Dredge

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**Dredge** ▶️ is a Damage Champion in Paladins, added on September 27th, 2018.

## Lore

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

This is Dredge's official bio currently found in his champion page in-game.

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 to continue destabilizing everything he touches. Now the undead pirate travels the seas again, and no soul, living or dead, will take his treasure from him. When the Abyss calls, he will be there & he will blast away any foes that staind in their way.

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

Judd Roberts, also known as Admiral Dredge, was the most feared pirate of the Eight Oceans, until one treasure ended up being more than he bargained for. Attracted by the power of ancient Warder Relics carried by the Resistance, Judd easily stole the treasure from them with his superior skill on the open waters; however, the Warder dragon found him unworthy of carrying the relics, attacking his ship, to which Judd stood no chance, sending the pirate down to what should have been his watery grave.

But deep in the depths, Judd encountered the Abyssal Lord Dredge, who took control of his body and returned to the land of the living. Admiral Dredge would reclaim the Warder Relics before docking at his hideout of Marauder's Port. He was later defeated by Imani, who came to retrieve what was stolen from her.

Following Yagorath's defeat, Dredge would battle against Azaan, though the outcome of this battle is currently unknown.

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

Admiral Dredge ruled the eight oceans as the Realm's most feared pirate, until one final treasure led to his doom. Dredge stole the Warders' relics from the Paladins, but could not tame the dragons' might. His ship was destroyed, his crew scattered, and Dredge sank to certain death in the ocean's depths. The Abyss intervened and bore Dredge back into the Realm of living. Now the undead admiral sails the seas again. And none will take his treasure.

## 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

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Cursed Howitzer

850 /0.7s

Description
Fire Abyssal mortars every 0.7s that bounce and explode, dealing 850 damage.

Details

Detailed DescriptionFire an explosive mortar every 0.7s that deals 850 damage in an area. Has a maximum Ammo count of 9, and the explosion is fully effective up to 4 units and hits enemies up to 15 units away. Reloading fires a secondary projectile that deals 850 damage on impact.
* This ability deals Area Damage.
* Has a maximum range of 500 units.
* Has damage falloff based on distance from the explosion, with a maximum reduction of 50%.
* Gains 4.4% ultimate charge per attack.
* Has a reload time of 2.2s and can be animation canceled after 1.8s. The reload projectile is also fired at 1.8s.
* Projectiles always bounce off of floors in the same way no matter the height or angle and explode after 0.7s.
* Abyssal reload doesn't bounce off of surfaces.

Ability Video

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Broadside

3× 950

Description
Launch three depth charges that hover and arm after contacting the ground, dealing 950 damage when they explode.

Details

Detailed DescriptionFire a burst of up to 3 depth charges over 0.3s that each deal 950 damage in an area. These charges arm when they hit the ground, slowly rising and exploding after 2s. The explosions are fully effective up to 10 units and hit enemies up to 17 units away. This ability consumes your Ammo to fire.
* This ability deals Area Damage.
* Acts as a weapon attack.
* There is a 0.15 second delay between each Broadside projectile is fired.
* There is a 1 second lockout after using Broadside before either Cursed Howitzer or Broadside can be used again.
* Broadside has maximum 60% damage falloff.
* Generates 5% ultimate charge per projectile for a total of 15% ultimate charge per use.

Ability Video

Cooldown 14

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Harpoon

800

Description
Launch a powerful harpoon that pierces enemies, dealing 800 damage and slowing them.

Details

Detailed DescriptionHurl a harpoon, dealing 800 damage and Slowing enemies hit by 50% for 2s. Harpoon Pierces enemies and has a range of 300 units.
* This ability deals Area Damage.
* Has a 0.75s windup.
* Pierces players and all deployables except for Impasse and Sanctuary.
* Generates 4% ultimate charge per enemy hit.

Ability Video

Cooldown 1

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Shortcut

Description
Create shortcuts that allow you to traverse through the Abyss.

