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Imani

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Imani ▶️ is a Damage Champion in Paladins, added on January 16th, 2019.

Lore[]

This is Imani's official bio currently found in her champion page in-game.


Long ago, there was chaos and war. The dragons ruled the Realm, and everyone else was left to fight over the scraps. But one wise mage learned the dragons' secrets. She became the first Warder, the first to command a dragon. It was that Warder's actions that paved the way for the Paladins' Golden Age of peace. The Warders were thought to be dead and gone, a relic of a bygone age.

Yet, when a beacon was lit in their ancient homeland — an alarm signal that the Warders, or what remained of them, were needed once again — Imani answered that call. Little is known about the Last Warder's past before she appeared in Dredge's treasure trove to recover her stolen relics, but one thing is sure: she will uphold the legacy of her lineage, and stand against the darkness of the future looming over the Realm.

This is an unofficial version of Imani's bio intended to more clearly present all currently known information regarding her. Sources can be found here.


The last known member of the old group called the Warders. When their beacon was lit, Imani was the only one left to answer the call, though she came back late and missed the battle between the Magistrate and Resistance. Using a magical book as well as a few crystals, Imani tracked her gauntlets to Marauder's Port, where they had been stolen by Dredge. She travelled there, easily defeating the shocked Abyssal Lord and reclaiming her gauntlets. Having found traces of the Resistance back at the beacon, Imani traveled to their base, believing them to be the ones who'd lit the call. Once learning who had really lit the beacon and their goals, Imani joined them to prevent the Darkness, which she initially believed to be the Abyss, from destroying the Realm, preventing Corvus from unleashing it during the battle at Bazaar, and later working with various other champions to fight Yagorath.

According to Atlas, in the Lost Future, Imani would end up dying at some point.

This was Imani's in-game bio prior to the The Damned Frontier update. It's no longer considered canon.


Long ago, there was chaos and war. The dragons ruled the Realm, and mankind was left to fight over the scraps. But one wise mage learned the dragon's secrets. She became the first Warder, the first to command a dragon. It was that Warder's actions which paved the way for the Paladins' golden age of peace. The Warders were thought to be dead and gone, a relic of a bygone age. But a beacon was lit in their ancient homeland, an alarm signal that the Warders were needed once again... If there were any left. Imani answered that call. Little is known about the Last Warder's past before she appeared in Dredge's treasure trove to recover her relics, but one thing is sure: She will uphold the legacy of her lineage, and stand against the darkness.

Summary[]

Imani is a damage champion with a multitude of abilities split between her fire and ice stances, which allow her to respond to different scenarios. However, she is highly reliant on her abilities that have long cooldowns. While overall flexible, both stances have weaknesses, and Imani is a remarkably complex character to get the most value out of.

Skills[]

Imani has a passive that allows her to charge a resource called Mana. Once full, it allows an additional instant primary attack.
Her primary fires are: Pyre Ball; a charged fireball that does more damage and increases in size as it's charged, fit for longer ranges, and Frost Bolt; faster-fired ice bolts dealing less burst damage, fit for close range engagements.
Her secondary fires are: Inferno Cannon, which allows her to fire forth a ray of fire dealing sustained damage, and Frost Bomb, which allows her to lob a massive ice bomb that Roots enemies in place.
Her Primary ability, Elemental Shift, is the ability to swap between the fire and ice stances.
Her movement ability is Frostfire Glide, where Imani can take to the skies, flying forward and turn with reduced control.
Dragon's Call is her ultimate ability, where she summons and takes over a high-health, flying, Draconic Avatar capable of immense damage.

Talents and Cards[]

Imani's talents provide her with the following:

  • Frost Bolt splits off the initial target doing damage to one additional enemy with Splitting Ice.
  • Pyre Ball explodes in an area and charges more Mana with Pyromania.
  • Mana Rift allows Imani to place a "rift" which, while within its radius, charges her Mana constantly.

Most of Imani's cards focus on providing her increased durability, providing additional charge to her mana, and on reducing her cooldowns, namely her secondary fires.

Skills[]

Frost Bolt / Pyre Ball

Damage (each/per tick)440 /0.5s — 1000 /1.2s  
Description

Throw out ice shards that deal 440 damage every 0.5s or charged pyre balls that deal 1000 damage after charging for 1.2s, depending on your elemental alignment.

