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Violet vs Celeste

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Written for the Violet player. Playing Celeste? See Celeste vs Violet →

Violet 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 Violet so far →

How to beat Celeste

  • Use a dispel or debuff-removal item on Light Eater Light Eater 10m Range8s Duration20s Cooldown 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 mark — stripping it removes both her bonus Spirit Damage and her only real in-combat healing
  • Break Dazzling Trick Dazzling Trick 38s Cooldown Celeste wraps herself in a protective prism. Crowd Control Silence on nearby enemies when the barrier is destroyed; Damage Deals a portion of the barrier value as damage on break; Mobility Tier 1 grants +3.5m move speed while active. 1 +3.5m move speed 2 +80 combat barrier and +0.7 spirit scaling 5 +1.5s silence duration and -18s cooldown from range rather than in melee; the Silence on break is proximity-based, so popping it from a step back costs you nothing
  • Punish her ~690-700 health directly with a single burst window; she has no untargetable escape and no real durability once the barrier is gone
  • Walk out of the Radiant Daggers Radiant Daggers 30m Range33s Cooldown 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 marked area before the beam finishes forming — the delay is the entire counterplay and denies her the stacking spirit amp as well

Bait these first

  • Dazzling Trick Dazzling Trick 38s Cooldown Celeste wraps herself in a protective prism. Crowd Control Silence on nearby enemies when the barrier is destroyed; Damage Deals a portion of the barrier value as damage on break; Mobility Tier 1 grants +3.5m move speed while active. 1 +3.5m move speed 2 +80 combat barrier and +0.7 spirit scaling 5 +1.5s silence duration and -18s cooldown first — after the 09-16-2026 patch it is on a 38s cooldown, and it is both her defensive layer and her anti-dive Silence. Force it with a feint from range, let the Silence expire, then dive for real
  • Light Eater Light Eater 10m Range8s Duration20s Cooldown 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 second — without the tag her weapon is a 31 DPS marksman rifle with a 2.00s reload and she has no healing at all. Breaking line of sight after she casts it wastes the entire 8s window
  • Her stamina charges third — chasing her through vertical routes burns her stamina, and after the 5.3s stamina cooldown nerf she cannot refill them quickly

What Celeste does to you

  • Once Light Eater Light Eater 10m Range8s Duration20s Cooldown 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 you, every one of her bullets carries bonus Spirit Damage and heals her — a trade you think you are winning on her low DPS is actually refilling her health bar
  • Diving her into Dazzling Trick Dazzling Trick 38s Cooldown Celeste wraps herself in a protective prism. Crowd Control Silence on nearby enemies when the barrier is destroyed; Damage Deals a portion of the barrier value as damage on break; Mobility Tier 1 grants +3.5m move speed while active. 1 +3.5m move speed 2 +80 combat barrier and +0.7 spirit scaling 5 +1.5s silence duration and -18s cooldown silences you when you break the barrier, so the burst that was supposed to kill her leaves you unable to use abilities to finish or flee
  • Radiant Daggers Radiant Daggers 30m Range33s Cooldown 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 denies chokepoints and objective circles outright; with T1's extra charges she can cover two exits at once

How to counter Celeste →

What Valve has shown of Violet

Abilities not shown yet. Valve's words for Violet: ambitious, nimble, creative. A painter. Likely a zoning or terrain-painting kit; nothing confirmed yet.

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