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Mal'Damba ▶️ is a Support Champion in Paladins, added on October 13th, 2016.

Lore[ | ]

This is Mal'Damba's official bio currently found in his champion page in-game.


When Wekono, the Mother of Sorrow and Revenge, turns her gaze to the mortal world, she appoints a champion among the Ska'drin people. In this cycle, the island witchdoctor Mal'Damba has been gifted with her powers and sent into the war to evangelize her faith by laying waste to any who would stand before his goddess.

His mastery of dark magic and virulent poisons was already impressive before the insidious goddess imbued him with even greater abilities, rendering him one of the deadliest beings in the Realm, an extension of Wekono's will.

This is an unofficial version of Mal'Damba's bio intended to more clearly present all currently known information regarding him. Sources can be found here.


Formerly a normal Ska'drin island witchdoctor, Mal'Damba became the champion of Wekono, Mother of Sorrow and Revenge, when the goddess turned her gaze to the mortal world in the current cycle. Mal'Damba is now tasked with evangelizing her faith by laying waste to any who would stand against Wekono.

This was Mal'Damba's in-game bio prior to the The Damned Frontier update. It's no longer considered canon.


When Wekono, the Mother of Sorrow and Revenge, turns her gaze to the mortal world, she appoints a champion. In this cycle, the island witchdoctor Mal'Damba has been gifted with her powers and sent into the war to evangelize her faith by laying waste to any who would stand before him.

His mastery of dark magic and virulent poisons was already impressive before the insidious goddess imbued him with even greater abilities, rendering him one of the deadliest beings in the Realm, an extension of Wekono's will.

Summary[ | ]

Mal'Damba is a great healer with a constant presence in the form of Crowd Control and constant Healing. His Spitting Cobra fires globs of venom that deal damage to enemies. Upon reloading, he tosses his cobra, stunning anyone it hits. Mending Spirits allows him to quickly heal a single ally for a short period of time. Gourd allows him to heal allies and damage enemies within its area of effect. Slither allows him to traverse a short distance while gaining immunity to damage for a short period of time, allowing him to slip out of dangerous situations. His ultimate, Dread Serpent, fires a dark vessel that explodes when it makes contact with a wall, Fearing all enemies caught in the blast, making it very effective in shutting down enemy players.

Skills[ | ]

Ability Placeholder LMB

Spitting Cobra

Damage (each/per tick)400 /0.55s  
Description

Fire a glob of venom from your cobra every 0.55s that deals 400 damage. Reloading tosses your cobra for 200 damage and a deadly stun effect.

Details

Detailed Description
Fire a glob of venom in an arc every 0.55s, dealing 400 damage. Has a maximum Ammo count of 10. When 90% done with your reload, throw the Cobra, dealing 200 damage and Stunning for 1s on hit. Enemies stunned by the Cobra cannot be Stunned for another 3s.
  • This ability deals Direct Damage.
  • Has a maximum range of 500 units.
  • Gains 2.5% ultimate charge per attack.
  • Has a reload time of 2.3s and can be animation canceled after 2.05s. The cobra is fired at 1.85s.
  • Reloading can be heard by enemies.
  • Targets stunned by Snake Toss cannot be stunned again by Snake Toss for 3s.
    • When reloading, gain up to 3.5% ultimate charge if the cobra hits an enemy.
  • Has a projectile speed of 240.
Ability Video
Ability Placeholder RMB
Cooldown
Cooldown Icon White 3

Mending Spirits

Healing1360 over 4s  
Description

Channel the spirits to enchant an ally at your crosshair location, restoring 85 health every 0.25s for 4s. The Cooldown of this ability is reduced by 2s if you miss.

Details

Detailed Description
Channel the spirits to enchant an ally at your crosshair location, Healing them for 85 every 0.25s for 4s. The Cooldown of this ability is reduced by 2s if you fail to hit an ally.
  • Mending Spirits is a hitscan heal with no auto aim.
  • Has a remote proximity distance of 1.5.
  • Each Mending Spirits buff generates ~0.53% of ultimate charge per second.
    • Overhealing will not generate ultimate.
Ability Video
Ability Placeholder Q
Cooldown
Cooldown Icon White 10

Gourd

Healing65 /0.2s  Damage (each/per tick)55 /0.2s  
Description

Toss a potent alchemic gourd that explodes on the ground, dealing 55 damage every 0.2s to enemies and healing allies for 65 every 0.2s.