Details

Detailed DescriptionCreate a Shortcut, up to a maximum of 2. Traveling through a Shortcut will Teleport you to the other one after a 0.4s delay and destroy the one you used to Teleport. Going through a Shortcut will prevent this ability from being used for 10s.
* Walk into a Shortcut to teleport. Teleporting through a Shortcut removes the one at the exit point and incurs a 10 second cooldown on the ability. It's not affected by Chronos.
* You become Ethereal when traveling through a Shortcut.
* You are immune to damage and Crowd Control when traveling through a Shortcut.
* Placing a Shortcut takes 0.8s and the Shortcut activates 0.6s after placing it.
* Teleporting through Shortcut doesn't dismount.
* Teleporting leaves a short-living tracer to the exit point.
* Shortcuts emit sound.
* Teleporting through Shortcut cleanses Polymorph and Midnight.

Ability Video

Ultimate ▶️

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Kraken

2500

Description
Unleash the Abyssal Kraken on your enemies to deal 2500 damage and knock back anyone caught in its tentacles.

Details

Detailed DescriptionCreate a rift at your target location, unleashing the Abyssal Kraken after 1.45s in a 25-unit radius. The Kraken deals 2500 damage and applies a Knockback to enemies hit.▶️ “Release the Kraken!” (Self/Enemy)

▶️ “She hungers...” (Ally)

* This ability deals Area Damage.

Ability Video

## Talents

ScuttleDefault Talent

The projectile launched by reloading your Cursed Howitzer explodes in a 20-unit-radius area on contact.

Details

* Has maximum 50% damage falloff.

HurlUnlocks at Mastery Level 2

Harpoon no longer has a Cooldown, but no longer Slows enemies hit.

Details

* Can fire a Harpoon every 1.0 seconds.

Abyss SpikeUnlocks at Mastery Level 8

Harpoon lodges into terrain and explodes when an enemy comes within 20 units, dealing 1000 damage in a 35-unit-radius area.

Details

* Has a 2s fuse time.
* Has no damage falloff.
* Slightly knocks back enemies.

## Cards

This is a list with all cards available to Dredge:

* Expansive Vault and Haul on the Bowline cards timer starts in his teleporting out animation, effectively removing ~0.5 seconds from the timer.

## Pre-Built Loadouts

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

* Scuttle
* Hurl
* Abyss Spike

Scuttle

Crow's Nest

Hitting yourself with Broadside now applies a Knockback of 650.
2

Sea Dogs

Increase the Healing you receive by 20% while at or below 50% Health.
4

Dark Bargain

Heal for 200 every 1s while standing near a Shortcut.
4

Hangman's Ire

Gain a 600-Health Shield for 3s after dropping to or below 50% Health.
4
30

Expansive Vault

Jump height is increased for your first jump within 2.5s after exiting Shortcut.
1

Hurl

Mortal Skewer

Heal for 350 for each enemy hit with Harpoon.
5

Cursed Weaponry

Generate 2 Ammo for each enemy hit by Harpoon.
2

Dark Bargain

Heal for 250 every 1s while standing near a Shortcut.
5

Expansive Vault

Jump height is increased for your first jump within 2.5s after exiting Shortcut.
1

Dreadnought

Increase your maximum Health by 100.
2

Abyss Spike

Hull Piercer

Reduce the Cooldown of Harpoon by 6s.
5

Blow the Man Down

Enemies hit by Harpoon’s Slow have their Movement Speed reduced by an additional 6%.
1

Heave Away

Reduce the Cooldown of Harpoon by 0.8s for each enemy hit by Broadside.
4

Dark Bargain

Heal for 200 every 1s while standing near a Shortcut.
4

Expansive Vault

Jump height is increased for your first jump within 2.5s after exiting Shortcut.
1

## Cosmetic Items

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Dredge:

### Champion Skin Collections

* Default
* Buccaneer
* Merrymaker
* Omega
* Bare Bones
* Golden

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### Emotes

* Default
* Brandish
* Swig
* Cut Throat
* Jolly Jig

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### MVP Poses

* Default
* Watch the Horizon
* The Captain

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## Trivia

* General
* Champion Skins

* Lore
* Cameos
* References
* Concepts
* Other

**Lore**

* Before the Abyss claimed his soul, his human name was Judd Roberts, but he was also known as Admiral Dredge, the latter likely being a title.
	+ However, Dredge was also revealed to be the name of the Kraken Abyssal Lord. It's unknown if this is a coincidence, retcon, or if the Abyssal Lord named itself after Judd's title, similarly to how the Abyssal Dragon took the name of the village of Seris after destroying it.
* While most assume Judd's in control and willingly working with the Abyss, in reality, Dredge the Kraken is the one in control, with Judd having very little, if any presence within Dredge. This naturally makes little sense due to Dredge's strong pirate demeanor and various voice lines implying he's Judd.
* Despite being stated as being within Judd, the kraken is still seemingly present on Dredge's weapon, as well as in Marauder's Port all at the same time. It's unknown if this is an error or some type of ability.
* The reason Judd was attacked by the Warder dragon is because he attempted to use the Warder gauntlets to control it; as a Warder's ability to command dragons is based on the dragon being willing to listen and trust the Warder, qualities Judd lacked what with not being a Warder, the summoned dragon naturally attacked him.
* Bizarrely, despite attacking the Resistance, Dredge fought alongside both the Magistrate and Resistance during the Future's End update.
* The front of Dredge's weapon is an open Abyssal portal.
* Dredge's Harpoon is a phantom harpoon from the Abyss.
* His Shortcuts are tears in reality.
* Dredge's ultimate harnesses the power of Abyssal Lord Dredge, causing two tentacles to rip through reality.
* Dredge has a crew of zombie pirates.
* Marauders' Port currently serves as Dredge's lair.
* Makoa obtained his anchor from Dredge's ship.
	+ Despite this, an ancient statue of Makoa depicted in Antediluvian shows him already wielding an anchor, despite the fact Judd would most likely not have even been born yet.
* During a brief period when Dredge was put in charge of the official Paladins Twitter account, he claimed his favorite meal is spam, particularly fried with eggs.
* 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 Dredge would be around 5'8 or 176cm tall.

**Cameos**

Dredge appears in the following content:

* **Cinematics and Trailers**
	+ *Dark Tides* - Cinematic\*
	+ *Imani's Teaser Trailer*\*

* **Cards**
	+ *Sinister Allies* - Raum Card
	+ *True Conviction* - Azaan Card\*

* **Avatars**
	+ *Harbinger*\*
	+ *The Returned*\*

* **Sprays**
	+ *Teacher's Pet*\*
	+ *What's Kraken*\*

* **Other**
	+ *Skull And Bones Caspian Splash Art*\*

**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.
* The line "Yo-ho, yo-ho! It's a pirate's death for me." (▶️) is a reference to the song Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho! A Pirate's Life For Me! by George Bruns.
* 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.

**Concepts**

* Some of Dredge's original concepts originally featured more revealing and sexualized designs, as well as one of them even being a Ska'drin, but they were brutally shot down due to being so revealing and sexualized. However, these concepts more or less ended up evolving into Caspian.
* Later concepts, while moving away from this initial approach, still show some notably different designs from Dredge's final look.

**Other**

* Dredge's codename was "Pirate / Undead Pirate".
* According to lines from Knightmare Fernando, Day Walker Vivian, Death Speaker Ying, and Full Moon Viktor, Dredge is able to summon any of the Abyssal Echoes. However, the canonicity of this ability and Abyssal Echoes as a whole is unclear.

**Champion Skins**

* **Buccaneer**
	+ A buccaneer is a type of pirate.

* **Merrymaker**
	+ 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 appears in the Rowdy Corsair and Sprakle Pecs avatars.
	+ This skin shares its theme with A-bomb-inable Bomb King, Merrymaker Lian, Merrymaker Evie, Merrymaker Maeve, Sugar Plum Willo, and Kraumpus Raum.

* **Omega**
	+ This skin had several early concepts that show a variety of different designs.
	+ The Omega Kraken appears in the Squidly avatar.
	+ This skin was removed from all chests it was in, for it to later appear as a Twitch Prime reward; it shares this trait with Firecracker Willo, Xeno-Buster Ash, Infiltrator Strix, and Carnival Ying.
	+ This skin shares its theme with Omega Sha Lin, Omega Terminus, Omega Zhin, Omega Sha Lin, Omega Koga, Omega Makoa, Omega Imani, Omega Vivian, and Sigma Vivian.

