Superman/Injustice 2

Rarity	Base Stats	Price	Unlock
Gold	1,300/1,500	491,000	Challenge Mode, Injustice 2 Superman Pack, Injustice 2 Promo Pack, Injustice 2 Premium Pack, Nth Metal Pro Pack, Shazam Celebration Pack, Phantom Zone reward (Elite)

Kryptonian Fortitude: Every time Superman Tags-In he takes no damage from the first SP received. Bonus 5% Damage and 5% Health Per Promotion.

Injustice 2 Superman is a true sight to behold. He has the highest total base stats among Gold characters, a first among equals in this aspect, with the highest health, all without the inclusion of his passive, which gives him yet another large boost to both stats and allows him to repeatedly and selectively negate massive amounts of damage. Due to that, he can sometimes be considered to be the most powerful gold character in the game, and for a good reason. He started a new era of gold characters by defining a ceiling of total base stats (2800 without his passive) that has never been surpassed, the introduction of Metal characters notwithstanding.

He can be unlocked through his Challenge Mode. Otherwise, he can be randomly obtained from the Injustice 2 Promo Pack or as a guaranteed pull from the Injustice 2 Superman Pack. However, obtaining him from a pack will not unlock him for direct promotions.

Strategy

Basic Attacks

Basic combo	Damage pattern (% of damage stat)	Total (including Combo Ender)
Light (Combo Ender)	2% - 2% - 2% - (3%)	9%
Heavy	4% - 4% - 4%	12%

Passive

With the inclusion of the 5% bonus Damage and Health per promotion from his passive, his base stats can be boosted up to 1950/2250 (50% boost in total). However, that is not equal to a true 1950/2250 base stats because they are just normal stat boosts, not the "true" increases in stats - they will just stack with other sources of stat boost, and all other normal stat boosts and the bonus damage for special attacks from mini-game performances will be still based on his original stats instead, making his passive less powerful than it seems.

Superman's special-negating passive will only be triggered when a hit from a Special Attack would land unblocked; if one does, that and all subsequent hits of that special plus any status effect the special would have (such as bleed or power drain) will not affect Superman. However, Catwoman/Batman Ninja's disable gear effect is applied prior to her special attacks' starting animations, therefore, it can bypass Superman's status effect immunity during his passive. This gives the user some control, as he can choose to block specials that will do low damage and have no effect if blocked.

During this effect, Superman is completely invulnerable. Damage over time effects or other unique effects such as Harley Quinn/Arkham Knight's surprise attack will not damage him during the special's duration, even though they might not be caused by a special.

A block breaking special may knock down Superman if he is not blocking and his passive will negate the special's damage. If he is blocking, block breaking specials can break his block, forcing his passive to negate the special. Interestingly, in the latter case, the block breaking hit can still reflect special damage if he has relevant gear (e.g. LexCorp Chest Armor V2) even though the special is negated. This is particularly noticeable against one-hit blocking breaking special 2s, like Harley Quinn's bomb and Ares/Prime's God Smack.

Superman's passive lets him take no damage from Flash's special!

If Superman is the starting character on a team, his passive will be active at the beginning of the match.

There are basically two different ways to use Superman with the effect of his passive in mind. The first is to have Superman tag in and out as much as possible and avoid blocking the first incoming special altogether every time. This strategy primarily focuses on minimizing incoming special damage for the entire course of a battle. The second strategy is counter-intuitive and to the opposite end, and is to have Superman block as many enemy SP's as much as possible, utilizing his passive relatively little; then, when Superman does take an SP unblocked, he can be switched out and have his passive replenished. This strategy is relatively conservative and is the best way to have his passive limitedly activate on attacks that can critically threaten the team, such as one from a tagging-in Bane/Luchador.

Hawkgirl/Prime makes an excellent partner for perhaps one or both strategies: she allows him to tag in and out faster, and, when switching her in or out, she employs a snare, preventing the opponent from tagging out. A third character that would benefit from Hawkgirl/Prime would be an ideal possible third pick; one that has particular synergy with Superman/Injustice 2 is Hawkgirl/Regime, as she will disable the opponent's specials upon tag-in for about as long as she is forced to remain tagged in (if paired with Hawkgirl/Prime), effectively bottling up the opponent's power for Superman to painlessly mitigate. If Clark Kent's Glasses is then put on Superman, an odd team built around disabling specials can then be employed.

Unlike standard invulnerability, when his passive shields him from a special, he does not gain power for taking the unblocked hits. If he is basic attacking, it would also be interrupted and Superman can take no action during this invulnerability.

Similar to Deathstroke/Arkham Origins and Scorpion/Mortal Kombat X, the stats on his card do not reflect the bonus that he gets from his passive, but it would still take effect during a match.

