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

Lore

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.

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)180 /0.15s  
Description

A combination sniper rifle and carbine for both long-range and short-range engagements. Your carbine deals 180 damage every 0.15s.

Details

Detailed Description
A combination weapon that deals 180 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.
  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • Has an ammo count of 24.
  • Has a reload time of 2s.
  • It can do headshots - dealing 270 damage.
  • Has dynamic damage fall off.
  • Has accuracy bloom from firing, losing 2% accuracy per shot.
  • Has a minimum accuracy of 90%.
  • When unscoped, gain up to 0.95% ultimate charge per shot. On headshots, gain 1.5% per shot.
  • When scoped, gain up to 8% ultimate charge per shot. On headshots, gain up to 12% ultimate charge per shot.
Ability Video
Ability Placeholder RMB

Sniper Mode

Damage (each/per tick)1200 (max) /1.3s  
Description

Scope up to charge your sniper rifle for increased damage, dealing up to 1200 damage after 1.3s.

Details

Detailed Description
Scope up and charge your Sniper Rifle over 1.3s, 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.
  • Sniper Mode will begin to reduce Kinessa's movement speed by 60% once she contacts the ground for the first time.
  • Takes 0.5s to bring up the scope.
  • Takes 0.9s to fully charge a shot and firing a shot has 0.4s of postfire.
  • It can do headshots - dealing up to 1800 damage.
  • Has an ammo count of 6 during Sniper Mode, consuming 4 standard ammo per shot.
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.
  • 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
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 1.1s 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

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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
Eagle Eye

Unlocks at Mastery Level 8

Increase the damage done by Headshots by an additional 25% of base for a total of 175% damage.


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:


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



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



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
Loading Art Icons Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Default
Kinessa Collection 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
Loading Art Icons Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Atomic
Kinessa Collection 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
Loading Art Icon Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Cutthroat
Kinessa Collection Cutthroat Icon
Kinessa Cutthroat
Weapon
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release June 16, 2016
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Deep Space Chest  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Bounty Store
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Deep Space Chest  •  Helios Force Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Bounty Store
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Cutthroat

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

Kinessa Chillweave Beanie Hat

Viking
Loading Art Icon Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Viking
Kinessa Collection Viking Icon
Kinessa Viking
Weapon
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release June 16, 2016
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Booty Box Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Bounty Store
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Booty Box Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Bounty Store
Voicelines Kinessa voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Kinessa Viking

Nova Strike
Loading Art Icons Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Nova Strike
Kinessa Collection 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
Loading Art Icons Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Star Silver
Kinessa Collection 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
Loading Art Icons Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Battlesuit Eagle Eye
Kinessa Collection 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
Loading Art Icons Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Shore Patrol
Kinessa Collection 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

Shore Patrol
Loading Art Icons Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Beach Bash
Kinessa Collection 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 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 Beach Bash

Golden
Loading Art Icons Character Model
LoadingArt Kinessa Golden
Kinessa Collection 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  •  Currency Ticket
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  Currency Ticket

Mixed Berry
Icon
Kinessa Weapon Mixed Berry Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Standard
Release {{{release}}}
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  Currency Ticket
Cost 125 Currency Crystals  •  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 Currency Ticket
Cost 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 Currency Ticket
Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Pass 2 Level 27 Battle Pass Level
(Endless Emote)
Cost Currency Ticket
Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Pass 2 Level 27 Battle Pass Level
(Endless Emote)
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 Dragon's Call Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost 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
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Suit Battle Pass Level 13 Battle Pass Level
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Suit Battle Pass Level 13 Battle Pass Level
Character Model

Kinessa MVP Smokin and Jokin

Trivia

  • Strix was the one who taught Kinessa, as revealed here.
  • Kinessa was part of the Sentinels, as stated in a loading screen tip found here.
  • Based on a dev statement revealing Viktor to be around 5'9 or 175cm tall, it was discovered that Kinessa would be around 5'5 or 164cm tall.

  • 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.

  • Kinessa's weapon was reworked on her Default Skin on February 21st, 2018. Her old Weapon is now 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 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.

  • Nessa atomic smallAtomic
  • This skin may be named after the atom, possibly in reference to sniping small faraway targets.
  • Nessa cutthroat smallCutthroat
  • Cutthroats are those who are ruthless.
  • Nessa beanie smallChillweave Beanie Hat
  • It's just Kinessa with a beanie. What did you expect?
  • Nessa viking smallViking
  • Nessa novastrike smallNessa starsilver smallNova Strike / Star Silver
  • Nova Strike's splash art mistakenly shows the Nova Strike skin using the unused "Helm" headgear instead of the "Gaze" headgear from the current skin.
  • 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.
  • Nessa battlesuit smallBattlesuit Eagle Eye
  • Nessa shorepatrol smallNessa beachbash smallShore Patrol / Beach Bash

Videos

Champion Teaser

Ability Reveal

Behind the Scenes

How To Play

Changelog


Paladins Release Version 4.2.3983.0 (February 3rd, 2021)
  • Talents
  • Talent Kinessa SteadyAim Steady Aim
  • Reduced time limit for bonus damage 7s ➞ 4s
  • Reduced Additional Damage Increase 30% ➞ 20%


Paladins Release Version 3.1.3487.7 (January 8, 2020)

  • 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
  • Increased Cooldown reduction {1.225|1.225}s ➞ {1.5|1.5}s
  • 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
  • Increased Cooldown reduction {0.12|0.12}s ➞ {0.15|0.15}s
  • OLD: Killing Blows generate {4|4} Ammo
  • NEW: Reset the Cooldown of Transporter after dropping to or below {12|12}% Health.
  • Reduced the time required before Ammo regeneration starts 2s ➞ 1s


Paladins Release Version 2.1.3013.12 (January 16, 2019)

  • 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


Paladins Release Version 1.8.2943.12 (November 14, 2018)

  • Talents
  • Eagle Eye
  • Reduced Headshot damage increase 50% → 25%


Paladins Beta Version 0.70.2621 (May 26, 2018)

  • Ability Sniper Mode Sniper Mode
    • Increased zoom


Paladins Beta Version 0.69.2585 (April 12, 2018)

  • Talent
  • Reposition
  • No longer reduces the Cooldown of Transporter by 2s.


Paladins Beta Version 0.68.2559 (March 28, 2018)

  • 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} .


Paladins Beta Version 0.67.2519 (March 7, 2018)

  • Cards
  • Well Stocked
  • No longer generates ammo over time.
  • Activating Oppressor Mine generates {scale=3|3} ammo.


Paladins Beta Version 0.66.2496 (February 21, 2018)

  • 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.


Paladins Beta Version 0.64.2314.7 (December 21, 2017)

  • Legendary Cards
  • Reposition
  • Cooldown reduction reduced from {3.4|.2} to {1.7|.1}.


Paladins Beta Version 0.64.2312 (December 18, 2017)

  • 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.


Paladins Beta Version 0.62.2219.2 (November 2, 2017)

  • WeaponAttack Kinessa Icon Sniper Rifle
  • Minimum accuracy increased from 85% to 90%.
  • Accuracy loss per shot decreased from 4% to 2%.


Paladins Beta Version 0.61.2189 (October 18, 2017)

  • Cards
  • Bob and Weave
  • Movement Speed reduced from 40/80/120/160% to 35/70/105/140%.


Paladins Beta Version 0.59.2111.2 (September 20, 2017)

  • General
  • Fixed a bug where the Blue transition lighting could get stuck on Cutthroat Accessory in game


Paladins Beta Version 0.55.1992.3 (July 26, 2017)

  • Ability Transporter Transporter
  • This ability should be more responsive in a high ping environment.


Paladins Beta Version 0.53.1938 (June 28, 2017)

  • General
  • Improvements made to weapon fire feel.


Paladins Beta Version 0.51.1872 (June 1, 2017)

  • Legendary Cards
  • Steady Aim
  • Increased time interval between empowered shots from 5 to 7s.


Paladins Beta Version 0.48.1768.1 (April 19, 2017)

  • 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.


Paladins Beta Version 0.46.1707 (March 22, 2017)

  • Cards
  • Tracking
  • Renamed to Calibrate.


Paladins Beta Version 0.45.1674.2 (March 9, 2017)

  • Cards
  • Reconfigure
  • Fixed a condition where Reconfigure card was incorrectly granting ammo.


Paladins Beta Version 0.44.1634 (February 22, 2017)

  • 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%.


Paladins Beta Version 0.43.1585 (February 8, 2017)

  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
  • Now affected by Cooldown reduction, such as Chronos.


Paladins Beta Version 0.39.1450.2 (December 7, 2016)

  • Ability Transporter Transporter
  • Reduced Cooldown from 12 to 10s.


Paladins Beta Version 0.37.1400 (November 10, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Beta Version 0.35.1340 (October 13, 2016)

  • General
  • Fixed issue where Kinessa's mine (and other projectiles) could be placed at the end of round 1 and persist to round 2.


Paladins Beta Version 0.34.1310.4 (September 28, 2016)

  • 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%.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.33.1272 (September 14, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.32.1220.3 (August 18, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.31.1195.3 (August 10, 2016)

  • Ability Transporter Transporter
  • Cooldown reduced from 12s → 10s.
  • Speed increased from 200 → 300.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.30.1193.2 (August 5, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.30.1190.2 (August 4, 2016)

  • General
  • Champion values were changed across the board.
  • Ability Transporter Transporter
  • No longer goes to third person.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.29.1143.3 (July 14, 2016)

  • Ability Oppressor Mine Oppressor Mine
  • No longer force her into combat when mines trigger on nearby enemies.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.28.1121.4 (June 30, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.27.1089 (June 16, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.26.1032.2 (May 19, 2016)

  • 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}.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.25.1004 (May 5, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.24.990.1 (April 28, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.23.978.5 (April 23, 2016) Cards

  • Removed from the game:
  • Generator, Steady


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.23.978 (April 21, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.22.968 (April 18, 2016)

  • 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

  • Removed from game.
  • Reduced damage from {8/16/24/32}% → {5/10/15/20}%.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.20.948.8 (April 11, 2016)

  • 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.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.20.946.4 (April 7, 2016)

  • 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.
  • Reduced damage from {10/20/30/40}% → {5/10/15/20}%.
  • Reduced damage from {15/30/45/60}% → {8/16/24/32}%.
  • Reduced charge time reduction from 0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8 → 0.15/0.3/0.45/0.6.
  • Reduced healing per rank from 20% → 10%.
  • Increased Teleport Speed bonus per rank from 15% → 20%.
  • Removed from the game.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.19.899.1 (March 17, 2016)

  • 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

  • Reduced the cast time reduction per rank from 25% → 15%.
  • Rank 1 now starts at 15%.
  • This card has been re-enabled.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.18.885.2 (March 11, 2016) Cards

  • Removed from the game:


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.18.885.1 (March 11, 2016)

  • 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

  • Increased the damage bonus per rank from 10% → 15%.
  • Rank 1 starts at 15%.
  • Increased the charge reduction per rank from 0.1 → 0.15.
  • Rank 1 now starts at 0.15s.
  • 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.
  • Increased range bonus per rank from 20% → 30%.
  • Rank 1 now starts at 30%.
  • 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.
  • This card now works properly.
  • Increased reveal duration per rank from 3s → 4s.
  • Rank 1 now starts at 4s.
  • Increased movement speed bonus per rank from 20% → 25%.
  • Rank 1 now starts at 25%.
  • Increased DOT reduction per rank from 20% → 25%.
  • Rank 1 now starts at 25%.
  • Increased the heal percent per rank from 10% → 20%.
  • Rank 1 now starts at 20%.
  • Increased move speed bonus per rank from 25% → 40%.
  • Rank 1 now starts at 40%.


Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.17.865.1 (March 3, 2016)

  • Kinessa was added to the game.


Removed talents

Talent Kinessa Suppression
Suppression

Default Talent

Oppressor Mines can now affect 2 more targets and Sniper Shots against enemies affected by Mines deal 30% more damage.




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