Details

Detailed Description
Toss a potent alchemic gourd that explodes on the ground in a 25-unit radius for 4.8s. Allies standing inside the radius are Healed for 65 every 0.2s, while enemies are dealt 55 damage every 0.2s.
  • This ability deals Area Damage.
  • The gourd bounces off of walls and shatters on contact with the floor, creating an area of venom for 4.8 seconds.
  • Targets are only healed/damaged as long as they stand inside the venom.
  • Generates 1.12% of ultimate charge per second per enemy damaged.
  • Generates ~0.53% of ultimate charge per second per ally healed.
    • Self-healing and overhealing will not generate ultimate.
Ability Video
Ability Placeholder F
Cooldown
Cooldown Icon White 8

Slither

Description

Quickly slither forward, becoming untargetable for the duration.

Details

Detailed Description
Quickly slither forward 54 units, becoming Ethereal for the duration.
Ability Video

Dread Serpent

Description

Fire a dark vessel that explodes when it lands, causing all enemies close enough to flee in terror at its sight.

Details

Detailed Description
Fire a dark vessel that explodes when it impacts, causing all enemies in a 40-unit radius to become Feared for 2s. Reactivate this ability to detonate the vessel early.

▶️ “Sun de Wekono!” (Self/Enemy)

▶️ “The spirits join us!” (Ally)

  • Targets cannot be feared more than once per cast.
  • Can be detonated early by pressing Primary Fire or re-activating the skill.
  • Despite visual effects, Dread Serpent cannot fear targets behind walls or certain world objects.
  • If targets were not within the area of effect upon the initial hit, but enter it afterwards, they will still be feared.
Ability Video


Talents[ | ]

Talent MalDamba SpiritsChosen
Spirit's Chosen

Default Talent

Mending Spirits immediately Heals your target for an additional 350.


Talent MalDamba RipenedGourd
Ripened Gourd

Unlocks at Mastery Level 2

Your Gourd deals 40% less damage to enemies, but it Heals for twice as much.


Talent MalDamba WekonosWrath
Wekono's Wrath

Unlocks at Mastery Level 8

Tossing your snake after reloading is faster and deals an additional 500 damage.


Details

  • Re-stun timeout of Snake Toss is increased to 4s.

Cards[ | ]

This is a list with all cards available to Mal'Damba:

Name Image Description Cooldown Category
Eerie Presence Card Eerie Presence Generate 0.25% Ultimate charge every 1s for {1|1}s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits. Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
Feed the Spirits Card Feed the Spirits Reduce your active Cooldowns by {10|10}% after getting an Elimination. WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Armor / Weapon
Fleeting Card Fleeting Reduce the Cooldown of Slither by {0.6|0.6}s. Ability Slither Slither
Incorporeal Card Incorporeal Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}. WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Armor / Weapon
Lighter Gourd Card Lighter Gourd Increase the Projectile Speed of Gourd by {10|10}%. Ability Gourd Gourd
Liminal Passage Card Liminal Passage Increase the travel distance of Slither by {10|10}%. Ability Slither Slither
Many Gourds Card Many Gourds Reduce the Cooldown on Gourd by {0.8|0.8}s. Ability Gourd Gourd
Otherworldly Card Otherworldly Gain a {75|75}-Health Shield for 3s after Slither ends. Ability Slither Slither
Possession Card Possession Reduce your damage taken by {4|4}% while Healing an ally with Mending Spirits. Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
Pungent Gourd Card Pungent Gourd Increase your Allies’ and your Movement Speed by {5|5}% while in your Gourd. Ability Gourd Gourd
Ritual Magic Card Ritual Magic Heal for {20|20} every 1s for 5s while Healing an ally with Mending Spirits. Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
Snake Pit Card Snake Pit Increase your Movement Speed by {4|4}%. WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Armor / Weapon
Spirit's Touch Card Spirit's Touch Increase your movement speed by {8|8}% for 3 seconds after using Slither. Ability Slither Slither
Sustenance Card Sustenance Increase your Healing received by {8|8}% while at or below 50% Health. WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Armor / Weapon
Swift Spirits Card Swift Spirits Increase the Movement Speed of allies affected by Mending Spirits by {5|5}%. Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
Venomous Gourd Card Venomous Gourd Standing in your Gourd grants yourself and allies {8|8}% Lifesteal. Ability Gourd Gourd
  • Swift Spirits grants movement speed only for the duration of Mending Spirits.

