Ash ▶️ is a Front Line Champion in Paladins, added on June 1st, 2017.
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Lore[]
Ash made a name for herself in the Magistrate army by volunteering for front-line duty using experimental heavy armor and siege weaponry. Lacking finesse or subtlety, she more than makes up for it with brutal tactics and overkill.
The War Machine, as she is called by her allies and enemies alike, earns the title every time the dust settles and she is all that remains on the scorched battlefield. When the Resistance emerged and brought the war to Crosswind Hold, Ash led the charge against them with fury and determination.
Summary[]
Ash is a front line champion who wields a flak cannon that is effective up to medium range. She specializes in point control through heavy crowd control and damage reduction with her skills. Her cannon projectiles prematurely explode after traveling a certain distance, making Ash unique in her ability to damage enemies around corners or under ledges with only her primary weapon attack. Her ultimate skill plants a banner that provides her with damage immunity while within its area of effect, making Ash ideal for last stands or to stall and buy time for her team.
Skills[]
Burst Cannon Fire a burst of shrapnel every 0.9s that explodes to deal 400 damage in a small area. |
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Burst Cannon Area Damage |
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Kinetic Burst Charge your weapon. Your next shot deals 450 damage to nearby enemies and knocks them back. |
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Kinetic Burst Area Damage |
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Siege Shield Create a moving shield with 4250 health that advances along the ground. |
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Siege Shield |
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Shoulder Bash Lower your shoulder and charge forward, dealing 800 damage to enemies and knocking them back. |
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Shoulder Bash Direct Damage |
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Assert Dominance (Ultimate) ▶️ Leap forward and slam your banner down, dealing 600 damage and stunning enemies on impact while becoming damage immune as long as you stay near your banner. |
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Assert Dominance (Ultimate) ▶️ Area Damage |
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Talents[]
Cards[]
This is a list with all cards available to Ash:
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Increase the duration of Siege Shield by {0.6|0.6}s. | ![]() | |
Brawl | ![]() |
Heal for {150|150} over 2s for each enemy hit by Kinetic Burst. | ![]() | |
Castle Forged | ![]() |
Reduce the Cooldown of Kinetic Burst by {0.6|0.6}s. | ![]() | |
Fervor | ![]() |
Increase your maximum Ammo by {1|1}. | ![]() | |
Furious Charge | ![]() |
Increase the Knockback distance of Shoulder Bash by {8|8}%. | ![]() | |
Gate Crasher | ![]() |
Reduce the Cooldown of Shoulder Bash by {0.8|0.8}s. | ![]() | |
Heavy Metal | ![]() |
Increase your maximum Health by {150|150}. | ![]() | |
Indomitable | ![]() |
Gain {10|10}% Lifesteal. | ![]() | |
Percussion | ![]() |
Increase the Knockback distance of Kinetic Burst by {8|8}%. | ![]() | |
Ramparts | ![]() |
Reduce the Cooldown of Siege Shield by {0.8|0.8}s. | ![]() | |
Siege Engine | ![]() |
Reduce the Cooldown of Siege Shield by {1|1}s for each enemy hit with Kinetic Burst. | ![]() | |
Thrive | ![]() |
Heal for {200|200} after hitting an enemy with Shoulder Bash. | ![]() | |
Trebuchet | ![]() |
Generate {2|2} Ammo after activating Siege Shield. | ![]() | |
Vanguard | ![]() |
Reduce your damage taken by {8|8}% for 2s after using Shoulder Bash. | ![]() | |
War Machine | ![]() |
Reduce your active Cooldowns by {10|10}% after getting an Elimination. | ![]() | |
Watchtower | ![]() |
Increase the Health of Siege Shield by {250|250}. | ![]() |
Pre-Built Loadouts[]
All of the following cards are in Ash's pre-built loadouts:
Cosmetic Items[]
These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Ash:
Champion Skin Collections[]
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Weapon | Default Burst Cannon | ||||
Rarity | Common | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release Date | June 1, 2017 | ||||
Cost | Free | ||||
Voicelines | Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Free | ||||
Voicelines | Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Hellion | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Hellion Burst Cannon | ||||
Rarity | Uncommon | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release Date | June 1, 2017 | ||||
Cost | 60,000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Hellion Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 60,000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Hellion Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Heirloom Crest | |||||
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Loading Art | Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Rare | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | January 10, 2018 | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() (Heirloom Crest Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() (Heirloom Crest Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Ronin | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Ronin's Roar | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | August 9, 2017 | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Ronin Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ronin Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Ronin Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ronin Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Xeno-Buster | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Xeno-Buster's Hyperlight Cannon | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release Date | September 11, 2018 | ||||
