Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka's leadership provides stat increases to his crew even against non-Jedi or Sith opponents. His Lightning Raid ability allows a key enemy to be removed before a battle begins.
Hondo gains ultimate charge when allies gain Profit. Since allies start battles with Profit, Hondo will start with pre-loaded ultimate charge.
The decision for flat Mastery gains on his abilities, rather than percentage gains, was made to prevent him from becoming too evasive due to stacking Dodge. Flat gains provide a steady, controlled increase in power.
Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka will be available on Wednesday, September 17th.
When a character increases their Mastery during battle, the stat increases are added to the current in-battle stat.
Free pirate shard pop-ups occur once per day for level 85 players until claimed, recurring for 7 days if missed.
Hondo gains Ultimate Charge when an ally uses a Stealing ability, even if no buffs were actually Stolen.
Lightning Raid allows Pirates to ignore Taunt effects for 1 turn (2 turns against enemy Jedi leaders) at the beginning of battle to target key enemies. This limited duration is intended for balance.
While anti-Turn Meter teams with durability, critical strike blunting, and revives can challenge Hondo's team, it requires significant investment to slow them down.
Hondo is effective in both offense and defense roles in PvP, but he is designed to excel more on offense due to the strategic targeting allowed by Lightning Raid.
When Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka takes damage from any source (including damage over time or exposes), all Pirates gain a stack of Profit.