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Grukli
hero A-tier
Class WarriorRole Fury melee DPS (ramping)

🔑 How to unlock Grukli

Not unlocked by default — recruit him through an in-game quest.

  1. Check the Small Lake node on the first map (The Kingdom of Senenthia). It must have the Common event "Fishing Contest", not the Epic one — a purple glow means it's the wrong event, and you'd need a different seed.
  2. At Small Lake: Fishing Contest, select [Fishing] or [Pay]. (Succeeding at [Fishing] starts a fight with two werewolves.)
  3. Win, and a Big Fish is added to your bag.
  4. At the end of Act 1 or Act 2, take the Green Portal to The Aquarfall Marsh.
  5. Go to the Waterfall Ledge node and its "Hungry Dwarf" event.
  6. [Give] the fish to Grukli. He unlocks as a starting party member for all future runs.
Passive · Furious — gain 2 Fury at the start of every turn (Fury permanently boosts attack damage).

How to play

Slow starter, huge finisher. Survive the first turns, then stacked Fury turns his attacks into massive hits. A damage-only Warrior, not a tank.

Best cards
Starting deck
Key perks

Onslaught + Bloody + Endless Fury to snowball Fury; Red Storm / Dual Wield for extra hits.

Popular builds community
Synergies community

Wants a mana battery (Wilbur/Reginald) and a tank to survive the ramp. Powerful/Sharp buffers (Gustav, Sigrun) push him over the top.

Co-op tip 2-player

Needs a partner who handles turn-1 threats (a tank or an AoE nuker) while he ramps. Rewards longer boss fights over quick trash clears.

Plays well with community
Featured in comps 7