ResilientSuperhybridGlowing spines decorate the cranium, spine and tail of the armored Ankylos lux. At night, congregations of these creatures have been observed using their bioluminescent tails to draw complex patterns in the air. More study is required to understand what these displays could signal.
Permanent protection · 100% = immune
Crit reduction
Bleed (DoT)
Damage reduction
Rend
Speed reduction
Stun
Swap prevention
Taunt
Vulnerability
Armor reduction
Affliction
Healing reduction
DazeEnhancements unlock at level 30.
At the end of the turn, if this creature's shield was destroyed.
Self. heal 15% of max HP.
Stat enhancements are included above. Reactive effects activate only when their battle conditions are met; they do not permanently change these stats or resistances.
Damage follows your build, before battle effects.
Target all allies. 
Increase Speed 10% for 2 turns, 2 attacks.
Target Self. 
Cleanse Damage over time.
Target highest damage opponent. 
Remove Damage increase. Remove Crit increase.
Target lowest HP opponent. Reduce Damage 50% for 1 turn, 2 attacks.
Target highest damage opponent. Reduce Crit Chance 100% for 1 turn, 2 attacks.
Target lowest HP opponent. 
Attack .
Priority.
Target Self. Cleanse.
Target fastest opponent. Remove Dodge.
Target most positive effects opponent. Remove Cloak.
Target fastest opponent. Remove Speed increase.
Target highest HP opponent. Vulnerable 50% for 2 turns, 1 attack.
Target lowest HP opponent. Attack .
Target all allies. 
Shield 50% for 2 turns, 4 attacks.
Target Self. 
Heal 1,300.
Cooldown: 2.
Target Self. Cleanse Damage reduction.
Target fastest opponent. Remove Dodge.
Target most positive effects opponent. Remove Cloak.
Target fastest opponent. Remove Speed increase.
Target highest HP opponent. Vulnerable 50% for 2 turns, 1 attack.
Target lowest HP opponent. Attack .
Target all allies. Shield 50% for 2 turns, 2 attacks.
Target Self. Taunt 2 turns.
Cooldown: 2.
Priority.
Target highest damage opponent. Attack .
Target random opponent. Stun 75% chance for 1 turn.
Target Self. Taunt 2 turns. Shield 50% for 2 turns, 4 attacks.
Delay: 1. Cooldown: 3.
Priority.
Target highest damage opponent. Attack . Stun 66% chance for 1 turn.
Target Self. Taunt 2 turns. Shield 100% for 2 turns, 4 attacks.
Delay: 1. Cooldown: 3.
Target Self. Cleanse Damage reduction.
Target fastest opponent. Remove Dodge.
Target most positive effects opponent. Remove Cloak.
Target fastest opponent. Remove Speed increase. 
Destroy shields.
Target lowest HP opponent. Attack .
Target highest HP opponent. Vulnerable 50% for 2 turns, 1 attack.
Target Self. 
Swap out. Shield 50% for 1 turn, 2 attacks.
Delay: 1. Cooldown: 2.
Target all allies. Increase Damage 15% for 1 turn, 1 attack.
Target Self. Cleanse Damage reduction. Heal 650.
Target attacker. Destroy shields. Attack , bypassing Dodge.
Target highest damage opponent. Stun 33% chance for 1 turn.
Target Self. Shield 100% for 1 turn, 2 attacks. 
Lockdown 2 turns.
Target highest damage opponent. Stun 100% chance for 1 turn.
Target Self. Shield 50% for 1 turn, 2 attacks. Lockdown 2 turns.
Target Self. Shield 100% for 1 turn, 2 attacks. Increase Damage 50% for 2 turns, 2 attacks.
Boosts share 26 tiers at level 26, with up to 20 in each stat. Max fills the available budget.
Keeping 0 speed tiers (110 speed), these builds use all 26 tiers. Your current level, training and enhancements stay the same.
Taller bars mean a higher health × damage score. “Best” maximizes that score at your chosen speed, not your win rate. Abilities, opponents and speed thresholds can favor a different split. Select a bar to try it.
