Talus ▶️ is a Flank Champion in Paladins, added on September 20th, 2017.
Lore[]
This is Talus' official bio currently found in his champion page in-game.
Talus might still be young and overly-optimistic, but he's got big plans. After almost losing his family to an angry mob who refused to accept the otherworldly Ska'drin as neighbors, he set out on a quest for knowledge.
From the shores of an abandoned island paradise to the darkened corridors of the Deepwerks, he worked to uncover forgotten truths and unlock his inborn aptitude. When the Resistance rose up to oppose the Magistrate, he joined them, eager to put his newfound abilities to work and prove that the Ska'drin deserve a place in the Realm.
This is an unofficial version of Talus' bio intended to more clearly present all currently known information regarding him. Sources can be found here.
While most Ska'drin hide away in fear, the young Talus has other plans, proudly presenting his ska'drin heritage, believing if people simply get to know him, they'll see the ska'drins aren't worth hating. As part of this plan, Talus set out on a quest for knowledge, from abandoned island paradises to the Deepwerks facility where he stole Torvald's research, from which he learned some of the history and magic of his people. When the Crystal War broke out, Talus joined the Resistance, hoping to prove the ska'drin deserve a place in the Realm.
Following House Aico gaining leadership of the Magistrate and subsequent increased discrimination of the Ska'drin as a result, Talus joined the New Resistance to fight against this injustice.
According to Atlas, in the Lost Future, Talus would end up dying at some point.
This was Talus' in-game bio prior to the The Damned Frontier update. It's no longer considered canon.
Talus might still be young and overly optimistic, but he's got big plans. After almost losing his family to an angry mob that refused to accept the otherworldly Ska'drin as neighbors, he set out on a quest for knowledge. From the shores of an abandoned island paradise to the darkened corridors of the Deepwerks, he uncovered forgotten truths as well as unlocking his inborn aptitude. When the Paladins rose up to oppose the Magistrate, he joined them, eager to put his newfound abilities to work and prove that the Ska'drin deserve a place in the Realm.
Summary[]
Talus is a flank champion with an interesting playstyle. This consists of shuffling up the backline of the opponent team and teleporting back to safety shortly before it becomes dangerous. The Flanker has a weapon that is particularly effective at short and medium range. Talus' skill set is unique and above all his ultimate skill is an interesting mix of revelation, teleportation and punch with a recoil.
Skills[]
Veracharger A fast-firing weapon for short-range engagements that deals 110 damage every 0.095s. |
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Veracharger Direct Damage |
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Blitz Upper Charge forward to deal 600 damage and knock enemies straight back. |
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Blitz Upper Direct Damage |
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Overcharge Overcharge your weapon to enhance its attack speed by 25% and consume no ammo. |
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Overcharge |
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Rune of Travel Inscribe a rune on the ground that can be used to escape back to its location after 10s and heal you for 500. You can reactivate the rune to teleport sooner. |
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Rune of Travel |
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Direct Damage
Teleport directly to an unsuspecting enemy, dealing 600 damage and knocking them back. |
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Talents[]
Cards[]
This is a list with all cards available to Talus:
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Reduce the Cooldown of Blitz Upper by {0.5|0.5}s for each enemy hit while Overcharge is active. | ![]() |
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Antediluvian | ![]() |
Increase the duration of Overcharge by {0.2|0.2}s. | ![]() | |
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Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10}% for 3s after hitting an enemy with Blitz Upper. | ![]() | |
Daredevil | ![]() |
Heal for {70|70} after activating Blitz Upper. | ![]() | |
Dark Vision | ![]() |
Generate {3|3}% Ultimate charge after hitting an enemy with Blitz Upper. | ![]() | |
Eternal | ![]() |
Increase the duration of Rune of Travel by {1|1}s. | ![]() | |
Evanescent | ![]() |
Increase your Movement Speed by {8|8}% while Rune of Travel is active. | ![]() | |
Guts | ![]() |
Reduce your damage taken by {5|5}% while at or below 40% Health. | ![]() | |
Last Remnant | ![]() |
Increase your maximum Ammo by {4|4}. | ![]() | |
Perseverance | ![]() |
Gain {10|10}% Lifesteal while at or below 40% Health. | ![]() | |
Primeval Might | ![]() |
Gain {5|5}% Lifesteal while Overcharge is active. | ![]() | |
Reclamation | ![]() |
Reduce the Cooldown of Overcharge by {0.5|0.5}s. | ![]() | |
Relic Affinity | ![]() |
Increase the Knockback of Blitz Upper by {15|15}%. | ![]() | |
Revitalize | ![]() |
Heal for {100|100} after Teleporting to your Rune of Travel. | ![]() | |
Spirited | ![]() |
Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}. | ![]() | |
Transient | ![]() |
Reduce the Cooldown of Rune of Travel by {1|1}s. | ![]() |
Pre-Built Loadouts[]
All of the following cards are in Talus's pre-built loadouts:
Cosmetic Items[]
These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Talus:
Champion Skin Collections[]