Pre-Built Loadouts[ | ]

All of the following cards are in Mal'Damba's pre-built loadouts:


Spirit's Chosen
Card Ritual Magic


Ritual Magic
Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


Heal for 60 every 1s for 5s while Healing an ally with Mending Spirits.
3



Card Eerie Presence


Eerie Presence
Epic
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Epic


Generate 0.25% Ultimate charge every 1s for 4s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits.
4



Card Many Gourds


Many Gourds
Uncommon
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Uncommon


Reduce the Cooldown on Gourd by 1.6s.
2



Card Possession


Possession
Legendary
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Legendary


Reduce your damage taken by 20% while Healing an ally with Mending Spirits.
5



Card Liminal Passage


Liminal Passage
Common
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Common


Increase the travel distance of Slither by 10%.
1



Ripened Gourd
Card Eerie Presence


Eerie Presence
Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


Generate 0.25% Ultimate charge every 1s for 3s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits.
3



Card Lighter Gourd


Lighter Gourd
Common
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Common


Increase the Projectile Speed of Gourd by 10%.
1



Card Many Gourds


Many Gourds
Legendary
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Legendary


Reduce the Cooldown on Gourd by 4s.
5



Card Pungent Gourd


Pungent Gourd
Uncommon
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Uncommon


Increase your Allies’ and your Movement Speed by 10% while in your Gourd.
2



Card Venomous Gourd


Venomous Gourd
Epic
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Epic


Standing in your Gourd grants yourself and allies 32% Lifesteal.
4



Wekono's Wrath
Card Feed the Spirits


Feed the Spirits
Rare
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Rare


Reduce your active Cooldowns by 30% after getting an Elimination.
3



Card Liminal Passage


Liminal Passage
Uncommon
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Uncommon


Increase the travel distance of Slither by 20%.
2



Card Otherworldly


Otherworldly
Common
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Common


Gain a 75-Health Shield for 3s after Slither ends.
1



Card Sustenance


Sustenance
Legendary
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Legendary


Increase your Healing received by 40% while at or below 50% Health.
5



Card Venomous Gourd


Venomous Gourd
Epic
CardSkin Frame OB67 Silver Epic


Standing in your Gourd grants yourself and allies 32% Lifesteal.
4


Cosmetic Items[ | ]

These are the Cosmetic Items currently available for Mal'Damba:

Champion Skin Collections[ | ]

Default
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Default Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Default Spitting Cobra Icon
Mal'Damba Default
Weapon Default Spitting Cobra
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release October 13, 2016
Cost Free
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Free
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Default

Cursed
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Cursed Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Cursed Spitting Cobra Icon
Mal'Damba Cursed
Weapon Cursed Spitting Cobra
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release October 13, 2016
Cost 30,000 Currency Gold  •  160 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Legendary Champion Chest  •  Currency Ticket
(Cursed Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 30,000 Currency Gold  •  160 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Legendary Champion Chest  •  Currency Ticket
(Cursed Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Cursed

Defiler
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Defiler Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Defiler's King Cobra Icon
Mal'Damba Defiler
Weapon Defiler's King Cobra
Rarity Rare
Availability Standard
Release July 26, 2017
Cost 250 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store
(Defiler Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 250 Currency Crystals  •  Colossal Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store
(Defiler Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Defiler

Na'Vi
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Na'Vi Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Na'Vi Spitting Cobra Icon
Mal'Damba Na'Vi
Weapon Na'Vi Spitting Cobra
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release October 23, 2018
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. HRX Digital Loot Pack 2018
(Na'Vi Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. HRX Digital Loot Pack 2018
(Na'Vi Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Na'Vi

Prickly
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Prickly Icon
Mal'Damba Prickly
Weapon
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release April 26, 2018
Cost Currency Ticket
(Prickly Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Currency Ticket
(Prickly Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Prickly

