Dredge is a Damage Champion in Paladins, added on September 27th, 2018.
Lore
Admiral Judd Roberts ruled the eight oceans as the Realm's most-feared pirate, until one final treasure led to his doom. The admiral stole the Warders' relics from the Resistance, but could not tame the dragons' might. His ship was destroyed, his crew scattered, and he sank to certain death in the oceans' depths.
The Abyss intervened and bore the admiral — now Admiral Dredge — back into the Realm of the living. Now the undead pirate travels the seas again, and no soul, living or dead, will take his treasure from him.
Summary
Dredge is a damage champion, capable of outputting massive area damage from long range and zoning control on the map. With his Cursed Howitzer, Dredge fires grenades that arch before falling. He can easily apply heavy pressure on the point or in flanking lanes using both his left click and right click. Enemies caught within proximity of his grenades will take heavy damage based on their distance from the explosives. Upon reloading his gun, it will shoot out a lobbing projectile that deals huge damage if it manages to direct hit an enemy. His harpoon can be used to slow enemies who get too close or to finish off fleeing enemies who manage to get out of range of his main attack. Dredge may also summon two individual shortcuts, which he can use to teleport between the portals, allowing him to escape deadly threats or simply reposition himself. His ultimate, Kraken, summons the destructive powers of the Abyssal Kraken, creating a large sphere wherever he points, which deals massive damage to any enemy stuck within its area after a brief delay. Dredge can become very vulnerable in close range against flanks if he misses his harpoon or is found without a nearby shortcut to escape through.
Skills
Talents
Cards
This is a list with all cards available to Dredge:
Name | Image | Description | Cooldown |
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Abyss Cannon | Generate {1|1} Ammo for each enemy hit by Broadside. | ||
Blow the Man Down | Enemies hit by Harpoon’s Slow have their Movement Speed reduced by an additional {6|6}%. | ||
Crow's Nest | Hitting yourself with Broadside now applies a Knockback of {500|150}. | ||
Cursed Weaponry | Generate {1|1} Ammo for each enemy hit by Harpoon. | ||
Dark Bargain | Heal for {50|50} every 1s while standing near a Shortcut. | ||
Dreadnought | Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}. | ||
Expansive Vault | Jump height is increased for your first jump within {2.5|1}s after exiting Shortcut. | ||
Gun Deck | Increase your maximum Ammo by {1|1}. | ||
Hangman's Ire | Gain a {150|150}-Health Shield for 3s after dropping to or below 50% Health. | 30 | |
Haul on the Bowline | Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10}% for 2s after exiting a Shortcut. | ||
Heave Away | Reduce the Cooldown of Harpoon by {0.2|0.2}s for each enemy hit by Broadside. | ||
Hull Piercer | Reduce the Cooldown of Harpoon by {1.2|1.2}s. | ||
Mortal Skewer | Heal for {70|70} for each enemy hit with Harpoon. | ||
Plank Walker | Heal for {100|100} after exiting a Shortcut. | ||
Reckless Barrage | Heal for {50|50} for each enemy hit by Broadside. | ||
Sea Dogs | Increase the Healing you receive by {5|5}% while at or below 50% Health. |
Harpoon | |||
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Blow the Man Down | Cursed Weaponry | Hull Piercer | Mortal Skewer |
Enemies hit by Harpoon’s Slow have their Movement Speed reduced by an additional {6|6}%. | Generate {1|1} Ammo for each enemy hit by Harpoon. | Reduce the Cooldown of Harpoon by {1.2|1.2}s. | Heal for {80|80} for each enemy hit with Harpoon. |
Shortcut | |||
Dark Bargain | Expansive Vault | Haul on the Bowline | Plank Walker |
Heal for {50|50} every 1s while standing near a Shortcut. | Jump height is increased for your first jump within {1|1}s after exiting Shortcut. | Increase your Movement Speed by {10|10}% for 2s after exiting a Shortcut. | Heal for {100|100} after exiting a Shortcut. |
Broadside | |||
Abyss Cannon | Crow's Nest | Heave Away | Reckless Barrage |
Generate {1|1} Ammo for each enemy hit by Broadside. | Hitting yourself with Broadside now applies a Knockback of {500|100}. | Reduce the Cooldown of Harpoon by {0.2|0.2}s for each enemy hit by Broadside. | Heal for {50|50} for each enemy hit by Broadside. |
Armor/Weapon | |||
Dreadnought | Gun Deck | Hangman's Ire | Sea Dogs |
Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}. | Increase your maximum Ammo by {1|1}. | Gain a {150|150}-Health Shield for 3s after dropping to or below 50% Health. Cooldown: 30 |
Increase the Healing you receive by {5|5}% while at or below 50% Health. |
Pre-Built Loadouts
All of the following cards are in Dredge's pre-built loadouts:
Cosmetic Items
These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Dredge:
Champion Skin Collections
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Weapon | Default Howitzer | ||||
