Corvus

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**Corvus** ▶️ is a Support Champion in Paladins, added on April 29th, 2020.

## Lore

* Current Official Bio
* Unofficial Updated Bio

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

The most difficult decisions test even the strongest of wills, but his will has never wavered, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. He is Corvus, The Magistrate’s Blade. He is the son of Karne, the powerful leader of the Magistrate, but it is by his own merit that he has earned the absolute loyalty of his men and instilled fear in his enemies.

A charismatic leader and brilliant tactician, Corvus will stop at nothing to see his goals realized: a peace to surpass that of the Golden Age, under the Magistrate’s rule. With the near-limitless energy of the Abyss, bent to his iron will, and those soldiers still loyal to his vision of peace, he did what no other was capable of.

Through his actions, Corvus summoned chaos, and slowly lost all he had earned, even to the grave. However, the Magistrate wasn't done with him yet. Corvus was restored... what will he do with his second life?

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

As the son of Grand Magister Karne, Corvus looked up to his father for all the good he's done and hoped he could one day become a legend like his father. So when Karne wanted Corvus to get into diplomacy and become an aristocrat, Corvus rebelled and joined the Outer Tribunal, believing action is what leads the Realm.

Corvus spent his early life in the Tribunal, with the experience shaping him, where he would encounter many supernatural and strange forces; these encounters led him to become the Magistrate's leading expert on the Abyss, gaining his knife and powers after constant exposure to Abyssal phenomenon.

Eventually joining the Magistrate itself, Corvus would attempt to avert a crisis in the village of Seris by offering a girl to the Abyssal portal present in the village. However, this would prove to backfire, as an Abyssal Lord would emerge from the portal, take the girl's body, and destroy the village; Corvus being one of the only survivors thanks to an unknown force. However, many in the Magistrate believed Corvus had gone too far.

At a later point, becoming desperate to end the Crystal War and the slaughter of innocents that accompanied it, Corvus would lead a group of soldiers through the Shattered Desert in search of the legend of the Shattered Desert, for the power that could turn lush forest to barren desert and give the Magistrate the power it needed to finally defeat the Resistance. However, Corvus would end up coming into conflict within the desert against the Resistance as well as the time-traveler Atlas, at first gaining the upper hand, only to be repelled when Io appeared to protect her people.

Having barely escaped with his life, Corvus became fearful and desperate, believing the Resistance had gained two godlike beings on their side, he feared the Magistrate's time was running out; so many men and women had already died in the war, Corvus was desperate to stop the slaughter, which the Abyss would take advantage of. Using the body of the girl who had been sacrificed at Seris, it appeared before him, offering him a force that would annihilate anything that stood in its way. Corvus would recklessly accept, unleashing the Abyssal Lord Raum into the Realm, who immediately left to cause destruction.

Releasing Raum would significantly damage Corvus' reputation, causing him to be tried for his crimes and exiled from the Magistrate. However, Corvus remains undeterred, and with those still loyal to him, he now attempts to utilize the power of the Abyss, despite his father's wishes, to defeat the Resistance, control the Abyss, and save the Realm.

Despite the prior deception, Corvus would seemingly work with Seris at a later point to combat Yagorath.

Following Yagorath's defeat, Corvus would seemingly set up camp for his group near Serpent Beach, only for it to later come under the attack of VII, resulting in many of Corvus' men dying, with Corvus himself gravely wounded and left for dead. He would be brought in by Lian, with her calling on an old friend, Lillith, to save his life. Following this, Corvus rejoined the Magistrate, which was now under House Aico's command.

In the Lost Future, Corvus was the one responsible for unleashing the Darkness, seemingly being killed in the explosion following his release of the monstrous force.

## Summary

Corvus functions similarly to Jenos, both being able to give minor buffs to their allies using their healing abilities. Corvus is capable of healing allies that are out of sight using Mark of Fate, although his healing is reduced and he has to have an ally in his line of sight. Placing a Mark of Fate on a frontline is essential as healing a marked ally will not only increase heals given but reduce the cooldown of Abyssal Reconstruction by 1 second, allowing for more healing. Projection allows him to escape tight situations and gives him one of the best mobility options that many supports lack. Corvus lacks offensive potential in his main kit, and should avoid approaching targets that are aware of him, unless running his stun talent, Stunning Visage. To avoid being killed, Corvus should stick near corners, allies, or areas that players can use Projection effectively to escape. His ultimate is good for zoning specific chokepoints and pressuring enemies off a point or payload for a moment. Since Entropic Breach deals percentile damage, it can also be used as a finishing blow against opponents with low health. Entropic Breach is also effective as a zoning ultimate during team-fights, usually to slow down or prevent enemies from retreating. Using Chronos is required to play Corvus as a healer, as the reduced cooldown will greatly aid him in his healing.

