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Torvald

Torvald ▶️ is a Front Line Champion in Paladins, added on January 25th, 2017.

Lore

This is Torvald's official bio currently found in his champion page in-game.


As the ranking scholar and preeminent authority on runic innovations and lore at the Deepwerks facility, Torvald is the forefather of runic magic and one of the architects of the wave of crystal-powered technology sweeping across the Realm.

Though he would much rather have his nose buried in a dusty old history tome or reach into a swirling vortex of magical energy using his enhanced stone gauntlet, he understands that the Magistrate is the driving force behind all his research and joined their effort to put down the Resistance. He longs for the day the fighting will end, and he can finally get back to his research.

This is an unofficial version of Torvald's bio intended to more clearly present all currently known information regarding him. Sources can be found here.


The ranking scholar and leading Magistrate expert of runic lore at the Deepwerks facility, Torvald has his hands in many different fields, from the initial wave of crystal-powered technology, ancient Ska'drin runes, and advanced prosthetic limbs.

Though he would much rather be buried in an old history tome or stick his hand into a magical vortex, Torvald joins the Magistrate's effort to put down the Resistance, as he understands the Magistrate is the driving force behind his research. He hopes to get back to work as soon as the Crystal War is over.

This was Torvald's in-game bio prior to the The Damned Frontier update. It's no longer considered canon.


As the ranking scholar and preeminent authority on runic lore at the Deepwerks facility, Torvald is one of the architects of the wave of crystal-powered technology sweeping across the Realm. Though he would much rather have his nose buried in a dusty old history tome or reach into a swirling vortex of magical energy using his enhanced stone gauntlet, he understands that the Magistrate is the driving force behind all his research and has joined their effort to put down the Resistance.

Once the war is over, he can once more get back to work.

Summary

Torvald is a supportive Front Line Champion whose primary contribution to battle is shielding for himself and allies as well as crowd control against critical enemies. Unlike other Front Liners, Torvald's shielding is consistently present and must be destroyed in order to damage his hit points. His primary weapon shoots low damage energy blasts from his gauntlet that have significant damage falloff, limiting his effective combat range. His CC ability, Nullify, damages an enemy and prevents them from using their abilities besides their primary attack for a duration of time, leaving them susceptible to his teammates. In times of danger, Torvald can throw a temporary shield onto an ally using Protection, provided he has line of sight of the ally and that they are within range. Torvald is also able to recharge his own shield, allowing him to survive for extended periods of time on the point or in battle. Torvald's Ultimate, Hyper Beam, significantly slows him down at the cost of using the full might of his gauntlet. His gauntlet will shoot out a large beam of energy, dealing 1150 damage over its duration and knocking back any enemies in its path. This Ultimate can be aimed throughout its duration, pushing enemies off the point or into environmental hazards.

Skills

Gauntlet

Damage (each/per tick)195 /0.25s  
Description

Fire bursts of magical energy from your Gauntlet every 0.25s, dealing 195 damage per shot.

Details

Detailed Description
Fire a blast of energy every 0.25s that deals 195 damage. Has a maximum Ammo count of 15 and is fully effective up to 75 units.
  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • Has a reload time of 1.4s and can be animation canceled after 0.9s.
  • Has damage falloff with a maximum reduction of 66%.
  • Gains 0.95% ultimate charge per attack.
Ability Video

Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/F1tArNCyW8A?start=104&end=111&loop=1

Cooldown
11

Nullify

Damage (each/per tick)800 over 2s  
Description

Focus your Gauntlet, Silencing your target and Shocking for 800 damage over 2s.

Details

Detailed Description
Channel a beam of energy onto a single enemy, Silencing them and Shocking them for 800 damage over the 2s duration. This beam lasts 2s and has a range of 60 units.
  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • Requires line of sight.
    • Will immediately be cancelled when line of sight is lost.
  • Incurs a 30% movement speed reduction while firing.
  • Generates 4% ultimate charge over its duration.
Ability Video

Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/F1tArNCyW8A?start=32&end=35&loop=1

Cooldown
8

Protection

Shielding500
Description

Project a shield onto an ally for a short duration that prevents up to 500 damage.

