Buck

Buck
Playstyle	Close-Range Fighter
Species	Bison / Yak
Gender	Male
Statistics
Health	1500
Range	90
Damage	1350
Agility	62 (Speed 38 + Fury 24)
Abilities
Passive	Fury: When he hits an enemy with any attack, he gets a speed boost and a cool-down reduction for a few seconds.
Active	Stampede: He charges forward, using his horns to throw enemies behind him and dealing damage.
Weapons
Spear	360 Swing
Shotgun	Burst shots

Buck is one of the three starter characters, alongside Bruce and Nix.

In the game, he is known as the "Close-Range Fighter" while on the start screen where you select your starter, he is described as "Agressive" He is one of the three starters alongside Nix and Bruce. He is a bull who can bowl a bomb, do a 360 spin with a spear, and shoot a burst from a shotgun. Buck is a formidable opponent to cross. He lacks health, but he makes up for it with his brute strength, which ultimately can be higher than Bruce! Buck's fighting type is tank because of his significant damage and slowness. The lack of health makes him not that tanky, so you better watch out since you could easily get ambushed by snipers!

Lore

Buck is a good guy that has strong anger management issues. After years of intense therapy, he now takes 2 seconds instead of 1 to get angry.

How to Unlock?

• Available as a starting character. (You get to choose from Nix, Bruce, Buck.)
• From crates league one- or higher

Health

How hard it is to kill this character.

	Total
Health	1500

Damage

Total damage from all attacks.

	Total	Shotgun	Bomb	Spear	Stampede
Damage	1350	500	300	300	250

Agility

Your character speed and mobility, including abilities.

	Total	Speed	Fury
Agility	62	38	24

Range

The average distance of this character's attacks.

	Average	Shotgun	Bomb	360 Swing	Charge
Range	90	70	140	60

Passive: Fury

	Name	Type	Cooldown	Duration
	Fury	Passive	None	2s

In-game description: "???"

When he hits an enemy he gains a speed boost and a cooldown reduction (faster reload) for all of his weapons.

Active: Stampede

	Name	Type	Cooldown
	Stampede	Active	3s

In-game description: "???"

???

Primal Instinct

	Name	Effect
	Attracting Stomp	Opponents around Buck are pulled towards him at the start of Stampede

Upgrades

The level is how much Damage and Health your Character has! It will also allow you to equip more items on them.

To upgrade your Level, you need enough coins and tokens for that specific Character. You can get them in Crates, League, and Mastery Road Rewards and in your Battle Pass.

Upgrades

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Health
Damage (mini-upgrades)
Tokens	0	2	5	10	15	20	30	45	60	100	150	200	400	600	1000	1500	2200	3000	4962	9000
Cost (coins)

Weapons

Spear

Properties

• Weapon type: 360° Swing
• Skills: ???, ???, ???

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Shotgun

Properties

• Weapon type: Burst
• Attributes: ???, ???, ???

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Bomb

Properties

• Weapon type: Bowling
• Attributes: ???, ???, ???

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage
Cooldown
Range
Spread Angle
Damage Per Missile
Blast Radius

Good Items to put on Buck

Note: Jungle Shoes is a must have for Buck and other tanks because of their slow speed.

Adrenaline Shot(Especially if you like getting into the thick of fights with Buck), Vampire Teeth, Jungle Shoes(ESSENTIAL), Holy Sandals, Inflatable Muscles( for buffs) and Cluster Bomb( which could help you get easy fury with him and chuks of vampire teeth unless youre fighting a team)

Vampire Teeth, Jungle Shoes, Wake - up coffee, Cluster Bomb, Defibrilator(For teams)

Strategies

Attack Combination:

So, when your using buck (and you have Primal Instinct with him) you're going to throw bomb, then uses shotgun, then you will stampede your opponent (which will attract them closer) after that your gonna quickly use your spear, then you wait for your shotgun and bomb to quickly load then you mega attack your opponent by bomb + shotgun + spearing them that will cause enough damage to either kill them or severely damage them (or they are: most likely to be at low health and they lost at least one or two adrenaline shots) if your opponent isn't dead yet your gonna continue shotgun + spear them continuously then back away by spamming bombs on them until they die.