## Skills

Officer's Pistol

74 /0.07s

Description
An automatic machine pistol that deals 74 damage every 0.07s.

Details

Detailed DescriptionAn automatic Machine Pistol that sprays bullets at its enemies. Deals 74 damage every 0.07s, has a maximum Ammo count of 50, and is fully effective up to 125 units.
* This ability deals Direct Damage.
* It can do headshots - dealing 111 damage.
* Has a reload time of 1.2s and can be animation canceled after 0.85s.
* Has damage falloff with a maximum reduction of 50%.
* Has accuracy bloom.
* For every 250 damage dealt, Corvus gains 1% ultimate charge.

Ability Video

Cooldown 4

Abyssal Reconstruction

450 over 0.5s
Healing Burst: 800

Description
Channel the Abyss to heal an ally for 450 over 0.5s and then a burst of 800 health.

Details

Detailed DescriptionTarget an ally to infuse them with the power of the Abyss. Heals for 450 over 0.5s and then a burst of 800 Health. Has a range of 120 units.
* For every 500 HP healed, Corvus gains 1% ultimate charge.

Ability Video

Cooldown 2

Mark of Fate

60% of other healing

Description
Mark an ally to have them receive a portion of the healing done to allies or increased effects if healing them directly.

Details

Detailed DescriptionTarget an ally to be Marked by fate. Marked allies will receive 60% of the Healing done to other allies with Abyssal Reconstruction. Directly Healing a marked ally will Heal that ally for an additional 15% and will reduce the Cooldown of Abyssal Reconstruction by 1s. Can be used through walls and can only Mark one ally at a time. This Mark will bounce to the nearest ally if the Marked falls.
* Marked allies receive 60% of the Healing done to other allies.
* Directly healing a Marked ally will provide the following benefits:
	+ Increase the Healing done to the Marked target by 15%.
	+ Reduce the Cooldown of Abyssal Reconstruction by 1s.
* The Mark will bounce to the nearest ally should the Marked ally die and will disappear on Corvus’ death.
* Corvus can switch Mark targets right after healing with his RMB, to give the last tick of heal to that newly marked target.

Ability Video

Cooldown 8

Projection

400

Description
Project a manifestation of your will, piercing, damaging and slowing enemies hit by it. Can be reactivate to teleport to the projection.

Details

Detailed DescriptionProject a manifestation of your will forward, Piercing enemies and stopping on walls or after traveling 120 units. Deals 400 damage and Slows enemies hit by 35% for 1.5s. Can reactivate to Teleport during flight and for 3s after stopping. If you choose not to Teleport, the Cooldown of Projection is reduced by 2s.
* This ability deals Area Damage.
* Generates 2% ultimate charge per enemy hit.

Ability Video

Ultimate ▶️

Entropic Breach

15% — 6.25% /0.5s

Description
Rise up into the air, gaining defensive benefits and the ability to call down Abyssal energy that slows and damages enemies caught inside based on their maximum health.

Details

Detailed DescriptionChannel the secrets of the Abyss. Rise up into the air, decreasing the damage you take by 60% and becoming Immune to Crowd Control. While hovering, you have limited movement and can target an area on the ground, dealing 15% of enemy targets' maximum health as damage and creating a charged area that persists for 6s, dealing 6.25% maximum Health as damage every 0.5s and Slowing enemies caught in it by 45%. This Slow persists for 0.5s after leaving the area. Can be reactivated to cancel.▶️ “Behold, the power of the ABYSS!” (Self/Enemy)

▶️ “Let me save you from yourselves!” (Ally)

* This ability deals Area Damage.
* The ultimate deals 90% of the enemies maximum HP over the full duration.
* Damage from the Entropic Breach itself will grant ultimate charge.
* For every 250 damage dealt, Corvus gains 1% ultimate charge.
* Can damage pets (Io) and illusions (Ying).

Ability Video

## Talents

Dark GiftsDefault Talent

Your Marked ally gains 15% Crowd Control reduction, 15% Cooldown reduction, 15% Reload Speed increase, and they are Healed for 75 every 1s.

Stunning VisageUnlocks at Mastery Level 2

Enemies hit by Projection are Stunned for 1s and any enemy caught between your Projection and you when you Teleport takes 800 damage.

Details

* The stun is only applied on the projectile itself and not upon teleporting.
* The teleportation damage has a larger hitbox than the projectile itself.

Spreading InfluenceUnlocks at Mastery Level 8

Decrease the percentage of Healing given to Marked targets by 20%, but you can have two Marks out at a time.

## Cards

This is a list with all cards available to Corvus:

* Priority Targets triggers even if Projection is not on cooldown.
* Abyssal Effluxion stacks if performed twice on the same target within the timeframe, and works on the other marked ally as well.

## Pre-Built Loadouts

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

* Dark Gifts
* Stunning Visage
* Spreading Influence

Dark Gifts

Crushing Expectations

Increase the Movement Speed of any ally Marked by Mark of Fate by 12%.
4

The Price of Salvation

Heal for 160 over 1s after Healing an ally with Abyssal Reconstruction.
2

Shadow Tribunal

Mark of Fate now provides to its target an additional 15% of the Healing done to other allies with Abyssal Reconstruction.
3

Ominous Relic

Generate 15 Ammo after Healing an ally with Abyssal Reconstruction.
5

Battle-Ready

Increase your maximum Health by 50.
1

Stunning Visage

Unyielding Discipline

Reduce the Cooldown of Projection by 2s for each enemy hit by it.
4

Unexpected

Regenerate 10 Ammo every 0.5s for 1.5s after using Projection.
3

Extraplanar Power

Increase your Movement Speed by 12% for 3s after activating Projection.
2

By My Will

Increase your maximum Ammo by 12.
3

Magistrate's Might

Gain a 390-Health Shield for 3s after dropping to or below 35% Health.
3
30

Spreading Influence

Crushing Expectations

Increase the Movement Speed of any ally Marked by Mark of Fate by 12%.
4

Grand Design

Grants Marked ally 2.5% Lifesteal and Corvus shares 100% of the Healing done due to the Marked target’s granted Lifesteal.
1

Shadow Tribunal

Mark of Fate now provides to its target an additional 15% of the Healing done to other allies with Abyssal Reconstruction.
3

New Resolve

Grant a 80-Health Shield to an ally for 2s when you Mark them.
2

Ominous Relic

Generate 15 Ammo after Healing an ally with Abyssal Reconstruction.
5

## Cosmetic Items

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Corvus:

### Champion Skin Collections

* Default
* Exemplar
* Abyssal Acolyte
* Pyre-Lord Magnus
* Count
* Midnight Royal
* Qrow Branwen
* Golden

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* Default
* Denounce
* Risen

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* Lounging

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## Trivia

* General
* Champion Skins

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

**Lore**

* Despite Corvus' failure at the village of Seris not resulting in him being exiled from the Magistrate, the event was still considered a step too far and was ultimately part of the reason he was eventually exiled following Raum's release.
* Corvus is the one responsible for releasing the Darkness in Atlas' timeline.
* Despite Corvus' attitude potentially making it seem otherwise, he wholeheartedly believes in his goal of ensuring the future of the Realm.
* Magistrate's Archives is Corvus' personal study, or at least used to be.
* Corvus is the one controlling Terminus.
* Vivian was originally going to mock Corvus for being kicked out, but it was decided to have her join him instead due to seeing use in Corvus. It's also been mentioned that Vivian probably doesn't like Corvus, while he probably doesn't trust her.
* Corvus looks up to his father, Karne, due to all the good and hard work he's done towards making a civil Realm.
* Corvus initially didn't tamper much with the Abyss in respect of his father's ideals, at least until he became desperate enough and listened to Seris.
* Karne originally wanted Corvus to get into diplomacy and become an aristocrat. Corvus though, believed action is what leads the Realm, which is what led him to rebel and join the Outer Tribunal in the hopes of becoming a legend like his father.
* Corvus worked with and had his early life shaped by the Outer Tribunal. He also originally started working with the supernatural after receiving a medal related to his work regarding it.
	+ Though Corvus wasn't officially a judge like Lex or Androxus, but was instead there for more of a "training stint among the cadets", somewhat like an exchange program.
	+ Because of this, he didn't really know Lex or Androxus personally, more so just viewing them as "high-profile judges" who he at most had a "saw one time across the courtyard" type of interaction.
	+ His Exemplar skin may be how he appeared during his time with the Tribunal. The skin is of Corvus prior to joining the Magistrate, which would likely be during his time at the Outer Tribunal.
	+ A modified Outer Tribunal symbol is present under the cloak on Corvus' back. This symbol is important to Corvus.
* Scars can be seen on Corvus' body in the cards Battle-Ready and somewhat in Unexpected as a result of Io's attacks against him from her card, Protectors.
* According to the card Ominous Relic, Corvus obtained his necklace after raiding a merchant with some of his men.
* Corvus obtained his knife by constantly encountering the Abyss and doing research on it. Seris had nothing to do with him obtaining his abilities.
	+ It's additionally been mentioned that Corvus already existed and had some power before Seris first showed up as a force in the Realm.
* When and how Corvus' hair turned partially white is apparently canonically uncertain due to supposed inconsistencies on the developers' part. At least one dev though, views the change as having occurred due to the combination of summoning Raum, as well as the horror that the dark magic Corvus was pursuing was an uncontrollable nightmare, implying the change was a result of extreme stress.
* When Corvus uses Projection, the teleportation indicator features the same symbol that appears when Talus uses Rune of Travel. Implying Corvus may utilize Runic magic.
* Corvus tends to sunburn easily and prefers mountains over beaches.
* Corvus is the first NPC to have been upgraded into a full character. He would later be followed by Betty La Bomba.
* 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 Corvus would be around 5'6 or 170cm tall.

