Nurse Harrow vs Graves
Written for the Nurse Harrow player. Playing Graves? See Graves vs Nurse Harrow →
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 →
How to beat Graves
- Fight her past 20m — her falloff bottoms out around 17m, so Grey Talon, Vindicta or any mid-range poke makes
Essence Theft Essence Theft Graves's bullets siphon weapon damage and spirit resist from whoever they hit, transferring it to Graves up to a per-target cap. Damage no direct damage of its own; Defensive indirectly defensive — a carry with stolen weapon damage kills Graves more… 1 +1 maximum steal target, and all Graves's summons apply Essence Theft literally unbuildable - Dive her: she has no dash and no escape once
Grasping Hands Grasping Hands Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize is down, so a gap-closer ( 
Phantom Strike Phantom Strike +35s Cooldown +0.35s Cast Delay +8 Spirit Power +15% Weapon Damage +40% Move Speed +3s Slow Duration , Abrams charge, Shiv dash) deletes her - Carry
Dispel Magic Dispel Magic +45s Cooldown +10% Spirit Resist +3s Buff Duration +250 HP Healed On Activate specifically for the Grasping Hands Grasping Hands Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize immobilize — it is a Root, so you keep shooting and items keep working while you clear it - Kill the gravestone with two heavy melees rather than fighting the Ghoul stream; the ult's entire value is the object surviving
Bait these first
- Grasping Hands Grasping Hands Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize first — it is her only defensive tool, has a long cooldown before tier 3, and once it is on cooldown she has no answer to a dive. Fake an approach down a chokepoint, let her place the wall, then commit from a different angle
- Then
Jar of Dead Jar of Dead Passively banks a charge whenever something dies near Graves. Crowd Control none at base; the tier-2 upgrade adds roughly a 30% movement slow for about… Damage roughly 16 spirit per Deadhead hit at base spirit power (deadlock.one, patch… Defensive tier-1 upgrade returns a small heal (about 5 health) when a death is… 1 heals Graves a small amount for each death collected 2 Deadhead hits apply roughly a 30% slow for about 1 second 5 +2 additional Deadheads and +4 seconds of lifetime , since a jar spent on a creep wave is a jar that is not slowing you during the dive (tier 2 onward) -
Borrowed Decree Borrowed Decree Plants a gravestone that spawns Ghouls over time. Crowd Control area slow on Ghoul detonation Damage roughly 115 spirit on Ghoul detonation and about 40 melee per upgrade tier; Defensive a gravestone placed on your own walker or guardian turns a defensive hold… 1 +25% Ghoul move speed and about -15s cooldown 2 +10s duration and faster spawn cadence (about -0.3s spawn time) 5 Ghouls deal roughly +5% of the target's current health as damage when they die is worth baiting only when you can immediately break the gravestone with heavy melees — otherwise let her use it in a bad spot and simply fight elsewhere
What Graves does to you
- Grasping Hands Grasping Hands Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize across a doorway or stair roots you in place while Deadheads and Ghouls grind you down — the Root itself is what kills you, not the wall damage
- Essence Theft Essence Theft Graves's bullets siphon weapon damage and spirit resist from whoever they hit, transferring it to Graves up to a per-target cap. Damage no direct damage of its own; Defensive indirectly defensive — a carry with stolen weapon damage kills Graves more… 1 +1 maximum steal target, and all Graves's summons apply Essence Theft quietly strips up to about 25% of your weapon damage over a long fight; the carry who committed to a drawn-out duel with Graves loses it slowly and never notices why
- Borrowed Decree Borrowed Decree Plants a gravestone that spawns Ghouls over time. Crowd Control area slow on Ghoul detonation Damage roughly 115 spirit on Ghoul detonation and about 40 melee per upgrade tier; Defensive a gravestone placed on your own walker or guardian turns a defensive hold… 1 +25% Ghoul move speed and about -15s cooldown 2 +10s duration and faster spawn cadence (about -0.3s spawn time) 5 Ghouls deal roughly +5% of the target's current health as damage when they die gravestones sit on your walker and chip the objective while your team is forced to rotate back and clear Ghouls
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 Graves
- Violet vs Graves from 16 Oct