Details

Detailed Description
Frost Bolt: In ice stance, throw Frost Bolts every 0.5s that deal 440 damage and Slows enemies by 15% for 1s.

Pyre Ball: In fire stance, charge a Pyre Ball for up to 1.2s that deals 1000 damage at maximum charge.

Passive - Mana

Dealing damage with these abilities generates Mana. At full Mana, your next attack is instant.
  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • When Mana bar is full, it will fully decay over 20 seconds if Clearcast is not used.
  • Frost Bolt
    • Generates ~30% of Mana bar.
    • Generates 2.5% ultimate charge per shot.
    • Slow refreshes with each hit (reset the duration).
    • Has a projectile speed of 420.
    • Has a range limit of 300 Units.
  • Pyre Ball
    • Does a minimum of 100 damage when not charged.
    • Fully charged Pyre Ball generates ~14% of Mana bar.
    • Generates anywhere up to 4% ultimate charge.
    • The projectile hitbox of Pyre Ball gets bigger the more charged it is.
    • Has 1.2s charge time and 0.5s post-fire.
    • Has a projectile speed of 420.
    • Has a range limit of 500 Units.
Ability Video

Cooldown
13

Frost Bomb / Inferno Cannon

Damage (each/per tick)800 — 100 /0.09s  
Description

Channel ice or fire into a powerful frost orb that deals 800 damage at max range or scorching fire rays that deal 100 damage every 0.09s, depending on your elemental alignment.

Details

Detailed Description
Frost Bomb: In ice stance, launch a Bomb that deals up to 800 damage within 35 units of detonation, dealing damage based on the duration of travel, and Rooting enemies hit for 1s. Reactivating Frost Bomb will detonate it. Has a range of 300 units.
Inferno Cannon: In fire stance, channel an Inferno Cannon that deals 100 damage every 0.09s over 3s in a 120-unit Piercing column of fire.
  • This ability deals Area Damage.
  • Frost Bomb
    • Locks you out of all other abilities until it detonates.
    • Generates ~4% of Mana bar per 100 damage dealt.
    • Has a projectile speed of 60.
  • Inferno Cannon
    • Locks your vertical position.
    • Each damage tick of Inferno Cannon generates ~1.36% of Mana bar.
    • Imani has 2 versions of her Inferno Cannon: Grounded and Air.
      • Grounded version moves along slopes, and has static speed.
      • Air version doesn't move along ramps, and starts from low speed until it accelerates fast.
      • You can always enter Air version from Grounded version by pressing jump midway.
Ability Video

Cooldown
1

Elemental Shift

Description

Shift your elemental alignment between freezing ice and scorching fire, gaining access to new abilities.

Details

Detailed Description
Shift your elemental alignment between freezing ice and scorching fire over 0.25s, gaining access to new abilities.
  • Has a 0.25s cast time.
Ability Video

Cooldown
12

FrostFire Glide

Description

Channel the elements to glide through the air.

Details

Detailed Description
Channel the elements to glide through the air for 4s. You have limited turning capabilities and lose momentum when turning.
  • Can be cancelled early by re-activating the skill.
  • Travel speed is reduced while turning.
    • Imani is slower in her Glide if you move left to right - use up and down motions instead if you are looking for avoiding shots.
  • Has limited upward movement.
  • Other skills can be used to cancel the this skill 0.5s after it was activated.
  • Can't be affected by Knockbacks for the duration.
Ability Video

Dragon's Call

Damage (each/per tick)170 /0.1s  
Description

Summon a deadly Draconic Avatar to rain down FrostFire breath on your helpless foes, dealing 170 damage every 0.1s.

Details

Detailed Description
Summon and control a FrostFire-breathing Draconic Avatar for 20s after 1.5s of channeling. Can be refired to cancel.

LMB: FrostFire breath -- deals 170 damage every 0.1s and is fully effective up to 105 units.
Q or Space: Fly upward.
F or RMB: Fly downward.

Imani is Rooted and Immune to Crowd Control during this ability. Affected by Bulldozer.

