Shinbi

"Looks like its show time!"
Shinbi

Shinbi is a playable character in Predecessor. She is from Axion Prime.

Lore

A star amongst the city lights and satellites, Shinbi's origins were far more humble. Her family moved to the high-tech city of Vexis when she was young, abandoning their outdated farmstead in the hopes of a better life. Shinbi thrived in the neon glow, but never forgot the wild rhythms of her rural home and an encounter with a mysterious wolf pack that had once saved her life; a memory that would go on to inspire her adorable and beloved mascots.

Now, Shinbi reigns as Axion Prime’s undisputed pop sovereign, filling sold-out arenas with her effervescent charm and signature hard-light holo-wolves prowling the stage at her command. Bubbly and endlessly marketable, she beams through holo-feeds and billboards alike, her face the very definition of planetary stardom.

Behind the glitter however, Shinbi discovered the truth: her managers aren’t just curating her songs, they’re embedding subliminal commands in the lyrics and hiding encrypted data within the rhythms. Far from clueless, she’s spent sleepless nights decoding hidden messages - and quietly slipping her own coded warnings into her setlists, tipping off Chief Murdock’s task force without alerting the syndicate that controls her career.

By day she dances and smiles for millions, the perfect pawn in their grand design. By night she rewrites her own verses, crafting anthems that conceal real-time intel for the authorities. It’s a dangerous game: maintaining the guise of an oblivious idol while exposing the conspiracy one chorus at a time, all the while hoping the next big hit isn't one taken out against her.

Statistics

Shinbi

Physical Power

49 +2.8

Attack Speed 110 +1.4

Basic Attack Time 1.1

Attack Range 300

Cleave 15%

Physical Armor 29 +5

Magical Armor 30 +1.8

Max Health 740 +124

Max Mana 380 +28

Health Regeneration 1.6 +0.2

Mana Regeneration 1.3 +0.12

Movement Speed 720

Abilities

Biting Melody

Passive

Basic attacks deal an additional 12 (+10%) magical damage on-hit.
Periodically Biting Melody deals 3x damage. Damaging an Enemy Hero with an ability decreases the cooldown by 1s.

Cooldown: 14/13.6/13.2/12.8/12.4/12/11.6/11.2/10.8/10.4/10/9.6/9.2/8.8/8.4/8/7.6/7.2

Kiba

LMB Basic Attack

Melee basic attack dealing 49 (+80%) physical damage.

Rushing Beat

RMB Alternate

Dash forward a fixed distance dealing 60/80/100/120/140 (+35%) magical damage to all enemies Shinbi passes through.
Max Charges: 2.

Cooldown: 11/10.25/9.5/8.75/8 Mana: 40/45/50/55/60

Line Tempo

Q Primary

Summon a Spirit Wolf that runs in a straight line and passes through all Enemy Targets dealing 60/90/120/150/180 (+50%) magical damage.

Cooldown: 5/4.5/4/3.5/3 Mana: 30

Circle Rhythm

E Secondary

Summon 4 Spirit Wolves that circle Shinbi for 3s, granting a 50/70/90/110/130 (+25%) shield for the same duration and after the wolves expire.
The wolves deal 20/31/42/53/64 (+30%) magical damage over the duration to nearby enemies and reducing the cooldown of Rushing Beat by 12% per hit against enemy heroes.

Cooldown: 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 Mana: 60

All-Kill!

R Ultimate

Passive: Dealing damage to Enemy Heroes with Abilities applies Track for 8s, stacking up to 8 times per target.
Active: Summon a pack of Spirit Wolves to attack all Targets with Track Stacks, dealing 50/80/110 (+15%) magical damage per Spirit Wolf.

Cooldown: 120/100/80 Mana: 100

Augments

Showstopper

Rushing beat now applies 2 stacks of Track to Heroes upon damaging them.

Natural Talent

Shinbi permanently gains 0.75 Ability Haste upon killing a Camp Leader.

Biting Melody

Ability hits reduce Biting Melody’s Cooldown by 1s more.

Cosmetics

SkinsVariantsBannersOther Cosmetics

The Luminary

In-game Image

Common

February 23, 2023

Prestige

In-game Image

Rare

October 31, 2023

Dynasty

In-game Image

Common

500

February 23, 2023

Cyber Operative

In-game Image

Rare

1200

April 30, 2024

Zero G Operative

In-game Image

Rare

Opals

June 10, 2025

Redeemer

In-game Image

Epic

Battlepass Wrath of the Ascended

September 2, 2025

Cosmic

In-game Image

Rare

1200

December 16, 2025

Orange The Luminary

In-game Image

Common

300 (4800 Amber)