Chancellor
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Chancellor Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Chancellor's Basilisk Icon
Mal'Damba Chancellor
Weapon Chancellor's Basilisk
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release April 19, 2017
Cost Diamond Chest  •  Currency Ticket
(Chancellor Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Chancellor Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Diamond Chest  •  Currency Ticket
(Chancellor Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Chancellor Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Chancellor

Wickerman
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Wickerman Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Wickerman's Terror Icon
Mal'Damba Wickerman
Weapon Wickerman's Terror
Rarity Epic
Availability Standard
Release October 4, 2017
Cost Diamond Chest  •  Little Box of Horrors Chest  •  Gothic Horrors Chest  •  Spooky Scary Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Alienware
(Wickerman Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Wickerman Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Diamond Chest  •  Little Box of Horrors Chest  •  Gothic Horrors Chest  •  Spooky Scary Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Alienware
(Wickerman Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Wickerman Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Wickerman

Shadow Lord
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Shadow Lord Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Shadow Lord's Basilisk Icon
Mal'Damba Shadow Lord
Weapon Shadow Lord's Basilisk
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release July 18, 2018
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest  •  Emporium Chest  •  Battle Pass 2018 Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Pass 2 Level 75 Battle Pass Level
(Shadow Lord Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Shadow Lord Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 800 Currency Crystals  •  Diamond Chest  •  Emporium Chest  •  Battle Pass 2018 Chest  •  Currency Ticket  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Pass 2 Level 75 Battle Pass Level
(Shadow Lord Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Shadow Lord Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Shadow Lord

Steel Forged
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Steel Forged Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Steel Forged Serpent Icon
Mal'Damba Steel Forged
Weapon Steel Forged Serpent
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release May 22th, 2019
Cost Diamond Chest  •  Misdeeds and Mischief Chest  •  Battle Pass 2019 Chest  •  Relics of War Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Steel Forged Battle Pass Level 50 Battle Pass Level
(Steel Forged Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Steel Forged Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Diamond Chest  •  Misdeeds and Mischief Chest  •  Battle Pass 2019 Chest  •  Relics of War Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Steel Forged Battle Pass Level 50 Battle Pass Level
(Steel Forged Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Steel Forged Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Steel Forged

Dragon Forged
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Dragon Forged Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Dragon Forged Serpent Icon
Mal'Damba Dragon Forged
Weapon Dragon Forged Serpent
Rarity Epic
Availability Limited
Release May 22th, 2019
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Steel Forged Battle Pass Level 40 Plus Track Level
(Dragon Forged Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Steel Forged Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Item can no longer be obtained by this. Steel Forged Battle Pass Level 40 Plus Track Level
(Dragon Forged Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Steel Forged Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Dragon Forged

Shiro
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Shiro Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Shiro's Basilisk Icon
Mal'Damba Shiro
Weapon Shiro's Basilisk
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release November 27, 2020
Cost Diamond Chest  •  Radiant Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store
(Shiro Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Shadow Lord Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Diamond Chest  •  Radiant Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Bounty Store
(Shiro Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Shadow Lord Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Shiro

Obsidian
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Obsidian Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Obsidian Spitting Cobra Icon
Mal'Damba Obsidian
Weapon Obsidian Spitting Cobra
Rarity Rare
Availability Mastery
Release June 14, 2017
Cost 30,000 Currency Gold  •  160 Currency Crystals at Mastery Level 14
(Obsidian Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 30,000 Currency Gold  •  160 Currency Crystals at Mastery Level 14
(Obsidian Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Obsidian

Cosmic
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Cosmic Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Cosmic Spitting Cobra Icon
Mal'Damba Cosmic
Weapon Cosmic Spitting Cobra
Rarity Epic
Availability Mastery
Release June 14, 2017
Cost 40,000 Currency Gold  •  200 Currency Crystals at Mastery Level 20
(Cosmic Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost 40,000 Currency Gold  •  200 Currency Crystals at Mastery Level 20
(Cosmic Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Cosmic

Golden
Icons Character Model
Mal'Damba Collection Render Golden Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Golden Spitting Cobra Icon
Mal'Damba Golden
Weapon Golden Spitting Cobra
Rarity Legendary
Availability Mastery
Release May 22, 2019
Cost Rewarded at Mastery Level 50
(Golden Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Cost Rewarded at Mastery Level 50
(Golden Mal'Damba Collection)
Voicelines Mal'Damba voice lines
Voice Pack Preview ▶️  •  ▶️  •  ▶️
Character Model

