Karato Foxhunter — guide

In short

Karato Foxhunter is a Legendary Attack champion from the Shadowkin with a +20% C. Rate aura in all battles and an AoE Block Active Skills. He shines in the Arena and Faction Wars, works as a plain damage dealer on the Clan Boss, and does nothing in Hydra. Build him for raw damage: C. Rate to 100%, then C. DMG and ATK, with SPD and ACC on top for PvP.

Strengths

• +20% C. Rate aura in all battles — saves crit stats for the whole team.
• Sharp Suppression hits all enemies with Block Active Skills for 2 turns, 100% chance when maxed; with Yumeko it cannot be resisted.
• Tight Bonds is a 2-turn Stun with a 6.5× ATK multiplier — a solid single-target nuke.
• His Courage passive means his damage can't be cut by enemy masteries or passives (boss passives aside), so defensive passives don't stop him.
• 4.5/5 in Faction Wars — he nearly solo-closes the faction.

Weaknesses

• The same passive blocks scaling: ally passives and masteries can't raise his damage, so his ceiling is low.
• Half his kit needs Yumeko — without her there's no cooldown reset and no irresistible block.
• Weak bases: 859 DEF, 17,340 HP and 99 SPD leave him fragile and slow; in PvP he eats control.
• Hydra is 2/5 and dungeons, Doom Tower and hard content sit at 3/5, so he isn't a PvE workhorse.

Where to use

Arena first (4/5): the AoE Block Active Skills plus the aura are his main selling point. Then Clan Boss (4/5) as extra damage and Faction Wars (4.5/5). In dungeons, Doom Tower and hard modes he's a 3/5, and Chimera is 3/5. Skip Hydra entirely — 2/5.

Stats and gear

Priority: 100% C. Rate, 200%+ C. DMG, 4000+ ATK, 180–220 SPD, and 200–250 ACC if you lean on the Stun and Block in PvP. With 859 DEF and 17k HP he doesn't survive, so speed is his defence. Sets: Offense, Crit Damage, Savage, Cruel, Divine Offense, Lethal.

Masteries and blessings

The site's pick: Pierce Defenses, Invigorated, Gathering Momentum, Constant Onslaught, Bloodthirsty Prowess — all-in damage. Run separate PvE masteries (dungeons, Clan Boss, Doom Tower, Faction Wars, up to a boss killer) and a PvP nuker page for Arena 1v1 and 3v3. Relics: Malefic Talon, The Cat's Gaze, Wand of Submission. No specific blessing is listed — take a standard attack/crit one.

Tombs

Book Sharp Suppression first: the books add damage and, more importantly, push Block Active Skills to a 100% chance (levels 2 and 4). Then take Tight Bonds to level 5 for the −1 cooldown. The default skill comes last.

Verdict

The author's call is vault (fusion). Unless you need the fusion, the aura or a Faction Wars clear, he isn't worth tomes or gear — a nuker with a capped damage ceiling doesn't pay you back.