May 24th
Alani is only the first of five free characters that will be coming to
Battleborn. She’s a warrior-monk healer and, if you want to add her to your roster, you’re going to have to put in a bit of leg work. She’s still 100 percent free, but you’ll need to spend 47,500 in-game credits to snag her. So, yeah, you might want to start saving up for that launch window next week.
If, however, you would rather get her sooner, then there are a couple of ways to do exactly that. For starters, folks who purchased the Digital Deluxe edition of
Battleborn
or picked up the Season Pass, you’ll instantly unlock Alani using a Hero Key on May 24. Finally, there’s the PlayStation 4 crowd that took part in the game’s open beta. If you fall into that group, no matter what version of
Battleborn you own, you can expect to receive a free Hero Key just in time to unlock Alani during that early window. Otherwise, you’ve got to wait an extra week in order to cash in some
Battleborn currency.
According to the update, Alani is a member of the Eldrid faction. She was raised as a healer but forced to be a warrior, which makes her basically the best type of white mage you could hope to have on your team. Being from a planet with plentiful oceans, Alani’s abilities are water-based. In other words, she can use H2O to hurt her foes or heal her teammates, so you can expect all
Avatar fans to immediately nickname this waterbender Korra.
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