March 11, 2025

Black The Luminary

In-game Image

Common

300

March 11, 2025

Victorious Cyber Operative

In-game Image

Rare

1200

May 20, 2025

Nephilim Redeemer

In-game Image

Epic

Battlepass Wrath of the Ascended Bundle

September 2, 2025

Seraph Redeemer

In-game Image

Epic

500

September 2, 2025

Moonlight Cosmic

In-game Image

Rare

2000 Opals

December 16, 2025

Twilight Cosmic

In-game Image

Rare

400

December 16, 2025

Voidlight Cosmic

In-game Image

Rare

400

December 16, 2025

Starlight Cosmic

In-game Image

Rare

400

December 16, 2025

Shinbi Adept Banner

Shinbi Master Banner

Shinbi Banner

Zero-G Shinbi Banner

Shinbi Redeemer Banner

Shinbi Nephalim Redeemer Banner

Shinbi Demon Killer Banner

Shinbi Cosmic Banner

Zero-G Shinbi Icon

Shinbi Redeemer Icon

Shinbi Nephalim Redeemer Icon

Shinbi Demon Killer Icon

Shinbi Cosmic Icon

Shinbi Peace Spray

Spacetastic Spray

Flying Spray

Shinbi Sing Overhead Emote

Kiba Kisses Overhead Emote

Ohohoh Overhead Emote

Riceball Overhead Emote

Wallpaper

Zero-G Operative

Redeemer

Redeemer Seraph

Redeemer Nephilim

Cosmic

Cosmic Moonlight

Patch History

Full Release V1.9

• General:
  • Physical Power Growth increased from 2.8 to 3.6.
  • Health Regen increased from 1.6 to 1.8.
  • Attack Speed increased from 110% to 120%.
  • Attack Speed Growth decreased from 1.4% to 1.1%.
  • Movement Speed decreased from 720 to 705.
• Biting Melody [Passive]:
  • Damage Multiplier decreased from 3x to 2.5x.
• Kiba [Basic Attack]:
  • Bonus Physical Power Scaling decreased from 80% to 75%.
• Line Tempo [Primary]:
  • [Bugfix] Fixed an issue where Line Tempo’s Wolves could pass through Enemies and not deal damage.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Damage per Hit decreased from 20/31/42/53/64 to 20/29/38/47/56.

Full Release V1.8.3

• General:
  • Health decreased from 740 to 730.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Shield decreased from 50/70/90/110/130 to 45/65/85/105/125.

Full Release V1.7.3

• Line Tempo [Primary]:
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 50% to 55%.
• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 40% to 45%.
• All Kill! [Ultimate]:
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 15% to 18%.

Full Release V1.7

• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Shield Magical Power Scaling increased from 25% to 30%.
• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 35% to 40%.

Full Release V1.6.2

• Natural Talent [Augment]:
  • Camp Leader Kill Ability Haste increased from 0.5 to 0.75.
  • Siege Minion Kills now also grant 0.75 Ability Haste.
• General:
  • Health Growth decreased from 124 to 119.
  • Physical Armor Growth decreased from 5 to 4.6.
  • BAT increased from 1.1 to 1.15.

Full Release V1.5

• Line Tempo [Primary]:
  • Damage changed from 50/85/120/155/190 to 60/90/120/150/180.
  • Cooldown increased from 4.5/4/3.5/3/2.5 to 5/4.5/4/3.5/3.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Shield Magical Power Scaling decreased 30% to 25%.
  • Rushing Beat Cooldown Reduction On Hit increased from 10% to 12%.
• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • Cooldown increased from 11/10/9/8/7 to 11/10.25/9.5/8.75/8.

Full Release V1.4

• General:
  • Health decreased from 780 to 740
  • Health Regen decreased from 2 to 1.6
  • Mana Growth decreased from 40 to 28
  • Mana Regen increased from 1.1 to 1.3
  • Physical Power decreased from 53 to 49
  • Physical Armor increased from 23 to 29
  • Physical Armor Growth increased from 3.25 to 5
  • Movement Speed increased from 685 to 720
• Biting Melody [Passive]:
  • Scaling decreased from 15% to 10%
  • Empowered Hit Cooldown changed from 11-7.6s to 14-7.2s.
• Line Tempo [Primary]:
  • Wolf Size increased by 30% and less bouncy
  • Unblock decreased by 33%
  • Overlap increased by 200%
  • Vertical Hitbox increased by 50%
  • Blink Proxy compatible
  • Base Damage changed from 85/110/135/160/185 to 50/85/120/155/190
  • Scaling increased from 45% to 50%
  • Cooldown decreased from 7.5/6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5s to 4.5/4/3.5/3/2.5s
  • Cost decreased from 35 to 30.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Decreases Rushing Beat CD by 10% per hit on heroes (maximum of one reduction per tick)
  • Scaling increased from 28% to 35%
  • Base Shield decreased from 50/80/110/140/170 to 50/70/90/110/130
  • Shield Scaling decreased from 55% to 30%
  • Cost changed from 50/55/60/65/70 to 60.
• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • No longer recastable
  • Now has 2 charges
  • Scaling decreased from 55% to 35%
  • Cooldown decreased from 18/16.5/15/13.5/12s to 11/10/9/8/7s
  • Cost decreased from 80 to 40/45/50/55/60.
• All-Kill! [Ultimate]:
  • Track Stacks can no longer be cleansed
  • Now affects all targets with track stacks and not just the highest stacked target
  • Base Damage decreased from 60/95/130 to 50/80/110
  • Scaling decreased from 20% to 15%.

