Volthar is a sophisticated machine which can easily deceive his enemies. Because of its looks, they all expect it to come with heavy attacks, or to provide a strong protection for his allies but its trick is to control and possess them with electric charges before they can realize its started attacking!
Role: Denier
Overview
Volthar is a Thunder monster with great Possession skills. He can Shock enemies, blocking their extra turns, or even remove positive status effects and apply Nanovirus in one move! His trait is Tough and at the beginning of every battle, he gives himself Damage Mirror. However, this isn't where it ends for our thunder robot friend. He can also remove enemy stamina and apply Stamina Leak, denying by removing their stamina, and utilizing Shock to cripple extra-turn users. However, these are only 'soft' denials, as he only uses Possession to deny and nothing else. He also heavily abuses AoE moves, meaning he struggles against Dodge Area monsters. Nevertheless, Volthar is still a solid choice for a denier that you shouldn't scoff at.
Pros:
- Good trait and stats
- Multiple PER skills
- Great relic slots
- Access to Shock, Stamina Leak, Stamina removal, and Nanovirus
- Low cooldowns and stamina costs
Cons:
- Most of his good skills are AoE, meaning that Dodge Area can counter him
- Only has Possession as denial
- No Trait Disable, meaning he is walled by monsters immune to Possession or Control
Recommended Moveset
Voltaiks Friend
- Divide and Conquer (AoE 30 Thunder dmg + Possession, 25s, 2 CD)
- Tyun Gwat (AoE Nanovirus + Stamina Leak + 30% Stamina Removal, 25s, 2 CD)
- Ura Tsuki (AoE PER + Nanovirus, 23s, 2 CD)
- Dian Xue / Enemies Deception / Uraken Uchi (Xue for AoE 35 Special dmg + Shock + 30% Stamina Removal, 20s, 1 CD) / (Deception for 40 Thunder dmg + Possession, 20s, 1 CD) / (Uchi for PER + 35 Special dmg + Nanovirus + 50% Stamina Removal, 23s, 1 CD)
To avoid problems with Area Dodgers, use Volthar with Enemies Deception or Uraken Uchi.
Recommended Runes: 3 Speed
Recommended Relics: Ingvar's Banner, Darmith's Banner, Mr. Beast's Banner, Charging Banner; Pumpseed's Staff, Masher's Staff, Cane of the Atlantis
Counters
- Monsters with Possession Immunity, such as Makugan and O'Reilly, can render his possession less effective.
- Monsters that can recover stamina such as Madam Fusion, Jasastur and Wangzhou can counter his stamina removal moves.
- Hookuai (ironically) is a strong counter to him since he can't be possessed, he can deal with Volthar's stamina removal by having a skill with no stamina, and deal a lot of damage to him.
Fun Facts
- Volthar is a reference to the Jaegers from the film series Pacific Rim.
- The move Uraken Uchi means backhand strike in Japanese.