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The '''Soul Urn''', also known as '''Spirit Urn, Soul Jar''' or '''Spirit Jar''', is an objective that spawns at the 10-minute mark and respawns in 5-minute intervals.

Players can pick up the urn and deliver it to its destination on the opposite side of the map. Doing so grants the delivering team [[souls#Soul Orbs|Soul Orbs]], a [[Golden statue]] buff, and an [[Ability Point]] for the courier, along with additional Souls.

The Soul Urn respawns on the side it was delivered to.

[[File:Soul Urn.png|thumb|Soul Urn icon]]

After 10 minutes, the Soul Urn spawns in one of two locations in the outermost lanes: beside the overhanging bridge at York Street (Yellow Lane) or beside the bridge at Park Avenue (Green Lane). The urn always spawns first on Yellow Lane at 10 minutes and alternates lanes every 5 minutes. It descends from the sky for 12.5 seconds before it can be picked up. A player can grab the landed urn by standing near it for 2 seconds.

*   They get a [[Move Speed]] bonus of +3.5 m/s and they have 100% [[Slow Resistance]] and 30% [[Damage Resistance|Bullet]] and [[Damage Resistance|Spirit Resist]].

*   They are [[Status Effects#Disarmed|disarmed]] and [[Status Effects#Silence|silenced]].

** Channeled abilities and items started before picking up the urn, like {{HeroIcon|Ivy}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Air Drop}}, {{HeroIcon|Viscous}}' {{AbilityIcon|Goo Ball}} and {{ItemIcon|Magic Carpet}}, are not interrupted.

*   They are revealed to the enemy team on the [[Minimap]].

*  They cannot use [[Ziplines]] or [[Teleporter]]s.

The courier can drop the urn at any time by pressing their [[parry]] key. A [[Melee Attack|heavy melee attack]] or any [[Status_Effects|stun]] from an enemy will also force the courier to drop it. If an urn is left on the ground for too long, it will walk back to its spawn point.

[[File:Soul Urn favored.png|thumb|159x159px|Green candles indicating favored drop-off on the player's side]]

The drop-off point is on the opposite side of the map, marked by a small green box on the Minimap (or red, when the enemy is carrying it). If a team is behind by a certain soul threshold (15% for the first urn, 10% after), the drop-off point moves closer to their side. This "favored" status is indicated by four floating green candles around the urn. For the leading team (drop-off on the enemy's side), these candles are red.

It takes 2 seconds to turn in the urn. If the delivery takes longer than 45 seconds, the urn begins to damage its courier for 1.5% of their max health per second and disables their [[Health Regen]]. This timer pauses if the urn is dropped and resets if the enemy team picks it up.

The courier can double jump in the urn drop-off point without resetting the drop-off counter, allowing them to dodge melee attacks and stuns. Teammates can also use abilities such as {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Quantum Entanglement}} and {{HeroIcon|Viscous}}' {{AbilityIcon|The Cube}} to protect the courier during the drop-off.

== Soul urn reward ==

The Soul Urn's base soul bounty is '''1300 Souls''' and increases by '''230 Souls per minute''' of game time.

*  '''First Urn (10 mins):''' 3,600 Souls

*  '''Second Urn (15 mins):''' 4,750 Souls

The courier receives a personal bonus equal to '''25% of their share of the urn's total value'''. This bonus is calculated from the full bounty (before the 50/50 split) and is awarded instantly, meaning it cannot be denied by the enemy team.

=== The comeback mechanic ===

If the capturing team's total soul count is behind the enemy's by '''10% or more''' (15% for the first urn), a comeback bounty of '''130 extra Souls''' is added to the total reward before distribution.

*  This entire comeback bonus is awarded '''instantly''' to the team and is '''not split''' into contestable Soul Orbs. This mechanic makes the Soul Urn a critical, high-value objective for a team that is behind.

=== Example distribution (3,600 Soul Urn, no comeback) ===

*  '''Total Souls in Orbs:''' 1,800 (50% of 3,600)

# '''Each Teammate (5 players) receives:'''

#* 300 Souls instantly (1,800 / 6 players)

# '''The Courier receives:'''

#* 300 Souls instantly (their team share)

#* + 150 Souls instantly (personal bonus calculated as [3,600 / 6] * 0.25)

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="5" | Soul Urn Bounty Progression

|-

|'''Minute'''

|'''Total Bounty'''

'''Note:''' ''Guaranteed Souls'' refers to the total instant souls given to the team (50% team share + courier bonus). The remaining 50% of the ''Total Bounty'' is in contestable orbs. All fractional soul values have been rounded.

== Update history ==

{{Main|Soul Urn/Update history|l1=Update history}}

{{Update history}}

== Lore ==

[[Trapper]] builds Soul Urns for the New York Municipal Coven.<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Trapper|quote=An employee of the New York Municipal Coven; Trapper spends his days building Spirit Urns, luring giant rats, and capturing various invasive species from The Outer Planes.}}</ref>

The Urn is sentient and says its job is to keep New York clean by capturing rogue spirits, which should then be released in another location.

The Urn nags heroes to be delivered quickly and believes its work is underappreciated.

== Trivia ==

== See also ==

[[Soul Urn/Quotes]]