*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level
Lore
Mercurial. A word that evokes volatility, quickness, and cunning. But to compare anything to the speed and wit of the Messenger God Mercury would be to compare a hot day to the searing forge of Vulcan, or a blooming rose to the glory of Venus. It is but a pale comparison. Mercury can leap the space between lightning and thunder, outfox the fox king, and reach tomorrow before the sun.
As an infant, Mercury escaped the watchful eye of his half-brother, Apollo, stole his cattle, fashioned a lyre from a tortoise shell, and snuck in a nap, all before Apollo found him missing. His father, Jupiter, found the child’s mischief boisterously entertaining, and awarded him the task of delivering messages for the Gods, traveling between the Heavens, the Earth, and even to the depths of the Underworld.
Now war looms and Mercury races to keep the lines of communication open, though he is often caught in the thick of battle. No stranger to combat, he once slew the monster Argus, the demon with one hundred watchful eyes, using speed and guile alone. But this war is different. The foes are stronger, the stakes higher, and Mercury a pivotal cog in the machine. Should he fail to deliver even a single order the balance could tip, and the time left for this world would be truly mercurial.
Skills
Passive -Fastest God Alive
For every 1 ft traveled, Mercury gains a 0.1% physical power bonus on his next basic attack (max 50%). Mercury also gains additional physical power equal to 25% of movement speed from items or abilities.
Notes: This will not stack while jumping.
Ability Type: Buff
Affects: Self
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1st Ability -Made You Look
Mercury moves in the blink of an eye, dealing one melee attack to every enemy within the target area. Each hit may trigger item effects for basic attacks, and can critical hit.
Notes: The Critical Strikes from this skill are affected by Deathbringer. Stacks of Rage can be gained and consumed with this ability. This ability can proc on-hit effects. This ability does not proc Mercury's passive. This ability can't be used through walls.
Damage: 90/115/140/165/190 (+50% of your basic attack power)
Radius: 7.5/9/10.5/12/13.5
Ability Type: Ground Target
Affects: Enemy
Cooldown: 8 seconds
Cost: 50 mana
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2nd Ability -Maximum Velocity
Passive: Mercury gains increased movement speed. Active: Mercury increases his attack speed for the duration.
Notes: Mercury gains 1.875/3.75/5.625/7.5/9.375 Physical Power from this ability due to his passive.
Ground Speed: 2/4/6/8/10%
Attack Speed: 30/40/50/60/70%
Duration: 3/3.5/4/4.5/5s
Ability Type: Buff
Affects: Self
Cooldown: 18/17/16/15/14 seconds
Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana
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3rd Ability -Special Delivery
Mercury dashes forward, knocking aside minions, grabbing the first enemy god he encounters and spinning them. The enemy god takes damage until the effect ends, and Mercury throws the god in the direction of his choice.
Notes: Because this ability moves Mercury across the map, it counts towards his passive for his next basic attack. Deals a total of 40/60/80/100/120 (+60% of your physical power) damage.
Minion Damage: 70/115/160/205/250 (+60% of your physical power)
Damage per Tick: 10/15/20/25/30 (+15% of your physical power) every 0.25s
Duration: 1s
Ability Type: Dash
Affects: Enemy
Cooldown: 15 seconds
Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 mana
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Ultimate -Sonic Boom
Mercury gathers energy for a powerful dash, with the range extending as he does so. He travels the distance faster than the speed of sound, dealing damage to all enemies, stunning them and spinning them around in a random direction.
Notes: Because this ability moves Mercury across the map, it counts towards his passive for his next basic attack.
Damage: 200/275/350/425/500 (+100% of your physical power)
One of Mercury's jokes, "Nanananananananana..", could be a reference to the 1970's tv series The Six Million Dollar Man.
One of Mercury's death quotes, "Another one bites the dust..", is a reference to the song Another One Bites The Dust by the British rock band Queen. Their singer, Freddie Mercury, also shares his name with Mercury which is probably the reason of this quote.
When Mercury uses his second ability he sometimes says "Gotta go fast!". This is a reference to the Sonic X anime series' Intro, and the internet meme spawned by it.
The name of Mercury's passive, "Fastest God Alive", is a reference to DC Comics superhero The Flash and his slogan "The fastest man alive.".
Mercury's backing animation is a reference to a statue titled "Flying Mercury" by Giovanni da Bologna.
When Mercury uses his ultimate ability with his Run.EXE skin he sometimes says "Ludicrous speed!" or "Light speed too slow!". Both are references to the American film Spaceballs.
This skin comes with custom ability effects. The skin, it's ability targeters and ability effects constantly rotate between several colors. This skin was disabled from the store at the end of the Odyssey, but it may return for special promotions in the future.
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Assassin
This skin comes with custom ability effects.