Details

Detailed Description
Project a 500-Health Shield onto an ally in sight. This Shield lasts 5s or until destroyed and has a range of 175 units. Affected by Wrecker.
Ability Video

Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/F1tArNCyW8A?start=22&end=26&loop=1

Cooldown
12

Recharge

Shielding2750
Description

Regenerate 2750 of your shield over a short duration.

Details

Detailed Description
Regenerate 2750 Shield over 1s.

Passive - Shield

You have a Passive 2500-Health Shield that persists and can be Recharged with this ability. Affected by Wrecker.
  • Torvald starts and respawns with a fully charged Shield, which cannot be charged beyond 2500.
    • The ability can charge up to 2750 Shield, to compensate for any damage taken while charging.
  • Can be used even if the shield is fully charged.
  • Can be cancelled early by re-activating the skill.
  • While channeling, Torvald cannot use his other skills except for Protection.
Ability Video

Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/F1tArNCyW8A?start=62&end=65&loop=1

Hyper Beam

Damage (each/per tick)60 /0.1s  
Description

Unleash the latent power of your Gauntlet to channel a massive wave of energy that deals 60 damage every 0.1s and Knocks enemies back.

Details

Detailed Description
Channel a beam of energy that deals 60 damage every 0.1s and applies a massive Knockback to those caught in it. Hyper Beam lasts 2.35s, dealing up to 1410 damage, and has a range of 350 units. Can be canceled after 0.5s by refiring.

▶️ “It's working, it's working!” (Self/Enemy)

▶️ “Power overwhelming!” (Ally)

  • This ability deals Area Damage.
  • Torvald moves at 5% movement speed for the duration.
  • This skill grants Crowd Control immunity for its duration.
Ability Video

Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/F1tArNCyW8A?start=4&end=8&loop=1


Talents

Thanks, Grandpa

Default Talent

Increase Protection's Shield Health by 200.


Direct Current

Unlocks at Mastery Level 2

Double the range at which you can use Nullify.


Field Study

Unlocks at Mastery Level 8

Increase the damage done by allies by 10% while they are Shielded by Protection.


Cards

This is a list with all cards available to Torvald:

Name Image Description Cooldown Category
Arcane Etching Gain a {100|100}-Health Shield after activating Nullify. Nullify
Conduction Reduce the Cooldown of Recharge by {0.4|0.4}s. Recharge
Eldritch Speed Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10}% for 3s after activating Recharge. Recharge
Glyph of Freedom Reduce your active Cooldowns by {8|8}% after getting an Elimination. Armor / Weapon
Glyph of Health Increase your maximum Health by {150|150}. Armor / Weapon
Glyph of Siphoning Gain a {100|100}-Health Shield after getting an Elimination. Armor / Weapon
Glyph of the Fist Increase your maximum Ammo by {1|1}. Armor / Weapon
Hearthwarder Generate {75|75} Shield after using Protection. Protection
Induction Generate {2|2} Ammo after activating Recharge. 5 Recharge
Infusion Heal for {50|50} after activating Nullify. Nullify
Lifegiver Heal the target of your Protection for {75|75}. Protection
Rune Torrent Regenerate {2|2} Ammo every 1s while using Nullify. Nullify
Scribe's Wit Reduce the Cooldown of Nullify by {1|1}s. Nullify
Timeshaper Generate {2|1} Ammo for the target of your Protection. Protection
Vital Grasp Heal for {75|75} after activating Recharge. Recharge
Winddancer Increase the Movement Speed of your Protection target by {8|3}% for 2s. Protection

Pre-Built Loadouts

All of the following cards are in Torvald's pre-built loadouts:

Thanks, Grandpa


Lifegiver
Epic


Heal the target of your Protection for 300.
4




Vital Grasp
Uncommon


Heal for 150 after activating Recharge.
2




Hearthwarder
Rare


Generate 225 Shield after using Protection.
3




Winddancer
Epic


Increase the Movement Speed of your Protection target by 17% for 2s.
4




Eldritch Speed
Uncommon


Increase your Movement Speed by 20% for 3s after activating Recharge.
2


Direct Current


Rune Torrent
Common


Regenerate 2 Ammo every 1s while using Nullify.
1




Glyph of Health
Epic


Increase your maximum Health by 600.
4




Arcane Etching
Epic


Gain a 400-Health Shield after activating Nullify.
4




Scribe's Wit
Epic


Reduce the Cooldown of Nullify by 4s.
4




Glyph of Siphoning
Uncommon


Gain a 200-Health Shield after getting an Elimination.
2


Field Study


Winddancer
Epic


Increase the Movement Speed of your Protection target by 17% for 2s.
4




Glyph of Freedom
Uncommon


Reduce your active Cooldowns by 16% after getting an Elimination.
2




Hearthwarder
Uncommon


Generate 150 Shield after using Protection.
2




Timeshaper
Legendary


Generate 6 Ammo for the target of your Protection.
5




Glyph of Health
Uncommon


Increase your maximum Health by 300.
2


Cosmetic Items

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Torvald:

Champion Skin Collections

Default
Icons Character Model
Weapon Default Gauntlet
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release January 25, 2017
Cost Free
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Free
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Arcanist
Icons Character Model
Weapon Arcanist's Gauntlet
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release January 25, 2017
Cost 30,000  •  160  •   •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  • 
(Arcanist Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 30,000  •  160  •   •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  • 
(Arcanist Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Grave-robber's Spoils
Icon Character Model
Weapon
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release October 4, 2017
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Dark Tides Event Store (5 Dark Doubloons)
(Grave-robber's Spoils Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Dark Tides Event Store (5 Dark Doubloons)
(Grave-robber's Spoils Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Clockwork
Icons Character Model
Weapon Clockwork Steamfist
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 26, 2017
Cost 600  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  • 
(Clockwork Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Clockwork Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 600  •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  • 
(Clockwork Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Clockwork Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Dark Lord
Icons Character Model
Weapon Dark Lord's Death Grip
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release November 15, 2017
Cost 800  •   •   •   •   • 
(Dark Lord Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Dark Lord Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800  •   •   •   •   • 
(Dark Lord Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Dark Lord Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Berserker
Icons Character Model
Weapon Runic Gauntlet
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release February 3rd, 2021
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Win 100 games in Ranked Season 4
(Berserker Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Berserker Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Win 100 games in Ranked Season 4
(Berserker Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Berserker Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Revenant
Icons Character Model
Weapon Revenant's Gauntlet
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release September 29, 2021
Cost 800  •   •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store
(Revenant Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Berserker Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800  •   •   •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store
(Revenant Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Berserker Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Obsidian
Icons Character Model
Weapon Obsidian Gauntlet
Rarity Rare
Availability Mastery
Release July 26, 2017
Cost 30,000  •  160 at Mastery Level 14
(Obsidian Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 30,000  •  160 at Mastery Level 14
(Obsidian Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Cosmic
Icons Character Model
Weapon Cosmic Gauntlet
Rarity Epic
Availability Mastery
Release July 26, 2017
Cost 40,000  •  200 at Mastery Level 20
(Cosmic Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 40,000  •  200 at Mastery Level 20
(Cosmic Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Golden
Icons Character Model
Weapon Golden Gauntlet
Rarity Legendary
Availability Mastery
Release March 4, 2020
Cost Rewarded at Mastery Level 50
(Golden Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Rewarded at Mastery Level 50
(Golden Torvald Collection)
Voicelines Torvald voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Emotes

Default
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release
Cost Free
Cost Free
Character Model

Finger Gun
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release
Cost  •   •   • 
Cost  •   •   • 
Character Model

Rock Paper Scissors
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battlesuit Battle Pass Level 9 Free Track Level
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battlesuit Battle Pass Level 9 Free Track Level
Character Model

Handicopter
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release
Cost  •   • 
Cost  •   • 
Character Model

Jiggity Jig
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Legendary
Availability Standard
Release
Cost  • 
(Endless Emote)
Cost  • 
(Endless Emote)
Character Model

Handful
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release October 28th, 2020
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Arcane Pacts Battle Pass Level 70 Free Track Level
Cost  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Arcane Pacts Battle Pass Level 70 Free Track Level
Character Model

Torvald Mastery Emote
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Mastery
Release
Cost 15,000  •  60 at Mastery Level 9
(Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Cost 15,000  •  60 at Mastery Level 9
(Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Character Model

MVP Poses

Default
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release
Cost Free
Cost Free
Character Model

Excelsior
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release
Cost  •   • 
Cost  •   • 
Character Model

Torvald Mastery Pose
Icon Character Model
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Mastery
Release
Cost 10,000  •  40 at Mastery Level 5
(Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Cost 10,000  •  40 at Mastery Level 5
(Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Character Model

