Tyto the Swift

Tyto the Swift

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Role - Melee DPS
Archetype - Assassin
2000.0 EHP
1700 HP
15 armor
670 move speed
209.6 melee base dps
1280.0 total dmg over 5s
650 / 950 / 1250 melee and bleed damage
Baseline effects

Upgrade effects

Playstyle

Tyto the Swift is an extremely fast, slightly squishy melee assassin that uses hit and run tactics to inflict bleeds and drain health pools before executing low health targets.

• Tyto often lurks on the sides of the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity to harass squishy enemy backliners.
• Tyto's dodge attack, RMB, and Q all have great mobility, and are just as useful when chasing down enemies as when escaping.
• A lot of Tyto's damage ignores armor, making them great at dealing with heroes that can buff their own armor, or the armor of their teammates.
• Tyto's speed is a great defensive asset, and moving quickly and unpredictably is key to avoiding damage from enemies.

Deadly pressure and clean movement are key skills that make a Tyto player shine.

Skills

Talon

110
Melee

LMB - Sword slashes

Performs a 4 hit combo.

• Melee, 2.15 hits/s, 209.6 dps.
• The 3rd and 4th hits are linked together in one attack, each hit dealing 85 dmg.
• 390 total dmg per combo.

Jump Talon

150
Melee

Jump + LMB - Somersault slash

Performs a spinning jump attack.

Dodge Talon

160
3.5m

Dodge + LMB - Lunge strike

Lunge forward with a quick strike.

Swoop

12s

275
7m

RMB - Leap, forward slash

Perform a flying leap at target area, landing with a strike that travels 5m forward.

• Can be used to leap onto higher terrain, up to 7m.
• Can be cancelled with a dodge.

Blade Dance

5-12s

33
Melee

Q - Spin attack

Spin while moving, damaging enemies within a 0.9m radius.

• Hits 15 times over 2.5s.
• 495 total dmg.
• Gain +25% move speed.
• Cooldown increases from 5-12s the longer the attack lasts.
• Can be cancelled with dodge, or any other skill.

Fang

12s

75
20m

E - Animal attack

Sends Fang at a target.

• Projectile, 75 dmg, ignores armor.
• On hit applies bleed, 30 dmg/s for 5s.
• 225 total dmg.

Blur

250
7.5m

F - Extremely fast strike

Rushes 7.5m forward in a blur, striking enemies along the path.

• Cancels enemy actions (interrupts).
• Applies bleed for 4s.
• Focus increases
  • Hit deals 250 / 350 / 450 dmg.
  • Bleed deals 100 / 150 / 200 dmg/s for 4s.
  • 650 / 950 / 1250 total dmg.

Upgrades

LMB - Talon / Jump Talon / Dodge Talon

Kith and Keen

LMB L - Crit, focus gain

Talon

Doubles crit chance buildup and focus gain.

Jump Talon

Doubles crit chance buildup and focus gain.

Dodge Talon

Doubles crit chance buildup and focus gain.

Talon and Fang

LMB LL - Fang buffs crit

Fang

On hit, Talon gains +50% crit chance and +10% crit damage for 5s.

This does not affect jump attacks or dodge attacks.

Synchronicity

LMB LR - Increased armor

Talon

When hitting an enemy that is bleeding from Fang, gain +15 armor for 3s.

This does not affect jump attacks or dodge attacks.

Hidden Talon

LMB R - Improved dodge attack

Unlocks an improved dodge attack with an 8s cooldown.
When on cooldown, the regular dodge attack is used instead.

Hidden Talon

8s

150
5m

Dodge + LMB - Improved lunge strike

Lunge forward with a deadly strike.

• 100% crit chance (effectively 20% more dmg).
• Applies bleed, 40 dmg/s for 5s.
• 350 total dmg.

Evade Defences

LMB RL - Backstab damage

Hidden Talon

On backstab hit, deals 150 220 base dmg.

• 398.0 490.4 total backstab dmg, including crit.

Encirclement Tactics

LMB RR - Recover cooldown

Hidden Talon

On hit, Blade Dance cooldown recovers by 2s.

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RMB - Swoop

Cut Down

RMB L - Damage vs low health

Swoop

Deals +50% damage to enemies below 50% health.

• 275 412.5 total dmg on enemies below 50%.

Predatory Instincts

RMB LL - Increased damage, reset

Swoop

Deals +100% damage to enemies below 25% health.

• 412.5 550 total dmg on enemies below 25%.

On kill, resets cooldown.

Rake

RMB LR - Bleed vs bleeding

Swoop

When hitting a bleeding enemy applies bleed, 75 dmg/s for 3s.

• 275 500 total dmg.

