Mal'Damba

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Mal'Damba ▶️ is a Support Champion in Paladins, added on October 13th, 2016.

Mal'Damba
Summary
Icon
Title	Wekono's Chosen
Class	Support
Cost	30,000 or 200
Release Date	October 13th, 2016
Release Version	0.35
Affiliation	Neutral
Group	Wekono
Race	Ska'drin
Gender Expression	Male
Voice Lines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Actor	Marcus Mauldin
Statistics
Base Health	2300
Base Movement Speed	370 ~22.76 Units/s
No Dmg Falloff	500 Units
Healing Range	No Limit

Lore

• Current Official Bio
• Unofficial Updated Bio
• Old Official Bio

This is Mal'Damba's official bio currently found in his champion page in-game.

When Wekono, the Mother of Sorrow and Revenge, turns her gaze to the mortal world, she appoints a champion among the Ska'drin people. In this cycle, the island witchdoctor Mal'Damba has been gifted with her powers and sent into the war to evangelize her faith by laying waste to any who would stand before his goddess.

His mastery of dark magic and virulent poisons was already impressive before the insidious goddess imbued him with even greater abilities, rendering him one of the deadliest beings in the Realm, an extension of Wekono's will.

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

Formerly a normal Ska'drin island witchdoctor, Mal'Damba became the champion of Wekono, Mother of Sorrow and Revenge, when the goddess turned her gaze to the mortal world in the current cycle. Mal'Damba is now tasked with evangelizing her faith by laying waste to any who would stand against Wekono.

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

When Wekono, the Mother of Sorrow and Revenge, turns her gaze to the mortal world, she appoints a champion. In this cycle, the island witchdoctor Mal'Damba has been gifted with her powers and sent into the war to evangelize her faith by laying waste to any who would stand before him.

His mastery of dark magic and virulent poisons was already impressive before the insidious goddess imbued him with even greater abilities, rendering him one of the deadliest beings in the Realm, an extension of Wekono's will.

Summary

Mal'Damba is a great healer with a constant presence in the form of Crowd Control and constant Healing. His Spitting Cobra fires globs of venom that deal damage to enemies. Upon reloading, he tosses his cobra, stunning anyone it hits. Mending Spirits allows him to quickly heal a single ally for a short period of time. Gourd allows him to heal allies and damage enemies within its area of effect. Slither allows him to traverse a short distance while gaining immunity to damage for a short period of time, allowing him to slip out of dangerous situations. His ultimate, Dread Serpent, fires a dark vessel that explodes when it makes contact with a wall, Fearing all enemies caught in the blast, making it very effective in shutting down enemy players.

Skills

Spitting Cobra

425 /0.55s - 200  

Description

Fire a glob of venom from your cobra every 0.55s that deals 425 damage. Reloading tosses your cobra for 200 damage and a deadly Stun effect.

Details

Detailed Description

Fire a glob of venom in an arc every 0.55s, dealing 425 damage. Has a maximum Ammo count of 10.

Passive - Snake Toss

When 90% done with your reload, throw the Cobra, dealing 200 damage and Stunning for 1s on hit. Enemies stunned by the Cobra cannot be Stunned for another 3s.

• This ability deals Direct Damage.
• Has a maximum range of 500 units.
• Gains 2.5% ultimate charge per attack.
• Has a reload time of 2.3s and can be animation canceled after 2.05s. The cobra is fired at 1.85s.
• Reloading can be heard by enemies.
• When reloading, gain up to 3.5% ultimate charge if the cobra hits an enemy.
• Has a projectile speed of 240.

Ability Video

Cooldown

2

Mending Spirits

1594 over 3s  

Description

Channel the spirits to enchant an ally at your crosshair location, restoring 85 health every 0.16s for 3s. The Cooldown of this ability is reduced by 1.25s if you miss.

Details

Detailed Description

Channel the spirits to enchant an ally at your crosshair location, restoring 85 Health every 0.16s for 3s. The Cooldown of this ability is reduced by 1.25s if you fail to hit an ally.

• Mending Spirits is a hitscan heal with no auto aim.
• Has a remote proximity distance of 1.5.
• Each Mending Spirits buff generates ~0.53% of ultimate charge per second.
• Can pass through enemy shields.

