Remote Defense Boost

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Remote Defense Boost
General Information
Hero	Initiate
Level Unlocked	XX
Mana Cost	80 (Initial)
Cooldown	30 Seconds
Stat Slot	Ability 1
Default Hotkey	2
Vanilla: Increases the potency, range and attack speed of all defenses summoned by the user and other nearby heroes. Redux: Increases the damage resistance, range and attack speed of ALL nearby defenses.
Scaling Ability 1
Utility Aura Toggle Defense Buffing

Remote Defense Boost, also known as Initiate Boost or IB, is an Initiate ability that boosts the potency, range and attack rate of any defenses summoned by the user and nearby heroes, regardless of the distance to those defenses.

It does stack with the Monk's Defense Boost, but not with guardian pets or Buff Beams. Remote Defense Boost is more expensive to activate and upkeep and has 1.5x the cooldown time of its Monk counterpart.

In Redux, this ability functions very similar to the Monk version. It simply boosts the damage resistance, range and rate of ALL defenses within the Initiate's blue aura, no matter if their builder(s) are on the map or not. Having both boost abilities active simultaneously makes for an extremely powerful short-lived combo.

Scaling

*Approximated ramp.

• Remote Defense Boost in Redux buffs damage resistance instead of the defenses' attack damage/potency.

	Boost Multipliers
Ability Stat	Resistance	Potency	Range	Rate
0 (Base)	?	1	1	1
100	?	1.41	1.30	0.8
500	?	1.58	1.38	0.74
1000	?	1.68	1.43	0.72
1500	?	1.74	1.45	0.70
2000	?	1.79	1.48	0.69
2500	?	1.84	1.49	0.69
3000	?	1.87	1.51	0.69
3500	?	1.90	1.52	0.68
4000	?	1.93	1.53	0.67
4500	?	1.96	1.54	0.67

Notes/Tips

• Remote Defense Boost requires that the hero who built the defense to be within range in order to boost the associated towers; not just the player who used the hero. The builders have to remain deployed throughout combat waves in order for an Initiate to be able to utilize the boost.
• Remote Defense Boost's damage resistance buff in Redux stacks with the Squire Guardian and Defensive Polybius pets.
  • The damage reduction given to defenses and extra range to Strength Drain Auras can greatly help minions endure Cyclops snot at the start of later Ascension Survival waves.
• Regardless of the Initiate's level or Ability 1 stat, her defense boost cannot last for at least 30 seconds (the ability's cooldown), without collecting more mana while it is active.
  • If 99% uptime is desired or needed between two Boost Initiates, the one with a Genie pet should feed mana to the other while their ability is on cooldown. The secondary Initiate can equip an Apprentice Guardian or Destruction Polybius to increase the DPS of key towers further.

Bugs

Redux

• [12.0.3] This ability's in-game description still states "damage", despite it being changed to buff resistance instead.

Version History

Redux

• 12.0.3:
  • Remote Defense Boost now increases damage resistance instead of potency.

• ?:
  • Removed the active builder requirement to boost defenses.
  • Now buffs defenses specifically within the ability's radius, just like the Monk's counterpart.

Vanilla

• ?: Introduced with the Initiate.