A new Master Ghost Widow revealed - a Nuker with CC and constant debuffs

Junseok “Tonny” Bae, Chanyang "Aliin" Lee

Jun 20, 2017

Please note that words used in this article may not reflect the official terms and may be different when the content is released in the game.

On June 21, the weapon and skill information for Ghost Widow, a new Master of MXM, was revealed. She is a Helix-type Nuker who deals damage over time through debuffs.

Her attack range is expected to be a mid-range or greater. She launches projectiles from her hands to hit the target, and the name of her weapon is Dark Blast. The weapon augments are Weapon Damage, Explosion Radius, and Range.

Just like Statesman released in MXM NA and EU, she is one of the villain characters in City of Heroes, a previous game published by NCSOFT.

▲ Partial information of Ghost Widow has been revealed on the MXM official website

▲ The general details of Ghost Widow, her weapon is Dark Blast

Her first skill is called Lifesteal. She curses a certain target and deals damage every 1.5 seconds for 7.5 seconds. In addition, she recovers HP equal to how much damage is dealt to the enemy. When cast on a target, a purple line links Ghost Widow and the enemy. If the enemy manages to get far enough away, the line breaks and the effect is cancelled. Therefore, keeping a certain distance between Ghost Widow and the target would likely be key to using this skill.

The second skill is Blooming Fear. The Master launches projectiles in front of her, and any target hit by them becomes terrified for 1.8 seconds. The projectiles automatically explode at the maximum range even if they do not hit the target directly; the explosions terrify nearby enemies. One who is impacted by this skill becomes uncontrollable for a short amount of time.

Spread Fear is an AoE skill. It deals constant damage on single target for 5 seconds, and enemies within 4 meters of the afflicted Master receive half the damage. This skill would be most effective in massive teamfights when the enemy team is crowded together.

▲ Lifesteal deals damage to the target and restores HP at the same time

Demonic Spirit turns Ghost Widow into a spiritual form and summons three more spirits around her. The summoned spirits roam around the Master for awhile and vanish in an explosion. The explosion deals damage to nearby targets, and the Master becomes immune to enemy attacks while in spiritual form. However, Ghost Widow cannot attack or use skills in her spirit form, so this skill is usually more suited for escaping than it is for engaging.

The ultimate skill called Soul Storm roots a certain target and makes it airborne for 3.5 seconds. The target is restrained in the air, and Ghost Widow throws three projectiles at the target to deal damage. As this skill can CC a target for a whole 3.5 seconds, it is extremely useful and is expected to be quite formidable. The skill is cancelled when the player moves or presses ESC.

Her passive skill is Amplified Darkness. It increases weapon damage by 12% for each debuff the enemy Master is afflicted with. You need to therefore use Lifesteal and Blooming Fear on the target beforehand in order to get the highest damage boost.

Meanwhile, MXM has been letting players who already purchased the package choose their nicknames in advance since June 16, and will launch In NA and EU at 10:00AM on June 21 (PDT).