Rath

Name	Shield	Health	Faction
Rath	300	983 - 1568	Jennerit

Attributes
Agile	Assassin	Easy

Tips and Tricks

Rath is a Battleborn that is best suited for close quarter combat. He uses two energy blades that can deal massive damage through a flurry of primary attacks. His two skills and ultimate attack also make great use of Axiom and Praxis -- his energy blades. Additionally, his passive ability will siphon health automatically from enemies after dealing damage.

The best gear to use with Rath are items that increase damage, increase speed, and reduce skill cooldown time.

Unlock Methods

Rank Unlock	Challenge Unlock
Command Rank 1	N/A

Weapon and Abilities

Passive	Weapon	Talent
Genetic Syphon	Axion and Praxis	Bladekeeper's Vestment
When Rath damages an enemy's health, he steals health worth 8% of the damage from melee attacks and 10% of the damage from skills.	Rath's primary melee attack can be chained multiple times for a quick combo, while his secondary sword sweep deals area of effect damage.	Rather's ceremonial Jennerit armor is sturdy enough to absorb plenty of damage, but light enough to preserve his speed and mobility.

Skills

Skill 1	Skill 2	Ultimate
Crossblade	Catalytic Smash	Dreadwind
Throws an energy blade forward a limited distance, dealing 200 damage. 15 second cooldown.	Unleashes a shock wave, extending directly ahead of Rath, dealing 133 damage and knocking targets into the air. 17 second cooldown.	After a brief wind-up, initiates a whirlwind attack lasting 4 seconds, dealing 83 damage per hit to enemies in range. 54 second cooldown.

Helix

Assassin	Lvl	Swordsman
Slowing Strike	1	Waveform Smash
Crossblade slows enemies on impact. +3 seconds Slow Duration.	1	Catlytic Smash's shock wave is shortened, but spreads out to the left and right.
Shield Syphon	2	Anger's Echo
When Crossblade damages an enemy's shield, rath's shield recharges by the amount of damage dealt. +100% Shield Restores on Hit.	2	When a Crossblade is destroyed, a new Crossblade will spawn, moving towards Rath and dealing half damage to enemies.
Terror From Above	3	Spin To Win
Allows Rath to double-jump.	3	Rather's primary melee combo's finishing spin fires twice at the end of the combo.
Crimson Fastness	4	Catalytic Flash
When Rath attacks with Catalytic Smash, he will leap forward before he smashes.	4	Catalytic Smash silences enemies on impact. +3 seconds Silence Duration.
Skillfull Syphoning	5	Not a Vampire
Genetic Syphon steals additional health when a skill deals damage to an enemy. +20% Life Steal.	5	Genetic Syphon steals additional health when attacking enemies with melee strikes. +11% Life Steal.
Brutal Blade	6	Catastrophic Smash
Increases Crossblade's base damage. +15% Damage.	6	Doubles the shock wave length of Catalytic Smash.
Evasive Maneuvers	7	To The Point
When Rath's shield is broken, movement speed is increased for a short time. +30% Movement Speed for 6 seconds.	7	Increases base damage of all melee strikes. +18% Damage.
Energetic Projection	8	Quick Cross
Doubles the effective range of Crossblade.	8	Reduces Crossblade's cooldown. -20% Cooldown Time.
Softened Target	9	Zealous Smash
Enemies hit by Catalytic Smash will take more damage from Crossblade for a short time. +25% Damage for 4 seconds.	9	Killing an enemy with Catalytic Smash reduces Dreadwind's cooldown. -3 seconds per Kill.
Dreadheart	10	Desperate Assault
Grants a movement speed boost to Rath while Dreadwind is active. +30% Movement Speed.	10	Damage dealt by Dreadwind is increased while Rath's shield is broken. +45% 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
Concussive Smash	Rank 3	Rank 1	Catalytic Smash no longer produces a shockwave that knocks targets into the air, but stuns enemies on impact if they have recently been hit by Crossblade.
Eviscerating Blade	Rank 5	Rank 2	A portion of damage dealt by Crossblade bypasses enemy shields. +60% Shield Penetration.
Swordsman's Salve	Rank 7	Rank 5	Greatly increases Genetic Syphon life-stealing properties for his melee attacks, but removes the effect from his skills.
Spin to Slow	Rank??	Rank 7	Rath's primary melee combo finishing spin slows enemies. +1 Seconds Slow Duration.
Unstoppable Assault	Rank??	Rank 10	Dreadwind generates an overshield upon activation. +225 Overshield for 4 Seconds.

Lore Challenges

Name	Description
Sustained Across Time	Deal 10,000 melee damage in a single match or mission, 10 times.
Betrayal, Betrayer	Kill 500 Jennerit.
Render the Snake Headless	Deal 2,000 damage to Rendain with Catalytic Smash.
Axiom, Praxis, and Precept	Hit 3 enemies with Crossblade, 100 times.
Thank You Letter	Play 5 matches on the same team as Caldarius.