¶ Tarka Ji, The Loyal Drunk
Tarka Ji is a Character in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT.
A fiery fellow whose blazing charge is often the last thing his enemy ever sees.
Live fast, drink well, and be merry.
Behind the name of the Loyal Drunk, there stands a man with a love for freedom.
His indomitable spirit lends him strength in the face of adversity.
The road ahead is fraught with hardship, but no matter how challenging, he'll gladly face it with a sword in hand.
| Attribute | Rating |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Damage | |
| Control | |
| Survival | |
| Support | |
| Mobility |
¶ Recommended Talents (Skill, Ultimate and Glyphs)
See Hero Stats.
¶ Skills
F1 - Flame Force
F2 - Flame Force: Block
F3 - Flame Force: FireballUrge on internal energies to enter a defensive form with Ultimate Focus and block any hit damage for 3 sec.
Tap [LMB] to initiate a counterattack and [Burn] the enemy for 5 sec after an effective defense.
• Can be cancelled by dodging, jumping or crouching.
[Burn]: Lose Health at percentage and the recovery effect decreases by 50%.
¶ General Information
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Cooldown:
22s -
Cooldown starts when the stance is terminated.
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Counter-attack damage (caused by retaliation):
1.20* Attack Power -
Maximum duration:
3s
¶ Notes & Tips
- Can be used to break out of semi-true combos.
- Blocks ranged attacks.
- Can block up to Ultimate Focus attacks.
- Works against physical attacks such as Yoto Hime's F3 and Yoto Hime's Ultimate.
- If target is hit by the counter-attack, the target gets staggered for a significant amount of time, granting Tarka Ji the ability to follow-up with a variety of moves for free, including focus attacks (such as the Greatsword's Vertical Rockfall Slash, or the Katana's Horizontal Blink Strike.
- Inflicts Burn on hit targets, dealing
1%damage (based on the target's max health) per0.5seconds, lasting5seconds (total damage dealt:10%of target's max health).
Urge on internal energies to enter a defensive form with Ultimate Focus and block any melee hit damage for 5 sec.
Tap [LMB] to initiate a counterattack and [Burn] the enemy for 5 sec after an effective defense.
• Counterattack upgrades with the number of effective defenses.
• Can be cancelled by dodging, jumping or crouching.
[Burn]: Lose Health at percentage and the recovery effect decreases by 50%.
¶ General Information
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Cooldown:
25s -
Cooldown starts when the stance is terminated.
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Counter-attack damage (caused by retaliation):
??* Attack Power -
Maximum duration:
5s
¶ Notes & Tips
- Can be used to break out of semi-true combos.
- Does not block ranged attacks.
- Can block up to Ultimate Focus attacks.
- Works against physical attacks such as Yoto Hime's F3 and Yoto Hime's Ultimate.
- If target is hit by the counter-attack, the target gets staggered for a significant amount of time, granting Tarka Ji the ability to follow-up with a variety of moves for free, including focus attacks (such as the Greatsword's Vertical Rockfall Slash, or the Katana's Horizontal Blink Strike.
- Inflicts Burn on hit targets, dealing
1%damage (based on the target's max health) per0.5seconds, lasting5seconds (total damage dealt:10%of target's max health).
Mold internal energies and shoot a huge fireball, which deals a large amount of damage and makes enemies [Vulnerable] and [Burn] for 5 sec.
• Enemies without Focus can be knocked airborne.
[Vulnerable]: Increase hit damage taken by 10%.
[Burn]: Lose Health at the percentage and the recovery effect is decreased by 50%.
¶ General Information
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Cooldown:
20s -
Cooldown starts after cast.
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Damage:
2.33* Attack Power
¶ Notes & Tips
- Can be used aggressively, or for zoning purposes.
- Tarka Ji will hover in the air during cast.
- Inflicts Burn on hit targets, dealing
1%damage (based on the target's max health) per0.5seconds, lasting5seconds (total damage dealt:10%of target's max health).- The initial damage of the fireball scales with attack power, but the debuff does not.
- Inflicts Vulnerable for
5seconds increasing the target's damage received by10%.
¶ Ultimates
V1 - Fire Frenzy
V2 - Fire Frenzy: Reload
V3 - Fire Frenzy: ExtendRepel nearby enemies and significantly speed up all moves by consuming Rage for 32 sec.
Some moves can deal hit damage and add [Burn] debuff for 5 sec.
Hold to cancel it in advance while the buff effects granted on allies will not be influenced.
• Block ranged weapon attacks when running.
• Accelerate Stamina recovery of allies for 30 sec.
• Can be used under attack.
[Burn]: Lose Health at the percentage and the recovery effect is decreased by 50%.
¶ General Information
- Rage Limit:
75000 - Rage can be reacquired after Tarka Ji exits the Fire Frenzy Stance.
- Damage:
1.00* Attack Power (3mradius) - Can be used while under attack.
