Krul: Shredding Burst of Lifesteal (Two New Seperate Builds) by Divinaxel

Krul: Shredding Burst of Lifesteal (Two New Seperate Builds)

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Krul

Build: Burst; Shred; Lifesteal.

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Introduction Top

Hello, this is Divinaxel, and as you can see, I have now remanufactued the guide into a cooler one. With three seperate builds, and of course, I will keep my old builds here. It's going to be very long guide, so you will not need to read 'em all. But what I have put up here is a small table of contents to lead you to the build you want to consult (by the way, the lifetseal build is my old one which was here in the guide previously).
Burst	Shred	Lifesteal

=== Burst === Top

Ability Path Table

Shadows Empower Me
Dead Man's Rush		2	3				7			10		12
Spectral Smite	1			4	5			8			11
From Hell's Heart						6			9

Build Path

START

IRONGUARD START

RUSH BEFORE 15 MINUTE MARK

CHOOSE ONE

BUY NEXT

THE "NEVER UNDERESTIMATE" SQUAD

FINAL BUILD

FINAL BUILD AGAINST CP ENEMIES

FINAL BUILD AGAINST OPPONENTS HIGH IN ATTACK SPEED

FINAL BUILD AGAINST SLIPPERY OPPONENTS

Threats Table

About the Burst Build Top

This build's purpose is to become effective enemies with high health, which is usually one of the most common type of enemies during battles. Tanks use this item, and you can also use this against tanks. Tanks who usually build lots of health like , , or any hero who usually buys health because he/she is usually fragile. 'slices' a part of the enemy's health, which is why 's burst depends on 'slice' damage. This is true damage, which is damage that doesn't get mitigated by either armor or shield.

Heroic Perk & Strategy Top

Shadows Empower Me

's heroic perk. How functions is that it gives you an additional movement speed for a period of time, slowing any enemy hero down on your next basic attack while the perk is activated. This is useful for ganks especially in the lane brush when the enemy laner is pushing toward your territory. This is activated by standing still in a brush for 1.5 seconds, and when your hellrazor is blazing, it indicates that the perk is ready to use. Take note that this won't activate 's burst. But it's more useful if you accompany it with your ability slot A ( ) by the moment you have activated this perk, which also activates 's burst. Lay some more hits and smite them by the time they get back to their normal pace. This strategy should either kill or scare the enemy laner away and go home.

Ability Overview & Strategy Top


Dead Man's Rush	Spectral Smite	From Hell's Heart
Dead Man's Rush is Krul's ability slot A. This ability is used for catching up to enemies, slowing enemies down (by associating this with your perk), ganking the enemy laner down, and of course, gaining a protective health barrier. This ability's function is to allow you to dash toward your enemy, dealing crystal & weapon damage, together with Aftershock's burst, and it gives you an additional Breaking Point stack. This ability is most effective with Aftershock, because the ability itself is accompanied by Aftershock's effects, not the basic attack after the ability. With Aftershock around, this will do as much damage as Spectral Smite or maybe even more.	Spectral Smite is Krul's ability slot B. This is useful if you want to last-hit the enemy, if you have the stacks needed. Spectral Smite's function is to damage your target, dealing heavy damage based on the amount of stacks you have before you detonate it. 8 stacks total. Aftershock's burst don't give any effects to the ability itself like how Dead Man's Rush is given effects, but basic-attacking an enemy hero afterwards will deal the Aftershock burst, which is good for last-hitting the hero, if Spectral Smite wasn't enough to blow the enemy away.	From Hell's Heart is Krul's ultimate, which when activated, you can choose any direction where Krul can pull out & throw his hellrazor. Which is lodged in Krul's chest, which is basically his heart, and the name of the ability is " From Hell's Heart" which means that Krul is Hell himself. Now I understand. When this blade hits an enemy hero, the victim would be stunned and is stung by a slow effect for a period of time. Best used when you plan on hitting an enemy on its 'boomerang' or 'returning' stage. The stun of the ability won't have the Aftershock effects, but your next basic attack on the enemy will deal the burst, and when the enemy starts moving again, use your ability slot A and for more Aftershock burst, and smite them if the enemy would still manage to escape. This strategy will eliminate the target or make him/her run away scared. IMPORTANT REMINDER: when you have stunned an enemy hero with this, don't use Dead Man's Rush on them YET. Basic-attack the target first before using your Dead Man's Rush on them. This will deal more bursts than using your ability slot A right after stunning the target, without basic-attacking him first.

