# Agent
# Champion
# Free
# Beta
Astra Information
Release date April 7, 2020
Season Beta
Active Yes
Astra description
Unlocking an agent with the "Unlock Agent" reward from the Play To Unlock Free Agents contract will reward the player with all prizes from Chapter One and will advance them directly to Chapter Two. It takes 200,000 XP to reach level 5 in a contract. It takes 975,000 XP to fully complete a contract.How to get Astra
You can get XP by completing daily and weekly missions. Also one played round gives you 100XP, one won round gives you 200XP.
Cosmic Divide Cosmic Divide is a Vision Blocker ability that requires Astra to enter the Astral plane using Astral Form for her to be able to use it. Whilst in the Astral Plane, Astra can equip Cosmic Divide using right click (by default). She can then select two points on the map to start creating a linear wall that will form between and extend from the selected points after winding up. From a spectator's perspective, the wall has a formation time from the ground to its outer edges that go way beyond the playable areas on the map, but from an agent's perspective, the wall will appear to form instantaneously due to the speed at which the formation occurs in the map's playable areas.
Once formed, the wall blocks vision, prevents bullets from passing through, and heavily dampens audio from anything that gives off a sound cue on the other side. Abilities can still be thrown through the wall.
Towards the end of its duration, the wall will give an audio cue that it is about to disappear. Similar to its formation, a spectator would be able to see that deformation immediately begins at the outer edges until it shrinks all the way to the ground. From an agent's perspective however, the wall will appear to instantly dissipate.
Nebula Dissipate Nebula/Dissipate is a Vision Blocker ability that Astra can instantly activate by targeting a Star that she has placed on the map. As the shared name suggests, she can use Nebula/Dissipate in two different ways.
Nebula is the primary use of the ability using, by default, the E key that many other abilities use. Using Nebula on a Star will create a long-lasting smoke at its location.
Dissipate is the secondary use that uses, by default, the F key that is usually used to operate other items such as door switches or capturing orbs. Using Dissipate on a Star will create a short-lasting smoke at its location. The Star used to activate Dissipate will also be recalled and can be redeployed using Astral Form after a delay.
Vision within both smokes is clear. Once they expires, the smokes will rapidly shrink.
Gravity Well Gravity Well is a Crowd Control ability that Astra can instantly activate by targeting a Star that she has placed on the map. A Gravity Well will form on activation, pulling any agents within its radius towards the center. The pull effect can be resisted by inputting movement commands to move away from the well's center. The pull can interrupt spike defuse attempts if it pulls the defuser out of defuse range.
After a short duration, the well will then explode. Any agents still within its radius at this point will be made Vulnerable.
Astral Form Astral Form is an ability that Astra can instantly activate. Upon doing so, she will enter a higher plane that is a mirror counterpart of the entire map she is currently on. Astra is ghosted while in this plane, allowing her to move freely in the air using her movement keys and mouse to direct her. In the real world, her body remains in place in a channeling position which remains vulnerable to enemy gunfire and utility. A blue outline of her real body can be seen whilst in the Astral plane. Each time Astra enters the Astral plane, she will appear above and slightly behind this blue outline. As an Attacker, she can also see the location of the spike. Outlines representing allied or enemy agents will not appear in the Astral plane. Astra will still be able to hear anything that happens around her body in the real world whilst in Astral Form, though audio is heavily dampened.
Whilst in the Astral Plane, Astra can select a position to place a Star there that will appear in the same position on the main map. Astra can activate these Stars both within and outside the Astral plane using her basic abilities. Each Star placed consumes a charge. Charges can be replenished within a round by recalling a Star using Dissipate, though there is a cooldown between recalling the Star and being able to place it again.
Astral Form can be used during the Buy Phase but any placed Stars will only be revealed to the enemy team just before the barrier drops. Once the barrier drops, the Stars have a brief windup time before they can be used.
Astra must use Astral Form to be able to use her ultimate, Cosmic Divide.
Nova Pulse Nova Pulse is a Crowd Control ability that Astra can instantly activate by targeting a Star that she has placed on the map. A Nova Pulse will form on activation, winding up for a brief delay before exploding, concussing any agents within its radius.
