Kro'khad the Throatripper is a Legendary Magic Attack champion from the Orcs faction, released as the Fragment Fusion of July 2025 as the long-teased hound companion to Packmaster Shy'ek. He brings a damage-focused kit built for Hydra, PvE waves, and Arena pairings alongside his master.
Core Strengths & Abilities
Bypassing Hydra Defenses: His A1, Hound-Tyrant, deals single-target damage to each enemy individually rather than true AoE, ignoring Reflect Damage, Pain Link, and Ally Protection buffs. His A3, Dominant Predator, ignores 50% of the target's DEF along with Life Barrier and Poison Cloud buffs, and repeats the attack if Packmaster Shy'ek is on the team — directly countering Hydra's Head of Decay defensive layer to free digested allies.
Unresistible Debuffs with Packmaster Synergy: His A2, Festering Jaw, is an AoE hit that adds an extra hit against enemies with 2 or more debuffs and has a 75% chance (100% and unresistible when Packmaster Shy'ek is on the team) to place Leech and a 25% Weaken for 2 turns.
Stacking Damage Passive: His passive, Primal Ambition, grants 5% ATK per kill or Hydra head decapitation (up to 25%), doubling to 10% per stack (up to 50%) with Packmaster Shy'ek present, and instantly triggers Dominant Predator against a Hydra head that consumes an ally.
Key Weaknesses
Packmaster Dependency: Nearly every standout effect — unresistible debuffs, repeated A3 hits, doubled ATK stacking — requires Packmaster Shy'ek on the team, leaving him noticeably weaker solo.
Iron Twins Ceiling: His kit is tuned around Hydra head mechanics and wave clearing, so his value against single hard-hitting bosses like Iron Twins is comparatively lower.
Kro'khad is a premier Hydra pick and a strong all-around PvE and Arena damage dealer, reaching his full potential when paired with Packmaster Shy'ek.
Attack all enemies. This attack deals single-target damage to each target individually, rather than AoE damage, and will ignore [Reflect Damage] buffs, [Pain Link] debuffs, and [Ally Protection] buffs. This attack also deals double damage when counterattacking if Packmaster Shy’rok is on the team. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflect Damage | buff | ignore | |||||
| Pain Link | debuff | ignore | |||||
| Ally Protection | buff | ignore |
Attack all enemies. Places an extra hit on enemies under 2 or more debuffs. Has a 75% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff and a 25% [Weaken] debuff for 2 turns. These debuffs cannot be resisted if Packmaster Shy’ek is on the team. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff chance +10% Level 5: Buff/Debuff chance +15% Level 6: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leech | debuff | place | 75% | 100% | 2 | ||
| Weaken | debuff | place | 25% | 75% | 100% | 2 |
Attacks 1 enemy. Will ignore 50% of the target’s DEF, as well as [Life Barrier] and [Poison Cloud] buffs, and effects that redirect attacks, damage, or debuffs to another target. Repeats this attack once if Packmaster Shy’ek is on the team. Level 2: Damage +10% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Barrier | buff | ignore | one enemy | ||||
| Poison Cloud | buff | ignore | one enemy |
Increases this Champion’s ATK by 5% when killing an enemy or decapitating a Hydra Head (stacks up to 25%). Increases this Champion’s ATK by 10% when killing an enemy or decapitating a Hydra Head instead if Packmaster Shy’ek is on the team (stacks up to 50%). Instantly activates the Dominant Predator skill against a Hydra Head, when an ally is consumed by that Head, if Packmaster Shy’ek is on the team.