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Weapon | Default Veracharger | ||||
Rarity | Common | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release Date | September 20, 2017 | ||||
Cost | Free | ||||
Voicelines | Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Free | ||||
Voicelines | Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Geist | |||||
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Weapon | Geist Veracharger | ||||
Rarity | Uncommon | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release Date | September 20, 2017 | ||||
Cost | 60,000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Geist Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 60,000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Geist Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Oni | |||||
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Weapon | Oni's Cackle | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | October 18, 2017 | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() (Oni Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Oni Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() (Oni Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Oni Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Trick or Treat | |||||
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Weapon | Trick or Treat's Surprise | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | September 27, 2018 | ||||
Cost | 800 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Trick or Treat Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Trick or Treat Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 800 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Trick or Treat Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Trick or Treat Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Wukong | |||||
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Weapon | Wukong's Mischief | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | January 8, 2020 | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Wukong Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Wukong Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Wukong Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Wukong Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Monkey-King | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Monkey-King's Pride | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release Date | January 8, 2020 | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Monkey-King Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Wukong Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Monkey-King Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Wukong Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Golden | |||||
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Weapon | Golden Veracharger | ||||
Rarity | Legendary | ||||
Availability | Mastery | ||||
Release Date | May 26th, 2021 | ||||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Emotes[]
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
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Hiya | ||||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
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Nimbus | ||||
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Rarity | Legendary | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | ![]() ![]() ![]() (Roaming Emote) | |||
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MVP Poses[]
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
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A Better Tomorrow | ||||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
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Trickster | ||||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
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Trivia[]
- Talus learned a lot about the history and magic of the Ska'drin during his time at Deepwerks via Torvald's research, as stated here.
- Though this was less Torvald teaching Talus and more of Talus stealing Torvald's research, or in Talus' eyes, stealing it back. Talus also isn't fond of Torvald's research because he's not doing it for the good of the ska'drin, but rather for the sake of science and learning how to use it. Despite this, Torvald isn't intentionally evil or selfish about it.[1]
- The mark that appears when Vatu uses his Ambush ability appears to be a combination of the marks that appear when Talus uses Rune of Travel, as well as his ultimate True Power.
- A unique mark also appears when Vatu his Dash ability, and as part of his ultimate that somewhat resembles the mark that appears when Talus uses Rune of Travel.
- This mark also used to appear when Vatu used his default emote, but this was seemingly removed.
- When Corvus uses Projection, the indicator showing where he'll teleport to features the same symbol that appears when Talus uses Rune of Travel.
- It was stated here that Talus is a young kid. However, it was later mentioned by Paladins artist Thunderbrush that despite Talus' young appearance, he is apparently of adult age. It was later mentioned again that every "human / near human" champion is of adult age, though it's unknown if this last statement includes ska'drin. It was later said that Talus is in fact an adult, despite his young appearance and more childish attitude.
- 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 Talus would be around 4'9 or 149cm tall.
- Talus appears in Furia's card Light of Dawn.
- Makoa appears as a statue in the card Antediluvian.
- Makoa also appears as a symbol in the card Relic Affinity.
- Barik appears in Talus' teaser trailer.
- Talus appears in Terminus' teaser trailer.