Cost | 600 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Xeno-Buster Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Xeno-Buster Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 600 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Xeno-Buster Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Xeno-Buster Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Street Style | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Street Style's Kawaii Cannon | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | April 24, 2019 | ||||
Cost | 800 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Street Style Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Street Style Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 800 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Street Style Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Street Style Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Ska'drin | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Ska'drin's Retribution | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | January 8, 2020 | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Ska'drin Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ska'Drin Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Ska'drin Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ska'Drin Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Scorned | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Scorned's Revenge | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | January 8, 2020 | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() (Scorned Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ska'Drin Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() (Scorned Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ska'Drin Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Golden | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Golden Burst Cannon | ||||
Rarity | Legendary | ||||
Availability | Mastery | ||||
Release Date | November 14, 2018 | ||||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Ash Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Ash voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Weapon Skins[]
Emotes[]
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
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Give me a Break | ||||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
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Inferno | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Epic | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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Strut | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Legendary | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() (Roaming Emote) | |||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() (Roaming Emote) | |||
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MVP Poses[]
Default | ||||
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
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Aftermath | ||||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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Battle Hardened | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
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Trivia[]
- Based on a dev statement revealing Viktor to be around 5'9 or 175cm tall, and comparing it to model sizes in-game and out of game, it was discovered that Ash would be around 6' or 182cm tall.
- She also appears in the cinematic Go To War.
- She makes another appearance in Octavia's card Air Supremacy.
- Ash appears in Realm Royale in the Rebel With A Cause avatar, making her the only Paladins character to have appeared in the game.
- Ash appears in the Vanguard, Survivor, Ash, and Lovely Ash avatars.
- She also appears in the Chibi Ash spray.
- Ash shares some similarities with Bellona from SMITE, another game developed by Hi-Rez Studios. For example, the removed talent 'Rally Here' is named after Bellona's ultimate voice line.
- The phrase "Iron within, iron without!" (▶️) is a direct reference to the watchword of the Legion of the Space Marines Iron Warriors from the Universe Warhammer 40,000.
- One of Ash's taunts "I love rock n' roll..." (▶️) is a reference to I Love Rock 'N Roll.
- The line "I don't give a damn about my reputation." is a reference to the song Bad Reputation.
- The line "Does it come in black?" (▶️) is a reference to a line from Batman Begins.
- The line "Never give up, never surrender!" (▶️) is a reference to a line from the movie Galaxy Quest.
- Prior to lip syncing becoming more common from Octavia's teaser trailer onward, Ash is one of the only champions to ever speak with their mouth visibly moving, as shown here. She shares this trait with Imani, Talus, Tiberius, and Vivian.
- Despite being completely removed prior to being added to the game, Ash's model originally had her entire body modeled, with armor being added on top afterwards.[2]
- In older versions of Paladins, there used to be a number of additional recolors of default champions. For Ash, these recolors included the Tempered skin.
- Having been present in the mobile game 'Paladins Strike', Ash received unique skins exclusive to Strike. These skins include Commander Ash and Firecracker Ash.
- The second sentence in Ash's introduction voice line "I'm leading this vanguard. So if any of you f***ers have anything to say, now's the time." (▶️) originally featured her saying "...So if any of you muppets have anything to say, now's the time."
Hellion
- This skin's name references a troublemaking type of person.
Heirloom Crest
Ronin
- The line "You're amazing, senpai!" (▶️) is a reference to a common term used in anime to describe an upperclassman.
