Is predation in the Cat God Ranch considered removal? How is predation in the Cat God Ranch determined?

In the Cat God Ranch, "Predation" is one of the core skills of the Cat God, and it's also the mechanism that confuses new players the most—many players ask whether predation in the Cat God Ranch counts as removal, and how to successfully perform predation. In fact, the answers to these two questions directly affect the strategy of using the skill, such as whether predation can be used to remove enemy buffs, or under what circumstances it can quickly deal with minor enemies. Today, I will explain the mechanism of predation with specific game details.

The official definition of predation in the game is to devour the target's state or unit and convert it into resources or buffs for oneself. From an effect perspective, it belongs to the removal category of skills, but it has an additional "conversion" step compared to ordinary "removal." For example, if an enemy gives itself a "Defense Increase +20%" buff (which is a "beneficial state"), and you use the Cat God's "Predation" skill to eat it, two things will happen: first, the enemy's "Defense Increase" buff disappears (removal), and second, your Cat God gains a temporary "Defense +15%" buff (conversion) lasting for 3 turns. Therefore, predation is a combination skill of "removal + conversion," making it more useful than simple removal.

Whether predation is successful or not depends on the target's predatable state and the Cat God's predation level, both of which are indispensable. Let's talk about the target's predatable state first: not all states can be predated. The game divides states into predatable and non-predatable. Predatable states include: 1. Enemy buffs (such as attack increase, health regeneration, defense enhancement), 2. Enemy debuffs (such as poisoning, slowing, stunning), 3. Certain special units (such as minor enemies, soul entities, requiring the Cat God to have the Soul Eater attribute).

Each Cat God has a predation level (from level 1 to 5), which determines whether you can consume a particular state. For example, if an enemy has a "Defense Increase +20%" buff (with a strength of 2) and your Cat God's predation level is 1, clicking on this buff will result in a failure message, stating that the target state's strength is too high. If your Cat God's predation level is 2 or higher, you can successfully consume it. The method to increase the predation level is simple: feed the Cat God predation crystals (obtainable through dungeons or quests). Each crystal fed increases the predation level by 1.

Predation is one of the most distinctive skills in the Cat God Ranch and a mechanism that new players must master. As long as you understand "what can be eaten," "how to eat it," and "what benefits come from eating it," you can make your Cat God stronger and easily handle various battles. So, new players, go ahead and try out the predation skill!