Ability Video

Cooldown

10

Gourd

65 /0.2s  55 /0.2s  

Description

Toss a potent alchemic gourd that explodes on the ground, dealing 55 damage every 0.2s to enemies and healing allies for 65 every 0.2s.

Details

Detailed Description

Toss a potent alchemic gourd that explodes on the ground in a 25-unit radius for 4.8s. Allies standing inside the radius are Healed for 65 every 0.2s, while enemies are dealt 55 damage every 0.2s.

• This ability deals Area Damage.
• The gourd bounces off of walls and shatters on contact with the floor, creating an area of venom for 4.8 seconds.
• Gourd can also bounce off enemy shields as well, if directly thrown at them. It can pass through allies' shields, however.
  • The venom can bypass through shields. In return, targets in or behind the shield within the vicinity of the venom will be healed/damaged.
• Can also bounce off friendly/enemy Deployable Walls.
• Targets are only healed/damaged as long as they stand inside the venom.
• Generates 1.12% of ultimate charge per second per enemy damaged.
• Generates ~0.53% of ultimate charge per second per ally healed.

Ability Video

Cooldown

8

Slither

Description

Quickly slither forward, becoming Ethereal for the duration.

Details

Detailed Description

Quickly slither forward 60 units, becoming Ethereal for the duration.

• Mal'Damba is affected by gravity during Slither.
• While being Ethereal, Cleanses all Status Effects.

Ability Video

Ultimate ▶️

Dread Serpent

Description

Fire a dark vessel that explodes when it lands, causing all enemies close enough to flee in Fear at its sight.

Details

Detailed Description

Fire a dark vessel that explodes when it impacts, causing all enemies in a 40-unit radius to become Feared for 2s. Reactivate this ability to detonate the vessel early.

▶️ “Sun de Wekono!” (Self/Enemy)

▶️ “The spirits join us!” (Ally)

• Despite visual effects, Dread Serpent cannot Fear targets behind walls or certain world objects.
• If targets were not within the area of effect upon the initial hit, but enter it afterwards, they will be feared.
  • Targets cannot be feared more than once per cast, meaning that if they enter the area of effect again, they will not be feared.

Ability Video

Talents

Spirit's Chosen

Default Talent

Mending Spirits heals an additional 350 Health instantly.

Ripened Gourd

Unlocks at Mastery Level 2

Your Gourd deals 40% less damage to enemies, but it Heals for twice as much.

Wekono's Wrath

Unlocks at Mastery Level 8

Your Snake Toss projectile travels 60% faster and deals an additional 500 damage.

Details

• Re-stun timeout of Snake Toss is increased to 4s.

Cards

This is a list with all cards available to Mal'Damba:

Name	Image	Description	Cooldown	Category
Eerie Presence		Generate 0.25% Ultimate charge every 1s for {1|1}s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits.		Mending Spirits
Feed the Spirits		Reduce your active Cooldowns by {10|10}% after getting an Elimination.		Armor / Weapon
Fleeting		Reduce the Cooldown of Slither by {0.6|0.6}s.		Slither
Incorporeal		Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}.		Armor / Weapon
Lighter Gourd		Increase the Projectile Speed of Gourd by {10|10}%.		Gourd
Liminal Passage		Increase the travel distance of Slither by {10|10}%.		Slither
Many Gourds		Reduce the Cooldown on Gourd by {0.8|0.8}s.		Gourd
Otherworldly		Gain a {75|75}-Health Shield for 3s after Slither ends.		Slither
Possession		Reduce your damage taken by {4|4}% for 4s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits.		Mending Spirits
Pungent Gourd		Increase your Allies’ and your Movement Speed by {8|8}% while in your Gourd.		Gourd
Ritual Magic		Heal for {4|4} every .2s for 5s while Healing an ally with Mending Spirits.		Mending Spirits
Snake Pit		Increase your Movement Speed by {4|4}%.		Armor / Weapon
Spirit's Touch		Increase your movement speed by {8|8}% for 3 seconds after using Slither.		Slither
Sustenance		Increase your Healing received by {8|8}% while at or below 50% Health.		Armor / Weapon
Swift Spirits		Increase the Movement Speed of allies hit by Mending Spirits by {5|5}% for 3s.		Mending Spirits
Venomous Gourd		Standing in your Gourd grants yourself and allies {8|8}% Lifesteal.		Gourd

• Swift Spirits grants movement speed only for the duration of Mending Spirits.

