Caspian

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**Caspian** ▶️ is a Flank Champion in Paladins, added on August 17th, 2022.

## Lore

* Current Official Bio
* Unofficial Updated Bio

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

There are few still alive with the skill… the alluring performance — nay! the enrapturing, dazzling SPECTACLE that is what sights behold you when witnessing this dashing rogue’s deadly skills and quicksilver tongue in action. Blessed with arcane weapons and years of streetwise knowledge and training, he takes what he wants and gives some of it away – if he likes you, of course.

He sought after an abyssal artifact most would deem too dangerous to handle (Hey, it was just lying around!) but worth exorbitant value to Lillith. Now Caspian, Thief of Hearts (and Treasure) has his work cut out for him if he wishes to survive what comes next.

The pursuit of hedonistic perfection is a dangerous occupation, but when has that ever stopped anyone?

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

A notable thief wielding arcane weapons who spends his time enjoying himself and stealing, occasionally giving some of his stolen goods to people he likes.

At one point, he encountered and defeated two Abyssal entities approaching a chest, inside of which was an Abyssal headpiece. He later showed it to Saati and invited her to tag along with him.

## Summary

His playful banter and deadly grace complement a deadly skill set as he dazzles and flourishes his way to absolute victory. Caspian is bolstered by his passive, Piercing and Sharp Momentum, which allows him to alternate between increasing the attack speed of his primary or secondary fires on impact. Coupled with his speedy, flashy attacks, Caspian commands the attention of his enemies and admirers alike.

Caspian also charms with his other abilities like Deadly Momentum, which allows Caspian to dash and whirl around his enemies inflicting damage in the process. Finally, Caspian’s ultimate is Storm of Blades – a lethal ability which allows him to summon a series of blades around him that deal massive damage every time he fires his gun or swings his sword. These blades are fired off to pierce any enemies that are unlucky enough to stand in his way. When Caspian is on the scene, no enemy in sight can escape his dashingly deadly skills.

## Skills

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Love

350

Description
Fire every 0.75s dealing 350 damage per shot, effective up to 100 units. Hitting with Love grants a stack of Piercing Momentum, increasing War's fire rate.

Details

Detailed DescriptionConsume 1 ammo to fire your gun once every 0.75s, dealing 350 damage per shot and Slowing enemies hit by 10% for 2s, stacking up to 3 times. Fully effective up to 100 units. Love shares an Ammo pool with War.

**Passive** Piercing Momentum

Hitting an enemy With Love gives you a stack of Piercing Momentum, increasing the rate of fire of War by 3% for 5s. Maximum of 5 stacks and each stack expires independently.
* This ability deals Direct Damage.
* Has a reload time of 1.05s and can be animation canceled after 0.8s.
* Has a maximum range of 350 units.
* Has damage falloff with a maximum reduction of 12.25%.
* Gains 2% ultimate charge per attack.
* Has an Ammo pool of 21.
* Will not trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etc).

Ability Video

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War

First and Second: 350 / Third: 3x 300

Description
Unleash your rapier in a series of attacks, dealing up to 350 damage per hit. Hitting enemies with War gives you a stack of Sharp Momentum, increasing Love's fire rate.

Details

Detailed DescriptionConsume 1 Ammo to unleash your rapier in a chain of attacks, dealing up to 350 damage per hit to enemies. Fully effective up to 65 units. War shares an Ammo pool with Love.

**Passive** Sharp Momentum

Hitting an enemy with War gives you a stack of Sharp Momentum, increasing the rate of fire of Love by 3% for 5s. Maximum of 5 stacks and each stack expires independently.
* This ability deals Area Damage.
* The maximum range is also 65 units.
* Has an Ammo pool of 21.
* Will not trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etc).
* Has an Attack Speed of .58s.

Ability Video

Cooldown 11

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Rogue's Tempo

700

Description
Fire a 700 damage Piercing projectile that stuns for 0.7s. Travels more quickly for each Piercing and Sharp Momentum stack.

