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Victor vs Nurse Harrow

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

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: Victor in lane

Lane strengths

  • Jumpstart Jumpstart 4.5s Duration30s Cooldown Victor shocks himself for a percentage of his current health, then converts that into a large burst of health regeneration and a sharp movement speed boost, both of which decay over the… Damage Self-damage of 15% current health; Mobility +3 m/s base move speed, decaying; Defensive 100 total HP regen base, +70 more at T2 (~170 total); 1 +3 m/s move speed (on top of the base +3 m/s) 2 +70 total HP regen and -8s cooldown (30s base) 5 +1 charge, +50% Debuff Resistance, -50% duration on existing debuffs, and increased… 's 100-170 regen lets him win prolonged health trades against most laners without buying sustain items
  • Pain Battery Pain Battery 28m Range2s Cooldown A battery that fills passively as Victor takes damage from any source, including his own self-harm abilities. Crowd Control T1 applies a 32% movement slow for 2s on hit Damage 100 base spirit; T2 adds +50 Defensive T3 heals Victor for 15% of his missing health per hero hit, which is the… 1 +32% movement slow for 2s on hit 2 +50 damage 5 heal for 15% of missing health per hero hit, plus increased spirit scaling converts incoming lane harassment into a 100-150 damage counter-punch, so passive poke feeds him
  • 800 base HP plus a revive ultimate means an enemy gank on Victor often loses more than it gains once Shocking Reanimation Shocking Reanimation 240s Cooldown A passive that fires when Victor would die. Crowd Control Diminishing slow from the death wave, then a 1.5s stun on reanimation (T3… Damage 200 spirit on reanimation; Defensive Rebirth at 50% health base; 1 +15% fire rate and +6 spirit damage per bullet while Shocking Reanimation is on cooldown 2 +50% rebirth health (so he returns much healthier) 5 +175 damage, +1.5s stun duration, and -95s cooldown (240s base down to roughly 145s) is online

Lane weaknesses

  • Low base move speed (6.3 m/s) outside of the Jumpstart Jumpstart 4.5s Duration30s Cooldown Victor shocks himself for a percentage of his current health, then converts that into a large burst of health regeneration and a sharp movement speed boost, both of which decay over the… Damage Self-damage of 15% current health; Mobility +3 m/s base move speed, decaying; Defensive 100 total HP regen base, +70 more at T2 (~170 total); 1 +3 m/s move speed (on top of the base +3 m/s) 2 +70 total HP regen and -8s cooldown (30s base) 5 +1 charge, +50% Debuff Resistance, -50% duration on existing debuffs, and increased… window makes him easy to collapse on
  • Both Jumpstart Jumpstart 4.5s Duration30s Cooldown Victor shocks himself for a percentage of his current health, then converts that into a large burst of health regeneration and a sharp movement speed boost, both of which decay over the… Damage Self-damage of 15% current health; Mobility +3 m/s base move speed, decaying; Defensive 100 total HP regen base, +70 more at T2 (~170 total); 1 +3 m/s move speed (on top of the base +3 m/s) 2 +70 total HP regen and -8s cooldown (30s base) 5 +1 charge, +50% Debuff Resistance, -50% duration on existing debuffs, and increased… and Aura of Suffering Aura of Suffering 8s Duration2s Cooldown A toggle that radiates escalating spirit damage in roughly an 8m sphere around Victor, hurting enemies and Victor himself. Crowd Control T1 applies a 20% move and dash slow to enemies inside the aura Damage 13 DPS minimum ramping to 58 DPS maximum over roughly 8s of channel; Defensive none — it damages Victor as well 1 +20% move and dash slow on enemies in the aura 2 +6 minimum DPS and +34 maximum DPS 5 +1m radius and enemies inside take +15% damage from all sources damage him, so he starts most fights below maximum health
  • No ranged pressure at all — a long-range laner can deny him farm without ever entering Aura of Suffering Aura of Suffering 8s Duration2s Cooldown A toggle that radiates escalating spirit damage in roughly an 8m sphere around Victor, hurting enemies and Victor himself. Crowd Control T1 applies a 20% move and dash slow to enemies inside the aura Damage 13 DPS minimum ramping to 58 DPS maximum over roughly 8s of channel; Defensive none — it damages Victor as well 1 +20% move and dash slow on enemies in the aura 2 +6 minimum DPS and +34 maximum DPS 5 +1m radius and enemies inside take +15% damage from all sources range

Power spikes

  • Shocking Reanimation Shocking Reanimation 240s Cooldown A passive that fires when Victor would die. Crowd Control Diminishing slow from the death wave, then a 1.5s stun on reanimation (T3… Damage 200 spirit on reanimation; Defensive Rebirth at 50% health base; 1 +15% fire rate and +6 spirit damage per bullet while Shocking Reanimation is on cooldown 2 +50% rebirth health (so he returns much healthier) 5 +175 damage, +1.5s stun duration, and -95s cooldown (240s base down to roughly 145s) unlock — Makes him effectively unkillable in a single commit, which flips lane 1v1s and early ganks
  • Pain Battery Pain Battery 28m Range2s Cooldown A battery that fills passively as Victor takes damage from any source, including his own self-harm abilities. Crowd Control T1 applies a 32% movement slow for 2s on hit Damage 100 base spirit; T2 adds +50 Defensive T3 heals Victor for 15% of his missing health per hero hit, which is the… 1 +32% movement slow for 2s on hit 2 +50 damage 5 heal for 15% of missing health per hero hit, plus increased spirit scaling T3 — 15% missing-health heal per hero hit turns a losing brawl into a sustainable one and is his largest single spike
  • Aura of Suffering Aura of Suffering 8s Duration2s Cooldown A toggle that radiates escalating spirit damage in roughly an 8m sphere around Victor, hurting enemies and Victor himself. Crowd Control T1 applies a 20% move and dash slow to enemies inside the aura Damage 13 DPS minimum ramping to 58 DPS maximum over roughly 8s of channel; Defensive none — it damages Victor as well 1 +20% move and dash slow on enemies in the aura 2 +6 minimum DPS and +34 maximum DPS 5 +1m radius and enemies inside take +15% damage from all sources T3 — +15% damage taken for everyone in the aura converts him from a solo brawler into a teamfight amplifier

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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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