Full Release V1.3.2

• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 50% to 55%.
• All-Kill! [Ultimate]:
  • Damage per Stack increased from 55/90/125 to 60/95/130.
  • Magical Power Scaling per Stack increased from 18% to 20%.

V1.2.2

• General:
  • BAT increased from 1.1 to 1.15.
• Biting Melody [Passive]:
  • Magical Power Scaling decreased from 15% to 12%.
• Line Tempo [Primary]:
  • Damage changed from 85/110/135/160/185 to 80/110/140/170/200.
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 45% to 55%.
  • Cooldown decreased from 7.5/6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5 to 7/6/5/4/3.

V1.0.2

• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Damage Magical Power Scaling increased from 25% to 28%.
  • Shield Magical Power Scaling increased from 50% to 55%.
• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • Damage increased from 50/70/90/110/130 to 60/80/100/120/140.

Open Beta V0.19

• Biting Melody [Passive]:
  • Magical Power Scaling decreased 16% to 15%.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Shield Magical Power Scaling decreased from 55% to 50%.

Open Beta V0.18

• General:
  • Physical Power increased from 47 to 53.
  • Attack Speed Growth decreased from 1.5 to 1.4.
  • BAT decreased from 1.15 to 1.1.
  • Health increased from 620 to 780.
  • Health Growth increased from 102 to 124.
  • Health Regen increased from 1.3 to 2.
  • Health Regen Growth increased from 0.15 to 0.2
  • Mana increased from 370 to 380.
  • Mana Growth increased from 36 to 40.
  • Mana Regen Growth decreased from 0.18 to 0.12.
  • Physical Armor decreased from 26 to 23.
  • Physical Armor Growth decreased from 4 to 2.9.
  • Magical Armor decreased from 32 to 26.
  • Magical Armor Growth decreased from 1.8 to 1.4.
• Biting Melody [Passive]:
  • Damage increased from 10 to 14.
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 15% to 16%.
  • Empowered Attack Multiplier decreased from 4x to 3x.
  • Cooldown decreased from 16 (-0.5 per Level) to 11(-0.2 per Level).
• Cutting Edge [Basic Attack]:
  • Cleave increased from 10% to 15%.
• Line Tempo [Primary]:
  • Damage increased from 75/100/125/150/175 to 85/110/135/160/185
  • Magical Power Scaling decreased from 55% to 45%.
  • Mana Cost decreased from 40 to 35.
  • Cooldown changed from 6/5.5/5/4.5/4 to 6.5/5.75/5/4.25/3.5.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Damage increased from 18/29/40/51/62 to 20/31/42/53/64.
  • Shield increased from 30/50/70/90/110 to 50/80/110/140/170.
  • Shield Magical Power Scaling increased from 45% to 55%.
  • Mana Cost decreased from 60/65/70/75/80 to 50/55/60/65/70.
  • Cooldown decreased from 15/13.5/12/10.5/9. To 14/12.5/11/9.5/8.
• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • Damage increased from 40/55/70/85/100 to 50/70/90/110/130.
• All-Kill! [Ultimate]:
  • Damage increased from 50/85/120 to 55/90/125.
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 16% to 18%.

Open Beta V0.17.3

• General:
  • Mana decreased from 390 to 370.
  • Mana Growth increased from 30 to 36.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Damage Magical Power Scaling increased from 22% to 25%.

Early Access V0.12

• Biting Melody [Passive]:
  • Cooldown decreased from 20-9.8s to 16-7.5s.
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 12% to 15%.
• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 45% to 50%.
  • Cooldown decreased from 18/17/16/15/14 to 18/16.5/15/13.5/12.

Early Access V0.10.2

• General:
  • Mana Regeneration increased from 0.9 to 1.1.
  • Mana increased from 380 to 390.
• Line Tempo [Primary]:
  • Damage changed from 65/95/125/155/185 to 75/100/125/150/175
  • Magical Power Scaling decreased from 60% to 55%.
  • Mana Cost increased from 30 to 40.
  • Hitbox improved.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 18% to 22%.

Early Access V0.8

• General:
  • Health Growth decreased from 109 to 102.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • Base Shield decreased from 40/60/80/100/120 to 30/50/70/90/110.
  • Shield Magical Power Scaling increased from 35% to 45%.
• Rushing Beat [Alternate]:
  • Base Damage decreased from 40/60/80/100/120 to 40/55/70/85/100.
  • Magical Power Scaling increased from 40% to 45%.

Early Access V0.7.2

• All-Kill [Ultimate]:
  • Scaling per Wolf decreased from 18% to 16%.

Early Access V0.6

• Biting Melody [Passive]:
  • Now applies a stack of Track on the Empowered Basic Attack.
• Cutting Edge [Basic Attack]:
  • Bonus Physical Power Scaling decreased from 90% to 80%.

Early Access V0.4.3

• General:
  • Mana Regeneration Growth decreased from 0.25 to 0.18.
• Circle Rhythm [Secondary]:
  • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where Circle Rhythm was applying damage over 6 ticks instead of 4, causing her Ultimate to stack faster.
  • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where Circle Rhythm was going on cooldown at the start of the cast instead of the end.

Early Access V0.4

• Shinbi added to Predecessor.

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