Mr. DuncanBuild and Guide

Mr. Duncan, for better or worse, is probably one of the simplest character gameplay designs we’ve seen in a while, reminiscent of the OG characters who have been in the roster the longest. His gameplay essentially revolves around the mechanic of [Bullets]. He gains them either from his counter skill, which lets him acquire 2 bullets from the [Veteran’s Cartridge], or through his Insight III passive. With Insight III, he generates bullets for the entire team whenever he lands a critical hit or defeats an enemy, granting all allies one type of bullet. Additionally, every 3 critical hits he lands, he gains Moxie.

Now, you’re probably wondering: what do the bullets even do? Looking at the [Veteran’s Cartridge], it contains 2 types of bullets: [Acid Bullets] and [Shrapnel Bullets]. The effects are pretty simple: the Acid Bullet lowers the target’s defense by 5% (lasting 2 rounds) and can be stacked up to 5 times, while the Shrapnel Bullet lets you deal 50% additional damage. And that’s kind of the bulk of his kit.

He provides bullets for himself and others, gains Moxie quickly, and can use his Ultimate, which also increases Crit Rate by 10% for each type of bullet you have. This is further buffed by his Insight I, which provides [Ceremonious] (you gain a stack every 2 times an ally triggers [Bullets]), increasing his Ultimate Might by 3%. This can stack up to 100 times, making his potential Ultimate damage quite good. Though realistically the buff is only 3%, I can’t think of many ways to spam [Bullets] to the point where you can get his damage that high, at least not right now.

Additionally, things I didn’t mention: he has a Mass Attack, with a bit of random additional Genesis DMG included. He has counters with [Quick Draw] which when you have bullets, will launch Rapid Counter-Fire, which does single target damage and the unique part about it is, he can land the counter before they even hit him.