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Kinessa ▶️ is a Damage Champion in Paladins, added on March 3rd, 2016.

Lore[ | ]

This is Kinessa's official bio currently found in her champion page in-game.


As a young recruit in the elite Sentinels, Kinessa took to her sniper lessons with an eagerness and enthusiasm that surprised her mentors. Frustrated by the rigors of military life, she left before she could complete her training and struck out on her own.

As the Realm descended into chaos and war, vigilante bounty contracts have been plentiful, earning her all the fame and fortune she'd lacked while in the service of the Magistrate. She still refuses to pick a side in the conflict, however, because there's much more money to be made by playing both sides than by contracting with either.

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


Once a young recruit in the elite Magistrate unit known as the Sentinels, Kinessa's eagerness was enough to surprise her mentors such as Strix. However, this soon changed, as Kinessa grew frustrated with the rigors of military life, and also thought it overall more lucrative to simply be a mercenary for hire, leading to her leaving before even finishing her training and begin accepting vigilante contracts; which there was no shortage of as the Realm fell into war.

Much later, following the defeat of Yagorath, as well as House Aico taking control of the Magistrate, Kinessa rejoined the group.

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


As a young recruit in the elite Sentinels unit, Kinessa took to her sniper lessons with an eagerness and enthusiasm that surprised her mentor. Frustrated by the rigors of military life, she left before she could complete her training and struck out on her own.

As the Realm descended into chaos and war, vigilante bounty contracts were plentiful, earning her all the fame and fortune she'd lacked while in the service of the Magistrate. She refuses to pick a side in the conflict, though, because it's much more profitable to contract with both than commit to either.

Summary[ | ]

Kinessa is a damage champion with a sniper rifle that deals huge damage at high range, but she has a lack of movement speed which is compensated by her handy teleport tool, the Transporter. Furthermore, she can deal damage over time with her Oppressor Mines. Her ultimate, Headhunter, will deal 50% increased damage by successful shots made to the upper half of an enemy character.

Skills[ | ]

Ability Placeholder LMB

Sniper Rifle

Damage (each/per tick)170 /0.15s  
Description

A combination sniper rifle and carbine for both long-range and short-range engagements. Your carbine deals 170 damage every 0.15s.

Details

Detailed Description
A combination weapon that deals 170 damage every 0.15s as an energy carbine and modifies its weapon properties while in Sniper Mode. Has a maximum Ammo count of 24 and is fully effective up to 100 units.

Passive Tag 'Em and Bag 'Em

Enemies hit while in Sniper Mode are Revealed to you for 1s.
  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • It can do headshots - dealing 255 damage.
  • Has a reload time of 2.1s and can be animation canceled after 1s.
  • Has damage falloff with a maximum reduction of 60%.
  • Has accuracy bloom with a minimum of 90%.
  • When unscoped, gains 0.95% ultimate charge per attack. Gains 1.5% on headshots.
  • When scoped, gains up to 8% ultimate charge per attack. Gains up to 12% on headshots.
Ability Video
Ability Placeholder RMB

Sniper Mode

Damage (each/per tick)1200 (max) /1.5s  
Description

Scope up to charge your sniper rifle for increased damage, dealing up to 1200 damage every 1.5s.

Details

Detailed Description
Scope up and charge your Sniper Rifle over 1.5s, increasing the damage it deals up to 1200. Consumes 4 Ammo with each shot and is fully effective up to 450 units.
  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • Consumes 4 ammo per shot.
  • It can do headshots - dealing up to 1800 damage.
  • Sniper Mode will begin to reduce Kinessa's movement speed by 60% once she contacts the ground for the first time.
  • Takes 0.4s to bring up the scope.
  • Takes 1.2s to fully charge a shot and firing a shot has 0.3s of postfire.
  • Unscoping and scoping in again after a shot will not bypass the postfire.
Ability Video
Ability Placeholder Q
Cooldown
Cooldown Icon White 10

Oppressor Mine

Damage (each/per tick)25 /0.2s  
Description

Throw out a mine that deals 25 damage every 0.2s to any enemy that comes in range.

Details

Detailed Description
Throw out up to 2 Oppressor Mines that deal 25 damage every 0.2s to an enemy within 50 units. Oppressor Mines have 200 Health and are affected by Bulldozer. Mines will not target mounted enemies.
  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • The mines have a targeting radius of 50 units.
  • Can hold up to 2 charges at a time. Each charge is generated individually. Having deployed mines does not affect how many charges can be held.
  • Plays a confirmation sound when a target is hit by a mine with a brief cooldown before the sound will trigger again.
  • The damage from the mines will enter neither target nor Kinessa into combat.
  • The mines won't begin targeting enemies until they land on a surface.
  • The mines won't target stealthed targets.
  • Is a Deployable and can be destroyed.
  • Mines have 200 health.
  • Mines can't target Deployables.
  • Mines don't remove Out of Combat, so an enemy can still get Out of Combat healing while being damaged by them.
Ability Video
Ability Placeholder F
Cooldown
Cooldown Icon White 10

Transporter

Description

Throw out a teleporter that transports you to its location.

Details

Detailed Description
Throw out a teleporter up to 100 units away that Teleports you to its location after 1.1s.
  • Takes 0.95s to charge.
  • Has a range of 100 units.
  • Has a speed of 300.
  • Hold the keybind to see where you will teleport. Release the keybind or hit Primary Fire to teleport, or hit Alt Fire to cancel.
  • Kinessa cannot use other skills or shoot her weapon while targeting the Transporter or while it is in flight.
  • Getting hit by hard Crowd Control while the Transporter is flying will interrupt the skill, causing it to go on cooldown without effect.
Ability Video

Headhunter

Damage (each/per tick)1800 (max) /0.7s  
Description

Channel your inner focus to gain 50% additional damage against enemies' vital locations.