**Cameos**

Corvus appears in the following content:

* **Cinematics and Trailers**
	+ *Emergence* - Cinematic
	+ *Rise of Furia* - Cinematic\*
	+ *Atlas' Teaser Trailer*\*
	+ *Io's Teaser Trailer*\*
	+ *Lillith's Teaser Trailer*
	+ *Raum's Teaser Trailer*\*
	+ *VII's Teaser Trailer*

* **Cards**
	+ *Desperation* - Raum Card\*
	+ *The Great Worm* - Yagorath Card
	+ *Nasty Surprise* - VII Card
	+ *Protectors* - Io Card\*

* **Avatars**
	+ *Hallowed Corvus*
	+ *Unstable Power*

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

* **Other**
	+ *End Times Story*\*
	+ *Raum Splash Art*\*
	+ *Ska'drin* / Scorned Ash Splash Art\*
	+ *Heal the World* - Merchandise Design

Notable Characters that appear in Corvus' own content includes:

* **Cinematics and Trailers**
	+ Strix, Tyra, Viktor, and Vivian - *Corvus' Teaser Trailer*\*

* **Cards**
	+ Cassie - *Magistrate's Might* and *Priority Targets*\*
	+ Grover - *Priority Targets*\*
	+ Karne - *Crushing Expectations*\*
	+ Koga - *Priority Targets*\*
	+ Raum - *New Resolve* and *Unexpected*\*
	+ Sha Lin - *Magistrate's Might*
	+ Terminus and Vivian - *Grand Design* and *Magistrate's Might*
	+ Tyra - *Priority Targets*\*
	+ Seris - *Unexpected*\*
	+ Valera - *Priority Targets*\*

* **Other**
	+ Seris - *Corvus Weapon Inspect*\*

**References**

* One of Corvus' jokes "I have the power of the Abyss and Magistrate on my side! Aaaaaaaaaah!" (▶️) is a reference to a famous vine where an adolescent menacingly tells a person off-camera that they have "the power of god and anime on his side". The video ends with him screaming.
* Another of Corvus' jokes "Summon an Abyssal Lord they said, it would be fun, they said." (▶️) is a reference to the "It Will Be Fun, They Said" meme.
* The line "Innocence? Your innocence proves nothing." (▶️) may be a reference to a Thought for the Day from Warhammer 40k.
* An additional joke of Corvus "Look, it's a nice coat, yes, but what I wear *doesn't* define me!" (▶️) is a reference to how prior to Corvus' name being decided on, the developers had nicknamed him "coat guy".
* Corvus wielding a knife in-game is a reference to his initial appearance in the Rise of Furia lore cinematic, which featured him with a knife, and led to his most popular fan name prior to his official reveal, with said name being "Knaifu the Waifu Stealer" or "Knaifu" for short; with the "Waifu Stealer" portion originating from his "stealing" of Abby in the same cinematic.
* The line "Power overwhelming!" (▶️) may be a reference to a line from StarCraft II.
* The line "I do what I must, because I can." (▶️) is a reference to a line from the end credits song Still Alive in Portal.

