Io

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**Io** ▶️ is a Support Champion in Paladins, added on July 17th, 2019.

Io
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## Lore

* Current Official Bio
* Unofficial Updated Bio
* Old Official Bio

This is Io's official bio currently found in her champion page in-game.

For eons, the moon goddess Io watched over the Realm. Then, disaster struck: the Darkness smothered the goddess's light and shattered the moon that hung above the lands.

Pieces of the moon fell to the Shattered Desert, where Io's faithful watched over them. They kept vigil for the shattered goddess, praying that one day she would return to guide them.

As the Magistrate marched on the desert sands, intending to claim the power of the moon shards in their vicious struggle with the Resistance, that day finally came. At the urging of her celestial contemporary, Jenos, Io revealed her true form to fight for her people and stand against those who would threaten their survival.

Now, in a human form, she is weak but reborn. She has a lot to learn as she protects all those who look to her for hope.

This is an unofficial version of Io's bio intended to more clearly present all currently known information regarding her. Sources can be found here.

Io watched over the Realm for eons, waiting, dreaming of the day she could finally meet those who lived within. Io's dream would come true, but not in the way she'd hoped, for Yagorath would unexpectedly collide with the moon, shattering it to pieces, which shattered Io herself, splitting her into multiple entities and severely weakening her. Some of these pieces fell into the Realm itself, and on these shards, came Io, along with the Darkness that had broken her. Io was fragmented, unable to sustain her true form, yet despite that, her followers watched over and cared for the pieces of her that had fallen, along with guarding the pieces which contained Yagorath, all while Io herself hid away in the shadows for centuries, Luna, a piece of Io split from her original form, being the only part of her that accompanied the followers through this hard time.

Io continued to hide, until the home of her followers became the conflict of yet another battle between the Magistrate and Resistance. Io didn't wish to fight, but also didn't want to see her people hurt. Eventually, her contemporary, Jenos, who'd been participating in the battle himself, urged her to join the fight as well. And so, after centuries of hiding, Io created a new form for herself and appeared once more to fight for her people. She'd successfully chase the Magistrate away after severely injuring Corvus, while later assisting Atlas in one of his battles against Yagorath.

This was Io's in-game bio prior to the The Damned Frontier update. It's no longer considered canon.

For eons, the moon goddess Io watched over the Realm. But then disaster struck: The Darkness smothered the goddess's light, and shattered the moon that hangs above our battlefields.

Pieces of the moon fell to the Shattered Desert, where Io's faithful watched over them. They kept vigil for the shattered goddess, praying that one day she would return.

That day finally came as the Magistrate marched on the moon shards, determined to harness their power in the ongoing war against the Resistance. At the urging of her celestial friend Jenos, Io revealed her true form to fight for her people and stand against the Magistrate.

## Summary

Io is a support character who can hold her own for a decent amount of time. Her Moonlight can rapidly heal any teammate and also mitigate some damage with the Goddess' Blessing talent, and with the Life Link talent, she also can provide AOE heals with the Guardian Spirit ability. Her movement ability, Lunar Leap, can both get her out of difficult situations and make her a harder target to hit while leaping. However, if she can't escape a flanker, Io can also rely on Luna's stun to win fights. Io's Ultimate Ability, Begone, allows Io to push enemies along the travel path of a large projectile which can potentially save Io's or another allies life.

## Skills

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Light Bow

400 /0.6s

Description
A celestial bow that fires godly energy, dealing 400 damage every 0.6s.

Details

Detailed DescriptionA celestial bow that fires godly energy, dealing 400 damage every 0.6s. Has a maximum Ammo count of 10 and is fully effective up to 350 units. Hitting an enemy with Light Bow will Mark them for Luna to attack.
* This ability deals Direct Damage.
* Has a reload time of 1.7s and can be animation canceled after 1.2s.
* Has a maximum range of 350 units.
* Io cannot shoot through her Guardian Spirit summoned creature (Luna).