Details

Detailed Description
Channel your inner focus for 5s, dealing 50% increased damage with shots to the upper half of enemies. While this effect is active, Sniper Rifle shots do not consume Ammo.

▶️ “Try and run!” (Self/Enemy)

  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • Cannot gain ultimate charge for dealing damage for the duration.
  • Sniper Mode also charges 50% faster for the duration.
  • Neither Carbine nor Sniper Mode will consume ammo for its duration.
  • Restores 5 ammo when activated.
  • "Vital locations" refers to the upper half of the body
Ability Video


Talents[ | ]

Talent Kinessa SteadyAim
Steady Aim

Default Talent

For 4s after hitting a fully-charged weapon shot, your next fully-charged shot will deal an additional 20% damage.


Details

Talent Kinessa Reposition
Reposition

Unlocks at Mastery Level 2

Using Transporter instantly Teleports you to its target location.


Talent Kinessa EagleEye
Oppression

Unlocks at Mastery Level 8

You can have two additional Oppressor Mines out at one time and you throw out two Mines per use of the ability instead of one, but your Mines have a lifetime of 6s and the Cooldown of Oppressor Mine is increased by 2s.


Details

Cards[ | ]

This is a list with all cards available to Kinessa:

Name Image Description Cooldown Category
Amplitude Card Amplitude Increase the range of Oppressor Mines beams by {20|20}%. Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
Beam Me Up Card Beam Me Up Increases the Flight Speed of Transporter by {10|10}%. Ability Transporter Transporter
Bob and Weave Card Bob and Weave Increase your Movement Speed by {27|27}% for 2s after Teleporting with Transporter. Cooldown Icon2 10 Ability Transporter Transporter
Calibrate Card Tracking Hitting an enemy with your Sniper Rifle in Carbine lowers the Cooldown of Transporter by {0.15|0.15}s. WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Armor / Weapon
Eagle Eye Card Quick Scope Increase the duration of the Reveal from Tag 'Em and Bag 'Em by an additional {0.25|0.25}s. Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
Generator Card Generator Reduce the Cooldown of Oppressor Mine by {1.3|1.3}s. Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
Headstrong Card Queen of the Hill Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}. WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Armor / Weapon
Lie in Wait Card Lie in Wait After 1s of standing still, regenerate {1|1} Ammo every 2s. WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Armor / Weapon
Octoppressor Card Octoppressor Increase the number of targets affected by Oppressor Mines by {1|1}. Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
Open Season Card Open Season Hitting an enemy with a fully-charged Sniper Mode shot generates {1|1} Ammo. Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
Power Supply Card Power Supply Reset the Cooldown of Transporter after dropping to or below {8|8}% Health. Cooldown Icon2 30 WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Armor / Weapon
Prodigy Card Prodigy Increase your Movement Speed while in Sniper Mode by {25|25}%. Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
Reconfigure Card Reconfigure Activating Transporter generates {4|4} Ammo. Ability Transporter Transporter
Restore Card Restore Heal for {6|6}% of your maximum Health after Teleporting with Transporter. Ability Transporter Transporter
True Grit Card Field Dressing Hitting an enemy with a fully-charged Sniper Mode shot Heals you for {50|50}. Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
Well Stocked Card Well Stocked Activating Oppressor Mine generates {3|3} Ammo. Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
  • Octoppressor at level 5 is almost completely useless as it will increase the Oppressor Mines' max possible affected targets to 6, while teams in Paladins can only have a max of 5 players.

Pre-Built Loadouts[ | ]

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


Steady Aim
Card Field Dressing


True Grit
Epic
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Epic


Hitting an enemy with a fully-charged Sniper Mode shot Heals you for 200.
4



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Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


0
3



Card Open Season


Open Season
Common
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Common


Hitting an enemy with a fully-charged Sniper Mode shot generates 1 Ammo.
1



Card Prodigy


Prodigy
Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


Increase your Movement Speed while in Sniper Mode by 75%.
3



Card Beam Me Up


Beam Me Up
Epic
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Epic


Increases the Flight Speed of Transporter by 40%.
4



Reposition
Card Bob and Weave


Bob and Weave
Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


Increase your Movement Speed by 81% for 2s after Teleporting with Transporter.
3
Cooldown Icon10


Card Restore


Restore
Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


Heal for 18% of your maximum Health after Teleporting with Transporter.
3



Card Tracking


Calibrate
Epic
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Epic


Hitting an enemy with your Sniper Rifle in Carbine lowers the Cooldown of Transporter by 0.6s.
4



Card Queen of the Hill


Headstrong
Uncommon
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Uncommon


Increase your maximum Health by 100.
2



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Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


0
3



Eagle Eye
Card Octoppressor


Octoppressor
Uncommon
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Uncommon


Increase the number of targets affected by Oppressor Mines by 2.
2



Card Amplitude


Amplitude
Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


Increase the range of Oppressor Mines beams by 60%.
3



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Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


0
3



Card Power Supply


Power Supply
Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


Reset the Cooldown of Transporter after dropping to or below 24% Health.
3
Cooldown Icon30


Card Restore


Restore
Epic
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Epic


Heal for 24% of your maximum Health after Teleporting with Transporter.
4


Cosmetic Items[ | ]

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Kinessa:

Champion Skin Collections[ | ]

Default
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Default Icon
Kinessa Weapon Default Sniper Rifle Icon
Kinessa Default
Weapon Default Sniper Rifle
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release February 21st, 2018

(March 3, 2016)