- The "Nimbus" emote is likely a reference to Sun Wukong from Journey to the West.
- As seen here in his own trailer, Talus makes reference to Lex's ultimate, which has become a meme in the Paladins community.
- The talent "Faustian Bargain" is a reference to a term of the same name, which originates from an old German legend about a man named Faust, who made a pact with the devil after growing dissatisfied with his life.
- 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 Talus skin, seemingly themed after the Abyss, though the style does also bear resemblance to the Darkness as well.
- Oddly, Talus' horns are absent in the A Conflict Reignited lore cinematic.
- Talus calls Barik "Mr. B" in his teaser trailer, as can be seen here, yet doesn't in-game.
- Prior to lip syncing becoming more common from Octavia's teaser trailer onward, Talus is one of the only champions to ever speak with their mouth visibly moving, as shown here. He shares this trait with Ash, Imani, Tiberius, and Vivian.
- The mark that appears when Talus uses Rune of Travel also appears when Ska'drin and Scorned Ash use Shoulder Bash.
- A somewhat unique mark used to appear when Talus used Blitz Upper, as can be seen here.
- Talus' codename was "Demon", as revealed here.
- In older versions of Paladins, there used to be a number of additional recolors of default champions. For Talus, these recolors included the Moonstone skin.
Geist
- A geist is a type of ghost or spirit.
Oni
- This skin is based on creatures from Japanese folklore by the same name.
- Prior to the removal of the Parts and Pieces system, this skin's mask could be removed, revealing a unique face texture; however, with the removal of the system, this face texture could no longer be seen.
- This skin had several unused splash art concepts prior to the final composition being settled on.[2]
- This skin's splash art appears as a spray.
Trick or Treat
- This skin is based on a costumed trick or treating child.
- The kill taunt against Fernando "Is that an Ares cosplay?" (▶️) references Fernando's God of War skin.
- This skin appears in the Hallowed Talus avatar.
- This skin shares its theme with Pumpking Bomb King and Bewitching Evie.
Wukong / Monkey-King
- These skins are based and named after the Chinese God Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King.
- Soul Briar Grover is present in these skins' splash art.
- The Wukong skin appears in the Mischievous and Wukong avatars.
- These skins were designed by arty_SNAPS 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 Ska'drin Ash, Soul Briar Grover, Dark Monarch Lian, Sweet Shop Evie, and the respective recolors of the former three.
- These skins were designed by arty_SNAPS for the Community Battle Pass.
- These skins were part of the Community Battle Pass alongside Ska'drin Ash, Scorned Ash, 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 Talus’ Rune of Travel ability could allow him to manually reactivate it to teleport back to its location while being pulled by Khan’s Ultimate, Overpower.
- Talents
Inner Strength
- Current: Reset the Cooldown of Overcharge and Blitz Upper when you Teleport using Rune of Travel.
- New: Reduce the Cooldown of Overcharge and Blitz Upper by 6s when you Teleport using Rune of Travel.
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Talus could reactivate Rune of Travel to manually teleport back to his Rune while he was Silenced.
- Abilities
Veracharger
- Increased Rate of Fire by 10/s ➞ 11/s
Overcharge
- Reduced effectiveness of added Rate of Fire 33% ➞ 25%
- Cards
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- Reduce your damage taken by 6|6% while at or below 40% Health.
- Decreased effectiveness of damage reduction 6|6% ➞ 5|5%
- Gain 8|8% Lifesteal while Overcharge is active.
- Reduced Lifesteal gain 8|8% ➞ 5|5%
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Blitz Upper could send a Player in a direction other than the intended direction.
- Updated Overcharge’s description with the new Attack Speed increase values.
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the Inner Strength talent would not properly activate if Talus teleported to his Rune of Travel while affected by any of several different Crowd Control effects.
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the Trick or Treat’s Surprise weapon would not play audio for Weapon Fire.
- Cards
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- Now grants Ultimate charge from hitting enemies, instead of killing.