Ability Video

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Moonlight

150 /0.15s

Description
Channel the healing power of the moon to restore an ally, healing for 150 every 0.15s while channeling.

Details

Detailed DescriptionHold and channel Moonlight into an ally, Healing them for 150 every 0.15s. Moonlight regenerates when not in use. Has a maximum Moonlight of 150 and a range of 125 units.
* Needs line of sights.
* Needs to be aimed to activate. When active you can aim slightly off target before it breaks.
* Target can be switched.
* Has a 0.5s cooldown after deactivating.
* Can heal Luna.
* Io regens 1/6th Moonlight per second when inactive or 25 moonlight per second at default.
* Uses 1/6th per second or 25 moonlight per second.
* Moonlight can't be regenerated in any way when active.

Ability Video

Cooldown 16 / 6

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Guardian Spirit

300 /1s
  First and Second: 180 / Third: 350
 Stun: 300

Description
Summon Luna to your side to unleash your wrath in a series of hits. Luna stuns targets hit by Light Bow, and heals allies around her for 300 per second.

Details

Detailed DescriptionDeploy Luna to fight alongside you and heal allies within ~30 units of her for 300 per second. Luna will rush and Stun enemies that have been Marked by your Light Bow for 1s every 18s. Luna strikes enemies twice for 180 damage and a third time for 350 damage. Luna can be redeployed to a new location every 6s while alive. The deploy has a range of 50 units. Luna has 4000 Health and is affected by Bulldozer.
* This ability deals Direct Damage.
* Luna:
	+ Heals allies within ~30 units for 300 health per second, including Io.
	+ Fights alongside you and deals 180 damage - every third hit 350 damage - to the nearest enemy or to the enemy that has been marked by your Light Bow.
	+ Has 4000 health.
	+ Has a deploy range of 50 units.
	+ Receives Out of Combat healing.
	+ Can be healed by Io with Moonlight.
	+ Is a Deployable.
	+ Is able to be Cauterized.
	+ Can only be resummoned every 6s while active.
	+ Does't regenerate health by resummoning.
	+ Blocks Io's weapon shots.
	+ Rush
		- Attacks and Stuns enemies within 100 units.
		- Stun deals 300 damage and last 1s.
		- There is an UI icon next to Io's health bar which indicates when the stun is ready.

Ability Video

Cooldown 10

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Lunar Leap

Description
Quickly leap backwards and upwards through the air.

Ultimate ▶️

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Begone

800

Description
Project an ethereal manifestation of Luna and carry away enemies in its path, removing them from your Realm and dealing 800 damage to them if they collide with a wall.

Details

Detailed DescriptionProject an ethereal manifestation of Luna and send it forward. Enemies caught will be pulled along the travel path and take 800 damage if they collide with a wall. You are Immune to damage while releasing Luna.▶️ “Leave this realm!” (Self/Enemy)

▶️ “Their course is set!” (Ally)

* This ability deals Area Damage.
* Io is CC Immune and Damage Immune during cast time.
* Enemies caught are stunned and will be knocked back.
* Doesn´t end until a wall or the world border is reached.
* Goes through Shields.
* Look down while casting the ult to make it go very slowly.

Ability Video

## Talents

Life LinkDefault Talent

When Io or Luna heal an ally other than each other, the other is also healed at 50% efficiency.

Goddess’ BlessingUnlocks at Mastery Level 2

Allies being Healed by Moonlight take 15% reduced damage.

 30SacrificeUnlocks at Mastery Level 8

If Io falls below 200 Health while Luna is active, she trades places with Luna, heals for 50% of her Health, and Luna dies in her stead.

Details

* Heals Io for 50% of her maximum health.

## Cards

This is a list with all cards available to Io:

* Moonwalk doesn't change the regeneration time of Moonlight, but does modify the ammount gained from Protectors, Moonlight Garden, and Sanctum of Faith.

## Pre-Built Loadouts

All of the following cards are in Io's pre-built loadouts:

* Life Link
* Goddess' Blessing
* Sacrifice

Life Link

Feral Strength

Increase Luna's Health by 900.
4

Lunar Connection

Reduce the Cooldown of Luna's initial deploy by 3.6s.
3

Protectors

Regenerate 6% Moonlight every 1s while within 30 units of Luna and not using Moonlight.
3

Spirit Arrows

Reduce the Cooldown of Luna's redeploy by 0.3s after Healing with Moonlight.
3

Broken Deity

Increase Luna's deploy range by 40%.
2

Goddess' Blessing

Celestial Body

Increase your maximum Health by 100.
2

Moonlight Garden

Generate 8% Moonlight for each enemy hit with Light Bow.
4

Restored Faith

Heal for 30 every time you Heal an ally with Moonlight.
3

Crescent

Reset the Cooldown of Lunar Leap after dropping to or below 30% Health.
2
15

Swift Arrows

Increase allies' Movement Speed by 24% while they are being Healed by Moonlight.
4

Sacrifice

Broken Deity

Increase Luna's deploy range by 20%.
1

Crescent

Reset the Cooldown of Lunar Leap after dropping to or below 45% Health.
3
15

Full Moon

Gain a 300-Health Shield for 3s after activating Lunar Leap.
3

Half Moon

Reduce the Cooldown of Lunar Leap by 4s.
5

Sky Walker

Lower your gravity and increase your air control by 70% while firing your Light Bow.
3

## Cosmetic Items

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Io:

### Champion Skin Collections

* Default
* Feral
* Starfall
* Pirate's Treasure
* Eight Oceans
* Stellar Protector
* Salt
* Corrupted
* Frozen Moon
* Golden

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* Default
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* Recolor 6
* Inverted

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### Emotes

* Default
* Yawn
* Radiant Joy

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### MVP Poses

* Default
* Cunning
* Star Io
* Cuddles

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## Trivia

* General
* Champion Skins

* Lore
* Cameos
* References
* Promotion
* Concepts
* Other

**Lore**

* Originally, Io resembled Luna with two tails and no collar, but after the moon shattered she was no longer able to sustain her form or completely be herself. Though when Bazaar eventually came under attack, Io created a new different form for herself, with this form being how her followers had envisioned her looking like.
	+ Despite this two tailed no collar Luna being Io's true form, Luna appears as she does in-game (only one tail and wearing a collar) in Io's teaser trailer prior to the moon being shattered.
	+ If Io's followers didn't exist, she may have instead based her new form on whatever the one who summoned her imagines her looking like.
	+ This naturally means that Io and Luna used to be a singular entity prior to becoming shattered, which is supported by numerous developers statements.
	+ Io and Luna are not currently capable of fusing back together, even for a brief moment.
* The reason Io sounds as though she's always about to stutter is a result of the moon being shattered.
* Even centuries later, the shattering still affects Io, as the reason she didn't help Vora at all or come down to Bazaar until requested to by Jenos is due to her being incomplete and not able to do everything all the time.
* Io returned to the Realm during the summer.
* It's assumed Io (and other characters not shown that are involved in the conflict) was present in Yagorath's trailer and assisted in fighting, but wasn't shown due to not being able to show every single character, instead focusing on including the ones they felt would say the most by their presence.
* Io's story arc is about finding and accepting herself after she was split apart into her current incomplete form.
* Io definitely noticed when Jenos originally ascended.
* Yagorath implies (▶️) that Io isn't the moon itself, but merely inhabits it. It's unknown if how true this is.
* If Io had the chance, she'd date the interpretation of Ra from Hi-Rez's other title, Smite.
* Based on a dev statement revealing Viktor to be around 5'9 or 175cm tall and comparing it to model sizes in-game and out of game, it was discovered that Io would be around 4'6 or 140cm tall.
	+ Though this calculation presents Io as shorter than Jenos (who was found to be around 5'1 or 155cm), it's been said that Io's supposed to be a little taller than Jenos.