Mal'Damba Golden

Weapon Skins[ | ]

Spitzen
Icon
Mal'Damba Weapon Spitzen Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Currency Ticket
Cost Currency Ticket

Emotes[ | ]

Default
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba Emote Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Free
Cost Free
Character Model

Magic Trick
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba Emote Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Flair Chest  •  Clockwork Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Flair Chest  •  Clockwork Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Character Model

Snake Charmer
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba Emote Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Epic
Availability Exclusive
Release {{{release}}}
Cost Flair Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Byte Battle Pass Level 20 Battle Pass Level
(Roaming Emote)
Cost Flair Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Battle Byte Battle Pass Level 20 Battle Pass Level
(Roaming Emote)
Character Model

Mal'Damba Mastery Emote
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba Emote Icon
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Mastery
Release {{{release}}}
Cost 15,000 Currency Gold  •  60 Currency Crystals at Mastery Level 9
(Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Cost 15,000 Currency Gold  •  60 Currency Crystals at Mastery Level 9
(Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Character Model

MVP Poses[ | ]

Default
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba MVP Icon
Mal'Damba Default
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Common
Availability Standard
Release
Cost Free
Cost Free
Character Model

Mal'Damba Default

Familiar
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba MVP Icon
Mal'Damba MVP Familiar
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Flair Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Cost Colossal Chest  •  Flair Chest  •  Currency Ticket
Character Model

Mal'Damba MVP Familiar

Striking Snake
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba MVP Icon
Mal'Damba MVP Striking Snake
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Exclusive
Release April 7th, 2021
Cost Flair Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Game On Event Pass Trials of the Realm
Serpent Beach
Cost Flair Chest  •  Item can no longer be obtained by this. Game On Event Pass Trials of the Realm
Serpent Beach
Character Model

Mal'Damba MVP Striking Snake

Mal'Damba Mastery Pose
Icon Character Model
Mal'Damba MVP Icon
Mal'Damba MVP Mastery Pose
Weapon {{{weapon}}}
Rarity Rare
Availability Mastery
Release
Cost 10,000 Currency Gold  •  40 Currency Crystals at Mastery Level 5
(Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Cost 10,000 Currency Gold  •  40 Currency Crystals at Mastery Level 5
(Coin number reflects the player's Mastery Level)
Character Model

Mal'Damba MVP Mastery Pose

Trivia[ | ]


Lore

  • Though he lacks a visible tail and horns, Mal'Damba is a Ska'drin, as opposed to the originally expected human..[1][2][3] While many refuse to accept Mal'Damba as a ska'drin because of his lack of horns and tail, it's been mentioned several times that ska'drin tend to hide these features due to the discrimination they receive.[4][5]
    • Mal'Damba's ska'drin identity wasn't originally intended to be revealed when it was; instead meant to be in a "lore tidbits" collection some developers wished they could've released.[6]
  • Mal'Damba is a respected elder of the ska'drin.[7][8]
  • Originally, Mal'Damba was said to indeed be a black character.[9] However, years later when a Black History Month post showcasing the various black champions was missing Mal'Damba, in response to the confusion, another developer claimed that while Mal'Damba has darker skin, he apparently isn't black.[10]
  • Mal'Damba's snake is heavily implied to be Wekono transformed and accompanying him.[11][12][13]
  • Mal'Damba's 'magic' is similar to that of vulpins, that being alchemy.[14]
  • While it's currently unknown what language some of the words Mal'Damba says are, his "Please" line ("Sun de!" (▶️)) and ultimate voice line ("Sun de Wekono!" (▶️)) both share the term "Sun de", pointing to the possibility Mal'Damba's ultimate voice line translates to "Please, Wekono!"
  • Based on a dev statement revealing Viktor to be around 5'9 or 175cm tall and comparing it to model sizes in-game and out of game, it was discovered that Mal'Damba would be around 5'4 or 162cm tall.


Cameos

Mal'Damba appears in the following content:

Notable Characters that appear in Mal'Damba's own content includes:


References


Concepts

  • In the blog post regarding the removal of the 'Parts and Pieces' skin system, various concepts were shown off to showcase what new types of skins could be created with the new system. Among these concepts was a pirate-themed Mal'Damba skin.