Important Items in the Build & Strategy Top


Breaking Point	Journey Boots	Aftershock
Passive: Gain +15 weapon power (+9 for long-ranged heroes), 5% critical chance and 5% critical damage for every second you are in combat against enemy heroes (A.K.A every stack). 20 stacks max, and this won't stack against non-heroes. Stats: +40% attack speed. Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy: Breaking Point is the very first T3 item you must build. Rush this before 6 minutes have passed (if you're skilled enough, you can usually get this item on or before the 5 minute mark). This item will grant you +15 weapon power, 5% critical chance and damage per additional stack, with a maximum of 20 stacks, giving you 1 stack per second you are in combat. It's very rare to get to 20 stacks, with a total of 1,135 weapon power (if you're level 12 as Krul). Breaking Point is so effective during team fights, because usually, you will end up having 10 stacks or above before the team fight ends. 1 stack will dissipate per second if you're outside of combat.	Passive: Grant yourself +0.5 movement speed inside of combat, +1 movement speed outside of combat. Activate: Sprint for 1.5 seconds. 30s cooldown. Stats: +300 max health. +8 health regeneration. +25 armor. +25 shield. Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy: Journey Boots is a useful item for speed and additional health, regen, armor and shield. Movement speed, too. You would have +1.5 movement speed outside of combat and only +0.5 movement speed if you're inside combat. Activating this item will grant you a period of time to sprint, useful if you're trying to catch up to the enemies capturing the kraken, or just for purposes to save time and approach locations easier. Better to use when you want to retreat or run away. You're going to regret it if you keep using this item with no purpose at all.	Passive: After using an ability, your next basic attack will deal 15-20% (lvl. 1-12) of the enemy's health. 400 max damage against non-heroes. Stats: +2.4 energy recharge. +35 weapon power. +25% cooldown. Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy: Aftershock is the best crystal item ever, IMO. After using an ability, your next basic attack will deal 15-20% of the target's health (depends on your level). There are different strategies for using this item. Dead Man's Rush and From Hell's Heart are great examples to use for Aftershock strategies.

Clockwork	Metal Jacket	Crucible
Stats: +250 max energy +50% cooldown +7.4 energy recharge Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy: They say that time is gold, but time isn't gold when it comes to Clockwork. I mean seriously, it's cheap. It's not worth that much gold. What Clockwork does is give you energy, recharge, and cooldown. Good thing to use if you want to use your abilities more often, giving Aftershock more potential.	Stats: +170 armor. +35 shield. Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy: Metal Jacket is a great item to maximize the armor you have, in order to fend off against those who usually do WP builds. Krul is fragile, which is why we need to build armor for him. This is usually the last thing you're going to want to build, along with other defense items you get earlier in the game.	Activate: Trigger Reflex Block for you and nearby teammates. Stats: +600 max health. Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy Crucible is an item great for cheating death, staying away from stun effects, and making great escapes for you and your nearby teammates. Better buy this when Glaive is around, because his ability slot A is dangerous, which can easily seperate you from your teammates, eventually leading to an ace. Not only Glaive's stun, block other stun effects such as Adagio's Verse of Judgement, and any other stun effects that can usually stun more than 1 teammate in one blow.