▶️ “Igmore Vonte Dracon!” (Self/Enemy)

▶️ “Hear my call!” (Ally)

  • This ability deals Area Damage.
  • Has a Cast time of 1 second.
  • Killing Imani will end the ultimate, killing the Avatar.
  • Imani can't capture, move, or contest the objective while the dragon is alive.
    • Summoning the dragon while Imani is standing on the payload, Imani allows her to ride the cart even if she is not pushing or contesting it.
  • Imani can charge her pyreball while channeling her ultimate animation, but she needs to start charging pyreball right before activating the ultimate.
  • Draconic Avatar:
    • Has 6000 health.
    • Is a Pet.
    • Cannot be healed.
    • Cannot strafe left or right.
    • Collision Box is notably smaller than its hit box allowing it to squeeze through tight spaces.
Ability Video


Talents[]

Splitting Ice

Default Talent

Frost Bolt Chains to a nearby enemy within 30 units, dealing 225 damage.


Details

  • Bounced Bolt deals 225 damage and does not slow.
  • Bounced Bolt does not generate mana.
Pyromania

Unlocks at Mastery Level 2

Each of your Pyre Balls explodes in a 20-unit-radius area on hit and generate more Mana. Converts Pyre ball to Area Damage.


Mana Rift

Unlocks at Mastery Level 8

Remaining still for 1s creates a 30-unit Mana Rift around you that generates Mana every 1s. Leaving the Mana Rift destroys it.


Details

  • Generates mana by applying a 2s buff.
  • Buff grants ~21% of mana bar per second.
  • Mana generation is displayed in ticks of 5.

Cards[]

This is a list with all cards available to Imani:

Name Image Description Cooldown Category
Affinity Reduce your damage taken by {5|5}% for 2s after activating Elemental Shift. 3 Elemental Shift
Ancient Duty Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}. Armor / Weapon
Arcane Flame Increase the Mana generation of Inferno Cannon by {15|15}%. Inferno Cannon
Arcane Ice Increase the Mana generation of Frost Bomb by {25|25}%. Frost Bomb
Cooling Runes Dealing damage with Frost Bolt reduces the Cooldown of Inferno Cannon by {0.5|0.5}s. Armor / Weapon
Discipline Elemental Shift reduces the Cooldown of Frostfire Glide by {0.6|0.6}s. 3 Elemental Shift
Draconic Will Elemental Shift reduces the Cooldown of Frost Bomb and Inferno Cannon by {0.6|0.6}s. 3 Elemental Shift
Elemental Barrier Heal for {50|50} after using Elemental Shift. 3 Elemental Shift
Elemental Grace Gain a {100|100}-health Shield for 3s after dropping to or below 50% Health. 30 Armor / Weapon
Heat Sink Dealing damage with Pyre Ball reduces the Cooldown of Frost Bomb by {0.8|0.8}s. Armor / Weapon
Ice in her Veins Heal for {50|50} every 1s while using FrostFire Glide. Frostfire Glide
Mystic Fire Regenerate {5|5}% Mana every 1s while using FrostFire Glide. Frostfire Glide
Permafrost Increase the Projectile Speed of Frost Bomb by {6|6}%. Frost Bomb
Pilgrimage Increase the duration of FrostFire Glide by {0.5|0.5}s. Frostfire Glide
Pyretic Momentum Increase your movement speed by {8|8}% for 3s after using FrostFire Glide. Frostfire Glide
Swift Sear Increase your Movement Speed while casting Inferno Cannon by {20|20}%. Inferno Cannon

Pre-Built Loadouts[]

All of the following cards are in Imani's pre-built loadouts:

