LegendaryDamage Dealer

Best Surge build

A damage dealer who upgrades through stages with each Super, gaining range, speed and a split shot, and loses a stage when he dies.

Reviewed 19 Jul 2026

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Loadouts

3
Fast upgradeRecommended

The default: get to a high stage early and stay there.

Star PowerTo the Max!starting a stage up skips his weakest phase entirely
GadgetPower Surgean instant upgrade when the fight starts before he is ready
GearDamagehis split shot doubles at higher stages
GearSuper Chargeeach Super is a permanent upgrade until he dies
HyperchargeStage 5the payoff for surviving long enough to stack stages
Survivor SurgeAlternate

When you are being focused and losing your stages to a single death.

Star PowerServe Ice Coldthe slow keeps divers off him so his stages survive
GadgetPower Shieldthe difference between losing a stage and losing the match
GearShieldhis value is entirely in not dying
GearSpeedhis own upgrade gives him mobility to build on
Knockout SurgeAlternate

Knockout, where he only gets one life and needs the stages immediately.

Star PowerTo the Max!there is no time to farm stages in a single round
GadgetPower Surgean instant stage at the moment the round is decided
GearSuper Chargeevery stage before the ring closes matters
GearShielddying resets everything he built
HyperchargeStage 5ends a round that reached the ring

How to play it

Play defensively while low-stage and aggressively once upgraded; his effective range grows with each stage, so the same tile is safe later and not now.

Spend the first two Supers on upgrading yourself, not on damage; the stages compound and a Super used as a nuke is a stage you never get.

Common mistakes

  • Fighting at stage one, where he loses to almost everything
  • Dying with stages banked, which resets the entire investment
  • Using the Super as an attack rather than as an upgrade

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