Under the Dungeon: Initiate Hero Revamp
Greetings, Defenders! Debuting alongside our next major update—[i]Seas of Dragonfall Part II[/i]—is a significant revamp to the Initiate! While the initiate has always been a valuable hero, we've felt that her kit lacks significant identity when compared to the greater roster. With two brand-new abilities and a significant rework of another, we believe the Initiate will now shine even brighter alongside her fellow heroes. Let’s dive into the details!Abilities
[b]Breath of the Dragon[/b] [i](Replacing Chi Stomp)[/i] - Summon an ethereal dragon that unleashes a brief cone of flames in front of you. This deals magical fire damage and burns enemies, causing damage over time.
[b]Chi Aura[/b] [i](Replacing Heal)[/i] - Channel your chi into an aura around you, healing yourself and nearby allies while crippling and slowing enemies!
[b]Crippling Chi Wave[/b] - As it is now, 'Crippling Chi Wave' can feel slow and clunky to use. With these changes, we hope to make it a more fluid and fun ability; - Unlocked movement while casting Crippling Chi Wave.
- Decreased charge time from 1s to 0.25s.
- Projectile now auto-fires on full charge.
- Increased projectile speed by 50%.
- Increased max pierce targets from 5 to 10.
- Reduce the mana cost of Crippling Chi Wave from 50 to 40.
Shards
With new abilities, we've also added a number of new shards to enable more varied and dynamic styles of play.- [b]Blessing of the Dragon[/b] - +x% critical chance and +x% critical damage for 5 seconds after using Breath of the Dragon.
- [b]Chi Boost[/b] - Increases hero damage by x% while Chi Aura is active.
- [b]Chi Burn[/b] - Enemies inside Chi Aura burn for x% of your ability power as magic damage every second.
- [b]Goat Transmog[/b] - x% chance for Crippling Chi Wave to transmog enemies into goats for 3 seconds on-hit. Transmogrified enemies take x% more damage.
- [b]Crippling Strikes [/b]- Attacks have a 25% chance to fire a piercing Chi Wave that deals x% hero damage as magical damage and cripples enemies, increasing damage taken by x%.
- [b]Enduring Flame[/b] - Increases Breath of the Dragon burn damage by x% and increases burn duration by x seconds.
- [b]Enhanced Flames[/b] - Increases the damage of Breath of the Dragon by x%.
- [b]Protective Chi[/b] - While Chi Aura is active, gain a shield that decreases incoming damage by x%.
Mods
And finally, several mods have been reworked to reflect the Initiate's newfound abilities;- [b]Thundering Stomp Chip[/b] reworked into [b]Thundering Roar Chip[/b] - +x second stun on Breath of the Dragon.
- [b]Stomp Height Chip[/b] reworked into [b]Burning Talisman Chip[/b] - Enemies within the range of the talisman burn for x% of your ability power and are crippled.