At level 26 with enhancement 0. Each ceiling puts as many available points as possible into that one stat; these are separate builds, not a combined maximum.
| Stat | Current | Individual ceiling | Try a focused build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 4,500 | 6,750 | |
| Damage | 1,300 | 1,950 | |
| Speed | 110 | 150 | |
| Armor | 35% | 35% | |
| Crit chance | 5% | 5% | |
| Crit damage | 1.25× | 1.25× |
Includes selected enhancements. Before conditional battle effects. The simulated battles below follow this level (at 26 or 35, whichever is nearer), with no boosts or enhancements.
Creation requires 300 DNA separately. Enhancement, milestone and training costs are additional.
| Level reached | DNA | Coins | Base health | Base damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 100 | 120,000 | 4,725 | 1,364 |
| 28 | 150 | 150,000 | 4,961 | 1,433 |
| 29 | 200 | 200,000 | 5,209 | 1,504 |
| 30 | 250 | 250,000 | 5,469 | 1,580 |
| 31 | 400 | 250,000 | 5,715 | 1,651 |
| 32 | 400 | 250,000 | 5,940 | 1,716 |
| 33 | 400 | 250,000 | 6,165 | 1,781 |
| 34 | 400 | 250,000 | 6,412 | 1,852 |
| 35 | 400 | 250,000 | 6,750 | 1,950 |
To beat Ankylos Lux, bring Coelocephalus, the best Apex counter. Use Shielded Superior Vulnerability, then Invincible Cleansing Rally, then Shielded Superior Vulnerability, then Instant Group Fierce Rampage to win with about 100% HP left. Ankylos Lux: Coelocephalus, Paralidactylus and Titanotor beat it at level 26, and it beats 360 of 494 creatures.
Each fight is played out move by move. Ankylos Lux sees your move every turn and answers with its best reply, so a win here holds against perfect play.
The best 5 Apex counters. Every counter is in the full list below.
Ankylos Lux uses Group Accelerate Cunning Strike493 damageAnkylos Lux uses Group Accelerate Cunning Strike493 damageAnkylos Lux uses Alert Instant Shielded StrikePriority
Coelocephalus uses Instant Group Fierce RampagePriority3,187 damageCoelocephalus wins with 4,900 HP left (100%).
Both are simulated at level 26 with no boosts, enhancements or Omega training. If your Coelocephalus is higher level or boosted, this win only gets safer; if Ankylos Lux is, it can turn the result, so check both builds first.
Full battle played move by move for up to eight turns. Quick estimate from a shorter six-turn screen; open one to play its full battle.
CeramagnusApexWins62% HP left
CompsovenatorApexWins61% HP left
Haast MaximusApexWins47% HP left
DilozorionApexWins44% HP left
GorgotrebaxApexWins44% HP left
RefrenantemApexWins39% HP left
OvinnonyxApexWins37% HP left
Sah PantheraApexWins35% HP left
PteranokyrieApexWins33% HP left
Mortem RexApexWins29% HP left
Draco LuxApexWins21% HP left
Hydra BoaApexWins12% HP left
GlyptosavisApexWins 81%47% HP left
ImperatosuchusApexWins 56%35% HP leftBoth creatures are level 26 with no boosts, enhancements or Omega training. Every unlocked move is available, including low-health variants, with delays, cooldowns, priority and speed order. The simulation applies armor, shields, dodge, cloak, critical hits, critical chance buffs and reductions, damage buffs and reductions, vulnerability, rend, healing, devour, damage over time, stun, daze, resistances and their reductions, cleansing, removals, immunity and counter-attacks. Daze stops the dazed creature's counter-attacks.
Stun, dodge and daze chances are counted as weighted outcomes, not sampled, and speed ties are split evenly. Critical hits count at their average: every hit adds its critical chance times the extra critical damage, so the damage shown in a battle includes that average. Each turn shown follows the most likely roll. Each battle is a fight to the knockout between these two creatures, so moves that swap the user out (Retreat, Rampage and Run and the like) are not used while another move is ready, and a win that can come sooner is taken sooner. Swapping, swap-in and escape abilities, taunt and flock damage limits are not modeled.
Every non-Omega creature is first screened against Ankylos Lux in a quick estimate: up to six turns with a smaller search. The strongest candidates are then played out in full, up to eight turns, and any creature in the full list plays its full battle when you open it. A full battle can disagree with its quick estimate; the full battle is the better guide.
Battles are simulated at levels 26 and 35. When the build above is set to another level, the nearest one is shown and labelled.
These are simulated results, not guaranteed wins. A critical hit that lands, or one that does not, can change a close fight.
