Valla · Ranged Assassin
Valla in ARAM
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Overview
ARAM puts everyone in a single lane with random heroes: there are no map objectives to split for, so the game is decided by team fights and by who manages health and mana better. In ARAM you'll be poking all the time: stay behind the group and use your damage every time it's ready.
Strengths
- Strong gank potential around the map.
- Crowd control: Rain of Vengeance applies a stun.
- Good wave clear, according to Blizzard's own hero tags.
Weaknesses
- Relies on basic attacks: blinds and armor hurt its damage.
- Mana-hungry: Blizzard flags its energy as important, so manage it early.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
Builds
ARAM talents
When to use it
Constant fights in one lane: damage early to win the trades, survivability later to outlast the long team fights.
Map job
Battlegrounds change every match, so this is its job on any of them.
- Solo laneHolds a lane alone and wins it.
Double soakMainSoaks experience in a lane, usually alongside a teammate, and clears waves fast.- RotateMoves between lanes to gank and help.
- Mercenary campsTakes mercenary camps when it is safe.
- With the teamStays with the team for fights and objectives.
Talents by level
Puncturing ArrowIncrease the number of Hungering Arrow bounces by 1. Quest: Hitting an enemy Hero with the initial impact of Hungering Arrow refunds 40 Mana and permanently increases the damage of its initial impact by 6.QQuest
Fire At WillQuest: Hitting a Hero with Multishot grants 2 Hatred and permanently increases its damage by 2. Reward: After hitting 20 Heroes with Multishot, increase its damage by 40.WQuest
Creed of the HunterQuest: Every 50 Basic Attacks against Heroes increases Hatred's damage bonus per stack by 1%, up to 6%. Gambit: Gain 25% bonus Attack Speed. Every death reduces this bonus by 5%.TraitQuest
- 1Quest talent: it only pays off if you complete it early, so commit to it.
- 4Upgrades Multishot for more damage.
- 7Upgrades Hungering Arrow for more damage.
- 10Heroic ability focused on damage.
- 13Upgrades Hatred for more survivability.
- 16The most survivability-focused option at level 16.
- 20Upgrades Vault for more damage.
Abilities
- QHungering Arrow10s60 mpFire an arrow that deals 140 (+4% per level) damage to the first target hit, then seeks up to 2 additional enemies, prioritizing Heroes, dealing 80 (+4% per level) damage. Can hit an enemy multiple times.
- WMultishot13s75 mpDeal 159 (+4% per level) damage to enemies within the target area.
EVault10s50 mpDash to the target area. Valla's next Basic Attack within 2 seconds deals 6% increased damage per stack of Hatred.
RStrafeHeroic60s80 mpRapidly attack enemies within 10 range for 60 (+4% per level) damage per hit, prioritizing Heroes over Minions. Valla is able to move and use Vault while strafing. Lasts for 4 seconds.Heroic — moves you. Keep it to escape unless the kill is certain.
RRain of VengeanceHeroic50s50 mpLaunch a wave of Shadow Beasts that deals 250 (+4% per level) damage and Stuns enemies in the target area for 0.5 seconds. Stores up to 2 charges.Heroic — applies a stun. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.- HatredTraitBasic Attacks grant a stack of Hatred, up to 10. Each Hatred stack increases Basic Attack damage by 8% and Movement Speed by 1%. Lasts 6 seconds.
Strategy
1What changes
ARAM puts everyone in a single lane with random heroes: there are no map objectives to split for, so the game is decided by team fights and by who manages health and mana better.
2Build adjustments
Constant fights in one lane: damage early to win the trades, survivability later to outlast the long team fights.
3Fighting
Hit the closest target you can reach safely and keep Vault for the enemy dive. In ARAM you'll be poking all the time: stay behind the group and use your damage every time it's ready.
Tips
- In ARAM you'll be poking all the time: stay behind the group and use your damage every time it's ready.
- Pick the heroic that wins team fights: Strafe or Rain of Vengeance.
- Don't chase alone: the enemy is always grouped.
- Grab regeneration globes and use the healing fountain between fights.
Changelog
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98304.
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98297.
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98285.
- Guide created for patch 2.55.17.98025.
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