I've been fighting against an enemy identified as a 'Warlord'. While fighting him, I noticed that he turns into a 'Duke of Ork'. He also appeared to deal and absorb more damage as a Duke of Ork:
This is in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode (UVHM).
My questions:
- What types of enemies turn into a Duke of Ork? Also, do they revert back?
- How does a Warlord turn into a Duke of Ork?
- What changes when a Warlord turns into a Duke of Ork? (Any new attacks, behavior changes, etc?)
- Any tips or strategies on how to prevent a Warlord from turning into a Duke of Ork? In UVHM, my Psycho character can't seem to prevent it from leveling up even though I keep shooting it with my shotgun or ranged Buzz Axe Rampage.
- Any tips or strategies on fighting a Duke of Ork? (If I'm unable to prevent a Warlord from turning into a Duke of Ork)
- Any particular weapons that seem to work better than others?
- Any characters that are better than others at killing one?
- Are they more susceptible to one kind of elemental damage more than another?
Best Answer
When a Warlord Grug/Turge levels up five times, it becomes a Duke of Ork. When you are not actively attacking them, they can do a sort of battle cry which levels them up. As you can see, the Duke is very high level and can dish out a considerable amount of damage with his giant axe/hammer. When you see a Warlord, take him down quickly!
There is a unique version called Warlord Slog. After leveling five times in the same manner, he will become the King of Orks.
Note: This Kotaku article mentions a leveling Badass Orc Warlord as well, but does not specifically say it can become a Duke of Ork as it does with Warlords Grug and Turge.