Aegis	Atlas Pauldron	Shiversteel
Activate: Block up to 200 damage. While the barrier is up, all debuffs are blocked. Stats: +200 max health +125 ahield +30 armor Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy Aegis is an item usually made to fend off against CP opponents. Skaarf, Skye, Koshka, and Kestrel are usually made to build CP items, so feel free to use this item against them. Activating this will give yourself a health barrier that blocks all debuffs, and blocks up to 200 damage. But Dead Man's Rush is still better. Just saying. But Aegis also gives a comfortable amount of health, which can be protected by shield. Be aware that Aftershock's burst won't get mitigated by shield.	Activate: Reduce nearby enemies' attack speed for 65% for 5 seconds (15s cooldown). Stats: +85 armor +35 shield Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy Atlas Pauldron is built to help you withstand against enemies with high attack speed. By activating this, you will slow the nearby enemies' attack speed down for 65% and for 5 seconds. Atlas Pauldron also gives armor, and a small amount of shield. This is useful against an attack speed Krul], [[SAW, and others who usually get attack speed.	Activate: your next basic attack in 6 seconds will apply a slow effect on the enemy for 2 seconds (melee). Stats: +500 max health Spoiler: Click to view Description & Strategy Shiversteel helps you stop fleeing enemies from going away, because your next basic attack in 6 seconds after activating it will slow the enemy down for a small amount of time, but it's enough for you to get your stacks workin' their *sses off and smite them if they manage to go away. I recommend buying this item against assassins, and those who can run away using their abilities. It's pretty cheap, you can just buy Shiversteel without doing the build path.

Build for the Kill Top

Recommended Final Build
	Total Stats (Lvl. 12, without Passive): - 2,401 max health - 756 energy - 270 armor - 135 shield - 154 weapon power - 176% attack speed - 0% critical chance - 50% critical damage - 0% armor pierce - 0% weapon lifesteal - 35 crystal power - 175% cooldown - 0% shield pierce - 0% crystal lifesteal - 18 health regeneration - 13 energy recharge Spoiler: Click to view Description: This build's function is to burst, stack, and repell against stun effects. Breaking Point, Journey Boots, Aftershock, Crucible, Clockwork, and Metal Jacket. This build is useful to protect your teammates from stun effects from the enemy team. And of course, protect yourself too. This build is effective against Adagio, Joule, Ardan, and rarely, Koshka.
Final Build against CP Enemies
	Total Stats (Lvl. 12, without Passive): - 2,001 max health - 756 energy - 300 armor - 255 shield - 154 weapon power - 176% attack speed - 0% critical chance - 50% critical damage - 0% armor pierce - 0% weapon lifesteal - 35 crystal power - 175% cooldown - 0% shield pierce - 0% crystal lifesteal - 18 health regeneration - 13 energy recharge Spoiler: Click to view Description: Do you ever encounter a Skaarf who deals so much danage with his ultimate due to a Shatterglass? Very annoying, which is why this build exists. Aegis is the best item to seek protection against CP enemies. Not only that it can protect you from enemies' abilities, but this can also activate Reflex Block for yourself, which means that this can be used against the stun of Koshka, and other CP enemies who usually stun.
Final Build against Opponents High in Attack Speed
	Total Stats (Lvl. 12, without Passive): - 1,801 max health - 756energy - 355 armor - 170 shield - 154 weapon power - 176% attack speed - 0% critical chance - 50% critical damage - 0% armor pierce - 0% weapon lifesteal - 35 crystal power - 175% cooldown - 0% shield pierce - 0% crystal lifesteal - 18 health regeneration - 13 energy recharge Spoiler: Click to view Description: An enemy Krul or SAW usually has lots of attack speed, which is why the game added Atlas Pauldron in the game. This item reduces nearby enemies' attack speed for 65%, useful against Tornado Trigger users and massive troll builds.
Final Build against Slippery Opponents
	Total Stats (Lvl. 12, without Passive): - 2,301 max health - 756 energy - 270 armor - 135 shield - 154 weapon power - 176% attack speed - 0% critical chance - 50% critical damage - 0% armor pierce - 0% weapon lifesteal - 35 crystal power - 175% cooldown - 0% shield pierce - 0% crystal lifesteal - 18 health regeneration - 13 energy recharge Spoiler: Click to view Description: This build is useful against those who can run away or kite you, like Ringo, Kestrel, Joule, and Blackfeather (yes, Blackfeather). How Shiversteel works is that when it is activated, your next basic attack in a duration of 6 seconds will slow the enemy for a short period of time, but it will be enough for you to hunt them down. Best used to scare away those who run away.