Splitting Ice


Mystic Fire
Rare


Regenerate 15% Mana every 1s while using FrostFire Glide.
3




Ancient Duty
Rare


Increase your maximum Health by 150.
3




Pilgrimage
Rare


Increase the duration of FrostFire Glide by 1.5s.
3




Pyretic Momentum
Uncommon


Increase your movement speed by 16% for 3s after using FrostFire Glide.
2




Ice in her Veins
Epic


Heal for 200 every 1s while using FrostFire Glide.
4


Pyromania


Heat Sink
Rare


Dealing damage with Pyre Ball reduces the Cooldown of Frost Bomb by 2.4s.
3




Pyretic Momentum
Uncommon


Increase your movement speed by 16% for 3s after using FrostFire Glide.
2




Swift Sear
Rare


Increase your Movement Speed while casting Inferno Cannon by 60%.
3




Arcane Flame
Rare


Increase the Mana generation of Inferno Cannon by 45%.
3




Affinity
Epic


Reduce your damage taken by 20% for 2s after activating Elemental Shift.
4
3

Mana Rift


Affinity
Legendary


Reduce your damage taken by 25% for 2s after activating Elemental Shift.
5
3



Discipline
Uncommon


Elemental Shift reduces the Cooldown of Frostfire Glide by 1.2s.
2
3



Permafrost
Uncommon


Increase the Projectile Speed of Frost Bomb by 12%.
2




Cooling Runes
Uncommon


Dealing damage with Frost Bolt reduces the Cooldown of Inferno Cannon by 1s.
2




Heat Sink
Epic


Dealing damage with Pyre Ball reduces the Cooldown of Frost Bomb by 3.2s.
4


Cosmetic Items[]

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Imani:

Champion Skin Collections[]

Default
Icons Character Model
Weapon Default Dragon
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release January 16, 2019
Cost Free
Voicelines Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Free
Voicelines Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Warder
Icons Character Model
Weapon Warder's Dragon
Rarity Uncommon
Availability Standard
Release January 16, 2019
Cost 60,000  •  300  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Season Pass 2019 - 2020
(Warder Imani Collection)
Voicelines Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 60,000  •  300  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Season Pass 2019 - 2020
(Warder Imani Collection)
Voicelines Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Snowdrift
Icons Character Model
Weapon Snowdrift Dragon
Rarity Rare
Availability Limited
Release January 16, 2019
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Season Pass 2019 - 2020
(Snowdrift Imani Collection)
Voicelines Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Season Pass 2019 - 2020
(Snowdrift Imani Collection)
Voicelines Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Omega
Icons Character Model
Weapon Omega Cyberwing
Rarity Epic
Availability Unlimited
Release April 3, 2019
Cost 2,400  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. End Times Event:
Collect 240 Chrono-Shards
(Omega Imani Collection)
Voicelines Omega Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 2,400  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. End Times Event:
Collect 240 Chrono-Shards
(Omega Imani Collection)
Voicelines Omega Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Steel Forged
Icons Character Model
Weapon Steel Forged Wyrm
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release May 22, 2019
Cost  •   •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Prime Gaming  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Steel Forged Battle Pass
Level 40 Battle Pass Level
(Steel Forged Imani Collection)
Voicelines Steel Forged Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost  •   •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Prime Gaming  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Steel Forged Battle Pass
Level 40 Battle Pass Level
(Steel Forged Imani Collection)
Voicelines Steel Forged Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Dragon Forged
Icons Character Model
Weapon Dragon Forged Wyrm
Rarity Epic
Availability Limited
Release May 22, 2019
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Steel Forged Battle Pass
Level 30 Plus Track Level
(Dragon Forged Imani Collection)
Voicelines Steel Forged Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Steel Forged Battle Pass
Level 30 Plus Track Level
(Dragon Forged Imani Collection)
Voicelines Steel Forged Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Stellar Sorceress (Default)
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Griffon
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 10 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 10 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Stellar Sorceress (Yellow)
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Griffon
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 11 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 11 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Stellar Sorceress (Green)
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Griffon
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 25 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 25 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Stellar Sorceress (Magenta)
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Griffon
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 35 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 35 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Stellar Sorceress (Blue)
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Griffon
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 46 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 46 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Stellar Sorceress (Black)
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Griffon
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 90 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 90 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Stellar Sorceress (Teal)
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Griffon
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 107 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 107 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Stellar Sorceress (Inverted)
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Griffon
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 118 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 118 Battle Pass Level
(Stellar Sorceress Imani Collection)
Voicelines Stellar Sorceress Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

