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** Position in front of your teammates to make the most of Forcefield. |
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** Forcefield can also be utilized to protect ranged Phighters, such as [[Hyperlaser]] in ranged exchanges. |
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** Use Jump Smash Move before Raining Tacos to gain additional height and extra damage. |
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** Pulse and Sound Wave can be used during the end-lag of the recast. Use it to squeeze in additional damage. |
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** Be mindful not to use Raining Tacos at low health as dying before landing will waste the ult. |
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⚫ | A significant weakness to Forcefield is its open cylinder shape. Ranged Phighters such as [[Rocket]] or [[Slingshot]] can take up high ground and damage Boombox and his teammates without issue. In addition, shield piercing and AoE damage ignores the forcefield. Without Forcefield, Boombox is frail and can be taken out from the fight with ease. |
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Raining Tacos is extremely telegraphed and risky to use in the middle of a teamfight. If you see a Boombox attempt to use it at low health, kill them. If Boombox is too healthy to kill in this state, the best option is to back out of the area or seek high-ground to avoid the damage. Moreover, ranged Phighters with hitscan projectiles such as [[Hyperlaser]] and [[Slingshot]] have the opportunity to shoot down the mid-air Boombox. |
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==[[Badges|Badge]]== |
==[[Badges|Badge]]== |
Revision as of 03:06, 21 September 2022
Overview | Lore | Dialogue | Sound effects | Gallery | History |
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Overview
Boombox is an offensive support Phighter that provides crowd control and AoE healing to the team. His weapon and abilities create space for the team while healing them, allowing his team to anchor themselves within the fight for longer.
Abilities
NOTE: Boombox does not have a Passive.
Details:
- The ring is centered around Boombox's upper torso.
Details:
Details:
- The cooldown does not start until the forcefield expires or is destroyed.
- The forcefield is an open cylinder.
- Forcefield does not block the following projectile abilities:
- Hyperlaser's Pierce Ray.
- Slingshot's Heavy Sling Shot and Leg Day.
- Sword's Blade Assault.
Details:
- This ability makes you hover slightly if you don't activate the slam.
- You can jump before activating this ability to gain slightly more height.
- This also works with "Raining Tacos", as using your ultimate will prevent you from moving in any direction until the animation ends.
Raining Tacos | ||
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Type Ultimate |
Ability Type AoE/Utility |
Jump extremely high into the air and slam the ground with a giant explosion. The explosion will give you and allies a temporary 200 shield, as well as slowing enemies. | ||
Damage: 8 + 15 * airtime duration, max. 40 Knockback Force: 20 + 7 * airtime duration, going up only, max. 50 Shield Amount: 200, starts decaying after 2 seconds Slow: X% for 3 seconds AoE Range: TBD Ult Points: 100 |
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Details:
- The effects of Raining Tacos is cancelled if Boombox dies before slamming the ground.
- Boombox can be affected by pulls or knockbacks during the jump.
Strategy
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Boombox is a support Phighter that can utilize his wide access to displacement effects and defensive abilities to shake up fights and tank significant amounts of damage. Using Forcefield and Raining Tacos, Boombox can play on the frontlines as a pseudo-tank to start offensive pushes or to peel for his teammates. If timed correctly, Raining Tacos can turn fights into a team's favor thanks to the extra durability granted from the shield. On top of Boombox's tanking potential, his kit's abundant access to displacement status effects is beneficial for disorienting fights or to keep dangerous threats away from teammates.
Boombox's unique strength and specialty is off-set by multiple weaknesses. Boombox faces significant difficulty in approaching and dealing with mobile Phighters due to the lack of mobility options and range in his abilities. Only having a frail 150 hitpoints, Boombox is extremely dependent on Forcefield or Raining Tacos to keep himself healthy. Without these abilities, Boombox can be dispatched easily. His ultimate, Raining Tacos is extremely telegraphed. Enemies can avoid the AoE of Boombox's ultimate or kill him before he lands, effectively wasting it. Furthermore, Boombox players must also be mindful that their ultimate's slowness makes it unfeasible as an immediate response to burst damage.
Ability Usage
- Pulse
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- Sound Wave
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- Forcefield
- Position in front of your teammates to make the most of Forcefield.
- Forcefield can also be utilized to protect ranged Phighters, such as Hyperlaser in ranged exchanges.
- Jump Smash Move
- Use Jump Smash Move before Raining Tacos to gain additional height and extra damage.
- Pulse and Sound Wave can be used during the end-lag of the recast. Use it to squeeze in additional damage.
- Raining Tacos
- Be mindful not to use Raining Tacos at low health as dying before landing will waste the ult.
Counterplay against Boombox
Ranged Phighters with any source of mobility can outrun a Boombox. Backing away from Boombox limits his impact to Forcefield and Raining Tacos and prevents him from gaining charges for Sound Wave. On smaller maps, make sure to avoid backing yourself into a corner/dead-end.
A significant weakness to Forcefield is its open cylinder shape. Ranged Phighters such as Rocket or Slingshot can take up high ground and damage Boombox and his teammates without issue. In addition, shield piercing and AoE damage ignores the forcefield. Without Forcefield, Boombox is frail and can be taken out from the fight with ease.
Raining Tacos is extremely telegraphed and risky to use in the middle of a teamfight. If you see a Boombox attempt to use it at low health, kill them. If Boombox is too healthy to kill in this state, the best option is to back out of the area or seek high-ground to avoid the damage. Moreover, ranged Phighters with hitscan projectiles such as Hyperlaser and Slingshot have the opportunity to shoot down the mid-air Boombox.
Badge
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Bass Drop | ![]() |
Be airborne for 3 or more seconds while using your ultimate. | ![]() |
Trivia
- Boombox's ultimate "Raining Tacos" is a reference to the default song played on ROBLOX's Boombox gear, "Raining Tacos".
- Bass Drop is the only Phighter badge that is obtainable outside of the main game.
- Boombox is the only Phighter to lack a passive.
References
TBA
Version History
19 May 2022
15 May 2022
18 April 2022
17 April 2022
16 April 2022
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Phighters |
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Melee | Sword • Skateboard • Biograft • Katana • Ban Hammer |
Ranged | Rocket • Slingshot • Hyperlaser • Shuriken • Scythe |
Support | Medkit • Boombox • Subspace • Vine Staff |
Related | Badges • Status Effects • Phinisher |