Kame

## Overview

Kame is a passable Might and Charge support, able to buff the team with Phalanx and Shared Might while applying Shield boosted by Load Up, and supporting it further with double Protected Offense. It's also viable as a Shield Burst user.

## Support

#### Equipment

* Trident
* Hide / Hood / Bracelet
* Crown / Hide
* Charging Sphere

### Build Details

Kame can apply buffs to the team with Phalanx to trigger double Buffing Shield, which gives it a chance to apply Charge stacks with Load Up, which it further supports with Charged Reflexes. If you get lucky enough, it can even loop these, as the buffs from Charged Reflexes can trigger Buffing Shield, which can trigger Load Up, which can trigger Charged Reflexes again. Once it's done buffing, it can use Shield to keep the team safe, boosted by Carapace, and also enable its two instances of Protected Offense. If that's not needed, it can build a bit of combo with Water Surge, and also break Protect if needed. Light shift offers a bigger damage bonus, which is usually what you want on aggressive teams, but Dark shift can be used if your teammates need a lot of help with crit or need more toughness and are building Health and Defense.

Trident, Hide, and Crown provide the best toughness for Kame, especially with Defense Focus, though Hood or Bracelet can be run to help offset Kame's poor Mana. Charging Sphere gives it a chance to buff itself passively with Charged Reflexes. H

### Team Options

* Kame can shield but it can't heal or remove debuffs, so a teammate like Curse Breaker Bard or Dodo can work well alongside it.
* Kame's access to Static Glory means it pairs well with Non-crit damage dealers like Darnation or Mega Rock, especially alongside Glory buffs from Bard, though it can work with any Might damage dealer.
* Kame can also work on Charged Buff teams alongside teammates like Koi, Goblin Miner, and Salahammer, and it can be an option for Brutus teams, able to shield and protect Brutus while buffing it with Might.

## Shield Burst

#### Equipment

* Trident / Heavy Mace
* Hide / Hood
* Crown / Hood
* Charging Sphere

### Build Details

Kame can forgo its Might support and instead apply Shield and Charge to itself to power a strong Shield Burst. It has Static and double Protected Offense to boost its damage, and can apply Charge stacks to itself with Berserk, or by taking a turn off to cast Protect on itself (which will just apply the self shield).

Note: First Impact is not a good skill on Shield burst users. It will make your Shield Burst deal bonus damage equal to 40% of your 26 Magic, so it's not taken here.

Since Shield Burst monsters don't need attack or crit, we run the same build as the support, opting to maximize our toughness while getting the benefit of Charging Sphere.

### Team Options

* Kame wants supports that can apply shield and Charge to it. Targoat is a great option, having Leadership, Charge Amplifier, and a Load Up of its own, while Rathops can benefit from Carapace for more shielding.
* Shield Burst teams need a way around Blind, as putting all your combo and your toughness into an attack and having it miss can set you very far behind. Popular Purify monsters for shield burst teams include Oculus and King Blob.

## Checks and Counters

* Support Kame isn't specifically countered by anything, but by trying to be a Might monster and a Charged Buff monster at the same time, it's ended up not being good enough to see use on either team, as both teams already have three supports they'd rather use. Might teams that also make heavy use of Charge stacks are quite rare, as Kame is the only monster with Multi Might and a Charged Buff skill that can apply Might.
* Kame's poor mana and lack of ability to remove debuffs makes it vulnerable to Chill, and Might teams in general can struggle against debuff teams.
* Shield Burst Kame sort of suffers a similar fate to the support build, in that Shield teams just have better options both for supports and damage dealers.