E-Mani
Icons Character Model
Weapon E-Mani's Dragon.rawr
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release March 31st, 2021
Cost 800  •   • 
(E-Mani Imani Collection)
Voicelines E-Mani Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800  •   • 
(E-Mani Imani Collection)
Voicelines E-Mani Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Genesis
Icons Character Model
Weapon Genesis Dragon.rawr
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release March 31st, 2021
Cost 800  •   • 
(Genesis Imani Collection)
Voicelines E-Mani Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800  •   • 
(Genesis Imani Collection)
Voicelines E-Mani Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Yang Xiao Long
Icons Character Model
Weapon Ember Celica
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release June 29th, 2022
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. RWBY Crossover Pass Level 9 Paid Reward - Event Pass Level
(Yang Xiao Long Imani Collection)
Voicelines Yang Xiao Long Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. RWBY Crossover Pass Level 9 Paid Reward - Event Pass Level
(Yang Xiao Long Imani Collection)
Voicelines Yang Xiao Long Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Golden
Icons Character Model
Weapon Golden Dragon
Rarity Legendary
Availability Mastery
Release January 16, 2019
Cost Rewarded at Mastery Level 50
(Golden Imani Collection)
Voicelines Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Rewarded at Mastery Level 50
(Golden Imani Collection)
Voicelines Imani voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Emotes[]

Default
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Free
Cost Free
Character Model

Breath Of Fire
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Season Pass 2019 - 2020
Cost  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Season Pass 2019 - 2020
Character Model

Chuckle
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. End Times Event: Collect 220 Chrono-Shards
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. End Times Event: Collect 220 Chrono-Shards
Character Model

Radiant Peace
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 10 Free Track Level
(Endless Emote)
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 10 Free Track Level
(Endless Emote)
Character Model

MVP Poses[]

Default
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Free
Cost Free
Character Model

Sovereign
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Season Pass 2019 - 2020
Cost  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Season Pass 2019 - 2020
Character Model

Incarnate
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Legendary
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battlesuit Battle Pass Level 38 Battle Pass Level
(Animated MVP Pose)
Cost  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battlesuit Battle Pass Level 38 Battle Pass Level
(Animated MVP Pose)
Character Model

Star Imani
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release July 29th, 2020
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 73 Battle Pass Level
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Radiant Stars Battle Pass Level 73 Battle Pass Level
Character Model

Trivia[]


Lore

  • Imani used the crystals kept around her waist and a magical book to locate her gauntlets when they were taken following Dragon's Call.[1]
  • Originally, Imani believed the Darkness that Jenos was attempting to stop was really the Abyss, as Jenos similarly believed this.[2] This explains why Imani has lines related to stopping the Abyss (▶️), but not the Darkness.
  • It's assumed Imani (and other characters not shown that are involved in the conflict) was present in Yagorath's trailer and assisted in fighting, but wasn't shown due to not being able to show every single character, instead focusing on including the ones they felt would say the most by their presence.[3]
  • Imani is well trained in magic, as opposed to characters like Evie and Moji, who are far more chaotic in how they use theirs. Her magic also more or less comes from the same source as Evie, Moji, and Rei's, that being nature.[4]
  • Imani being the only known person left with the ability to command dragons makes her one of the most powerful mortals in the entire world; only being less powerful than some of the characters referred to as deities.[5][6]
  • Imani's ability to control dragons largely stems from the dragon's own willingness to trust and listen to her, which is the reason Dredge was unable to control one with her gauntlets.[7]
  • Imani's gauntlets were created in some of the most extreme conditions before being forged and enchanted in a powerful warden's forge.[8][9]
  • 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 Imani would be around 6' or 182cm tall.


Cameos

Imani appears in the following content:

Notable Characters that appear in Imani's own content includes:


References


Concepts

  • Imani had several concepts prior to her final design being settled on; among these concepts was one design that eventually become her Steel Forged skin.[11][12]


Other

  • Prior to lip syncing becoming more common from Octavia's teaser trailer onward, Imani is one of the only champions to ever speak with their mouth visibly moving, as shown here. She shares this trait with Ash, Talus, Tiberius, and Vivian.
  • Imani was the first champion released after the fourth talent was removed.
  • Imani was in development for around 6 months and came about due to one designer pitching the idea for a stance-switching dragon summoner, which the developers thought sounded incredible.[13][14]
  • Imani and Raum are the only champions released in 2019 that are not featured in the 3rd Anniversary Spray.
  • Including recolors, Imani is tied with Io for having received the most skins from Battle Passes (10 in total), though most of these skins consist of recolors from the Radiant Stars Battle Pass.


Champion Skins

  • Warder
    • This skin is likely named after the Warders in Paladins themselves.


