Kindred

Kindred is a Mystic Champion. Being a Mystic Champion, they have a Class Bonus against Cosmic Champions, but are weak to Science Champions.

Bio[]

The result of a cruel plot to torment Peter Parker with the sins of his past, Gabriel and Stacy Osborne were spliced from the DNA of Harry Osborne and Gwen Stacy, and raised by an artificial intelligence designed by Norman and Harry. The twins rapidly aged and then died due to a genetic instability, but were resurrected and given demonic powers by Mephisto to carry out the twisted revenge plot they had inherited. As Kindred, they wield demonic strength, immortality, control over pestilence, and dream manipulation to break Peter Parker’s spirit and exact Harry’s revenge.

Mechanics[]

Kindred is a being of pure contempt, and their kit exemplifies this. Kindred is a nasty Damage Over Time Champion who excels in feeding on the opponent’s Health and Power and slowly draining the opponent’s strength to fight. With control of bugs and pestilence, Kindred inflicts opponents with Infestation Charges over time, whenever contact is made, or when Buffs Expire. Nothing can be done to remove the Infestation Charges and they will inevitably trigger a Nightmare Outbreak, inflicting Degeneration Passives on the opponent as long as Kindred is near them, and healing Kindred in the process.

Abilities[]

Always Active

Kindred is a being forged in the flames of hell and feels nothing but contempt. They are Immune to Poison, Incinerate, Heal Block, Infuriate, and Intimidate effects.
Centipede Strikes inflict an Atrophy Passive reducing the duration of any new Buffs by 30% for 8 seconds.

Dev Notes: Kindred’s Centipedes Strike are found in Light Attack 4, Medium Attacks, Heavy Attack, the first hit of Special Attack 1, and the first and final hits of Special Attack 2.

Infestation Charges

The Opponent is inflicted with an Infestation Charge every 2.50 seconds.
Inflict 1 Infestation Charge when a Buff expires off the Opponent or they make contact with Kindred.
As a Defender, when Kindred is struck by Special Attacks while attacking, inflict 10 Charges.
If Kindred is struck while recovering from a Special Attack, Infestation Charges pause for 8 seconds and cannot be inflicted. 14 seconds against #Spider-Verse Heroes.

Dev Notes: Infestation charges don’t do anything on their own, but they cannot be prevented from ticking up unless Kindred is struck while recovering from a Special Attack.

Nightmare Outbreak

Inflict Nightmare Outbreak for 18 seconds.
Nearby Opponents are inflicted with a Degeneration Passive every 0.55 seconds, each dealing 333.8 Direct Damage per second, scaling with Base Attack only. Max stacks: 5. Once the opponent is out of range, they lose 1 Degeneration Passive every 0.2 seconds.
While Kindred’s personal Degeneration effects are on the Opponent, Kindred Regenerates 0.75% of missing health every 0.5 seconds.
Inflicting 5 or more Infestation Charges at once by landing Special Attacks inflicts instant Degenerations, dealing a burst of 1570.8 Direct Damage per Passive Degeneration on the Opponent and pauses Nightmare Outbreak for 2 seconds.
If Kindred is struck by a Heavy Attack, Nightmare Outbreak expires 70% faster. All Infestation Charges are consumed when Nightmare Outbreak expires.

Dev Notes: This is the main damage dealer and threat of Kindred’s kit. Be sure to stay aggressive when Nightmare Outbreak triggers. Special Attacks will pause Nightmare Outbreak, so be sure to take advantage of the Mystic Dispersion mastery for the extra Power and keep the Special Attacks coming.

Dread Aura

Charging a Heavy Attack consumes 30% of a Bar of Power to activate Dread Aura for 6 seconds. Kindred fights more aggressively while Dread Aura is active. Dread Aura is not affected by Ability Accuracy.
As a Defender, every 25% of Max Health Kindred loses, Dread Aura triggers at no Power cost to Kindred.
Kindred gains Stun Immunity.
Infestation Charges are inflicted every 0.75 seconds and the amount of Charges inflicted is doubled.

Dev Notes: Dread Aura accelerates the speed at which Infestation Charges accumulate on the opponent. Be sure to use this whenever the opportunity to use a Heavy Attack presents itself.

