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Violet vs Ivy

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Written for the Violet player. Playing Ivy? See Ivy 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 Ivy

  • Buy Knockdown Knockdown 3,200 souls Tier 3TechPress +35s Cooldown +0.1s Cast Delay +2s Stun Delay +0.5s Stun Duration +75 Bonus Health +5% Ability Range +5% Radius for Air Drop Air Drop 22m Range21s Duration100s Cooldown Picks up an ally and takes flight with them; Crowd Control tier 2 adds a slow on the drop; Damage about 115 spirit explosion damage at base (deadlock.one) Mobility true flight for Ivy and the carried ally — the highest-freedom movement in… 1 about 300 barrier to Ivy and the ally when the flight ends, scaling with Spirit Power 2 adds a slow to the drop effect 5 adds a silence and improved scaling — it drops her and the carried ally out of the sky and cancels the delivery entirely
  • Apply constant chip damage: taking damage briefly disables Air Drop Air Drop 22m Range21s Duration100s Cooldown Picks up an ally and takes flight with them; Crowd Control tier 2 adds a slow on the drop; Damage about 115 spirit explosion damage at base (deadlock.one) Mobility true flight for Ivy and the carried ally — the highest-freedom movement in… 1 about 300 barrier to Ivy and the ally when the flight ends, scaling with Spirit Power 2 adds a slow to the drop effect 5 adds a silence and improved scaling , so pressured Ivy simply cannot cast her ult
  • Stop shooting during Stone Form Stone Form 3s Duration40s Cooldown Turns Ivy into impervious stone and slams her into the ground, stunning and damaging nearby enemies and healing her for a portion of her maximum health. Crowd Control area stun on landing; tier 3 extends the stun duration Damage about 75 at base spirit power (deadlock.one); Mobility a downward slam — it repositions her vertically, especially when combined… 1 increased stun duration and improved damage scaling (she is impervious) and instead back out of the roughly 5.75m landing radius so the Stun whiffs
  • Break the Kudzu Connection Kudzu Connection 16m Range12s Duration37s Cooldown Forms a link with a nearby ally, granting both of them fire rate, bullet lifesteal and replicated healing, and removing the movement penalty while shooting. Damage no direct damage; about +10% fire rate, +15% bullet lifesteal and 35%… Mobility removes the move-speed penalty while shooting, which is effectively a large… Defensive the bullet lifesteal and replicated healing are her main sustain for both… 1 about +8% fire rate and +8% bullet lifesteal 2 connection is always active pair's line of sight before tier 3 by forcing them around separate corners, and focus the buffed ally rather than Ivy

Bait these first

  • Stone Form Stone Form 3s Duration40s Cooldown Turns Ivy into impervious stone and slams her into the ground, stunning and damaging nearby enemies and healing her for a portion of her maximum health. Crowd Control area stun on landing; tier 3 extends the stun duration Damage about 75 at base spirit power (deadlock.one); Mobility a downward slam — it repositions her vertically, especially when combined… 1 increased stun duration and improved damage scaling first — it is her only reliable defensive cooldown. Show a burst threat, make her use it, then engage on the landing when she has no invulnerability and no heal
  • Air Drop Air Drop 22m Range21s Duration100s Cooldown Picks up an ally and takes flight with them; Crowd Control tier 2 adds a slow on the drop; Damage about 115 spirit explosion damage at base (deadlock.one) Mobility true flight for Ivy and the carried ally — the highest-freedom movement in… 1 about 300 barrier to Ivy and the ally when the flight ends, scaling with Spirit Power 2 adds a slow to the drop effect 5 adds a silence and improved scaling next: force it defensively as an extraction rather than letting her use it as an engage. An Air Drop Air Drop 22m Range21s Duration100s Cooldown Picks up an ally and takes flight with them; Crowd Control tier 2 adds a slow on the drop; Damage about 115 spirit explosion damage at base (deadlock.one) Mobility true flight for Ivy and the carried ally — the highest-freedom movement in… 1 about 300 barrier to Ivy and the ally when the flight ends, scaling with Spirit Power 2 adds a slow to the drop effect 5 adds a silence and improved scaling spent pulling an ally out of a losing fight is an Air Drop Air Drop 22m Range21s Duration100s Cooldown Picks up an ally and takes flight with them; Crowd Control tier 2 adds a slow on the drop; Damage about 115 spirit explosion damage at base (deadlock.one) Mobility true flight for Ivy and the carried ally — the highest-freedom movement in… 1 about 300 barrier to Ivy and the ally when the flight ends, scaling with Spirit Power 2 adds a slow to the drop effect 5 adds a silence and improved scaling that is not landing on your backline
  • Entangling Thorns Entangling Thorns 4s Duration32s Cooldown Summons a patch of choking thorns that damages and slows every enemy inside its radius. Crowd Control movement slow; tier 3 upgrades the effect to an immobilize Damage about 40 damage per second at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Defensive dropped at her own feet it discourages a melee chase 1 +2m radius and improved spirit scaling on the DPS 2 immobilizes enemies in the patch third — make her place it on the wave or on a durable frontliner so the tier-3 immobilize is not available for your carry

What Ivy does to you

  • Air Drop Air Drop 22m Range21s Duration100s Cooldown Picks up an ally and takes flight with them; Crowd Control tier 2 adds a slow on the drop; Damage about 115 spirit explosion damage at base (deadlock.one) Mobility true flight for Ivy and the carried ally — the highest-freedom movement in… 1 about 300 barrier to Ivy and the ally when the flight ends, scaling with Spirit Power 2 adds a slow to the drop effect 5 adds a silence and improved scaling delivers a burst hero directly on top of your backline from a vertical angle your cover does not protect against, with a barrier and a damage buff attached
  • Air Drop Air Drop 22m Range21s Duration100s Cooldown Picks up an ally and takes flight with them; Crowd Control tier 2 adds a slow on the drop; Damage about 115 spirit explosion damage at base (deadlock.one) Mobility true flight for Ivy and the carried ally — the highest-freedom movement in… 1 about 300 barrier to Ivy and the ally when the flight ends, scaling with Spirit Power 2 adds a slow to the drop effect 5 adds a silence and improved scaling tier 3 silences on the drop, which ends a channelled ultimate the instant she lands on you
  • Entangling Thorns Entangling Thorns 4s Duration32s Cooldown Summons a patch of choking thorns that damages and slows every enemy inside its radius. Crowd Control movement slow; tier 3 upgrades the effect to an immobilize Damage about 40 damage per second at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Defensive dropped at her own feet it discourages a melee chase 1 +2m radius and improved spirit scaling on the DPS 2 immobilizes enemies in the patch tier 3 immobilizes you in place while her gun and her linked ally's gun pour into you

How to counter Ivy →

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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