Kang/Patch History

Kang Articles and Topics: Overview Team-Up Bonuses Patch History Gallery Missions Dialogues Notes and Trivia Marvel XP Dossier File This article is about the playable hero. For the Enemy version, see Kang/Boss.

October 16, 2014 Patch Notes

Bug & Balance Fixes:

• Statuses
  • Corrected the tooltip for Time Burn to correctly address Timestream Displacement not Time Displacement

Known Issues

• Temporal attacks do not bypass protect effects, this will be addressed in a later patch

September 26, 2014 Patch Notes

New Lockbox Hero: Kang

• Bio: In the year 3000, a distant relative of Mr. Fantastic named Nathaniel Richards discovered the secret of time travel. Using the technology of the future to enslave the past, Nathaniel carved an era-spanning empire under the moniker of Kang the Conqueror. As enigmatic as he is powerful, Kang's devotion to preserving the timeline exceeds even his desire for conquest.

• Class: Tactician
  • Self Passive
    • The Conqueror
      • May not be on the same team as other Heroes
      • Greater than average health
      • Immune to Exhausted
      • Takes 2 Actions each Round

• Stable Time-Loop
  • Self Passive
    • Future Knowledge
      • Chance to pre-emptively counter enemy attacks

• Action 1: Tachyon Blast
  • Unlocked at Level 1
  • Ranged, Energy, Temporal, Tech
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Special Properties
    • Temporal
      • Ignores most Avoidance effects
      • Does not trigger Protect abilities
  • One Enemy
    • Impaired
      • Attacks do 20% less damage and cannot crit
      • Cancelled by Restrain or Subdue
      • Lasts 1 Round
  • Self
    • Rally
      • Next Buff action becomes a Quick Action
      • Lasts 2 Rounds

• Action 2: Out of Time
  • Unlocked at Level 2
  • Buff
  • 1 round shared cooldown with Back In Time
  • Targets Self
  • Special Properties
    • Quick Action
      • Grants an immediate free turn after using
      • Does not trigger follow-up attacks
    • Time Flux
      • Kang's presence in our timeline is in flux
      • Enemy attacks may miss if Kang is in flux
  • Self
    • Out of Time
      • 50% Chance to slip out of time and avoid an attack

• Action 3: Temporal Armory
  • Unlocked at Level 6
  • Melee, Temporal, Tech
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Special Properties
    • High Crits
      • Increased chance of critical hits
    • Temporal
      • Ignores most Avoidance effects
      • Does not trigger Protect abilities
  • One Enemy
    • Reduced Potential
      • Prevented from using a random set of ability types
      • Lasts 2 Rounds

• Action 4: Maha-Kalpa
  • Unlocked at Level 9
  • Melee, Slashing, Tech
  • 3 round cooldown, starts cooled down
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Exploit Opportunity
    • Deals increased damage against targets with Cornered, Exhausted, Impaired, Neutralized, Off-Balance, Staggered, or Winded
  • Exploits Shields
    • Bypasses and deals extra damage against targets that are protected by Shields
  • Wrinkle in Time
    • Deals extra damage against targets with Timestream Displacement

• Time Flux
  • Self Passive
    • Out of Time
      • 50% Chance to slip out of time and avoid an attack

• Action 1: Quantum Purge
  • Unlocked at Level 1
  • Ranged, Energy, Tech
  • Targets One Enemy
  • One Enemy
    • Time Burn
      • Time Displacement deals additional damage when removed
      • Receives additional damage from Energy and Temporal attacks
      • Lasts 2 Rounds
    • Neutralized
      • Removes and prevents stat increasing effects
      • Lasts 1 Round

• Action 2: Back in Time
  • Unlocked at Level 2
  • Buff
  • 1 round shared cooldown with Out of Time
  • Targets Self
  • Special Properties
    • Quick Action
      • Grants an immediate free turn after using
      • Does not trigger follow-up attacks
    • Stable Time-Loop
      • Kang's presence in our timeline has stabilized
      • Kang is able to use his knowledge of the future against his opponents
  • Self
    • Future Knowledge
      • Chance to pre-emptively counter enemy attacks

• Action 3: Chrono Shield
  • Unlocked at Level 6
  • Buff, Tech
  • 3 round cooldown
  • Targets Self
  • Self
    • Chrono Shield
      • Shield effect absorbs incoming damage
      • Attackers gain Timestream Displacement
      • Evades Temporal attacks
      • Immune to harmful Time effects

• Action 4: Timestream Burst
  • Unlocked at Level 9
  • Energy, Temporal, Tech
  • 3 round cooldown
  • Targets All Enemies
  • Special Properties
    • Temporal
      • Ignores most Avoidance effects
      • Does not trigger Protect abilities
  • All Enemies
    • Timestream Displacement
      • Gains an additional stack when attacked by Temporal attacks
      • All stacks are removed and cause damage by all other attacks
      • Lowers Accuracy but increases Evasion
      • This effect can be applied 5 times
    • Exhausted
      • Cannot take extra turns
      • Quick Actions become normal actions
      • Lasts 1 Round
  • Self
    • Ripple Effect
      • Kang counters and prevents counter-attacks and follow-up attacks
      • Enemy attacks cannot be Stealthy
      • Lasts 1 Round