Cost Free
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Free
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Default

Atomic
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Atomic Icon
Kinessa Weapon Atomic Sniper Rifle Icon
Kinessa Atomic
Weapon Atomic Sniper Rifle
Rarity Uncommon
Availability Standard
Release August 9, 2017
Cost 40,000 Currency Gold  •  200 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Legendary Champion Chest  •  Dragon's Call Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket
(Atomic Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 40,000 Currency Gold  •  200 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Legendary Champion Chest  •  Dragon's Call Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket
(Atomic Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Atomic

Cutthroat
Icon Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Cutthroat Icon
Kinessa Cutthroat
Weapon
Rarity Rare
Availability Standard
Release June 16, 2016
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Diamond Chest  •  Emporium Chest  •  Deep Space Chest  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket
(Cutthroat Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Diamond Chest  •  Emporium Chest  •  Deep Space Chest  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket
(Cutthroat Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Cutthroat

Chillweave Beanie Hat
Icon Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Chillweave Beanie Hat Icon
Kinessa Chillweave Beanie Hat
Weapon
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release December 7, 2016
Cost Currency Ticket
(Chillweave Beanie Hat Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Currency Ticket
(Chillweave Beanie Hat Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Chillweave Beanie Hat

Viking
Icon Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Viking Icon
Kinessa Viking
Weapon
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release June 16, 2016
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Booty Box Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket
(Viking Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Booty Box Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket
(Viking Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Viking

Nova Strike
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Nova Strike Icon
Kinessa Weapon Nova Strike Vaporizer Icon
Kinessa Nova Strike
Weapon Nova Strike Vaporizer
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release April 5, 2017
Cost Deep Space Chest  •  Galactic Treasures Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Prime Gaming
(Nova Strike Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Nova Strike Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Deep Space Chest  •  Galactic Treasures Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Prime Gaming
(Nova Strike Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Nova Strike Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Nova Strike

Star Silver
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Star Silver Icon
Kinessa Weapon Star Silver Atomizer Icon
Kinessa Star Silver
Weapon Star Silver Atomizer
Rarity Epic
Availability Standard
Release September 20, 2017
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest  •  Outlaw's Spoils Chest  •  Electronica Chest  •  Into the Vault Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Prime Gaming
(Star Silver Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Nova Strike Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest  •  Outlaw's Spoils Chest  •  Electronica Chest  •  Into the Vault Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Prime Gaming
(Star Silver Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Nova Strike Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Star Silver

Battlesuit Eagle Eye
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Battlesuit Eagle Eye Icon
Kinessa Weapon Eagle Eye's Binary Blaster Icon
Kinessa Battlesuit Eagle Eye
Weapon Eagle Eye's Binary Blaster
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release January 16, 2019
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest  •  Digital World Chest  •  Battle Pass 2019 Chest  •  Relics of War Chest  •  Final Frontier Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Suit Battle Pass Level 10 Battle Pass Level
(Battlesuit Eagle Eye Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Battlesuit Eagle Eye Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest  •  Digital World Chest  •  Battle Pass 2019 Chest  •  Relics of War Chest  •  Final Frontier Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Suit Battle Pass Level 10 Battle Pass Level
(Battlesuit Eagle Eye Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Battlesuit Eagle Eye Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Battlesuit Eagle Eye

Shore Patrol
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Shore Patrol Icon
Kinessa Weapon Shore Patrol's Soak Master Icon
Kinessa Shore Patrol
Weapon Shore Patrol's Soak Master
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 17, 2019
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest  •  Battle Pass 2019 Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Shore Patrol Battle Pass Level 1 Battle Pass Level
(Shore Patrol Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Shore Patrol Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest  •  Battle Pass 2019 Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Shore Patrol Battle Pass Level 1 Battle Pass Level
(Shore Patrol Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Shore Patrol Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Shore Patrol

Beach Bash
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Beach Bash Icon
Kinessa Weapon Beach Bash's Soak Master 3000 Icon
Kinessa Beach Bash
Weapon Beach Bash's Soak Master 3000
Rarity Epic
Availability Limited
Release July 17, 2019
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Shore Patrol Battle Pass Level 20 Plus Track Level
(Beach Bash Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Shore Patrol Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Shore Patrol Battle Pass Level 20 Plus Track Level
(Beach Bash Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Shore Patrol Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Beach Bash

Valentina
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Valentina Icon
Kinessa Weapon Valentina's Beam Rifle Icon
Kinessa Valentina
Weapon Valentina's Beam Rifle
Rarity Legendary
Availability Exclusive
Release July 21, 2021
Cost 1,200 Currency Crystals  •  Gen-LOCK Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. gen:LOCK Crossover Pass Level 12 Paid Reward - Event Pass Level
(Valentina Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Valentina Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 1,200 Currency Crystals  •  Gen-LOCK Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. gen:LOCK Crossover Pass Level 12 Paid Reward - Event Pass Level
(Valentina Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Valentina Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Valentina

Dunestrider
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Dunestrider Icon
Kinessa Weapon Dunestrider's Sniper Rifle Icon
Kinessa Dunestrider
Weapon Dunestrider's Sniper Rifle
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release May 11, 2022
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest
(Dunestrider Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Dunestrider Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest
(Dunestrider Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Dunestrider Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Dunestrider

Golden
Icons Character Model
Kinessa Collection Render Golden Icon
Kinessa Weapon Golden Sniper Rifle Icon
Kinessa Golden
Weapon Golden Sniper Rifle
Rarity Legendary
Availability Mastery
Release July 17, 2019
Cost Rewarded at Mastery Level 50
(Golden Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Rewarded at Mastery Level 50
(Golden Kinessa Collection)
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Golden

Weapon Skins[ | ]

