Vela's Water Damage [Resolved: DoT scales with attack stat]

[Bumfit]

Why is Vela’s Water Damage quoted as 208 over 4 turns when I have her special skill level at 8 and am getting only 140 over 4 turns? Did she get a late nerf?

[Darth_Fuego]

Perhaps posting her card would lead to the answers you seek

[Suicide_Bunny]

Is she maxed? Because DOT scales with current attack stat, so it reaches it maximum when the card is maxed out as well.

Good news is that you can further increase it beyond 208 with troops and emblems.

[voidstrike]

I thought this was going to be about an insurance claim…

@Suicide_Bunny

Is she maxed? Because DOT scales with current attack stat, so it reaches it maximum when the card is maxed out as well.

Good news is that you can further increase it beyond 208 with troops and emblems.

Also this is the solution/answer to your query.

[Bumfit]

[Bumfit]

Question answered: Thank you

[Suicide_Bunny]

Here’s mine at 3.70 for comparison.

In fact, if you have any troop on her, it will already impact her in fight. Click on her avatar in fight and you’ll notice the DOT is in fact slightly higher than 140 in match thanks to the troop.

It won’t increase from in-match attack buff though.

[Bumfit]

Yes

[DaveCozy]

@Suicide_Bunny

DOT scales with current attack stat, so it reaches it maximum when the card is maxed out as well.

For reference, here is a guide on how DoT scaling works

Understanding DoT (Damage over Time)

What is DoT? While many special skills have an instantaneous affect, others cause an effect that occurs over multiple turns. Currently, these effects can last anywhere from 2 to 6 turns. Special skills that decrease an opponents health are referred to as DoT, or Damage over Time. How is DoT inflicted? Different heroes inflict DoT in various ways. This includes “Burn damage” (see Jahangir, Kelile, and Marjana) and “Poison damage” (see Oberon, Proteus, and Sartana) which is found amongst many h…