Mellka

Name	Shield	Health	Faction
Mellka	0	1130 -??	Eldrid

Attributes
Agile	Assassin	Easy

Tips and Tricks

As Mellka's attributes say, she is a very easy character to use. She's a basic soldier class who specializes in poison attacks. Her machine pistol is accurate and does a decent amount of damage, and her skills allow Mellka to lunge into battle and jump upward leaving spikes below. The helix upgrades include a number of venomous skills and abilities that make her even more lethal in battle.

When choosing gear for Mellka, it's best to use items that increase her reload speed, increase her movement speed, and reduce skill cooldown. Her skills already have a low cooldown period, so reducing that even further can help chain together attacks while keeping her on the move.

Unlock Methods

Rank Unlock	Challenge Unlock
Command Rank 34	Complete The Heliophage

Weapon and Abilities

Passive	Weapon	Talent
Venom Canister	Custom Machine Pistol	Eldrid Operative
Mellka's Machine Pistol ejects an explosive canitster of venom when reloaded. Enemies afflicated with venom suffer damage over 8 seconds.	Mellka's Machine Pistol deals rapid fire damage at medium range. 20 round magazine.	Mellka can unleashing a secondary attack on nearby enemies with her powerful melee combo, dealing bonus damage to enemies covered in venom.

Skills

Skill 1	Skill 2	Ultimate
Claw Lunge	Spike	Blade Launcher
Lunges forward a short distance for a powerful claw strike dealing 134 damage. Enemies covered in venom take additional bonus damage. 15 second cooldown.	Charges a burst of energy that deals up to 200 damage to nearby enemies and launches Mellka into the air. 14 second cooldown.	Unleashes a barrage of laced blades covering targets in venom and dealing 167 damage with each hit. 52 second cooldown.

Helix

Combat Training	Lvl	Nature's Assassin
Hobbling Strike	1	Hobbling Spike
Enemies hit by Claw Lunge are slowed for a brief time. +3 seconds Slow Duration.	1	Enemies hit by Spike are slowed for a brief time. +3 seconds Slow Duration.
Parting Gift	2	Lift Off!
Spike leaves behind an area of effect that covers nearby enemies with venom on the initial hit and deals damage over time. +20 Damage per second over 5 seconds.	2	Increases Mellka's Spike height.
Air Stall	3	Frag Canister
Mellka's quick melee attack deals increased damage and propels her backwards. Can be used once every 3 seconds. +50% Damage.	3	Reloading Custom Machine Pistol ejects a Venom Canister that fragments into smaller projectiles shortly after launch.
Blade Ejection	4	Tactical Withdrawal
Claw Lunge launches a blade at the end of the lunge, dealing additional damage. +50% Damage.	4	If Mellka hits a target with Claw Lunge, she will bounce backwards.
Adrenaline Rush	5	Eldrid Rhythm
Meleeing enemies afflicted with venom increases Mellka's health regeneration rate for a short time. +7 Health Regeneration Rate for 4 seconds.	5	Killing an enemy afflicted with venom grants a stack of increased health (to a maximum of 10 stacks). Health stacks are reset upon death. +30 Maximum Health per Stack.
Spike Burst	6	Desperate Lunge
Increases Spike's area of effect radius. This also increases Parting Gift's area of effect radius. +50% Area of Effect Radius.	6	Decreases Claw Lunge's cooldown on enemy kill. Up to -50% Cooldown Time.
Power Spike	7	Second Wind
Mellka switches to a more deadly form of venom that increases her Spike's damage. This also increases Parting Gift's damage. +15% Damage.	7	The cooldown for Spike is lowered based on Mellka's remaining health. Up to -40% Cooldown Time.
Refined Canisters	8	Thrill of the Hunt
Increases Machine Pistol's magazine size. Mellka's bullets also apply venom to targets. +10 Clip Size.	8	When a new target is afflicted with venom, Mellka's movement speed is increased for a short time. +30% Movement Speed for 5 seconds.
Feral Strike	9	Finishing Blow
Activating Claw Lunge increases Mellka's melee attack speed for a short time. +20% Melee Attack Speed for 8 seconds.	9	Claw Lunge deals increased damage. +15% Damage.
Blade Storm	10	All In
Blade Launcher's blades bounce off of the environement and home in on envenomated enemies instead of exploding on impact.	10	Blade Launcher fires a single, powerful shot, dealing heavy damage to one target. +500 Damage.

Helix Mutations

Helix mutations are unlocked at character ranks 3, 5, 7, 9, and 12. They will become a third option for one of the ten Helix Ranks.

Name	Unlock	Helix	Description
Spike Vault	Rank 3	Rank 2	Activating Spike now propels Mellka forward.
Action Reload	Rank 5	Rank 4	Using Claw Lunge refills Mellka’s Custom Machine Pistol.
Venom Contagion	Rank 7	Rank 5	Enemies killed while affected by venom will explode dealing damage and spreading venom to nearby targets.
Potent Toxins	Rank 9	Rank 8	Increases the duration of Venom. +4 Seconds Duration.
Pool Shot	Rank 12	Rank 10	Each shot from Blade Launcher explodes on contact and leaves a Parting Gift damage pool if it hits the ground.

Lore Challenges

Name	Description
Furious Upbringing	Deal 30,000 damage with Blade Launcher.
Spaceborne Malady	Kill 500 enemies while in the air.
Heeding the Call	Play 5 matches on the same team as Ghalt.
Which Blade?	Deal 250,000 damage to envenomated targets.
Punching the Darkness	Kill 100 Varelsi with Claw Lunge.