Pre-Built Loadouts

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

• Spirit's Chosen
• Ripened Gourd
• Wekono's Wrath

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Spirit's Chosen

Ritual Magic

Heal for 12 every .2s for 5s while Healing an ally with Mending Spirits.

3

Eerie Presence

Generate 0.25% Ultimate charge every 1s for 4s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits.

4

Many Gourds

Reduce the Cooldown on Gourd by 1.6s.

2

Possession

Reduce your damage taken by 20% for 4s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits.

5

Liminal Passage

Increase the travel distance of Slither by 10%.

1

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Ripened Gourd

Eerie Presence

Generate 0.25% Ultimate charge every 1s for 3s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits.

3

Lighter Gourd

Increase the Projectile Speed of Gourd by 10%.

1

Many Gourds

Reduce the Cooldown on Gourd by 4s.

5

Pungent Gourd

Increase your Allies’ and your Movement Speed by 16% while in your Gourd.

2

Venomous Gourd

Standing in your Gourd grants yourself and allies 32% Lifesteal.

4

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Wekono's Wrath

Feed the Spirits

Reduce your active Cooldowns by 30% after getting an Elimination.

3

Liminal Passage

Increase the travel distance of Slither by 20%.

2

Otherworldly

Gain a 75-Health Shield for 3s after Slither ends.

1

Sustenance

Increase your Healing received by 40% while at or below 50% Health.

5

Venomous Gourd

Standing in your Gourd grants yourself and allies 32% Lifesteal.

4

Cosmetic Items

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Mal'Damba:

Champion Skin Collections

• Default
• Cursed
• Defiler
• Na'Vi
• Prickly
• Chancellor
• Wickerman
• Shadow Lord
• Steel Forged
• Dragon Forged
• Shiro
• Obsidian
• Cosmic
• Golden

Default
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Default Spitting Cobra
	Rarity	Common
	Availability	Standard
	Release	October 13, 2016
Cost		Free
Voicelines		Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Trivia
Cost	Free
Voicelines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Character Model
Trivia

Cursed
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Cursed Spitting Cobra
	Rarity	Common
	Availability	Standard
	Release	October 13, 2016
Cost		30,000  •  160  •   •   •  (Cursed Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Trivia
Cost	30,000  •  160  •   •   •  (Cursed Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Character Model
Trivia

Defiler
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Defiler's King Cobra
	Rarity	Rare
	Availability	Standard
	Release	July 26, 2017
Cost		250  •   •   •  Bounty Store (Defiler Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Trivia
Cost	250  •   •   •  Bounty Store (Defiler Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Character Model
Trivia

Na'Vi
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Na'Vi Spitting Cobra
	Rarity	Rare
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release	October 23, 2018
Cost		HRX Digital Loot Pack 2018 (Na'Vi Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Trivia
Cost	HRX Digital Loot Pack 2018 (Na'Vi Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Character Model
Trivia

Prickly
Loading Art	Icon		Character Model
	Weapon
	Rarity	Rare
	Availability	Exclusive
Release	April 26, 2018
Cost		(Prickly Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Trivia
Cost	(Prickly Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Chancellor
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Chancellor's Basilisk
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release	April 19, 2017
Cost		•  (Chancellor Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Chancellor Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Trivia
Cost	•  (Chancellor Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Chancellor Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Wickerman
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Wickerman's Terror
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Standard
	Release	October 4, 2017
Cost		•   •   •   •  Bounty Store  •   •  Alienware (Wickerman Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Wickerman Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Trivia
Cost	•   •   •   •  Bounty Store  •   •  Alienware (Wickerman Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Wickerman Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Shadow Lord
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Shadow Lord's Basilisk
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release	July 18, 2018
Cost		800  •   •   •   •   •  Battle Pass 2 Level 75 (Shadow Lord Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Shadow Lord Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Trivia
Cost	800  •   •   •   •   •  Battle Pass 2 Level 75 (Shadow Lord Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Shadow Lord Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Character Model
Trivia

Steel Forged
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Steel Forged Serpent
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release	May 22th, 2019
Cost		•   •   •   •  Steel Forged Battle Pass Level 50 (Steel Forged Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Steel Forged Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Trivia
Cost	•   •   •   •  Steel Forged Battle Pass Level 50 (Steel Forged Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Steel Forged Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Character Model
Trivia