If Injustice 2 Superman is stunned/frozen beforehand (with a non-special source, such as Green Arrow/Arrow or Bane/Luchador's passive), his passive may act inconsistently. Sometimes it will negate the next special without cleansing the disable, and he will remain stunned/frozen, allowing you to hit him with another special, but sometimes it will cleanse the disable as well.

Gear

If players want to make Injustice 2 Superman a full-on tank, the 3/3 Fourth World Set is indisputably the best bet, as the set further increases Superman's already phenomenal health. The resurrection and regeneration effects will also make Superman extremely difficult for his enemies to take down. This is why using the Fourth World Set on Injustice 2 Superman is one of the most popular setups for said character. If you want to focus on his SP2 only, replace the Helmet with any gear that benefits SP2, preferably Tantu Totem, since the health boosts from his passive and Chest Plate, along with the resurrection can already give him a gigantic amount of health.

Another strategy for Superman would be to use him as a nuke, using his high damage stat to potentially wipe out multiple opponents with his SP2 by giving him gears such as Heart of Darkness, Tantu Totem, and The Master's Death Cart.

Interactions

Please note that battles are highly situational: this section only mentions cards that have mechanics that, for any reason, are particularly effective with/against, or particularly ineffective against Superman. Having a card that "counters" Superman does not mean it is always a good choice.

Good With

• Hawkgirl/Prime: As mentioned above.
• Batman/Dawn of Justice, The Flash/Reverse Flash, Hawkgirl/Regime and The Flash/Wally West Rebirth: When any of them are combined with Superman, a very annoying team based around dodging specials is created.
• Batman/Gaslight: The pair together can create an incredibly frustrating match for the opponent, with Superman negating special damage and the Bat Swarm preventing opponents from hitting him with basic attacks.
• Fourth World Set: Already a very formidable tank, Superman can, when equipped with the set, take advantage of the further defensive effects of the Chestplate, the utility of the Helmet and have his powerful SP2 heightened by the effects of the Mace. Additionally, the full set will grant a resurrection and heal him upon the use of his SP1, making him significantly harder to eliminate.
• Lex Luthor/Krypto and Harley Quinn/Arkham: They can increase Superman's max health even further. With Superman at max elite, equipped with the Fourth World Set and teamed up with both of them, he will gain a whopping total of +145% max health.
• Shazam/New 52: His passive benefits Justice League teammates, and thus, can make Superman even harder to take down.

Good Against

• Deathstroke/Arkham Origins: Deathstroke's critical and unblockable Point Blank can be rendered useless by Injustice 2 Superman's passive. Superman can block the attack and prevent a lot of the damage without using his passive if Deathstroke doesn't reach 200% on the attack; if Deathstroke does reach 200% and Superman's block is broken, his passive will trigger.
• Sinestro/Antimatter: A rather unorthodox one, as each time he's tagged out, his passive will restart, thus the first hit from Sinestro will be negated, but if he has 3 bars of power already, this would still be counted.
• Bane/Luchador: Kryptonian Fortitude makes it very difficult for Bane to tag-in and "sucker punch" Superman with a nuke SP1, as the special will be negated (even though Superman cannot negate the block-breaking stun)
• Ares/Prime: Similarly to Bane, Ares will have a tough time getting damage out of his powerful block-breaking SP2 or activating his deadly passive.
• Sinestro/Green Lantern: Though Sinestro gains a 50% damage increase to his next special upon enemy tag-out, the damage boost would be completely nullified by Superman's passive.
• Batman/Arkham Origins: Superman can easily neutralize his passive by simply tanking any special used at the start of the match. But it is easier for Batman to use a Super Move early on in the match (which Superman cannot nullify)
• Killer Frost: The ability to be immune to her SP1 effect can be critical in defeating her, and his passive can be useful against both versions: The ability to dodge large amounts of damage means he has a lesser need to heal than most, negating Regime's passive. This same ability also means he has more time to build up power against Prime; when other characters would be nearing death, he would still have a large portion of his health.
• Tantu Totem: He can block the first hit of a special, then let go and have Kryptonian Fortitude absorb the rest in order to take minimal damage and to prevent a power refund for the attacker. This is the most effective against specials which start with low-damaging hit. This strategy can only be used by the player.

