Tychus

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Hell, it's about time.

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Tychus is a Ranged Assassin Hero from the StarCraft universe.

Tychus Findlay is a big man with a big ego and even bigger gun. Fortunately enough, his loyalty is easily won. Buy him a whiskey or three and promise him enough credits, and there's no job in the whole universe too dangerous for this outlaw.

Background Edit

Former soldier. Erstwhile thief. Convicted felon. Tychus Findlay and Jim Raynor share what some might call a checkered past—the type filled with daring exploits and courageous fights doing not so courageous deeds. While no one can be sure where Tychus' loyalties lie, one thing is for certain. He's a fearsome combatant whose impact on the battlefield is anything but subtle. Tychus always goes big. Always.

Gameplay Summary Edit

Strengths Edit

Extreme single-hero damage
Decent attack damage against waves and heroes except with physical armor
Can effectively kite
Drakken Laser Drill is very strong point control with resistance against crowd control and long staying time
Commandeer Odin provides plenty of area-of-effect firepower
Strong duelist

Weaknesses Edit

Vulnerable to dive and crowd control
Lacks persistent crowd control and and therefore relies on allied hero to enable him

Abilities Edit

Traits Edit

Heroic Abilities Edit

Commandeer Odin abilities

Talents Edit

Tier 1, Hero Level 1 Edit

Tier 2, Hero Level 4 Edit

Tier 3, Hero Level 7 Edit

Tier 4, Hero Level 10 Edit

Tier 5, Hero Level 13 Edit

Tier 6, Hero Level 16 Edit

Tier 7, Hero Level 20 Edit

Talent Builds Edit

Tips Edit

At his core, Tychus is based on using his minigun, overkill, and frag grenade combo. He is also good at taking on minions.^[1]

On Blackheart's Bay, Tychus can destroy chests very quickly thanks to his Wind-up Combat trait. Picking health and durability traits can allow the team to use him as a dedicated coin carrier.^[2]

Choosing the Drakken Laser Drill Heroic Ability can buy time and grant Tychus's team solid positioning when trying to capture artifacts on Cursed Hollow.^[2]

Commandeer Odin can be a solid pick for Tychus's Heroic Ability on Haunted Mines. Use Odin's extra damage to destroy the golem's health for his team.^[2]

Following the Dragon Knight on Dragon Shire gives Tychus the time to mow down forts while the enemy is distracted.^[2]

Matchups Edit

Pairings Edit

Effective against Edit

Effective foes Edit

Skins Edit

Notorious Outlaw


Notorious Outlaw	Navy	Slate

Prisoner 100: They say no one has ever escaped from New Folsom Prison. Wasn't too long ago they were still right.


Prisoner	Camo	Jailbird

Custom Rig 100: Sure, that suit may be his prison... But you and I both know that's not going to stop him from sprucing the thing up... Now, is it?


Custom Rig	Shock	Toxic

Power Drench 600: Hell, it's about summertime.; _{This skin is related to the Sun's Out, Guns Out themed-skins. Features replaced voice-over, themed abilities and themed animations.}


Power Drench	Arctic	Dark	Verdant

Zergy

Power Briefs 600: Welcome to the gun show.; _{This skin is related to the Sun's Out, Guns Out themed-skins. Features replaced voice-over, themed abilities and themed animations.}


Power Briefs	Azure	Onyx	Pink

Tanned

Infested 1600: Maybe keeping that visor open on Char wasn't the best idea...; _{Features replaced voice-over, themed abilities and themed animations.}


Infested	Dominion	Abandoned

Development Edit

Tychus was present as early as the 2010 build of the game.^[3]

Tychus originally had a trait where when he would melee an enemy, and then stun them. Combined with a shoulder charge attack that could be targeted on an enemy, the same ability would give Tychus a shield if he targeted a minion. So a player had to choose between targeting a hero and stunning them or a minion to get shield. The designers thought this created an interesting choice for gameplay purposes, but the kit didn't work out. The gameplay was too complicated and didn’t make sense for a ranged assassin who had a massive chain gun that was most of his profile. So, his skillset was re-designd around the mini-gun into its current form.^[1]

Tychus's model originally had a cigar. This was removed at some point during development.^[4] This was because while Heroes of the Storm has a teen rating, the presence of a cigar would shift it into higher ratings in some regions. To keep the rating, the developers would have to make two versions of the character as per the different regions. As such, the cigar was removed to standardize the model.^[5]

Original skins

Trivia Edit

Tychus was first seen in his full cinematic glory during the StarCraft II announcement on May 19, 2007, at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Seoul, South Korea.^[2]

Tychus was a member of the [1] 321st Colonial Rangers Battalion, also known as Heaven's Devil's, and served with Jim Raynor.^[2]

Tychus's powerful marine suit serves as a personal prison for this convicted felon.^[2]

During the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign, Tychus "liberated" the Odin.^[2]

The visages of Tracer and Widowmaker (characters from Blizzard's Overwatch setting) can be found on color variants of Tychus's de facto skin.

Patch changesEdit

(Patch November 1, 2017) Note: Basic Attack Damage increased from 44 to 48.
(Patch February 27, 2017) Note: Basic Attack Range decreased from 5.5 to 4.5.
(Patch September 27, 2016) Note: Base Maximum Health increased from 1836 to 1925; Base Health Regeneration increased from 3.8 to 4.
(Patch May 17, 2016) Note: Tychus will no longer appear to stand while Mounted.
(Patch April 12, 2016) Note: Health increased from 1669 (+4% per level) to 1836 (+4% per level).; Health Regeneration increased from approximately 3.48 to 3.83 Health per second.
(Patch March 29, 2016) Note: Health increased from 1545 (+4% per level) to 1669 (+4% per level); Health Regeneration increased from approximately 3.22 to 3.48 Health per second.; Fixed an issue that could cause Nova and Tychus to stand while mounted.
(Patch March 1, 2016) Note: Fixed an issue that could cause Tychus to walk or stand while Mounted.
(Patch February 2, 2016) Note: Tychus can now properly use a Healing Fountain while in Odin form.
(Patch August 18, 2015) Note: Heroes and Skins have received visual improvements: Tychus, Master Tychus Skin, and all Skin Variations.; Received updated facial animations.
(Patch July 21, 2015) Note: Basic Attack range increased to match that of other ranged Heroes.