Dragon Forged
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Dragon Forged Serpent
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Limited
	Release	May 22th, 2019
Cost		Steel Forged Battle Pass Level 40 (Dragon Forged Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Steel Forged Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Trivia
Cost	Steel Forged Battle Pass Level 40 (Dragon Forged Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Steel Forged Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Shiro
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Shiro's Basilisk
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Exclusive
	Release	November 27, 2020
Cost		•   •  Bounty Store (Shiro Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Shadow Lord Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Features
Trivia
Cost	•   •  Bounty Store (Shiro Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Shadow Lord Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Obsidian
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Obsidian Spitting Cobra
	Rarity	Rare
	Availability	Mastery
	Release	June 14, 2017
Cost		30,000  •  160 at Mastery Level 14 (Obsidian Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Trivia
Cost	30,000  •  160 at Mastery Level 14 (Obsidian Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Cosmic
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Cosmic Spitting Cobra
	Rarity	Epic
	Availability	Mastery
	Release	June 14, 2017
Cost		40,000  •  200 at Mastery Level 20 (Cosmic Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Trivia
Cost	40,000  •  200 at Mastery Level 20 (Cosmic Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Golden
Loading Art	Icons		Character Model
	Weapon	Golden Spitting Cobra
	Rarity	Legendary
	Availability	Mastery
	Release	May 22, 2019
Cost		Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines		Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview		▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Trivia
Cost	Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines	Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview	▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
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Weapon Skins

• Spitzen

Spitzen
Loading Art	Icon		Character Model
					{{{content}}}
	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Rare
Availability	Exclusive
Release	{{{release}}}
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Emotes

• Default
• Magic Trick
• Snake Charmer
• Mastery Emote

Default
Loading Art	Icon		Character Model
	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Common
Availability	Standard
Release	{{{release}}}
Cost		Free
Voicelines		[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
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Magic Trick
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	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Rare
Availability	Exclusive
Release	{{{release}}}
Cost		•   •   •
Voicelines		[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
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Snake Charmer
Loading Art	Icon		Character Model
	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Epic
Availability	Exclusive
Release	{{{release}}}
Cost		•  Battle Byte Battle Pass Level 20 (Roaming Emote)
Voicelines		[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
Voice Pack Preview		{{{vpPreview}}}
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Cost	•  Battle Byte Battle Pass Level 20 (Roaming Emote)
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Mal'Damba Mastery Emote
Loading Art	Icon		Character Model
	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Rare
Availability	Mastery
Release	{{{release}}}
Cost		15,000  •  60 at Mastery Level 9 (Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Voicelines		[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
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Cost	15,000  •  60 at Mastery Level 9 (Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Voicelines	[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
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MVP Poses

• Default
• Familiar
• Striking Snake
• Mastery Pose

Default
Loading Art	Icon		Character Model
	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Common
Availability	Standard
Release
Cost		Free
Voicelines		[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
Voice Pack Preview		{{{vpPreview}}}
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Cost	Free
Voicelines	[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
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Familiar
Loading Art	Icon		Character Model
	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Rare
Availability	Exclusive
Release
Cost		•   •
Voicelines		[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
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Striking Snake
Loading Art	Icon		Character Model
	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Rare
	Availability	Exclusive
Release	April 7th, 2021
Cost		•  Game On Event Pass Trials of the Realm Serpent Beach
Voicelines		[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
Voice Pack Preview		{{{vpPreview}}}
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Cost	•  Game On Event Pass Trials of the Realm Serpent Beach
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Mal'Damba Mastery Pose
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	Weapon	{{{weapon}}}
	Rarity	Rare
Availability	Mastery
Release
Cost		10,000  •  40 at Mastery Level 5 (Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Voicelines		[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
Voice Pack Preview		{{{vpPreview}}}
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Cost	10,000  •  40 at Mastery Level 5 (Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Voicelines	[[{{{voicelines}}}]]
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Trivia