  • Snowdrift
    • A snowdrift is an event where wind causes large amounts of snow to buildup, often blocking paths.




  • Stellar Sorceress
    • On top of being known as the "Star Sisters", the group this skin is part of alongside most of the other Stellar skins, is known as the "Radiant Stars".[16]
    • These skins are based on Magical Girl anime, particularly Sailor Moon.
    • These skins' appearance may be based on Rose Quartz from Steven Universe.
    • These skins contain many fourth wall breaks, with many also referencing tropes in anime.
    • The line "I'm blasting off again." (▶️) is likely a reference to Team Rocket from the Pokémon anime; it being the phrase they say almost every time they're defeated, as can be seen here.
    • The line "What does your scanner say about MY power level?" (▶️) is a reference to a meme that originated from Dragon Ball Z.
    • The line "This isn't even my final form!" (▶️) is a reference to another meme that originated from Dragon Ball Z.
    • The default Stellar Sorceress skin appears in the Passion avatar.
    • The default Stellar Sorceress skin also appears in the Radiant and Fierce! sprays.
      • Though only the default color is featured in the previous spray, versions of every color were drawn up.[17]
    • These skins share their theme with Stellar Protector Io, Stellar Sentinel Inara, Stellar Mender Seris, Stellar Witch Lillith, Gentleman Jenos, and Galactic Conqueror Vora.



Videos[]

Ability Breakdown[]

Champion Teaser[]

Behind the Scenes[]

Changelog[]


