Saati ▶️ is a Damage Champion in Paladins, added on September 15th, 2021.
Lore[ | ]
This is Saati's official bio currently found in her champion page in-game.
No expense is spared to be the best of the best. She may work for money, but she makes her money work for her — with the latest equipment to complement her skills. You may try to take cover, but not even solid cover can save you from Saati, the Trickshot.
To you, a coinflip is a gamble. For her, it’s an opportunity. If you hear that she's after your bounty, you might as well stop running and meet her face to face — either way, it only delays her next night out. The biggest marks yet still walk the Realm, and those big bounties will fund a LOT of carousal.
This is an unofficial version of Saati's bio intended to more clearly present all currently known information regarding her. Sources can be found here.
A dark elf bounty hunter equipped with the latest and highest quality equipment.
While Yagorath rampaged throughout the Realm, Saati ended up in a barfight with Skye.
She later learned of the Abyssal headpiece Caspian had found, after which he invited her to join him.
Summary[ | ]
Saati is a damage champion who is equipped with a Hand Cannon that is effective up to medium range. With the ability Dead Ringer, she can confuse opponents by setting up facsimile of herself and then becoming invisible. By hiding behind her decoy and using this ability at the right intervals, the opponents have a hard time to get her down. The advantage is that the decoys can also cause damage and reveal opponents for every shot that the enemy lands on the decoy. By throwing the Ricochet coin in the air and hitting it, she can shoot around corners. In addition, Saati can gain space to the opponents with Blast Back by igniting a kicking backflip to enemies. Her ultimate Wallbang makes it possible to shoot three bullets which pierces the world and enemies.
Skills[ | ]
Talents[ | ]
Cards[ | ]
This is a list with all cards available to Saati:
Name | Image | Description | Cooldown | Category |
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Aggressive Tip | Increase the projectile speed of Ricochet by {10|10}%. | Ricochet | ||
Bullet Hopper | Increase your maximum Ammo by {1|1}. | Armor / Weapon | ||
Closing Time | Increase your Movement Speed by {6|6}% for 2.5s after activating Blast Back. | Blast Back | ||
Costly Physics | Increase the duration that Ricochet can remain airborne when deployed by {0.3|0.3}s. | Ricochet | ||
Designer Armor | Increase your maximum Health by {40|40}hp. | Armor / Weapon | ||
Grab and Go | Generate {1|1} Ammo for each enemy hit with Blast Back. | Blast Back | ||
Hide | Increase the duration of Saati’s invisibility by {0.125|0.125}s after deployment of Dead Ringer. | Dead Ringer | ||
Paper Design | Decrease the time between bursts of Dead Ringer’s inhand fire by {4|4}%. | Dead Ringer | ||
Plated Leggings | Reduce Damage taken by {3|3}% for 1.5s after using Blast Back. | Blast Back | ||
Reinforced Standee | Increase the Health of Dead Ringer by {150|150}hp. | Dead Ringer | ||
Seek | Increase the duration of Dead Ringer’s reveal on destruction by {0.5|0.5}s. | Dead Ringer | ||
Steady Predictions | Generate {1|1}% Ultimate Charge after hitting your coin. | Ricochet | ||
Steel Coin Purse | Reduce damage taken by {3|3}% for 2.5s after Ricochet is destroyed. | Ricochet | ||
Step Off | Increase the Distance enemies are Knocked Back from Blast Back by {10|10}%. | Blast Back | ||
Sure Shot | Increase your Ultimate charge rate by {3|3}%. | Armor / Weapon | ||
Taste Maker | Increase your Movement Speed by {5|5}% for 4s after getting a Killing Blow or Elimination. | Armor / Weapon |
- Steady Predictions only procs on enemy hits.
