Deja Vu Atlas (Meta Talent)
by Anonymous
Deja vu
Setback becomes a lobbed explosive, capable of Rewinding multiple enemies.
Setback
Old Wounds
Increase your maximum Health by 150-750.
Armor
5
Phantom Pain
Reduce the Cooldown of Stasis Field by 1-5s after hitting an enemy with Setback.
Setback
4
Lost Legacy
Heal for 80-400 every 1s for 3s after activating Stasis Field.
Stasis Field
3
Distant Memory
Increase your Healing received from others by 5-25% while at or below 50% Health.
Armor
2
Hell Hunter
Generate 1-5 Ammo after hitting a fully-charged weapon shot.
Weapon
1
Guide
Atlas is a champion that usually has 4 cards that are standard in all of his loadouts. Only one of these cards is really interchangeable at all (that being Distant Memory). Points in most of these are somewhat interchangeable, although the loadout that I have here is a good starting point for a good Atlas loadout.
Old Wounds (5): Atlas on his own doesn't have much HP at all, only 3500. This card at 5 allows Atlas to have 4250HP, which is a very respectable bar. Not only are most HP cards just overall very good, that you can't really go wrong with, but Atlas allows this card to be at 5 in most loadouts , due to the fact that his other cards aren't really the best. If you really want to, you can put this card at 4 points. I just think having this at 3 points is a bit on the more insecure side of things, and doesn't break the 4000hp threshhold that I normally put tanks upon.
Phantom Pain (4): One thing that you instantly notice when you play Atlas is that his cooldowns are very long, and that's the biggest downside of the character as a whole. Phantom Pain allows you to have your Statis Field (Wall) up sooner, if you can hit an enemy with Setback, which isn't too hard to do with a bit of practice. If you have no Chronos, hitting a Setback allows your Wall CD to be from 14s to 10s, which is pretty big. I like running this card at 4 points, for the 10 second cooldown sweetspot. Adding one point or decreasing 1 point is up to personal choice, but I believe leaving this at 4 and tinkling with Old Wounds is better.
Lost Legacy (3): You can't really go wrong with a bit on healing, can you? Lost Legacy at 3 heals you for 240hp/s, which amounts to a 720hp heal, which isn't half shabby. Considering you will always get Chronos and you also have Phantom Pain, Lost Legacy becomes a Staple, since you can have your Statis Field up quicker. More Walls = More Heals. Adding 1 or 2 points depends on personal preference, and your team as a whole.
Distant Memory (2): This is where that interchangeable card that I was talking about comes into play. Distant Memory is a good card for the standard Atlas loadout (It's pretty much a Rejuvenate 1), but imagine if you're unlucky and you get no healer, or a somewhat subpar healer that cant really heal you properly. You want to leave this card out, which is why I recommend making 2 separate loadouts. Cards to replace Distant Memory are Paradox (Either at 1 or 2) or Infinity Engine (At 1, to get a free shot). If you do run Infinity Engine, I recommend putting the leftout point into Lost Legacy (Gets you a 960 heal after activating your wall).
Hell Hunter (1): This is THE Atlas filler card. Nothing else really comes close to this card, for filler purposes with Atlas. As you probably know, Atlas has a concentrated shot if you keep holding M1. If you hit this shot, you always get the ammo you spent on that shot back. Don't try running this card at more than 1, it's not worth it at all. A full refund on your shots is always good, and when you only need one point to do it is sensational.
Items to buy: Chronos is a mandatory, due to Atlas' high cooldowns. You should always get Chronos 1 when you start and probably rush it to 3 as well. Other Items to consider buying are the following: Veteran, Haven, Master Riding, Wrecker and Rejuvenate. Obviously you wanna buy these items considering the enemy comp and map (Don't get Wrecker when they don't have shields, Master Riding on smaller maps, etc.).
I hope you all have fun with Atlas! If you don't feel like Deja V
