Drekk received lots of visits to his lair from monsters in need of his curative powers, but his brother Grakon was fed up with having his home invaded by strangers, so he spent his time scaring visitors away. He became famous for being Drekk's troublesome brother, and he ended up having to leave his lair. Now he's trouble on the loose!
Role: Control
Overview
Grakon is one of the best deniers in the entire game, being able to do pretty much everything and more than that a denier needs. He has many ways to control such as CDA, Mega Stun, Stun, some extra turns, and lots of status manipulation that makes him a great denier and all-round incredible monster.
Pros:
- Amazing stats and trait
- Abundant tortures
- Broken Movepool
- CDA and Mega Stun
- Has two Fire moves despite being a Nature monster
- Has PER, NER, TD
- Mega Stun/CDA + Self Extra Turn
- Great Relic slots
- Nice Special
Cons:
- Moderately high cooldowns and stamina costs
- 4 Slot Syndrome(too many good moves to choose from)
- Special isn't that good for a denier
- Extra Turns are Anticipation bait
Recommended Moveset
No Strangers in my House (Ranked)
- No Rest for the Wicked (AoE Trait Disabled + 45 Nature dmg + Stun + Poison, 30s, 2 CD)
- Wisdom of Decay / Bloody Roots (Decay for PER + CDA + AoE Stun, 30s, 2 CD) / (Bloody for AoE CDA + Bleed, 31s, 2 CD)
- Chants of The Swamp (Team NER + AoE PER + Poison + Curse, 25s, 2 CD)
- Feel Free to Rot / Roots (Rot for 50 Special dmg + MegaStun + Self Extra Turn, 34s, 3 CD) / (Roots for CDA + Self Extra Turn, 31s, 3 CD)
Recommended Runes: 3 Speed
Terrified Of Anticipation (Ranked)
- No Rest for the Wicked
- Wisdom of Decay
- Chants of The Swamp
- Bloody Roots
Recommended Runes: 3 Speed
Troublesome Dragon (Unranked)
- Roots
- Bloody Roots
- Ratamahatta (AoE 20 Nature dmg + Stun twice, 36s, 2 CD)
- Boric Acid (AoE 30 Fire dmg + Burn + Poison, 31s, 1 CD)
Recommended Runes: 3 Speed
Recommended Relics: Mantis Claws Trap, Nabuline's Trap / Uriel Essence
Counters
- Marquis De Flambe can be used to deal lots of damage to Grakon, and has Anticipation to counter his extra turn moves.
- Even though his trait is amazing, it only covers Possession for denial, so monsters with other single-target denials like Kronx and Lamia can counter him. Lord Pumpseed is exceptional as he is a Fire denier with Corruption which bypasses Possession Immunity.
- A good Pierce user, like Wildbird, can hit him through his Area Dodge. Nitroblaster is exceptional as he has Pierce and is a Fire monster. He is also an Artifact, meaning he can't be Stunned or tortured. Be wary of his CDA skills though, as those can still affect Artifacts.
Fun Facts:
- Grakon's move Ratamahatta is a reference to a song of the same name by Brazilian band Sepultura