**Cameos**

Io appears in the following content:

* **Cards**
	+ *Desperation* - Raum Card\*
	+ *False Idol* - Vora Card\*
	+ *New Purpose* - Vora Card
	+ *Out Of Time* - Yagorath Card

* **Avatars**
	+ *Birthday Party Io*
	+ *Birthday Party Luna*\*
	+ *Celebrity Io*\*
	+ *Hallowed Io*
	+ *Io Love You*\*

* **Sprays**
	+ *Goddesses*
	+ *Paladins' 3rd Birthday*

* **Other**
	+ *Bazaar*\*
	+ *Cottontail Seris Splash Art*\*
	+ *Cuddly Yagorath Splash Art*\*
	+ *Cuddly Yagorath Skin*\*
	+ *Let's Play!* - Loading Frame
	+ *Hi-Rez Expo 2019 Pin*\*
	+ *Girl Squad!* - Merchandise Design
	+ *Heal the World* - Merchandise Design
	+ *Healer Ladies* - Merchandise Design
	+ *Io & Luna* - Merchandise Design
	+ *:hrx\_luna:* - Steam Emoticon\*

Notable Characters that appear in Io's own content includes:

* **Cinematics and Trailers**
	+ Corvus, Terminus, Atlas, Imani, Jenos, and Valera - *Io's Teaser Trailer*\*

* **Cards**
	+ Corvus - Protectors\*

**References**

* Io shares her name of one of Jupiter's moons.
* Luna, part of Io and her fox representative, shares her name with a figure in ancient Roman religion and myth, the divine embodiment of the moon.
* Io and Luna took inspiration from both Kitsune mythology and Triple Goddess mythology.
* One of Io's jokes "Don't touch the t-tail it takes an eternity to get it looking this good." (▶️) references a similar joke of Jenos' "Don't touch the hair! It takes centuries to get it looking this good." (▶️).
* In one line (▶️), Io hums the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
* The line "Even the smallest being can alter the course of the future." (▶️) is a reference to a line from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
* Though Io's card Sky Walker is reminiscent of a popular Jojo meme, when asked, it was said this was unintentional.

**Promotion**

* Prior to Io's reveal, Paladins artist Thunderbrush would change his Twitter profile picture to this image on June 4th, 2019.
* Io's standard teasers can be seen here:
	+ (Teaser 1) "Come closer, child. It’s time you learned the story of the Shattered Moon."
	+ (Teaser 2) "For eons, she watched us. Loved us. And we basked in the glow of our unbroken Io."
	+ (Teaser 3) "But then disaster struck. And the Darkness smothered our goddess's light."
	+ (Teaser 4) "In the centuries since the shattering, our goddess has hidden in shadows. Her fox our constant companion through her long, long absence."
	+ (Teaser 5) "We’ve honored our goddess. Protected the pieces of her that fell here. But now, they’ve come for her. The Magistrate."
	+ (Teaser 6) "We pray, child, that the Shattered Goddess still watches over us. We have faith that she will return. That Io will be whole, once again."