- Reduced Ultimate charge gained {5|5}% ➞ {3|3}%
- OLD: Generate {4|4} Ammo for each enemy hit with Blitz Upper
- NEW: Increase the Knockback of Blitz Upper by {15|15}%
- OLD: Increase your Reload Speed by {8|8}%.
- NEW: Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Blitz Upper’s range is extended at certain ranges.
- Fixed an issue where Talus’ Ultimate animation would get temporarily get stuck in 1P if Talus did not hit an enemy with it.
- Fixed an issue where Trick or Treat Talus’ costume eyes were missing their pupils, making the skin seem creepy instead of amusing.
- Fixed a description error with the Dark Vision card.
- Talents
- Raging Demon removed
- Inner Strength damage reduction removed
- Inner Strength is now the default Talent
- Cards
- Antediluvian – NEW: Increase the duration of Overcharge by {0.2|0.2}s
- Dark Vision – NEW: Kills with Blitz Upper grant {5|5}% Ultimate charge
- Veracharger
- Increased the range before damage falloff begins.
- Abilities
- True Power
- Decreased Ultimate knockback strength by 44%
- Abilities
Blitz Upper
- Slightly increased radius
- Dark Vision (Card):
- Now reveals Stealth.
- Reveals to Self only.
- Removed Reveal VFX.
- General
- Decreased Health from 2000 to 1900
Blitz Upper
- Will now only affect a single enemy and require you to hit your victim directly.
- Reduced damage collision radius while dashing by 20%.
- Talents
- Faustian Bargain
- No longer lowers the cooldown of Rune of Travel.
- Cards
- Ancient Power
- Hitting an enemy while Overcharge is active reduces the cooldown of Blitz Upper by {0.25|0.25}s.
- Reduced internal cooldown from 2s to 1s.
- Antediluvian
- Enemies hit by Overcharge receive {15|15}% reduced healing for 2s ➞ 3s.
- Daredevil
- Activating Blitz Upper heals you for {50|50} ➞ {70|70} Health.
- Guts
- Take {8|8}% ➞ {6|6}% less damage when below 40% health.
- Spirited
- Gain {5|5}% ➞ {8|8}% Reload Speed.
- Transient
- The duration of Rune of Travel is reduced by {.25|.25}s.
- NEW EFFECT: Reduce the cooldown of Rune of Travel by {1|1}s.
Blitz Upper
- Increased Cooldown from 8s to 10s.
Overcharge
- Increased Cooldown from 8s to 10s.
- Legendary Cards
- Raging Demon
- Fixed a bug with Talus's Raging Demon legendary where the duration increase was longer than intended.
- Cards
- Antediluvian
- [Overcharge] Enemies hit by Overcharge receive {7.5|7.5}% reduced healing for 2s.
- Maximum rank Healing Reduction reduced from 80% to 75%.
- Reclamation
- Reworked.
- [Overcharge] Reduce the Cooldown of Overcharge by {.25|.25}s.
- Transient
- [Rune of Travel] The duration of Rune of Travel is reduced by {.25|.25}s.
- Maximum rank Cooldown Reduction reduced from 4s to 2.5s.
- Legendary Cards
- Inner Strength
- [Rune of Travel] Rune of Travel now resets the Cooldown of Overcharge and Blitz Upper when it activates and grants you {17|1}% damage reduction for 4s.
- Now grants damage reduction.
- Nothing Personal
- New.
- [True Power] Targets below 65% Health are now revealed, and your Ultimate charge rate is increased by {12.75|.75}%.
Overcharge
- No longer consumes ammo.
- Duration reduced from 4 to 3.
- Legendary Cards
- Raging Demon
- Reworked.
- Now increases the duration of Overcharge by 33%.
Blitz Upper
- Pre-fire time increased from 0.2s to 0.3s.
- Legendary Cards
- Faustian Bargain
- Now also reduces the base cooldown of Rune of Travel.
Veracharger
- Damage increased from 95 to 110.
Rune of Travel
- Now heals Talus for 500 health.
True Power
- Added extra battlecry line to Talus Ultimate.
- Cards
- Revitalize
- Healing reduced from 200/400/600/800 to 100/200/300/400.
- Talus was added to the game.
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