If you do not have Primal Instinct with him your strategy will be this: you will approach your opponent throw a bomb towards them or shotgun + spear them, then you stampede them quickly use your spear, wait till your shotgun, bomb, or spear has fully loaded, then your gonna mega attack your opponent by bomb + shotgun + spear your opponent that will cause enough damage to either kill them or severely damage them (or they are: most likely to be at low health and they lost at least one or two adrenaline shots) if your opponent isn't dead yet your gonna shotgun + spear them at least twice or thrice then back away by spamming bombs on them until they die.

Fast Characters: Jade, Nix, Molly, Larry etc.

Fast characters are the hardest to fight as a Buck, as they can easily keep their distance and shooting you without a thing you can do about it. Best thing to do is to ambush them with your active, and spam ALL your weapons(Be extra careful around Jade). Don't do this if they're 3+ levels above you though. There's a good chance you'll take down most of their health at which point they'll run away. At this point either just leave them or chase them if you have high level Jungle Shoes or Primal Instinct. If you chase them be extra careful because most of the fast characters have a ranged weapon, so try to dodge that.

Tanks: Buck, Bruce, Frank, Duke etc.

With tanks Buck is well matched, as both of you deal a ton of damage close range and have a lot of health. Unless it's Duke or Buck, just get close and spam all your weapons, but it's best if you're a higher level because in the end, it depends on accuracy, skill and level. With Duke and Buck, you need to be a little more careful as both of them have cooldown and damage buffs as their passive. Try to play more passively and if they start to chase you, keep bowling your bomb back and once they get below half health, get close with them, but try to make them use 1 health kit first as they may have adrenaline shot.

Snipers: Pepper, Fuzzy, Ravi etc.

Snipers are one of the easiest to fight against as the all have trouble with close range, but Fuzzy and Ravi's abilities are annoying to play against. Try to ambush them first as Buck can easily be shot down by their ranged attacks. With most of them it's not problem but Pepper can see in bushes so try to ambush them from a house. Just watch out for their spear though as they may put knockback on it. If for some reason they manage to get medium to long distance from you, then don't chase them unless you're in a grassy area, as if you're in the open, you're dead.

Support: Lizzy, Louie, Yara etc.

With support characters, you can easily take them down with their low health, but be careful as their actives can be annoying and sometimes the characters will deal a ton of damage, such as possible stepping on a Lizzy's egg that has been stacked to 7 with PI. Always fight them in a grassy area due to the fact that they all have ranged attacks and ambush them. In the end it' s whether you get close or not because as long as you get close to them, you have a pretty decent chance of winning.

DPS: Henry, Iris, Jade, Larry etc.

With DPS characters, you need to be EXTRA careful since they all deal a ton of damage, and if they manage to get a lot of good hits in, then you're a walking pile of loot. With characters that have rapid fire bows, try your best to avoid it and make them use it early or stun them before they get close as they all have barely any health apart from Iris and Jade. With Iris and Jade, you need to be DEAD careful. They both deal a ton of damage and Jade can easily hit and run out of your range, while Iris can launch her ranged weapons and let the poison take down your health and show your location while she slithers away, it's even more annoying when she has PI. In this case just avoid them but if you have to fight, then it's key you get the first hit in. Stun them and spam your weapons and just keep it up.

Balance Changes

v1.8.0 (11/26/19)

• Buck has replaced Molly as a starter character, and as a result, some characters were shuffled around in the first few leagues.

v1.12.0 (12/22/19)

• Stampede Activation Time (the time before he starts moving forward) increased from 150ms to 200ms.

v1.20.0 (3/12/20)

• Active skill cooldown increased.

v1.23.0 (4/6/20)

• Charge preparation time increased from 0.35s to 0.55s
• He can be knocked back while running with his active ability

Emotes

Laugh Punch White Flag Angry Chilling Stars

Skins

Buckolic Lunar Festival Buck Nutcracker Buck

Trivia

• Buck's passive is similar to Duke's ability, Rage.
• Buck's character model doesn't have eyes, and he has nothing under his eyebrows!
• Buck's passive Fury allows him to pick up loots more quickly.
• He is the fastest tank apart from Duke.