  • Talents
    • Pyromania
      • Removed decrease to Pyre Ball’s damage
  • Cards
    • Affinity
      • Reduced ICD from 5s ➞ 3s
    • Arcane Ice
      • Increased scaling from 15|15 to 25|25
    • Elemental Barrier
      • Reduced ICD from 5s ➞ 3s
  • Fixed an issue where summoning Dragon’s Call would freeze some PC clients
    • Imani has been re-enabled following this fix
  • Talents
    • Mana Rift
      • VFX radius increased from 10 ➞ 30 units
  • Fixed an issue where enemies could see Imani’s health bar when looking at her dragon.
  • Abilities
    • Elemental Shift
      • Cooldown reduced from 6s ➞ 1s
    • Frost Bomb/Inferno Cannon
      • Reduced Cooldown 15s ➞ 13s
  • Cards
    • Affinity
      • Original rank 5 effect integrated into the base kit
      • Now will reduce damage taken by {5|5}% for 2s after activating Elemental Shift (Internal Cooldown of 5s).
    • Discipline and Draconic Will
      • Now have internal cooldowns of 3s to account for faster Elemental Shift
    • Elemental Barrier
      • Now have internal cooldowns of 5s to account for faster Elemental Shift
  • Weapon
    • Frost Bolt
      • Increased Damage from 420 ➞ 440
  • Talents
    • Pyromania
      • Now also increases Mana generated by Pyre Ball
  • Abilities
    • Frost Bolt
      • Increased Damage from 410 ➞ 420
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Imani’s Pyre Ball weapon VFX would get stuck on her hands if she interrupted the charge of her Weapon Shot with Inferno Cannon or Elemental Shift.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed air control issues with Imani while she was mounted.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Swift Sear card would not function if Imani used her Inferno Cannon ability while in midair.
  • Abilities
    • Inferno Cannon
      • Current: Channel an Inferno Cannon that deals 110 damage every 0.09s over 3s in a 120-unit Piercing column of fire.
        • Reduced damage per hit 110 ➞ 100
    • Frost Bomb
      • Current: Launch a Bomb that deals up to 800 damage within 35 units of detonation, dealing damage based on the duration of travel, and Rooting enemies hit for 1s.
        • Increased the minimum damage on detonation by 5%
        • Decreased the distance required for maximum damage by 10%
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Imani's Frost Bomb ability and Frost Bolt weapon displayed incorrectly on the Death Recap UI.
  • Bugfixes
    • Fixed an issue where Imani dying while her Ultimate was active displayed bad information in the Kill Feed.
    • Fixed an issue where Frost Bolts with the Splitting Ice talent would bounce to another enemy off of an Ethereal target.
  • Abilities
    • Frost Bomb
      • Reduced Cooldown 18s ➞ 15s
    • Inferno Cannon
      • Reduced Cooldown 18s ➞ 15s
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Imani’s Dragon could hit enemies with FrostFire Breath through thin walls.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Mana UI was not centered on the UI.
    • Fixed an issue where Jenos’ Astral Mark and Corvus’ Mark of Fate would have incorrect visual behavior on the Dragon.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Mana UI was not centered on the UI.
  • Talents
    • Pyromania
      • Pyromania now causes all of your Pyre Balls to deal damage in an area.
      • Reduced Damage 1,000 ➞ 800
      • Reduced Area 30 unit ➞ 20 units
  • Abilities
    • Frost Bolt This change was suggested by Assembly of Champions
      • Reduced time between attacks 0.8s ➞ 0.5s
      • Reduced Damage 650 ➞ 410
      • Reduced Projectile Speed 480 ➞ 420
        • Now matches Pyre Ball
      • Changed on-hit Slow to refresh rather than stack
    • Elemental Shift
      • Reduced time to swap between stances 1s ➞ 0.25s
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Mana Rift 2D icon would not display on the in-match Scoreboard.
    • Fixed an issue where a Player’s screen would fade back in after fading to black on the Victory or Defeat screens when playing Imani.
    • Shortened the VFX range of Inferno Cannon to better represent its actual damage range.
    • Fixed an issue where the non-Red Stellar Sorceress variants played the incorrect VFX when using the Radiant Peace Emote.
    • Fixed an issue where the meteorite VFX would not spawn in Stellar Sorceress Imani’s hands while she was charging Pyre Ball on low Particle Detail settings.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Stellar Sorceress skins hitched in Match Lobby briefly during one of their animations.
    • Fixed an issue where Cosmic Griffon variants displayed Temp icons when obtained.
    • Fixed an issue where the Star Imani MVP Pose was not on the Battle Pass Track.
    • Fixed an issue where the Star Imani MVP Pose was t-posing.
  • Abilities
    • Frost Bomb
      • Reduced Cooldown 20s ➞ 18s
    • Inferno Cannon
      • Reduced Cooldown 20s ➞ 18s
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where firing two Pyre Ball weapon shots in quick succession while gaining full Mana in between the two weapon shots could cause Mana to be consumed but not grant the second Pyre Ball the correct damage.
    • Fixed an issue where Imani’s Snowdrift Weapons and Dragon were invisible in matches.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Imani could not get multi-kills while using Dragon’s Call.
  • Abilities
    • Frost Bolt
      • Removed in-hand offset
      • Removed mid-air inaccuracy
    • Pyre Ball
      • Remove in-hand offset
      • Removed mid-air inaccuracy
    • Elemental Shift
      • Reduced Cooldown 8s ➞ 6s
    • Frost Bomb
      • Increased projectile speed 40 ➞ 60
      • Reduced Root duration 1.5s ➞ 1s
    • Frostfire Glide
      • Increased Movement Speed by 10%
      • Increased duration 3s ➞ 4s
      • Increased ability to move vertically during this ability