Trivia

• General
• Champion Skins

• Lore
• Cameos
• References
• Concepts
• Other

Lore

• Though he lacks a visible tail and horns, Mal'Damba is a Ska'drin, as opposed to the originally expected human.. While many refuse to accept Mal'Damba as a ska'drin because of his lack of horns and tail, it's been mentioned several times that ska'drin tend to hide these features due to the discrimination they receive.
  • Mal'Damba's ska'drin identity wasn't originally intended to be revealed when it was; instead meant to be in a "lore tidbits" collection some developers wished they could've released.
• Mal'Damba is a respected elder of the ska'drin.
• Originally, Mal'Damba was said to indeed be a black character. However, years later when a Black History Month post showcasing the various black champions was missing Mal'Damba, in response to the confusion, another developer claimed that while Mal'Damba has darker skin, he apparently isn't black.
• Mal'Damba's snake is heavily implied to be Wekono transformed and accompanying him.
• Mal'Damba's 'magic' is similar to that of vulpins, that being alchemy.
• While it's currently unknown what language some of the words Mal'Damba says are, his "Please" line ("Sun de!" (▶️)) and ultimate voice line ("Sun de Wekono!" (▶️)) both share the term "Sun de", pointing to the possibility Mal'Damba's ultimate voice line translates to "Please, Wekono!"
• 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 Mal'Damba would be around 5'4 or 162cm tall.

Cameos

Mal'Damba appears in the following content:

• Cinematics and Trailers
  • Lian's Teaser Trailer
  • Battlegrounds Trailer*

• Avatars
  • Birthday Party Mal'Damba
  • Charmed, I'm Sure*
  • Cutesy Snek*
  • Mal'Damba
  • Lovely Mal'Damba

• Other
  • Heal the World - Merchandise Design

Notable Characters that appear in Mal'Damba's own content includes:

• Cinematics and Trailers
  • Viktor - Mal'Damba's Teaser Trailer*

References

• The line "I have such sights to show you!" (▶️) may be a reference to a line from Hellraiser.
• The kill taunt towards Bomb King "Good night... sweet... king..." (▶️) is a reference to a line from Shakespear's 'Hamlet'.
• The line "No man... can kill me...!" (▶️) may be a reference to a line from The Lord of the Rings.

Concepts

• In the blog post regarding the removal of the 'Parts and Pieces' skin system, various concepts were shown off to showcase what new types of skins could be created with the new system. Among these concepts was a pirate-themed Mal'Damba skin.

Other

• In older versions of Paladins, there used to be a number of additional recolors of default champions. For Mal'Damba, these recolors included the Hexer and Juju skins.
• Having been present in the mobile game 'Paladins Strike', Mal'Damba received a unique skin exclusive to Strike. This skin would be Apophis Mal'Damba.

Champion Skins

• Cursed
  • You know what cursed means, come on.

• Defiler
  • A defiler is one who causes pollution to the environment or harm to others. What a jerk.

• Na'Vi
  • This skin is a reference to the 2017-2018 Paladins World Champions team, Natus Vincere or Na'Vi for short.

• Prickly
  • It's Mal'Damba with a cactus on his head. You know, those green spiky things you find in the desert? Exciting stuff.

• Chancellor
  • A chancellor is a title given to various positions in the government.
  • This skin originally had slightly different colors.
  • This skin appears as part of a design featured on various pieces of Paladins merchandise.

• Wickerman
  • This skin's personality and voice are based on Jim Carrey, particularly, his appearance in The Mask.
  • The line "Look ma... I'm roadkill...! Haha...!" (▶️) is a reference to a scene from The Mask.
  • The line "Wooooh! Somebody stop me!" (▶️) is also a reference to a scene from The Mask.
  • The line "If I wanted to heal, my schedule wouldn't allow it. Three o'clock - wallow in self-pity; three-thirty - gaze into the abyss; five o'clock - solve Realm hunger, tell no one; five-thirty - yell at the crows; six-thirty - buy Deft Hands, I can't cancel that again. Hm, I'm booked!" (▶️) is a reference to a scene from The Grinch, which is another film that starred Jim Carrey.
  • The line "This is Halloween! This is Halloween!" (▶️) is a reference to a song of the same name from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
  • The line "You get some venom! You get some venom! You all get some venom!" (▶️) is a reference to a line from The Oprah Winfrey Show.
  • The line "Too spooky!" (▶️) is possibly a reference to the 2Spooky meme.
  • The lines "Have you seen my mind? I've lost it!" (▶️) and "You definitely have a brain!"(▶️) are references to lines said by the scarecrow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
  • This skin makes several references to the in-game item Deft Hands, an item many consider to be very helpful on Mal'Damba, to the point of it becoming a meme within the community; especially as the item is often not considered useful for many other champions.
  • This skin's splash art appears as a spray.

