Patch notes

Out of the sewers and into the streets, the rightful King of the Rats is here at last. Rodent-hating citizens of Manhattan won't be prepared to see his Scrap Grenade bouncing down Broadway, nor for his Swarm of Rats biting at their heels. By donning his Royal Pestments, the Rat King shakes off incoming damage, allowing him to bravely lead the charge into battle. His loyal subjects will feel awed and inspired when they see the great Banner of Rattania waving in the middle of combat, and those who oppose him will rue the day they ever thought they could overthrow the king. - "Oh the rats are taking over, baby!"

The Rat King is available to play now! Have a great weekend and keep those votes coming, as our next hero will be joining us on Tuesday at 2pm PDT. We'll see you then!

Rat King

Innate: crouch beside a vent to enter or leave the tunnel network. Entering requires being out of combat.

1 · Scrap Grenade

Throws a bouncing grenade that repeatedly deals bullet damage and slows enemies. Melee attacks can knock it away.

Cooldown

26 s

Damage per detonation

65 bullet damage

Detonations

3

Radius

8 m

Movement slow

20%

Slow duration

4 s

Ability upgrades

• 1 AP · −8 s cooldown
• 2 AP · +65 detonation damage
• 5 AP · Adds a final, larger detonation

2 · Rat Swarm

Rats attach to enemies, dealing spirit damage and reducing bullet resistance with each bite. More attached rats bite faster; ground or air dashes shake them off.

Cooldown

28 s

Range

50 m

Radius

10 m

Duration

6 s

Charges

1

Charge interval

8 s

Damage per bite

8 spirit damage (+0.08 × spirit power)

Bullet resistance per bite

−1%

Bite interval per rat

1 s

Debuff duration

4 s

Maximum attached rats

5

Ability upgrades

• 1 AP · +1 charge
• 2 AP · Larger swarm; +4 s debuff duration
• 5 AP · +8 damage and −1% bullet resistance per bite

3 · Royal Pestments

Gains a barrier based on maximum health. While it holds, bullets may reflect toward their attacker. The barrier does not benefit from resistances.

Cooldown

22 s

Duration

6 s

Barrier

15% of maximum health

Bullet return chance

15% (+0.1 × spirit power)

Ability upgrades

• 1 AP · +7 rat count; +4 s duration
• 2 AP · −8 s cooldown; +15% bullet return chance
• 5 AP · Caps each damage instance at 250; +10% maximum health as barrier

4 · Rule, Ratannia!

Charges a banner that grants nearby allies movement speed, slow immunity and damage reduction. Slamming it erupts the sewers, damaging, knocking up and slowing enemies while releasing rats.

Cooldown

130 s

Charge duration

12 s

Aura radius

24 m

Aura movement speed

+3 m/s (+0.05 × spirit power)

Aura damage reduction

20%

Slam damage

200 bullet damage

Slam movement slow

40%

Flag duration

12 s

Slam radius

24 m

Ability upgrades

• 1 AP · −20 s cooldown; +1 m/s movement speed
• 2 AP · +8 s charge duration; +8 s flag duration; +8 m radius
• 5 AP · +150 damage; +15% damage reduction