Swoop de Loop

RMB R - No attack, improved movement

Swoop

• Perform a flying leap at target area, landing with a strike that travels 5m forward increased move speed.
• 12s 9s cooldown.
• Deals 275 0 dmg.
• 7m 14m range.
• Can be used to leap onto higher terrain, up to 7m 14m.

On landing, gain +30% move speed for 5s.

Free as a Bird

RMB RL - Purifies debuffs and cc

Swoop

Purifies debuffs and crowd control.

Spin Cycle

RMB RR - Resets cooldown

Swoop

On use, resets the cooldown of Blade Dance.

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Q - Blade Dance

Bleed Dance

Q L - Bleed

Blade Dance

On hit, applies bleed, 5 dmg/s for 3s. Stacks 10x.

• 495 725 total dmg.

Deadly Dance

Q LL - Max bleed buffs damage

Blade Dance

At max bleed stacks, Talon gains +25% damage for 3s.

This does not affect jump attacks or dodge attacks.

Cyclone

Q LR - Increased area

Blade Dance

• Spin while moving, damaging enemies within a 0.9m 1.3m radius.

Windborne

Q R - Move speed

Blade Dance

• Gain +25% +65% move speed.

Hard Target

Q RL - Front reflection

Blade Dance

Gain front reflection.

Windswept

Q RR - Cooldown ignores misses

Blade Dance

• Cooldown increases from 5-12s the longer the attack lasts.

Cooldown increases from 6-12s by +0.35s each hit.

Hitting additional targets with each hit does not increase cooldown further.

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E - Fang

Pounce

E L - Initial damage

Fang

• Projectile, 75 150 dmg, ignores armor.
• 225 300 total dmg.

Gnawing Out

E LL - Cracked armor

Fang

Applies cracked armor, -10 armor and 10 dmg/s for 3s.

• 300 330 total dmg.

Ankle Biter

E LR - Slows enemies

Fang

Slows enemies, -20% move speed for 3s.

Unity

E R - Teleport on hit

Fang

For 5s after hit, can press E again to use Unity.

Unity

E, E - Teleport to target

After a 0.6s delay, teleport to the target and retrieve Fang.

• Removes bleed applied by Fang from the target.

Other bleeds are not removed.

Celerity

E RL - Move speed

Unity

Gain +30% move speed for 3s.

Disruption

E RR - Daze target

Unity

Dazes target for 1s (interrupts).

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F - Blur / Passive

Easy Strider

F L - Sprint speed and cost

Passive

Gain +10% sprint speed.

• Sprint costs 11.5 8.63 stamina per second (25% less).

Skirmishing

F LL - stamina, combat timer

Passive

• When regenerating stamina in combat, gain +20 +25 per second.
• 7s 5s combat timer.

The in-game tooltip incorrectly states a value of +20 stamina regen, when it is actually +25.

The in-game tooltip states only that health regeneration begins 2s earlier, but the actual effect reduces the combat timer, meaning that sprinting and jumping will also cost no stamina 2s earlier.

Pure Escapism

F LR - Dodge purifies

Passive

Dodge purifies debuffs. This effect has a 20s cooldown.

Angular Momentum

F R - Dodge, backstab damage

Passive

On dodge, +15% damage with basic attacks for 3s.

The above damage buff is always active for backstab damage, even without dodging.

This affects regular attacks, jump attacks, and dodge attacks, but does not affect the LMB R - Hidden Talon upgrade.

The in-game tooltip incorrectly states that the 3s buff is also gained on backstab hit, but it is not.

Precision

F RL - Crit build up

Passive

+25% crit chance build up.

Battle Ready

F RR - Damage reduction

Passive

Gain +10% front damage reduction.

While attacking, +5% additional front damage reduction.

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Talents

Swooping it Up

T RMB - Stamina, reduced cooldown

Swoop

On use, restores +15 stamina.

Clash

When below 50% health, reduce cooldown by 3s (12s 9s).

If RMB R - Swoop de Loop is taken, the cooldown when below 50% health is reduced from 9s to 6s.

Equilibrium

T Q - Duration, armor

Blade Dance

Doubles the number of hits and duration.

• Hits 15 30 times over 2.5s 5s.
• Cooldown increases from 5-12s 5-16s the longer the attack lasts.
• 495 990 total dmg.

Clash

During skill, gain +20 armor.

Pet Projectile

T E - Range, cooldown, damage

Fang

• 12s 8s cooldown.
• 20m 30m range.

Clash

Talon deals +10% damage to bleeding enemies.

Notes

• Dodge attack's forward movement is great for chasing enemies or for escaping on hit and runs.
• Dodge attack, then immediately jump and Blade Dance to send yourself flying! Try using it off a high ledge.
• Be careful not to overshoot with Swoop. It is usually better to undershoot your target and let the landing attack carry you through them.
• If the enemy team starts defending against you consistently, try approaching from a different part of the map - unpredictability is key, especially since you don't have stealth.