Cobalt
Icon
Kinessa Weapon Cobalt Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Standard
Release {{{release}}}
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Currency Ticket

Mixed Berry
Icon
Kinessa Weapon Mixed Berry Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Standard
Release {{{release}}}
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Currency Ticket

Buster Rifle
Icon
Kinessa Weapon Buster Rifle Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Standard
Release {{{release}}}
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Currency Ticket

Samba Sniper Rifle
Icon
Kinessa Weapon Samba Sniper Rifle Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Necromancer's Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost Necromancer's Chest  •  Currency Ticket

Nova Strike Atomizer
Icon
Kinessa Weapon Nova Strike Atomizer Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Currency Ticket
Cost Currency Ticket

REKT Long Gun
Icon
Kinessa Weapon REKT Long Gun Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost REKT Weapons Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost REKT Weapons Chest  •  Currency Ticket

Emotes[ | ]

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

Present Arms
Icon Character Model
Kinessa Emote Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Flair Chest  •  Deep Space Chest  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Flair Chest  •  Deep Space Chest  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Character Model

Clocking
Icon Character Model
Kinessa Emote Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Legendary
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Flair Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Pass 2 Level 27 Battle Pass Level
(Endless Emote)
Cost Flair Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Pass 2 Level 27 Battle Pass Level
(Endless Emote)
Character Model

Gloat
Icon Character Model
Kinessa Emote Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Abyss Hunter Academy Event Pass Trials of the Realm
Glacier Keep
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Abyss Hunter Academy Event Pass Trials of the Realm
Glacier Keep
Character Model

MVP Poses[ | ]

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

Kinessa Default

Kneeling
Icon Character Model
Kinessa MVP Icon
Kinessa MVP Kneeling
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Flair Chest  •  Deep Space Chest  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Flair Chest  •  Deep Space Chest  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Character Model

Kinessa MVP Kneeling

Serpentine
Icon Character Model
Kinessa MVP Icon
Kinessa MVP Serpentine
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Flair Chest  •  Dragon's Call Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost Flair Chest  •  Dragon's Call Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Character Model

Kinessa MVP Serpentine

Smokin and Jokin
Icon Character Model
Kinessa MVP Icon
Kinessa MVP Smokin and Jokin
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Kinessa MVP Smokin and Jokin

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Kinessa MVP Checkmate

Trivia[ | ]


Lore

  • Strix was the one who taught Kinessa.[1]
  • Kinessa fought alongside both the Magistrate and Resistance during the End Times event, likely having been hired by both sides.[2][3]
  • Kinessa appears to have some connection with Skye.[4]
  • 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 Kinessa would be around 5'2 or 158cm tall.


Cameos

Kinessa appears in the following content:

Notable Characters that appear in Kinessa's own content includes:


References

  • Kinessa's kill taunt against Barik, "You are a sad, strange little man." (▶️), is a reference to a famous scene from Toy Story.
  • The joke "Funny? You think I'm funny? Like a clown? Do I amuse you?" (▶️) is likely a reference to a scene from the movie Goodfellas.
  • Kinessa's line "Snappin' necks and cashin' checks!" (▶️) is referenced by the Assassin in Realm Royale.
  • The line "My heart's beating, my hands are shaking, and I'm still shooting!" is a reference to the famous video "BOOM!!! Headshot! from fps_doug.
  • The line "Change. Evolve. Adapt." (▶️) may be a reference to the "Improvise. Adapt. Overcome." meme.


Concepts

  • Multiple early concepts for Kinessa can be seen here.
  • Kinessa had several icon concepts prior to the final choice being settled on.[5]
  • At some point, Kinessa was planned to receive a visual rework, adding Sentinel influence into her design, though it was ultimately canceled for an unknown reason.[6][7]
  • Artwork of a modern version of Kinessa was created, but ultimately never materialized as a skin.[8]


Other

  • Kinessa originally had a slightly different animation when picked at the start of a match.[9]
  • Kinessa's default weapon was reworked in Open Beta 66. Her old weapon, meanwhile, was made purchasable as the Buster Rifle for 125 Currency Crystals.
  • In older versions of Paladins, there used to be a number of additional recolors of default champions. For Kinessa, these recolors included the Hunter, Tracker, and Sharpshooter skins.
  • Having been present in the mobile game 'Paladins Strike', Kinessa received unique skins exclusive to Strike. These skins include Neith Kinessa, Sheriff Kinessa, and Traveler Kinessa.


Champion Skins

  • Kinessa Collection Render Atomic Icon Atomic
    • This skin may be named after the atom, possibly in reference to sniping small faraway targets.


  • Kinessa Collection Render Cutthroat Icon Cutthroat
    • Cutthroats are those who are ruthless.


  • Kinessa Collection Render Chillweave Beanie Hat Icon Chillweave Beanie Hat
    • It's just Kinessa with a beanie. What did you expect?
    • This skin appears in the Festive Kinessa spray.


  • Kinessa Collection Render Viking Icon Viking


  • Kinessa Collection Render Nova Strike IconKinessa Collection Render Star Silver Icon Nova Strike / Star Silver
    • Prior to the removal of the Parts and Pieces system, the Nova Strike skin originally had 4 head variants that could be chosen from. These included the Gaze, Visor, Optics, and Helm accessories. After the system was removed, the Gaze headgear became the default, while the others were removed.
      • However, the skin's splash art mistakenly uses the "Helm" variant instead.
    • These skin mention "space cowboy" in a number of lines, referencing the anime Cowboy Bebop.
    • The line "There's a time for truth, and a time for reconciliation." (▶️) may be a reference to the third level of Halo: Combat Evolved, named The Truth and Reconciliation.
    • The Star Silver skin's splash art appears as a spray.