Pre-Built Loadouts[ | ]
All of the following cards are in Saati's pre-built loadouts:
Cosmetic Items[ | ]
These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Saati:
Champion Skin Collections[ | ]
Default | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Saati's Hand Cannon | |||
Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Release | September 15th, 2021 | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Voicelines | Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Voicelines | Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Hot Shot | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Fiery Hand Cannon | |||
Rarity | Uncommon | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Release | September 15th, 2021 | |||
Cost | 60,000 • 300 • • Season Pass 2021 (Hot Shot Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | 60,000 • 300 • • Season Pass 2021 (Hot Shot Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Iced Out | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Icy Hand Cannon | |||
Rarity | Epic | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Release | September 15th, 2021 | |||
Cost | Season Pass 2021 (Iced Out Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | Season Pass 2021 (Iced Out Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Sea Queen | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Oceanic Wrath | |||
Rarity | Epic | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Release | November 10th, 2021 | |||
Cost | 800 • • Dark Depths Event Pass Level 12 (Sea Queen Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Sea Queen Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | 800 • • Dark Depths Event Pass Level 12 (Sea Queen Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Sea Queen Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Crimson Tide | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Riptide | |||
Rarity | Epic | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Release | November 10th, 2021 | |||
Cost | • Dark Depths Event Pass Level 24 (Crimson Tide Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Sea Queen Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | • Dark Depths Event Pass Level 24 (Crimson Tide Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Sea Queen Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Blake Belladonna | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Gambol Shroud | |||
Rarity | Epic | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Release | June 29th, 2022 | |||
Cost | • RWBY Crossover Pass Level 19 (Blake Belladonna Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Blake Belladonna Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | • RWBY Crossover Pass Level 19 (Blake Belladonna Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Blake Belladonna Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Wings of Darkness | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | End of Days | |||
Rarity | Epic | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Release | February 23rd, 2023 | |||
Cost | Into the Abyss Event Pass Level 20 (Wings of Darkness Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Wings of Darkness Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | Into the Abyss Event Pass Level 20 (Wings of Darkness Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Wings of Darkness Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Wings of Carnage | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | End of Hearts | |||
Rarity | Epic | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Release | February 23rd, 2023 | |||
Cost | Into the Abyss Event Pass Level 29 (Wings of Carnage Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Wings of Darkness Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | Into the Abyss Event Pass Level 29 (Wings of Carnage Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Wings of Darkness Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Golden | ||||
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Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Golden Hand Cannon | |||
Rarity | Legendary | |||
Availability | Mastery | |||
Release | September 15th, 2021 | |||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Saati Collection) | |||
Voicelines | Saati voice lines | |||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | |||
Character Model | ||||
Emotes[ | ]
Default | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Release | September 15th, 2021 | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Character Model | ||||
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Heads or Tails | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Epic | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Release | September 15th, 2021 | |||
Cost | Season Pass 2021 | |||
Cost | Season Pass 2021 | |||
Character Model | ||||
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MVP Poses[ | ]
Default | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Release | September 15th, 2021 | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Character Model | ||||
All in a Day's Work | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Release | September 15th, 2021 | |||
Cost | Season Pass 2021 | |||
Cost | Season Pass 2021 | |||
Character Model | ||||
Trivia[ | ]
Lore
- Saati's life seems to largely consist of taking on jobs, spending all her money carousing, then taking more jobs so she can continue carousing.[3]
- As also mentioned, Saati could probably afford a yacht (assuming they existed in the Realm) if she wanted one.
- Saati is gay, making her the second character to be confirmed as such following Fernando.[4]
- Saati prefers to work alone, but isn't opposed to the occasional team up.[7]
- Saati is notable for being a rare Dark Elf present on the surface, which aren't typically seen there.[8]
- The coin Saati throws with Ricochet is her "lucky coin".[9]
- Saati's Dead Ringer cutouts are one of her favorite toys. They're made from cardboard and equipped with one of Saati's spare hand cannons.[10]
- Saati has never had any connection with the Outer Tribunal.[11]
- While this post presents Saati as being 24 years old, it's difficult to determine if this is intended to be her canon age, or a random number was chosen just for the post, as the nature of the post is quite obviously not serious. The presented age for Makoa would seem to suggest the latter due to it conflicting with previously mentioned information regarding his age, which is explained in his lore trivia section for those interested.
- Additionally for Saati, regular elves have been shown to have greatly increased lifespans compared to other species, and although Saati is a Dark Elf, which have never been commented on if they share this trait, is another potential reason the presented age could be inaccurate.
- 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 Saati would be around 6' or 182cm tall.
Cameos
Saati appears in the following content:
- Cinematics and Trailers
- Cards
- Rogues of a Feather - Caspian Card
- Avatars
- Other
- Beach Bunny Rei Splash Art*
- Skull And Bones Caspian Splash Art
- Beach Bunny Rei - Mousepad Design*
Notable Characters that appear in Saati's own content includes:
- Cinematics and Trailers
- Skye - Saati's Teaser Trailer
- Cards
- Kinessa - Steady Predictions and Reinforced Standee*
- Lian - Closing Time
- Octavia - Seek
- Skye - Step Off
- Other
- Karne and Valera - Saati's Coin
References
- The artwork for the card Aggressive Tip may be a reference to a promotional poster for John Wick: Chapter 2.