**Concepts**

* Io's very first concept shows her being more nature-themed and being accompanied by a large bear rather than a fox companion.
* Io had several further concept designs following this, notably featuring her wielding a standard bow with regular arrows.
* In concepts for Bazaar, one sketch showed the center statue of Io in a somewhat more dynamic pose, as well as wielding a more standard bow, lining up with her early concepts.
* One of the original concepts for Io's ultimate would've featured her summoning a moon that would've slowed and stunned players.
	+ Another concept saw Io summoning a ball that sucked people towards it, seemingly similar to Seris' ultimate. It's not clear if this is the same ultimate concept mentioned previously, or an entirely different one.
* Io's healing was also originally meant to function as a sort of "seeking projectile".
* The animation for Io's healing was originally far more cluttered and had to be toned back.
* It was briefly considered giving Io a talent that allowed Luna to spawn or redeploy herself, and by briefly considered, that means it was shot down immediately upon being mentioned.
* Originally, Io's true form was meant to be a human form with two tails, but due to feeling this was too confusing to portray via card art, it was ultimately changed for a two tailed fox.
* Io was initially intended to be Korean, but her design changed.
* The woman seen on some of Io's cards such Eternal Reliquary, Restored Faith, and Sanctum of Faith was originally going to wear red clothing, but it was changed due to concerns people would mistake her for Lian.
	+ She was also originally going to be an elf, but this too ultimately changed.
* Concepts for some of Io's cards show a few minor differences, such as Sanctum of Faith originally featuring many additional followers in the background.
* Concept art for another card shows Io standing triumphantly as the characters from Eternal Reliquary and Sanctum of Faith hug Luna. This was meant to show the end of the battle in Bazaar. The moon is notably not shattered, though it's likely this is only due to being a rough sketch composed of simple shapes.
* Unused background art for another card can be seen here.

**Other**

* Including recolors, Io is tied with Imani for having received the most skins from Battle Passes (10 in total), though most of these skins consist of recolors from the Radiant Stars Battle Pass.
* Io's internal name prior to release was "Druid".
* The icon for Io's Sacrifice talent uses the same art as her Broken Deity card.
	+ The icon for the talent Life Link uses the same art as the icon for Io's ability Guardian Spirit when Luna hasn't been summoned.
	+ The icon for the talent Goddess' Blessing uses the same art as the icon for Io's ability Moonlight.
* The card Full Moon is featured as the background of Vora's card Unified in Purpose.
* For one of Vora's teasers, an alternate version of the art featured in the card Sanctum of Faith was used, which removed the two characters present, as well as the faint orange light.
* Io's sound effects incorporate the usage of an Asian string instrument, though it's unknown which.
* The animalistic aspects of Io's design were meant to show Io as a druid-style character that would represent all creatures and life in the Realm.
* Io originally used Cassie's animations for testing.
* In the 3rd Anniversary Spray Io lacks her pigtails and also has much shorter hair in general. The reason for this was to better fit the composition.
* Both an individual carrying a barrel (dubbed "Barrel Chad" by the community), as well as a scene of Jenos looking at his hands from Io's teaser trailer were made into sprays during the Community Battle Pass; these sprays being the Peak Peformance and Interstellar Crisis sprays respectively.
* The Cuddles MVP pose is based on a piece of art created for National Hugging Day.

**Champion Skins**

* **Feral**
	+ Feral is a term used to describe animals that live in the wild, but descended from domesticated species.
	+ This skin lacking Io's headpiece could be a reference to her now appearing ever so slightly wilder.

* **Starfall**
	+ This skin may be named after shooting stars, a type of meteor that burns in the atmosphere, creating a trail in the sky.

* **Pirate's Treasure / Eight Oceans**
	+ Several lines reference Davy Jones' locker, which is a metaphor used to describe death on the sea.
	+ The Eight Oceans skin is likely a reference to the eight seas mentioned in one of Dredge's Top Play lines (▶️), as is one of the skins' own lines: (▶️).
	+ The Eight Oceans skin's color scheme is a reference to ghost ships.
	+ During a brief period when the official Paladins Twitter account was put under the control of Pirate's Treasure Io, it was revealed that Dredge and Remix Pepper are both part of Pirate's Treasure Io's crew. Dredge himself also implied this during another period when he was in charge of the account.
	+ The Pirate's Treasure skin appears in the Captain Io spray.
	+ Pirate Luna appears in the Kitsune avatar.
		- This avatar also appears as a purchasable animated avatar on Steam.
	+ Pirate Luna also appears in the First Mate Luna spray.
	+ These skins share their theme with Swashbuckler Barik, Dutchman Makoa, Pirate's Treasure Ruckus, Eight Oceans Ruckus, Pirate's Treasure Maeve, and Eight Oceans Maeve.

