Zarya by Porco

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Zarya

By: Porco
Last Updated: Sep 4, 2025
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Zarya

Deep rework

Rework of an old rework.

Zarya has, in my opinion, one of the most "frozen" gameplay in the the game.
This rework attempt to make her more skilled, interesting and polyvalent.
The biggest change concern her shields : those are now a unique 2 charges skill that can be casted on herself or allies. (Self cast is still better).
A new skill gives her the ability to make her shields explode, so you'll have to make choices beetween protection and damages...
A lot of talents have been reworked too, to be logical with this new gameplay.
Graviton surge's upgrade have been redesigned too, it now allow to catch more heroes into it, giving a global control on the map.
Also added an option t choose basic attack direction using trait for better targeting.

Combat Trait

1
Energy
Each time Zarya's energy Barrier absorbs 9 (+4% per level) damage, her Energy is increased by 1. Each point of Energy increases Zarya's damage by 2%. After 0.5 seconds, Energy decays by 3 per second.

Activate trait to force basic attack chaneling in targeted direction instead of usual enemy target.

Primary Abilities

1
Particle Grenade
Cooldown: 8 seconds per charge. 4 charges

Launch a particle grenade that deals 75 (+4% per level) damage to enemies within the area. Deals 50% damage to Structures
2
Energy barrier
Cooldown : 10 seconds per charge. 2 charges

Grants an allied Hero a shield that absorbs 420 (+4% per level) damage for 3 seconds
If energy barrier is self casted, decreasese its cooldown by 2 seconds, and increase its shield amount by 140.
3
Explosive barrier
Cooldown : 16 seconds. Small radius

Make all your active energy barriers to detonate, removing them, dealing 100 damages, plus an additional amount of damages equal to 30% of remaining shield to nearby enemies.

Heroic Abilities

1
Graviton surge
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Launch a gravity bomb that detonates after 1 second and draws enemy Heroes toward the center for 2.5 seconds.
2
Expulsion zone
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Launch a gravity bomb that deals 124 (+4% per level) damage and creates an expulsion zone for 3.5 seconds. Enemies who enter the affected area are knocked back and have their Movement Speed reduced by 50% for 1 second.
Hit the zone with a particle grenade increase its radius and damages by 20%

Level 1 - quest

Demolitions Expert
Quest: For every 5 enemy Heroes hit by Particle Grenade, its recharge rate lowers by 0.4375 seconds, up to 3.5 seconds.
Reward: Once Particle Grenade has hit 40 enemy Heroes, its radius is increased by 15%.

Together We Are Strong
Every 6 (+4% per level) damage done by allies while under energy barrier contributes 1 Energy, up to 30 Energy per shield.
Decrease explosive barrier cooldown by 6 seconds

Maximum Charge
Regen Globes now instantly grant 15 Energy. and Damage absorbed by energy barrier contributes 15% more Energy
Quest: Spend 150 seconds at or above 50 Energy.
Reward: Gain an additional 20 maximum Energy.

Level 4 - barrier

Give Me Twenty
Quest: Regeneration Globes increase energy barrier absorb amount by 12, up to 240 permanently.
Reward: After collecting 20 Regen Globes, permanently reduce the cooldown of energy barrier by 1 seconds.

Speed Barrier
Energy barrier increases affected Hero's Movement Speed by 35% for the duration.

Defensive Shielding
Upon expiration, breaking, or detonation, energy barrier grants 50 Armor for 3 seconds,

Level 7 - damages/control

Pinpoint Accuracy
Particle Grenade deals 40% more damage to enemies hit by the center of the blast.
Also slows by 35% for 2 seconds enemies near the center.

To the Limit
While above 50 Energy, Zarya's Basic Attack size is increased by 35%. Zarya's Basic Attack deals 50% additional damage to enemies in melee range.

Unstable barrier
eplosive barrier stuns for 0.75 seconds.
An untalented version of explosive barrier is freely casted on broken energy barriers.

Level 13 - misc

Endurance Training
Zarya gains 20 Armor when above 75 energy

Burning energy
While chaneling basic attacks, Zarya Deals an amount of damages equal to 50% of her stored energy to nearby enemies every second. Range is doubled when she has an energy barrier

Implosive barrier
Increase explosive barrier radius by 100% and grants 5 energy for each enemy hit.

Level 16 - misc

Unstoppable Competitor
Energy Barrier makes affected hero Unstoppable for 1,5 seconds second.

Born in Battle
Zarya's cooldowns runs 25% faster While above 75 Energy

Mother russia
Chaneling basing attacks on enemy heroes makes energy's decay to stop, Granting 1 energy per second instead.

Level 20

Gravity force
When Graviton Surge's hits the ground, EVERY enemy hero on battlefield is moved on a medium distance toward its center

Clear Out
Increases Expulsion Zone's duration by 1.5 seconds, reduces its cooldown by 25 seconds, and increase impact damages by 50%

Grenadier
All Particle Grenade charges are returned at once.

Unyielding Defender
energy barrier gets one more charge.
Increase its range by 50%.

fission
Explosive barrier deals an additionnal amount of damages equal to 2,5 of enemy's maximum health.
Up to 7,5% when above 75 energy

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spyro2002 (6) | April 25, 2018 8:27am
I like the rework in general but I don't get how the graviton surge upgrade is supposed to work. Also mother Russia might be a bit overturned but I'm not sure.
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Porco (1) | April 25, 2018 9:10am
Thank your reply. Your probably right about mother russia. Ill limit the energy generation.
About graviton surge upgrade : when you throw it, enemies are grabed to its center. Its a kind of radius upgrade, but only for the first instant : if grabed enemies enters in contact with usual aera, they'll be traped in it, if not, they'll just continue theyr life. Global effect is cool and make feel the gravity power, and allow to cancel lot of abilities on all the map.
Excuse my english...
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spyro2002 (6) | April 25, 2018 1:32pm
OK I get it now. Thanks
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