- The line "Time to look good, get moneys and- Wait. Nah, that's not it." (▶️) could be a reference Rogue Company which uses the slogan "Save the day. Look good. Get Paid."[12]
Promotion
- As with previous champions, in order to promote Saati, Paladins artist Thunderbrush would change his Twitter profile picture and banner. On July 23rd, 2021, his profile picture would be changed to this image (later revealed to be a darkened version of Saati's splash art). His banner meanwhile, would be changed to this image (later revealed to be the background for Saati's splash art).
- Another part of Saati's promotion was influencer packages. From August 14th, 2021 to August 16th, 2021, packages were sent to various Paladins influencers. Each contained a white box, inside of which was a coin featuring Karne[13] on one side and Valera[14] on the other, as well as a message. The message was the same for each influencer and read:
- Saati's standard teasers can be seen here.
- (Teaser 1) "Bounties can run and hide all they want - it just makes things more fun for me."
- (Teaser 2) "I don't mind if you tag along. Competition keeps things interesting."
- (Teaser 3) "No one gets the job done quicker than I do. Sorry love, if you end up on Saati's hit list, it's already too late."
- (Teaser 4) "I set my sights on the target and take what I want. Go ahead, try and stop me."
- (Teaser 5) "Getting paid is my favorite part - and the view from on top is magnificent. A toast... to me."
Concepts
- An early brainstorming sketch for the initially planned new champion releases of 2019 both reveals that Saati was initially intended to release in 2019, and features an early version of her as well, featuring an incredibly different design.[15]
- A near final concept for Saati shows some minor differences, such as a different design for her weapon.[16]
- Originally, Saati would ricochet her shots off a thrown stiletto rather than a coin, but it was ultimately changed due to the coin being "cooler / iconic".[17][18]
- The artwork concept to demonstrate this idea also shows Saati may have originally been intended to be more involved against Yagorath, with a wanted poster for Yagorath also visible.
- A concept of a Corrupted skin exists for Saati, which could possibly become a reality one day, but for now, hasn't gained enough traction.[19][20]
- The skin was also designed to somewhat resemble one of Vora's original concepts, which Saati's hair was based on.[21]
Other
- Saati is one of the few champions to have received an Announcer Pack.
- The motorcycle that appears in Saati's card Steel Coin Purse bears some resemblance to the HL-1700 mount from Realm Royale.
- Saati's weapon was apparently made to look more modern in order to differentiate it from Androxus' revolver.[22][23]
- Saati's hairstyle was modeled after the hair of one of Vora's original concept.[24]
- It's been implied Saati may have originally been conceived as a western-styled champion.[25]
- An alternate version of the card Sure Shot which removes Saati was used for her first teaser.
- Saati's internal name was originally "Dark Elf".[26]
Champion Skins
- Hot Shot
- A hot shot is a term used to describe an important or exceptionally able person.
- Iced Out
- Iced out is a term used to describe treating someone with a lack of affection or warmth
- Though marked as 'Exclusive' in-game, this skin is intended to be 'Limited', as has been mentioned various times.[27]
- Sea Queen / Crimson Tide
- While these skins oddly use Saati's default coin in most scenarios, including the skins' teaser, the coin model used for her in-game Ricochet ability, while hard to see in-game, uses a unique texture that features a pirate-themed version of Valera, while oddly replacing Karne with an anchor symbol.
- The Sea Queen skin appears in the Sea Queen's Gaze and Lurking avatars.
- These skins share their theme with Mermaid Ying, Siren Ying, Mernos Jenos, Ripjaw Buck, Great Orange Buck, Marauder Tyra, Royal Mark Tyra, and Leviathan Yagorath.
- Blake Belladonna
- This skin is part of the sixth set of crossover content alongside the rest of the RWBY Crossover Pass and skins, following Grover, Team Fortress 2 Barik, the Gen:LOCK Crossover Pass, Rambo Viktor, and the Monstercat Crossover Pass and skins.
- This skin appears in the avatar of the same name.
- This skin shares its theme with Ruby Rose Vora, Weiss Schnee Furia, Yang Xio Long Imani, Salem Seris, and Qrow Branwen Corvus.
- Wings of Darkness / Wings of Carnage
- These skins were silently shown early as part of a "art feedback" post by ThunderBrush, the game's art director, on ArtStation. The post additionally shows an earlier design for the skins.[28][29]
- The Wings of Darkness skin appears in the Bloody Brilliant avatar.