**Promotion**

* In an effort to promote Corvus prior to his release, special packages were sent out to various Paladins influencers between March 23rd, 2019, and March 26th, 2019. Each influencer was sent a small box, containing a large number of purple crystals, including some in a jar, alongside a unique letter. Each letter can be read here. The influencers included in this promotion were Jay Flare, Supabounce, Vex30k, and Incinsion.
* Corvus' standard teasers can be seen here:
	+ (Teaser 1) "I devoted my life to the Magistrate. In return? They cast me out for doing what had to be done."
	+ (Teaser 2) "From the beginning, the so-called Paladins have been nothing but a nuisance. They strive for conflict and call it peace. If true peace is to be achieved, all of them must be silenced."
	+ (Teaser 3) "In the shadows of my exile, I cannot help but wonder how many of my compatriots remain trustworthy. After so many battles together, could they truly see me as their enemy?"
	+ (Teaser 4) "I will lead the few brave enough to see the truth. With the powers under my control, I will bring this conflict to an end."
	+ (Teaser 5) "If the citizens of the Realm refuse to unite for its protection, I will be there to correct their course. No more proxies. No more lies. Peace must come. No matter the cost."

**Concepts**

* One of the initial proposals for Corvus suggested him as a Damage champion wielding a railgun.
* Several early concepts of Corvus can be viewed here.
	+ Weapon concepts, meanwhile, can be seen here.
* Pre-final concepts for Corvus show a few differences in his abilities. Originally, he seemingly possessed a "Shadow Walk" ability, while Entropic Breach was instead envisioned as a supportive ability that would heal / buff allies, with teammates affected temporarily gaining a pair of Abyssal "horns" while under the ability's affect.
* Corvus' abilities originally played off his knife far more heavily.
* Corvus' name was based on the Latin word for crow. Despite Corvus being introduced around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, Corvus name had been decided on six months previously.
* Various concept art for the card Ominous Relic shows some differences from the final product, as well as different lore. The first two images show Corvus holding the knife he used in the Rise of Furia lore cinematic, only with an Abyssal crystal built into the hilt. The last image though, replaces the bag of crystals on the ground with some candles, as well as the seal for summoning Raum being present on the ground. The seal can also be seen in some of Raum's cards, such as Desperation and Triumphant Ascension.
	+ The first two images were originally meant to show that Corvus obtained his knife from raiding this merchant with his men, but it was ultimately changed as several people thought that Corvus was instead about to sacrifice or murder the hooded figure. As one can obviously tell by looking at the artwork, this also shows that Corvus was originally meant to wield the knife he used in Rise of Furia, rather than the one he currently wields in-game. It's not known why the final concept with the seal was changed though, but one potential explanation could be that having crystals indicates that Corvus and his men were raiding this merchant due to smuggling or hiding crystals.
* Concepts of Corvus' cards show an unused piece of artwork featuring a shirtless Corvus in what appears to be the destroyed village of Seris struggling to grasp his Abyssal knife. This was seemingly a concept for the card Abyssal Effluxion, but it was ultimately scrapped, apparently due to the artwork showing the knife protecting Corvus from the Destruction of Seris. It was claimed this conflicts with Corvus' teaser trailer due to it showing him teleporting away from the village instead, however, Corvus' teaser trailer only shows him appearing behind a destroyed door and seemingly not teleporting away, with this scene further not seeming to be Corvus in Seris due to his hair already being white, while it was fully brown during Seris. Additionally, the final art for Abyssal Effluxion appears to show Corvus inside the village after its destruction anyway, despite supposedly teleporting out.
* There are a number of skin concepts for Corvus that ultimately went unused; these include the Abyssal Prince, Magistrate Royal Guard, Shadow Stalker, Thousand Hands, Dragon Slayer, Plague Doctor, Pyre Redeemer, Lych, Pyre "Echo Champ" Caleb, and Vampire skins.
	+ The Pyre Redeemer skin ultimately became Pyre-Lord Magnus and was seemingly also fused with the Pyre "Echo Champ" Caleb skin to a degree.
	+ The Vampire skin meanwhile would ultimately become the Count and Midnight Royal skins.

