Руководство WTF по Рату-не вампиру

GHub Platform · Гайд · 0 ответов · 20 просмотров

Hello everyone Whiskey Tango Foxtrot here (aka WTF) I played practically non stop the whole way through the beta and have been playing the game since launch now. I decided that I would try to share my knowledge I have gained from playing with and against other players in the hopes that together we can build a truly wonderful community. I've played MOBA's for over 10 years now, starting all the way back with DOTA when it was a Warcraft 3 mod, from there I moved onto DOTA 2 and finally League of Legends for the past few years, I've also tried out lots of other MOBA games (Heroes of the Storm, SMITE and many others) so when I saw that Gearbox was releasing a MOBA type game I immediately jumped on the hype train (a huge fan of the Borderlands series ^^) Anyway, I have a lot of experience in MOBA type games and in essence that is what Battleborn is, unlike it's rumored counterpart Overwatch which is more FPS oriented, this game focuses a lot more on the MOBA playstyle with a heavy emphasis on multiple objectives and different strategies. So here we are, the very first in what I hope to become an elaborate series of guide's. WELCOME to WTF's guides to BATTLEBORN Rath is a melee style assassin who deals a lot damage especially late game, with innate sustain he is a strong duelsist and even provides decent team fighting power. Passive: Genetic Syphon Dealing damage to enemy HEALTH restores Rath's own health for a portion of the damage dealt. Important to note that the lifesteal affect also procs on spell damage (so his abilites 1 2 and ultimate also heal him) but it does not proc at all if it only damages the shield. This is basically a lifesteal passive that is relatively common in most MOBAs. Basic Attacks: Axiom and Praxis Rath swing his blades in front of him with his final attack spinning around him dealing a nice aoe attack. His secondary attack spins one of his blades in front of him, a bit further than melee range and also deals aoe damage. Skill 1: Crossblade Rath slashes in a cross like pattern in front of him sending off a small energy cross that goes through enemies but stops on terrain and after a medium range. The damage is quite decent and is a nice enough aoe that when aimed properly can really help waveclear if needed. Skill 2 Catalytic Smash Rath jumps up and then smashes down with his sword knocking up all enemies in a small line in front of him. It's important to note that this skill is relatively easy to interupt with a stun or other hard cc when he jumps up. Also while the aoe is nice, it is best to keep it for an engage or disengage tool rather than use it to waveclear unless you are 100% sure that no enemies are coming your way. Ultimate: Dreadwind Rath spins around for 4 seconds dealing moderate damage, now while the damage on a single target is good, it is an aoe so its best used in a 2v2 or 3v3 skirmish and/or teamfight, whereas in a 1v1 it should only be used if you absolutely need that TINY bit more burst damage. Also note that like his Catalytic Smash ability, it's fairly easy to interupt as while you can jump while your ult is on your mobility is slightly reduced Level 1: Slowing Strike : Your crossblade ability now slows enemies for 3 seconds, out of the 2 (3 if you have leveled up the character and have unlocked the mutation) skills is in my opinion the most useful, extra CC, especially a slow on a character that relies mainly on melee strikes is highly valuable. Best Option Waveform Smash : This basically turns your linear Catalytic Smash into a medium sized aoe in front of you, and while it may seem interesting it is hardly essential, the base width on Smash in decent enough that when well positioned you should be able to knock up if not their whole team, then at least the majority of it, also because this skill shortens the length it makes the pick potential of the ability quite weak. Although you can counter the length problem with the Crimson Fastness Helix at level 4. Situational at best Concussive Smash: Mutation : Your smash no longer knocks up but now if you Crossblade them after a smash the target in now stunned, it basically removes a CC that you already have, to force you to use both abilites to provide the same effect, I can hardly ever say this is worth the point. Don't take it Level 2: Shield Syphon : Your Crossblade ability now steals as much shield as it damaged, the idea is nice but in practice is actually rather poor. Rath's health pool is rather small so you shouldn't engage without your shield at least mostly charged, this renders the stealing effect pointless. Also you could argue that for getting away you could steal their shield while you run back, unfortunately the cooldown early on is lengthy so either youre trying to escape a fight low health and have no cd's or someone engaged on you and you have all your cd's but full heatlh in which case you either fight of just smash them into the air and run simple as that. Like is said, nice theory, bad practice. Don't take it Anger's Echo : When your crossblade is destroyed by hitting terrain or reaches max distance it then returns dealing half damage. This ability is my favorite out of the 2 (or 3 if you have the mutation unlocked), it increases your waveclear potential, adds burst to trades, allows you to hit multiple people on the way and then back (if you took Slowing Strike then it slows as well). All in all it's more useful in more situations then the other helix skills. Best Option Eviscerating Blade: Mutation : 60% shield penetration sounds nice and means that you heal even if they have their shield up (seeing as you damage their health it procs your passive) unfortunately just like Shield Syphon its nice in theory but bad in practice. Early game you will be trying to assassinate low health targets who most likely don't have a shield left, and late game you will probably cut through their shield on your opening combo. I can see it coming into play if they have a Reyna on their team or another way to suddenly boost their shield but otherwise it's far too situational to be useful. Situational at best Level 3 Terror From Above : You can now double jump Yay, unfortunately you are already quite fast and should be attentive to your positioning (you are squishy so don't just run in like a tard) which means that the clutch saves or added mobility granted by this skill are largely useless unless the situation calls for it. Situational at best Spin to Win This is why Terror from Above is so lackluster, because it's counterpart adds more burst damage, your finishing spin basic attack now spins twice, meaning more aoe damage which is just so good, especially on a auto attack reliant hero like Rath. Best option Level 4 Crimson Fastness : Ahh once again with the theory and practice difference, yes in theory it sounds nice, but the truth is, you don't need a gap closer, if you hit your Catalytic Smash properly then the enemy is now flailing uselessly in the air ready to be picked off, add that to your decent move speed and bam you are now wailing down on their face before they have landed. I would only take it if they have 3-4 heroes with big movement abilities (think Phoebe Phasegate, Orendi Nullify etc). Situational at best Catalytic Flash : OMG a silence, I'm sorry did you want to escape the Not a Vampire, well you're not going to be able to use that CC or disengage ability now buddy. Prevents the enemy from escaping after you engaged on them, perfect, also good if you get engaged on, knock the enemy up and now you can safely run away without them being able to use anymore CC abilites on you. Best Option Level 5 Skillful Syphoning : Level 5 is where things get interesting, for startes you unlock your Ultimate ability, but also you now choose how you are going to play Rath. This Helix skill causes your ABILITIES to steal 20% more life from your enemies (once again only affects health) so you will be far more reliant on landing your Crossblade, Catalytic Smash