Kripp's Karst Enrage Karnok Build

From the beginning, look to find a reliable package of items with at least some form of scaling. Stretch Pants, Honey Badger, and Tinderbox are some of the common variable opening lines.

Core Synergies

• Stretch Pants is a flexible defensive item that can scale its own Multicast throughout combat.
• • Unibou pairs well alongside it, converting that Multicast into Shield scaling.
  • Dryad has very fast Charge potential and can also work with Stretch Pants and/or Unibou.
• Honey Badger opts for a more offensive approach, but works best when you have early Damage scaling.
• • Runed Amulet + Beast Tooth are the most reliable options in the beginning.
  • Spiked Wraps is a solid choice on the other end of Beast Tooth.
• Tinderbox + Firefly Lantern is a great Burn opener that plays similarly to Pyg's Matchbox lines.
• • It's particularly strong if either of the two are found as the starting Enchanted item.
  • Spear + Flying Squirrel (on its left), alongside two other Small Friends, creates a very fast board with reliable Haste uptime (spamming Tinderbox).
  • Torch has huge Burn potential once you're able to set up a fast Rage clock.
• Snow Wisp provides solid Freeze utility early on, but can become a real threat once upgraded.
• • Meat can be utilized to grant Snow Wisp Multicast.

Tips & Tricks

• Hunting Knife and Hunter's Journal are great Economy items. Always buy them when available early.
• • Don't forget to swap in the Hunting Knife before PvE fights. However, it's also a solid filler item in PvP thanks to its low Cooldown and Haste.
• Take advantage of the "Strange Mushroom" event to get a free Small Silver-tier Friend (from Karnok's pool).
• Consider prioritizing the Enchanted item start over the Bronze Skill. There's plenty of good options that can lead to strong and unique lines.
• • For example, any Restorative item has potential to gain Multicast via Meat.

Common Filler Items

• Adrenaline Shot
• Bagpipes
• Bear Claws
• Black Mamba
• Hunter's Axe
• Warding Glyphs
• Waterskin
• Wildroot Amulet
• Yarrow Paste

Core Synergies

• Karst is a major supporting item for Karnok. It provides a ton of Rage gain, Shield, and shortens the Enrage duration (making the builds more spammy).
• • Wild Boar pairs perfectly with Karst, granting massive Shield scaling while also doubling as a win condition.
• Warpaint is another key source of Rage generation.
• Hunter's Sled plays a similar role to Stretch Pants, but is instead a slower more frontloaded Multicast item.
• • It's an easy slot-in on many boards, but it definitely helps to have a way to accelerate it. Flying Squirrel usually does the trick (or Beast Call).
• Frog Hollow is often utilized for its board-wide Haste effect, but it can also create a respectable amount of Healing and Poison.

Tips & Tricks

• Balanced Friendship is a high priority skill, particularly as a way to scale Karst's Shield. Friends are usually a key part of most setups.
• Keep an eye out for off-Hero items. There are many out-of-the-box options that can create wildly powerful combos.

Core Synergies

• Karst + Warpaint + Firefly Lantern can create an infinite loop of Enrage triggers, letting you scale to absurd heights.
• • Note that both Karst and Warpaint need to be upgraded to Gold/Diamond for the higher Rage gain.
  • Wild Boar can carry through to the end, as long as your board is fast enough (upgrades definitely help).
• Snow Wisp has the potential to become a key component, specifically once it's at Gold/Diamond-tier.
• • Once established, assuming you survive long enough, it scales into a board-wide Freeze machine.
• Trail Markers is a powerfully disruptive slot-in that can greatly hinder the opponent.
• • While this does affect your own board, it's far less impactful due to your ability to Enrage.

Tips & Tricks

• Shortened Rage is always the pick to go alongside Karst's passive Enrage reduction.
• Prioritize Karnok skills when available, as there are many strong choices that trigger on Enrage.

Situational Variants

• Anaconda can be a powerful threat if acquired early enough, and easily fits onto an existing Karst board.
• • However, if you're competing in the later days of a run, it may be too slow to keep up.