Elder Ent Skull

Skills

Passive effect

Every 15 seconds, generates 1 seed up to a total of 5. Pressing ↓ + [attack] consumes a seed and plants a patch of grass that lasts for 10 seconds. This skull's skill is enhanced and its cooldown is reduced by 50% when cast while standing on grass. Also, reduces damage received by 30% and amplifies Physical attack by 10% for each patch of grass present. Tackle: Dashes are considered attacks. Cannot dash consecutively.

Eco-Friendly AppearanceSwap

When swapping, gains 1 seed, hides in the ground becoming invulnerable, and reappears with thorns, dealing Physical damage.

Fixed skills: 0 · Randomly assigned: 2 of 4

Nature's Grip Cooldown: 11 s

Grabs the enemy in front with its giant hand, dealing Physical damage and pulling them close. Holding down the button initiates concentration, and when fully completed increases the size of its fist. When cast while on grass, concentration is completed immediately and grip becomes tighter, dealing more Physical damage.

Nature's Fury Cooldown: 12 s

Slams the ground with both of its hands, dealing Physical damage. When cast while on grass, slams the ground 3 times, wherein the third attack summons thorns, dealing Physical damage.

Rapid Growth Cooldown: 13 s

Slams the ground with its enormous fist, dealing Physical damage. Holding down the button initiates concentration, and when fully completed increases the size of its fist. When cast while on grass, concentration is completed immediately and increases the size of its fist even more.

Deep Roots Cooldown: 16 s

Buries both of its hands in the ground and punches 2 nearby enemies, dealing Physical damage. Hitting the skill button repeatedly allows the skill to be performed up to 3 times. When cast while on grass, becomes invulnerable throughout the duration of the skill and increases the size of its fists.

Recommended Builds

Ent: skills from the grass

Alternate two skills while standing on grass. Unique is a major upgrade, adding a second skill slot and access to conditional invulnerability.

Skills

Deep Roots
Recommended Invulnerability requires Unique or higher and using the skill on grass. Lower forms and bare ground do not meet those conditions.
Rapid Growth
Recommended Supports repeated skill attacks against the same enemy. Secure a safe position first.

Items

Manatech Circulator
Recommended Using a skill reduces another skill's remaining cooldown. Individual hits do not each trigger it.
Manatech Gravity Generator
Recommended Adds a physical item attack when you use a skill. Do not treat that attack as the skull's own skill damage.
Prayer of Grace
Choose this when your rotation has gaps. Once it runs smoothly, favor damage or survival.
Offensive Wheel
Builds physical damage. Judge an item's actual contribution before chasing inscription counts.

Inscriptions

Courage2
Recommended Builds physical damage. Judge an item's actual contribution before chasing inscription counts.
Mana Cycle2
Recommended Choose this when your rotation has gaps. Once it runs smoothly, favor damage or survival.
Revenge2
Healing requires a counterattack within the time limit after taking damage. It does not undo every hit in a chain.

Dark Abilities

Silent Cries
Recommended Reduces other skills' remaining cooldowns to fill gaps; optional when your rotation is already sufficient.
Predicted Pain
Recommended Supports repeated skill attacks against the same enemy. Secure a safe position first.

How to Play

With a seed available, press down + attack to plant grass, then use Deep Roots and Rapid Growth while standing on it. Grass elsewhere on the map is not enough. Root invulnerability requires Unique or higher and being on grass. Move and replant if the ground becomes unsafe; from Unique onward, swapping in also plants grass.

Why It Works

Balance physical damage and rotation around Courage 2 and Mana Cycle 2. Prayer of Grace is an early bridge; Manatech Circulator and Manatech Gravity Generator support skill-heavy play. Once cooldowns are comfortable, invest in damage or survival. The simulator includes recommended and optional candidates together. They are not a mandatory complete set; check the partner skull's required skill yourself.

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