Lethality of Enemy Heroes Top

Threat Level: Fine

Adagio	Koshka	Vox
Spoiler: Click to view Adagio is someone who can easily be dodged, or even stopped. Unless you're panicking in the middle of a team fight. Whatever happens, stay calm. There's no point in tapping your screen repeatedly. By the way, this guy can burn, and buff his teammates. He can be both laner or jungler, or simpler, a roamer. A roamer who is basically fragile. But watch out, timing your Crucible with his Verse of Judgement requires patience and timing. Time it right.	Spoiler: Click to view Koshka is amazing being an assassin, especially her partner, Taka. No, I don't ship them, but them being on your enemy team is a danger especially when shopping near the jungle shop. Watch out, these assassins can come out of the blue, so bring flares and traps with you. Vision is key.	Spoiler: Click to view Vox really needs to take off his headphones sometimes. He's basically a hybrid, pure crystal or pure weapon power. He usually uses crystal power. And just by witnessing him, he just can't stop bouncing with the beat. Left and right, just bouncing with the beat like the sunflower in Plants vs. Zombies. He is really distracted by his music especially when Justin Beiber's album plays.

Joule	Petal
Spoiler: Click to view Joule is a girl whose best friend is a metal, rather than a diamond. I forgot to mention about joules of electricity, too. She leaps, stuns, strikes lightning, and creates a blast of what looks like a gamma ray burst of ionized gas particles, devouring anything in its path. Be cautious. Block her stun, and improve your timing skills.	Spoiler: Click to view Petal's Spontaneous Combustion is what you're supposed to be aware of. It's like the gravity of a black hole. Once you get caught in it, there's no escaping. Poor munions though. I think Petal is evil because she turns her slaves into suicide-bombing squads. Petal looks as peaceful as a petal. But the game didn't say that the petal is dry and withered.
Threat Level: Medium

Celeste	Catherine	Ardan
Spoiler: Click to view I don't like Celeste because she turns that galaxy into a mess! What kind of person can command stars billions of light years away just to kill like one dude, right? Fighting with her is LITERALLY STAR WARS. Her Heliogenesis is your problem with her. Block her stun, and buy Aegis when she's around. You have to act fast because her skills' cooldown is unbearably quick. If you see her buy clockwork, you're literally gonna watch Star Wars through your tablet screen.	Spoiler: Click to view Catherine's stun really is the big deal. But don't underestimate her Stormguard. Whenever you're waiting to get 8 Spectral Smite stacks by attacking her, she suddenly triggers that annoying repellant bubble clich. So when she's around, let your ally tank face her. Then she will trigger that bubble. When the bubble has popped, then that's when you attack her. Block her stun using either Aegis or Crucible. Don't mind if you neeed to buy Atlas Pauldron.	Spoiler: Click to view Ardan is the father of that galactic white elf. He gives health barriers, and he really creates literal barriers himself. Barriers that can stun, so trigger your Reflex Block if you need to cross through that barrier. He's a tank, so it's great to use your Aftershock against him.

Fortress	Krul	Ringo
Spoiler: Click to view Fortress is everyone's pet. Sure, he has his own minions, but that purple flame going out from his body makes me wanna refuse owning him as a pet. He can run towards you like how Koshka does it. Just be aware of him and his surroundings. He doesn't fight alone.	Spoiler: Click to view Krul is supposedly not what you should be really afraid of with this build. Even if he becomes that attack-speed maniac type, you can obliterate him. Just buy Atlas Pauldron & don't forget to activate it when he's near/fighting you.	Spoiler: Click to view Ringo is the Pacific Ring of Fire. Pacific Ringo Fire, rather. His gambling skills aren't his only hobby. He can shoot while his gun is spinning around his arm. But that can't scientifically happen. Vainglory breaks physics and the rules of Science, right? Well, at least you can use Science references to describe Ringo. His ultimate is like a black hole. Once caught in it, there's no escaping it. So you have to block it. In order to defend yourself against him.

