Tutorial:Kuudra Guide

⚠️This guide is for T5 Kuudra (T3/4 are pretty much the same apart from phase 4)
 * Credit: Kuudra Gang Discord

Classes
For average people running Kuudra, players should be running these classes: From here on crowd control will be referred as "CC", specialist as "Spec" and canoneer as "Cannon"
 * 1 Crowd Control
 * 1 Cannoneer
 * 2 Specialist

1. It is recommend maxing the left side of the Crimson Essence Shop, the perks are very good and not too expensive.

Every Class
Items in italics are absolutely required.
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 * Lava Rods
 *  or  (at least one player)
 *  (or any secondary healing item)
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 * s
 *  [ for CC] with, ,  [Burning Tier or above]
 *  with [Burning Tier or above]
 *  or  (at least one player)
 *  (or any secondary healing item)
 * [ ]
 * s
 *  [ for CC] with, ,  [Burning Tier or above]
 *  with [Burning Tier or above]
 *  [ for CC] with, ,  [Burning Tier or above]
 *  with [Burning Tier or above]

1. Everyone except CC should be wearing 3/4 Aurora Armor with a Spirit Mask until stun phase because you can help kill some mobs with the the armor provides, and you have much more survivability when getting supplies/fuel cells.

Stunner

 * Drill/Gauntlet [High ]
 * Heart of the Mountain tree [ Perks]
 * + or
 * + or
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Stats Configuraion
1. Everybody including the CC should be using the Fortuitous Power. • If the CC is really struggling, they could use demonic, and if they are still struggling then they would need to use sighted/bizarre. However, fortuitous is very good for last phase damage per second.

2. Everybody should use Enrichments and Critical Chance Tuning Points.

3. You also need 100%, the Terminator paired with the Golden Dragon Pet grants 94. You could use a Beacon V for another 5 and get the remaining 1 from.

Perks

 * CC - Upgrade Blight Slayer to level 2, save the remaining tokens for Miniature Nukes.
 * Spec - Get the level of Steady Hands as high as you can, and upgrade Ballista Mechanic to level 3.
 * Cannon - Upgrade Steady Aim as much as you can.
 * Stunner (Spec) - Upgrade Ballista Mechanic to level 3, and get the level of Mining Frenzy level as high as you can.

1. Do not level any other perks, they are useless

Dropship Information
You will encounter Dropships when playing Kuudra. Here are some ways to combat these:
 * If there is only one Dropship, you can either use Cells Alignment if everyone is near each other, and if you are on your own you can use wither cloak.
 * If there are multiple Dropships, everyone should go to the place marked "X" (bottom right of ) and spam Cells Alignment on each other.

Phase 1
This stage is crucial in your success for fast Kuudra runs. As soon as you ready up, every person should go to one of the corners of Kuudra's Hollow, and stand right at the edge as close to the lava as possible. This will ensure that you can reach the supply, as well as lure it towards you as fast as possible. Buy your class with the from crimson essence shop now.

Once the supply spawns (after about ), immediately hook it and start reeling it in. Once you pick it up, throw an to the middle of the arena by hotkeying to it fast. You can also throw it when you have picked up on the supply. This allows you to instantly get to middle without having to walk across with.


 * If you are playing CC and get picked up by the tentacle at the start, do not continue trying to collect the supply, as it is not worth it without being specialist/cannon. Instead, you should go to the middle and start to clear mobs when they spawn.


 * You can use Ember Armor to drag the supply to the edge of the map where there are no tentacles to pick you up. Drag it through the lava to the border and pick up the supply, you won't get bounced if you are right next to the edge under the blocks.


 * If your supply is surrounded by tentacles, but nearby there are no tentacles (for example if Kuudra is there), you can drag the supply there.

Cannon Cancelling
To cannon cancel, simply drag the supply next to a cannon and hold right click on the cannon - when a tentacle picks you up you will have a chance to not be thrown into the air due to being on the cannon.

Safe Spots
In the arena, there are a couple of places to stand where you will never get picked up by kuudra tentacles. Both of these blocks will guarantee you to not be picked up. However, you must stand in the corner of the block. You must stand on this exact block to not get picked up by the tentacles.However, you do not have to be at the corner. Therefore, in order to grab the supply, you will have to crouch on the edge of the block to reach it. This one only works if there isnt a big tentacle in front of it, the big tentacle will always pick you up.