Countered By

• Characters with punishing basic attacks.
  • Deathstroke/Flashpoint: On a full Flashpoint team, Deathstroke's long combo ender allows him to remove large chunks of health in a single light combo, which becomes even more destructive when teamed with...
  • Batman/Flashpoint: The boost to critical attacks allows any of Batman's Flashpoint teammates (particularly Deathstroke, as mentioned above) to quickly eliminate Superman without too much effort. Even by himself however, Batman is more than capable of pounding Superman into the dirt with his powerful and fast basic attacks.
  • Green Arrow/Rebirth: Green Arrow's long combo ender makes it easier to bypass Superman's invulnerability.
  • The Flash/Metahuman: Superman's passive can easily be deceived by The Flash as it is not his specials themselves, but the hail of unblockable and critical basic attacks that come after that will wreck Superman.
  • Jessica Cruz/Rebirth: Similar to above, her powerful basic attacks are not affected by Superman's passive. However, the stun on combo ender and the buffs to her SP2 when teamed up with other Green Lanterns will be less useful if Superman's shield is active.
  • The Arkham Knight/Arkham Knight: Same as above: Arkham Knight's strong 6-hit basic attacks render him less affected than most by Superman's passive, although the AOE on his SP2 would be completely negated if his SP2 did no damage in the first place.
  • Catwoman/Batman Ninja: Her passive largely revolves around her extremely devastating basics with a significant powerdrain effect, which can, not affected by his passive, take out large chunks of his health while at the same time prevent him from getting to his powerful specials.

• Batgirl: A very odd counter, Batgirl's mid-special stun will persist through Superman's passive (despite being a status effect attached to a special), and therefore, could allow for Batgirl to use another SP1 while Superman is still stunned and after his passive is disabled, possibly allowing for a huge damage boost from Cloak of Destiny. Batgirl/Cassandra Cain can make the best use of this technique, as her starting animation is quicker than her Prime variant, and she can chain multiple SP1s together in rapid succession, although Batgirl/Prime can still use this technique effectively.
• Superman/Man of Steel: His passive can allow him to break Superman/Injustice 2's shield and attack again with no meter lost.
• Tantu Totem: Superman's passive lets him take no damage from a special; this allows the Tantu Totem to chug down his passive, get its user's power back, and then let them pummel Superman/Injustice 2 into submission. This will not happen if he's blocking a special.

• Wonder Woman/New 52: She basically has her power refunded back to her Justice League teammates. Also with Tantu Totem, his passive are basically free power for her team.
• The Joker/Suicide Squad, and The Joker/Unhinged Suicide Squad: Their power gain on SP1 will give power back, while consuming Superman's passive.
• Harley Quinn/Suicide Squad: The surprise attack on her SP2 (when paired with either Suicide Squad Jokers) can deal a lot of one-hit damage unaffected by block, thereby circumventing Superman's passive. Superman's passive can disable this attack when he isn't blocking, however.
• Heart of Darkness: The Heart of Darkness, though a rather unorthodox method is a counter to Superman/Injustice 2 because if a character is knocked out by a special by someone using the Heart of Darkness, and Superman tags in, the DOT will be applied to him taking away his invulnerability passive. For example: When used with the Tantu Totem on a character with a 1-hit nuke it can be used to great effect as a special would knock out a character, Superman would tag in and the special could be reactivated immediately afterwards allowing you to Knock-Out or do a large amount of damage to Superman without penalty, this will help you KO Superman much faster, saving time.

Abilities

Here are Superman's abilities.

Ability	Classification	Description	Usage
Flying Punch	First Special	Superman throws out one of his most classic moves to utterly crush his opponent.	Quick Tap
Stay Down	Second Special	Superman smashes his opponent with a powerful blow and launches an airborne attack.	Rapid Swipe (10%)
Kryptonian Smash	Super Move	Bang! Zoom! Superman's unrivaled might is revealed as he devastates his opponent. UNBLOCKABLE.	Tap

Stay Down has a different animation with only 2 hits executed when blocked, similar to Batman/Arkham Knight's Arkham Assault. His SP2 consists of 3 hit when unblocked and can KO up to 3 opponents. If the first hit is blocked but KO the opponent, the rest of his SP2 will still trigger as normal.

Fully upgraded, his SP2 deals 100%-200% of his damage stat. Base damage dealt by each hit is 25%-25%-50% raised to 50%-50%-100% by minigames. His promotion bonus applies to the base damage of his special and stacks additively with minigame performance, gears, and other damage boosts. Essentially, at Elite X, this damage distribution becomes 37.5%-37.5%-75% at base, and 62.5%-62.5%-125% after completing the minigame.

Support Cards and Gear

Here are Superman's support cards and gear.