**Other**

* Corvus was not initially meant to be a recurring character, but instead a generic Magistrate officer.
* Part of the reason Corvus' design changed from his initial appearance had to do with making him more suited to do actions a playable character could do, with an example being how running would be difficult for him in his original appearance.
* Prior to his official name being revealed, Corvus had several names among the community, the most notable of which being "Knaifu the Waifu Stealer" or "Knaifu" for short. The developers, meanwhile, referred to him as "Coat Guy". Both of these names are referenced with Corvus' in-game incarnation, which can be seen in the "References" tab.
* Corvus, Dutchman Makoa, Mernos Jenos, Battlesuit Godslayer Androxus, and Berserker Torvald are all voiced by the same person, Ricco Fajardo.
* Corvus and Jenos's skin Mernos have somewhat related "Curses!" VGS Command, owing to the fact that they are both voiced by Ricco Fajardo.
	+ "Abyss take it!" (▶️ Corvus) - "Currents take it!" (▶️ Mernos Jenos)
* The hooded individual present in the card Ominous Relic notably has a symbol on their hood that resembles a mirrored version of the symbol on Seris' hood.
* While inspecting Corvus' knife, Seris can be heard saying "It's been awhile... friend."
	+ Two of Seris voice lines were used for this. (▶️ ▶️)
* As Karne's son, Corvus is the fifth champion confirmed to be related to another notable canon character (The others being Seris & Furia and Lex & Atlas).
	+ Corvus is the only one not to be related to another playable character.
* Corvus' default skin features his iconic large collar; however, an alternate version showing Corvus without his collar was also created.
* While somewhat similar-looking, Corvus is not present in Octavia's trailer, with the soldiers present being generic Magistrate soldiers. Though Corvus did serve as the template for them.<ref>ThunderBrush on Twitter<ref>

**Champion Skins**

* **Exemplar**
	+ Exemplar is a person or thing that serves as a typical role model.
	+ This skin shows Corvus prior to him joining the Magistrate, likely during the time he was part of the Outer Tribunal. While it's not explicitly stated to be this skin in particular, with Corvus' only other skins at the time being the "what-if" Abyssal Acolyte and the Echo Skin Magnus, it leaves only the Exemplar skin remaining.

* **Abyssal Acolyte**
	+ An Acolyte is one who assists and/or follows in religious services and beliefs. In this case, Corvus would be an acolyte for the Abyss.
	+ This skin is a "what-if" version of Corvus showing him if he fully embraced the Abyss.

* **Pyre-Lord Magnus**
	+ Pyre-Lord Magnus is one of the few skins that is considered an "Echo Champion". Despite this, he isn't canon.
	+ As his name would seem to suggest, Magnus is a Pyre Lord, similarly to how Raum is an Abyssal Lord.
	+ Magnus' design is reminiscent of armored Magistrate soldiers often seen with Corvus, such as in the Rise of Furia lore cinematic and Corvus' cards Battle-Ready and Shadow Tribunal.
	+ The symbol that appears when this skin uses its ultimate is a combination of the two currently known Pyre symbols.
	+ Part of this skin's outfit appears in VII's teaser trailer.
	+ The lines talking about "Balance" along with the angelic theme of the skin might be a reference to the archangel Raguel, always referred to as the archangel of justice, fairness and harmony which are related to an overall Balance and also the archangel of vengeance and redemption.
	+ This skin shares its theme with Fallen Androxus, Archangel Tyra, Pyre Warrior Drogoz, Eternal Retribution Koga, Dark Retribution Koga, Eternal Conflict Lian, Dark Conflict Lian, Eternal Guardian Khan, Dark Guardian Khan, Eternal Fervor Jenos, Dark Fervor Jenos, and Divine Matriarch Nyx.

* **Count / Midnight Royal**
	+ The line "I am one of the most powerful beings in this realm, and they just keep asking me to take my shirt off! Seriously!" (▶️) references how many community members on certain social media sites express their intense desire for Corvus to take his shirt off.
	+ The teaser for these skins is a reference to the movie The Vampire.
	+ While difficult to see in-game, the medallion on these skins' hips feature an icon of Day Walker Vivian on the Count skin, while the Midnight Royal skin features an image of a unique vampire Zhin. These Easter Eggs can be seen here.
	+ The Count skin appears in the That Damned Smile avatar.
	+ The Count skin also appears in the You Challenged Me?! spray.
	+ These skins share their theme with Temptress Skye, Devilish Skye, Pumpkin Patch Rei, and Bare Bones Dredge.

* **Qrow Branwen**
	+ This skin is part of the sixth set of crossover content alongside the rest of the RWBY Crossover Pass and skins, following Grover, Team Fortress 2 Barik, the Gen:LOCK Crossover Pass, Rambo Viktor, and the Monstercat Crossover Pass and skins.
	+ The line "Another one bites the dust." (▶️) is a reference to the song Another One Bites the Dust by Queen.
	+ The line "Hello, fellow kids." (▶️) is a reference to the How do you do, fellow kids meme.
	+ This skin appears in the avatar of the same name.
	+ This skin shares its theme with Ruby Rose Vora, Blake Belladonna Saati, Weiss Schnee Furia, Yang Xio Long Imani, and Salem Seris.

