Catalyst missile (Rivals)

Catalyst Missile
Unit
Affiliation	Brotherhood of Nod
Role	Outside context missile
Tier	2
Tech level	28
Production
Cost	80
Produced by	Jade Liang
Combat
Ground attack	2500 vs 2500 vs 2500 vs 500 vs
Air attack	2500 vs
Cooldown	30 seconds
Function
Abilities	If it hits Tiberium Cloud, its damage is increased and it also damages all adjacent tiles.
Notes
3 second latency before it hits.

Tiberium Explosion
Production
Produced by	Catalyst Missile and Tiberium
Combat
Ground attack	3000 vs 3000 vs 2500 vs 500 vs
Notes
Splash damage

The Catalyst Missile is a rare Nod support power in Command & Conquer: Rivals.

Background

Medium damage missile. If it hits Tiberium Gas, its damage is increased and it also damages all adjacent tiles.

Game power

Catalyst Missile is a high damage projectile that can hit any visible tile on the battlefield and deals a splash damage to the units on that tile. The damage is enough to kill any infantry, aircraft and all light to medium vehicles. Since there is a warning about the incoming missile, all but the slowest units can escape it. This makes the Catalyst missile very useful at breaking up fortress units, like MG squad, M.L.R.S. or Juggernauts.

It is also effective at denying tiles. If the nuclear missile is about to fire and the opponent has to cross a specific tile to get on the pad, a timely Catalyst missile on that tile can buy precious seconds.

The Catalyst missile alone is situational, but when combined with Tiberium, it can give off an impressive explosion spanning multiple tiles. The Tiberium source can be Tiberium Cloud, Chemical warrior, Chem buggy or Tiberium patch. The explosion damages adjacent tiles as well. If the nearby tile also has a Tiberium source, it will explode as well (except Tiberium patch). With enough Tiberium clouds a single Catalyst missile can destroy any unit.

When combined with plenty of Tiberium clouds, the catalyst explosion can do tremendous damage to the base. Targeting five Tiberium sources on or near the base can reduce it's health by half. The easiest way to spray the base is by using Chemical warriors, because unlike Chem buggies they can survive attacks for long enough.

Changelog

• Balance update 2018-07-19: Impact delay increased to 3.5 seconds (was 3.0)
• Balance update 2018-08-06:
  • Cost increased to 90 (was 80)
  • Time to hit reduced to 3 seconds (was 3.5)
• Balance update 2019-07-31: Cost decreased to 80 (was 90).
• Balance update 2019-12-11:
  • Missile damage to structure (and vehicles and aircraft) 2500 (was 3500)
  • Explosion damage to structure 2500 (was 2250)

Gallery

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  Catalyst Missile triggering 5 clouds

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  Catalyst Missile on sprayed base