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The '''Soul Urn''', also known as '''Spirit Urn, Soul Jar''' or '''Spirit Jar''', is an objective that spawns at the 12-minute mark and respawns in 6-minute intervals.

Players can pick up the urn and deliver it to its destination at the side lanes of the map. Doing so grants the delivering team [[souls#Soul Orbs|Soul Orbs]], a [[Golden statue]] buff, and additional souls for the courier.

== Carrying the soul urn ==

After 12 minutes, the Soul Urn spawns in one of 6 possible locations:

* Neutral: Next to the bridge in either Yellow or Green Lane

 

* Favored: Next to a jungle camp near either the team's Yellow or Green Walker

* Unfavored: Next to a jungle camp near either the enemy team's Yellow or Green Walker

 

The urn alternates lanes every 6 minutes. However, if the urn is picked up ''before'' the next spawn time and delivered ''after'' (i.e. picked up before 18 minutes and delivered after), it does not spawn again until the next scheduled spawn time. It descends from the sky for 12 seconds before it can be picked up. A player can grab the landed urn by hitting it with a [[Melee Attack]] (light or heavy).

* They get a bonus of +3.5 m/s [[Move Speed]] (capped at 15 m/s max), +2m/s [[Sprint Speed]], +1 [[Stamina]], +10% Dash Distance, +15% Stamina Regen, and have 100% [[Slow Resistance]].

** If they're on the favored team, the courier also gets +35% Bullet and Spirit [[Damage Resistance|Resist]] and +4m/s Sprint Speed (along with the default +2m/s).

** {{HeroIcon|Yamato}} can bypass these restrictions with {{AbilityIcon|Shadow Transformation}}. This is likely unintentional.

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

** Doorman using ally {{AbilityIcon|Luggage Cart}} on himself also makes him drop it, but not if he uses it to push an ally.

* {{HeroIcon|Viscous}} drops the urn if he uses {{AbilityIcon|Goo Ball}}.

* {{HeroIcon|Rem}} and {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}} using {{AbilityIcon|Burrow}} cannot enter [[vent]]s.

The courier can drop the urn at any time by pressing their [[parry]] key. [[Melee Attack|Melee attacks]] (light or heavy) and [[Melee Damage]] abilities from enemy Players (or [[NPCs]]), and any [[Status_Effects|stun]] source will force the courier to drop it. If the urn is left on the ground, it will wait indefinitely if there are enemies of the last courier's team in a 40m radius, or for 13s if there are only ally players in that radius. Once either this timer runs out or all players leave the 40m radius, it cannot be picked up anymore and will run back to its spawn point.

The team favored by the urn (see "Comeback mechanic" below) receives 35% bullet and spirit resist in a 60m radius of the urn while it's being deposited.

'''Note:''' The Soul Urn's soul value is determined at the moment it spawns. Holding onto the urn for longer durations does not increase its value.

=== Delivering the urn ===

The drop-off point is under the bridge in the middle of the lane opposite to the urn spawn. Any players near this area while the urn is being carried and delivered are revealed in the minimap, like the courier.

Once the courier drops off the urn, it starts a "Depositing" phase, the duration of which is based on the net worth of the courier's team (see "Comeback mechanic" below):

A player on the enemy team can contest the urn during this phase by hitting it with a heavy melee attack, which switches to their team's timer and adds +3s to their timer.

=== Anti-stalling mechanics ===

If the team's urn timer goes over 45s, the urn will run back to its spawn if it's dropped again with no enemies nearby.

== Soul urn reward ==

* '''30-minute Urn:''' 8,200 Souls

When a team successfully turns in the Soul Urn:

* A random '''[[Golden Statue]] buff''' is granted to each member of the capturing team.

* 3 bonus buffs are granted to the last player who contested the urn, or to the courier if no one contested.

* All souls are distributed instantly and equally to all team members.

=== Courier's bonus ===

The courier receives a personal bonus equal to '''35% of their total share''' (Base Share + Comeback Bonus). This bonus is awarded '''instantly''' upon delivery and cannot be denied by the enemy team. They also get 4 random [[Golden Statue]] buffs.

=== The "Comeback" mechanic ===

{{Correction|The math for comeback bounty may be inaccurate and needs more testing}}

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

If the capturing team is behind by '''10% or more''' (15% for the first urn), the Urn becomes a "Comeback," "Preferred," or "Favored" Urn. If this is the case, candles will appear around the urn after it has landed. In the case of one's own team being in a soul deficit, '''green candles''' will rotate around the urn. In the case that the enemy team is in a soul deficit, '''red candles''' will rotate around the urn.

This adds a '''Comeback Bonus''' to the reward:

* '''Bonus Calculation:''' The bonus scales based on game time and the team's soul deficit. It uses a growth rate of '''130 Souls per minute'''.

* '''Approximate Formula:''' Individual Bonus = 130 × Minutes × Deficit %

* '''Safe Payout:''' The entire Comeback Bonus is added to the '''Instant Soul''' pool.

* '''Orbs:''' The contestable Soul Orbs '''do not increase''' during a comeback; they remain fixed at 50% of the original base share.

'''Note:''' The first 3,000 souls of net worth difference are generally ignored when calculating the deficit, which may slightly dampen the bonus for smaller leads.

== Reward scenarios ==

The following examples use the '''10-minute Soul Urn''' (Base Value: 3,600 Souls).

=== Scenario 1: Standard delivery (Team is winning or even) ===

* '''Individual Base Share:''' 600 Souls (3,600 ÷ 6)

* '''Orbs per player:''' 300 Souls (50% of share, deniable)

* '''Instant per player:''' 300 Souls (50% of share, guaranteed)

# '''The Courier receives:''' 810 Souls total (300 instant + 300 orbs + 210 courier bonus)

#* The courier's 35% bonus is: 600 × 0.35 = 210 souls.

* '''Individual Base Share:''' 600 Souls

* '''Comeback Bonus per player:''' 130 × 10 × 0.30 = 390 Souls

* '''Total Individual Share:''' 990 Souls (600 base + 390 bonus)

 

# '''The Courier receives:''' 1,337 Souls total (1,037 instant + 300 orbs)

#* Courier bonus is: 990 × 0.35 = 346.5 souls.

#* Instant souls include 300 (base) + 390 (comeback) + 346.5 (bonus).

 

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

! colspan="5" | Soul Urn Bounty Progression (Standard Delivery)

| 10 || 3,600 || 600 || 810 || 2,010

|-

| 15 || 4,750 || 792 || 1,069 || 2,652

|-

| 20 || 5,900 || 983 || 1,327 || 3,294

|-

| 50 || 12,800 || 2,133 || 2,880 || 7,147

'''Note:''' ''Team Instant'' refers to the total non-deniable souls granted to the team (Instant shares + Courier bonus). All fractional soul values have been rounded.

== 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>

 

 

* In [[Neon Prime|''Neon Prime'']], the Urn was called the '''Idol''' and dropped off at the Center Temple, a location above the [[Mid-Boss]].

 

== See also ==

 

[[Soul Urn/Quotes]]