## Changelog

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Paladins Release Version 6.5.5375.0
* Abilities
	+ **Abyssal Reconstruction**
		- Increased healing over time from 350 over 0.5s ➞ 450 over 0.5s
	+ **Mark of Fate**
		- Increased bonus healing by 5%
			* Bonus for Marked allies when others healed is now 60% of healing
			* Directly healing Marked ally now heals them for 15% bonus

➤ November 16th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.7.4941.1
* Cards
	+ **Shadow Tribunal**
		- Increased Healing from {2.5|2.5}% ➞ {5|5}%

➤ August 17th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.5.4747.1
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue with some of Qrow Branwen’s animations.
	+ Fixed an issue where using Corvus’ emotes in specific ways could cause his weapon to disappear in 3P.

➤ June 29th, 2022
Paladins Release Version 5.4.4675.4
* Cards
	+ **Abyssal Effluxion**
		- Decreased scaling {5|5}% ➞ {4|4}%
	+ **Abyssal Shift**
		- Increased scaling {5|5}% ➞ {6|6}%
	+ **By My Will**
		- Increased scaling {3|3} ➞ {4|4}
	+ **Condemnation**
		- Increased scaling {2|2}% ➞ {5|5}%
		- Increased the threshold requirement 60% ➞ 70%
	+ **Grand Design**
		- Decreased scaling {3|3}% ➞ {2.5|2.5}%
	+ **New Resolve**
		- Decreased scaling {50|50} ➞ {40|40}
	+ **Ominous Relic**
		- Increased scaling {2|2} ➞ {3|3}
	+ **Shadow Tribunal**
		- Increased scaling {2|2}% ➞ {2.5|2.5}%
	+ **The Price of Salvation**
		- Increased scaling {75|75} ➞ {80|80}
	+ **Unexpected**
		- Increased Ammo generated 8 ➞ 10

➤ September 15th, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.6.4252.6‎
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where selecting the binding that activated Corvus’ Ultimate, Entropic Breach, while in the Spawn Room could lock Corvus out of using his Abyssal Reconstruction ability until he used his Ultimate in the match, outside of his Spawn Room.

➤ September 15th, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.6.4252.6‎
* Abilities
	+ **Officer’s Pistol**
		- Increased damage per shot 70 ➞ 74
		- Increased maximum effective range 110 ➞ 125
	+ **Projection**
		- Increased the Cooldown reduction when choosing to not Teleport 1s ➞ 2s

➤ July 21st, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.5.4175.5
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus' Projection ability could allow him to get above the normal play space of Primal Court, Jaguar Falls, and a few other maps.

➤ March 31st, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.3.4031.2
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed further issues with Corvus getting out of bounds using Projection.

➤ February 3rd, 2021
Paladins Release Version 4.2.3983.0
* Talents
	+ **Dark Gifts**
		- Increased Cooldown Reduction 10% ➞ 15%
		- Increased Healing received 50 ➞ 75
	+ **Stunning Visage**
		- Increased Damage 600 ➞ 800
	+ **Spreading Influence**
		- Increased Healing Reduction on Marked Targets 15% ➞ 20%
* Abilities
	+ **Entropic Breach**
		- Now damages Pets & Illusions
* Cards
	+ **Unyielding Discipline**
		- Increased Cooldown reduction for each enemy hit {0.2|0.2}s ➞ {0.5|0.5}s
	+ **Abyssal Shift**
		- Increased damage reduction {3|3}% ➞ {5|5}%
	+ **Abyssal Effluxion**
		- Increased active time of damage reduction {0.3|0.3}s ➞ {0.8|0.8}s

➤ October 28th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.5.3881.0
* Cards
	+ **Grand Design**
		- Reduced Lifesteal scaling {5|5}% ➞ {3|3}%
	+ **The Price of Salvation**
		- Increased healing {60|60} ➞ {75|75}
		- Reduced healing time 2s ➞ 1s
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus would receive more healing than intended from the Grand Design card when he marked a target that had one or more other sources of Lifesteal that were not from Corvus.

➤ July 29th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.4.3767.9
* Abilities
	+ **Entropic Breach**
		- Increased the effectiveness of the Slow 33% ➞ 45%
		- The Slow now persists on leaving the area for 0.5s
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus’ Weapon Fire was causing other game audio to cut out on the Nintendo Switch.
	+ Fixed an issue in Spectator where Corvus’ Mark of Fate UI would persist on the HUD when swapping from Corvus to another Champion.
	+ Fixed an issue where the Slow effect on Entropic Breach was not continuing to slow after the first tick of damage.