Rarity | Common | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release | September 27, 2018 | ||||
Cost | Free | ||||
Voicelines | Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Free | ||||
Voicelines | Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Buccaneer | |||||
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Weapon | Buccaneer's Howitzer | ||||
Rarity | Uncommon | ||||
Availability | Standard | ||||
Release | September 27, 2018 | ||||
Cost | 60,000 • 300 • • • (Buccaneer Dredge Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 60,000 • 300 • • • (Buccaneer Dredge Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Merrymaker | |||||
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Loading Art | Icons | Character Model | |||
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Weapon | Merrymaker's Blitz-en | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release | December 10, 2018 | ||||
Cost | 800 • • • • • • Bounty Store • • Merrymaker Dredge Bundle (400 ) (Merrymaker Dredge Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Merrymaker Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | 800 • • • • • • Bounty Store • • Merrymaker Dredge Bundle (400 ) (Merrymaker Dredge Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Merrymaker Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Omega | |||||
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Weapon | Omega Leviathan | ||||
Rarity | Epic | ||||
Availability | Exclusive | ||||
Release | February 13, 2019 | ||||
Cost | • • Prime Gaming • Omega Dredge Bundle (400 ) (Omega Dredge Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Omega Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | • • Prime Gaming • Omega Dredge Bundle (400 ) (Omega Dredge Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Omega Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Golden | |||||
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Weapon | Golden Howitzer | ||||
Rarity | Legendary | ||||
Availability | Mastery | ||||
Release | September 27, 2018 | ||||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Dredge Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
Cost | Rewarded at Mastery Level 50 (Golden Dredge Collection) | ||||
Voicelines | Dredge voice lines | ||||
Voice Pack Preview | ▶️ • ▶️ • ▶️ | ||||
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Emotes
Default | ||||
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
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Swig | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | End Times Event: Collect 70 | |||
Cost | End Times Event: Collect 70 | |||
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Cutthroat | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | Battle Byte Battle Pass Level 20 | |||
Cost | Battle Byte Battle Pass Level 20 | |||
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Jolly Jig | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Legendary | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | Battle Pass 3 Level 4 (Endless Emote) | |||
Cost | Battle Pass 3 Level 4 (Endless Emote) | |||
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MVP Poses
Default | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Common | |||
Availability | Standard | |||
Cost | Free | |||
Cost | Free | |||
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Watch the Horizon | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | • • | |||
Cost | • • | |||
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The Captain | ||||
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Icon | Character Model | |||
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Rarity | Rare | |||
Availability | Exclusive | |||
Cost | Merrymaker Dredge Bundle 400 | |||
Cost | Merrymaker Dredge Bundle 400 | |||
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Trivia
General
Lore
- Before the Abyss claimed his soul, his human name was Judd Roberts. He was also known as Admiral Dredge, as stated in the Dark Tides lore cinematic, the latter likely being a title.
- However, according to a loading screen tip, Dredge is also revealed to be the name of the Abyssal Lord controlling Judd, it being the one in control of his body. The tip can be found here. It is unknown if this is a coincidence, retcon, or if the Abyssal Lord named itself after Judd's title, similarly to Abby taking the name of the Village of Seris.
- Makoa obtained his anchor from Dredge's ship, as revealed here.
- Dredge's crew was also turned into undead alongside him, as can be seen in Dredge's card Sea Dogs.
Cameos
- Dredge makes a cameo appearance with Seris and Raum in the card artwork for Raum's Sinister Allies.
- Dredge appears in Raum's card Sinister Allies alongside Seris.
References
- Dredge's Jolly Jig emote is a recreation of a dance from the song "You are a Pirate" by Lazy Town, as can be seen here.
