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Mallet

Rhythmically beats damage into nearby enemies and draws their fire. Damage inflicted on the Mallet increases its lethality.


Introduced in Update 20.0 (2017-03-24)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:1x / 1.5x / 2x / 2.5x (damage multiplier)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:8 / 12 / 16 / 20 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:5 / 6 / 8 / 10 m

Misc: 1 (limit of mallets)

Info

  • Octavia throws a spherical music device in an arc toward the direction she aims. Upon impact, the device deploys into the Mallet which hovers in place for 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 seconds. The Mallet is an invulnerable hovering orb that continuously plays percussive music, attracting enemies in sight to attack it while absorbing all enemy damage hitting its energy mass. Damage absorbed is accumulated and stored briefly before diminishing over time. Stored damage is converted into DmgBlastSmall64 Blast damage, multiplied by 1x / 1.5x / 2x / 2.5x, and rhythmically dealt to all enemies within a radius of 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 meters from the Mallet.
    • Duration is affected by Ability Duration.
    • Damage multiplier is affected by Ability Strength.
    • Aura radius is affected by Ability Range.
    • Requires unobstructed line of sight between enemy and Mallet in order to deal damage.
    • Mallet has no target priority, enemies will be likely to shoot the Tenno if they are in line of sight.
    • Mallet's music is in tune with the Percussion section of the Mandachord, drawing from the preset musical notes to determine the percussive aura's damage strength and intervals.
  • Ability Synergy:
    • When Mallet and Resonator130xWhite Resonator are both active, Resonator will reroute toward the Mallet and carry it around.
      • When carried by Resonator, Mallet actively inflicts damage per beat that continuously increases and stacks over time against enemies inside Mallet's damage radius. This damage instance is separate from the stored damage portion of the ability.
      • Enemies charmed by Resonator are no longer pacified and will attack a carried Mallet to fuel its damage.
      • Resonator increases Mallet's threat level, making enemies outside of Resonator's charm radius more likely to shoot the Mallet instead of the Tenno.
      • If Mallet is placed where Resonator is unable to reach, Resonator will ignore Mallet.
      • Mallet will be dropped to the ground when Resonator expires.
    • When Mallet is hovering over an AmpIcon Amp field, Mallet's damage and range are doubled.
      • Damage is not doubled, contrary to the ability description.
  • Mallet can be recast while active to create a new Mallet. Octavia is limited to only 1 active Mallet at a time (unless Mod TT 20px Partitioned Mallet is equipped).
  • Casting Mallet is not a One-Handed Action and interrupts other actions, but allows movement.
  • Throwing animation speed is affected by Casting Speed, such as from Mod TT 20px Natural Talent and Mod TT 20px Speed Drift.
  • Mallet will visually emit sound bars from its core to beat-match Percussion notes. Sound bars enlarge and shrink based on Percussion, Bass, and Melody music in the environment.
    • Percussion bars appear from a horizontal ring around the Mallet core, while Bass and Melody bars appear from diagonal rings that layer on top the Mallet when Resonator and Metronome are active and nearby.
  • Mallet's core and percussive aura borders are affected by the chosen Warframe energy color. The percussive aura is briefly visible to allies when Mallet is cast before fading away, and is constantly visible to Octavia herself.

Augment

PartitionedMalletMod
Main article: Partitioned Mallet

Partitioned Mallet is a Warframe Augment Mod for OctaviaIcon272 Octavia that allows her to summon two Mallet130xWhite Mallets with reduced range.

Partitioned Mallet

Tips & Tricks

  • Enemies who have both ranged and melee weapons will prefer to use melee.
  • Octavia can position behind Mallet to minimize her chance of taking enemy fire.
    • Be careful of explosive effects drawn to Mallet's center of origin.
  • Mallet's localized control effect is particularly potent against groups caught in narrow choke points.
  • Mallet can damage nullifier bubbles, preventing nulifiers from removing abilities centered within the mallet.

Maximization

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