• Shadow Lord / Shiro
  • The line "They're already dead!" (▶️) is a reference to a famous line from Fist of the North Star.
  • The line "Enter the viper!" (▶️) may be a reference the 1973 film Enter the Dragon.
  • The Shiro skin is one of the only recolors of a non-default skin to not be released at the same time as the original skin.
  • The Shadow Lord skin was part of the 2nd Battle Pass alongside Dragoncaller Cassie and Akuma Makoa.

• Steel Forged / Dragon Forged
  • These are the only skins to feature Mal'Damba's snake audibly speak.
  • The Steel Forged skin's snake appears in the Bubbles avatar.
  • These skins share their theme with Steel Forged Androxus, Steel Forged Barik, Steel Forged Imani, Steel Forged Terminus, as well as all the Dragon Forged variants for the first three.

Changelog

➤ December 11th, 2024
Paladins Release Version 7.7.5804.0

• Cards
  • Pungent Gourd
    • Increased scaling from 5|5 ➞ 8|8%

➤ December 20th, 2023
Paladins Release Version 6.6.5488.18

• Talents
  • Ripened Gourd
    • Now deals 60% damage to enemies instead of 0%

➤ October 25th, 2023
Paladins Release Version 6.6.5485.0

• Cards
  • Ritual Magic
    • Heal increased from {15|15} ➞ {20|20} every 1s for 5s

➤ August 16th, 2023
Paladins Release Version 6.5.5375.0

• Health
  • Increased from 2200 ➞ 2300

➤ November 16th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.7.4941.1

• Talents
  • Spirit's Chosen
    • Increased Healing from 250 ➞ 350

➤ August 17th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.5.4747.1

• Abilities
  • Gourd
    • Area Damage increased from 45 /0.2s ➞ 55 /0.2s.

➤ June 29th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.4.4675.4

• Abilities
  • Mending Spirits
    • Increased the Cooldown Reduction applied when you miss 1.75s ➞ 2s

➤ May 11th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.3.4597.1

• Abilities
  • Mending Spirits
    • Now refunds some Cooldown if you miss
      • The Cooldown of Mending Spirits is reduced by 1.75s if you fail to hit an ally
• Cards
  • Pungent Gourd
    • Current: Heal for {90|90} after activating Gourd.
    • New: Increase your Allies’ and your Movement Speed by {5|5}% while in your Gourd and for 0.5s after leaving it.
  • Eerie Presence
    • New: Generate 0.25% Ultimate charge every 1s for {1|1}s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits

➤ February 3rd, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.2.3983.0

• Abilities
  • Mending Spirits
    • Increased Healing per second 325 ➞ 340
• Cards
  • Many Gourds
    • Increasing Cooldown Reduction {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.8|0.8}s
  • Venomous Gourd
    • Increased Lifesteal Granted to Allies {6|6}% ➞ {8|8}%
  • Pungent Gourd
    • Increased Heal {75|75} ➞ {90|90}
  • Spirit's Touch
    • NEW: Using Slither Increased your movement speed by {8|8}% for 3s.
  • Snake Pit
    • Increased Movement Speed {2|2}% ➞ {4|4}%
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where the Otherworldly card did not function properly.
  • Fixed an issue where the Venomous Gourd card did not provide Lifesteal to allies who were standing in the Gourd’s volume.

➤ October 28th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.5.3881.0

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where the VFX for the volume of Dread Serpent disappeared prematurely, causing Players to get Feared by it when the VFX was no longer visible.

➤ August 1st, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.4.3767.13

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where the Golden skin did not display properly.

➤ July 29th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.4.3767.9

• Abilities
  • Mending Spirits
    • Increased Health every second 315 ➞ 325
• Talents
  • Spirit's Chosen
    • Increased Health 220 ➞ 250
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where Mal’Damba’s Dread Serpent Ultimate would not affect Players in many cases if the Ultimate was used on a slope or a ceiling.
  • Fixed an issue where Mal’Damba’s Dread Serpent UItimate would not affect Players if they were out of line of sight of the center of the Ultimate and then reentered line of sight of it.
  • Fixed an issue where Mending Spirits was providing one more tick of Healing than intended.
  • Fixed an issue where Dread Serpent’s effect would continually refresh on the Player as long as they were in the volume of the Ultimate, causing Players to sometimes be *Feared for much longer than the intended 2s.

