BALLAST
Tomas Ardan · Zone anchor
Free CircuitTomas Ardan repaired floodgates from the water side. He fights to reopen the canals and locate the maintenance crew buried under Helix’s emergency concrete.
Before the blackout
Tomas Ardan repaired floodgates from the water side. He fights to reopen the canals and locate the maintenance crew buried under Helix’s emergency concrete.
Passive ability
Deep Footing resists forced movement while standing in shallow water. It does not reduce bullet damage.
Active ability
Anchor Line ties a portable cover plate to the ground. It survives knockback but can be outflanked.
Signature ability
Pressure Well releases a short outward shock that clears a doorway. It moves opponents instead of dealing lethal damage.
Strengths, limits & counters
Ballast holds wet approaches and buys time for revives. High ground and long rotations expose his slow diver frame.
Your place in the team
Solo: choose shallow-water cover with a dry exit. Duo: anchor the revive position. Trio: hold the canal while two allies secure the bank. Squads: clear a pressured doorway with Pressure Well, then withdraw behind your team rather than chasing displaced enemies.
Recommended loadout
ANVIL sustains the canal crossing while allies move. UNDERTOW pushes a rusher away from the revive position. Both need deliberate handling, so reload ANVIL before establishing the anchor plate.
Reading the specifications
Mobility, armor and utility use ratings from 0 to 100; a higher value means more capability in that category. Armor is not a health total or a percentage of damage blocked. Ratings compare operators only, not operators with vehicles.
