Subspace

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Subspace
"My greatest invention!!"
Class	Support
Faction	Blackrock
Statistics
Health	175
Shield	0
Other
Version added	Playtest 4

Overview

Subspace is a support Phighter that specializes in area denial, applying vulnerability, poison and allowing him to set up traps with his Tripmine. He can also levitate enemies using Fallen Star, causing disruption and making them easy targets for Tripmine. Comet Carnage can be used for mid-fight damage advantage, granting heavy vulnerability to those struck by it. Mist Rush turns Subspace invisible and grants a haste buff, allowing him to reposition quickly. His Phinisher, Noxious Void is a powerful ability which creates a vacuum that pulls nearby enemies in, capable of winning group fights and granting his team a significant advantage if it is able to hit multiple players.

Abilities

Soul Stealer
Soul Stealer	Type	Ability Type Passive
N/A
When killing an enemy, heal for 30HP. When getting an assist, heal for 20HP.
Ability Demonstration Heal: 30 (on kill), 20 (on assist)

Details:

Tripmine
	Type Primary	Ability Type Hitscan/AoE/DoT
Fire a mine (max. 5 mines) that deals damage, applies vulnerability and poison when stepped on. Landing a direct hit will create an explosion. Reloading will detonate the mines.
Damage: 10 (explosion), 10 (poison) Vulnerable applied: 15% (max. 75%) for 5 seconds Poison health threshold: 10% of max hitpoints Mine arm time: Mine duration: 20 seconds Range: 90 studs Mine detection range: Unknown Fire rate: 1 second Ammo: 5 Reload time: 0.7 seconds
Ability Demonstration File:Tripmine.gif

Details:

• Poison will not continue to deal damage or be applied if an enemy has 10 HP or less.
• The trigger radius of the mines goes through walls.

Fallen Star
	Type Secondary	Ability Type Projectile/Status
Fire a crystal that launches any enemies up when it lands, slowing them. Its speed depends on the distance it must travel.
Damage: 15 Vulnerable applied: 10% Levitate duration: 3 seconds Slow: 25% for 3 seconds Range: 250 studs Cooldown: 8 seconds
Ability Demonstration File:Fallen Star.gif

Details:

• The player can damage themselves with Fallen Star, dealing the full damage and applying the vulnerable, slow and levitation.
• If the player's crosshair is on an enemy player or forcefield on activation, Fallen Star's AoE will target their current location.

Comet Carnage
	Type Q Ability	Ability Type Projectile/AoE/Status
Send two crystals in front of you which create an explosion that applies poison and vulnerability.
Damage: 20 Vulnerable applied: 25% Range: 75 studs Cooldown: 8 seconds
Ability Demonstration File:Cometcarnage.gif

Details:

• The player can damage themselves with this ability, applying the full damage and vulnerability.
• Although the ability description says it applies poison, it does not in game

Mist Walk
	Type E Ability	Ability Type Status/DoT
Turn into mist and become invisible to enemies. Running into enemies will damage them and apply poison.
Damage: 15 Invisibility duration: 5 seconds Haste: 50% for 4 seconds Detection range: 15 studs Cooldown: 15 seconds
Ability Demonstration File:Mistwalk.gif

Details:

• The cooldown starts when Mist Walk's effects end.
• Subspace can recast the ability to end its effects early.
• Outside of detection range, Subspace's silhouette will shimmer for each second during the ability.

Noxious Void
	Type Phinisher	Ability Type AoE/Status
Unleash a crystal to create a vacuum which pulls enemies in before exploding, applying poison and vulnerability.
Damage: 19 (vacuum), 10 (explosion) Vulnerable applied: 75% (after explosion) Duration: 7 seconds Slow: 25% for 7 seconds Range: 20 studs (pull effect) Phinisher points: 125
Ability Demonstration File:Noxiousvoid.gif

Details:

• The player cannot gain phinisher points until the phinisher ends.
• If the player dies, the crystal explodes immediately and the phinisher's effects end.

Strategy

Pros	Can build up vulnerability stacks to soften targets for the player's team. Noxious Void can win teamfights with the right coordination and if it is able to catch multiple enemies. Extremely good range and damage for a support. Good passive which rewards team play with self-healing.
Cons	Heavily reliant on teammates to capitalize on Vulnerable and Noxious Void. Squishy due to poor mobility and reliance on Soul Stealer for sustain. Vulnerable to self damage. Limited long range options.

