Anti-Healing Mechanic

Anti-Healing Mechanic is a Gameplay Mechanic that counters the Healing which is done and becomes more effective over the time of a match.

The Mechanic

Everyone's Weapon Shots apply a Reduced Healing effect to enemies in case of a hit. At the start of every match this anti-healing effect is at a base level and then scale based on time and the game mode being played.

Value Changes

• Base Level:
  • Your Weapon shots reduce the effect of healing on your target by 25% for 1.5s.
• Maximum Value:
  • Your Weapon shots reduce the effect of healing on your target by 90% for 1.5s.

Change Rate

The rate of this anti-healing scaling will vary based on the game mode being played.

• Siege:
  • +5% anti-healing every 40s in a match
  • A match has to be over 10min 50s long to get the maximum anti-healing value of 90%.
• King of the Hill:
  • +5% anti-healing every 30s in a match
  • A match has to be over 9min 45s long to get the maximum anti-healing value of 90%.
• Onslaught:
  • +5% anti-healing every 30s in a match
  • A match has to be over 8min 40s long to get the maximum anti-healing value of 90%.
• Team Deathmatch:
  • +5% anti-healing every 25s in a match
  • A match has to be over 6min 30s long to get the maximum anti-healing value of 90%.

In-Game Indicator

A visual indicator is displayed under the in-match scoreboard to indicate how much anti-healing is currently at play.

Counters

Cards and Passives

Champion Cards and Passives, such as Nyx's Queen of Change or Khan's Hopeguard, which provide a percentage-based increase in the amount of healing received, directly counter the Anti-Healing Mechanic by subtracting its percentage.

True Healing

This is a list of healing sources that are considered "True Healing", which are unaffected by the Anti-Healing Mechanic.

	Bloodbath
Io	Sacrifice
Kasumi	Talent required Body and Soul Requires Unfinished Business
Lillith	Blood Moon
Moji	Bon Appetit

Trivia

• This mechanic was introduced with the removal of the in-game item Cauterize.

Changelog

➤ January 29th, 2025
Paladins Release Version 8.1.5838.0

• Decreased the starting value from 30% ➞ 25%

➤ September 4th, 2024
Paladins Release Version 7.5.5729.0

• Increased scaling speed in Siege from 50s to 40s.
• Increased scaling speed in Onslaught from 40s to 30s.
• Increased scaling speed in KOTH from 45s to 30s.
• Increased scaling speed in TDM from 30s to 25s.

➤ March 23rd, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.2.4520.0

• The Antiheal being automatically applied to your weapon attacks is getting a bit of a change. New timing is as follows:
  • Siege
    • Base level 25%, scaling 5% every 60s to a maximum of 90%
      • 60s ➞ 50s
  • Onslaught and King of the Hill
    • Base level 25%, scaling 5% every 45s to a maximum of 90%
      • 45s ➞ 40s
      • We are investigating distinguishing Onslaught and KotH for the purposes of this Antiheal scaling.
        • Changed the time scaling of Antihealing in King of the Hill from 5% every 40s to 5% every 45s
  • Team Deathmatch is not seeing any timing changes this update.
• Note: We still intend to implement a visual indicator for how much Antiheal is currently in the match on the in-match scoreboard.

➤ January 26th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.1.4424.0

• Anti-Healing Mechanic was added to the game.