The 20th beta patch brings Paladins a new heroine reminiscent of the Mesmer from Guild Wars 2, and completely overhauls the card system.
Ying – Mistress of Illusions
There are several changes coming to players with the latest beta patch 20 in Paladins. The card system has been fundamentally revised and a new champion enters the battlefield: Ying, the Mistress of Illusions.
Let’s take a look at Ying’s abilities:
- The Illusory Mirror is her weapon, allowing her to fire a short, channeled laser at a target, which must be recharged after a short time.
- Illusion creates (you guessed it) a stationary illusion that fights enemies nearby.
- With Dimensional Link, Ying swaps her position with that of the furthest illusion. If no illusion is active, Ying teleports to the location of the last illusion.
- Shatter commands all illusions to rush at nearby targets and then explode for high damage.
- The Ultimate Illusory Rift creates a prism at the location of each enemy across the map, continuously firing at the respective foe. The shots mark the enemies on the map and confuse them.
In summary, Ying is quite reminiscent of the Mesmer from a completely different game …
Changes to the Card System of Paladins
In the meantime, players have gotten used to the fact that every major patch shakes the foundation of Paladins’ card system and brings new ideas. HiRez does not hesitate to try different approaches, and this time is no different. All cards are now available in 4 different versions, corresponding to different rarities.
An example:
Barik’s “Bunker” card exists in 4 versions. It increases the barrier’s health by 1000 (Common), 2000 (Rare), 3000 (Epic), or 4000 (Legendary) health points.
This tiering now applies to every single card. Players can freely create their decks from all cards and now have the ability to include multiple legendary cards in a deck – however, there is a point limit of 12 that cannot be exceeded per deck. Common cards cost 1 point, rare 2, epic 3, and legendary 4 points. This gives players more options to customize their decks.
A complete list of all changes can be found in our sources.
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