      • Increased base speed of this ability
      • Reduced speed reduction while turning with this ability
    • Dragon's Call
      • Reduced Dragon’s Health 7,500 ➞ 6,000
  • Cards
    • Discipline
      • Reduced Cooldown reduction of FrostFire Glide {1|1}s ➞ {0.6|0.6}s
    • Draconic Will
      • Reduced Cooldown reduction of Frost Bomb and Inferno Cannon by {1|1}s ➞ {0.6|0.6}s
    • Elemental Barrier
      • Reduced Healing from using Elemental Shift {100|100} ➞ {50|50}
    • Mystic Fire
      • Increased Mana regeneration {4|4}% ➞ {5|5}%
    • Permafrost
      • Reduced the Projectile Speed of Frost Bomb by {12|12}% ➞ {6|6}%
    • Heat Sink
      • Increased Cooldown reduction {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.8|0.8}s
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where playing a game as Imani would not progress the “Cry Havoc!” Daily Quest (Play 2 games as a Damage Champion).
    • Fixed an issue where using VGS while playing as the Dragon would play the Default Voice Pack.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where firing fully-charged Pyre Balls in quick succession while using Mana Rift sometimes used the left-offset animation instead of always using the right-offset animation.
  • Abilities
    • Pyre Ball
      • Added in-hand offset for charged Pyre Balls. They will now always release to the right of your reticle instead of potentially releasing to the left, and clipping walls.
    • Inferno Cannon
      • Players now move during this ability at base. The movement is equivalent to Swift Sear 3.
  • Cards
    • Swift Sear
      • Reduced effectiveness, but provides exactly 100% increased movement of the new base Inferno Cannon. When maxed, this card will provide 20% more movement speed than the previous iteration.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Frost Bomb now correctly detonates when colliding with Inara’s Impasse.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Imani’s Dragon no longer t-pose and persists in the world after death.
    • Imani’s dragon now properly disintegrates and disappears on death in her Golden, Warder, and Snowdrift skins.
    • Imani’s portrait now properly displays when targeting her with True Power through a wall.
  • Abilities
    • Elemental Shift
      • Reduced cooldown 10s ➞ 8s
    • Frost Bomb
      • Reduced projectile Speed 60 ➞ 40
  • Cards
    • Permafrost
      • Now increases projectile speed of frost bomb by {12|12}%
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue that enabled Imani to see enemies through walls if Cassie used her Scout while Imani was controlling her Dragon.
    • Addressed an issue where Imani could auto-purchase items for her dragon during the ability.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Imani’s Pyreball was incorrectly charging to full over 1s instead of 1.2s
  • Bug Fixes
    • Frost Bolt / Pyre Ball now Properly affected by Haven
    • Frost Bomb cooldown now properly affected by Chronos
    • Fixed an issue where Imani’s “surfboard” would get stuck on her model in the next round if she used Frostfire Glide as the round ended
    • Fixed an issue where the Burning debuff icon would persist on screen if Imani’s dragon died while it was burning
    • Fixed an issue where Imani would not have a silhouette or a health bar while she was channeling her Ultimate
    • Fixed an issue where Imani’s health was not being displayed on her dynamic HUD portrait during her Ultimate
    • Fixed Snowdrift Imani skin missing a number of sound effects
  • Abilities
    • Pyre Ball
      • Reduced charge time 1.6s ➞ 1.2s
      • Reduced damage 1100 ➞ 1000
      • Reduced mana regeneration rate
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed a case where Imani would get locked out of firing her in-hand attacks
    • Fixed a case where Imani’s dragon could become unkillable and persist infinitely
    • Fixed a case where, upon death, Imani’s Avatar would fail to animate and slowly sink into the ground
    • Fixed a case where Imani’s Ice “board” would get stuck on her person
    • Fixed an issue where Wrecker / Cauterize / Bulldozer affected Frost Bomb and Inferno Cannon
    • Fixed a case where Imani’s dragon’s Frost Fire Breath would persist after death
    • Imani’s Emotes & MVP Poses now display the correct icons
    • Imani no longer retains Moji’s Magic Marks
    • Seris’ Soul Orbs no longer persist if Imani’s dragon dies with active stacks
    • Fixed an issue where Imani could appear on the ground to opponents if Inferno Cannon was cast mid-air
  • Abilities
    • Dragons Call
      • Ultimate Charge Rate Reduced
      • Using Frostfire Breath now slows the Avatar’s movespeed
      • Duration reduced 25s ➞ 20
    • Frostfire Glide
      • Removed the functionality where flying into an obstacle and coming to a complete stop would cancel the ability.
  • Imani was added to the game.


Removed Content[]



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  1. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
  2. ↑ File:Darkness Arc Timeline.png
  3. ↑ File:Yagorath Trailer Other Champs.png
  4. ↑ File:Witch Magic.png
  5. ↑ File:Imani one of the Strongest Mortals.png
  6. ↑ File:Imani Power Level.png
  7. ↑ Paladins 2.02 Patch Notes and Megathread, Reddit
  8. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
  9. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
  10. ↑ File:Big Out of Time.jpg
  11. ↑ File:Imani Concepts.jpg
  12. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
  13. ↑ Time for some Damage Control, Evil Mojo, Reddit
  14. ↑ Time for some Damage Control, Evil Mojo, Reddit
  15. ↑ PaladinsGame on Twitter
  16. ↑ Radiant Stars will Rise in the Latest Paladins Update, Xbox
  17. ↑ Jasmine M on ArtStation
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