Meet Bastion, The Golden Child

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Bastion The Golden Child

Bastion excels at charging head-first into enemies, leading his team from the front while mounted on his dragon companion, Xander. With a strong combination of survivability, damage output, and crowd control, Bastion has the potential to dominate a game.

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Hero Stats (Max Level)

Attack Damage
104
Attack Range
180
Health
2004
Mana
560

Hero Abilities

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Breath of Oracles
100

Bastion commands Xander to breathe fire in the desired direction, dealing damage to all targets hit.

Cooldown: 9 Seconds
Zidek Charge
90

Bastion and Xander charge in the desired direction. If they collide with a target, they deal damage and stun the target for a few seconds.

Cooldown: 16 Seconds
Golden Bracers
65

Passive: Increases your maximum health by a fixed amount per skill level.

Active: Grants a shield equal to a percentage of your maximum health to all nearby allies.

Cooldown: 25 Seconds
The Chosen One
140

Charges for a few seconds, then slows and deals damage to nearby enemies.

For a short duration, Bastion gains bonus attack damage.

Cooldown: 120 Seconds

Bastion Builds

  • Attack Carry
  • Bruiser
  • Tanky Initiator

Role Initiation, Chaser

Playstyle Bastion is an innate tank and can avoid focus if played sneakily. His spells will allow him to do lots of damage with power and you will be attacking very fast. Find isolated targets and chase them down. Use the synergy of your stun and ultimate to engage, hitting one can be enough. You will still be able to tank plenty of damage so try not to shy away from being aggressive.

Recommended Items

Silver Buckler
870
2 Health/sec
+5 Resistance
+3 Mitigation
Recovery: Increases Health/sec by 1.5 for 3 seconds after taking damage.
Fervor Boots
1665
Grants Movement Speed
50 Movement Speed
25 Attack Speed

Activate to increase movespeed by 80 and to gain unit walking for 3 sec.
Frost Prism
3435
16 Power
15 Attack Speed
+10 Attack Damage
Attacks apply 20% movement slow to target. Lasts 2.0 seconds.
Slow is less powerful for ranged attackers.
Swiftness: Grants 16 Movement Speed for 2.5 seconds on attack.
Golden Protector
2580
6 Power
6 Power
15 Attack Speed
+20 Mitigation
+5 Health Regen
Focus: Grants 5 more Mitigation but removes the health regeneration.
Zealot's Blade
4075
16 Power
15 Attack Speed
6 Power
+27 Attack Speed
+35 Movement Speed
Rhythm: Grants 4 Power each attack, stacking up to 3 times. Expires after 3 seconds of not attacking.
Barrier Token
2715
230 Health
85 Health
+20 Resistance
Reduces Magic damage by 35% for 2 seconds before taking Magic damage. 25 sec cd.
Diligence: Decreases cooldown by 5 seconds.
Woundsplitter
5100
16 Power
16 Power
16 Power
+10 Attack Damage
Grants a 20% chance to deal 2x the damage on an attack.
Vampiric Dagger
3040
15 Attack Speed
6 Power
85 Health
+12% Attack Lifesteal
+10 Resistance
Thirst: Kills and assists restore 12% of your Max Health over 3 seconds.

Ability Level Order

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Pincer

Pincer will retaliate in lane for you as well as increase armor, which will be needed in this less tanky build. Breakout will be essential in pursuing targets as well as disengaging after any misses.

Role Initiator, Sustained Magic Damage

Playstyle Bastion can be played as an in-your-face sustained damage dealer. While challenging, this build enables a player to both initiate a fight and deal massive damage to a group of enemies. Timing is key for this build, as you should aim to combo Zidek Charge and The Chosen One.

Recommended Items

Reaper's Scythe
1320
2 Health/sec
6 Power
Each kill/assist grants 3.0 Power and 30 Health. One charge is lost upon death. While at max charges (5), grants a bonus 10 Movement Speed.
Rocket Boots
1835
Grants Movement Speed
55 Movement Speed

Activate: dash forward 525 units.
Inferno Brand
4640
230 Health
27 Power
+10 Resistance
Passively deals 25 Magic damage/sec to enemies in a 500 radius.
Focus: Increases damage done by 10 but decrease area of effect by 150.
Everwinter Charm
3200
85 Health
85 Health
16 Power
+5 Resistance

Activate: slow nearby enemies and deal 65 Magic damage to them.
Golden Protector
2510
85 Health
230 Health
+20 Mitigation
+5 Health Regen
Focus: Grants 5 more Mitigation but removes the health regeneration.
Guardian Helm
4775
230 Health
380 Health
+40 Resistance
20% of Magic damage is healed back over time.
Mending: Increases the heal percent by 2 and heals twice as fast.
Giant's Visage
3630
230 Health
230 Health
+15 Resistance
Provides Power equal to 0.90% of your Max Health.

Ability Level Order

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Topps

Topps provides a solid damage boost in close quarters, and his active slow will help set up The Chosen One's explosion and subsequent buffed attacks.

Role Tank, Initiator

Playstyle This build highlights Bastion's imposing presence to initiate and wreak havoc in team fights. The focus is not on damage, but rather on setting up kills and space for your teammates. When played well, this build will lock down enemy damage dealers and serve as an unstoppable wrecking ball.

Recommended Items

Elder Stone
1555
85 Health
2 Health/sec
+70 Max Health
+40 Mana
Each minute, grants an additional 13 Max Health and 6 Mana. Caps after 10 minutes.
Heritage: When at max charges, increases Resistance by 5.
Rocket Boots
1835
Grants Movement Speed
55 Movement Speed

Activate: dash forward 525 units.
Dampening Cloak
1650
85 Health
85 Health
+135 Health
+15 Resistance
Resistance: Increases Resistance by 5.
Golden Protector
2510
85 Health
230 Health
+20 Mitigation
+5 Health Regen
Focus: Grants 5 more Mitigation but removes the health regeneration.
Everwinter Charm
3095
230 Health
120 Mana
+5 Resistance

Activate: slow nearby enemies and deal 65 Magic damage to them.
Iceforged Plate
4575
230 Health
380 Health
+15 Resistance
+30 Mitigation
Enemies that attack you have their attack speed slowed by 20%.
Giant's Visage
3900
230 Health
230 Health
+15 Resistance
Provides Power equal to 0.90% of your Max Health.
Constitution: Boosts Max Health by 2.5%.

Ability Level Order

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Pincer

Pincer provides Armor which will multiply well with all the Health in the build, and the CC break will make sure you don't get locked down easily. The retaliation in lane is icing on the cake.

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Bastion Lore

Bastion was a slave boy in the Plane of Gael until, in a chance meeting, the mystical Parlance of the Keeper LexiKhan revealed to him his prophetic destiny. That night, he escaped imprisonment with the help of a mystical Zidek dragon named Xander. Now Bastion and Xander fight in the Trials, helping to raise up the Army of Light and warning others of the coming darkness.