Trivia


Lore

  • Torvald is the leading Magistrate expert on ancient Ska'drin runes and technology.[2]
  • Torvald never worked with the ska'drin themselves; he was mostly just interested in reverse engineering their technology for the sake of science, technology, and to try and learn how to use it. Despite this, he's not intentionally evil or selfish about it.[3]
  • It was from Torvald's research that Talus learned a lot about the history and magic of the Ska'drin during his time at Deepwerks.[4] Though this was less of Torvald teaching Talus and more of Talus stealing his research.[3]
  • Torvald is an incredibly old elf, around Valera's age and implied to be even older based on his elderly appearance.[3]
  • Torvald is the one who created Octavia's leg.[5]
  • Based on a dev statement revealing Viktor to be around 5'9 or 175cm tall and comparing it to model sizes in-game and out of game, it was discovered that Torvald would be around 6'2 or 188cm tall.


Cameos

Torvald appears in the following content:


References

  • The line "The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference... wait, where am I again?" (▶️) is a reference to a line said by the G-Man from Half-Life 2.
  • The lines "Where we're going, we don't need horses." (▶️) and "Where we're going, we don't need cards! Actually, uh, hold onto this one." (▶️) reference a line from Back To The Future.
  • The line "Power overwhelming!" (▶️) may be a reference to a line from StarCraft II.


Concepts

  • Early design explorations originally envisioned Torvald with a completely different design, aiming more towards a thinner mad scientist type of look.[6]
  • In the blog post regarding the removal of the 'Parts and Pieces' skin system, various concepts were shown off to showcase what new types of skins could be created with the new system. Among these concepts was a Torvald skin, seemingly themed after the Abyss, though the style does also bear resemblance to the Darkness as well.
  • A visual update to Torvald's design was shown to the community at one point, but the concept was ultimately shelved.[7][8]


Other

  • In older versions of Paladins, there used to be a number of additional recolors of default champions. For Torvald, these recolors included the Cartography and Historian skins.


Champion Skins

  • Arcanist
    • An arcanist is a person who has knowledge of a secret process of manufacture.


  • Grave-Robber's Spoils
    • This is the only skin to change just Torvald's backpack.


  • Clockwork
    • This skin was intended to be teased with a unique piece of artwork, but it ultimately didn't end up happening.[9]
    • The line "It's working, by Jove, it's working!" (▶️) references the Roman God of the Sky and Thunder Jupiter, who was also known as Jove.
    • The line "That'll do there, that'll do." (▶️) may be a reference to a line from the movie Babe.
    • This skin's splash art appears as a spray.


  • Dark Lord


Videos

Champion Teaser

Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/gZdrMmMMDNI?

