Neural Overload
Mage skill · Lightning line · tier 3
Overloads the target's nerves: every hit on it shocks.
It is only used in combat once it is placed on the hero's active bar, and its 10 s cooldown is before cooldown reduction.
Values by rank
Neural Overload scales with Shock. Its value at each rank is 219 + 63 × rank:
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 282 | 345 | 408 | 471 | 534 | 597 | 660 | 723 | 786 | 849 |
| Shock | +2.82% | +3.45% | +4.08% | +4.71% | +5.34% | +5.97% | +6.6% | +7.23% | +7.86% | +8.49% |
Shock is a percentage stat, so the value is used as written (in basis points, shown here as a percentage), times the skill power.
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Lightning skills + 2% per rank of each skill that boosts it
How to unlock it
- 1 Rank 5 in Spark Tier 1 of the Lightning line.
- 2 Hero level 12 at the earliest There is no level requirement, but a hero gets one skill point every 2 levels.
- 3 One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.
Rank 5 in Neural Overload opens Static.
Mastery and synergies
Line mastery: every point in the other Lightning skills makes Neural Overload 1% stronger, up to +40% with all of them at rank 10. Its own points do the same for the rest of the line.
Neural Overload has no synergies: no skill boosts it and it boosts no other skill.
Lightning line
| Skill | Tier | Type | Cooldown | Scales with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct damage | 6 s | Lightning Damage | |
| 2 | Area damage | 9 s | Lightning Damage | |
| 3 | Debuff | 10 s | Shock | |
| 4 | Buff | 14 s | Lightning Damage | |
| 5 | Ultimate | 16 s | Lightning Damage |
Other Mage skills
Source: closed-beta game client 0.7.2. Data from the closed beta, so values may change at launch.