Refract is a signature ability for Waylay.
Description[]
| “ | INSTANTLY create a beacon of light on the floor. REACTIVATE to speed back to your beacon as a mote of pure light. You are invulnerable as you travel. Refract resets a charge every two kills.
— In-game description
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Refract is a Mobility ability that Waylay can instantly activate to consume a charge and create a beacon of light on the ground at her position. This activation has no animation and can be cast while using other abilities or weapons.
After a brief delay, Waylay becomes empowered for a limited time, gaining the ability to transport herself back to the beacon on reactivation during this time. While empowered, Waylay's screen will receive prismatic outlines. For all other players, they will see Waylay with her arms glowing.
Upon recasting while empowered, Waylay will transform into a mote of pure light and travel back to the beacon, becoming intangible while also nearsighting herself. Nothing other than map terrain will be visible to Waylay while traveling in this form. Waylay will take the shortest path possible but must travel around or over terrain, before transforming back on arrival at the beacon. Waylay will initially have her vision fully obstructed for a brief period after transforming back.
Stats[]
| Stat | Value | Confirmed value? |
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 Activation windup
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1 second |  Game files
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 Empowered duration
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8 seconds | Game files
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| Reactivation windup
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0.1 seconds | Game files
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| Travel duration
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0.5-3 seconds based on travel distance Minimum travel duration at travel distances <2.5 meters Maximum travel duration at travel distances >50 meters |
Game files
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 Max vision radius while nearsighted
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35 meters | 
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 Unequip time
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1 second | Game files
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 Self-blind duration on arrival
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0.2 seconds | Game files
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- Values shown are only accurate to PC platform. Console platforms may have different values from the above information presented.
- Values marked with
are estimated values due to them not being provided explicitly in game or from patch notes. While they may not be the true value, they have been manually tested to be very accurate.
Quotes[]
Cast[]
- "Back in a flash."
- "Be right back."
- "Doing a thing."
- "Don't miss me too much."
- "Gonna fall back here."
Activate[]
Previews[]
In Game[]
In Cinematics[]
Update History[]
- Fixed a bug where reactivating Refract immediately after casting Convergent Paths would prevent the reactivate from working.
- Fixed an issue so Waylay will teleport properly back if she activates her Refract while picking up an ult orb.
- Fixed an issue where Waylay could activate Refract outside of the playable space on Abyss.
- Fixed an issue so Waylay should no longer end looking straight up in the air when she triggers Refract return when she's directly above the teleport point.
| Types | Passive (list) • Basic • Signature • Ultimate | |||
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| Functions | Barrier • Blind (Flash • Nearsight) • Cripple • Crowd Control (Banish • Concuss • Detain • Displacement • Slow • Tether) • Decoy • Deterrent (Molotov) • Empowerment (Weapon Equip) • Intel (Autonomous Deployable • Controlled Deployable) • Limiter • Mobility (Dash • Intangibility • Teleport) • Resource Bar • Setup • Sustain (Heal • Invulnerability • Revive) • Vision Blocker (Smoke • Wall) • Niche | |||
| Deployment types | Beam • Emission (Aura) • Grounded: (Grounded AoE • Grounded Object) • Hitscan • Placement • Possession • Projectile (Missile) • Self-targeted • Targeted | |||
