Today, Kabam’s Transformers: Forged to Fight received a new update that introduces the Autobot Hound to the game today! A brief bio of the character is below:
Faction: Autobot
Class: Warrior
Autobot Hound has a mean bark and a nastier bite. This brave warrior will back his teammates no matter how grim the struggle. Armed with enough weaponry for a small army and quick to improvise, this Autobot is able to hold his own in any situation.
2-Star:
- Health: 1854
- Attack: 149
- Max Rating: 547
3-Star:
- Health: 4553
- Attack: 318
- Max Rating: 1308
4-Star:
- Health: 11839
- Attack: 827
- Max Rating: 3484
Basic Abilities: Inferno Ammo, Precision Ammo
Ammo Types:
- Holding Block at Ranged Distance for .9 seconds will Swap Autobot Hound’s Ammo Types.
- Inferno Ammo grants Critical Ranged Hits a 100% chance to inflict Burn, dealing 40~60% of Attack as Heat damage over 8~10 seconds.
- Precision Ammo grants Ranged Attacks a 30~50% increased Critical Rate and cannot be Evaded and is not affected by abilities that would cause Ranged Attacks to Miss.
Ranged Attacks:
- Critical Hits on Burning opponents have +50% Critical Damage.
Heavy Attacks:
- 100% Chance to gain an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 10% for 6 seconds.
- 50% Chance to inflict a Critical Resistance Debuff, increasing the chance for Critical Hits against opponents by 20% for 6 seconds.
Signature Ability – Warrior Ballerina
In the heat of a firefight this robust robot uses his surprising agility to maneuver and exploit the enemy’s weak points.
Sidestepping Ranged Attacks
- When Autobot Hound rolls to avoid a Ranged Attack he gains a 40~200% Ranged Bonus for 3 seconds.
Special Attacks:
Special 1 – Rolling Thunder
Big boy coming through!
- While Precision Ammo is equipped the last hit has a 100% Chance to inflict 100% Critical Rate Down for 20 seconds.
- While Inferno Ammo is equipped this the last hit has a 100% chance to inflict Burn, dealing 60~80% of Attack over 15 seconds.
Special 2 – Safeties Off
Nothing makes holes quite like a naval rotary cannon.
- 50% chance per hit to Bleed, dealing 40% of Attack over 5 seconds.
Special 3 – Full Autobot
You’re not out of time until you’re out of ammo!
- 100% Chance to gain an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 10% for 30 seconds.
- Autobot Hound has a 100% chance to inflict a Critical Resistance Debuff, increasing the chance for Critical Hits against opponents by 40% for 28 seconds and proceeds to fire every gun in his inventory.
Synergy Bonuses:
Mutual – Enemies – Barricade
- +2~8% Attack Rating.
Mutual – Sharpshooters – Mirage, Arcee
- +5~20% Crit Rate on Ranged Attacks.
Mutual – Weapon Specialists – Mixmaster, Ironhide, Rhinox
- +9% duration for all Damaging Debuffs. +6% Attack Rating in Alliance Missions.
Outgoing – Medic Support – Optimus Prime MV1, Drift
- 7% of base Health Repaired at the start of the fight. +5% extra Repair in Raids.
Incoming – Allies – Optimus Prime MV1, Drift
- +2~8% Armor.
Strong Match-ups:
- Barricade – Autobot Hound’s Precision Ammo rarely misses, making Autobot Hound the premier choice to dismantle this Barricade’s powerful Evasion Buff.
- Mirage – Mirage’s Heavy Attack is notorious for being untouchable to Ranged Attacks, but that trick stops at Autobot Hound. Precision Ammo is not affected by character abilities that would cause Ranged Attacks to Miss.
Weak Match-ups:
- Optimus Primal – Primal will completely resist Autobot Hound’s Powerful Critical Hits.
- Soundwave – Soundwave has the ability to reflect Autobot Hound’s powerful Signature Ability right back into his bearded face.
Recommended Modules for Autobot Hound:
- EMI Module – The EMI Module will punish any gunslingers who attempt to outshoot this warrior.
- Laser Guidance Module – This module will combine with Autobot Hound’s Signature Ability to punch holes through even the toughest opponent.