Changelog


  • Cards
    • Timeshaper
      • Reduced scaling from {2|2} ➞ {2|1}
    • Winddancer
      • Reduced scaling from {10|10} ➞ {10|5}
  • Abilities
    • Recharge
      • Reduced passive Shield from 3000 ➞ 2500
      • Reduced Shield regeneration amount from 3000 ➞ 2750
  • Abilities
    • Recharge
      • Shield Cap increased from 2000 ➞ 3000
      • Recharge shields fill increased from 2200 ➞ 3000
  • Talents
    • Thanks Grandpa
      • Now reduces the Cooldown of Protection by 1s.
  • Abilities
    • Hyper Beam
      • Now can be canceled after a 0.5s lockout by recasting the Ability.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Guardian item was not properly affecting Torvald’s personal Shield.
  • Abilities
    • Recharge
      • Now affected by Guardian
  • Abilities
    • Gauntlet
      • Damage per-shot increased 190 ➞ 200
    • Hyper Beam
      • Now grants Crowd Control immunity for its duration
    • Nullify
      • Reduced the Movement Speed penalty during use 40% ➞ 30%
  • Cards
    • Eldritch Speed
      • Current: Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10} while using Recharge.
      • New: Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10} for 3s after activating Recharge
  • Abilities
    • Gauntlet
      • Current: Fire bursts of magical energy from your Gauntlet every 0.25s, dealing 180 damage per shot.
        • Increased damage per shot 180 ➞ 190
    • Protection
      • Current: Project a shield onto an ally for a short duration that prevents up to 500 damage.
        • Increased Shield value 500 ➞ 650
        • Increased Cooldown 6s ➞ 9s
    • Nullify
      • Current: Focus your Gauntlet, silencing your target and dealing 800 damage over 2s.
        • Increased range 50 ➞ 60
        • Reduced Cooldown 12s ➞ 11s
    • Recharge
      • Current: Regenerate 2200 Shield over 1s.
        • Reduced Cooldown 14s ➞ 12s
    • Hyper Beam
      • Current: Unleash the latent power of your Gauntlet to channel a massive wave of energy that deals 55 damage every 0.1s and pushes enemies back.
        • Increased damage per hit 55 ➞ 60
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Torvald’s Protection activation audio would play a second time when the shield expired on the target.
  • Talents
    • Thanks, Grandpa
      • Reduced Shielding 500 ➞ 300
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Nullify dealt a maximum of 640 damage over the course of its duration instead of 800.
  • Abilities
    • Gauntlet
      • Increased the range at which you deal full damage
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Vital Grasp card would not function.
  • Abilities
    • Protection
      • Reduced Shield 1,000 ➞ 500
  • Health/Shield
    • Reduced base Health 3,300 ➞ 3,000
    • Increased your passive Shield’s maximum Health 1,800 ➞ 2,000
  • Talents
    • Thanks, Grandpa
      • OLD: Increase the duration of Protection by 2s
      • NEW: Increased Protection’s Shield Health by 500
    • Direct Current
      • OLD: Nullify deals 450 more damage
      • NEW: Nullify’s range is doubled
    • Field Study
      • Reduced damage increase 15% ➞ 10%
  • Abilities
    • Protection
      • Increased duration 3s ➞ 4s
      • Reduced Shield Health 2,000 ➞ 1,000
      • Reduced Cooldown 8s ➞ 6s
    • Nullify
      • Reduced duration 2.5s ➞ 2s
      • Reduced range 51 units ➞ 50 units
    • Recharge
      • Reduced Cooldown 15s ➞ 14s
      • Increased Shield generation 2125 ➞ 2,200
    • Hyper Beam
      • Reduced tick rate 0.1175s ➞ 0.1s
      • Increased damage per tick 50 ➞ 55
  • Cards
    • Conduction
      • Reduced Cooldown reduction {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.4|0.4}s
    • Eldritch Speed
      • Increased Movement Speed bonus {8|8}% ➞ {10|10}%
    • Vital Grasp
      • OLD: Increase the amount of Shield generated by Recharge by {5|5}%
      • NEW: Heal for {75|75} after activating Recharge
    • Lifegiver
      • Old: Heal for {50|50} after using Protection
      • NEW: Heal your Protection target for {75|75}
    • Timeshaper
      • Old: Reduce the Cooldown of Protection by {0.5|05}s
      • NEW: Grant {2|2} Ammo to your Protection target
    • Hearthwarder
      • Reduced Shield gain {100|100} ➞ {75|75}
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where cancelling Torvald’s reload by using Protection would still force Torvald to play the full reload animation.
    • Fixed an issue where the Direct Current talent was not correctly doubling Nullify’s range.
    • Fixed an issue where Torvald’s Nullify would remain locked onto a dead Champion’s model until it completed casting in Spectator.
  • Talents
    • Field Study
      • Reduced damage increase 30% ➞ 15%
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where when polymorphed with his personal shield active, his shield would not visually display for the remainder of the game.
    • No longer retains his personal shield while polymorphed
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue that would allow players to gain the benefits of Hearthwarder and Lifegiver cards without successfully using Protection
