Paradox · Ability 1 · 32s cooldown
Pulse Grenade
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Pulse Grenade is Paradox's ability 1 on a 32-second cooldown with 3.2s duration, 0.2s cast delay, 0.8s pulse interval. Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies spirit damage, time slow, and stacking increased damage for Paradox against the victim.
Upgrades: 1 AP — -12s Cooldown; 2 AP — +20.0 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling; 5 AP — +4.0% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration.
In the most played Paradox skill order (47.0% win rate over 20K games), Pulse Grenade 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 Paradox build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Pulse Grenade stats
Cooldown
32s
Duration
3.2s
Cast Delay
0.2s
Pulse Interval
0.8s
Pulse Damage
35
Damage Amp per stack
4%
Amp Duration
8.0s
Time Slow
20%
Slow Duration
0.2s
Ability points
Pulse Grenade upgrades
- 1 AP
-12s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+20.0 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling
+20 Pulse Damage · +0.5 Pulse Damage
- 5 AP
+4.0% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration
+4% Damage Amp per stack · +1.6s Duration
Most played Paradox skill order
When to level Pulse Grenade
In the most played Paradox skill order (47.0% win rate over 20K games), Pulse Grenade takes its first point at step 1 and gets 2 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Pulse Grenade patch history
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Pulse Grenade radius reduced from 6m to 5.5m
- – Pulse Grenade radius increases by +1m per Pulse
- – Pulse Grenade Amp Per Stack reduced from 6% to 4%
- – Pulse Grenade cooldown increased from 28s to 32s
- – Pulse Grenade spirit scaling reduced from 0.6 to 0.4
- – Pulse Grenade changed from -30% Move Speed for 2s to -20% Time Slow for 0.2s
- – Pulse Grenade T1 changed from +0.8s Duration to -12s Cooldown
- – Pulse Grenade T2 changed from "-8s Cooldown" to "+20 Pulse Damage and +0.5 Spirit Scaling"
- – Pulse Grenade T3 changed from "+36 Pulse Damage and +0.8m Radius per Pulse" to "+4% Damage Amp Per Stack and +1.6s Duration"
- – Pulse Grenade spirit scaling reduced from 0.4 to 0.3
- – Pulse Grenade does half damage to objectives
11-21-2025 Update · November 21, 2025
- – Pulse Grenade damage reduced from 40 to 35
- – Pulse Grenade spirit scaling increased from 0.43 to 0.55
Other Paradox abilities
Slow
Abilities like Pulse Grenade
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Pulse Grenade?＋
Pulse Grenade has a 32-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Pulse Grenade upgrades?＋
1 AP: -12s Cooldown 2 AP: +20.0 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling 5 AP: +4.0% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration
When should you level Pulse Grenade?＋
In the most played Paradox skill order (47.0% win rate over 20K games), Pulse Grenade 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 Pulse Grenade?＋
Pulse Grenade is Paradox's ability 1. Paradox is a marksman whose other abilities are Time Wall, Kinetic Carbine, Paradoxical Swap.