- As can be seen in a sketch for this skin's splash art, the skin was originally meant to feature hair covering one of its eyes.
- This skin's splash art appears as a spray.
Xeno-Buster
- Dreadhunter Drogoz is present in this skin's splash art.
- This skin was removed from all chests it was in, for it to later appear as a Twitch Prime reward; it shares this trait with Firecracker Willo, Infiltrator Strix, Carnival Ying, and Omega Dredge.
Street Style
- Street Style Maeve, Street Style Skye, and Street Style Ying all appear in this skin's splash art.
- Likewise, this skin is also present in each of their splash arts as well.
- Street Style Maeve, Street Style Skye, and Street Style Ying all appear in this skin's splash art.
- This skin shares its theme with Street Style Maeve, Street Style Skye, and Street Style Ying.
Ska'drin / Scorned
- These skins contain various references to the Ska'drin and events involving them.
- The mark that appears when these skins dash is the same mark that appears when Talus uses Rune of Travel.
- A Ska'drin variant of Corvus is visible in the background of these skin's card art. This was prior to Corvus' official reveal.
- The Scorned skin is likely named after a line (▶️) by Ska'drin Ash.
- The Ska'drin skin appears in the Ska'drin Ash avatar.
- The Ska'drin skin also appears in the Proud Warrior and Hopeful Days sprays.
- These skins were designed by Illustra Dart for the Community Battle Pass.
- This makes them some of the few skins to have been designed by a community member, sharing this trait with Wukong Talus, Soul Briar Grover, Dark Monarch Lian, Sweet Shop Evie, and the respective recolors of the former three.
- These skins were designed by Illustra Dart for the Community Battle Pass.
- These skins were part of the Community Battle Pass alongside Wukong Talus, Monkey-King Talus, Soul Briar Grover, Seeping Corruption Grover, Dark Monarch Lian, and Death-Goddess Lian.
Videos[]
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Ability Breakdown[]
Changelog[]
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Ash’s Burst Cannon weapon would not always deal the correct amount of damage to enemies on a direct hit.
- Cards
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- Increased Cooldown reduction scaling {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.8|0.8}s
- Increased Siege Shield Health scaling {200|200} ➞ {250|250}
- Increased health scaling {120|120} ➞ {150|150}
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Ash could improperly gain more maximum ammo than intended.
- Fixed an issue where Ash could improperly activate Siege Shield in specific scenarios.
- Abilities
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Shoulder Bash could send a Player in a direction other than the intended direction.
- Added a small window after de-toggling Kinetic Burst so Players would be less likely to immediately toggle the ability back on unintentionally
- Abilities
Burst Cannon
- Increased damage 360 ➞ 400*
- *Reverted Season 3 change
- Talents
Battering Ram
- Reduced damage reduction 90% ➞ 75%
Fortress Breaker
- Reduced Shield Health 3,000 ➞ 2,000
Slug Shot
- Now increases your Burst Cannon’s damage 360 ➞ 400
- Abilities
Burst Cannon
- Reduced damage 400 ➞ 360
Siege Shield
- Reduced Shield Health 5,000 ➞ 4,250
houlder Bash
- Reduced Cooldown 15s ➞ 14s
- Cards
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- Reduced Shield Health increase {250|250} ➞ {200|200}
- Increased Ammo generation {1|1} ➞ {2|2}
- Increased duration {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.6|0.6}s
- Reduced Cooldown reduction {1.2|1.2}s ➞ {0.8|0.8}s
- Increased Healing {175|175} ➞ {200|200}
- Increase Healing {80|80} ➞ {120|120}
- Increased Cooldown reduction {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.6|0.6}s
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Ska’drin Ash had the incorrect Rarity border color.
- Fixed an issue where Ska’drin Ash did not have an acquisition notification.
- Fixed an issue where Shoulder Bash would knock Players back in the direction Ash was facing rather than the direction Ash was dashing.
- General
- Health
- Reduced 4900 ➞ 4500
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where lower body continued the animation if her charge was interrupted.
