Showdown Modifier: Energy Drink

Modifier Statistics

 * Energy Drink Spawn Radius: SmallScreen Shot 2020-03-11 at 5.55.10 pm.png
 * Energy Drink Damage Boost: x3
 * Movement Speed Increase: Large
 * Energy Drink Duration: 10 Seconds
 * Spawn Frequency: Low, but Increases Overtime

How the Modifier Works
You will know when an energy drink is spawning when you see a grey circle appear. A couple seconds after that, an energy drink will spawn. This can be picked up at any time and will not expire. Once picked up, it will give the user a damage and speed boost for 10 seconds, and after that you return to normal. The energy drinks will try to spawn in places where there is only one brawler nearby, in an attempt to counter teamers.

How to Use the Modifier to Your Advantage
This modifier seems straightforward. Pick it up and start to wreck havoc. But there are some very nasty and pro plays that you could get out of this.
 * Bait. Wait in a bush for someone to pick it up, then charge straight at the drink once someone gets near and then you can go for an easy kill. Brawlers like Darryl are effective as just in case the timing is bad, Darryl will knock back brawlers who get near to get the drink.
 * Leon Bait. The strategy above won't work if the brawler checks the bush. That brawler will have enough time to escape. By going invisible when someone is near, regardless of checking the bush, Leon will pick up the energy drink without them knowing and blast them.
 * Knockback brawlers like Bibi or Shelly can knock brawlers away from the energy drink to get it themselves.

What Brawlers to Play when Modifier is Active
These brawlers are good in this modifier: These brawlers can be used, but are hard to use in this modifier:
 * Darryl, Leon, Bibi and Shelly for the strategies mentioned above.
 * Piper. She can jump towards an energy drink. If she walks towards an energy drink and a baiter picks up the drink first, she can super away and damage that brawler with the bombs. Piper with energy drink is a force, as she has super high damage from range.
 * Bea can really punish low-health brawlers who get near to an energy drink, and can deal the highest single-target damage in the game with an energy drink. Bea can slow down brawlers with an energy drink chasing her with her super.
 * Max + Energy Drink + Super = You Don't Wanna Know
 * Tick. Close range brawlers will still be able to punish Tick even if he has an energy drink, as long as they play from very close range.
 * Dynamike. Dynamike can deal with close range better than tick but placing bombs at his feet, but even with high DPS, his shots are sometimes hard to hit, getting rid of its original purpose, to increase damage output.

Best Way to Counter the Modifier
The best way to counter energy drink is to stay safe until it runs out. If there is an energy drink and you think someone is trying to bait you / you can't get the energy drink. You can do one of two things: Don't just run away from the energy drink aimlessly, you're likely to run into another energy drink.
 * Hide around the other side of the wall and ring around the rosie
 * Hide in a bush and hope not to die