Hookuai

Hookuai is a fan of mass destruction, a cause to which he contributes actively. He used to have a little club of friends with his same hobby, but all of them we defeated over the year. Now it’s just him, and it gets boring! Maybe he should rescue one friend to have someone to play with. Cryotan, maybe?

Role: Attacker

Overview
Hookuai's main role is an insane Water attacker. His attack stat is 2nd highest of the Water element, and he is almost undeniable due to his trait, which protects him from all control effects in addition to giving him Anticipation. He has two AoE Torture moves: an AoE Sunburn and an AoE Bleeding. Hookuai also has a Single Enemy move that deals 70 Water dmg with 0 stamina and 0 CD, which can deal good damage and it protects him from CDA and Stamina Removal. Being denied only by Total Blind and Total Damage Reduction, Hookuai is the anti-denier attacker.

Pros: Cons:
 * Great stats
 * Amazing trait, countering all deniers
 * 70 Water damage, 0 CD, 0 stamina skill
 * AoE torture moves (Sunburn and Bleeding)
 * Wonderful special
 * Single Ally Damage Boost + Precision + Positive Effect Protection
 * Single target CDA
 * Low cooldowns and stamina costs
 * AoE Guard Down only has 50% of landing
 * Doesn't actually have any tricks up his sleeve, except for being undeniable

Scary Kaiju

 * Deadly Interruption (70 Water dmg, 0s, 0 CD)
 * Meltdown Ray (AoE 40 Special dmg + Sunburn, 27s, 2 CD)
 * Disempowerment (50 Water dmg + CDA, 20s, 2 CD)
 * Power of the Deep (Self- Dmg Boost + Precision + PER Block, 25s, 2 CD)

Recommended Runes: 2 Speed, 1 Strength; 1 Speed, 2 Strength; 2 Team Speed, 1 Strength

Counters
Hookuai is pretty hard to counter, but there are a few monsters who can deal with him.
 * Like all Control-Immune monsters, Hookuai is still vulnerable to Time Stop, but very few monsters actually have that ability. You can count on Timerion or Hackster, though. There is also an effect called ”Trolled”, which can make a monster stop attacking for a couple of turns. You can count on R.O.F.L. for that.
 * Hookuai is still vulnerable to Torture, so Monsters like Gelotron can use random torture effect moves on him.
 * Great Thunder Monsters. Warmaster Babari (If he has Revenge is Cold, if you use extra turn, he could be killed, check it at the link.), Neobuki, and Volthar are three great examples of good Thunder monsters you may encounter (excluding VoltaiK and Zyla the Faithful since Hookuai has Anticipation and can kill them in a few turns despite their low HP).

Fun Facts

 * Hookuai is likely a reference to the Kaiju in the film series Pacific Rim.