Gatotkaca is a lethal character in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. He is a strong laner with strong stats in defence, AoE damage, and manoeuvrability. The main selling point of Gatotkaca is that you can build him in different ways. He can be a mage, tank or a fighter.
Gatotkaca is great. He works exceptionally well as a tanker, so you will have to build him accordingly. In terms of build, you can either build him for resistance and damage. If you are building him as a tanker, you will have to build his defence, both physical and magic, along with HP and Movement SPD. Building him on these factors will help you rush into areas of the map.
So, how should you build Gatotkaca? You have the free will to choose how you want to build him. We will help you understand and give you the best options for building. Let’s follow LDShop to get to know the best items, emblems, skills, combos, and counter heroes for Gatotkaca.
Building Gatotkaca with Both Items and Emblems
For Items
This build will focus on increasing the physical defence, magic defence, HP and the movement speed of Gatotkaca. So, the items will be focusing on these factors. For Gatotkaca, you should focus on the following items:
- Arcane Boots - It is the best boots for Gatotkaca, increasing movement speed and magic penetration.
- Genius Wand - It is one of the best pieces of equipment for Gatotkaca, increasing magic power and movement speed. The equipment has a unique attribute and passive feature. The attribute increases magic penetration, while the unique passive decreases the magic defence of the opponent.
- Divine Glaive - It is one of the best equipment for Gatotkaca, increasing magic power. The unique attribute increases magic penetration while the unique passive increases the magic penetration slowly over time. The Divine Glaive is built for magic penetration.
- Holy Crystal - It is one of the best pieces of equipment for Gatotkaca, increasing magic power.
- Golden Staff - It is one of the best pieces of equipment for Gatotkaca, increasing physical attack and attack speed. The Golden Staff comes with two unique passives. One passive increases the attack speed depending on the increase of crit chance. The second one increases attack speed after basic attacks. The Golden Staff is built for rushing and pushing into areas.
- Glowing Wand - It is one of the best equipment for Gatotkaca, increasing magic power, HO, and movement speed. The Glowing Wand comes with two passive abilities. One ability can deal magic damage for 3 seconds. The other ability can reduce the shield and HP regen of the opponent.
- Immortality - it increases the HP and Physical defence of Gatotkaca. You have a chance of revival if you equip this item. Immortality can work wonders in the later stages of the game.
- Cursed Helmet - It increases the HP and magic defence of the wearer. The unique passive abilities it has deal magic damage and reduce the hybrid defence of the opponent.
- Oracle - It increases the HP, Physical defense, and magic defense, and reduces the cooldown. The unique passive gives a shield and increases the regen rate.
- Tough Boots - It increases the movement speed and magic defence. The unique passive ability will reduce CC and slow duration.
For Emblems
When it comes to emblems, you can choose the emblem to your liking, and as per your team. The best emblems for Gatotkaca are as follows:
- Mage Emblem - If you want to build Gatotkaca as an attacker, then go for the Mage Emblem. This set increases the magic power and magic penetration while decreasing the cooldown.
- Tank Emblem - If you want Gatotkaca to last for a long time in the match, then use the Tank Emblem. It will increase your HP, Hybrid Defense, and HP Regen of your character.
- Fighter Emblem - Similarly, if you want to last long in the match, use the Fighter Emblem. This emblem set will increase your Spell Vamp, adaptive Attack, and Hybrid Defense.
The challenge in the game is to get the characters and the items. You have two ways to do so. One way is to save up and ensure that you have a sufficient amount of diamonds before purchasing anything. The other way and the easier way to get diamonds in MLBB is to do a Mobile Legends top up. The choice of how to get the characters and items is yours. The best platform to make the top-up is LDShop, it lets players top up for less and it is a great way to save money.
The Skills and Combos of Gatotkaca
The Skills
The Passive Skills - Steel Bones
Steel Bones is a raging type of passive skill, meaning that it will build up over time. In essence, Gatotkaca will get a boost in the physical defence for 2% of his lost HP. The effect will last till 200. Moreover, for every 300 damage, you will get 5 rages. This effect will last until 100.
When the rage reaches 25, your basic attack will be enhanced. This extra damage will reset the rage but will deal magic damage and recover HP. But the additional damage will depend on the level, rage and magic power of Gatotkaca.
The First Skill - Blast Iron First
In this skill, Gatotkaca will slam the ground. It is an AoE attack, meaning that all the enemies in the shattered area will get hurt by the attack. The attack will deal 200 magic damage with an additional 150% of the magic power.
For the enemies in the shattered area, you will also deal damage over time. It will deal 100 Magic Damage with an additional 20% of the total magic power. The opponents inflicted with the damage will also be slowed down by 30%.
The Second Skill - Unbreakable
This skill is a charging attack, meaning that you will dash towards the enemy dealing damage against them. When you make contact with the enemies in the path, you will deal 200 magic damage with an additional 100% of the total magic power. The attack will last for 1.5 seconds.
Moreover, the distance that you cover with the dash is dependent on the channel time. The longer you hold, the further you will dash and attack. You can at times cancel the skill too. Cancelling the skill will reduce 50% of the cooldown.
The Ultimate Skill - Avatar of the Guardian
The ultimate skill of Gatotkaca is a great opener, making him a good initiator. With the ultimate skill, Gatotkaca will jump and deal damage to the enemies in the landing zone. On landing, you will deal 500 magic damage with an additional 300% of total magic power.
Further, you will also make the enemies airborne for a second. The airborne effect will last longer for the enemies that are closer to the landing spot. The opponents in the periphery of the attack will be drawn into the centre. This skill is great for combos and starting attacks on a group of enemies. If you are with allies, you will mostly be unstoppable.
The Skill Combos
Combos can dictate how a fight will become in the game. A good combo with decent timing can make or break a fight. Here are some basic combos that you can use:
- Start with the Ultimate Skill to the First Skill to the Second Skill.
- Start with the Second Skill to the First Skill and the Auto Attacks.
- Start with the Second Skill to the Ultimate Skill to the First Skill and then Auto Attacks.
- Start with the Ultimate Skill to the Second Skill to the First Skill and then Auto Attacks.
Remember that the combos and their usage depend on various situations. You will have to judge the scenario and make a suitable combo to be effective in battle. To make the fighting experience more immersive, you can go with the following spells:
- Flicker - This spell will help you get around fast, making it suitable for opening or initiating fights. It will help you move a certain distance in that direction. After moving, you will get physical and magic defence for one second.
- Execute - It will deal 100 damage to the enemy and will ignore shields. The Execute spell makes for a great finisher.
- Vengeance - If you are building Gatotkaca as a tanker, this spell will be the best one. When you get damaged, it will deal 40% of the damage back to the enemy. Moreover, you also get damage reduction.
The Counter Heroes for Gatotkaca
If you are playing as Gatotkaca or playing against one, some heroes are effective against him. The heroes you should watch out for are:
- Aurora
- Karrie
- Freya
- Zilong
- Eudora
Avoid these heroes like the plague because Gatotkaca is weak against them.
Conclusion
Gatotkaca is a great character for your team. He can play multiple roles and is one of the best in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Regardless of all the characters and battles, ensure that you have fun. May your battles be victorious and fruitful.