* **Stellar Protector**
	+ On top of being known as the "Star Sisters", the group this skin is part of alongside most of the other Stellar skins, is known as the "Radiant Stars". This skin in particular is also mentioned to be a defender of the heavens.
	+ These skins' are based on Magical Girl anime, particularly Sailor Moon.
	+ These skins' personality is a reference to a stereotypical anime protagonist, as a result, also making many references to the power of friendship
	+ The joke "The enemy captured the objective during my transformation sequence last game! Not one of my finest moments..." (▶️) is a reference to how magical girl transformation sequences often go on for far too long.
	+ The joke "Is it 7 AM already? Oh no, I'm already late for school and it's just my first day!" (▶️) is a reference to a common trope in anime, where the main character is late for school on their first day.
	+ The line "They're on our fluffy tails!" (▶️) may be a reference to the anime The Helpful Fox Senko-san, which features a kitsune with a notably fluffy tail.
	+ These skins' spawn chatter line with Koga "Haven't I seen you somewhere before? Reading a uh... \*clears throat\* book of sorts?" (▶️) references male anime characters shamelessly reading questionable magazines, a specific example being Kakashi from the Naruto series, who Koga resembles.
	+ The line "Heal me, senpai!" (▶️) is a reference to a common term used in anime to describe an upperclassman.
	+ The line "Eh..." (▶️) is possibly a reference to Asuka from Neon Genesis Evangelion, which featured her saying this line very frequently.
	+ One of these skins' jokes is a reference to a popular phrase amongst the "weeb" culture; "Your waifu is trash!" (▶️).
		- Waifu refers to a fictional character an anime fan considers a wife. Husbando, an alternative, means husband.
	+ Concept art for these skins show that Mew Mew was originally going to be slimmer.
	+ The default Stellar Protector skin appears in the Spirit and Starry-Eyed avatars.
	+ The default Stellar Protector skin also appears in the Cheerful! spray.
		- Though only the default color is featured in the previous spray, versions of every color were drawn up.
	+ These skins share their theme with Stellar Sorceress Imani, Stellar Sentinel Inara, Stellar Mender Seris, Stellar Witch Lillith, Gentleman Jenos, and Galactic Conqueror Vora.

* **Salt**
	+ This skin is of Pepper's best friend, Salt.
	+ Salt is one of the few skins that is considered an "Echo Skin".
	+ This skin came incredibly close to being its own individual champion, but was eventually either replaced or changed into VII.
		- Salt originally had a different appearance as a champion, with her skin design instead seemingly being intended as a separate skin for the character.
	+ One of the reasons Salt was designed was seemingly due to backlash to Pip's skin, Remix Pepper, though it was also seemingly due to Pepper still being popular despite that.
	+ This skin appears in the Lovely Io avatar.
	+ A beach version of this skin also appears in the Sun, Sand, and Salt avatar, prior to this skin's addition.
	+ This skin shares its theme with Remix Strix, Redux Strix, Remix Seris, Remix Pip, Remix Jenos, Raeve Maeve, and Neon Demon Grohk.

* **Corrupted / Frozen Moon**
	+ Vora appears in these skins' splash arts.
	+ The Corrupted skin appears in the Dark Embrace Io avatar.
	+ These skins share their theme with Corrupted Atlas and Vile Atlas.

## Changelog

➤ 6.6
Paladins Release Version 6.6.5485.0
* Talents
	+ **Life Link**
		- Old effect moved into Guardian Spirit
			* Removed Moonlight healing penalty
		- New effect: When Io or Luna heals an ally other than each other, they also heal the other at 50% effectiveness
* Abilty
	+ **Guardian Spirit**
		- Now heals allies around Luna for 300/s
	+ **Moonlight**
		- Now always visible regardless of proximity to target

➤ August 16th, 2023
Paladins Release Version 6.5.5375.0
* Abilities
	+ **Lunar Leap**
		- Decreased cooldown from 12s ➞ 10s
	+ **Moonlight**
		- Increased base passive regeneration by 30%

➤ October 12th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.6.4848.0
* Talents
	+ **Life Link**
		- Increased Healing From 300 ➞ 320.
	+ **Goddess' Blessing**
		- Now increases Moonlight’s Healing from 135 ➞ 150
* Abilities
	+ **Moonlight**
		- Reduced Healing from 150 ➞ 135.

