Koga is a Flank Champion in Paladins, added on July 18th, 2018.
Lore
Once, a nameless street-rat challenged the tyrant, Zhin. For the boy's courage, and his remarkable skills, Zhin granted him a new life in the Thousand Hands Guild, along with a new name: Koga. The guild became Koga's new family and he became their finest ninja.
But, not all families get along. Out of jealousy, lies were spread and false evidence was planted. Zhin's resulting fury forced Koga to flee. Now, the exiled ninja fights for his new family — the Resistance — as he searches for the one who betrayed him.
Summary
Koga is an incredibly mobile flank champion who can swap stances, unlocking other abilities. He also has an energy bar which he uses for all his abilities. His abilities do not have cooldowns, but instead drain his energy. He can swap back and forth from his regular stance, and his Dragon Stance. When in Dragon Stance, his energy is constantly drained. Koga's primary fire are dual SMGs, which are exchanged for for his Hellkite Claws when in his Dragon Stance. The SMGs have a very high rate of fire, in contrast to the Hellkite Claws, which do high damage in burst style. Koga's second ability is a short dash which makes him untargetable for the duration. This uses 1 bar of energy. When in Dragon Stance, he dashes forward, hitting any enemy caught in his path using all his remaining energy. Koga's third ability grants him 30% more movement speed, and increased jump height. This uses 1 bar of energy. He also passively has the ability to climb walls. His ultimate strikes enemies for 1500 damage per second for 2 seconds in an area roughly the size of the payload objective. He is untargetable for the duration. Overall, he is best suited for running and dashing around due to his low health pool and high mobility.
Skills
Template:AbilityInfoUltimate
Talents
Cards
This is a list with all cards available to Koga:
Name | Image | Description | Cooldown | Category |
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Criminal Record | Gain {3.5|3.5}% Lifesteal while in Dragon Stance. | Dragon Stance | ||
Gale Storm | Generate {12.5|12.5}% Energy after earning a Killing Blow with Skewer. | Skewer | ||
Guild Tactics | Heal for {160|160} after hitting at least one enemy with Skewer. | 5 | Skewer | |
Harsh Training | Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}. | Armor / Weapon | ||
Memento | Increase your maximum Ammo by {5|5}. | Armor / Weapon | ||
Raw Talent | Increase the Movement Speed boost of Agility by {4|4}%. | Agility | ||
Something To Prove | Generate {10|10}% Energy after falling to or below 50% Health. | 10 | Armor / Weapon | |
Surprise! | Generate {5|5} Ammo after activating Shadow Step. | Shadow Step | ||
Swift Hands | Reduce the time to enter and exit Dragon Stance by {10|10}%. | Dragon Stance | ||
Tenacious | Heal for {40|40} after activating Shadow Step. | Shadow Step | ||
Trained Killer | While in Dragon Stance regenerate {6|6} Ammo every 1s. | Dragon Stance | ||
Trespasser | Increase your jump height by {20|20}% while Agility is active. | Agility | ||
Trigger Happy | Increase your Healing received by {5|5}% while firing your SMGs. | Armor / Weapon | ||
Unyielding | Reduce the rate of Energy consumption while in Dragon Stance by {6|6}%. | Dragon Stance | ||
Wanted | Regenerate {4|4} Ammo every 1s while Agility is active. | Agility | ||
Wind's Embrace | Heal for {20|20} every 1s while Agility is active. | Agility |
Pre-Built Loadouts
All of the following cards are in Koga's pre-built loadouts:
Cosmetic Items
These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Koga:
Champion Skin Collections
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Weapon | Default Submachine Guns | ||||
Rarity | Common | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release | July 18, 2018 | ||||
Cost | Free | ||||
Voicelines | Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Free | ||||
Voicelines | Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Exile | |||||
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Weapon | Exile Submachine Guns | ||||
Rarity | Uncommon | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release | July 18, 2018 | ||||
Cost | 60,000 • 300 • • • • Bounty Store • (Exile Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 60,000 • 300 • • • • Bounty Store • (Exile Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Prototype | |||||
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Weapon | Prototype's Zap Daddies | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release | October 23, 2018 | ||||
Cost | • • • Bounty Store • (Prototype Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Prototype Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | • • • Bounty Store • (Prototype Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Prototype Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Omega | |||||
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Weapon | Omega Dusters | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release | April 3, 2019 | ||||
Cost | 800 • • • • • • • • Omega Koga Bundle (400 ) (Omega Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Omega Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 800 • • • • • • • • Omega Koga Bundle (400 ) (Omega Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Omega Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Shore Patrol | |||||
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Weapon | Shore Patrol's Splash Blasters | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release | July 17, 2019 | ||||
Cost | • • Shore Patrol Battle Pass Level 10 (Shore Patrol Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Shore Patrol Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | • • Shore Patrol Battle Pass Level 10 (Shore Patrol Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Shore Patrol Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Beach Bash | |||||
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Weapon | Beach Bash's Splash Blasters 3000 | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Limited | ||||
Release | July 17, 2019 | ||||
Cost | Shore Patrol Battle Pass Level 30 (Beach Bash Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Shore Patrol Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Shore Patrol Battle Pass Level 30 (Beach Bash Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Shore Patrol Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Eternal Retribution | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Eternal Submachine Guns | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release | January 6, 2021 | ||||
Cost | 800 • • • Eternal Pyre Battle Pass Level 1 (Eternal Retribution Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Eternal Retribution Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 800 • • • Eternal Pyre Battle Pass Level 1 (Eternal Retribution Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Eternal Retribution Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Dark Retribution | |||||
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Weapon | Dark Submachine Guns | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release | January 6, 2021 | ||||
Cost | • Eternal Pyre Battle Pass Level 70 (Dark Retribution Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Eternal Retribution Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | • Eternal Pyre Battle Pass Level 70 (Dark Retribution Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Eternal Retribution Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Golden | |||||
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Weapon | Golden Submachine Guns | ||||
Rarity | Legendary | ||||
Availability | Mastery | ||||
Release | July 18, 2018 | ||||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Koga Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Koga voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Emotes
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | • • • | |||
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Guffaw | ||||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | End Times Event: Collect 190 | |||
Cost | End Times Event: Collect 190 | |||
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Shadow Boxing | ||||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | Battle Byte Battle Pass Level 37 | |||
Cost | Battle Byte Battle Pass Level 37 | |||
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MVP Poses
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
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Catch Ya Later | ||||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | • • • | |||
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Rarity | Legendary | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | Battle Pass 2 Level 54 (Animated MVP Pose) | |||
Cost | Battle Pass 2 Level 54 (Animated MVP Pose) | |||
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Trivia
- Prior to joining the Thousand Hands Guild, Koga was a thief, as stated here.
- Based on a dev statement revealing Viktor to be around 5'9 or 175cm tall, it was discovered that Koga would be around 5'8 or 172cm tall.
- Zhin is present in the card Raw Talent.
- Koga appears in Corvus' card Priority Targets as a picture.
- Koga's Ultimate voice line, "You're already dead..." (▶️) is a reference to a famous line from the anime Fist of the North Star.
- Koga's stunned animation, is a reference to the dazed animation from Mortal Kombat II.
- Exile
- An exile is one who is prohibited from entering their home, referencing Koga being exiled from the Thousand Hands Guild.
- Prototype
- This skin's death response to Makoa "*grunt* Mutants... ruining this city..." (▶️) is a reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- Many voice lines from this skin references various aspects of gangster and New York culture.
- Omega
- The line "Statement: I haven't seen this much destruction since Protocol 64." (▶️) references OB64, an infamous update that changed Paladins to be much more pay-to-win. Omega Imani also references Protocol 64.
- Omega Zhin appears in this skin's splash art, as can be seen here.
- This skin shares its theme with Omega Sha Lin, Omega Terminus, Omega Dredge, Omega Zhin, Omega Vivian, Omega Makoa, and Omega Imani.
- Shore Patrol / Beach Bash
- This skin's personality is based on a stereotypical surfer.
- A logo for the Paladins 2018 World Championships is present on a surfboard in these skins' splash art, as can be seen here.
- The line "Bro, I'm straight up not having a good time." (▶️) is a reference to a line from Real Bros of Simi Valley.
- These skins share their theme with Sun Kissed Cassie, Copacabana Cassie, Longboard Lex, Sarrada Lex, Shore Patrol Kinessa, Shore Patrol Fernando, Shore Patrol Lian, and the Beach Bash variants of the latter three.
- Eternal Retribution / Dark Retribution
- The lines "Nothing personal." (▶️) and "Nothing personal, kid, just a job." (▶️) are references to the Nothing personal, kid meme.
- The lines "Please, I can finish the job I just, need a little more time." (▶️) and "I really needed this to work out." (▶️) are references to the stereotype of an overworked employee.
- The line "It's not just a phase, it's a lifestyle." (▶️) is likely a reference to the It's not a phase meme.
- The line "People been asking me if I'm back, well guess what, I thinking I'm back." (▶️) is a reference to a line from John Wick.
- A teaser for this skin references the boxart of Assassins Creed II.
- These skins share their theme with Fallen Androxus, Archangel Tyra, Pyre Warrior Drogoz, Pyre-Lord Magnus, Eternal Conflict Lian, Dark Conflict Lian, Eternal Guardian Khan, Dark Guardian Khan, Eternal Fervor Jenos, and Dark Fervor Jenos.
Videos
Ability Breakdown
Lore Cinematic
Behind the Scenes
Changelog
- Talents
- Blood Reaper
- Increased Damage to targets 115% ➞ 125%
- Increased bonus movement speed 15% ➞ 25%
- Now increased Ultimate Charge rate by 15%
Paladins Release Version 4.1.3942.2 (January 6th, 2021)
- Abilities
- Submachine Guns
- Damage decreased per shot 40 ➞ 36
Paladins Release Version 3.2.3587.5 (March 4, 2020)
- Talents
- Adrenaline Junkie
- Increased damage threshold per energy point 70 ➞ 80
- Cards
- Trigger Happy [Wep/Armor]
- Reduced healing {10|10}% ➞ {5|5}%
- Surprise [Shadow Step/Skewer]
- Reduced ammo generation {6|6} ➞ {5|5}
- Tenacious [Shadow Step/Skewer]
- Reduced Healing {60|60} ➞ {40|40}
- Memento [Wep/Armor]
- Reduced Ammo Increase {10|10} ➞ {5|5}
Paladins Release Version 3.1.3487.7 (January 8, 2020)
- Health
- Increased base Health 1900 ➞ 2000
- Abilities
- Sub-Machine Guns
- Reduced damage falloff at range
- Reduced weapon spread at range
- Dragon Stance
- Now costs 20 energy to switch into Dragon Stance
- Decrease rate of energy decay by 40%
- Cards
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- Increased energy gain on Killing Blows {10|10}% ➞ {15|15}%
- OLD: Generate {2|2}% Ultimate charge after getting a Killing Blow
- NEW: Increase your maximum Ammo by {10|10}
Paladins Release Version 2.11.3416.8 (November 6, 2019)
- Fixed an issue where Koga’s Skewer ability would sometimes not fire properly at low energy levels (especially when using the Dragon Fangs talent).
- Fixed an issue where Koga’s abilities could sometimes consume energy but not activate properly on higher ping values (especially Shadow Step).
Paladins Release Version 2.10.3351.2 (September 11, 2019)
- General
- Slightly increased base movement speed
- Abilities
- Shadow Step
- Increased momentum carry after Shadow Step ends.
- Cyclone Strike
- Koga now remains immune until Cyclone Strike has finished.
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Koga could not properly use Cyclone Strike while in Dragon Stance.
Paladins Release Version 2.8.3275.5 (July 17, 2019)
- Increased ultimate charge rate .004 → 0.0056 (40%). Matches other flanks.
- Talents
- Blood Reaper
- No longer increases ultimate charge rate
- Koga now moves 15% Faster during Cyclone Strike
- Increased damage to 115% of targets health
Paladins Release Version 2.5.3159.4 (April 24, 2019)
- Abilities
- Agility
- Reduced bonus 50% → 30%
Paladins Release Version 2.4.3113.12 (March 27, 2019)
- Abilities
- Sub Machine Guns
- Reverted Submachine Clip Size decrease 60 → 70
- Hellkite Claws
- Reduced Projectile Size
- Talents
- Dragon Fangs
- 150 → 200 Health per second
Paladins Release Version 2.1.3013.12 (January 16, 2019)
- Talents
- Master of Arms removed
- Dragon Fangs health consumption per second reduced 200 → 150
- Dragon Fangs now unlocked at Champion Mastery Level 8
- Blood Reaper – NEW: Cyclone Strike charges 15% faster and now deals up to 100% of target’s health as damage over its duration.
- Submachine Guns ammo capacity reduced 70 → 60
- Time in/out of Dragon Stance reduced by 15%
- Hellkite Claws damage increased 600 → 650
- Hellkite Claws projectile speed increased by 10%
- Skewer damage increased 600 → 700
- Cards
- Surprise! ammo regeneration reduced {8|8} → {6|6}
- Guild Tactics – NEW: Hits with Skewer restore {160|160} Health
- Guild Tactics now has a 5s cooldown on its effect
- Memento – NEW: Kills grant {2|2}% Ultimate Charge
- Unyielding –NEW: Reduce energy consumption by {6|6}% while in Dragon Stance
Paladins Release Version 1.6.2869.1 (September 27, 2018)
- Hellkite Claws
- Increased Range by 15%
- Increased Projectile Speed by 15%
- Talents
- Master of Arms
- Reduced chance of hits to cost no ammo 100% ➞ 50%
Paladins Version 1.3.2738 (July 18, 2018)
- Koga was added to the game.
Removed talents
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