Rutger

Rutger

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Role - Frontline
Archetype - Tank / Control
2800.0 EHP
1100 HP
1000 HP
25 armor
650 move speed
+16.7 shield/s on hit
217.2 melee base dps
1030.0 total dmg over 5s
300 / 450 / 600 damage, launch
Baseline effects

Upgrade effects

Playstyle

Rutger is a tanky melee frontline with fast shield recovery, AoE damage disruption, and utility.

• He is at home on the front lines of battle, although may need to take quick recovery breaks without a reliable healer.
  • He quickly recovers shield whenever his health is full, even while in combat.
• Rutger can burrow to dodge the opponents' deadliest skills.
• He can create walls to temporarily block a doorway or choke point, or to shield an ally from interruption.
• His focus is great for disruption and mobility, and doesn't require team coordination.

Strong pressure, health/shield management, decision making, and favorable damage trades give Rutger the power to become a persistent threat on the front lines.

Skills

Digging Claws

105
Melee

LMB - Swipe attacks

Performs a 4 hit combo.

• Melee, 2.40s per combo, 175.0 dps.
• While shielded, restore +10 shield per attack that hits (+16.7 shield/s).
• 420 total dmg per combo.

When only the first 3 hits are repeated:

• 1.45s per 3 hits, 217.2 dps.

Sneak Attack

160
Melee

Jump + LMB - Airborne spin

Spin while airborne, landing with a slam.

Dodge Attack

150
5m

Dodge + LMB - Grounded spin

Spin forward with a rolling attack.

Tremors

11s

100
7m

RMB - Shake the earth

Pound the ground up to 3 times, sending tremors forward.

• Each pound creates two tremors at 2.5m and 5m, which hit enemies in a 2m radius.
• Slows, -20% move speed for 1s.
• The 3rd pound sends up spikes with the tremors.
  • 100 200 dmg.
  • Knocks up 3m high (interrupts).
• 400 total dmg.

Each enemy can only be hit once per pound, the tremors do not double hit.

Tremors can backstab if the center of the AoE is behind the target.

Burrow

16s

Q - Burrow underground

Burrow underground for 2.17s

• Restores +150 shield instantly.
• Gain immunity while burrowed.
• Press Q again to cancel early.

Rock Barrier

16s

10m

E - Stone wall

Raise a 3m tall stone wall for 1.75s.

• Wall acts as terrain and blocks projectiles.
• Heroes cannot jump over the wall from it's base, but from elevated ground they can land on and jump off the wall.
• Press E again to cancel early.

Rock and Roll

300

F - Spin dash

Charge up for 1.5s, then roll forward at high speed and hit enemies in a 2m radius for 1.5s.

• Can control Rutger while rolling and jump without cancelling.
• Gain +40 armor and immunity to crowd control during charge up and roll.
• Launches 4.5m high (interrupts).
• Focus increases
  • 300 / 450 / 600 dmg.

Shielded

Passive - Shield

Passive

• 1000 HP max shield.
• While at full health and not in combat, regenerate +343 shield/s (1 tick/s).

Shield does not regenerate out of combat unless health is full.

Upgrades

LMB - Digging Claws / Sneak Attack / Dodge Attack

Clawing for Shield

LMB L - Shield recovery

Digging Claws

• While shielded, each attack that hits restores +10 +20 shield (+16.7 +33.3 shield/s).

Granite Aura

LMB LL - Armor aura

Digging Claws

• While shielded, hitting an enemy grants both the enemy and Rutger an aura in a 3.5m radius for 5s.
  • Aura grants +10 armor to Rutger and allies for 1s.

The buff is not gained from jump attacks or dodge attacks.

Rockslide

LMB LR - Move speed

Digging Claws

While shielded, hitting an enemy grants Rutger +15% move speed for 3s.

The buff is not gained from jump attacks or dodge attacks.

Digging Deeper

LMB R - Ignore armor

Digging Claws

40% of damage from this skill ignores armor.

This does not apply to jump attacks or dodge attacks;

Dodging is Critical

LMB RL - Crit chance

Dodge Attack

On hit, built-up crit chance for Digging Claws is set to 100%.

This sets built up crit chance to 100%, but allows it to refresh or decay normally afterwards.

This does not affect crit chance for jump attacks or dodge attacks.

Laceration

LMB RR - Jump attack bleeds

Sneak Attack

On backstab hit, applies bleed, 30 dmg/s for 3s.

• 160 250 total dmg.

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RMB - Tremors

Shaky Ground

RMB L - Increased slow

Tremors

• Major slows, -20% -30% move speed for 1s.

After Effects

RMB LL - Weaken enemies

Tremors

Weakens, -25% damage for 5s.

Great Barrier

RMB LR - Restore shield

Tremors

While shielded, first two pounds restore +50 shield per tremor AoE that hits (+200 total shield).

If tremors overlap on the same target or if each tremor hits a different target, both tremors will give +50 shield, resulting in +100 total shield per pound.

Spike Damage

RMB R - Spike damage

Tremors

• The 3rd pound sends up spikes with the tremors.
  • 200 400 dmg.
• 400 600 total dmg.

Rocked to the core

RMB RL - Cracked armor

Tremors

• The 3rd pound sends up spikes with the tremors.
  • Cracked armor, -10 armor and 10 dmg/s for 3s.
• 600 630 total dmg.

