There are few dinosaurs that strike fear into the hearts of Jurassic World Alive players; and one of those is the infamous Indominus Rex. In this guide, we will go over the ideal counters when facing the Indominus Rex. Please keep in mind that this doesn’t mean that you will get a guaranteed win against her, but it should at the very least make it easier for you to prepare your roster in the events that you face one!

Indominus Rex – Stats, Effects, and Moves

Stats at level 26 Rarity Legendary Tier Apex Health 3750 Armor 0% Damage 1300 Speed 106 Critical 5%

Moves Armor Piercing Rampage Deal 2x damage, bypassing Armor. Cooldown: 1 turn Delay: 1 turn Armor Piercing Strike Deal 1x damage, bypassing Armor. Cloak Act First. Gain 50% chance of dodge for 2 turns. Next attack will deal 2x damage. Cooldown: 3 turn Expose Weak Spot Deal 1x damage. Target Vulnerable this turn, next 3 turns. Cooldown: 3 turn

Passive effects Immunity All negative effects are deflected.

In the Arena

Indominus Rex usually begins with Cloak, giving Rex a 50% chance of dodging anything you throw at her. And if you can’t kill her in two turns, she drops a massive 4x Armor Piercing Rampage on you.

Important reminder: Indominus Rex has Immunity. Therefore, you can’t…

slow her down (not that she’s winning any foot races with a speed of 106);

stun her;

debilitate her and cut her damage in half;

hit her with vulnerability;

Heck, half the time you can’t hit her at all!

But friends, Indominus Rex does indeed have a weakness. And that weakness is: Shield.

For myself, I use two strategies with the Indominus Rex. In the upper-tier Arena, I’m used to seeing people open with an Indominus if they have one, so I’ve gotten into the habit of opening with one of my shielding Dinos such as Ankylosaurus. When I start with one of these, I’m sure to save my shielding move until the Indominus Rex uses Cloak.

One important note, if you blow your shielding move too early, you might end up losing your Dino regardless.

Another clever way to get an Indominus Rex user to blow their Cloak is by starting with a bad counter when you know you have a good counter on your team. Opening with an Einiasuchus, for instance, often bullies the Indominus Rex user into using their cloak on turn 1. Anticipating this, rather than trying to attack with the Einiasuchus when you know it’s a bad matchup, you open with a swap. Change to something with a shield move that has no delay (aka not Instant Invincibility), like Stegodeus, Majundasuchus, Megalosuchus, Megalosaurus, etc. and immediately use your Short Defense move. After that, hit the Indominus Rex hard a few times and you’ll likely see them drop before you.

Another situation you could be in is the classic Indominus vs. Indominus… If you find yourself facing another Indominus Rex in the arena you always want to use cloak AFTER your opponent does, allowing you to get the massive 4x Armor Piercing Rampage on your opponent once their cloak is over (provided you make it through your opponent’s 4x Rampage).

Finally, the last resort, if you really don’t have anything to counter this fierce and merciless beast, sacrificing your weakest Dinosaur to soak in the damage from the Armor Piercing Rampage. It’s not ideal, but it is still a viable option! As we stated in previous articles, you do no lose a battle by losing one Dinosaur. 😉

Parting Words

The key for Indominus Rex is having a shielding Dinosaur (or a few of them) on your team. If you don’t roll one of your shielding Dinos, just go for broke and try to hit through that cloak move. Hopefully you do some damage and can bring in something else to finish the Indominus Rex off afterwards.

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