Paradox · Ability 3 · 28s cooldown
Kinetic Carbine
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Kinetic Carbine is Paradox's ability 3 on a 28-second cooldown with 25% bonus speed, 3.5s charge hold duration, 5 min damage. Charge up a powerful shot of time energy, dealing spirit damage and applying a Time-Stop to enemies hit. The damage dealt increases with weapon damage. Move speed is increased while charging. While in the air and charging, to timeslow your movement.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +0.4s Max Time-Stop; 2 AP — -12.0s Cooldown Increases Speed Scaling; 5 AP — +2s Charge Hold Duration and +55% Damage Scaling.
In the most played Paradox skill order (47.0% win rate over 20K games), Kinetic Carbine takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Paradox build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Kinetic Carbine stats
Cooldown
28s
Bonus Speed
25%
Charge Hold Duration
3.5s
Min Damage
5
Max Damage
5
HeadShot Bonus
14%
Max Time-Stop
0.4s
Full Charge Time
2.5s
Min Time-Stop
0.25s
Air Jump/Dash Distance
20%
Ability points
Kinetic Carbine upgrades
- 1 AP
+0.4s Max Time-Stop
- 2 AP
-12.0s Cooldown Increases Speed Scaling
-12s Cooldown · +0.06% Bonus Speed
- 5 AP
+2s Charge Hold Duration and +55% Damage Scaling
+2s Charge Hold Duration · +55 Max Damage
Most played Paradox skill order
When to level Kinetic Carbine
In the most played Paradox skill order (47.0% win rate over 20K games), Kinetic Carbine takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Kinetic Carbine patch history
Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · September 16, 2026
- – Kinetic Carbine min damage multiplier reduced from 25% to 10% (max damage multiplier unaffected)
- – Kinetic Carbine min damage multiplier no longer gets increased by the T3
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Kinetic Carbine T2 now also increases move speed spirit scaling (0.06)
- – Kinetic Carbine T3 changed from affecting Max Damage Scaling to affecting both Min and Max Damage Scaling
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Kinetic Carbine T3 increased from +50% Max Damage Scaling to +55%
Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026 · April 30, 2026
- – Kinetic Carbine cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s
- – Kinetic Carbine now provides +20% Air Dash Distance when charged
Other Paradox abilities
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FAQ
What is the cooldown of Kinetic Carbine?＋
Kinetic Carbine has a 28-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Kinetic Carbine upgrades?＋
1 AP: +0.4s Max Time-Stop 2 AP: -12.0s Cooldown Increases Speed Scaling 5 AP: +2s Charge Hold Duration and +55% Damage Scaling
When should you level Kinetic Carbine?＋
In the most played Paradox skill order (47.0% win rate over 20K games), Kinetic Carbine takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Which hero has Kinetic Carbine?＋
Kinetic Carbine is Paradox's ability 3. Paradox is a marksman whose other abilities are Pulse Grenade, Time Wall, Paradoxical Swap.