Ability usage

• Soul Stealer
  • Constantly place Tripmines, use Q or M2. Any points of damage can lead to assists and grant the healing.
• Tripmine
  • Place Tripmines around the map, as you are an area denial highter, but to also provoke Vulnerable and poison to unsuspecting enemies.
  • Vulnerable rounds to the nearest number if the modified value uses a decimal point. If an enemy has 50% or more Vulnerable, Subspace's poison damage goes from 1 per tick to 2 per tick, enabling Subspace to dispatch enemy Phighters easily if a fight is prolonged.
• Fallen Star
  • Use Fallen Star to predict and hit where an enemy Skateboard might be going to de-board them and deal damage. Also to levitate enemies, allowing for easier shots.
• Comet Carnage
  • Comet Carnage can be used to deal massive damage in an fight, and to inflict 25% Vulnerable to enemies.
• Mist Rush
  • Use Mist Walk to engage in fights, come back to the front from spawn, chase down a low health enemy or to sneak up to use Subspace's phinisher, Noxious Void.
• Noxious Void
  • Use Noxious Void either at the start of a fight or in the middle. Before using Noxious Void, consider targeting Phighters that can nullify its effects (Medkit, Boombox). These Phighters have abilities that can save teammates from the phinisher. The player can stay near Noxious Void to keep enemies from closing into their position.

Counterplay against Subspace

Subspace is a really good Phighter when he's using his abilities well and timing his shots. He can be easily countered by being rushed down by basically any Phighter with consistent damage. The player can retreat to remove the Vulnerable debuff if multiple stacks are applied on them. It is also suggested to start an engagement with an enemy Subspace if either Comet Carnage or has been used as these are Subspace's defensive abilities. It should also be noted that in Noxious Void, Phinishers can still be casted and used, so a Medkit or Boombox can use them to protect their team. Medkit in particular can use Divine Resurrection to revive dead players after Noxious Void, nullifying any advantage obtained by the Phinisher.

Badge

Name	Icon	Description	Reward
experiment successful		Kill two enemies in your phinisher.	N/A

Trivia

General:

• Subspace is the first Phighter to be assigned a different color from their class.

Development:

• The sound effect for Noxious Void was created by Key After Key.

Skins:

• The Exorcist Subspace skin is a community contributed skin created by ball.
  • The skin was one of three winners of the 2022 Halloween Skin Contest.

Version history

12 February 2023 Tripmine BUG FIX: Mines no longer explode on corpses. 2 January 2023 The "Exorspace" skin is now obtainable in Crossroads. V0.4.5 - 31 December 2022 Noxious Void NEW EFFECTS: Pull force is now constant instead of varying on distance from the crystal. Noxious Void now disables all mobility moves for all players caught inside. 26 December 2022 BUG FIX: No longer randomly breaks. 23 December 2022 Soul Stealer BUG FIX: No longer applies assist healing if a damaged enemy kills a teammate. 23 November 2022 Soul Stealer BUG FIX: Subspace can no longer survive instant kill effects if the passive triggers as he makes contact with it. 20 November 2022 Max vulnerability increased from 50% to 75%. Tripmine Poison stop threshold changed from 10 hitpoints to 10% of max hitpoints. Vulnerable applied increased from 10% to 15%. Fallen Star NEW EFFECTS: Now applies a 25% slow for the levitation's duration. AoE no longer rotates to the side if it is targeted to a shield or enemy. Mist Rush NEW EFFECTS: Haste no longer decays. Haste reduced from 75% to 50%. Detection range reduced from 25 studs to 15 studs. Comet Carnage Damage increased from 15 to 20. Range increased from 50 studs to 75 studs. Noxious Void NEW EFFECT: Damage now applies a 25% slow. BUG FIX: The badge 'experiment successful' now works. 6 November 2022 Mist Rush NEW EFFECT: Cancelling Mist Walk immediately ends the haste buff. Haste duration increased from 2 seconds to 4 seconds. 1 November 2022 Soul Stealer BUG FIX: Heal on assist now works properly. Mist Rush BUG FIX: Abilities can no longer be used while invisible. Comet Carnage Damage increased from 5 to 15. REMOVED: Damage no longer applies Poison. 30 October 2022 Soul Stealer NEW EFFECT: Subspace heals 20 health on assists. Tripmine BUG FIX: Other abilities can no longer be used during the start up animation. Mist Rush NEW EFFECT: Can now be canceled by recasting it after 0.5 seconds. Playtest 4 - 28 October 2022 Subspace and the Exorcist Subspace skin was added to the game. 6 September 2022 Subspace was revealed to the public.

References

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