Pushing for Focus

RMB RR - Push, focus

Tremors

• The 3rd pound sends up spikes with the tremors.
  • Knocks up 3m high (interrupts).
  • Pushes 7.5m away from tremor center (interrupts).
  • Gain +15 focus on hit.

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Q - Burrow

Protective Plating

Q L - Shield over time

Burrow

Restores +30 shield every 0.3s while burrowed (7 total ticks).

• 150 360 total shield recovered.

The in-game tooltip incorrectly states that it no longer restores +150 shield on use, but it still does.

Salt of the Earth

Q LL - Stamina over time

Burrow

Restores +3.75 stamina every 0.3s while burrowed (8 total ticks).

• +30 total stamina recovered.

Burrowed Time

Q LR - Longer duration

Burrow

• Burrow underground for 2.17s 3.17s
• Restores +30 shield every 0.3s while burrowed (7 10 total ticks).
• 360 450 total shield recovered.

Seismic Activity

Q R - Teleport hit

Burrow

• 16s 20s cooldown.

While burrowed, press Q again to use Emerge.

Emerge is not used automatically at end of burrow, but must be manually activated.

Emerge

200
7m

Q, Q - Teleport hit

Teleport and leap out from nearby ground, hitting enemies in a 1.5m radius.

• Leap 3m high.
• Knocks up 3m high (interrupts).

Rutger can jump attack after the leap.

Give me the Slowdown

Q RL - Slow enemies

Emerge

Major slows, -30% move speed for 2s.

Eruption

Q RR - Increased height, push

Emerge

• Leap 3m 4.5m high.

Pushes 5m away (interrupts).

The knock up and push combine to send enemies diagonally.

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E - Rock Barrier

Rock Solid

E L - Longer duration

Rock Barrier

• Raise a 3m tall stone wall for 1.75s 2.75s.

Rock of Ages

E LL - Longer duration

Rock Barrier

• Raise a 3m tall stone wall for 2.75s 3.25s.

Garrison

E LR - Armor aura

Rock Barrier

• Wall gains an armor aura in a 4m radius.
  • Aura grants Rutger and allies +10 armor for 5s.

The in-game tooltip incorrectly states this as a 10m radius, but it is actually 2m.

Teardown

E R - Explode wall

Rock Barrier

On skill end or cancel, uses Crumble.

Crumble

250

E, E - Explode wall

Explode the stone wall, dealing damage in a 4m radius.

Cracks in Foundation

E RL - Cracked armor

Crumble

Cracked armor, -10 armor and 10 dmg/s for 3s.

The in-game tooltip incorrectly states that there is an additional +10 dmg/s, but there is only the 10 dmg/s from cracked armor.

Mineral Heavy

E RR - Daze enemies

Crumble

Dazes for 0.5s (interrupts).

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F - Rock and Roll / Passive

Hardy

F L - Degen resistance

Passive

+25% degen resistance.

Rock and Roll

On use, grants +25% degen resistance until death.

Battle Ready

F LL - Damage reduction

Passive

Gain +10% front damage reduction.

While attacking, +5% additional front damage reduction.

Hardened Resolve

F LR - Increased shield

Passive

• 1000 1200 HP max shield.
• 2800.0 3066.6 EHP.

This upgrade is currently bugged and does not have any effect until Rutger loses all shield once (or dies).

Ready to Rock

F R - Damage while shielded

Passive

While shielded, gain +10% basic attack damage.

This also applies to jump attacks and dodge attacks.

This upgrade is currently bugged and does not have any effect until Rutger loses all shield once (or dies).

Life Line

F RL - Healing and regen

Passive

+20% self healing.

+20% health regen outside of combat.

This does not increase shield recovery or shield regen.

Focus Buffer

F RR - Focus while shielded

Passive

While shielded, gain +25% focus gain.

This upgrade is currently bugged and does not have any effect until Rutger loses all shield once (or dies).

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Talents

Mountian Range

T RMB - Range, damage buff

Tremors

• 7m 9.5m range.
• Each pound creates two three tremors at 2.5m, 5m, and 7.5m, which hit enemies in a 2m radius.

Clash

• The 3rd pound sends up spikes with the tremors.
  • On hit, gain +15% basic attack damage for 4s.

This does affect jump attacks and dodge attacks

Earthbound

T Q - Armor buff

Burrow

On end or cancel, gain +5 armor for 5s.

Clash

On end or cancel, gain +5 armor per enemy within a 5m radius for 5s. Stacks 3x.

Maximum of +20 armor if unburrowing near 3 enemies after clash (needs testing).

Rock On

T E - Reduced cooldown

Rock Barrier

• 16s 14s cooldown.

Clash

While shielded, 14s 12s cooldown.

Notes

• Don't run out of shield in battle as you have very little health - burrow or retreat when shield gets low.
• Rutger's small health pool means that he only needs a little bit of healing to reach max health.
  • After being forced to retreat, he can come back into the fight with max health / shields much more quickly than other beefy heroes.
• Rutger can cast his wall near his feet then immediately jump to land on top of it, enabling him to scale small cliffs.
• Wall is a great form of CC because it cannot be dodged - even if enemies know it is coming, they have no choice to but wait for the wall to expire, or find a different route around the wall.
• Wall is also great at blocking high damage enemy skills, especially focuses like HK's, Imani's, and T-MAT's.