Blast
Kane

Crowd Control · N° 05

Kane

Seed the ground with explosions, then bring more down from above.

Role
Crowd Control
Faction
Private Militia
Origin
Pure gadget
Difficulty
Medium
Plays like
  • Locks down chokes and flanks with area denial
  • Forces enemies onto predictable paths
  • Converts zone control into burst with the rocket finish
Signature

Proximity Mine

  • Trap

Deploys a mine that arms in place and detonates for heavy area damage when an enemy steps near it. Also explodes if Kane is killed while it's deployed.

  • TriggerProximity
  • DamageHigh AoE
  • Blast radius~4m
  • Arm time1s
  • Mine HPDestructible
  • Cooldown16s
  • Ends on deathDetonates
Counterplay · 3
  • Spot and shoot the mine to detonate it early
  • Keep distance and bait the trigger
  • Punish Kane while his mine is on cooldown
Ultimate

Rocket Launcher

  • Frag

Equips a launcher with three explosive shots that each deal heavy area damage.

  • Shots3
  • DamageHigh AoE
  • Blast radius~4m
  • ReloadShort between shots
  • Ends on deathYes
Counterplay · 3
  • Spread out to limit the blast
  • Bait shots, push during reload
  • Take cover from direct fire
The combo

The Proximity Mine funnels enemies into a chokepoint; the Rocket Launcher finishes whoever bunches up trying to avoid it.

Strong when
  • Strong area denial and chokepoint control
  • Punishes aggressive pushes and flanks
  • High burst with the ultimate
Falls off when
  • Mine can be spotted and shot before it triggers
  • Committed to positions once mines are placed
  • Rocket has limited shots
Mastery

Mine placement and map sense — reading where enemies want to walk before they do.

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