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Torvald

Who is

By Jorg van der Velden

Who Is is a series that introduces and breaks down the latest Champions that have been

added to Paladins. With Hi-Rez’ ridiculous release schedule for this year (they want to release

at least 15 Champions), we’ll be seeing a lot of back to back releases, and this month isn’t

any different. Let’s start with the ‘oldest’ of the newest releases: Torvald, The Runic Sage!

If you like big dudes, elves, and nerdy

characters, Torvald’s got you covered. The

granddaddy of Paladins is a tanky frontliner

that adds some interesting new mechanics

to the game that took a little while for the

community as a whole to get a hang of.

I’m getting ahead of myself though, so let’s

break down his kit and see what this beefy

geek brings to the table.

Torvald’s LMB (left mouse button) Gauntlet

is a channeled beam that locks onto a target

and deals damage every 0.1 second. The

payoff for this ‘cheating auto-aim’ mechanic:
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