Valeera by Maximus Ultima

4 Votes
Rating Pending

Valeera

By: Maximus Ultima
Last Updated: Aug 15, 2019
Quick Share

Valeera

Rework Concept

This is a rework concept for Valeera. My goal with this rework was to give her more build viability and break her out of the silence/Q spambot role the stealth rework forced her into.

This rework requires the reversion of the stealth mechanic rework to be balanced properly.

Combat Trait

1
[Trait] Vanish
Cooldown: 8 sec.
Movement Speed: +10%
Unrevealable Duration: 1 sec.
Unrevealable Movement Speed: +20%
Activating Vanish cloaks Valeera and grants her 10% additional movement speed. Valeera is Unrevealable for 1 second after activating Vanish. While Unrevealable, Valeera is completely invisible and can pass through units and Vanish grants 20% increased movement speed.

While Vanish is active, Valeera gains access to new abilities. Taking damage breaks stealth but Vanish remains active for 1 more second, allowing Valeera to use her stealth abilities for up to 1 second after stealth is broken.

Reactivating Vanish or casting one of her stealth abilities instantly ends Vanish, ending stealth and granting access to her normal basic abilities immediately.
2
[Basic Attack] Rogue Daggers
Damage: 70
Attack Speed: 2/sec.
Attack Range: 1.25

Primary Abilities

1
[Q1] Sinister Strike
Cooldown: 5 sec.
Energy Cost: 30
Damage: 110
Range: 3.75
Valeera dashes forward, dealing 110 damage to all enemies in her path. If Sinister Strike hits a Hero Valeera stops moving instantly and Sinister Strike's cooldown is reduced to 1 second.

This ability cannot be used while Vanish is active.
2
[W1] Blade Flurry
Cooldown: 4 sec.
Energy Cost: 40
Damage: 130
Radius: 3
Valeera twirls her blades, dealing 130 damage to all enemies around her.

This ability cannot be used while Vanish is active.
3
[E1] Eviscerate
Cooldown: 6 sec.
Energy Cost: 25
Maximum Combo Points: 3
Combo Point Duration: 10 seconds
Damage per Combo Point: 90
Range: 2.5
Valeera cuts into a foe, dealing at least 90 damage.

Valeera gains Combo Points from damaging enemy Heroes with basic abilities. She can store up to 3 Combo Points, and Combo Points last for 10 seconds after taking or dealing damage.
Using Eviscerate spends all current Combo Points. Each Combo Point spent increases Eviscerate's damage by 90 and reduces its cooldown by 1 second.

This ability cannot be used if Valeera has no Combo Points.
This ability cannot be used while Vanish is active.
4
[Q2] Ambush
Cooldown: 3 sec.
Energy Cost: 10
Damage: 150
Range: 4.5
Armor Reduction: 10
Armor Reduction Duration: 3 sec.
Valeera teleports a short distance to a target, dealing 150 damage. If used on a Hero, it also reduces their armor by 10 for 4 seconds.

This ability can only be used while Vanish is active.
Using this ability ends Vanish.
5
[W2] Cheap Shot
Cooldown: 3 sec.
Energy Cost: 30
Damage: 40
Range: 2.5
Stun Duration: 1.25 sec.
Valeera deals 40 damage to a target and stuns them for 1.25 seconds.

This ability can only be used while Vanish is active.
Using this ability ends Vanish.
6
[E2] Garrote
Cooldown: 3 sec.
Energy Cost: 30
Damage: 20
Range: 2.5
Silence Duration: 2 sec.
Poison Damage: 30 per sec.
Poison Duration: 4 sec.
Valeera deals 20 damage to a target. If used on a Hero, it also silences them for 2 seconds and deals an additional 30 damage per second for 4 seconds.

This ability can only be used while Vanish is active.
Using this ability ends Vanish.

Secondary Abilities

1
[Active] Crippling Poison
Cooldown: 45 sec.
Duration: 4 sec.
Slow per Attack: 10%
Maximum Slow: 40%
Slow Duration: 2 sec.
Activate to make Valeera's next basic ability and subsequent basic abilities within 4 seconds slow enemies by 10% for 2 seconds, stacking up to 40%.

Using this ability does not end Vanish.

Heroic Abilities

1
[R1] Smoke Bomb
Cooldown: 60 sec.
Duration: 5 sec.
Radius: 4
Creates a cloud of smoke at Valeera's location for 5 seconds. While inside the cloud, Valeera is Unrevealable and gains 25 armor.

Using this ability does not end Vanish.
2
[R2] Cloak of Shadows
Cooldown: 16 sec.
Duration: 1.5 sec.
Spell Armor: 75
Valeera becomes Unstoppable and gains 75 spell armor for 1.5 seconds. While Cloak of Shadows is active, DoT effects are instantly removed without dealing damage.

