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Vexing Bolt

Sinclair ability

Last changed

6 patches· 15 changes Archive details

First recorded: .

Ability descriptions

Vexing Bolt
Fire a bolt of magic that deals Damage, increasing as it travels. If you have an Assistant, they also cast Vexing Bolt at reduced damage. Press Ability 1 to redirect the bolt towards your crosshairs.
Spectral Assistant
Summon an Assistant at the targeted location. The Assistant attacks whenever you fire your weapon, dealing Damage. While the Assistant is out, you can press Ability 2 to swap positions with your Assistant. Casting Spectral Assistant also reloads your weapon.
Rabbit Hex
Hex a target area and transforming all enemies into a Rabbit for a limited duration. Rabbits are small and move faster, but take increased Damage and are unable to perform most actions. Hex does not interrupt abilities.
Audience Participation
Copy the Ultimate of an enemy hero for a limited time. Reactivating the ability will use the Copied Ultimate instead. Copies will inherit this ability's upgrade points. Audience Participation will also copy the cooldown.

Other abilities

Vexing Bolt Spectral Assistant Rabbit Hex Audience Participation

Change History

6 patches

2025 6 patches

  1. 4 changes
    Vexing Bolt
    • Vexing Bolt initial velocity reduced from 1000 to 800
    • Vexing Bolt now only snaps to heroes
    • Vexing Bolt max duration increased from 3s to 4s (max damage is still at 2s)
    • Vexing Bolt now shows the target to redirect to (similar to Wraith's Cards)
    Full patch

  2. 1 change
    Vexing Bolt
    • Vexing Bolt radius reduced from 3.5 to 3.25
    Full patch

  3. 2 changes
    Vexing Bolt
    • Vexing Bolt radius increased from 3m to 3.5m
    • Vexing Bolt radius fixed to scale with radius increase now
    Full patch

  4. 2 changes
    Vexing Bolt
    • Vexing Bolt min damage reduced from 75 to 65
    • Vexing Bolt max damage reduced from 150 to 130
    Full patch

  5. 3 changes
    Vexing Bolt
    • Vexing Bolt cooldown increased from 15 to 24
    • Vexing Bolt T1 changed from -4s Cooldown to "Bolt Apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s"
    • Vexing Bolt T2 changed from "Bolt Apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s" to -13s Cooldown
    Full patch

  6. 3 changes
    Vexing Bolt
    • Vexing Bolt damage mechanics reworked, increases damage as the bolt travels, various values adjusted (150 max damage, 75 min damage, 2s time for max damage, assistant does 50% damage. T3 is now +150 max damage, +50% assistant damage)
    • Vexing Bolt T2 updated to remove base fire rate debuff, add as t2 upgrade, remove spirit shred t2
    • Vexing Bolt allow for retarget to try to find targets through walls and to bend around corners
    Full patch