Talk:Gnole (MON)

Top-tier Monipulator
This is by far, one of the strongest, if not the strongest, monipulator.

'''Do not toil away in Belligerency Buburimu Peninsula with this MON! He can tank 5 very tough monsters in Al'Taieu and WIN. Gnole is extremely powerful.'''

How to play Gnole from ~40 to forevermore: First off, it's a shame 2 legged stance is so weak. If you choose to toil in Buburimu, you can fight as a werewolf and be fine. Get your fill at the low levels. At higher levels, it's game time.
 * Start in four-legged form. Keep JA Counterstance up at all times once you are level 45. Build up about 150~180 TP. Use Fighting Stance Alpha to switch to 2 legs, then use Cacophony for Haste and Counterstance. Here's the trick: Cacophony's counterstance STACKS with the JA Counterstance. Now, use Fighting Stance Alpha again ASAP to go to 4 legs. Your attack power is now through the roof and you are countering nonstop. It'll look like you have 100 fists up if you're fighting multiple enemies at once. Which brings me to my next point: always fight multiple targets. Back to my 5 very tough monsters in Al'Taieu example: melee one of them and stand in a position where you can counter all other enemies (Gnole's autoattack and counter area is wider than players: he can attack enemies in his peripheral vision even when he isn't directly facing them). By the time you take out the first very tough monster, all the others are probably down to 50% HP from being countered constantly.

Another thing to keep in mind: even though 2 leg stance takes less damage, he also deals less damage, making for MUCH slower kills. In the end, as long as you can get Cacophony up, 4 legs is better for tanking groups because you'll eliminate targets faster.--Blue Donkey Kong (talk) 18:51, January 13, 2014 (UTC)