Mortis Counters

Best counters to Mortis

• Jacky

  Out-tanks Mortis in melee and returns part of every dash's damage through Counter Crush before he can disengage.

• Shade

  Outlasts Mortis's dash combo with Hardened Hoodie, forcing him to spend extra ammo before he can escape.

• Bull

  Out-tanks Mortis at melee range, then Stomper keeps him slowed inside concentrated shotgun blasts.

• Shelly

  Bursts Mortis at shotgun range, then Shell Shock slows him before he can dash back out.

• Gale

  Repels Mortis's dives with Super knockback, and Blustery Blow stuns him against obstacles before he can dash away.

• Otis

  Stops Mortis's close-range assault by preventing attacks, leaving him unable to chain dashes or finish weakened targets.

• Chester

  Bursts down Mortis during his close-range commitment, using sequenced bell damage before he can complete another dash.

• Crow

  Kites Mortis outside dash range, then Slowing Toxin denies the movement he needs to chain attacks or retreat.

Mortis is a strong pick against

• Barley

  Slips between Barley's slow bottle arcs with dashes and punishes his low health before another throw becomes available.

• Berry

  Skirts Berry's persistent puddles with dashes, then exploits his low health during the lengthy reload between cones.

• Dynamike

  Cuts across Dynamike's timed explosions with dashes and reaches melee range, punishing his low health before a retaliatory throw is possible.

• Emz

  Enters the dead zone inside Emz's spray with a dash, limiting each cloud to one hit before closing the duel.

• Grom

  Uses consecutive dashes through gaps in Grom's cross pattern, forcing the artillery fighter to defend at melee distance.

• Leon

  Evades Leon's blade volleys through attack dashes, then activates Combo Spinner to secure the close-range damage race.

• Lou

  Slips between Lou's narrow volleys with attack dashes and begins melee pressure before the freeze meter builds.

• Mandy

  Chains dashes past Mandy's range, exploiting her low health and lack of close-range knockback.

• Mina

  Times repeated dashes around Mina's attack sequence and strikes during the ammo gap after her delayed third hit.

• Mr P

  Breaches Mr P's porter screen with dashes, bypasses bouncing suitcases, and forces the controller into close combat.

• Nita

  Threads attack dashes between Nita's shockwaves and bear, bypassing both to reach her directly.

• Poco

  Dives through Poco's low-burst sound waves, then drains grouped enemies with a piercing, self-healing Super.

• Sirius

  Carves through Sirius's clustered Shadows during each dash, turning piercing shovel swings into direct access to their summoner.

• Sprout

  Navigates Sprout's Seed Bombs with attack dashes, collapsing the gap before the artillery thrower can disengage.

• Squeak

  Dashes around Squeak's delayed blast zones, then maintains point-blank pressure while his slow reload denies an immediate answer.

• Tick

  Navigates Tick's delayed minefield with dashes, then exploits his low health at point-blank range before the mines detonate.

• Ziggy

  Crosses Ziggy's telegraphed lightning areas with dashes and maintains melee pressure before his next strike resolves.

Mortis shines on these maps