Violet · Ability 1 · 22s cooldown
Living Ink
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Living Ink is Violet's ability 1 on a 22-second cooldown with 10s duration, 0.1s cast delay, 2 charges. Passive: Casting any other ability refreshes the cooldown of Flow State.
Upgrades: 1 AP — -4s Cooldown 15m Max Draw Distance; 2 AP — On Empower: Gain +10% Fire Rate for 10s, stacking 5 times; 5 AP — +1s Cooldown Reduction Per Hit Improve scaling.
In the most played Violet skill order (47.1% win rate over 7.8K games), Living Ink takes its first point at step 1 and gets 2 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Violet build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Living Ink stats
Cooldown
22s
Duration
10s
Cast Delay
0.1s
Charges
2
Charge Delay
7s
Damage
35
Max Shots
3
Cooldown Reduction per Hit
1.5s
Drawing Duration
20s
Fire Rate
20%
Ability points
Living Ink upgrades
- 1 AP
-4s Cooldown 15m Max Draw Distance
-4s Cooldown · +15m Max Drawing Size
- 2 AP
On Empower: Gain +10% Fire Rate for 10s, stacking 5 times
+5 Max Stacks · +10s Stack Duration
- 5 AP
+1s Cooldown Reduction Per Hit Improve scaling
+30% Bullet Damage · +1s Cooldown Reduction per Hit · +0.4 Damage
Most played Violet skill order
When to level Living Ink
In the most played Violet skill order (47.1% win rate over 7.8K games), Living Ink takes its first point at step 1 and gets 2 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Other Violet abilities
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Living Ink?＋
Living Ink has a 22-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Living Ink upgrades?＋
1 AP: -4s Cooldown 15m Max Draw Distance 2 AP: On Empower: Gain +10% Fire Rate for 10s, stacking 5 times 5 AP: +1s Cooldown Reduction Per Hit Improve scaling
When should you level Living Ink?＋
In the most played Violet skill order (47.1% win rate over 7.8K games), Living Ink takes its first point at step 1 and gets 2 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Which hero has Living Ink?＋
Living Ink is Violet's ability 1. Violet is a mystic whose other abilities are Flow State, Still Life, Abstract Landscape.