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Calico vs Nurse Harrow

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Written for the Calico player. Playing Nurse Harrow? See Nurse Harrow vs Calico →

Nurse Harrow is announced but not out yet. New heroes release Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:00 pm Pacific, in an order set by player vote; the next slot is Friday 16 October.

This page becomes the full matchup guide on release day: the measured win rate, who is favoured, how to win, a phase-by-phase plan and the abilities to watch. Everything known about Nurse Harrow so far →

Your side: Calico in lane

Lane strengths

  • Gloom Bombs Gloom Bombs 14s Cooldown Calico lobs a handful of bombs that scatter and blow up after a short fuse, dealing spirit damage in the area they land. Damage 45 base spirit damage per bomb (deadlock.one); Defensive Can be thrown behind her while retreating to deter a chase through a choke. 1 -3s cooldown (from a 14s base) 2 -6% melee resist on targets hit and +6s duration 5 +3 grenades clears the wave and chips the enemy laner from a safe distance on a short 14s cooldown
  • Leaping Slash Leaping Slash 9m Range13s Cooldown Calico lunges forward and then sweeps everything around her with a melee slash. Damage 10 impact damage plus 40 heal scaling per Spirit Power at base… Mobility A committed forward dash — good for closing, mediocre for escaping since it… Defensive Heals on hero hit (+25 at Tier 1), giving her a reason to stay in a fight… 1 +25 heal amount 2 +200 bonus gold on kill and +3s bounty duration 5 +10 damage, +50% cooldown refund and +60 impact damage plus the spreadshot's 79 DPS makes any enemy who walks too far forward a real kill threat
  • Ava Ava 30s Cooldown Calico dissolves into shadow and takes the form of Ava, gaining movement speed that builds the longer she stays in the form and disappearing from the enemy minimap. Mobility Ramping bonus move speed (up to +45% more at Tier 2) and concealment from… Defensive Escape only through raw speed; 1 +15s buff duration 2 +45% maximum bonus move speed and +15 health regeneration 5 +20% outgoing damage, +6s damage amp duration and +10s build duration lets her leave a losing lane, reset and return without giving away her position

Lane weaknesses

  • She is fragile — she has no CC of her own to defend a bad trade and very little effective health
  • The 12-round clip empties almost instantly and the 2.60s reload is a large punish window in a duel
  • Before Return to Shadows Return to Shadows 115s Cooldown Calico instantly vanishes into shadow, becoming untargetable and gaining movement speed, damaging enemies around her as she goes. Damage 150 base spirit damage per hit (deadlock.one), applied on both entry and… Mobility Bonus move speed during the untargetable phase, which she uses to reposition… Defensive Full untargetability for the duration — it can be used purely to survive a… 1 -20s cooldown (from a 115s base) 2 +75 damage and +20% bonus move speed 5 +450 heal amount and +1s cooldown refund unlocks she has no untargetable escape and dies to any decent gank

Power spikes

  • Return to Shadows Return to Shadows 115s Cooldown Calico instantly vanishes into shadow, becoming untargetable and gaining movement speed, damaging enemies around her as she goes. Damage 150 base spirit damage per hit (deadlock.one), applied on both entry and… Mobility Bonus move speed during the untargetable phase, which she uses to reposition… Defensive Full untargetability for the duration — it can be used purely to survive a… 1 -20s cooldown (from a 115s base) 2 +75 damage and +20% bonus move speed 5 +450 heal amount and +1s cooldown refund unlock — Gives her a dive-and-leave button and turns her from a farmer into a genuine pick threat
  • Gloom Bombs Gloom Bombs 14s Cooldown Calico lobs a handful of bombs that scatter and blow up after a short fuse, dealing spirit damage in the area they land. Damage 45 base spirit damage per bomb (deadlock.one); Defensive Can be thrown behind her while retreating to deter a chase through a choke. 1 -3s cooldown (from a 14s base) 2 -6% melee resist on targets hit and +6s duration 5 +3 grenades T3 (+3 grenades) — Camp and wave clear becomes near-instant, which is the foundation of her farming and split-push lead
  • Leaping Slash Leaping Slash 9m Range13s Cooldown Calico lunges forward and then sweeps everything around her with a melee slash. Damage 10 impact damage plus 40 heal scaling per Spirit Power at base… Mobility A committed forward dash — good for closing, mediocre for escaping since it… Defensive Heals on hero hit (+25 at Tier 1), giving her a reason to stay in a fight… 1 +25 heal amount 2 +200 bonus gold on kill and +3s bounty duration 5 +10 damage, +50% cooldown refund and +60 impact damage T3 — The +50% cooldown refund makes the dash repeatable, effectively giving her a second mobility charge in fights

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What Valve has shown of Nurse Harrow

Abilities not shown yet. Valve's words for Nurse Harrow: strict, terrifying, savior. A medical theme and a healer's silhouette — watch for whether she is a support or a drain-tank.

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