Using this ability does not end Vanish.

Talents

Level 1


[Trait] Subtlety
After Vanish has been active for 4 seconds, using Ambush, Cheap Shot, or Garrote on a Hero increases Valeera's energy regeneration by 100% for 5 seconds.

[Trait] Spy Games
While Vanish is active, Valeera can see through terrain.
After Valeera has been stationary for 3 seconds, Heroes that enter her sight range are revealed for 3 seconds.

[Passive] Vigor
Valeera regenerates 2 additional energy per second.
? Quest: Gathering Regeneration Globes increases Valeera's maximum energy by 1, up to 20.
? Reward: After gathering 20 Regeneration Globes, Valeera gains 10% additional movement speed while Vanish is not active.

[E1/Passive] Combat Readiness
Each Combo Point Valeera has grants 10 armor, up to 30.
Using Eviscerate on an enemy Hero with 3 Combo Points grants 60 physical armor against the next 3 basic attacks from enemy Heroes.


Level 4


[Trait] Initiative
Casting Ambush, Cheap Shot, or Garrote on a Hero now grants 2 Combo Points.

[Basic Attack] Pierce
Every third consecutive basic attack against the same Hero within 3 seconds deals 100% more damage and grants 1 Combo Point.

[Q1] Relentless Strikes
Hitting a Hero with Sinister Strike refunds 20 energy.

[W1] Blade Whirl
Increases the radius of Blade Flurry by 0.5.
Each enemy Hero hit by Blade Flurry reduces its cooldown by 1 second, down to a minimum of 1 second.


Level 7


[W1] Fatal Finesse
? Quest: Hitting an enemy Hero with Blade Flurry increases its damage by 5, up to 100.
? Reward: After hitting 20 enemy Heroes with Blade Flurry, its energy cost is permanently reduced by 20.

[Q2] Death from Above
Increases Ambush's range by 2 and causes it to teleport Valeera behind the target.
If used on a Hero, Ambush reduces their damage by 30% for 4 seconds.

[E2] Disembowel
Casting Eviscerate on a Hero affected by Garrote's DoT effect increases its periodic damage by 10 per Combo Point spent, up to 30.

[Active] Crippling Poison
Activate to make Valeera's next basic ability and subsequent basic abilities within 4 seconds slow enemies by 10% for 2 seconds, stacking up to 40%.


Level 13


[Basic Attack/E1] Slice and Dice
Removes Eviscerate's energy cost.
Using Eviscerate on an enemy Hero with 3 Combo Points increases the speed of Valeera's next 3 basic attacks within 3 seconds by 100%.

[Q1] Mutilate
Hitting a Hero with Sinister Strike increases its damage by 50% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 200%.
Sinister Strike's range is reduced by 1.

[W2] Knockout
Reduces the duration of Cheap Shot's stun to 0.75 seconds.
Cheap Shot sleeps the target for 2.75 seconds after the stun ends.

[W2] Blind
Cheap Shot blinds the target for 1.75 seconds after the stun ends.


Level 16


[Trait] Escape Artist
Casting Vanish now makes Valeera Unrevealable for 2 seconds.
Vanish's movement speed boost is increased to 30%.

[Basic Attack] Fighting Dirty
Basic attacks deal additional damage to enemy Heroes who are silenced, slowed, or stunned equal to 1% of their maximum health.

[E1/Q2] Can Opener
Ambush now limits any remaining positive armor to 0 for 2 seconds.
Using Eviscerate with 3 Combo Points reduces the target's armor by 25 for 2 seconds.

[E2] Strangle
Increases the duration of Garrote's silence by 0.75 seconds.
Increases the duration of Garrote's DoT effect by 2 seconds.


Level 20


[Trait] Nightslayer
Using Eviscerate on a Hero with 3 Combo Points reduces the cooldown of Vanish by 4 seconds.
Hero takedowns reset the cooldown of Vanish.

[E1] Brutalize
Increases the maximum number of Combo Points to 5 but reduces Eviscerate's damage per Combo Point to 80.

[R1] Choking Smoke
Smoke Bomb blinds and silences enemies inside its radius.

[R2] Enveloping Shadows
Using Vanish activates Cloak of Shadows for free.
If Cloak of Shadows is cast while Vanish is already active, Valeera becomes Unrevealable for 1.5 seconds.

Quick Comment

You need to log in before commenting.

[-] Collapse All Comments

Sort Comments By
Loading Comments...
Load More Comments

HeroesFire is the place to find the perfect build guide to take your game to the next level. Learn how to play a new hero, or fine tune your favorite HotS hero’s build and strategy.

Copyright © 2019 HeroesFire | All Rights Reserved