Talus
Talus is a Flank Champion in Paladins, added on September 20th, 2017.
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Title: | of the Ska'drin |
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Affiliation: | ![]() |
Race: | Ska'drin |
Gender: | Male |
Release Date: | September 20th, 2017 |
Release Version: | 0.59 |
Cost: | 60,000 ![]() ![]() |
Voice lines: | Talus voice lines |
Voice Actor: | Erica Mendez |
Statistics | |
Health: | 1900 |
Base Movement Speed: | 395 ~24.08 Units/s |
No Dmg Falloff: | 45 Units |
Contents
Lore[edit | edit source]
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.
Summary[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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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Direct Damage | ||
Talents[edit | edit source]
Cards[edit | edit source]
This is a list with all cards available to Talus:
Name | Image | Description | Cooldown | Category |
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Ancient Power | ![]() |
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. | ![]() | |
Carry through | ![]() |
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[edit | edit source]
All of the following cards are in Talus's pre-built loadouts:
Inner Strength
Faustian Bargain
Nothing Personal
Cosmetic Items[edit | edit source]
These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Talus:
Champion Skin Collections[edit | edit source]
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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 | 1,000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Oni Talus Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Oni Talus voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 1,000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (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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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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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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Weapon Skins[edit | edit source]
Emotes[edit | edit source]
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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[edit | edit source]
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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[edit | edit source]
- As revealed here, Talus' openness about being a Ska'drin is a rarity.
- 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.
- 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 is unknown which statement is currently true.
- Based on a dev statement revealing Viktor to be around 5'9 or 175cm tall, it was discovered that Talus would be around 4'11 or 150cm 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 emote "Nimbus" is likely a reference to the Somersault Cloud spell used by Sun Wukong for roaming the earth and visiting the heavens. Evidence for this is the fact this emote came out in the Sands of Myth Battle Pass, which was released directly after the 2020 Community Battle Pass which had Sun Wukong as a pair of skins, meaning the connection between the emote and the skins being released next to one another makes it unlikely to be a coincidence.
- 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.
- Talus calls Barik "Mr. B" in his teaser trailer, as can be seen here, yet doesn't in-game.
- Talus is one of the only champions to ever speak with their mouth visibly moving, as shown here. He shares this trait with Ash, Vivian, Imani, Tiberius and Octavia.
- 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.
Trick or Treat
- This skin is based on a costumed trick or treating child.
- The kill taunt against Fernando "Is that an Ares cosplay?" (▶️) directly references Ares from SMITE, as well as Fernando's God of War skin.
- This skin shares its theme with Trick or Treat Talus and Bewitching Evie.
Wukong / Monkey-King
- These skins are based and named after the Chinese God Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King.
- The line "I've challenged the gods, you're not gonna be a problem." (▶️) may be a reference to SMITE, where Sun Wukong is a playable God in that game.
- The line "YOU DARE TO CHALLENGE ME?" (▶️) might be a reference to Makoa's ultimate voice line "You challenge Makoa?!".
- Soul Briar Grover is present in these skins' splash art.
- Despite being listed as 'Exclusive', it's been implied that the Monkey-King skin is actually meant to be 'Limited'.
- 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 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[edit | edit source]
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Ability Breakdown[edit | edit source]
Changelog[edit | edit source]
- 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 Fix
- Fixed an issue where Blitz Upper’s range is extended at certain ranges.
- 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.
Removed talents[edit | edit source]