Rat King · Ability 3 · 22s cooldown
Royal Pestments
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Royal Pestments is Rat King's ability 3 on a 22-second cooldown with 6s duration, 7 rat count, 15% max health as barrier. Adorn scrappy armor, gaining barrier based on your max health. As long as the armor holds, bullets have a chance to be deflected back towards the attacker. The barrier does not benefit from resists.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +4s Duration; 2 AP — -8s Cooldown +15% Bullet Return Chance; 5 AP — Reduce all damage to a max of 250 +10% Max Health as Barrier.
In the most played Rat King skill order (61.1% win rate over 29K games), Royal Pestments takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Rat King build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Royal Pestments stats
Cooldown
22s
Duration
6s
Rat Count
7
Max Health as Barrier
15%
Bullet Return Chance
15%
Bullet Damage Returned
100%
Ability points
Royal Pestments upgrades
- 1 AP
+4s Duration
- 2 AP
-8s Cooldown +15% Bullet Return Chance
+15% Bullet Return Chance · -8s Cooldown
- 5 AP
Reduce all damage to a max of 250 +10% Max Health as Barrier
+10% Max Health as Barrier · +250 Damage Cap
Most played Rat King skill order
When to level Royal Pestments
In the most played Rat King skill order (61.1% win rate over 29K games), Royal Pestments takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Other Rat King abilities
Heal · Barrier
Abilities like Royal Pestments
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Royal Pestments?＋
Royal Pestments 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 Royal Pestments upgrades?＋
1 AP: +4s Duration 2 AP: -8s Cooldown +15% Bullet Return Chance 5 AP: Reduce all damage to a max of 250 +10% Max Health as Barrier
When should you level Royal Pestments?＋
In the most played Rat King skill order (61.1% win rate over 29K games), Royal Pestments takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Which hero has Royal Pestments?＋
Royal Pestments is Rat King's ability 3. Rat King is a brawler whose other abilities are Scrap Grenade, Rat Swarm, Rule, Ratannia!.