Heroes of the Storm Build Concept: Valeera (Rework)

Combat Trait

1

Vanish

Cooldown: 8 seconds
Vanish from sight, becoming Stealthed, gaining 20% Movement Speed and access to new Abilities. For the first second, Valeera is Unrevealable and can pass through other units. Remaining stationary for at least 1.5 seconds, while Stealthed grants Invisible.
After being Stealthed for 3 seconds, Ambush, Cheap Shot and Garrote have 100% increased range and causes Valeera to teleport to the target when used.

Primary Abilities

1

Sinister Strike (Q)

25 Energy Cooldown: 5 seconds

Dash foward, hitting all enemies in a line for 100 damage. If Sinister Stike hits a Hero, Valeera stops dashing immediately and the cooldown is reduced to 1 second.
Awards 1 Combo Point.

2

Ambush (Q)

10 Energy
Ambush an enemy dealing 130 damage and reducing their Armor by 15 for 4 seconds.
Awards 1 Combo Point.

3

Blade Flurry (W)

30 Energy Cooldown: 4 seconds
Deal 130 damage in an area around Valeera.
Awards 1 Combo Point per enemy Hero hit.

4

Cheap Shot (W)

30 Energy
Deal 60 damage to an enemy, Stun them for 0.75 seconds, and Blind them for 2 seconds once Cheap Shot's Stun expires.
Awards 1 Combo Point.

5

Eviscerate (E)

25 Energy Cooldown: 1 second
Consumes all Combo Points.
Eviscerate an enemy, dealing 85 damage per Combo Point.

6

Garotte (E)

30 Energy
Deal 20 damage to an enemy and an additional 140 damage over 7 seconds, and Silence them for 2.25 seconds.
Awards 1 Combo Point.

Secondary Abilities

1

Crippling Poison (Active)

Cooldown: 30 seconds
Activate to make Valeera's next damaging Ability and subsequent Abilities within 4 seconds Slow targets by 25% for 4 seconds.

Heroic Abilities

1

Smoke Bomb (R)

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Create a cloud of smoke. While in the smoke, Valeera is Unrevealable, can pass through other units, and gains 40 Armor, reducing damage taken by 40%. Valeera can continue to attack and use Abilities without being revealed. Lasts 5 seconds.
Using this Ability does not break Stealth.

2

Cloak of Shadows (R)

Cooldown: 15 seconds
Valeera is enveloped in a Cloak of Shadows. For 1.5 seconds, she becomes Unstoppable, gains 30% increased Movement Speed, and gains 75 Spell Armor, reducing Ability Damage taken by 75%.
Using this Ability does not break Stealth.

Changes

Sinister Strike damage reduced from 110 to 100
Ambush Armor reduction duration from 5 to 4 seconds
Ambush Armor reduction increased from 10 to 15
Blade Flurry Energy cost reduced from 40 to 30
Cheap Shot damage increased from 30 to 60
Garotte Silence duration reduced from 2.5 to 2.25 seconds
Crippling Poison made baseline
Crippling Poison cooldown increased from 15 to 30 seconds
Crippling Poison Slow from 20% to 25%
Smoke Bomb armor reduced from 60 to 40
Cloak of Shadows no longer purges Damage over Time effects
Cloak of Shadows now grants 30% increased movement speed for the duration.

Talents

Level 1

Subtlety
Increase Vanished Movement Speed by 10%. If Vanish is broken by enemy damage, reduce the cooldown of Vanish by 2 seconds.
Dexterity
Increase the radius of Blade Flurry by 20% and reduce its cooldown by 1 second.
Combat Readniess
Eviscerate grants Valeera 20 Physical Armor per Combo Point consumed for 3 seconds, up to 60.

Level 4

Initiative
Stealth abilities generate an additional Combo Point and increase Valeera's Movement Speed by 15% for 3 seconds.
Snakeblood
Vanish purges all damage over time effects and grants 25 Spell Armor while active.
Hemorrhage
Basic Attacks deal 30% additional damage to enemies hit by Ambush, Cheap Shot, or Garrote in the last 5 seconds.

Level 7

Assassinate
Stealth abilities deal an additional 130 damage against isolated enemy Heroes.
Mutilate
Increase the damage of Sinister Strike by 125% but reduce its range by 1.
Fatal Finesse
Increase the damage of Blade Flurry by 40% and decrease its Energy cost by 10.
Slice and Dice
Eviscerating an enemy with 3 Combo Points grants 50% Attack Speed for 5 seconds.

Level 13

Paralyzing Toxins
Crippling Poison's cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds and its Slow is increased by 10%.
Numbing Poison
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Activate to make Valeera's next damaging Ability and subsequent Abilities within 4 seconds reduce enemy damage dealt by 40% for 4 seconds.
Wound Poison
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Activate to make Valeera's next damaging Ability and subsequent Abilities within 4 seconds reduce enemy healing received by 50% for 4 seconds.

Level 16

Seal Fate
Sinister Strike deals 50% additional damage and generates an additional Combo Point when used against Silenced, Rooted, or Stunned enemy Heroes.
Death From Above
Ambush's teleport range is increased to 7 and it can be teleported with immediately upon entering Stealth.
Kidney Shot
Eviscerating an enemy with 3 Combo Points Roots the enemy for 0.75 seconds.

Level 20

Blinding Powder
Smoke Bomb's radius is increased by 30% and the initial cast Blinds and drastically reduces the vision of nearby enemy Heroes for 3 seconds.
Enveloping Shadows
Cloak of Shadows extends to one nearby ally.
Cold Blood
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Activate to cause Valeera's next Eviscerate to deal 100% additional damage 3 seconds later.
Nightslayer
Reduce the Cooldown of Vanish by 3 seconds.

Valeera (Rework) by Valeera