Welcome to 3.4 Krul! Top
Welcome to this
Krul guide! The new additions to the tank items have helped
Krul and he is once again back to wreck the meta! So what changed? Well,
Slumbering Husk now gives a generous amount of both armor and shield, while retaining its old passive (but now it is easier to trigger with a lower maximum health threshold).
Slumbering Husk now allows carries and bruisers to get the armor and shield they need with fewer items. However, you still will build two defense items for
Krul (
Slumbering Husk and one other defense item- personally, I like
Pulseweave on
Krul). Still, the new tank items provide even more flexibility that was not available before with just
Metal Jacket/
Atlas Pauldron and
Aegis. The ability to get both shield and armor earlier in the game with
Slumbering Husk in the game has now allowed
Krul to reach his late game potential much faster.
Justification Top
This chapter will justify the final build I have chosen for
Krul
With the new update to tank items, this item has seen a nerf from 30% attack speed to 25%. However, this item is still very optimal for
Krul as it still gives two important stats: attack speed for stacking
Spectral Smite and health for survivability. This item fits well with the warrior playstyle that
Krul relies on. Additionally, it provides a slow that can be used to track down slippery targets in a fight.
Krul's synergy with attack speed means that he gets great benefits from building weapon damage.
Sorrowblade provides the weapon power he needs to deal serious damage to the enemy team
Because
Krul is going to seek extended fights with his warrior playstyle, he will need an item that will help extend his dueling advantage.
Breaking Point provides both scaling weapon damage and attack speed, both of which are extremely helpful for
Krul.
I talked a lot about this item in the introduction, but I will remind
Krul players that gaining an advantage in armor and shield will help him extend fights and provide extra mid-game power.
This item is beneficial to
Krul because it provides not only health but also movement speed and a slow. This is important for extending fights. This item overall gives a lot of stats that
Krul wants for a very good price.
This item's passive synergizes with
Krul's need to constantly chase down enemies in a fight. Alternatively, this item is extremely useful for escaping a fight and then reinitiating at a later time.
Abilities Top
P:
Shadows Empower Me
This passive is extremely important as it gives
Krul both movement speed and a slow after he stays in a bush for 1 second. This can be used to travel quickly across bushes on the map to avoid getting spotted or to gank an enemy before they can run away. Alternatively, this can be used as a potential escape.
A:
Dead Man's Rush
This ability allows
Krul to close in on an enemy with a barrier. The addition of the barrier gives
Krul a lot of survivability while also granting him a way to initiate fights and chase slippery targets. Use this ability at the start of the fight to minimize the chance you get bursted down or use it as a gap closer when your target tries to escape.
B:
Spectral Smite
This ability passively applies (up to 8) stacks with every basic attack and ability. Each stack grants lifesteal, damage reduction, and a tremendous amount of damage when the ability is activated, it erases all stacks on a target enemy but also healing
Krul for a large amount of health. Use the active component of this ability to finish off an opponent or to gain a massive heal during a fight.
C:
From Hell's Heart
This ability, when activated, sends out a sword that stuns and damages the first enemy hit. The stun and damage increase with the distance the sword travels, so if possible, it is best to try to gain maximum distance with this ability. This ability can be used to initiate a fight, stall an enemy, or to gain an advantage in a 1v1 situation.
Final Comments Top
As this meta is still fresh, new builds are still being discovered. I will update this build if I find a more optimal item path for
Krul or if the meta unexpectedly shifts in a new direction.
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this guide!
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