Talk:Zatanna/@comment-39.48.106.169-20160518051127/@comment-28140789-20160527030726

No, she was always not particularly good unless you have the fast eye/hand capable of getting the effect you want from her S2 (unlikely) or have the prowess to end up in the space of the best of the positive effects (probably doable), as otherwise her S2 always does 100% damage (and 50% if blocked) whereas almost any other character can usually do double (or even the same blocked as her unblocked).

The character that I'd argue almost completely outclasses her is Harley Quinn/Arkham Knight. She can power drain with her combo ender effectively, focus on doing damage with her S2 block-breaker effect, or by reason of her gear heal the entire team sizeably with her S2 even without choosing the healing effect.

She might have potent'ch in being a tanky (i.e., slow) Ibistick-like DOT burner.

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Your update challenges are otherwise a fascinating idea. In that vein, you might like some of the gear ideas I had here (/shameless #self-promotion).