Other

  • In older versions of Paladins, there used to be a number of additional recolors of default champions. For Mal'Damba, these recolors included the Hexer and Juju skins.
  • Having been present in the mobile game 'Paladins Strike', Mal'Damba received a unique skin exclusive to Strike. This skin would be Apophis Mal'Damba.


Champion Skins

  • Mal'Damba Collection Render Cursed Icon Cursed
    • You know what cursed means, come on.


  • Mal'Damba Collection Render Defiler Icon Defiler
    • A defiler is one who causes pollution to the environment or harm to others. What a jerk.


  • Mal'Damba Collection Render Na'Vi Icon Na'Vi
    • This skin is a reference to the 2017-2018 Paladins World Champions team, Natus Vincere or Na'Vi for short.


  • Mal'Damba Collection Render Prickly Icon Prickly
    • It's Mal'Damba with a cactus on his head. You know, those green spiky things you find in the desert? Exciting stuff.


  • Mal'Damba Collection Render Chancellor Icon Chancellor
    • A chancellor is a title given to various positions in the government.
    • This skin originally had slightly different colors.[15]
    • This skin appears as part of a design featured on various pieces of Paladins merchandise.


  • Mal'Damba Collection Render Wickerman Icon Wickerman
    • This skin's personality and voice are based on Jim Carrey, particularly, his appearance in The Mask.
    • The line "Look ma... I'm roadkill...! Haha...!" (▶️) is a reference to a scene from The Mask.
    • The line "Wooooh! Somebody stop me!" (▶️) is also a reference to a scene from The Mask.
    • The line "If I wanted to heal, my schedule wouldn't allow it. Three o'clock - wallow in self-pity; three-thirty - gaze into the abyss; five o'clock - solve Realm hunger, tell no one; five-thirty - yell at the crows; six-thirty - buy Deft Hands, I can't cancel that again. Hm, I'm booked!" (▶️) is a reference to a scene from The Grinch, which is another film that starred Jim Carrey.
    • The line "This is Halloween! This is Halloween!" (▶️) is a reference to a song of the same name from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
    • The line "You get some venom! You get some venom! You all get some venom!" (▶️) is a reference to a line from The Oprah Winfrey Show.
    • The line "Too spooky!" (▶️) is possibly a reference to the 2Spooky meme.
    • The lines "Have you seen my mind? I've lost it!" (▶️) and "You definitely have a brain!"(▶️) are references to lines said by the scarecrow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
    • This skin makes several references to the in-game item Deft Hands, an item many consider to be very helpful on Mal'Damba, to the point of it becoming a meme within the community; especially as the item is often not considered useful for many other champions.
    • This skin's splash art appears as a spray.



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Champion Teaser[ | ]

Ability Reveal[ | ]

Changelog[ | ]


