Nanoswarm

"EQUIP a Nanoswarm grenade. FIRE to throw the grenade. Upon landing, the Nanoswarm goes covert. ACTIVATE the Nanoswarm to deploy a damaging swarm of nanobots."

- In-game description  is a basic ability for Killjoy.

Description
Nanoswarm is a Deterrent ability that Killjoy must equip before casting. Upon casting, she throws a grenade forward that sticks as soon as it comes into contact with a horizontal surface. Killjoy can use Primary and Alt Fire to control the length of the throw; Primary Fire throws the grenade at long range whilst Alt Fire throws it at short range.

The grenade has no deploy time and can be activated as soon as it hits terrain; the delay between casting and activating is only affected by the time it takes for the grenade to reach its target location. If not activated immediately, the grenade will turn invisible instead and remain at its landing spot indefinitely. Enemy agents who approach deployed grenades will be able to see them once they get within close enough proximity, also being able to hear it humming. Enemies can destroy the grenade by dealing any damage to it with weapons. Enemies do not have to have sight of the grenade for it to be destroyed by damage.

Upon being activated the grenade will windup before deploying a damaging swarm of nanobots in a cylindrical area of effect that pierces through terrain. The cylinder's ends are aligned vertically and the cylinder's center is positioned at the location where the grenade was activated. This means the nanobots deploy both above and below ground. Whilst this effect won't be seen when deployed on completely solid, horizontal ground, this becomes applicable when the grenade is activated near an area where the map's elevation changes and gets lower, be it a gradual slope or a steep vertical drop.

Stats
''' Note: Values that are not marked as confirmed (i.e. values not provided explicitly in game or from patch notes) are only estimates. Whilst they may not be the true value, they have been tested so that they should be very accurate. Hover over check marks to see sources for confirmed values. '''

Update History
Nanoschwarm