Master

Master is one of four A-tier Legendary traits. Practical guidance matches Hunter / Destroyer / Zombie: solid offensive bridge from B-tier to the Flash/Reaper meta picks, never the optimal endgame choice.

Status

Stat profile

Per src/content/tier-snapshots/index.json traits snapshot, the Master notes field reads “Offensive (Legendary).” The snapshot does not enumerate per-stat magnitudes; per docs/04-tier-list.md §2.3.2 the Master row lists rarity Legendary and stat bundle not specified with Offensive notes. The four A-tier Legendaries (Hunter, Destroyer, Master, Zombie) share verified (FRVR, AllThings) credibility but no public source publishes their stat tables — only S-tier (Flash, Reaper, Godly) have enumerated stats per docs §2.3.2.

Where this trait shines

Per docs/04-tier-list.md §1.2.1 (Raid → Reaper matrix) and §1.2.2 (Survival/Infinite → Flash matrix), Rolasyum’s trait/ability matrix names neither Master nor any A-tier Legendary in the recommended slots — both modes anchor on the Mythic pair. Master’s situational use is offensive coverage when Mythic Flash/Reaper has not yet rolled. Per docs/04-tier-list.md §1.3 (Lunatic 12-weapon upgrade table), the abilities with Base 7/0 (pure-DMG) allocation — Shadow Monarch, Saiyan, Destructive Fists, Atomic, Head of Hei — gain the most from an offensive Legendary trait because their cooldown is already minimized.

Tier positioning

Per the tier-snapshots ranking, Master is rated A with sources_supporting: 2 (FRVR + AllThings.how). Per docs/04-tier-list.md §3 (Cross-Verification), the A-tier Legendary cluster (Hunter / Destroyer / Master / Zombie) is consistent across Tier 2 sources and Tier 1 Discord — none are upgraded or downgraded in the cross-source log. Master shares Legendary rarity (5% per docs §2.3.1 gacha schema) with Hunter, Destroyer, Zombie.

Synergies & comparison

Master overlaps with Hunter (also “Balanced offensive” Legendary per docs/04 §2.3.2) and Destroyer (also “Offensive” Legendary). Per docs/04-tier-list.md §1.4 (AE Per-Trait Upgrade Path), the Tier 1 upgrade guidance covers Reaper (2 CD / 5 DMG or 7 CD pure) and Flash (1 CD / 6 DMG) — Master’s upgrade path is not enumerated in the docs, suggesting it follows the general Legendary offensive template. Replace Master with Flash for Survival/Infinite or Reaper for Raid as soon as Mythic rolls; until then, Master is a competitive bridge especially for the 7/0 pure-DMG ability cluster (Saiyan, Atomic, Shadow Monarch).