Time Vortex is a Tier 2 (
) 
Building of the Shadow faction. This uncommon card was released with the Renegade Edition and has 2 affinity variants, 
Frost and 
Shadow, but not a promo version.
This card has been changed already, compared to its original appearance in BattleForge.
A heavy hitting and durable Tower. When played into its strengths, Time Vortex is one of the most efficient defensive buildings and belongs to the best of its class.
Lore
This card has no associated lore.
Card Info
Autocast: Every 8 seconds, tower fires off a backwards chargeable shot that deals 330 / 360 / 375 / 410 damage to enemies in a 8m radius around its target, up to 500 / 540 / 560 / 615 in total. The less void power has been accumulated the faster the tower will be able to shoot. If less than 1000 own void power is left it will already shoot 25% faster gaining even more speed the more void power is used up. Knocks back small and medium units.When certain thresholds are met, Time Vortex can shoot once every 8 / 6 / 4 / 2 / 1 seconds, which translates to a 0% / 25% / 50% / 75% / 88% increase in speed. 
Blessed Void Shock's thresholds are met when below 1000 / 600 / 250 / 100 void power. This results in an effective DP20 value of 1710/2235/3260/4270 depending on the current void power threshold.
Autocast: Every 8 seconds, tower fires off a chargeable shot that deals 330 / 360 / 375 / 410 damage to enemies in a 8m radius around its target, up to 500 / 540 / 560 / 615 in total. The more void power has been accumulated the faster the tower will be able to shoot. If at least 100 own void power has been stored it will already shoot 25% faster gaining even more speed the more void power is available. Knocks back small and medium units.When certain thresholds are met, Time Vortex can shoot once every 8 / 6 / 4 / 2 / 1 seconds, which translates to a 0% / 25% / 50% / 75% / 88% increase in speed. 
Tainted Void Shock's thresholds are met when above 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 void power. This results in an effective DP20 value of 1710/2235/3260/4270 depending on the current void power threshold.
Notes & Strategies
When using the shadow affinity, make sure to spend your power as soon as you have it available to keep your void power pool high for Time Vortex to shoot as fast as it can. 
Altar of Nihil is a good way to keep void power high and save card charges. Keep in mind that void power also does not increase during its effect and any power spent that would go into the void is lost forever.
When using the frost affinity, make sure to keep your void power as low as possible, letting Time Vortex shoot as fast as it can. Placing 
Furnace of Flesh next to Time Vortex to consume units the moment they are killed is one effective way, another one is using it with 
Cultist Master.
When either is played to its fullest strengths, it can easily hold its own even against larger enemy forces. Its high attack frequency causes small and medium units to be stuck in constant knockbacks. Its high damage per shot also kills large or multiple units quickly and can take quite a beating with its high hitpoints.
The increases in shooting frequency depending on void power is not a steady change. Rather at certain thresholds, Time Vortex gains a definite percentage increase.
It should be noted however that in reality the tower shoots at most once every 2 seconds due to animations and how the game calculates time for attacks.
Campaign PvE
On missions, where players have to hold certain perimeters such as The Treasure Fleet, Nightmare Shard or Bad Harvest against constantly respawning enemies, Time Vortex is one of the top tier choices, due to its low requirements, damage and durabilty. There are numerous scenarios, where such a strong tower may prove helpful early on, until stronger towers can replace it against increasingly more powerful enemies.
Using the Frost affinity, placing a Furnace of Flesh near it makes this card practically a place and forget card as it can easily hold spots on its own.
Card Upgrades & Drop Locations
Displayed below are the card's upgrades and where to obtain them.
  Time Vortex (Frost)
|
Upgrade I | Upgrade II | Upgrade III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade Card |    Time Vortex Blessed Void Shock +30 damage per target, 40 in total |   Time Vortex Blessed Void Shock +15 damage per target, 20 in total |   Time Vortex Blessed Void Shock +35 damage per target, 55 in total |
| Drop Location |  Crusade |
Crusade |
Crusade
|
| Scenario Difficulty | Standard | Advanced | Expert |
 Time Vortex (Shadow)
|
Upgrade I | Upgrade II | Upgrade III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade Card | Time Vortex Tainted Void Shock +30 damage per target, 40 in total | Time Vortex Tainted Void Shock +15 damage per target, 20 in total | Time Vortex Tainted Void Shock +35 damage per target, 55 in total |
| Drop Location | Crusade |
Crusade |
Crusade
|
| Scenario Difficulty | Standard | Advanced | Expert |
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Patch History
- Autocast ability
Tainted Void Shock:
- Decreased the void power thresholds for the attack speed increase from 150 / 300 / 600 / 1200 to 100 / 200 / 400 / 800.
- Adjusted the card's upgrade drop locations:
Card Name Former Scenario Drop Locations New Scenario Drop Locations Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2 Upgrade 3 Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2 Upgrade 3 Time Vortex (Frost)Empire Empire Empire Crusade Crusade Crusade Time Vortex (Shadow)Nightmare Shard Nightmare Shard Nightmare Shard Crusade Crusade Crusade
- Decreased the building's life points from 2830 to 1830.
- Autocast ability Blessed Void Shock / Tainted Void Shock:
- Increased splash damage radius from 5m to 8m.
- Autocast ability Blessed Void Shock / Tainted Void Shock:
- Increased attack range from 30m to the default 40m of towers.
See also
