The LexCorp Gauntlets V2 is a piece of Legendary (5-Star) Gear, evolved from the Epic (4-Star) gear, LexCorp Gauntlets V1. The unevolved version can be obtained from the Last Laugh minigame in Survivor Mode. It is part of the LexCorp Set (along with the Helmet and the Chest Armor) which gains additional properties if 2 or 3 pieces are equipped to the same character.
It is considered to be the rarest piece of the set.
Effects
- 10% - 30% STUN chance on Tag-In
- 20% - 40% CRIT chance on special 1
- [EVOLVED] 50% - 60% chance to regenerate 20% health over 5 seconds from your Special 1 (cooldown: 5 seconds)
LexCorp Set Properties
- [2/3 SET EQUIPPED] 39% - 69% POWER given instead of drained
- [3/3 SET EQUIPPED] 1.5 base DAMAGE applied every second to enemy
Mechanics
Lex Luthor regenerates health with his SP1
Tag-in Stun
While the tag-in stun may appear very similar to Bane/Luchador's passive (albeit with a much lower chance of activation) the LexCorp Gauntlets V2's stun has a couple of significant differences. It can be blocked. However, gear stuns are activated faster than Luchador Bane's stun, making it impossible to react to (while there is a very short time to react by using a special when Bane tags in if you are anticipating him, which negates his stun). This higher speed can also determine whether the stun will miss in some cases: if another character scores a knockdown blow, and then a character with the LexCorp Gauntlets V2 or Luchador Bane tags in, the stun can only hit if they are being knocked down, and it would miss if they are getting up.
Crit on SP1
Deathstroke/Flashpoint's assists on SP1 won't receive the crit chance boost, regardless of which Flashpoint character equipping it.
Regenerate
The regeneration will apply at start of SP1. It isn't affected by Killer Frost/Regime's passive and Scarecrow's Ventilator Mask but can be cancelled by Batman/Flashpoint.
Strategy
One of the most dangerous offensive gear. Its tag-in stun and SP1 crit effects make it a threat to almost any team, and have excellent synergy with the Cloak of Destiny. Therefore, it is often used apart from the other two pieces of the LexCorp set for SP1 team-wide nuke builds (combined with Cloak of Destiny and League Of Assassins Adept Knives) to deal massive damage to stunned enemy, and severely damage the remaining opponents (the notorious setup for Bane/Luchador in Online Battle). Tantu Totem can sometimes be interchangeable with this gear depending on your exact setup.
This gear provides the highest tag-in stun chance for universal characters (the 40% tag-in stun chance of Batman's Cowl is restricted to Batman only). Therefore, it can be exploited by character that have great synergy with stun such as The Flash/Earth 2, Hawkgirl/Earth 2 and Batman/Insurgency.
Its crit chance on SP1 is the highest crit chance for specials a gear can provide in the game, and such, should be used on aggressive (especially multi-hit) SP1 users likes Bane/Luchador, Batman/Arkham Knight (even better if he chooses SP1 or crit damage buff WayneTech boosts) and Deathstroke/Flashpoint (especially when teamed with Batman/Flashpoint to utilize his crit damage boost). Tantu Totem can be combined to increase SP1 crit chance to 70%, and with enough augment, SP1 will have 100% crit chance (except against crit-immune opponents).
Arcane Wand, Hyperspeed Plated Suit, Czarnian Hook & Chain, Nanocarbon Mask, Customized Military Bow, and Kahndaq Royal Garb are all lower-star alternatives, as they also offer SP1 crit chance. Arcane Wand, Hyperspeed Plated Suit and Czarnian Hook & Chain are preferred due to also giving other relevant offensive stats (power generation and SP1 damage boost respectively).
The regeneration is a valuable asset, especially for SP1-glass cannons such as Bane/Luchador. However, it's weaker than the Fourth World Set and not guaranteed to trigger, so the set is better for tanking purpose.
It can be combined with LexCorp Helmet V2 to further help enchant their user's SP1 with DOT and crit boost, while reverse power drain.
Fusing
| Level | Credits | 
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| +1 | 1,000 | 4 | 4 |
| +2 | 2,000 | 6 | 6 |
| +3 | 3,000 | 8 | 8 |
| +4 | 4,000 | 10 | 10 |
| +5 | 5,000 | 12 | 12 |
| +6 | 6,000 | 14 | 14 |
| +7 | 7,000 | 16 | 16 |
| +8 | 8,000 | 18 | 18 |
| +9 | 9,000 | 20 | 20 |
| +10 | 10,000 | 24 | 24 |
| Credits | 
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| 30,000 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 85,000 | 5 | 147 | 147 | 3 |
| Level | Credits |
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| +1 | 5,000 | 4 | 4 |
| +2 | 10,000 | 6 | 6 |
| +3 | 15,000 | 8 | 8 |
| +4 | 20,000 | 12 | 12 |
| +5 | 25,000 | 20 | 20 |
| +6 | 30,000 | 28 | 28 |
| +7 | 35,000 | 36 | 36 |
| +8 | 40,000 | 48 | 48 |
| +9 | 45,000 | 60 | 60 |
| +10 | 50,000 | 72 | 72 |
| Credits |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360,000 | 5 | 441 | 441 | 3 |
Shattering
| Evolution |
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Bonus
Shards |
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| Unevolved | 20 | 20 | 1 | --> | ? | ? | ? |
| Evolved | 24 | 24 | 1 | --> | 2-4 | 5-14 | 5-14 |
| Maxed | 24 | 24 | 1 | --> | 0 | 36-70 | 36-70 |
Ignoring the power credit cost and assuming minimum output (24 blue, 24 green), evolving it breaks even after 7 gear pieces shattered.
Ignoring the power credit cost and assuming minimum output (60 blue, 60 green), maxing it breaks even after 5 gear pieces shattered (over the base evolved form).
Trivia
- The evolved effect of this gear is very similar to the effect of the Fourth World Set's effect when 3 pieces are equipped, since both have a regeneration effect from using Special 1. Both of these effects were also changed after the 2.15 update.
- Before the 2.15 update, the evolved effect of this gear was written as a 50% - 60% chance of 4% Health Regen from your Special 1 (likely expressed as per second).
- During the 2.7 update, the LexCorp Gauntlets had an insane Health Regeneration rate of 30% per second. This was nerfed in the 2.8 update.
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