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Xeno-Buster Ash’s Shoulder Bash was attenuated globally
- Fixed an issue where Golden Ash used the Default Skin when selected/equipped
- Abilities
Assert Dominance
- Assert Dominance no longer applies knockback, now stuns on hit for 2s
- Talents
- Rally Here removed
- Cards
- Indomitable – NEW: Gain {10|10}% Lifesteal
- Fervor – NEW: Increase your ammo count by {1|1}
- Fixed an issue with Assert Dominance that led to a jittery jump experience
Kinetic Burst
- Damage increased from 300 ➞ 450
Assert Dominance
- Increased horizontal strength of Jump
- Bug Fixes
- Enemies now see the increased Shield size with the Fortress Breaker Talent
- Bug Fixes
- Improved Assert Dominance’s performance with higher ping to address server correction.
Assert Dominance
- Increased Damage 350 ➞ 600
- Increased Max Travel Distance
Shoulder Bash
- Reduced Cooldown 17s ➞ 15s
- Talents
- Slug Shot
- Increased Range Increase 50% ➞ 100%
- Talents
- Slug Shot
- No longer grants increased damage
- Now counts as Direct Damage
- Cards
- Gate Crasher
- Reduce the Cooldown of Shoulder Bash by {1|1}s ➞ {1.2s|1.2s}.
- Indomitable
- Gain {10|10}% ➞ {14|14}% crowd control reduction.
- Siege Engine
- Reduce the cooldown of Siege Shield by {.5|.5}s for each enemy hit with Kinetic Burst.
- NEW EFFECT: Reduce the cooldown of Siege Shield by {1|1} for hitting an enemy with Kinetic Burst.
- Thrive
- Heal for {150|150} ➞ {175|175} Health when hitting with Shoulder Bash.
- Watchtower
- Siege Shield reveals nearby enemies for {1|1}s.
- NEW EFFECT: Increase the Health of Siege Shield by {250|250}.
- Cards
- Trebuchet
- No longer generates ammo over time
- Activating Siege Shield generates {1|1} Ammo.
- Fixed a grammatical error in the description of Rally Here.
- Legendary Cards
- Rally Here
- Damage bonus increased from 30% to 35%.
- Slug Shot
- Damage bonus reduced from {21.25|1.25}% to {17|1}%.
- General
- Health reduced from 5300 to 4900.
Shoulder Bash
- Cooldown increased from 15 to 17.
- Cards
- Indomitable
- Gain {5|5}% crowd control reduction.
- Maximum level Crowd Control reduction increased from 40% to 50%.
- Trebuchet
- Reworked
- Activating Siege Shield generates 1 Ammo every .5s for {.5|.5}s.
- Legendary Cards
- Battering Ram
- Gain {61.2|3.6}% Damage Reduction while Channeling Shoulder Bash.
- Rescaled so máximum rank Cooldown reduction is still 90%.
- Slug Shot [New]
- Your weapon shots travel 50% faster and further, deal {21.25|1.25}% more damage, but no longer explode.
- Legendary Cards
- Battering Ram
- No longer grants CC Immunity.
- Rally Here
- Now causes affected enemies to receive 30% more damage instead of nearby allies dealing 20% more damage.
- Legendary Cards
- Rally Here
- Now also increases ultimate charge rate by 15%.
Burst Cannon
- Your projectiles will now automatically detonate further from enemies.
- Legendary Cards
- Fortress Breaker
- Increased the size of Siege Shield by 50%.
Burst Cannon
- Increase Weapon range from 50 to 80.
- Increased Explosion Falloff.
Kinetic Burst
- Fixed a bug where Kinetic burst could be fired multiple times before going on cooldown.
- Fixed a bug where hitting someone with Shoulder Bash then Kinetic Burst could send them flying very far.
- Fixed a bug where trying to fire Kinetic Burst after Shoulder Bash could stop Shoulder Bash from dealing damage.
- Fixed a bug where Kinetic Burst remains active on Respawn if Ash died with the ability active.
- Ash was added to the game.
Removed Content[]
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