➤ April 29th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.3.3657.3

• Abilities
  • Mending Spirits
    • Changed from 250 every 1s for 5s ➞ 315 every 1s for 4s
    • Total Healing 1250 ➞ 1260
  • Gourd
    • Increased damage per tick 40 ➞ 45
    • Increased Healing per tick 60 ➞ 65
• Talents
  • Spirit's Chosen
    • Increased initial Heal 200 ➞ 220

➤ March 4th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.2.3587.5

• Abilities
  • Gourd
    • Increased healing per tick 45 ➞ 60
    • Reverted season 3 change
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where Mal’Damba was not hearing the audio that plays when he hits a Player successfully with Mending Spirits.

➤ January 8th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.1.3487.7

• Talents
  • Wekono's Curse
    • Renamed to Ripened Gourd
    • OLD: Mending Spirits can now be used on enemies to deal 560 damage over 2s.
    • NEW: Gourd no longer damages enemies, but its Healing effects are doubled
  • Spirit's Chosen
    • Reduced additional healing 300 ➞ 200
• Abilities
  • Mending Spirits
    • Reduced Healing per second 280 ➞ 250
  • Gourd
    • Reduced Healing per tick 60 ➞ 45
• Cards
  • Fleeting
    • Increased Cooldown reduction {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.6|0.6}s
  • Spirit's Touch
    • Increased Heal {50|50} ➞ {80|80}
  • Otherworldly
    • OLD: Gain {10|10}% Movement Speed for 3s after Slither ends
    • NEW: Gain a {75|75} Shield for 3s after Slither ends
  • Swift Spirits
    • Reduced Movement Speed {7|7}% ➞ {5|5}%
  • Snake Pit
    • OLD: Gain {5|5}% Reload Speed
    • NEW: Increase your Movement Speed by {2|2}%
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a description error with Mal’Damba’s Snake Pit card.
  • Fixed an issue where the second of two Gourds placed on top of the first Gourd to heal the same teammate would not have any effect on that teammate.
  • Fixed an issue where if Mal’Damba stacked two Gourds on the same target at the same time, the second Gourd would not heal the target.

➤ September 11th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.10.3351.2

• Abilities
  • Slither
    • Increased momentum carry after Slither ends.

➤ May 22nd, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.6.3199.7

• Bug Fixes
  • Added missing head textures for Cosmic/Obsidian Mal'Damba.

➤ April 24th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.5.3159.4

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where using Gourd with the Wickerman skin would display enemy team VFX on the ground.

➤ March 27th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.4.3113.12

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where Ritual Magic would not work with Wekono’s Curse
  • Fixed an issue where the first of two active Gourds could stop working

➤ January 16th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.1.3013.12

• Talents
  • Ripened Gourd removed
  • Wekono’s Curse now unlocked at Champion Mastery Level 2

• Cards
  • Pungent Gourd – NEW: Heal for {75|75} health when activating Gourd
  • Venomous Gourd – NEW: You and your allies gain {6|6}% lifesteal while standing in Gourd

➤ November 14th, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.8.2943.12

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect icon to display for Snake Toss in the death recap screen

➤ October 23rd, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.7.2876

• General
  • Fixed an issue where you could not heal allies partially obstructed by collision
• Talents
  • Wekono's Curse
    • Fixed an issue where a player with Wekono’s Curse equipped would hit a shield with Mending Spirits and deal no damage to the shield

➤ September 27th, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.6.2869.1

• Gourd
  • Increased Gourds Health per second 280 ➞ 300
• Bug Fixes
  • Dread Serpent now properly fears through shields and deployables

➤ August 21st, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.4.2790.1

• Talents
  • Toot
    • Removed Movespeed Bonus
    • Reduced Cloud Duration 6s ➞ 3s

➤ July 18th, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.3.2738

• Bug Fixes
  • Updated Mending Spirits Hit Registration Audio which was quieter than intended.

