Celeste vs Nurse Harrow
Written for the Celeste player. Playing Nurse Harrow? See Nurse Harrow vs Celeste →
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: Celeste in lane
Lane strengths
- Four stamina charges plus her air-control passive (enhanced air acceleration and reduced gravity effects) make her extremely hard to pin down in a lane
- The bounce weapon's aim assistance means near-misses still connect, which forgives imperfect aim at awkward angles
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Light Eater Light Eater Celeste fires a flare of light in a cone ahead of her. Damage 40 flare damage plus 15 per subsequent tagged hit, over an 8s duration… Defensive The spirit lifesteal it enables is her only meaningful in-combat healing. 1 +15% spirit lifesteal 2 -10s cooldown (from a 20s base) and +3m cast range 5 +25 damage and +0.2 spirit scaling 's spirit Lifesteal lets her stay in lane longer than her health pool suggests
Lane weaknesses
- Genuinely awkward laning — the 50 m/s projectile speed and bounce mechanic take real practice, and mobalytics explicitly calls her laning phase weak
- Around 690-700 maximum health puts her at the bottom of the roster for durability
- Only ~31 weapon DPS before Light Eater Light Eater Celeste fires a flare of light in a cone ahead of her. Damage 40 flare damage plus 15 per subsequent tagged hit, over an 8s duration… Defensive The spirit lifesteal it enables is her only meaningful in-combat healing. 1 +15% spirit lifesteal 2 -10s cooldown (from a 20s base) and +3m cast range 5 +25 damage and +0.2 spirit scaling tags, so she cannot win a straight trade early
Power spikes
- Light Eater Light Eater Celeste fires a flare of light in a cone ahead of her. Damage 40 flare damage plus 15 per subsequent tagged hit, over an 8s duration… Defensive The spirit lifesteal it enables is her only meaningful in-combat healing. 1 +15% spirit lifesteal 2 -10s cooldown (from a 20s base) and +3m cast range 5 +25 damage and +0.2 spirit scaling T1/T2 — The extra spirit Lifesteal and -10s cooldown turn her from a fragile poker into a hero who sustains through skirmishes
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Radiant Daggers Radiant Daggers Celeste calls a shaft of light down from above a chosen point. Damage 55 impact damage base (deadlock.one); Defensive Used behind her to deter a chase through a corridor. 1 +2 charges 2 +80 impact damage and -22s cooldown 5 +8% spirit amp and +9% fire rate per stack T1 (+2 charges) — Multiple charges let her actually cover the ground an enemy must walk through, which is when the delay stops mattering -
Shining Wonder Shining Wonder Celeste launches an orb of light that damages the first target it strikes, slowing them and shortening their dash distance, then bounces on to other enemies in range. Crowd Control Movement slow plus a dash-distance reduction on each target hit; Damage 140 base spirit damage (deadlock.one); Defensive Slowing a chase is a real disengage use for a hero this fragile. 1 +20% move-speed slow and -15% dash distance 2 +80 damage 5 +8 maximum bounces and -30s cooldown unlock — Gives her the multi-target slow and dash reduction she needs to matter in a real teamfight
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.
Other new heroes against Celeste
- Celeste vs Violet from 16 Oct