Rulers of Kaon

Rulers of Kaon is the first Legends of Cybertron Special Mission. It is an extremely long and difficult mission that only the strongest of Commanders could hope to complete. The next mission in this storyline is Revenge of the King, an even harder map.

Overview

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There are twelve Bots, two of each class, 4-Star and maxed. Each Bot has a rank 6 Utility Module effect and incredible amounts of Health and Attack thanks to the Megatronic Augmenter! A full roster of Rank 4~5 4-Star Bots, with activated Synergies, and loads of Repair and Revive Kits are crucial!

It is best to read this guide by SkBirdman before you continue.

It is unknown if Rulers of Kaon had been changed for the Netflix release. Until further info surfaces, the Wiki will document information from the original game, which is historic and no longer updated.

• Optimus Prime: Commander, in the time of dire circumstances, it is wise to recall the words of the human philosopher Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. "
• With this in mind, I present you with a series of challenges recalling the significant periods in Cybertron's history.
• First we explore the time when Megatron rose to power and recruited his first Decepticon warriors in the underground gladiatorial fights of Kaon.
• Megatron (ROTF): I did no such thing. You and I were once brothers in arms, until your weakness betrayed you. This fake history and alternative reality that you peddle is preposterous.
• Optimus Prime: Perhaps, in your reality things transpired differently, but not in mine.
• Megatron: You say I recruited warriors to do my bidding in these fights? Intriguing.
• I shall participate in your charade and see who amongst the assembled are worthy to join my cause. Mixmaster, do you have anything that might sway the odds in our favor?
• Mixmaster: Yes my master, I do. I've created a Megatronic Augmenter to greatly enhance the powers of your prospective warriors.
• Megatron: Excellent! I like the name. Let's try it out. You're first!

Mixmaster - Special Damage

Recommended Bots:

• Megatron to steal the buffs
• Cyclonus and Starscream to nullify the buffs
• Shockwave to drain Power
• Wheeljack also to drain Power

Mixmaster's node consists of a Special Damage 300% mod, which will increase his Special Attack damage to catastrophic levels they will down your Bots if you don't dodge them in time.

To counter them, just make sure to close his Power Bar, or if he gets to fire them off, dodge them as much as possible. Though stealing that Special damage buff is an interesting tactic...

Sideswipe - Evade Power Gain

Recommended Bots:

• Hot Rod
• Drift
• Hound

Sideswipe's node consists of an Evade Power Gain mod, which grants him a burst of power the more he evades. Considering his already-high proficiency to evade, this will gradually become an annoyance...

To counter, try to prevent him from Evading - in that chance, any Warrior will do.

Grindor - Armor Gain

Recommended Bots:

• Optimus Prime
• Megatron
• Ultra Magnus
• Megatronus with the Relic of Obedience

Grindor's node consists of an Armor Gain mod, which grants him high Armor. With this high Armor, regular attacks won't affect him.

Grindor is one of the easier fights if you're using your favorite Tactician to get rid of his Armor buffs.

*Note: when going against grindor he appeared to not have his most recent buff

Starscream - Enhanced Special 2

Recommended Bots:

• Galvatron
• Megatronus
• Shockwave
• Wheeljack

Starscream's node consists of an Enhanced Special 2 mod, which makes it unblockable.

To counter, simply either dodge his special 2 or prevent him from using it by cutting off his power gain.

Bludgeon - Trigger Rate Timed

Recommended Bots:

• Megatron
• Optimus Prime
• Optimus Primal so Bludgeon can't score Crits
• Optimus Prime (MV1) to counter Bleeds
• Megatronus with the Relic of Obedience

Bludgeon's node consists of a Trigger Rate Timed mod, which temporarily increases his trigger rate. Outside of his Metallikato Sig activating much more, his Armor Up will trigger much more frequently too.

To counter, chip away at his armor buffs with armor breaks while avoiding critical hits.

Soundwave - Block Proficiency

Recommended Bots:

• Megatron Heavies are high-risk
• Shockwave Heavies are high-risk
• Wheeljack
• Bumblebee/Cheetor to break Shields
• Rhinox/Grindor for Power Locks

Soundwave's node consists of a Block Proficiency mod, which increases the resistance against attacks while blocking. Also note the proficiency of his Sonic Shields, which will reflect all ranged attacks when it's active.

To counter, try not to allow him Power gain on Heavies.

• Grimlock: Me Grimlock don't need help from Megatron! King Grimlock is strongest of all! Bah, stupid Decepticon!

Grimlock - Special Attack Stun

Grimlock does not have any big buffs outside of the Special Attack Stun he has.

• Grimlock: The Commander is stronger than me remember. Next time me bring special Dinobot mod!

Barricade - Evade Ranged Timed

Recommended Bots:

• Hot Rod to disable evades
• Any Bot who relies on melee attacks will be your friend

Barricade's node consists of an Evade Ranged Timed mod, which, like Sideswipe, increases his evade chance significantly. As such, the same tactics to counter Sideswipe can be used here.

But! The same basic rule when facing him applies here too - try not to use any Specials under a Backfire.

Mirage - Ranged Shock

Recommended Bots:

• Grimlock MUST have his sig
• Thundercracker
• Tantrum MUST have his sig
• Blaster

Rulers of Kaon Mirage is very infamous for being very difficult. His mod is a Ranged Shock which deals 300% of his attack over 7.5 seconds, which will stack with every ranged hit! He can also boost his ranged attacks after a special 1, which will definitely bring the pain...

To counter... Dodge. A. Lot. That way, Mirage won't get some shocks in, but if you're using Grimlock that won't be much of an issue as they're instantly purified. If using Thundercracker, use a Heavy as soon as the shocks are inflicted. If using a duped Tantrum, quickly try to gain 3 melee buffs but, considering his rush-in-and-pray playstile, be careful of any ranged attacks! Once you've gotten into such a rhythm, you can control Mirage's ranged attacks and the fight will be made easier.

Bonecrusher - Reflect Ranged

Recommended Bots:

• Grimlock Heavies are high-risk
• Optimus Prime (MV1)
• Optimus Primal Heavies are high-risk

Bonecrusher's node consists of a Reflect Ranged mod, which reflects all ranged attacks back at you.

To counter, try not to use ranged attacks too much. Melees are king here, so a Brawler will be beneficial.

Ultra Magnus - Armor Pierce

Recommended Bots:

• Galvatron
• Megatronus

Ultra Magnus' node consists of an Armor Pierce mod, which ignores your Armor.

This is the easiest fights in RoK. Unless you're running a Brawler, you should be fine.

Megatron (ROTF) - Adaptive

Recommended Bots:

• Megatron
• Megatronus
• Galvatron
• Shockwave
• Wheeljack

The final fight in Rulers of Kaon. Nominally, given that Megatron has an Adaptive Resistance Mod, you'd want to alternate different types of attacks - though it'd be beneficial to build up your combo meter and power bar. Damaging Debuffs and direct damage, like Dark Burns, will indeed blow through the adaptive resistance.

Rewards

By completing Rulers of Kaon, these items will be rewarded:

• 3 Tier 3 Basic Spark
• 2 Tier 2 Alpha Spark
• 1 random Tier 3 Class Spark
• 4-Star Harm Accelerator
• The Fallen Titan Hand

Special Missions

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