  • Kinessa Collection Render Battlesuit Eagle Eye Icon Battlesuit Eagle Eye
    • This skin is a reference to Mecha anime, particularly Gundam.
    • It's implied by the trailer for the Battle Suit Battle Pass, as well as the Rookie spray, that this skin is intended to be Kinessa' default skin in a battle suit, however, this makes no sense due to the future setting, as well as the skin itself having a completely different history compared to the original Kinessa. (▶️)
    • A teaser involving this skin references the 1988 film Akira.
    • This skin appears in the Rookie spray alongside Kinessa's default appearance.
    • This skin shares its theme with Battlesuit Angel Furia and Battlesuit Godslayer Androxus.



  • Kinessa Collection Render Valentina Icon Valentina
    • This skin is part of the third set of crossover content alongside the rest of the gen:LOCK Crossover Pass following Grover and Team Fortress 2 Barik.
    • As expected, this skin contains numerous references to gen:LOCK.
      • Many lines mention or reference various aspects of the gen:LOCK Program, such as Holons.
      • The line "Cloaking tech makes me modern Houdini; now you don't see me, now you're dead." (▶️) references both Harry Houdini, as well as Valentina's own Holon.
      • The lines "Let the world tear itself apart, I'm going to leave a beautiful corpse, an open bar tab, and no regrets." (▶️), "I've been fighting one way or another my whole life, you stand no chance." (▶️), and "I signed up for scientific research. Hmph. Seems we have different definitions of research." (▶️) all reference lines spoken by Valentina in Episode 3 of the series.
      • The line "You think Union waits around like this? Get moving." (▶️) references The Union, the main antagonistic group of the series.
    • This is the only Kinessa skin to feature a rifle that's can't be unextended.
    • Valentina appears in the Chibi Valentina avatar alongside their Holon, with the latter also appearing in the Wraith spray. The Stalker spray is also themed after them.
    • This skin shares its theme with Chase Viktor, Yasamin Lex, Cammie Maeve, and Kazu Zhin.


Videos[ | ]

Champion Teaser[ | ]

Ability Reveal[ | ]

Behind the Scenes[ | ]

How To Play[ | ]

Changelog[ | ]


