Thread:Atheist723/@comment-222.129.242.95-20151209024102/@comment-1359497-20151209033511

Animated Batman Beyond is fine as a basic damage dealer, he has high damage and a smooth basic attack pattern (while Scorpion's are awkward as hell and his heavy combo only does 2/3 the normal damage). But he really has too many decent gear choices to choose from! A Militarized Batmobile-centric build is good for the lazy (since you don't need to spam swipe/tap as much), but you need 2 basic/crit gears for it to be effective, and that'd leave no room for heal gear. It's a pretty aggressive option, mowing down your opponents with basic attacks, use a super when you need it and take damage with invulnerability. On the other hand, a Future Bat (s2) oriented build is pretty damn sweet. Cloak of Destiny is excellent (even if you don't bother to stun first) for the crit boost since Future Bat automatically crits by itself. I also find its starting animation fairly fast and easy to get unblocked. I'd throw in maybe The Ibistick for its cool power gen and special 1/2 damage boost, and then finally something like Superman/Cyborg/MM's signature gear (max health increase and s2 heal). The problem is that I like to always have at least one character who can quickly mow enemy teams down with basics just in case I run into Killer Frost (all the damn time) or a lot of power drain. Depends on your third card really. But MKXS needs s2-oriented items more in my opinion.

MKX Scorpion's basic attacks are poor so he kind of has to go with a special. Unlike most other cards, his s1 is actually more efficient than his s2 (not counting the DoT, it maxes at 40%, while s2 is 60%, or 30% per power bar). However, I find hitting 200% on rapid swipe much harder than the widened tap to shoot on MKXS's s2. He can be a full tank with max health/heal on s1 (Bane's gear), and some block gear (Static's disc for full reflection, WW's shield for stun on s1), especially if you want to keep using ABB's s2. This is particularly important if you don't want to use or don't have Hawkgirl - without her snare, MKXS's sky high DoT is completely useless.