  • Talents
    • Talent MalDamba RipenedGourd Ripened Gourd
      • Now deals 60% damage to enemies instead of 0%
  • Cards
    • Card Ritual Magic Ritual Magic
      • Heal increased from {15|15} ➞ {20|20} every 1s for 5s
  • Health
    • Increased from 2200 ➞ 2300
  • Talents
    • Talent MalDamba SpiritsChosen Spirit's Chosen
      • Increased Healing from 250 ➞ 350
  • Abilities
    • Ability Gourd Gourd
      • Area Damage increased from 45 /0.2s ➞ 55 /0.2s.
  • Abilities
    • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
      • Increased the Cooldown Reduction applied when you miss 1.75s ➞ 2s
  • Abilities
    • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
      • Now refunds some Cooldown if you miss
        • The Cooldown of Mending Spirits is reduced by 1.75s if you fail to hit an ally
  • Cards
    • Pungent Gourd
      • Current: Heal for {90|90} after activating Gourd.
      • New: Increase your Allies’ and your Movement Speed by {5|5}% while in your Gourd and for 0.5s after leaving it.
    • Eerie Presence
      • New: Generate 0.25% Ultimate charge every 1s for {1|1}s after hitting an ally with Mending Spirits
  • Abilities
    • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
      • Increased Healing per second 325 ➞ 340
  • Cards
    • Many Gourds
      • Increasing Cooldown Reduction {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.8|0.8}s
    • Venomous Gourd
      • Increased Lifesteal Granted to Allies {6|6}% ➞ {8|8}%
    • Pungent Gourd
      • Increased Heal {75|75} ➞ {90|90}
    • Spirit's Touch
      • NEW: Using Slither Increased your movement speed by {8|8}% for 3s.
    • Snake Pit
      • Increased Movement Speed {2|2}% ➞ {4|4}%
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Otherworldly card did not function properly.
    • Fixed an issue where the Venomous Gourd card did not provide Lifesteal to allies who were standing in the Gourd’s volume.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the VFX for the volume of Dread Serpent disappeared prematurely, causing Players to get Feared by it when the VFX was no longer visible.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where the Golden skin did not display properly.
  • Abilities
    • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
      • Increased Health every second 315 ➞ 325
  • Talents
    • Talent MalDamba SpiritsChosen Spirit's Chosen
      • Increased Health 220 ➞ 250
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Mal’Damba’s Dread Serpent Ultimate would not affect Players in many cases if the Ultimate was used on a slope or a ceiling.
    • Fixed an issue where Mal’Damba’s Dread Serpent UItimate would not affect Players if they were out of line of sight of the center of the Ultimate and then reentered line of sight of it.
    • Fixed an issue where Mending Spirits was providing one more tick of Healing than intended.
    • Fixed an issue where Dread Serpent’s effect would continually refresh on the Player as long as they were in the volume of the Ultimate, causing Players to sometimes be *Feared for much longer than the intended 2s.
  • Abilities
    • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
      • Changed from 250 every 1s for 5s ➞ 315 every 1s for 4s
      • Total Healing 1250 ➞ 1260
    • Ability Gourd Gourd
      • Increased damage per tick 40 ➞ 45
      • Increased Healing per tick 60 ➞ 65
  • Talents
    • Spirit's Chosen
      • Increased initial Heal 200 ➞ 220
  • Abilities
    • Ability Gourd Gourd
      • Increased healing per tick 45 ➞ 60
      • Reverted season 3 change
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Mal’Damba was not hearing the audio that plays when he hits a Player successfully with Mending Spirits.
  • Talents
    • Talent MalDamba RipenedGourd Wekono's Curse
      • Renamed to Ripened Gourd
      • OLD: Mending Spirits can now be used on enemies to deal 560 damage over 2s.
      • NEW: Gourd no longer damages enemies, but its Healing effects are doubled
    • Talent MalDamba SpiritsChosen Spirit's Chosen
      • Reduced additional healing 300 ➞ 200
  • Abilities
    • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
      • Reduced Healing per second 280 ➞ 250
    • Ability Gourd Gourd
      • Reduced Healing per tick 60 ➞ 45
  • Cards
    • Fleeting
      • Increased Cooldown reduction {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.6|0.6}s
    • Spirit's Touch
      • Increased Heal {50|50} ➞ {80|80}
    • Otherworldly
      • OLD: Gain {10|10}% Movement Speed for 3s after Slither ends
      • NEW: Gain a {75|75} Shield for 3s after Slither ends
    • Swift Spirits
      • Reduced Movement Speed {7|7}% ➞ {5|5}%
    • Snake Pit
      • OLD: Gain {5|5}% Reload Speed
      • NEW: Increase your Movement Speed by {2|2}%
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed a description error with Mal’Damba’s Snake Pit card.
    • Fixed an issue where the second of two Gourds placed on top of the first Gourd to heal the same teammate would not have any effect on that teammate.
    • Fixed an issue where if Mal’Damba stacked two Gourds on the same target at the same time, the second Gourd would not heal the target.
  • Abilities
    • Ability Slither Slither