- Duration:
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Solos:
24s -
Duos/Trios:
32s -
Duration increases when rage gets recovered by any external sources.
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¶ Notes & Tips
- Grants Fire Frenzy Stance for the entire duration.
- Picking up Soul Blooms and/or Fireflies will replenish Tarka Ji's rage meter while in his ultimate, increasing the total duration he can stay in the Fire Frenzy Stance.
- Increases Tarka Ji's and his allies' stamina recovery by
??%for30seconds.
Repel nearby enemies and significantly speed up all moves by consuming Rage for 32 sec.
Some moves can deal hit damage and add [Burn] debuff for 5 sec.
During the ultimate, tapping [F] can repeatedly use [Flame Force] by consuming Rage.
Hold to cancel it in advance.
• Block ranged weapon attacks when running.
• Can be used under attack.
[Burn]: Lose Health at the percentage and the recovery effect is decreased by 50%.
¶ General Information
- Rage Limit:
75000 - Rage can be reacquired after Tarka Ji exits the Fire Frenzy Stance.
- Damage:
1.00* Attack Power (3mradius) - Can be used while under attack.
- Duration:
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Solos:
24s -
Duos/Trios:
32s -
Duration increases when rage gets recovered by any external sources.
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¶ Notes & Tips
- Grants Fire Frenzy Stance for the entire duration.
- Picking up Soul Blooms and/or Fireflies will replenish Tarka Ji's rage meter while in his ultimate, increasing the total duration he can stay in the Fire Frenzy Stance.
- Using F no longer causes ability to go in cooldown and will use Rage instead.
- The amount of Rage consumed depends on the F used:
Skill Amount of Rage consumed F1 20% F2 20% F3 10%
- The amount of Rage consumed depends on the F used:
- On ultimate cast, if the F skill was on cooldown, it will be reset.
Repel nearby enemies and significantly speed up all moves by consuming Rage for 25 sec.
Some moves can deal hit damage and add [Burn] debuff for 5 sec.
Hold to cancel it in advance while the buff effects granted on allies will not be influenced.
• Block ranged weapon attacks when running.
• Attacking enemies can restore Rage.
• Increase 10% Attack of all allies for 30 sec.
• Can be used under attack.
[Burn]: Lose Health at percentage and the recovery effect is decreased by 50%.
¶ General Information
- Rage Limit:
75000 - Rage can be reacquired immediately after initial cast.
- Damage:
1.00* Attack Power (3mradius) - Can be used while under attack.
- Duration:
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Solos:
20s -
Duos/Trios:
25s -
Duration increases when rage gets recovered by any external sources.
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¶ Notes & Tips
- Grants Fire Frenzy Stance for the entire duration.
- Attacking or picking up Soul Blooms and/or Fireflies will replenish Tarka Ji's rage meter while in his ultimate, increasing the total duration he can stay in the Fire Frenzy Stance.
- Increases Tarka Ji's and his allies' attack damage by
5%for30seconds.
¶ Fire Frenzy Stance
Tarka Ji's Ultimate, Fire Frenzy (and its alterations) grants him access to a variety of new moves.
¶ Sprinting
While Tarka Ji is sprinting, he will:
- Passively block ranged attacks.
- Leave flames on the ground, lasting
5seconds and deals100damage if an enemy stands on it.
¶ Attack Recovery Cancel
Tarka Ji can cancel the recovery animation of his attacks while in his ultimate, which can give him access to new combos such as the Katana Infinite Combo.
- This technique is done by sprinting or dodging after an attack.
- This can also be performed when Tarka Ji gets parried, nullifying any potential parry riposte damage.
¶ Elbow Strike (a.k.a. Shoulder Dash)
- Damage:
1.50* Attack Power - Hits with the Gold Focus property, meaning that this move can successfully stagger opponents in a Blue Focus state.
- The target gets briefly staggered, granting Tarka Ji the ability to follow-up with a variety of moves for free (such as the Greatsword standing vertical attack, or the Katana standing horizontal attack).
- Will whiff on grounded opponents (on flat terrain).
- Can be performed by sprinting once while sprinting, or by spriting twice successively in a row out of a standing, running or walking position.
- Grants I-Frames for the entirety of the move.
- Inflicts Burn on hit targets, dealing
1%damage (based on the target's max health) per0.5seconds, lasting5seconds (total damage dealt:10%of target's max health). - Consumes
83%of the normal dodge's Stamina cost.
¶ U-Turn Stance
While in his ultimate, Tarka Ji has a specific stance called U-Turn which is accessible by going backwards after sprinting forward.
In this stance:
- Attacks are the same as the standing state.
- The Attack Recovery Cancel technique will allow Tarka Ji to return to the U-Turn stance (as long as the backwards direction input is held.
- This stance makes it the fastest way to attack continuously from a standing position.
¶ Fast Landing
- Damage:
2.75* Attack Power (3mimpact radius)
The fast landing animation is changed and now deals damage on impact.