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Pros
Purrgis is a Bruiser that can counterattack and slow your enemies, and his counterattacks have a wide variety of Stuns. Additionally, all of his skills have HP scaling.
Cons
Unfortunately, Purrgis lacks survivability and possess rather hungry stats.
Purrgis Summary
Purrgis is one of the most underrated units in the game. He is a powerful bruiser that lives on countering. He can be useful to fight against cleave teams or can be built to withstand attacks from heavy single-target Fire DPS while dishing out counterattacks to disrupt the enemy’s team.
Skill 1: Falling Strike (Multiplier: 1.0)
He mows down his enemies with a great sword, which has a 35% (to a maximum of 50%) chance to both decreases your enemies’ Speed for two turns and their Combat Readiness (CR) by 20%.
The damage dealt increases proportionally to the caster’s max Health. When his mola is upgraded and at a maximum, his normal attack has a 50% chance to Slow and decrease an enemy’s CR by 20%. This skill has HP Scaling, which means that Purrgis can deal decent damage with a high HP.
Skill 2: Get Lost! (Passive)
Purrgis hits all his enemies when counterattacking, and it has a 15% chance to stun for one turn. It also has a 20% (up to a maximum of 30%) chance to counterattack when he is attacked.
You must upgrade this skill to the maximum as soon as possible. He has a 30% chance to counterattack when your enemies attack him. This skill has a Stun debuff and includes his S1 debuff, which means he can Stun, Slow, and decreases your enemies’ CR when he counterattacks.
Although it’s not confirmed, it is believed that his passive skill can stack a Counter set. If he does have a Counter set, he has a high chance of counterattack.
Skill 3: Final Blow (Cooldown: 4turns, Multiplier: 0.8-1.05)
He attacks all his enemies with a potent ground pound with a 50% chance to stun for one turn. It has a 100% chance to stun for one turn when the target has less than 30% of his max Health. The damage dealt also increases proportionally to the caster’s max Health. This skill has a Soul burn Effect, which further increases the damage output.
His S3 is an AoE (Area of Effect) attack with a 100% chance to Stun when his enemies’ HP is below 30% and a 50% Stun chance. Even more, this skill has only three turns as a cooldown period with a mola upgrade. If you pair this skill with his passive abilities, he can apply an AoE Stun very often.
PvE Content
Sadly, Purrgis is not a good unit for PvE. The best place for him to perform efficiently is in Banshee, where his counterattacks can aid in wiping out the summoned Mystichains. He can also be a decent front-line damage dealer and apply AoE damage through his counterattacks and his S3.
Purrgis can also be used against particular Raid and Abyss bosses, but other units are much more useful than him.
PvP Content
Purrgis’s biggest strength is his unique AoE counterattacking passive ability that can slow and stun his enemies. He can be built in a Defense team to counter a Cleave team or to withstand the attacks from Fire DPS units from your enemy’s team.
High Base HP
With a high base HP, he is capable of surviving against multiple attacks from your enemies and disrupt their team with his strong debuffs and stun.
Disrupts Cleave Comps
Additionally, he disrupts cleave comps that have Tywin and Basar because he will decrease your enemy’s CR and ruin their combos with his Stun skill unless they have an Immunity. With both skills, Purrgis can apply an AoE Stun. He can be a good partner for Spez since his S3 can Penetrate defense.
Weak To Provoke
However, his biggest weakness is his lack of Provoke effects. He can bait enemies into attacking him when he is used in an Offense team, but it is challenging to lure enemies when he is used in a Defense team.
Enemies can simply choose to ignore him and attack other targets instead because his main mechanic and overall damage output are centered on his counterattacks. Additionally, your enemy can use units that can one-shot him, such as Cermia, W.Schuri, or Yufine.
Purrgis has a high HP base, but he lacks defensive abilities in his kit to help him survive repeated attacks.
Requires Excellent Gear and Maxed Skills
He requires excellent gear and maxed skills to be effective. He also needs support for better sustainability and tanking hits. The Defense lineup that is commonly used with him is Purrgis, F.Ceci, Charles, and Ruele. You can also pair him with some debuffers, such as Purrgis, C. Armin, M. Chloe, Dizzy, or Basar.
Build
There are multiple ways to build Purrgis.
The best way to build him is with a Counter/Immunity build, like Charles, but with less attack and bulkier.
If you are unable to afford a Counter/Immunity set, you can aim for a high Attack and HP stat, while including an immunity set. Even if he is slow, he should live to counter and deal substantial amounts of damage, while applying many debuffs.
Ideal Stats
His ideal stats must prioritize a high HP stat since his damage scales with his HP. Therefore, it is recommended to have at least 1500 HP, 1200 Defense, and more than 2000 Attack, with the highest Effect Resistance you can achieve.
Artifacts
In regards to Artifacts, the Junkyard Dog is the best choice for him because it applies an AoE counterattack to his S2. If you don’t have it, the Sigurd Scythe is another good option. With this Artifact, he can recover a good chunk of Health with each counterattack. Other useful Artifacts available for him are Proof of Valor, Durandal, Strak Gauntlet, and Crimson Seed.
Overall, Purrgis is an excellent unit as a Bruiser that has access to many debuffs, such as stun, decrease Speed, and many more. His stats make him a worthy addition to your team.