Signature Ability[]

Nightmare's Resurrection

Up to +80% Degeneration Potency based on Missing Health.
Once per fight at 5% Health, inflict a Root Passive for 6 seconds. If triggered during an Opponent’s Special Attack, this Root triggers when that Special Attack ends. Kindred is prevented from being knocked out while this Root Passive is active or attempting to activate.
Upon activating this ability, activate Dread Aura at no Power cost. If at or above 30 Infestation Charges, inflict Nightmare Outbreak.

Dev Notes: This Root ability is activated at the exact moment the opponent thinks they have defeated Kindred. This is exactly when Kindred is the most powerful, and can quickly claw back the fight if the opponent is not careful. If Nightmare Outbreak is currently active at this moment, Kindred will Regenerate a good amount of health to mount a come-back.

Special Attacks[]

Special Attack 1- Encroaching Pestilence
Kindred strikes centipedes before emitting a cloud of pestilence.

The final hit inflicts 5 Infestation Charges. This can trigger through Block.
The final hit inflicts a Degeneration Debuff dealing 3141.6 Direct Damage over 14 seconds.
Nightmare Outbreak: While this Debuff is active, Passive Degenerations are prevented from falling off.

Dev Notes: This attack can be used to keep any Passive Degenerations that build up on the opponent and prevent them from falling off even if Kindred is far from the opponent.

Special Attack 2 – Centipede Assault
Kindred covers the opponent in pestilence before launching a multi-hit centipede strike.

The first and final hits inflict 5 Infestation Charges.
Dread Aura: During this Attack, Power Steal 6% of a Bar of Power per second. Gain 150% of the Power Stolen.

Dev Notes: Activating Dread Aura before this attack to make the most of it. Doing so will line up a follow up Special 1 after this Attack lands.

Special Attack 3 – Bad End
You thought you could escape?

This attack gains 5890.5 Attack Rating.
If the Opponent suffers from Nightmare Outbreak this attack gains an additional 6872.25 Attack Rating.

Dev Notes: This Special Attack deals a huge amount of burst damage. Be sure to use this to close out fights when your opponent’s health is low.

Synergy Bonuses[]

Synergy	Partner(s)	Effect(s)
Dinner Party	\|	Kindred: +10% Degeneration effect potency. Solo: Only affects this Champion and does not stack.
Sinister Manipulator		Synergy Members: +15% Attack Rating against #Spider-Verse Heroes. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Compound Madness		Kindred: When Nightmare Outbreak activates, gain an Unstoppable Buff for 7 seconds. Green Goblin: +10% Combat Power Rate while under 1 Bar of Power. Red Goblin: When charging a Heavy Attack, gain a 20% Energize Buff for 5 seconds. Iron Patriot: 30% chance when gaining an Armor Up Buff to inflict a 10% Physical Vulnerability Debuff for 12 seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.
Revenant Birth		Kindred: Activating Dread Aura grants an Unblockable Passive for 3 seconds. Unique Synergy: Does not stack with duplicate synergies.

Incoming synergies to be added

Strengths and Weaknesses[]

Strengths[]

Atrophy – Buff Duration Down
- Kindred excels in denying Cosmic champions of their Buff bonuses by causing their Buffs to expire quickly, and doing so allows Kindred to step closer to their win condition.
Degeneration Monster
- Once the nightmare of Infestation Charges has been realized, Kindred’s Nightmare Outbreak ability deals Degeneration damage over time. By staying close to the opponent, Kindred can dish out a large amount of damage in a single fight.
Hard to Kill
- When dealing Degeneration damage while the Nightmare Outbreak is active on the opponent, Kindred has the potential to Regenerate more damage than was dealt to Kindred.

Weaknesses[]

Degeneration Resistances
- The majority of Kindred’s damage output is Degeneration, so champions with access to a Degeneration resistance will have the upper hand.
Heal Reversal
- Kindred’s survivability relies on the ability to Regenerate during Nightmare Outbreak. Champions with Petrify or Spectre will be able to prevent Kindred from Regenerating, or even outright reverse it.
Opponent’s Breaking Root
- Kindred has a nasty surprise lined up before they are knocked out. Opponents who can plan around Kindred’s Root ability by throwing Special Attacks at the right moment will counter this last threat.