  • Fixed an issue where Kinessa’s passive wasn’t showing players they were revealed.
  • Abilities
    • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Carbine Mode
      • Reduced bloom & increased return to center speed
    • New Passive: Tag ‘Em and Bag ‘Em
      • Hitting targets in Sniper Mode now reveals them for 1s
  • Cards
    • Quick Scope ➞ Eagle Eye
      • Old effect at level 3 was moved into base kit (60% ADS speed)
      • New effect: Increases duration of passive reveal by 0.25|.025s
    • Generator
      • Scaling increased from 1.2|1.2% ➞ 1.25|1.25%
  • Cards
    • Restore
      • Removed Cooldown
      • Refactored Healing from flat 25% to {6|6}%
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Kinessa’s Oppressor Mines were lasting longer than the intended 6 seconds.
  • Talents
    • Talent Kinessa EagleEye Oppression
      • Now also increases the Cooldown of Oppressor Mines by 2s.
  • Abilities
    • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle (Carbine)
      • Decreased damage 180 ➞ 170
    • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle (Sniper Mode)
      • Increased time to fully charge shot 1s ➞ 1.2s
    • Ability Transporter Transporter
      • Reduced the time before you teleport 1.1s ➞ 0.95s
    • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mines
      • Mines will no longer target mounted enemies
      • Reduced projectile speed by 20%
  • Cards
    • Generator
      • Reduced scaling value {1.5|1.5}s ➞ {1.2|1.2}s
    • Power Supply
      • Reduced scaling value {12|12}% ➞ {8|8}%
      • Increased the time before this card can activate again after activation 15s ➞ 30s
  • Talents
    • Talent Kinessa EagleEye Oppression
      • Current: Change Sniper Rifle to have increased Fire Rate, Charge Rate, and maneuverability while scoped, but reduce the damage per shot.
      • New: You can have two additional Oppressor Mines out at one time and you throw out two Mines per use of the ability instead of one.
      • Oppressor Mines with this talent now have a maximum Lifetime of 6s
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Kinessa’s HUD overlay for her Sniper Mode ability was slightly off-center.
  • Talents
    • Talent Kinessa EagleEye Eagle Eye
      • Old: Increase the damage done by Headshots by an additional 25% of base for a total of 175% damage.
      • New: Sniper Rifle gains increased Fire and Charge Rate at the cost of reduced damage per shot, and while scoped gains increased maneuverability.
  • Cards
    • True Grit This change was suggested by Assembly of Champions
      • Hitting an enemy with a fully-charged Sniper Mode shot Heals you for {100|100} ➞ {50|50}.
  • Talents
    • Talent Kinessa SteadyAim Steady Aim
      • Reduced time limit for bonus damage 7s ➞ 4s
      • Reduced Additional Damage Increase 30% ➞ 20%
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Scope UI was not centered properly on the screen.
  • Abilities
    • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
      • Increased range 40 ➞ 50 units
      • Increased Health 100 ➞ 200
      • Increased damage 20 ➞ 25
    • Ability Transporter Transporter
      • Decreased time it takes to Teleport 1.3s ➞ 1.1
    • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
      • Decreased time it takes to reach maximum charge 1.4s ➞ 1.3s
  • Cards
    • Generator
      • Increased Cooldown reduction {1.225|1.225}s ➞ {1.5|1.5}s
    • Restore
      • OLD: Heal for {10|10}% of your maximum Health after Teleporting with Transporter
      • NEW: Heal for 25% of your maximum Health after Teleporting with Transporter. Can activate every {30|-5}s
    • Calibrate
      • Increased Cooldown reduction {0.12|0.12}s ➞ {0.15|0.15}s
    • Power Supply
      • OLD: Killing Blows generate {4|4} Ammo
      • NEW: Reset the Cooldown of Transporter after dropping to or below {12|12}% Health.
    • Lie in Wait
      • Reduced the time required before Ammo regeneration starts 2s ➞ 1s
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Internal Cooldown for the Restore card was reducing by less than the intended amount per rank of the card.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed various clipping issues with Kinessa’s Smokin and Jokin MVP Pose.
    • Fixed an incorrect description for Transporter.
    • Addressed a few issues with her Clocking emote and Eagle Eye skin.
  • Talents
    • Suppression removed
    • Eagle Eye now unlocked at Champion Mastery Level 8
  • Cards
    • Octoppressor – NEW: Oppressor mines affect up to {1|1} more enemies
    • Open Season – NEW: Full charged weapon hits refund {1|1} ammo
    • Lie in Wait – NEW: After 2s of standing still, regenerate {1|1} ammo every 2 seconds
  • Bug Fixes
    • Oppressor Mines properly have two charges again.
  • Talents
    • Eagle Eye
      • Reduced Headshot damage increase 50% ➞ 25%
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the “Quick Scope” card was granting less of a benefit than intended
  • Bug Fixes
    • Kinessa’s scope overlay now properly shows 6 bullets instead of 5.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue with Calibrate where Sniper Mode shots were also reducing the cooldown of Transporter.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Increased zoom
  • Talent
    • Reposition
      • No longer reduces the Cooldown of Transporter by 2s.
  • Open Season (Card)
    • Now reveals Stealth.
    • Now reveals to Self Only.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Added VFX trail to indicate travel path.
  • Cards
    • Calibrate
      • Hitting an enemy with your Carbine lowers the cooldown of Transporter by {0.25|0.25}s ➞ {0.12|0.12}s.
    • Headstrong
      • You cannot be slowed below {60|10}% of your base movement speed.
      • NEW EFFECT: Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}.
    • Restore
      • Added 10 second Internal Cooldown.
    • Power Supply
      • After getting a Kill Reload {8|8}% faster for 5s.
      • NEW EFFECT: Kills grant {4|4} ammo.
    • True Grit
      • Hitting an enemy with a fully charged shot heals you for {75|75} ➞ {100|100}.
  • Cards
    • Well Stocked
      • No longer generates ammo over time.
      • Activating Oppressor Mine generates {scale=3|3} ammo.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Decreased falloff in Carbine Mode.
    • Increased initial Accuracy of Carbine Mode.
    • Increased ammo from 20 to 24.
  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
    • Removed Bonus Damage from hitting enemies affected by Oppressor Mines with Carbine.
    • No longer applies a slow to enemies.
    • Damage increased from 20 per second to 100 per second.
    • Increased velocity of Mine when thrown.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Suppression
      • Changed to: “Oppressor Mines may now target 2 additional enemies. Deal {22|2}% more damage to affect targets when in Sniper Mode.”
      • Level 4 value: 30% damage.
  • Cards
    • Well Stocked
      • Changed to: “Throwing an Oppressor Mine regenerates 1 ammo every 0.5s for {1|1}s.” Level 4 value: 4s.
    • Octoppressor
      • Changed to: “Enemies affected by Oppressor Mine receive {8|8}% less healing.”
      • Level 4 value: 32% healing reduction.
    • Amplitude
      • Decreased Oppressor Mine range increase from 15% per level to 10% per level.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Reposition
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from {3.4|.2} to {1.7|.1}.
  • Health increased from 2000 to 2100.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Unscoped damage increased from 150 to 180.
  • Cards
    • Bob and Weave
      • [Transporter] Increase your movement speed by {13.5|13.5}% for 2s after deploying or teleporting through transporter.
      • Maximum rank Movement Speed reduced from 140% to 135%.
    • Quick Scope
      • [Sniper Mode] Reduce the time it takes to scope in and scope out by {10|10}%.
      • Scope in time per rank rescaled so that maximum rank is still 100%.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Reposition
      • New.
      • [Transporter] Transporter is now instant and its cooldown is reduced by {2.55|.15}s.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Minimum accuracy increased from 85% to 90%.