Card	Classification	Description	Cost
Lois Lane	Health	10% HEALTH BOOST.	9,000
Son of Krypton	Damage	10% DAMAGE BOOST.	12,000
Fortress of Solitude	Energy	10% ENERGY REGENERATION.	15,000
Kryptonian Suit (Kryptonian Battle Suit)	Gear	12% - 22% MAX HEALTH increase [Superman]: 15% - 25% chance to REFLECT SPECIAL 2 while blocking [EVOLVED] HEAL SELF 15% - 25% on Special 2	25,000 - 1,000,000 (upgrading)
Glasses (Clark Kent's Glasses)	Gear	5% - 18% Power Generation increase [Superman] DISABLE enemy's specials: 80% - 100% chance on Special 1 [EVOLVED] 20% - 30% CRIT chance on Special 1	25,000 - 1,000, 000 (upgrading)

Stats

These stats are the final damage and health levels at level 50, per Elite rank, with ALL support cards, and without any augmentations. With the 2.13 update, Elite 8, 9, and 10 have been added. The Elite 10 damage and health levels are for level 60 characters. Numbers with a * after them may not be accurate, please allow for a discrepancy of '+1/-1' damage or health due to rounding inconsistencies in game code.

Tier	Damage	Health
Normal	10,179	21,870
Elite I	15,269	32,805
Elite II	20,358	43,740
Elite III	30,537	65,610
Elite IV	35,627	78,732
Elite V	40,716	87,480
Elite VI	45,806	98,415
Elite VII	50,895	109,350
Elite VIII	55,985	120,285
Elite IX	61,074	131,220
Elite X	71,867	168,480

Promotion bonuses apply as any form of damage boost from gears, teammates' passives, and minigames do. His final stats at Elite X level 60 (without augments) are still 71,867/168,480.

Trivia

• His artifacts are: Head Piece, Chest Piece, Cloak, Boots, and Gloves.
• His Special 2, Stay Down shares its name with Batman/Red Son's Special 2.
• If any Special attack that causes Freeze (ie: Superman/Prime's Special 2, Killer Frost/Prime's Special 2, Superman/Godfall's Special 2, Green Arrow/Prime's Special 1, etc) lands unblocked while his passive is active, he will not take any damage from the special but the frozen effect will still trigger, meaning that he will be frozen after the special ends, leaving him open to attacks without any defence whatsoever.
• Both him and Aquaman/Injustice 2 are the first Injustice 2 characters to be released.
  • They are both the first cards to reach the gold base stats "cap" of 2800. However, they are also slightly cheaper than many cards that have lower total base stats. Superman is cheaper than Deadshot/Suicide Squad, Batgirl/Arkham Knight, The Joker/Suicide Squad and Killer Croc/Arkham, while Aquaman costs less and thus is additionally cheaper than Hal Jordan/Yellow Lantern, Hawkgirl/Earth 2, Scorpion/Klassic, The Flash/Earth 2, Green Arrow/Rebirth, and Harley Quinn/Suicide Squad.
• You'll receive a free copy of a Silver Character upon completing Battle 10 in Challenge 4 in Standard difficulty.
• While his combo-ender is the same as Superman/Godfall, his SP1 has the same animations as his previous counterpart, Superman/Dawn of Justice.
• If his passive is triggered by Batman/Arkham Knight's Arkham Assault special, the special will display the blocked version of the animation, regardless of whether Superman was blocking or not.

  

  Superman Injustice 2 delivers an uppercut in his SP2 if an opponent blocks.

  • Additionally, just like Batman/Arkham Knight, Superman/Injustice 2 actually has 2 different animations for when the opponent blocks, albeit the main difference in his SP2 is that when the opponent blocks on the first hit, the second hit will look the same as Superman/Dawn of Justice's Combo ender. This change is also shared with The Joker Unhinged/Suicide Squad, Darkseid/Prime, and Batman/Flashpoint.
• If an opponent is in minimal distance to him, upon his second hit (before he flies up in the air with the sun shining on him), it will not actually hit the opponent, but rather, they'd just stay down due to the first hit, and, if fast enough, they can actually block before Superman lands the third hit.
• If the second hit of his SP2 hits a Joker character (including The Batman Who Laughs) unblocked and he isn't KO'd, the third hit will always miss. This is due to Joker characters taking slightly longer to stand back up after being knocked down.
• His Super Move is the original, and not the one as shown in the preview gameplay for Injustice 2's console version as seen here.
• Despite his passive not technically providing an immunity against powerdrain, if any character that can powerdrain uses their special (Nightwing, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, etc), and the hits are unblocked, it will display the message "Powerdrain Immune" instead of the name of his passive. Additionally, his passive does not negate the 50 flat damage power drain specials deal.
• If equipped with at least 2/3 of the Lexcorp set, power drain effects will still be reversed and grant power to Superman if his Kryptonian Fortitude absorbed the final and only the final hit of a power-draining special.

• During Superman's May 2017 Challenge Mode, it was possible to find a bronze opponent in an expert match (tier 3 bronze/silver), when it should be a silver opponent.