 seconds.
- Warband Champion (Passive): Whenever Rytlock is affected by a control effect, he receives a buff that makes him immune to the next effect of this type.
- Combat Roll: Rytlock can skillfully roll out of the line of fire. He rolls 6 meters and is immune to damage for 0.35 seconds.
- Safe Landing: Rytlock can land on his feet like a cat when thrown into the air.
Rytlock in Master X Master – This is how he plays
As mentioned, Rytlock is not a tank despite his brutal appearance! Rather, he is a “Skirmisher”, a character that functions as a disruptor and chaser, hindering opponents from fleeing and disrupting them in battle. When I first played Rytlock, I didn’t take this into account and jumped right into the fray using “Brutish Leap”. I was dead faster than I could say “Mordremoth”. I was more effective when I teamed up with two other players and chased down a fleeing opponent. For this purpose, Brutish Leap was much better suited, allowing me to take down one enemy in flight and hold another until my buddies arrived to finish him off.
By the way, Rytlock works excellently with a bulky, tanky hero as a secondary choice, as this allows us to switch to the beefy buddy when faced with unexpected resistance and hold out long enough for our friends to rescue us. Alternatively, strong damage dealers like the sexy archer Kromede from Aion are still good companions for Rytlock, as she has a high range and distributes even more annoying DoT effects. However, Rytlock should ideally not go solo, as he can take a lot of damage but doesn’t deal enough to win duels against pure damage dealers. His strengths come into play primarily in a team, and that’s where the Charr should always be found.
- If you can’t picture Master X Master yet, we have an impression of the game, which is not your ordinary MOBA here.
- We also explain to you which five major AAA MMOs are all part of Master X Master.
- A gameplay video from the YouTube channel of Steparu can also be found here:
