Talimar – Hook of the Wastes
| Faction |  Mauler |
| Type |  Intelligence |
| Class |  Support |
| Role |  Buffer |
Talimar – Hook of the Wastes‘s Skills
Dark Riptide
Talimar creates a pool of water in the area with the most enemies, pulling nearby enemies toward it. After a brief delay, she reels in a Giant Abyss Fish from the pool, dealing damage equal to 500% of her Attack Rating to enemies while knocking back and stunning them for 2 seconds. She deals extra damage based on the total distance enemies were pulled during the skill’s initial phase.
Lvl 2: Damage to enemies is increased to 600% of Attack Rating.
Lvl 3: If the enemy is an unmovable boss, they take 35% extra damage for 10 seconds. This effect can be stacked up to 2 times.
Bait Bombing
Passive: Talimar’s normal attacks apply Bait to enemies for 10 seconds stacking up to 6 times. Every 2 seconds, a Strongfin Fish bites enemies with stacks of Bait, dealing damage equal to 50% of Attack Rating per stack of Bait.
Active: Talimar swings her fishing rod when an enemy gets too close, knocking them back and dealing damage equal to 450% of Attack Rating while applying 6 stacks of Bait.
Lvl 2: Enemies with at least 2 Bait stacks are bitten by a Poisonspine Fish, inflicting health loss equal to 80% of Attack Rating every second for 5 seconds.
Lvl 3: Enemies take 70% more damage for each stack of Bait they carry.
Lvl 4: Enemy units with at least 4 Bait stacks also have their Physical Resist and Magic Resist reduced by 6 points when bitten. This effect lasts for 8 seconds and can be stacked up to 5 times.
Best Buddy
After entering battle, Talimar casts her companion Baitsy onto the center of the battlefield, allowing it to act independently. Baitsy continuously generates swim zones on the enemy side of the battlefield. Every 2 seconds, Baitsy drives a fish out of the water for Talimar to catch. Different types of fish produce different effects:
Strongfin Fish: All allies gain 15 points of Crit Rating for 8 seconds and deal 15% more damage for every 20 points of Crit Rating they have. Stacks up to 60% times. Ironscale Fish: All allies gain 35% Damage Reduction for 8 seconds.
Lvl 2: The Crit Rating boost for all allies is increased to 20.
Lvl 3: Increases Damage Reduction for all allies by 45%.
Lvl 4: Baitsy drives out 3 fish and grants Talimar 400 extra Energy.
Reel Upgrade
Passive: Talimar’s fishing rod levels up as she catches more fish. Each time Talimar catches a Giant Abyss Fish with her Ultimate, Dark Riptide, the skill’s damage increases by 10%, for a maximum increase of up to 30%. Each time Talimar catches a fish with the help of Baitsy, Talimar’s Attack Rating increases by 5%, for a maximum increase of 30%.
Bonus effect: Enemies damaged by Talimar’s Ultimate and normal attacks are also Lacerated by her harpoon, taking extra damage equal to 130% of her Attack Rating every 1 seconds for 4 seconds.
Lvl 2: Dark Riptide’s damage boost is increased to 15% (capped at 45%), and its Attack Rating boost is increased to 8% (capped at 48%).
Lvl 3: Dark Riptide’s damage boost is increased to 20% (capped at 60%), and its Attack Rating boost is increased to 10% (capped at 60%).
Lvl 4: Enemies Lacerated by Talimar’s harpoon take at least 35% additional damage. This damage boost scales based on the number of times the enemy has moved recently, up to a maximum of 100% additional damage.
Signature Item: Custom Fishing Rod
Signature Item Skill: Feeding Frenzy
[Unlocked at Activation] Every 2 seconds, Talimar’s companion Baitsy bites enemies inside the swim zone, dealing damage equal to 200% of Talimar’s Attack Rating.
[Unlocked at +10] Baitsy’s damage is increased to 230% of Attack Rating.
[Unlocked at +20] Baitsy’s damage is increased to 260%of Attack Rating.
[Unlocked at +30] The more Bait stacks there are within Baitsy’s swim zone, the more damage enemies take, capped at 40% of Attack Rating.
[Unlocked at +40] Enemies with stacks of Bait are bitten each time they move a certain distance, taking damage equal to 240% of Attack Rating. This effect can trigger at most once every 3 seconds.
Furniture Ability: Angler’s Edge
3/3 Ability: Baitis upgraded to Premium Bait: For every 2 stacks of Bait applied, Dark Riptide’s skill damage is increased by 15% (capped at 45), and Talimar’s normal attack damage is increased by 25% (capped at 75).
9/9 Ability: The allied hero with the highest Attack Rating will also gain the effects of Premium Bait and the effects of fishing rod upgrades from the Reel Upgrade skill.
Eternal Engraving
E30: Enhance the skill Best Buddy: Baitsy drives out 3 fish and grants Talimar 400 extra Energy.
E60: Enhance the skill Reel Upgrade: Enemies Lacerated by Talimar’s harpoon take at least 35% additional damage. This damage boost scales based on the number of times the enemy has moved recently, up to a maximum of 100% additional damage.
