Mage · Mid Lane

Valentina

Win rate

45.66%

Pick rate

0.18%

Ban rate

0.17%

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BEST BUILDS · Mid Lane

Source-published item, emblem and spell combinations. Displayed items are the core, not a complete six-slot build. The build sampling window is not reported.

BUILD 1

56.0% WR6.8% uso

Glowing Wand

+60 Magic Power +300 Extra Max HP +5% Movement Speed

Item effects

Scorch: Dealing Magic Damage burns the targets for 3s, also dealing extra Magic Damage equal to 1% of the target's Max HP per second. Lifebane: Dealing damage to a target will reduce the Shield and HP Regen effects on them to 60% of normal for 3s.

Lightning Truncheon

+75 Magic Power +400 Mana +10% Cooldown Reduction

Item effects

Resonate: Every 6s, the next skill echoes, dealing 255 (+0.85 Total Magic Power) extra Magic Damage to all enemies in range.

Blood Wings

+90 Magic Power

Item effects

Guard: Gains a 800 (+1 Total Magic Power) Shield that will regenerate 20s after being damaged. The Shield also grants 30 Movement Speed while it lasts and 150 Movement Speed for 1s after it breaks.

Emblem

Mage

+30 Magic Power +5% Cooldown Reduction +8 Magic Penetration

Inspire · Wilderness Blessing · Impure Rage

Spell

Flicker

Blink a fixed distance in the target direction and gain 5 (+1*Hero Level) extra Physical & Magic Defense afterward for 1s.

BUILD 2

54.9% WR4.3% uso

Glowing Wand

+60 Magic Power +300 Extra Max HP +5% Movement Speed

Item effects

Lightning Truncheon

+75 Magic Power +400 Mana +10% Cooldown Reduction

Item effects

Resonate: Every 6s, the next skill echoes, dealing 255 (+0.85 Total Magic Power) extra Magic Damage to all enemies in range.

Divine Glaive

+40% Magic Penetration +60 Magic Power

Item effects

Spellbreaker: When attacking an enemy, gains 0.1% extra Magic Penetration for each point of the enemy's Magic Defense, capped at 20%.

Emblem

Mage

+30 Magic Power +5% Cooldown Reduction +8 Magic Penetration

Inspire · Wilderness Blessing · Impure Rage

Spell

Flicker

Blink a fixed distance in the target direction and gain 5 (+1*Hero Level) extra Physical & Magic Defense afterward for 1s.

BUILD 3

51.5% WR7.4% uso

Lightning Truncheon

+75 Magic Power +400 Mana +10% Cooldown Reduction

Item effects

Resonate: Every 6s, the next skill echoes, dealing 255 (+0.85 Total Magic Power) extra Magic Damage to all enemies in range.

Glowing Wand

+60 Magic Power +300 Extra Max HP +5% Movement Speed

Item effects

Divine Glaive

+40% Magic Penetration +60 Magic Power

Item effects

Spellbreaker: When attacking an enemy, gains 0.1% extra Magic Penetration for each point of the enemy's Magic Defense, capped at 20%.

Emblem

Mage

+30 Magic Power +5% Cooldown Reduction +8 Magic Penetration

Inspire · Wilderness Blessing · Impure Rage

Spell

Flicker

Blink a fixed distance in the target direction and gain 5 (+1*Hero Level) extra Physical & Magic Defense afterward for 1s.

Sinergias

Carmilla

Atlas

Heroes that can buff or CC such as Carmilla and Atlas to give her more opportunities to deal damage.

Vantagem contra

Hanabi

Faramis

Heroes that lack mobility or burst such as Hanabi and Faramis are suspectible to Valentina's low cooldown skills that provide soft CC and sustained damage.

Cuidado contra

Hayabusa

Natalia

Hanzo

Heroes with gap closers or high burst like Hayabusa, Natalia, and Hanzo.

ABILITIES

Primal Force

Valentina gains 8-50 extra EXP (scales with level) each time she deals damage to an enemy hero. Cooldown: 2s. If the enemy hero's level is not higher than hers, 30% of the damage dealt is converted into her HP.

Shadow Strike

CD: 7 Mana Cost: 70

Valentina casts Shadow Strike in the target direction, dealing 475 (+145% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies hit and slowing them by 40% for 1s. Enemy heroes hit are marked with a Shadow Sigil for 4s. Marked enemies hit by Shadow Strike again are Terrified for 1s (a target can only be terrified once every 4s).

Arcane Shade

CD: 12 Mana Cost: 40

Valentina dashes in the target direction, firing 3 Shadow Bolts at nearby enemies that deal 90 (+30% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage each. She can cast this skill again within 6s (costs Mana). Each time a Shadow Bolt hits an enemy, the cooldown of Shadow Strike is reduced by 1s.

I Am You

CD: 55

Valentina slows the target enemy hero by 70% for 0.5s and gains the ability to cast their Ultimate . Casting the enemy's Ultimate turns her into the enemy hero's form and inherits their Basic Attack type for up to 12s (her regular skills remain unchanged unless the enemy's Ultimate has a Morph effect). The stolen Ultimate 's level equals Valentina's own Ultimate level, and its cooldown is 120% of the target's (but no lower than 10s). If the target is a Physical Damage hero, Valentina gains (+100% Total Magic Power) for the duration. This cannot be used on an enemy Valentina.

LANE TIPS

General lane advice, not professional player guides. Source item and ability descriptions may be in English.

1
In mid, clear the wave before rotating; follow your jungler without losing lane experience.
2
Adapt the remaining build slots to enemy damage and healing; do not buy the same items every match.
3
Before engaging, check which enemies are visible on the minimap and wait for key crowd-control abilities to be used.