Details

Detailed DescriptionShoot out a Piercing projectile that travels more quickly based on the total number of your Piercing and Sharp Momentum stacks. Deals 700 damage and stuns enemies hit for 0.7s.
* This ability deals Area Damage.
* The Piercing range is 30 units.

Ability Video

Cooldown 12

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Deadly Momentum

Dash: 300
 Whirl: 450

Description
Twirl forwards to damage and knockback enemies while taking less damage. Reactivate to whirl and deal damage around you to reduce the Cooldown of this ability for each enemy hit. Has 2 charges.

Details

Detailed DescriptionTwirl forwards, dealing 300 damage and knocking back enemies hit during the dash. While dashing, the damage you take is reduced by 30%. Reactivate the ability to stop and whirl in place, dealing 450 damage to enemies in an area and reducing the Cooldown of this ability by 1s for each enemy hit. Has 2 charges.
* This ability deals Area Damage.
* Caspian keeps 75% of his momentum after using this ability.
* The end-of-twirl damage area has a radius of 5 units.
* Has a 0.175s delay after the twirl.
* Has a range of ~50 units.

Ability Video

Ultimate ▶️

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Storm of Blades

5× 800

Description
Summon 5 ethereal swords around you. Fire off one of these Piercing projectiles when you fire Love or War, dealing 800 damage.

Details

Detailed DescriptionSummon 5 ethereal swords around you. Each time you fire Love or War, fire off one sword that Pierces all enemies hit, dealing 800 damage per projectile.▶️ “A dance of life and death!” (Self/Enemy)

▶️ “Pierce, then shred till nothing's left!” (Ally)

* This ability deals Direct Damage.
* Has a duration of 10s.
* Unused swords will disappear after this duration and will not refund ult %.
* Refills Caspian's Ammo when cast.

Ability Video

## Talents

Measured CadenceDefault Talent

Automatically fire a weaker copy of Rogue’s Tempo for every 2 Ammo consumed. This copy deals 400 damage and Slows enemies by 15% for 0.5s.

Details

* Will deal additional 400 damage on every activation.
* The weaker Rogue’s Tempo projectile does not trigger any of Caspian's cards.

Everywhere At OnceUnlocks at Mastery Level 2

The Cooldown of Deadly Momentum is permanently set to 5s and cannot be modified, reduced, or increased through other means. Gain 1 stack of Piercing and Sharp Momentum for each enemy hit with Deadly Momentum.

It's Got Some HeftUnlocks at Mastery Level 8

Increase the Range and Damage of War, but decrease its rate of fire. War’s attacks now Pierce enemies and deal an additional 20% damage to each enemy hit for each enemy hit in total with your attack.

## Cards

This is a list with all cards available to Caspian:

* All cards will not trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etc).

## Pre-Built Loadouts

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

* Measured Cadence
* Everywhere At Once
* It's Got Some Heft

Measured Cadence

In the Thick of It

Generate 12 Ammo after hitting at least one enemy with Rogue’s Tempo.
4

He Shot First

Extend the duration of Piercing Momentum stacks gained by hitting with Love by 36%.
3

Both Sides of the Coin

Heal for 45 after hitting an enemy with War.
3

Swift Strikes

Increase the travel distance of Deadly Momentum by 10%.
2

Deadly Flourish

Increase the travel speed of Deadly Momentum by 24%.
3

Everywhere At Once

Swift Strikes

Increase the travel distance of Deadly Momentum by 20%.
4

Deadly Flourish

Increase the travel speed of Deadly Momentum by 32%.
4

Spin to Win

Increase the size of the reactivation whirl of Deadly Momentum by 16%.
2

Shinning Example

Extend the duration of Sharp Momentum stacks gained by hitting with War by 36%.
3

Rogues of a Feather

Heal for 30 after hitting an enemy with Love.
2

It's Got Some Heft

Both Sides of the Coin

Heal for 60 after hitting an enemy with War.
4

He Shot First

Extend the duration of Piercing Momentum stacks gained by hitting with Love by 48%.
4

