10-26-2019, 12:30 PM
Beast Forms
Since the revamp Karok has gained a new mechanic. Karok can now actively switch between something we call Beast Forms. There are a total of three Beast Forms that Karok can utilize; Lion Form, Bison Form and Mammoth Form. Each Beast Form has a different effect. Assuming you have your skills maxed, these are the effects of every Beast Form:
Lion Form
Restores 7 stamina per second while in Lion Form.
Bison Form
Increases speed by 5% while in Bison Form. It works like Werewolf Paw, so it makes all animations faster as well.
Mammoth Form
Increases overall damage by 5% while in Mammoth Form.
Activating a Beast Form
To activate a certain Beast Form, Karok needs to use a specific combo and finish it off with Pulverize. After Pulverize, Karok can use Pulverize Blitz. Pulverize Blitz removes the currently activated Beast Form. However, if Pulverize Blitz hits the target, the previously removed Beast Form will be activated again. Here are all the possible combinations for activating a Beast Form:
Lion Form
- Lion Crash-Lion Smash-Pulverize
- Lion Crash-Lion Smash-Pulverize-Pulverize Blitz
- Whale Bomb (when no form is active)
Bison Form
- Pillar Charge (Keep running, press tab when animation changes)
- Bison Charge-Pulverize-Pulverize Blitz
Mammoth Form
- Mammoth Sweep-Mammoth Crush-Mammoth Crash-Pulverize
- Mammoth Sweep-Mammoth Crush-Mammoth Crash-Pulverize-Pulverize Blitz
Special: Dropkick
- Using dropkick while having an active form will cause your form to cycle to a new form. The cycle looks like this:
[-> Lion -> Bison -> Mammoth ->]
Fracture and Wild Boar Shock
This is an additional gimmick that Karok now has. Karok has a certain chance to apply a Fracture debuff on monsters. The effects of this debuff are really simple: Certain skills do more damage when this debuff is active. Besides the RNG change to activate this debuff, there are also certain skills that can apply this debuff with a 100% chance if at the same time Pillar Counter is activated:
- Lion Crash
- Lion Crush
- Bison Charge
- Mammoth Crush
- Mammoth Crash
- Jumbo Pounce
- SP: Earthquake
When the Fracture debuff has been applied on a monster, the following skills get a slight damage increase, and the damage numbers are displayed in yellow:
- Lion Crash
- Lion Crush
- Whale Bomb 2 (the multihits)
- Bison Charge
- Mammoth Sweep
- Mammoth Crush
- Mammoth Crash
- Pulverize
- Pulverize Blitz
- Jumbo Pounce
- Dropkick
- SP: Whirlwind
Top Deeps: Pillar Counter
To get the most out of Karok's damage output, it is recommended to use Pillar Counter as much as possible. Pillar Counter is a skill that deals additional smash damage. Pillar Counter is activated when the player lands a hit with a specific skill after or during an Absorb with that skill.
Pillar Counter can also be extended in some situations. When a player activates a Pillar Counter on e.g Lion Crash, but misses the target, the next Lion Crash will trigger Pillar Counter instead. However, this only works if you do not use any other skills inbetween. Pillar Counter can also be carried over to the next corresponding smash. This only works for specific combinations, which I'll let you find out on your own.
In general, Pillar Counter is affected by combo bonus and can really boost your overall damage. Not all of Karok's smashes can activate Pillar Counter. Here is a list of smashes that are compatible with Pillar Counter:
- Lion Crash
- Lion Smash
- Pulverize
- Pulverize Blitz
- Bison Charge
- Jumbo Pounce
- Drop Kick
- Mammoth Crush
- Mammoth Crash
- Whale Bang
- Whale Bang 2
Neverending Combos: Grizzly Uppercut
Karok has the ability to chain his smashes to other smashes. By doing so, Karok can unleash a never ending barrage of medium to hard hitting smashes. Please note that this does require a certain amount of time practicing, because certain combo chains have a specific timing. After maxing the skill Chain Combo: Grizzly Uppercut, Karok can chain the following smashes together:
Lion Crash→Bison Charge (Lion Crash-L)
Lion Smash→Mammoth Sweep (Lion Smash-L)
Bison Charge→Mammoth Sweep (Bison Charge-L)
Warslam (Repeated hits phase) → Bison Charge (Warslam-Tab)
Whale Bang 2 → Bison Charge (Whale Bang 2-Tab)
Since the revamp Karok has gained a new mechanic. Karok can now actively switch between something we call Beast Forms. There are a total of three Beast Forms that Karok can utilize; Lion Form, Bison Form and Mammoth Form. Each Beast Form has a different effect. Assuming you have your skills maxed, these are the effects of every Beast Form:
Lion Form
Restores 7 stamina per second while in Lion Form.
Bison Form
Increases speed by 5% while in Bison Form. It works like Werewolf Paw, so it makes all animations faster as well.
Mammoth Form
Increases overall damage by 5% while in Mammoth Form.
Activating a Beast Form
To activate a certain Beast Form, Karok needs to use a specific combo and finish it off with Pulverize. After Pulverize, Karok can use Pulverize Blitz. Pulverize Blitz removes the currently activated Beast Form. However, if Pulverize Blitz hits the target, the previously removed Beast Form will be activated again. Here are all the possible combinations for activating a Beast Form:
Lion Form
- Lion Crash-Lion Smash-Pulverize
- Lion Crash-Lion Smash-Pulverize-Pulverize Blitz
- Whale Bomb (when no form is active)
Bison Form
- Pillar Charge (Keep running, press tab when animation changes)
- Bison Charge-Pulverize-Pulverize Blitz
Mammoth Form
- Mammoth Sweep-Mammoth Crush-Mammoth Crash-Pulverize
- Mammoth Sweep-Mammoth Crush-Mammoth Crash-Pulverize-Pulverize Blitz
Special: Dropkick
- Using dropkick while having an active form will cause your form to cycle to a new form. The cycle looks like this:
[-> Lion -> Bison -> Mammoth ->]
Fracture and Wild Boar Shock
This is an additional gimmick that Karok now has. Karok has a certain chance to apply a Fracture debuff on monsters. The effects of this debuff are really simple: Certain skills do more damage when this debuff is active. Besides the RNG change to activate this debuff, there are also certain skills that can apply this debuff with a 100% chance if at the same time Pillar Counter is activated:
- Lion Crash
- Lion Crush
- Bison Charge
- Mammoth Crush
- Mammoth Crash
- Jumbo Pounce
- SP: Earthquake
When the Fracture debuff has been applied on a monster, the following skills get a slight damage increase, and the damage numbers are displayed in yellow:
- Lion Crash
- Lion Crush
- Whale Bomb 2 (the multihits)
- Bison Charge
- Mammoth Sweep
- Mammoth Crush
- Mammoth Crash
- Pulverize
- Pulverize Blitz
- Jumbo Pounce
- Dropkick
- SP: Whirlwind
Top Deeps: Pillar Counter
To get the most out of Karok's damage output, it is recommended to use Pillar Counter as much as possible. Pillar Counter is a skill that deals additional smash damage. Pillar Counter is activated when the player lands a hit with a specific skill after or during an Absorb with that skill.
Pillar Counter can also be extended in some situations. When a player activates a Pillar Counter on e.g Lion Crash, but misses the target, the next Lion Crash will trigger Pillar Counter instead. However, this only works if you do not use any other skills inbetween. Pillar Counter can also be carried over to the next corresponding smash. This only works for specific combinations, which I'll let you find out on your own.
In general, Pillar Counter is affected by combo bonus and can really boost your overall damage. Not all of Karok's smashes can activate Pillar Counter. Here is a list of smashes that are compatible with Pillar Counter:
- Lion Crash
- Lion Smash
- Pulverize
- Pulverize Blitz
- Bison Charge
- Jumbo Pounce
- Drop Kick
- Mammoth Crush
- Mammoth Crash
- Whale Bang
- Whale Bang 2
Neverending Combos: Grizzly Uppercut
Karok has the ability to chain his smashes to other smashes. By doing so, Karok can unleash a never ending barrage of medium to hard hitting smashes. Please note that this does require a certain amount of time practicing, because certain combo chains have a specific timing. After maxing the skill Chain Combo: Grizzly Uppercut, Karok can chain the following smashes together:
Lion Crash→Bison Charge (Lion Crash-L)
Lion Smash→Mammoth Sweep (Lion Smash-L)
Bison Charge→Mammoth Sweep (Bison Charge-L)
Warslam (Repeated hits phase) → Bison Charge (Warslam-Tab)
Whale Bang 2 → Bison Charge (Whale Bang 2-Tab)