SAW	Skye
Spoiler: Click to view SAW must have a chainsaw. Well, Bonesaw is an option, but damn. His attack speed is unbearably overpowered, especially for laners. But since you aren't a laner, you're not going to encounter him that much. Which is why he is placed on this threat level. Buy Atlas Pauldron when he's nearby.	Spoiler: Click to view The sky is blue. But Skye was never blue. But her Death From Above comes out of the blue, and killing her face to face happens once in a blue moon. But hey, blue is my favorite color. But darkness is what I see within the deep soul of this damaged soul. But screw that. I don't give two screwdrivers about her sadness of life & her lore.
Threat Level: Hot

Glaive	Kestrel	Rona
Spoiler: Click to view Glaive's Bloodsong is very useful for him if he uses it to seperate you from your teammates, stunning, or throwing you to your enemies or the enemy turret. He is one who usually gets more kill assists. He throws you and your teammates toward his teammates, and get his teammates kill you & your teammates off.	Spoiler: Click to view Kestrel is by far, in my opinion, the coolest female hero every created in VG. Her character & attitude is the same as Annie from Attack on Titan, which I like. Ever wondered why she is placed here in the "Hot" threat level? Great. Her aiming skills depend on the user. Laners are practicing attacking in zigzags in order dodge her ability slot A.	Spoiler: Click to view Rona, on the other hand, is the toughest female warrior in VG. But very terrible at looking for scout traps. She is tough when she uses her ultimate, and he spinning can last long. She usually buys Serpent Mask, so her lifesteal skills are given potential.

Skaarf	Taka
Spoiler: Click to view Oooh.. It's getting cold in the Winter Season. I need a Skaarf. Seriously. It makes perfect sense. He breathes fire, which makes his surroundings warm. A great reference to an actual scarf. What I do mean by "breathing fire" is that it is hot. It can kill, burn, and leave victims teleporting back home. He is the bug-like dragon who roams the Fold. Watch out if he has Shatterglass with him.	Spoiler: Click to view Taka has a very dark and messed up past. A moment of silence for this destroyed life. Taka is a friend for me. I mean only when he's a teammate of mine, otherwise. Screw him.
Threat Level: Fatal

Blackfeather	Phinn	Reim
Spoiler: Click to view Hearing " Blackfeather" makes you think about dangerous and unlucky superstitions. But it's real. He is dangerous. Blackfeather got his friend Phinn & hired him to kidnap a princess and sell her. Damn. This guy must be very greedy. But watch out for him. He's like Krul for a bit. He can heal with Fountain of Renewal and give health barriers to himself.	Spoiler: Click to view Phinn is Blackfeather's friend. His size matches his lethality. Very intimidating, and don't try to engage him whenever you're alone. Block his Quibble if necessary, and care for your teammates when he's around.	Spoiler: Click to view The very first time I encountered Reim in the new update, I was like: "Okay, time to put him in this threat level". I have solo-practiced him. And damn. His ultimate is like Spectral Smite with splash damage & stun. Never knew someone would be something Krul is cautious about.

Great Q&A Portion Top

Advantages and Disadvantages Top

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Art I Would Like to Share Top

Yo, guys. I also draw. Here's a drawing of my favorite VG character, . I got to shade it darker, thanks to my sister's Christmas gift for me (charcoal pencils), yaaaaaay. Well, I still goofed the mouth up, hah. I am a reckless shader, but I got the abdominal muscles right. I usually draw anime characters such as Kaneki, Eren, & more, and I like anime, too. I'm gonna draw more soon, and I will post them here if they're Vainglory-related.

Conclusion Top

=== Shred === Top