➤ July 21st, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.5.4175.5
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Io's Ultimate, Begone, could push players out of bounds near the Capture Point on Ice Mines.

➤ March 31st, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.3.4031.2
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Updated Protectors card text to explicitly state that the card does not activate while using Moonlight.

➤ February 18th, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.2.3984.3
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Updated the Guardian Spirit ability long description to bring it up to date with its balance change.

➤ February 3rd, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.2.3983.0
* Talents
	+ **Life Link**
		- Increased Healing per second around Luna 200 ➞ 300
	+ **Sacrifice**
		- Reduced internal cooldown 45s ➞ 30s
* Abilities
	+ **Guardian Spirit**
		- Luna can no longer Capture objectives points, or push the Siege Cart.
		- Reduced Initial Deploy Cooldown 18s ➞ 16s
		- Reduced Redeploy Cooldown 8s ➞ 6s
		- Increased Luna's Health 3,000 ➞ 4,000

➤ October 28th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.5.3881.0
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Luna’s location could desync between clients and the server in specific circumstances.

➤ July 29th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.4.3767.9
* Abilities
	+ **Guardian Spirit**
		- Reduced base Health 4000 ➞ 3000
* Luna is now able to be Cauterized
	+ This is something we are still testing and would like to feel confident about before ultimately including this change in this update
* Cards
	+ Feral Strength
		- Increase Luna’s Health by 200|200.
		- Increased Health 200|200 ➞ 225|225
	+ Swift Arrows
		- Increase allies’ Movement Speed by 8|8% while they are being Healed by Moonlight.
		- Decreased Movement Speed bonus 8|8% ➞ 6|6%
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Io’s model would sink through horse mounts and into the ground while mounted and not moving.
	+ Fixed an issue where the base Stellar Protector skin had the incorrect VFX play when using the Radiant Joy Emote compared to other Stellar Protector variants.
	+ Fixed an issue where Astral Bow variants showed the incorrect 2D art when obtained.
	+ Fixed an issue where the Star Io MVP Pose was not on the Battle Pass Track.
	+ Updated Guardian Spirit’s description with the new Health values.

➤ April 29th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.3.3657.3
* Abilities
	+ **Moonlight**
		- Increased Healing 125 every 0.15s ➞ 150 every 0.15s
		- Decreased base maximum Moonlight 200 ➞ 150
* Cards
	+ Moonwalk
		- Increased Moonlight capacity scaling {6|6}% ➞ {8|8}%

➤ March 4th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.2.3587.5
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where the Goddess’ Blessing Talent was still providing 25% Damage Reduction to the target of Moonlight.

➤ January 8th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.1.3487.7
* Talents
	+ **Goddess’ Blessing**
		- Reduced damage reduction 25% ➞ 15%
	+ **Life Link**
		- Reduced Healing per second 300 ➞ 180
	+ **Sacrifice**
		- Now resets the Cooldown on Luna’s deploy
* Abilities
	+ **Lunar Leap**
		- Increased Cooldown 10s ➞ 12s
	+ **Moonlight**
		- Reduced Healing per tick 150 ➞ 125
	+ **Rush** (Luna’s Stun)
		- Increased Cooldown 15s ➞ 18s
	+ **Guardian Spirit**
		- Reduced Luna’s Health 4,500 ➞ 4,000
* Cards
	+ **Half Moon**
		- Increased Cooldown reduction {0.6|0.6}s ➞ {0.8|0.8}s
	+ **Moonwalk**
		- OLD: Lower your gravity and increase your air control by {50|10}% while using Moonlight
		- NEW: Increase your Moonlight capacity by {6|6}%
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue with the description of the Spirit Arrows card.