➤ June 3th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.3.3661.5
* **Bug Fixes**
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus would not be able to Mark Players who had disconnected from the match.
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus would not be able to mark Imani after she used her Ultimate for the first time in a match.
	+ Fixed an issue where using Projection could allow Players to teleport out of the Spawn Room early on certain maps or get into “out-of-bounds” areas of several maps in certain circumstances.
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus’ Ultimate ability could lose its VFX targeter under certain circumstances.
	+ Fixed an issue where the Advanced description of Projection incorrectly stated the range of the ability was 150 units instead of 120 units.
	+ Fixed an issue where enemy outlines would not change color when Corvus was in effective range for his Weapon.
	+ Fixed an issue where Pyre Lord Magnus’ Arbiter displays “muzzle flash” VFX through terrain for all Players.
	+ Fixed an issue where Pyre Lord Magnus’ Arbiter did not have reload VFX.
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus’ model would be off-center when displayed on the Main Menu.
	+ Fixed an issue where the name of the “Unexpected Complications” card did not properly fit in the Card frame.

➤ April 29th, 2020
Paladins Release Version 3.3.3657.3
* Corvus was added to the game.
* **PTS Changes - Balance**
	+ Projection Cooldown 7s ➞ 8s
	+ Abyssal Reconstruction increased range ➞ 120 units
* **PTS Changes - Bug Fixes**
	+ Updated Abyssal Reconstruction description to properly reflect its range of 120 units.
	+ Updated Projection’s description to properly reflect its range of 120 units.
	+ Fixed an issue where Mark of Fate would not correctly transfer to the closest living ally if the Marked target died.
	+ Slightly reduced the lockout time after initially activating Projection so that Players could Teleport to it slightly more quickly.
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus’ Default Emote was not unlocked by Default.
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus’ Denounce Emote and Abyssal Acolyte skin were not obtainable if the Player owned the Season Pass.
	+ Fixed an ownership issue with Corvus where Players could own him without purchasing.
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus could teleport a much longer distance than intended if Projection came into contact with an enemy Atlas’ Stasis Field.
	+ Fixed an issue where Corvus disconnecting in a match would cause the instance to crash.
	+ Fixed an issue where the client would crash if a Player applied Corvus’ Mark of Fate to an ally in the Shooting Range.
	+ Fixed an issue where the Corvus AI would not properly use all of his abilities.
	+ Added Corvus to the Ranked banlist.
	+ Added the New tag to Corvus.

## Removed Content

* Corvus/Removed Content

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2. ↑ https://twitter.com/RiccoFajardo/status/1391116095889854467
3. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
4. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
5. ↑ Atlas' Teaser Trailer, YouTube
6. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
7. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
8. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
9. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
10. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
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12. ↑ HiRezNeco on Twitter
13. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast: Exploring the Lore (Hi-Rez Showcase 2022), YouTube
14. ↑ File:Outer Tribunal Shaped Corvus.png
15. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
16. ↑ HiRezNeco on Twitter
17. ↑ HiRezNeco on Twitter
18. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
19. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
20. ↑ File:Corvus Tribunal Symbol.png
21. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast: Exploring the Lore (Hi-Rez Showcase 2022), YouTube
22. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
23. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
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26. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
27. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
28. ↑ AMA with Paladins Dev Team, Reddit
29. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
30. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast: Exploring the Lore (Hi-Rez Showcase 2022), YouTube
31. ↑ HiRezNeco on Twitter
32. ↑ ThunderBrush on ArtStation
33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 ThunderBrush on ArtStation
34. ↑ File:Corvus Ability Concepts.jpg
35. ↑ Champion Reveal Corvus, Paladins Website
36. ↑ Paladins - Champion Teaser - Corvus, The Magistrate's Blade, Reddit
37. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
38. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
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40. ↑ Casey Edwards on ArtStation
41. ↑ Casey Edwards on Twitter
42. ↑ ThunderBrush on Twitter
43. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast - Episode 1, YouTube
44. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
45. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
46. ↑ Evil Mojo Podcast: Exploring the Lore (Hi-Rez Showcase 2022), YouTube
47. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Darkness & Dragons Update Show, YouTube
49. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
50. ↑ The Lore of Paladins (Hi-Rez Showcase Panel), YouTube
51. ↑ File:Magnus Not Canon.png
52. ↑ VII's Teaser Trailer