- His ultimate voice line "Release the Kraken!" (▶️) may be a reference to the 2010 film Clash of the Titans.
- The line "Dead men tell no tales." (▶️) is a reference to the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Other
- Eight Oceans Io, Eight Oceans Ruckus, and Eight Oceans Maeve may come from the eight seas Dredge mentions in one of his Top Play lines "Ye been graced by the scourge of the eight seas." (▶️).
- According to lines from Knightmare Fernando "Ahahaha yes. Dredge has given me new life." (▶️), Day Walker Vivian "Where's that blasted captain left me this time?" (▶️), Death Speaker Ying "Dredge, you dare summon me?" (▶️), and Full Moon Viktor "Eeh... I'll make sure Dredge suffers for this..." (▶️), Dredge is able to summon any of the Abyssal Echoes. However, it is unknown if this ability is canon.
Champion Skins
- Buccaneer
- A buccaneer is a type of pirate.
- Merrymaker
- This skin is based on Santa and Christmas.
- Merrymaker Lian is visible in the background of this skin's splash art.
- The line "Your nose ain't red enough." (▶️) is a reference to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
- One of this skin's jokes "You'll never guess what's gets stuck in my beard! Cookies, candy canes, small street urchins... That damn thing's a mess!" (▶️) might possibly be a reference to Stickybeard from Codename Kids Next Door.
- This skin's "You rock!" (▶️ ▶️ ▶️) lines are a reference to a line from The Oprah Winfrey Show.
- This skin shares its theme with A-bomb-inable Bomb King, Merrymaker Lian, Merrymaker Evie, and Merrymaker Maeve.
- Omega
- This skin shares its theme with Omega Sha Lin, Omega Terminus, Omega Zhin, Omega Sha Lin, Omega Vivian, Omega Koga, Omega Makoa, and Omega Imani.
Videos
Lore Cinematic
Ability Breakdown
Changelog
- Cards
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- Cooldown decreased by {1|1}s ➞ {1.2|1.2}s
- Increased Slow potency {5|5}% ➞ {6|6}%
- Increased Movement Speed {8|8}% ➞ {10|10}%
Paladins Release Version 2.11.3416.8 (November 6, 2019)
- Abilities
- Kraken
- Increased Ultimate damage 1400 ➞ 2500
- Fixed an issue where Golden Dredge displayed the incorrect 1P textures.
Paladins Release Version 2.10.3351.2 (September 11, 2019)
- Abilities
- Cursed Howitzer
- Reduced reload projectile damage 1,000 → 850 Damage
- Kraken
- Removed pre-fire timing (ability now deploys at crosshair on use)
- Reduced time to deploy 2s → 1.7s
- Reduced damage 4000 → 1400
- Increased knockback by 10%
Paladins Release Version 2.8.3275.5 (July 17, 2019)
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with Kraken where character movement would not update the trace location properly, resulting in the ability originating away from your crosshair.
- Now properly equips default weapon skin with the default skin
Paladins Release Version 2.4.3113.12 (March 27, 2019)
- Abilities
- Shortcut
- Allies can no longer use Dredge’s Shortcut
- Cards
Paladins Release Version 2.1.3013.12 (January 16, 2019)
- Abilities
- Shortcut
- Shortcut now allows allies to pass through your Shortcut
- Talents
- Freebooter removed
- Cards
- Spy Glass renamed to Crow’s Nest
- Spy Glass – NEW: Broadside knocks you up for {600|200}
- [PTS] Crow’s Nest scaling reduced {600|200} → {500|100}
Paladins Release Version 1.9.2977 (December 10, 2018)
- Talents
- Scuttle
- Scuttle now has damage fall-off
Paladins Release Version 1.7.2876 (October 23, 2018)
- Harpoon
- Reduced Harpoon’s ability to interrupt your inhand fire
- Now properly classified as Area of Effect damage
- Talents
- Abyss Spike
- Trigger Radius Increased (66%)
- Explosion Radius Increased (16%)
- Cards
- Hull Piercer
- Now reduces Harpoons cooldown by {1|1}s
- Cursed Weaponry
- Now grants ammo on successful harpoon hit
Paladins Release Version 1.6.2869.1 (September 27, 2018)
- Dredge has been added to the game.
Removed talents
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