  • Talents
    • Alternating Current removed
    • Thanks, Grandpa is now the default Talent
  • Cards
    • Rune Torrent – NEW: Every second channeling Nullify generates 2 ammo
    • Glyph of the Fist – NEW: Increase your ammo count by {1|1}
    • Glyph of Freedom – NEW: Eliminations reduce all active cooldowns by {8|8}%
  • Hyper Beam
    • Fixed an issue that allowed Hyperbeam to pass through Inara’s Impasse wall
  • Abilities
    • Protection
      • Increased Shield Duration 2s ➞ 3s
      • Decreased cooldown 9s ➞ 8s
  • Cards
    • Induction
      • Increase ammo regeneration {1|1} ➞ {2|2}
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the targeting of Protection could become a line trace instead of a cone.
  • Talent
    • Field Study
      • Reduced Damage Bonus from 40% ➞ 30%.
  • Gauntlet
    • Reduced Damage from 200 to 180.
  • Talents
    • Field Study
      • No longer applies damage buff if the shield is destroyed.
    • Direct Current
      • Reduced Damage from 500 to 450.
    • Thanks Grandpa
      • No longer applies CC immunity.
  • Cards
    • Glyph of Freedom
      • Gain {10|10}% ➞ {14|14}% Crowd Control reduction.
    • Rune Torrent
      • Activating Nullify generates {2|2} ammo.
      • NEW EFFECT: Enemies affected by Nullify receive {15|15}% reduced healing for 3s.
  • Health reduced from 3500 to 3300.
  • Shield health reduced from 2000 to 1800.
  • Cards
    • Glyph of Freedom
      • [Armor] Gain {5|5}% Crowd Control reduction.
      • Maximum rank Crowd Control reduction increased from 24% to 50%.
      • Reworded to match other Crowd Control reduction cards.
    • Induction
      • Reworked.
      • [Recharge] Activating Recharge generates 1 Ammo every .5s for {.5|.5}s.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Thanks, Grandpa
      • New.
      • [Protection] Increase the duration of Protection by {1.7|.1}s. Protection grants CC Immunity.
  • General
    • Horizontal collision size increased.
  • Gauntlet
    • Now has damage falloff over range.
  • Nullify
    • Now affected by CC reduction.
    • Fixed ability only dealing 32 total damage in Shooting Range.
  • Recharge
    • Shield health per tick increased from 85 to 212.5.
    • Duration reduced from 2.5s to 1s.
    • Total shield health returned has not been changed.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Alternating Current
      • Duration reduced from 1.5s to 1s.
  • General
    • Health Reduced from 5000 to 3500.
  • Gauntlet
    • Reworked.
    • Now fires projectiles that deal 200 damage every 0.25s.
  • Recharge
    • No longer drains enemy shields.
    • Moved to Ability 2 (F).
  • Runic Blast
    • Removed from the game.
  • Nullify
    • New Altfire.
    • Focus the power of your gauntlet and channel a beam of energy on a single enemy for 2.5s, silencing them and dealing 800 damage over the duration.
  • Cards
    • Infusion
      • Now applies to Nullify.
    • Scribes Wit
      • Now applies to Nullify.
    • Arcane Etching
      • Now applies to Nullify.
    • Rune Torrent
      • Now applies to Nullify.
      • Ammo restore reduced from 4/8/12/16 to 3/6/9/12.
    • Induction
      • Ammo restore per second reduced from 2/4/6/8 to 1/2/3/4
  • Legendary Cards
    • Direct Current
      • Now adds 500 damage to Nullify.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Direct Current
      • Reworked.
      • Runic Blast now deals 500 damage.
  • General
    • Reduced Shield health from 5000 to 2000
    • Increased Health from 3500 to 5000.
  • Gauntlet
    • Range increased from 41 to 50.
  • Hyper Beam
    • Updated description to correctly show Area damage.
    • Fixed a bug where this ability was not properly reduced by Blast Shields.
  • Protection
    • Cooldown increased from 7s to 9s.
  • General
    • Reduced Shield Health from 6000 to 5000.
    • Fixed an issue with Torvald's Arcanist skin not playing animations.
  • Recharge
    • Fixed an issue where Recharge would draw from Androxus' Reversal.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Alternating Current
      • [Recharge] Increase Recharge's duration by 1.5s.
    • Direct Current
      • [Runic Blast] Increase the duration of Runic Blast by 1s.
    • Field Study
      • [Protection] Allies affected by Protection gain +40% damage while it is active.
  • General
    • Fixed an issue with reload UI clipping into Shield UI.
  • Gaunlet
    • Fixed an issue where Torvald's gauntlet targeting would not target the lower half of his targets.
  • Torvald was added to the game.


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  1. ↑ File:Torvald_Info.png
  2. ↑ File:Tip Torvald Expertise.png
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:Torvald Info.png
  4. ↑ File:Talus and Torvald.png
  5. ↑ File:OctaviaPatent2.jpg
  6. ↑ Weston Reid on ArtStation
  7. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
  8. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
  9. ↑ Ena Lorenzo on ArtStation