Flurry

Reduce the Cooldown of Deadly Momentum by 2.1s for each enemy hit by it.
3

Casual Competency

Hitting an enemy with Rogue’s Tempo grants you 3 stacks of Piercing Momentum and Sharp Momentum.
3

Shinning Example

Extend the duration of Sharp Momentum stacks gained by hitting with War by 12%.
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## Cosmetic Items

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Caspian:

### Champion Skin Collections

* Default
* Free Spirit
* Change of Heart
* Skull and Bones
* Pride of the Realm
* Long Live the King
* Golden

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### Emotes

* Default
* At Your Service

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### MVP Poses

* Default
* Thoroughly Engaged

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## Trivia

* General
* Champion Skins

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

**Lore**

* The Abyssal headwear Caspian finds in his teaser trailer is identical to the one being worn by the Abyssal Entity in Lillith's cards Sheer Ascent and Virulent.
* Caspian will work for almost anyone that pays him enough, which is why he's shown with Lillith in her card Sharpened Slaughter.
* Caspian's weapons are magical based and are implied to be capable of changing shape.
* While some assume the tattoos featured on Caspian may indicate a connection to the Followers of Io, it's been mentioned that all champions aside from Vora, don't have any affiliation, past or present, with the followers or their faith. However, the developer in question does admit they have a bit of a blind spot for champion lore following Vatu, so Caspian could still potentially have a connection.
* Oddly, the moon appears to be in one piece in Caspian's trailer, as opposed to being noticeably shattered.
* Caspian is pansexual, or at the very least not straight. However, the reason why he doesn't have any media showing him enjoying the company of men like The Finer Things does with women is apparently due to the artwork being outsourced. Why the developers couldn't specify this detail to the outsourced company is anyone's guess.
* 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 Caspian would be around 6' or 182cm tall.

**Cameos**

Caspian appears in the following content:

* **Cards**
	+ *Sharpened Slaughter* - Lillith Card\*

* **Avatars**
	+ *Dashing Duelist*

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

* **Cinematics and Trailers**
	+ Saati and Abyssal Cultists - *Caspian's Teaser Trailer*

* **Cards**
	+ Saati - *Rogues of a Feather*

**References**

* Caspian bears a strong resemblance to Sett from League of Legends. It's not known if this was intentional.
* The line "Ah, Marauder's Port, a wretched hive of sin and inequity. Reminds me of home." (▶️) is a reference to a line from Star Wars.

**Promotion**

* Caspian's teasers can be seen here.
	+ (Teaser 1) "This scoundrel's list of crimes are as plentiful as his ill-gotten wealth. One of his most egregious crimes being that of giving common folk some of his stolen riches."
	+ (Teaser 2) "Always the life of the party, this trickster draws the attention of those who wish to take his life. Perhaps he finds something about the impending danger alluring..."
	+ (Teaser 3) "However, do not be fooled by his nonchalant demeanor - his skills in combat rival his silver tongue. When cornered, this miscreant fells any foe standing between him and his freedom."
	+ (Teaser 4) "Stay alert, as you'll never know what tricks he has up his sleeves. By order of the Magistrate, Caspian, Thief of Hearts is wanted dead or alive!"

**Concepts**

* Caspian more or less is the result of various unused concepts for Dredge eventually being repurposed.
* Caspian had numerous other unused designs prior to his final look being settled on, most of them far more feminine, some are far more revealing, and others have a pirate-theme.

**Other**

* Caspian was the first champion since the introduction of the standard method of promoting new champions that began with Atlas (five posts on Twitter featuring card artwork and a quote) to only receive four teasers prior to his trailer.
* Caspian's codename was "Sexy Scoundrel".
* Hidden underneath Caspian's regular hair is another more closely shaved set of hair.
* The developers were very aware of the fact Caspian's ally ultimate voice line ("Pierce, then shred till nothing's left!" (▶️)) sounds more like Caspian begins the line by saying "Piss" rather than "Pierce", which led to a bit of a debate on whether to cut the line short and begin from "Shred" instead. At least one developer figured the worst that would happen was people would meme the line, which is what ended up happening.

**Champion Skins**

* **Free Spirit**
	+ A free spirit is an independent or uninhibited person.

* **Change of Heart**
	+ Come on, you know what having a change of heart means. At least, I hope you do.

* **Skull and Bones**
	+ This skin was teased early in a mockup regarding collection icon reworks.
	+ This skin appears in the Teasing Tresses avatar.
	+ It also appears in the My Eyes Are Up Here spray.
	+ Judd Roberts and Saati appear in this skin's splash art.

## Changelog

➤ 6.6
Paladins Release Version 6.6.5485.0
* Weapons
	+ **Love**
		- Reduced ammo cost per shot from 3 ➞ 1
		- Increased attack speed bonus per stack from 2 ➞ 3%
	+ **War**
		- Increased attack speed bonus per stack from 2 ➞ 3%
* Ability
	+ **Deadly Momentum**
		- Caspian now keeps 75% of his momentum after using the ability
			* Twirl is now an optional reactivation effect
		- Momentum is capped at 875 in order to prevent unintended speeds
* Talents
	+ **Measured Cadence**
		- Ammo to trigger reduced from 6 ➞ 2
		- Mini projectile now slows for 15% for 0.5s

➤ August 16th, 2023
Paladins Release Version 6.5.5375.0
* Abilities
	+ **Deadly Momentum**
		- Decreased cooldown from 14s ➞ 12s

➤ March 29th, 2023
Paladins Release Version 6.2.5163.0
* Talents
	+ **Measured Cadence**
		- The weaker Rogue’s Tempo projectile no longer triggers Cards.
* Abilities
	+ **Love**
		- Can no longer generate Piercing Momentum stacks from hitting non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera).
		- Reduced the bonus Attack Speed from Sharp Momentum stacks from 5% ➞ 2%.
		- Increased Attack Speed from .85s ➞ .75s.
	+ **War**
		- Can no longer generate Sharp Momentum stacks from hitting non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera).
		- Reduced the bonus Attack Speed from Piercing Momentum stacks from 5% ➞ 2%.
		- Increased Attack Speed from .65 ➞ .58s.
* Cards
	+ **A Brief Respite**
		- Will no longer trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera)
	+ **Casual Competency**
		- Will no longer trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera)
	+ **In the Thick of It**
		- Will no longer trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera)
	+ **Shady Dealings**
		- Will no longer trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera)
	+ **Flurry**
		- Will no longer trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera)
	+ **Rogues of a Feather**
		- Will no longer trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera)
	+ **The Finer Things**
		- Will no longer trigger off of non-Champion targets (Shields, Deployables, etcetera)

➤ November 16th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.7.4941.1
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Caspian’s Deadly Momentum would have separate lock-out times depending on whether the ability was manually reactivated or not.

➤ October 12th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.6.4848.0
* Abilities
	+ **Storm of Blades**
		- Now refills Caspian’s Ammo when cast.
	+ **War**
		- Increased Ammo count from 20 ➞ 21.
	+ **Deadly Momentum**
		- Reduced delay after spin from 0.4s ➞ 0.175s.
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Caspian’s War weapon would occasionally cause issues with reloading.

➤ August 17th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.5.4747.1
* Caspian was added to the game.

## Removed Content

* Caspian/Removed Content

1. ↑ File:Caspian Age.png
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/SamuelDrakeVA/status/1549437891377451008
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:Caspian and Lillith.png
4. ↑ Caspian's third taunt.
5. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
6. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
7. ↑ File:Caspian Pan.png
8. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
9. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
10. ↑ ThunderBrush on ArtStation
11. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
12. ↑ File:Caspian Ultimate Voice Line.png
13. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter