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 Until further info surfaces, the Wiki will document information from the original game, which is historic and no longer updated.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*
* **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*

**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**