Roland

Roland

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Role - Ranged DPS
Archetype - Shooter
2058.8 EHP
1750 HP
15 armor
650 move speed
180.5 proj / 187.5 proj base dps

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Attack Drone
750.0 EHP
750 HP
0 armor
44.0 proj base dps

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1510.0 total dmg over 5s
1050 / 1250 / 1550 AoE & burn dmg
Baseline effects

Upgrade effects

Playstyle

Roland is a short range shooter with decent utility and high single target damage.

• Roland often plays right outside of melee range, dishing out tons of damage to the front-most enemy hero.
• His shotgun deals a ton of damage up close, making him great at fighting against melee heroes.
• His drone summon does consistent damage and doesn't need much player control.
• Grappling to terrain and enemies is one of the most unique movement skills in the game, and it is a lot of fun.
• His focus does great damage, a ton of knockback, and can let him ignore powerful cc effects.

Tight positioning, solid aim, and good decision making are what makes Roland a menace to his opponents.

Skills

Blunderbuss

12
30m

LMB - Fire blunderbuss

Fires a shotgun blast of 20 shots that spread outward in a cone.

• Projectile, 1.33s per blast, 180.5 dps
• Damage falls off from -0% at 5m to -50% at 30m.
• 240 total dmg per blast.
• Instead of building up crit chance, gain +3 stamina per blast that hits an enemy.

Range vs expected hits per blast

• 5m - 20x
• 10m - 8x
• 15m - 4x
• 20m - 2x

Entangling Bolas

10s

150
40m

RMB - Slowing trap

Shoots a spinning projectile that is affected by gravity.

• Bounces horizontally off walls.
• If no enemy is hit, upon landing arms as a trap in a 1m radius for 45s.
  • Maximum 3 armed traps at a time. Oldest trap is triggered if a 4th trap is created.
• Slows, -20% move speed for 4s.

This skill has the same damage and effects for both the projectile hit and the trap hit.

Retarget Drone

30s

Q - Change drone target

Directs Attack Drone to attack a target.

• If Attack Drone is not summoned, it will be summoned next to Roland.
• Cooldown begins when Attack Drone is killed.

Attack Drone

15
10m

Summoned attack drone

An attack drone that fights alongside Roland.

• 750.0 EHP.
• 750 HP, regenerates when out of combat.
• 0 armor.
• Projectile, 2.00 hits/s, 44.0 dps.
• Every 5th hit deals 15 50 dmg.

Grappling Hook

15s

180
17m

E - Pulling grapple

Fire a grappling hook that pulls on impact.

• Cannot hit allies, instead passes through.
• Can be cancelled with dodge or focus.
• On hitting an enemy with the grapple or with Roland's body as he is pulled to the grapple target, deals damage and cancels enemy action (interrupts).
• When grappling to terrain, attempts to give Roland extra height at end of grapple.
  • This allows Roland to climb on top of terrain by grappling to the outer edge.
• On miss, 15s 2s cooldown.

If cancelled before the grapple reaches the end of its range, the grapple will continue travelling, and can still hit and deal damage, but does not pull Roland. Cooldown will still be based on whether or not the projectile hits even if cancelled.

Mega Blast

800
10m

F - Charged up blast

Charge up for for 0.6s and fires a massive blast in a frontal cone.

• Gain immunity to crowd control while charging.
• Pushes 10m away (interrupts).
• Burns, 50 dmg/s for 5s.
• Focus increases
  • 600 / 800 / 1100 dmg.
  • 850 / 1050 / 1350 total dmg.

Upgrades

LMB - Blunderbuss

Slug Shells

LMB L - Long range shot

Blunderbuss is replaced by a single projectile attack.

Blunderbuss

250
50m

LMB - Fire heavy shell

Fires a long-range projectile.

• Projectile, 1.33s per blast, 187.5 dps
• Damage falls off from -0% at 15m to -50% at 50m.
• Instead of building up crit chance, gain +3 stamina per blast that hits an enemy.

Hot Head Shells

LMB LL - Consecutive hit damage

Blunderbuss

Each consecutive hit deals +3% damage. Stacks 3x, lose all stacks on miss.

Gas Propelled Shells

LMB LR - No falloff, speed

Blunderbuss

• Damage falls off from -0% at 15m to -50% at 50m.

30% increased projectile speed.

Trigger Pull

LMB R - Fire rate

Blunderbuss

• 1.33s 1.00s per blast, 180.5 240.0 dps.

Targeting Shell

LMB RL - Coordination damage

Blunderbuss

Deals +10% damage vs enemies hit by Attack Drone in the past 2s.

Flechette Shell

LMB RR - Full hit bleeds

Blunderbuss

Hitting an enemy with all pellets applies bleed, 30 dmg/s for 3s.

• 240.0 270.0 dps.
• 240 330 total dmg per blast.

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RMB - Entangling Bolas

Precision Throw

RMB L - Recover cooldown

Entangling Bolas

On projectile hit, cooldown recovers by 3s.

Burning Bolas

RMB LL - Projectile burns

Entangling Bolas

Projectile hit burns, 80 dmg/s for 3s.