    • Accuracy loss per shot decreased from 4% to 2%.
  • Cards
    • Bob and Weave
      • Movement Speed reduced from 40/80/120/160% to 35/70/105/140%.
  • General
    • Fixed a bug where the Blue transition lighting could get stuck on Cutthroat Accessory in game
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • This ability should be more responsive in a high ping environment.
  • General
    • Improvements made to weapon fire feel.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Steady Aim
      • Increased time interval between empowered shots from 5 to 7s.
  • General
    • Fixed Kinessa poking her finger through her helmet when using her Default Emote with Nova Strike Helmet.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Fixed an issue where Kinessa could get stuck on Ice Mines when using Transporter.
  • Cards
    • Headstrong
      • Increased slow limit from 40/50/60/70% to 50/60/70/80% of base movement speed.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Steady Aim
      • Will no longer activate when hitting Deployables or Shields.
  • Cards
    • Tracking
      • Renamed to Calibrate.
  • Cards
    • Reconfigure
      • Fixed a condition where Reconfigure card was incorrectly granting ammo.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • No longer deals bonus damage for a fully charged shot.
    • Increased maximum damage from 1000 to 1200.
  • Cards
    • Beam Me Up
      • Decreased Flight Speed Increase from 20/40/60/80% to 10/20/30/40%.
    • Reconfigure
      • Reworked.
      • Activating Transporter generates 4/8/12/16 ammo.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Eagle Eye
      • [Weapon] Deal 50% increased damage with Headshots.
    • Steady Aim
      • [Sniper Mode] Hitting a fully charged shot will cause your next fully charged shot within 5s to deal 30% more damage.
    • Suppression
      • [Oppresor Mine] Multiple Oppressor Mines can now affect the same target and Oppressor Mines now slow for an additional 20%.
  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
    • Now affected by Cooldown reduction, such as Chronos.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Reduced Cooldown from 12 to 10s.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Updated description to reflect that kinessa gains 30% bonus damage for fully charged shots.
  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
    • Description updated to reflect that the increased damage from Sniper Rifle's Carbine mode is Bonus Damage.
  • General
    • Fixed issue where Kinessa's mine (and other projectiles) could be placed at the end of round 1 and persist to round 2.
  • General
    • Addressed an issue where tracers would not appear when looking below a certain angle.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Reduced reload time from 2.2 to 2s.
  • Cards
    • *NEW* Headstrong
      • [Armor] You cannot be slowed below 40/50/60/70%.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Carbine
    • Reduced damage from 200 to 150.
    • Now Deals 30% increased damage to targets under the effect of Oppressor Mines.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Increased Cooldown from 10 to 12s.
    • Added a brief pause before the Transporter appears on screen to be thrown.
    • Kinessa can no longer use other abilities while holding Transporter before throwing it.
  • Cards
    • *NEW* True Grit
      • [Sniper Mode] Hitting an enemy with a fully charged shot heals you for 75/150/225/300.
    • *NEW* Power Supply
      • [Weapon] After getting a Kill Reload 8/16/24/32% faster for 5s.
    • Lie in Wait
      • Now applies in combat.
      • Health per Second reduced from 100/200/300/400 to 50/100/150/200.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Updated targeter for transporter
  • Cards
    • Generator
      • Fixed a bug where Rank 2 was not increasing the rate at which mines generated.
      • Changed rate at which mines generated from 25/50/75/100% to 1.25/2.5/3.75/5s.
    • Tracking
      • Reworked.
      • [Weapon] Hitting an enemy with your Carbine lowers the cooldown of Transporter by .25/.5/.75/1s.
    • Open Season
      • Reworked.
      • [Sniper Mode] Your Sniper attacks reveal enemies for 1/2/3/4s.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Cooldown reduced from 12s ➞ 10s.
    • Speed increased from 200 ➞ 300.
  • General
    • Movement abilities will no longer remove Crowd Control effects.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Damage decreased from 1200 ➞ 1000.
    • Bonus damage reduced from 30% when fully charged ➞ 20% when fully charged.
  • General
    • Champion values were changed across the board.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • No longer goes to third person.
  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
    • No longer force her into combat when mines trigger on nearby enemies.
  • General
    • Reduced movement speed from 365 ➞ 360.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Adjusted maximum range of Sniper Mode to match draw distance.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Fixed Knockup interrupting Transporter.
  • Cards
    • Critical Hits
      • Reworked.
      • Renamed to Beam Me Up.
      • [Transporter] Increases the flight speed of Transporter by {20/40/60/80}%.
    • Open Season
      • Now only affects Kinessa.
      • Duration reduced from {3/6/9/12}s ➞ {1/2/3/4}s.
    • Tracking
      • Duration reduced from {10/20/30/40}s ➞ {1/2/3/4}s.
      • Now refreshes when Oppressor Mine ticks.
  • Bonus Damage
    • Hitting a target with a fully charged shot increases the damage of your next fully charged shot to any target by 10%. Has five stacks and lasts 5 seconds. Resets on a miss.
  • General
    • Reduced Movement Speed from 400 ➞ 365.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Carbine
    • Increased attack speed from .2 ➞ .15.
    • Reduced Damage from 70 ➞ 65.
    • Now has accuracy bloom from firing.
    • Now has dynamic damage fall off.
    • Updated reload animation.
    • Reduced size of ground decals when hitting a surface.
    • Reduced time that tracer shots linger after firing.
    • Updated muzzle fire visual effects.
    • Updated crosshair to circle.
  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
    • Now deal 4 damage every 0.2s while channeling on a target per mine.
    • Slowing beams now correctly come from the top of the mine.
    • Updated visual presentation of the slowing beams to be easier to identify at a distance.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Fixed an issue where kinessa could hit players outside of her sight range.
    • Removed motion from the Sniper Mode tracer shot to make it more distinguishable from a distance.
    • Sniper Mode tracer is now at its brightest instantly, and then fades to improve clarity.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Fixed an issue where the teleport visual effects would not stick with Kinessa before the teleport takes place.
    • Updated visual effects trail on the Transporter projectile to make it more noticeable during flight.
    • The end portal visual effects now start playing immediately upon the Transporter locating a teleport location.
  • Ability Headhunter Headhunter
    • The audio trigger for Headhunter now travels further and is more noticeable.
    • Headhunter now causes Sniper Mode to charge 50% faster for its duration.
  • Cards
    • Well Stocked
      • Increase your maximum deployed mine count by {1/2/3/4}.
    • Generator
      • Mines Generate {1.5/3/4.5/6}s faster.
    • Critical Hits
      • Hitting an enemy in the upper third of their body dazes them for {1.5/3/4.5/6}s. 5s Cooldown.
  • General
    • Added improvements to reload sound.
  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
    • Now plays a confirmation sound when a new enemy champion is hit by Oppressor Mines with a brief cooldown before the sound will trigger again.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Fixed an issue where the timings would change when rapidly scoping in and out.
  • Ability Headhunter Headhunter
    • Added improvements to sound when firing Headhunter shots in Sniper Mode.