      • Increased momentum carry after Slither ends.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Added missing head textures for Cosmic/Obsidian Mal'Damba.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where using Gourd with the Wickerman skin would display enemy team VFX on the ground.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where Ritual Magic would not work with Wekono’s Curse
    • Fixed an issue where the first of two active Gourds could stop working
  • Talents
    • Ripened Gourd removed
    • Wekono’s Curse now unlocked at Champion Mastery Level 2
  • Cards
    • Pungent Gourd – NEW: Heal for {75|75} health when activating Gourd
    • Venomous Gourd – NEW: You and your allies gain {6|6}% lifesteal while standing in Gourd
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect icon to display for Snake Toss in the death recap screen
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where you could not heal allies partially obstructed by collision
  • Talents
    • Wekono's Curse
      • Fixed an issue where a player with Wekono’s Curse equipped would hit a shield with Mending Spirits and deal no damage to the shield
  • Gourd
    • Increased Gourds Health per second 280 ➞ 300
  • Bug Fixes
    • Dread Serpent now properly fears through shields and deployables
  • Talents
    • Toot
      • Removed Movespeed Bonus
      • Reduced Cloud Duration 6s ➞ 3s
  • Bug Fixes
    • Updated Mending Spirits Hit Registration Audio which was quieter than intended.
  • Pungent Gourd (Card)
    • Now reveals Stealth.
    • Reveals to Self Only.
  • Health
    • Decreased Health from 2650 to 2200.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Spitting Cobra
    • Increased Cooldown from 3s to 4s.
  • Ability Slither Slither
    • Increased distance by 20%.
  • Cards
    • Otherworldly
      • Gain {10|10}% Movement Speed for 2s ➞ 3s after Slither ends.
    • Pungent Gourd
      • Reveal enemies for {0.5|0.5}s ➞ {0.8|0.8} after hitting them with Gourd. Also reveals stealth.
    • Sustenance
      • Receive {5|5}% ➞ {8|8}% more healing when below 50% health.
    • Venomous Gourd
      • Enemies hit by Gourd take {15|15}% ➞ {10|10}% reduced healing for 1s ➞ 3s.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Cards
      • Many Gourds: Fixed description.
  • Fixed a typo in the description of Ripened Gourd.
  • Talent
    • Wekono’s Curse
      • Lowered Damage values:
        • Level 1 from 595 to 440.
        • Level 4 from 700 to 560.
        • Level 10 from 910 to 800.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Spitting Cobra
    • Damage reduced from 450 to 400.
  • Cards
    • Eerie Presence
      • [Mending Spirits] Reduce the Cooldown on Mending Spirits by {.25|.25}s when you miss.
      • Updated description to have consistent wording across all ranks.
    • Venomous Gourd
      • Reworked.
      • [Gourd] Enemies hit by Gourd take {7.5|7.5}% reduced healing for 1s.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Wekono’s Curse
      • New.
      • [Mending Spirits] May now be cast on enemies to deal {42.5|2.5}% of the healing value as damage over time.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Snake Toss
    • Now always deals 200 damage.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Spirit's Chosen
      • Now applies whether or not you already have Mending Spirits on your target.
    • Wekono's Wrath
      • Reworked.
      • Snake Toss deals an additional 500 damage.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Spitting Cobra
    • Increased projectile speed from 180 to 240.
  • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
    • Fixed a bug where Mending Spirits could not heal through enemy shields.
  • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
    • Fixed a bug that prevented healing allies through friendly shields.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Spitting Cobra
    • Increased the projectile speed from 160 to 180.
  • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
    • Increased Remote Proximity Distance from 1 to 1.5.
  • Ability Dread Serpent Dread Serpent
    • No longer causes enemies to take 20% increased damage.
  • Legendary Cards
    • Ripened Gourd
      • [Gourd] Gourd now slows enemies in the area for 40%.
    • Spirit's Chosen
      • [Mending Spirits] Healing a target already affected by Mending Spirit's HoT heals for a flat 300.
    • Wekono's Wrath
      • [Dread Serpent] Dread serpent causes enemies to take 20% increased damage.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Spitting Cobra
    • Targets stunned by Snake Toss cannot be stunned again by Snake Toss for 3s.
  • Ability Gourd Gourd
    • Fixed an issue where Gourd would fail to deploy in some areas on some maps.
  • General
    • Increased Health from 2500 to 2650.
  • Ability Mending Spirits Mending Spirits
    • Fixed Mending Spirits VFX not showing when using an alternate weapon skin.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Spitting Cobra
    • Updated description to explain Bonus Damage from reloading.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Spitting Cobra
    • Reduced the effective hit size of Spitting Cobra's projectile.
  • WeaponAttack Mal'Damba Icon Snake Toss
    • Increased the effective hit size of Snake Toss' projectile.
  • Ability Gourd Gourd
    • Increased healing from 200 to 280 per second.
    • Increased damage from 100 to 200 per second.
  • Mal'Damba was added to the game.


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