* **Bare Bones**
	+ The teaser for this skin is a reference to the movie The Evil Dead, specifically this version of the movie's artwork.
	+ This skin shares its theme with Count Corvus, Midnight Royal Corvus, Temptress Skye, Devilish Skye, and Pumpkin Patch Rei.

## Changelog

➤ August 16th, 2023
Paladins Release Version 6.5.5375.0
* Weapon
	+ **Cursed Howitzer**
		- No longer deals self-damage to Dredge

➤ February 23rd, 2023
Paladins Release Version 6.1.5079.2
* Cards
	+ **Expansive Vault**
		- Jump height is increased for your first jump within {1|1}s after exiting Shortcut. ➞ {2.5|1}s
	+ **Crow's Nest**
		- Hitting yourself with Broadside now applies a Knockback of {500|100} ➞ {500|150}.

➤ June 29th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.4.4675.4
* Abilities
	+ **Cursed Howitzer**
		- Removed midair inaccuracy
	+ **Harpoon**
		- Removed midair inaccuracy
	+ **Kraken**
		- Reduced time to activate 1.7s ➞ 1.45s

➤ October 7th, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.6.4256.3‎
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Bare Bones Dredge had the incorrect weapon inspect animation.

➤ July 21st, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.5.4175.5
* Cards
	+ **Mortal Skewer**
		- Current: Heal for {80|80} for each enemy hit with Harpoon.
			* Reduced scaling {80|80} ➞ {70|70}
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Dredge’s base Ammo count was incorrect when using the Scuttle talent.

➤ March 31st, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.3.4031.2
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Dredge could see some 3P effects on his camera in 1P.

➤ October 28th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.5.3881.0
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Harpoon’s fire rate with the Hurl talent equipped was increasingly slower with more percentage Cooldown Reduction.

➤ January 8th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.1.3487.7
* Cards
	+ **Hull Piercer**
		- Cooldown decreased by {1|1}s ➞ {1.2|1.2}s
	+ **Blow the Man Down**
		- Increased Slow potency {5|5}% ➞ {6|6}%
	+ **Haul on the Bowline**
		- Increased Movement Speed {8|8}% ➞ {10|10}%

➤ November 6th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.11.3416.8
* Abilities
	+ **Kraken**
		- Increased Ultimate damage 1400 ➞ 2500
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Golden Dredge displayed the incorrect 1P textures.

➤ September 11th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.10.3351.2
* 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%
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where default textures were missing from the Golden skin’s first-person views.

➤ July 17th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.8.3275.5
* **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

➤ March 27th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.4.3113.12
* Abilities
	+ **Shortcut**
		- Allies can no longer use Dredge’s Shortcut

* Cards
	+ Heave Away
		- NEW: Broadside hits reduce the cooldown of Harpoon by {0.2|0.2}s

➤ January 16th, 2019
Paladins Release Version 2.1.3013.12
* 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}

➤ December 10th, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.9.2977
* **Talents**
	+ **Scuttle**
		- Scuttle now has damage fall-off

➤ October 23rd, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.7.2876
* **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

➤ September 27th, 2018
Paladins Release Version 1.6.2869.1
* Dredge was added to the game.

## Removed Content

* Dredge/Removed Content

1. ↑ Dark Tides Lore Cinematic, YouTube
2. ↑ File:Tip Abyssal Lord Dredge.png
3. ↑ File:Judd is Dead.png
4. ↑ Paladins 2.02 Patch Notes and Megathread, Reddit
5. ↑ *Dark Tides* Lore Cinematic, YouTube
6. ↑ Future's End Magistrate Roster, YouTube
7. ↑ Future's End Resistance Roster, YouTube
8. ↑ File:Dredge Weapon.jpg
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 ThunderBrush on ArtStation
10. ↑ Dredge Ability Breakdown, YouTube
11. ↑ Dark Tide Update Show, YouTube
12. ↑ Dark Tide Update Show, YouTube
13. ↑ Sea Dogs
14. ↑ Dark Tide Update Show, YouTube
15. ↑ PaladinsGame on Twitter
16. ↑ PaladinsGame on Twitter
17. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
18. ↑ Dredge Behind the Scenes, YouTube
19. ↑ Code Names Of The Champions, Reddit
20. ↑ Justin Kauffman on ArtStation