Cards

  • Well Stocked
    • Reduced maximum number of mines from {3/4/5/6} to {1/2/3/4}.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Increased cooldown from 10s ➞ 12s.
    • Updated ability description to correctly describe Transporters function

Cards

  • Generator
    • Changed category from "Weapon" to "Sniper Mode" in order to reflect that this card only affects Sniper Mode.
  • Octoppressor
    • Updated description.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Updates have been made to Kinessa's rifle fire being too loud in some cases.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Reduced the time it takes to charge your Transporter from 1.2s ➞ 0.6s.
    • Increased the range of Transporter from 50 units ➞ 80 units.
    • Fixed an issue with Transporting delay if mounting immediately afterwards.

Cards

  • Critical Hits
    • Increased damage bonus from {5/10/15/20}% to {10/20/30/40}%.
    • No longer reduces Sniper Mode charge time.
  • Generator
    • Reintroduced as a Specialty card.
    • [Weapon] Reduce the time it takes your Sniper Mode shots to fully charge by {1.5/3.0/4.5/0.6}s.

Cards

  • Removed from the game:
    • Generator, Steady
  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
    • Slow no longer stacks

Cards

  • Removed from the game:
    • Size of the Fight
  • Critical Hits
    • Now a Specialty card.
    • Successful shots made to the upper half of an enemy character will deal 5/10/15/20% increased damage. Reduces time to fully charge by .20s.
  • Well Stocked
    • Now a Specialty card.
    • You may have up to 3/4/5/6 Oppressor Mines active at once and reduce Oppressor Mine's cooldown by 4s.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • No longer persists in the world for a duration and instead immediately teleports Kinessa once it reaches it's max distance. Press and Hold "F" to increase the max deploy distance.

Cards

  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Reduced damage from a fully charged shot from 880 ➞ 800
  • Ability Headhunter Headhunter
    • Reduced bonus damage from 100% ➞ 50%.

Cards

  • Generator
    • Reduced charge time from {0.15/0.30/0.45/0.60}s ➞ {0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4}s.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Increased audio volume on weapon firing when heard at a distance.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Transporter is now thrown instantly and does not require the player to hold down the ability to throw.
    • Reactivating Transporter will teleport you to it with a faster channel time.
    • Transporter now lasts for 30s.
    • Reduced Cooldown to 10s.
    • Fixed an issue where a traced outlined image of herself would persist.

Cards

  • *NEW* Size of the Fight
    • [Weapon] Your attacks made in Sniper Mode deal {2/4/6/8}% more damage for every 200 health more your opponent has than you.
  • Critical Hits
    • Reduced damage from {10/20/30/40}% ➞ {5/10/15/20}%.
  • Steady
    • Reduced damage from {15/30/45/60}% ➞ {8/16/24/32}%.
  • Generator
    • Reduced charge time reduction from 0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8 ➞ 0.15/0.3/0.45/0.6.
  • Restore
    • Reduced healing per rank from 20% ➞ 10%.
  • Beam Me Up
    • Increased Teleport Speed bonus per rank from 15% ➞ 20%.
  • Snag
    • Removed from the game.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Scout Rifle
    • Increased damage from 77 ➞ 97.
  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Increased maximum damage from a full charge from 800 ➞ 880.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Removed voice cue playing while aiming down sight.
  • Ability Headhunter Headhunter
    • Fixed an issue where Headhunter would reveal stealthed targets.

Cards

  • Beam Me Up
    • Reduced the cast time reduction per rank from 25% ➞ 15%.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 15%.
  • Bob and Weave
    • This card has been re-enabled.

Cards

  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
    • Increased damage per shot from 70 ➞ 77.
  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
    • Fixed an issue where these could be deployed on a Siege Engine or Payload Cart.
  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Reduced the time to fully charge a sniper shot from 1.6s ➞ 1.4s.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
    • Updated description to state that Kinessa must hold F to deploy a new Transporter.
    • Fixed an issue where visual effects would persist on Kinessa after she has used Transporter.
  • Ability Headhunter Headhunter
    • Your weapon shots no longer consume ammo for the duration.

Cards

  • Steady
    • Increased the damage bonus per rank from 10% ➞ 15%.
    • Rank 1 starts at 15%.
  • Generator
    • Increased the charge reduction per rank from 0.1 ➞ 0.15.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 0.15s.
  • Beam Me Up
    • Updated description to correctly reference Transporter.
    • Fixed an issue where this card would stop working during a match.
    • Channel time reduction increased to 25% per rank.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 25% channel time reduction.
  • Amplitude
    • Increased range bonus per rank from 20% ➞ 30%.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 30%.
  • Lie in Wait
    • Fixed an issue where Kinessa would get into a state where she had Health regen that was too high.
    • Increased the heal bonus per rank from 50 ➞ 100.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 100.
  • Octoppressor
    • This card now works properly.
  • Open Season
    • Increased reveal duration per rank from 3s ➞ 4s.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 4s.
  • Prodigy
    • Increased movement speed bonus per rank from 20% ➞ 25%.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 25%.
  • Reconfigure
    • Increased DOT reduction per rank from 20% ➞ 25%.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 25%.
  • Restore
    • Increased the heal percent per rank from 10% ➞ 20%.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 20%.
  • Bob and Weave
    • Increased move speed bonus per rank from 25% ➞ 40%.
    • Rank 1 now starts at 40%.
  • Kinessa was added to the game.


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Class Damage Icon Damage
Class Support Icon Support
Class Flank Icon Flank
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