- The Wings of Darkness skin also appears in the Who's the Dummy? Death Card.
- These skins share their theme with Abyssal Lord Drogoz, Demonette Maeve, Soul-Stealer Furia, Temptress Skye, Devilish Skye, Doom Bringer Seris, and Flame Bringer Seris.
Videos[ | ]
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Ability Breakdown[ | ]
Changelog[ | ]
- Talent
- Heads or Tails
- Removed Heal and Reveal effect
- Now causes Ricochet to hit two targets
- Heads or Tails
- Ability
- Ricochet
- The detonation from hitting it with Wallbang can be triggered multiple times
- Ricochet
- Bot
- Wallbang
- Will now properly be fired
- Wallbang
- Abilities
- Blast Back
- Reduced cone size and effect radius from 55 ➞ 50.
- Reduced effective range and effective radius from 45 ➞ 40.
- Blast Back
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Blast Back’s first person VFX wouldn’t appear if the Talent Window Of Opportunity was selected.
- Abilities
- Dead Ringer
- Landing a killing blow on the Dead Ringer decoy will reveal that enemy to Saati for 3s ➞ 0.5s
- Dead Ringer
- Cards
- Designer Armor
- Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}hp ➞ {40|40}hp
- Hide
- Increase the duration of Saati’s invisibility by {0.15|0.15}s ➞ {0.125|0.125}s after deployment of Dead Ringer.
- Designer Armor
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Saati’s Ricochet ability could target Ethereal targets.
- Bug Fixes
- Addressed an issue where Saati’s Hand Cannon weapon would not be able to be fired immediately following her Wallbang Ultimate.
- General
- Reduced base Health 2200 ➞ 2100
- Bug Fixes
- Addressed an issue where getting interrupted and killed during Saati’s Ultimate, Wallbang, could cause Saati to respawn without Pips and be unable to regenerate Pips for the remainder of the match.
- Fixed an issue where Saati’s Dead Ringer ability would not spawn her cardboard cutout at the intended location.
- Abilities
- Pips (Passive)
- Reduced recharge rate 1 per 2.5s ➞ 1 per 2.65s
- Hand Cannon
- Decreased damage per shot 550 ➞ 530
- Blast Back
- Increased range 45 ➞ 55
- Pips (Passive)
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Saati’s Dead Ringer ability could rarely cause an instance crash.
- Talents
- Improvised
- Removed the pip reduction
- New: “The Dead Ringer Decoy is now rigged to explode! The Dead Ringer decoy will now explode when enemies are close, dealing 650 damage to enemies within a 20 unit radius.”
- Improvised
- Abilities
- Ricochet
- Increased the collision radius of the coin by 20%
- Now targets the closest enemy on initial hit and the lowest Health enemy in its range for subsequent shots
- Wallbang
- Increased the size of Wallbang’s projectiles
- Ricochet
- Cards
- Hide
- Increase the duration of Saati's invisibility by {0.2|0.2}s after deployment of Dead Ringer.
- Decrease duration modification {0.2|0.2}s ➞ {0.15|0.15}s
- Increase the duration of Saati's invisibility by {0.2|0.2}s after deployment of Dead Ringer.
- Hide
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed various issues with Saati’s descriptions being out of date with regards to PTS balance changes.
- Fixed an issue where players could not equip Saati’s Mastery Title.
- Fixed a rare crashing issue related to Saati’s Dead Ringer ability with the Improvised talent equipped.
- Saati was added to the game.
Removed Content[ | ]
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Front Line |
Damage |
Support |
Flank |
- ↑ Saati#Trivia
- ↑ File:Saati's Voice Actress.png
- ↑ File:Saati Yacht.png
- ↑ HiRezNeco on Twitter
- ↑ File:Saati Past Sexuality.png
- ↑ HiRezRomanova on Twitter
- ↑ HiRezRomanova on Twitter
- ↑ File:Dark Elves.png
- ↑ Saati Ability Breakdown, YouTube
- ↑ Saati Ability Breakdown, YouTube
- ↑ File:OT and Saati.png
- ↑ Rogue Company, Website
- ↑ File:Saati Karne Teaser.jpg
- ↑ File:Saati Valera Teaser.jpg
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
- ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast: Exploring the Lore (Hi-Rez Showcase 2022), YouTube
- ↑ Trickshot Update Notes, Paladins Website
- ↑ File:Wings of Darkness Saati Concept.png
- ↑ ThunderBrush on ArtStation