Grover (Paladins)

Grover, also known by his title of The Wild, is a playable character in the video game Paladins. He's the soul of the forest and embodiment of nature itself, awakening to defend the natural world whenever it comes under threat.
He's a Support champion that was introduced on February 11th, 2016.
He is voiced by Christopher Sabat.
==Official Bio==
"The "soul of the forest" isn't some invisible spirit or comforting poem about being "one with nature", it's an angry, walking tree with a huge stone axe. After decades of peaceful slumber since the last time Grover had to walk the land — to help put down the goblin scourge — he has awakened once again to find the forests of the Realm threatened by the spread of humanoid civilizations, rampant industrialization, and the all-consuming fires of war.
Hefting his trusty axe, he stomps into battle once again, intent on destroying anything and anyone who would harm the natural world."
==Biography==
Long ago ago when the Realm was in chaos, nature itself would awaken as the angry walking tree called Grover. He would help put an end to the chaos and destruction the goblin scourges were causing to nature, before falling into a deep slumber yet again.
Now, with the Crystal War and many other supernatural and extraterrestrial threats causing destruction to nature, Grover awakened once more to put an end to this battle once and for all.
==Personality==
While described as an angry walking tree that only wakes up to protect the natural world from those harming it, Grover's personality is more reminiscent of a goofy older man, speaking with a slower voice and constantly making various plant related puns.
Grover is generally friendly even to those he just killed, and also appears to be humble as well, often being surprised by his own accomplishments; though he does occasionally act a bit smug when he does really well.
==Powers and Abilities==
Being the embodiment of nature, Grover expectedly carries a lot of power with him, though most often this is used to heal his allies. Though more passive, due to his massive size and trusty axe, Grover is still a capable foe and protector of nature.
===Gameplay===
====Passive Abilities====
*Grover passively heals all nearby allies (including himself) for 80 health every 1 second.
====Throwing Axe====
*Hurl your massive axe every 0.9 seconds, dealing a base 300 damage and additional damage to targets farther away.
*The axe's damage is increased based on distance traveled, up to a base 750 damage.
====Crippling Throw====
*Throw your axe to cripple an enemy, dealing a base 400 damage to them.
*Enemies are crippled for a base 1 second.
*7 second base cooldown.
====Blossom====
*Provides nearby allies and Grover himself a large burst of 800 healing.
*10 second base cooldown.
====Vine====
*Launch a vine from your body and pull yourself to a targeted location or ally.
*Only activates if a valid location is targeted.
*Grants knockback immunity while active.
*8 second base cooldown.
====Ultimate: Whirlwind====
*Channel nature's power, rapidly healing nearby allies and Grover himself for 2,500 every 1 second for a short duration.
*Grants Grover Crowd Control immunity while active.
*Can't use other skills while active.
*Ultimate activation uses 40% charge instantly, then slowly drains the rest as the ultimate is active.
*Ultimate lasts 4 seconds.
===Talents===
As with every other champion in Paladins, Grover has a number of different talents and cards which can significantly alter his playstyle. Cards can be upgraded with a limited pool of fifteen points per load-out in order to increase their effectiveness. Numbers in curly brackets are the default values and can be upgraded a total of five times, each upgrade adding another instance of the base value to overall effectiveness.
====Rampant Blooming====
*Allies Healed by Blossom will Heal for an additional 300 over 3 seconds.
*Default talent.
====Ferocity====
*Increase your maximum damage scaling over distance by 60%.
*Unlocked at Mastery Level 2.
====Deep Roots====
*Crippling Throw will Root enemies hit and will Chain between nearby enemies up to 3 times.
*Unlocked at Mastery Level 8.
===Cards===
* Adrenaline - Reduce your active Cooldowns by {10|10}% after getting an Elimination.
* Barkskin - Increase your maximum Health by {75|75}.
* Chop Down - Reduce the Cooldown of Crippling Throw by {0.6|0.6}s.
* Chopper - Heal for {50|50} after hitting an enemy with Crippling Throw.
* Fatalis - Hitting an enemy with Crippling Throw reduces the Cooldown of Blossom by {0.6|0.6}s.
* Force of Nature - Gain a {150|150}-Health Shield for 3s after dropping to or below 50% Health.
* Gentle Breeze - Increase your allies' Movement Speed by {5|5}% for 4s after they are Healed by Blossom.
* Heavenly Agility - Gain a {100|100} Shield for 3s after using Vine.
* Nature's Quickness - Increase your Movement Speed by {8|8}% for 2s after using Vine.
* Over Growth - Reset the Cooldown of Vine after dropping to or below {15|15}% Health.
* Perennial - Reduce the Cooldown of Blossom by {0.4|0.4}s.
* Pick Up - Reduce the Cooldown of Vine by {1|1}s after hitting an enemy with Crippling Throw.
* Rebound - Increase your Healing received by {5|5}% while at or below 50% Health.
* Unstoppable - Reduce your damage taken by {6|6}% for 4s after using Blossom.
* Verdant Expanse - Increase the radius of Blossom by {4|4}%.
* Vine Grasp - Increase the range of Vine by {10|10}%.
==Trivia==
*Grover was originally a melee based Damage champion, but received a rework a few months later.
*Though Grover originates from Smite, it is unknown if he has any connection with his Smite counterpart.
*Having originated from Smite, Grover naturally contains many references to the game, including directly mentioning Sylvanus and the bird that accompanied them both.
==External Links==
*Grover on the Paladins Wiki.
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