➤ November 6th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.11.3416.8
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Moonlight would sometimes not target a teammate when Io’s cursor passed over them.
	+ Fixed an issue with Io bot where it would not summon Luna or heal for a significant length of time without stopping with Moonlight.
	+ Fixed an issue where Luna could get stuck inside the Payload.

➤ September 11th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.10.3351.2
* Abilities
	+ **Moonlight**
		- Moonlight will no longer break on immediate loss of sight, but instead has a small window before the link breaks.
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Io could no longer heal allies through Inara’s Impasse.
	+ Fixed an issue where Io’s 3P camera did not center properly when camera was rotated above her head.
	+ Fixed a text error with Io’s Guardian Spirit ability description.
	+ Fixed an issue where players would not see “Create New Loadout” buttons on Io’s Loadouts screen unless they owned her.
	+ Fixed an issue where the wing visual effects from Furia’s ultimate display on Io’s back instead of her front.
	+ Optimized Io's target updating for moonlight and modified the one second grace to only forgive line-of-sight loss due to object occlusion.

➤ August 8th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.9.3276.0
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed Io Ult visibility on low particle settings for users
	+ Luna can no longer be spawned into environmental hazards

➤ July 17th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.8.3275.5
* Io was added to the game.

## Removed Content

* Io/Removed Content

1. ↑ Io's Teaser Trailer, YouTube
2. ↑ File:Io Voice Actress.png
3. ↑ PaladinsGame on Twitter
4. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
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8. ↑ We're the devs at Evil Mojo who made Io! Ask us anything about the newest Support Champion!, Reddit
9. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
10. ↑ Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase 2020 Panel), YouTube
11. ↑ We're the devs at Evil Mojo who made Io! Ask us anything about the newest Support Champion!, Reddit
12. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
13. ↑ We're the devs at Evil Mojo who made Io! Ask us anything about the newest Support Champion!, Reddit
14. ↑ PaladinsGame on Twitter
15. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
16. ↑ File:Io Stuttering Reason.png
17. ↑ File:Why Io Didn't Help.png
18. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase 2020 Panel), YouTube
19. ↑ File:Yagorath Trailer Other Champs.png
20. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase 2020 Panel), YouTube
21. ↑ We're the devs at Evil Mojo who made Io! Ask us anything about the newest Support Champion!, Reddit
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26. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
27. ↑ ThunderBrush on ArtStation
28. ↑ PaladinsGame on Twitter
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30. ↑ Design-A-Champ Workshop (Hi-Rez Expo 2019 Panel), YouTube
31. ↑ We're the devs at Evil Mojo who made Io! Ask us anything about the newest Support Champion!, Reddit
32. ↑ Design-A-Champ Workshop (Hi-Rez Expo 2019 Panel), YouTube
33. ↑ We're the devs at Evil Mojo who made Io! Ask us anything about the newest Support Champion!, Reddit
34. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
35. ↑ File:Io Originally Intended as Korean.png
36. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
37. ↑ Casey Edwards on ArtStation
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39. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
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42. ↑ Design-A-Champ Workshop (Hi-Rez Expo 2019 Panel), YouTube
43. ↑ File:Champion Sound Effects.png
44. ↑ We're the devs at Evil Mojo who made Io! Ask us anything about the newest Support Champion!, Reddit
45. ↑ We're the devs at Evil Mojo who made Io! Ask us anything about the newest Support Champion!, Reddit
46. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
47. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast: Exploring the Lore (Hi-Rez Showcase 2022), YouTube
48. ↑ PaladinsGame on Twitter
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52. ↑ Radiant Stars will Rise in the Latest Paladins Update Xbox
53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 Jasmine M on ArtStation
54. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
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