➤ March 28th, 2018
Paladins Beta Version 0.68.2559

• Pungent Gourd (Card)
  • Now reveals Stealth.
  • Reveals to Self Only.
• Health
  • Decreased Health from 2650 to 2200.
• Spitting Cobra
  • Increased Cooldown from 3s to 4s.
• Slither
  • Increased distance by 20%.
• Cards
  • Otherworldly
    • Gain {10|10}% Movement Speed for 2s ➞ 3s after Slither ends.
  • Pungent Gourd
    • Reveal enemies for {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.8|0.8} after hitting them with Gourd. Also reveals stealth.
  • Sustenance
    • Receive {5|5}% ➞ {8|8}% more healing when below 50% health.
  • Venomous Gourd
    • Enemies hit by Gourd take {15|15}% ➞ {10|10}% reduced healing for 1s ➞ 3s.

➤ March 7th, 2018
Paladins Beta Version 0.67.2519

• Bug Fixes
  • Cards
    • Many Gourds: Fixed description.

➤ February 21st, 2018
Paladins Beta Version 0.66.2496

• Fixed a typo in the description of Ripened Gourd.
• Talent
  • Wekono’s Curse
    • Lowered Damage values:
      • Level 1 from 595 to 440.
      • Level 4 from 700 to 560.
      • Level 10 from 910 to 800.

➤ December 20th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.64.2314

• Spitting Cobra
  • Damage reduced from 450 to 400.

➤ December 18th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.64.2312

• Cards
  • Eerie Presence
    • [Mending Spirits] Reduce the Cooldown on Mending Spirits by {.25|.25}s when you miss.
    • Updated description to have consistent wording across all ranks.
  • Venomous Gourd
    • Reworked.
    • [Gourd] Enemies hit by Gourd take {7.5|7.5}% reduced healing for 1s.
• Legendary Cards
  • Wekono’s Curse
    • New.
    • [Mending Spirits] May now be cast on enemies to deal {42.5|2.5}% of the healing value as damage over time.

➤ July 12th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.54.1958.1

• Snake Toss
  • Now always deals 200 damage.
• Legendary Cards
  • Spirit's Chosen
    • Now applies whether or not you already have Mending Spirits on your target.
  • Wekono's Wrath
    • Reworked.
    • Snake Toss deals an additional 500 damage.

➤ June 28th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.53.1938

• Spitting Cobra
  • Increased projectile speed from 180 to 240.
• Mending Spirits
  • Fixed a bug where Mending Spirits could not heal through enemy shields.

➤ June 14th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.52.1903

• Mending Spirits
  • Fixed a bug that prevented healing allies through friendly shields.

➤ April 5th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.47.1740

• Spitting Cobra
  • Increased the projectile speed from 160 to 180.

➤ March 22nd, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.46.1707

• Mending Spirits
  • Increased Remote Proximity Distance from 1 to 1.5.

➤ February 22nd, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.44.1634

• Dread Serpent
  • No longer causes enemies to take 20% increased damage.
• Legendary Cards
  • Ripened Gourd
    • [Gourd] Gourd now slows enemies in the area for 40%.
  • Spirit's Chosen
    • [Mending Spirits] Healing a target already affected by Mending Spirit's HoT heals for a flat 300.
  • Wekono's Wrath
    • [Dread Serpent] Dread serpent causes enemies to take 20% increased damage.

➤ January 25th, 2017
Paladins Beta Version 0.42.1551

• Spitting Cobra
  • Targets stunned by Snake Toss cannot be stunned again by Snake Toss for 3s.

➤ December 20th, 2016
Paladins Beta Version 0.40.1478.3

• Gourd
  • Fixed an issue where Gourd would fail to deploy in some areas on some maps.

➤ December 7th, 2016
Paladins Beta Version 0.39.1450.2

• General
  • Increased Health from 2500 to 2650.

➤ November 21st, 2016
Paladins Beta Version 0.38.1420

• Mending Spirits
  • Fixed Mending Spirits VFX not showing when using an alternate weapon skin.

➤ November 10th, 2016
Paladins Beta Version 0.37.1400

• Spitting Cobra
  • Updated description to explain Bonus Damage from reloading.

➤ October 27th, 2016
Paladins Beta Version 0.36.1374

• Spitting Cobra
  • Reduced the effective hit size of Spitting Cobra's projectile.
• Snake Toss
  • Increased the effective hit size of Snake Toss' projectile.
• Gourd
  • Increased healing from 200 to 280 per second.
  • Increased damage from 100 to 200 per second.

➤ October 13th, 2016
Paladins Beta Version 0.35.1340

• Mal'Damba was added to the game.

Removed Content

• Mal'Damba/Removed Content