BOSS
IRON CLAW X
Old Master is the 1st stage of Kung-Fu X Awakens!. Next stage: Old Master (Insane).
STRATEGY
Iron Claw X and the Kories fold to meatshields plus lots of ranged attackers.
- Eraser, Crazed Wall and one more meatshield (Jiangshi) soak Iron Claw's attacks; dual Dragons, Drama Cats and Paris take everything out.
ENEMY ROSTER · 6
CATS TO BRING 
CRAZED WALL CAT S Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. 
JIANGSHI CAT C Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. 
ERASER CAT S Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. 
DRAMA CATS B Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. 
PARIS CAT A Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. 
HITMAN CAT A Hitman Cat: Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
BOWLER CAT A The Slow lands on Traitless enemies — great for stalling the many Traitless bosses across Empire of Cats and Into the Future. 
DRILLER CAT A 100% Weakens Traitless to 10% and (True) Strong vs Traitless. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” 
D'ARKTANYAN S Strong Against Traitless on a Long-Distance area attack — answers the many Traitless bosses. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
JAGANDO JR. A Lord of Ruin Jagando Jr.: Strong against Traitless enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
URURUN WOLF A Range 450 — fires from beyond its 410. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
ADULT CAT B Range 475 — fires from beyond its 410. 
NERD CAT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 410. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Range 470 — fires from beyond its 410. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” 
RED RIDING MINA A Range 435 — fires from beyond its 410. 
BAHAMUT CAT S Huge multi-hit burst — a story-unlock powerhouse that deletes tanky enemies. MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Among the highest single-hit Area damage available. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” 
GAIA THE CREATOR S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. 
CRAZED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. 
CHILD OF DESTINY PHONO S Big Multi-Hit Massive-Damage bursts from safety. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” HITMAN CAT A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Counter Traitless.” 
SALON CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. NERD CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Long-range (Omni Strike in True) Area clears groups front and back. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” JAGANDO JR. A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Counter Traitless.”
★ PICKED FOR THIS STAGE
CRAZED WALL CAT S Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. JIANGSHI CAT C Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. ERASER CAT S Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. DRAMA CATS B Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. PARIS CAT A Simply use Eraser Cat, Crazed Wall Cat and one other meatshield (e.g., Jiangshi Cat) to soak up Iron Claw's attacks, while using lots of ranged attackers like dual Dragons, Drama Cats, and Paris Cat to take him and the Kories out for an easy win. ⚙ More counters worked out from the roster, lower confidence than the picks above; kept for reference
Counter Traitless
Iron Claw X is Traitless. Anti-Traitless units take less damage and deal more.
HITMAN CAT A Hitman Cat: Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies Also fits “Clear the crowd.” BOWLER CAT A The Slow lands on Traitless enemies — great for stalling the many Traitless bosses across Empire of Cats and Into the Future. DRILLER CAT A 100% Weakens Traitless to 10% and (True) Strong vs Traitless. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” D'ARKTANYAN S Strong Against Traitless on a Long-Distance area attack — answers the many Traitless bosses. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” JAGANDO JR. A Lord of Ruin Jagando Jr.: Strong against Traitless enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) Also fits “Clear the crowd.” Out-range Iron Claw X
Iron Claw X reaches 410 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
URURUN WOLF A Range 450 — fires from beyond its 410. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” ADULT CAT B Range 475 — fires from beyond its 410. NERD CAT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 410. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Range 470 — fires from beyond its 410. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” RED RIDING MINA A Range 435 — fires from beyond its 410. Burst the boss down
Iron Claw X has a deep HP pool (1,200,000+ even before stage magnification). Heavy single-target burst shortens the fight.
BAHAMUT CAT S Huge multi-hit burst — a story-unlock powerhouse that deletes tanky enemies. MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Among the highest single-hit Area damage available. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” GAIA THE CREATOR S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. CRAZED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. CHILD OF DESTINY PHONO S Big Multi-Hit Massive-Damage bursts from safety. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” Clear the crowd
6 enemy types stack up here. Area attackers hit the whole push at once instead of one unit at a time.
HITMAN CAT A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Counter Traitless.” SALON CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. NERD CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Long-range (Omni Strike in True) Area clears groups front and back. Also fits “Out-range Iron Claw X.” JAGANDO JR. A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Counter Traitless.” ENEMY BASE 
BASE HEALTH
600,000
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.
STAGE DATA
SAGAEvents
CHAPTERKung-Fu X Awakens!
ENEMIES6
DIFFICULTYExpert
ENERGY150
RUNS
MAPKung-Fu X Awakens!
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