• 150 390 total dmg.

Booster Bolas

RMB LR - Projectile stuns

Entangling Bolas

Projectile hit stuns for 0.85s (interrupts).

Skilled Hunter

RMB R - Trap duration, cripple

Entangling Bolas

• Trap lasts 45s 135s.

Trap hit cripples for 4s.

Trap Engineering

RMB RL - Larger traps

Entangling Bolas

• 1m 1.5m trap area.

Hunter Killer

RMB RR - Trap damage, cooldown

Entangling Bolas

• Trap hit deals 150 250 dmg.

On trap hit, cooldown recovers by 3s.

If multiple traps hit at once, each trap will recover the cooldown by 3s, even if they all hit the same target.

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Q - Retarget Drone / Attack Drone

Armor Piercing Shots

Q L - Cracked armor

Attack Drone

Every 5th consecutive hit applies cracked armor, -10 armor and 10 dmg/s for 3s.

• 44.0 54.0 dps.

Gatling Drone

Q LL - Faster attack speed

Attack Drone

• 2.00 3.00 hits/s, 54.0 76.0 dps.

Conveyor Belt

Q LR - Weaken enemies

Attack Drone

Every 5th consecutive hit applies weaken, -25% damage for 3s.

Hardened Plates

Q R - Increased health

Attack Drone

• 750.0 1200.0 EHP.
• 750 1200 HP, regenerates when out of combat.

Contrary to the in-game tooltip, the cooldown is not reduced when the combat drone dies.

Efficient Propeller

Q RL - Multi shot

Attack Drone

Shoots at up to 3 enemies simultaneously.

Enemies can be targeted in a 360 field of view (at any angle).

Defensive Maneuver

Q RR - Armor

Attack Drone

Every 5th consecutive hit, Roland and allies in a 10m radius gain +5 armor for 5s (needs testing).

This upgrade is currently bugged and has no effect.

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E - Grappling Hook

Fast Feet

E L - Increased duration

Grappling Hook

On grapple impact, gain +15% move speed for 5s.

On grapple impact, restores +25 stamina.

Effects are not gained if cancelled before grapple impact.

Aggressor

E LL - Crit buff

Grappling Hook

On grapple impact, Blunderbuss gains +100% crit chance for 3s.

Escape Mechanism

E LR - Cripple

Grappling Hook

On grapple impact, enemies in a 3m radius of Roland are crippled for 4s.

Electrical Grapple

E R - Shocks enemies

Grappling Hook

Major shocks, 20 dmg/s for 3s, ends with 60 damage shockwave in a 2m radius.

• 180 300 total dmg.

The in-game tooltip incorrectly states that the shock is 75 dmg/s with an unknown burst (225), however it is 20 dmg/s with a 60 dmg burst.

Tesla Coil

E RL - AoE shock

Grappling Hook

• On hit, major shock is also applied to enemies in a 5m radius.

Big Voltage

E RR - Recover cooldown

Grappling Hook

On hit, cooldown recovers by 5s (15s 10s.

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F - Mega Blast / Passive

Killer Instinct

F L - Damage vs low health

Blunderbuss

Deals +10% damage vs enemies below 50% health.

Will to Power

F LL - Focus use buffs

Mega Blast

On use, grants +4% damage and +4% front damage reduction until death. Stacks 3x.

This upgrade is currently bugged, and only grants the damage buff.

Blood Hunter

F LR - Stamina, buff on kill

Passive

• On kill
  • Restore +40 stamina.
  • Gain +20% damage for 6s.

Acrobatics

F R - Reduced dodge cost

Passive

• Dodge costs 25 20 stamina.

Bolstering Companion

F RL - Armor with drone

Attack Drone

While summoned, Roland gains +5 armor (15 20).

• 2058.8 2187.5 EHP (Roland).

Pain is Power

F RR - Focus gain

Passive

Gain +25 focus on kill or death.

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Talents

Spin to Win

T RMB - Reduced cooldown, focus

Entangling Bolas

• 10s 8s cooldown.

Clash

Projectile hit gains 5x extra focus (needs testing).

Chip Update

T Q - Damage, stamina

Attack Drone

• Every 5th 4th hit deals 50 dmg.

Clash

On hit, Roland restores +1 stamina (needs testing).

Grappling Hook

T E - Range, damage

Jetpack

• 17m 28m range.

Clash

• 180 480 dmg.

Notes

• While Roland does like to play close for optimal damage, he is fairly squishy and has to be careful not to take too much aggro at once.
• When trying to hit shots at long range, it is better to aim diagonally offset from your target, as the spread from shotgun blast will be more pronounced at longer ranges.
• Before you summon your drone, make sure that you will want it out until it dies.
  • It can refresh your combat timer and interrupt your regeneration if you stay in range of enemies.
• Don't grapple into a fight while outnumbered - Roland won't be able to escape and will die fairly quickly.
  • Aggressive grapples should be used on isolated targets that you can finish quickly.
• Use the charge up of Roland's focus to ignore enemy cc during a dangerous engage, and your blast will be able to turn the tables.