You can always bring the supply chest around a tentacle using a rod by going into the lava. Make sure to cloak as the lava does a lot of damage.

Phase 2 | Building the Ballista
All supplies should be collected already. CC should be clearing mobs and spec/cannon should be building the Ballista. If no mobs are alive, CC obviously can also help building. During the Ballista building phase, if any Wandering Blazes spawn the CC should instantly use Miniature Nukes on them before the blazes kill everyone. The Miniature Nuke only does 80% of the mob's health. After damaging the blazes with the nuke, Hyperion can easily take them out in two hits.

Stunner (Spec)
You should immediately go get a fuel cell. It is best if you try and get square as it is a free fuel cell. After that, buy a Human Cannonball from the shop. This will let you enter Kuudra from one of the cannons at the side. Left click on the cannon and aim at Kuudra. After getting into Kuudra, you should see pink pods hanging from the ceiling. Immediately start mining the bottom of the pods until 5%. You should have gotten it to 5% before bacteria spawn. After you have done this, you should run around in a circle to avoid being hit until your team is ready for you to stun.
 * You should equip 3/4 Goldor and a spirit mask while traveling from the cannon to make sure they don't die when stunning.

Instant Stunning
If you have a with a, , as well as both ⛏️ mining speed perks Maxed in the Heart of the Mountain tree, you can instantly stun kuudra. Mining frenzy and Mining Speed Boost ability is also required. Instant stunning just means that the blocks mine instantly, the same way as how the gold blocks in mines of divan are instantly broken at a high mining speed.

Cannon
Your job is to get a fuel cell.

Spec
You should get 2 fuel cells to fuel the ballista. Since the stunner and cannon get one, there are 2 left to power ballista. Make sure to go for supplies with no tentacles nearby or in safe spots. If the ballista is at 75%, and you are about to pickup the last fuel cell, say "l" (last) in chat.

CC
You should run around and shoot orbs to make sure Kuudra doesn't submerge, as well as clear mobs.

Attacking Kuudra
Once the ballista is at 100%, cannon should stand near the ballista. The other spec and CC should go to the side of Kuudra and equip 3/4 terror and precursor eye. Cannon would then get on the ballista and shoot. The stunner should stun 1~2s after they see "Cannoneer has mounted a cannon." in the chat. Then, everyone should immediately start shooting Kuudra with their duplex terminator and spam shift for precursor eye beams. The stunner should stay inside of Kuudra's mouth.

Kuudra Stunning Demonstration (click) Kuudra should be dead now. If your team had trouble killing Kuudra the stunner should go back inside and immediately stun again so your team can finish it off. Everyone should get teleported into the last phase now. Since the stunner stayed inside Kuudra, the animation will be skipped.

Phase 4 | Killing Kuudra v2
Kuudra will emerge from the lava at random times allowing you to shoot it. The person with the worst gear (e.g. no fatal tempo, least starred terror) should use last breath on Kuudra (shoot 3 arrows if you have duplex, 5 if not) as well as a few axe of the shredded shots. Everyone should be shooting Kuudra with terminator and terror, including the person using last breath after they're done. Fatal tempo does work here. Don't align as it cancels ragnarock axe, only do it if you are about to die and theres no other way to avoid it. Make sure to use. You can also use as well as a.

Bugs
⚠️ If you leave the Kuudra instance whilst holding a last breath, your top left inventory item gets WIPED, basically, just don't have anything important in your top left slot

Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why do I need to use Precursor Eye?
 * Phase 3 is based on hits not damage, and precursor eye shoots a beam that does a lot of hits, whereas a Warden Helmet does not shoot a beam. This is the same reason why you use a Duplex terminator and bouncy arrows.

2. Does ferocity work in phase 3?
 * No, phase 3 is purely about hits, not damage or ferocity.

3. Why do I need to use 3/4 terror instead of just 1 piece?
 * Using 1 piece makes your arrows floppy, therefore not always hitting. You also lose stacks very quickly.

4. Do I get duplex or fatal tempo terminator?
 * Duplex, as it works in both p3 and p4. Fatal tempo is technically better in p4 but not worth the money.