Violet vs Paige

How to beat Paige

• Dive her. urgametips.com confirms she has no personal movement skill; any hero who reaches her kills her, which is why mobile flankers are her structural answer.
• Watch the ground for Captivating Read Captivating Read 30m Range30s Cooldown Paige marks an area with latent magic that slows anyone standing in it, then after a short delay the magic goes off, dealing spirit damage and locking enemies caught in it in place. Crowd Control A slow on entry, then an immobilize (root) when the zone detonates. Damage 90 spirit damage (deadlock.one). Defensive Immobilizing a diver is her only real self-peel, since she has no movement… 1 increased cooldown reduction. 2 +2m radius, on hit reduce spirit resist by 18% for 6s, and doubled range. 's marked zone and leave before the delayed detonation. It is the single most avoidable piece of Hard CC in this group.
• Focus the barriered target and burn Plot Armor Plot Armor 35m Range5s Duration28s Cooldown Paige grants a chosen ally a barrier, and for as long as that barrier is still standing the ally's weapon damage is increased. Damage No damage. 125 barrier and +25% weapon damage at base (deadlock.one). T2… Mobility None, though it is her main way of keeping a diving ally alive. Defensive Direct barrier on an ally at 35m range (urgametips.com), 28s cooldown. 1 while barriered, +14% fire rate. 2 +100 barrier, +2s duration. 5 affects up to 2 additional allies with increased barrier scaling. down rather than switching off — the weapon damage buff only lasts while the barrier holds.
• Bait Captivating Read Captivating Read 30m Range30s Cooldown Paige marks an area with latent magic that slows anyone standing in it, then after a short delay the magic goes off, dealing spirit damage and locking enemies caught in it in place. Crowd Control A slow on entry, then an immobilize (root) when the zone detonates. Damage 90 spirit damage (deadlock.one). Defensive Immobilizing a diver is her only real self-peel, since she has no movement… 1 increased cooldown reduction. 2 +2m radius, on hit reduce spirit resist by 18% for 6s, and doubled range. with a durable hero walking through a choke first, then move your carry through during the 30s cooldown.

Bait these first

• Captivating Read Captivating Read 30m Range30s Cooldown Paige marks an area with latent magic that slows anyone standing in it, then after a short delay the magic goes off, dealing spirit damage and locking enemies caught in it in place. Crowd Control A slow on entry, then an immobilize (root) when the zone detonates. Damage 90 spirit damage (deadlock.one). Defensive Immobilizing a diver is her only real self-peel, since she has no movement… 1 increased cooldown reduction. 2 +2m radius, on hit reduce spirit resist by 18% for 6s, and doubled range. first. It is her only Hard CC and her only self-peel; with it on cooldown she cannot stop a dive at all.
• Plot Armor Plot Armor 35m Range5s Duration28s Cooldown Paige grants a chosen ally a barrier, and for as long as that barrier is still standing the ally's weapon damage is increased. Damage No damage. 125 barrier and +25% weapon damage at base (deadlock.one). T2… Mobility None, though it is her main way of keeping a diving ally alive. Defensive Direct barrier on an ally at 35m range (urgametips.com), 28s cooldown. 1 while barriered, +14% fire rate. 2 +100 barrier, +2s duration. 5 affects up to 2 additional allies with increased barrier scaling. second — force her to spend it on a poked teammate before the engage, so her carry fights the real teamfight without the barrier or the damage buff.
• Bookwyrm Bookwyrm 5s Duration33s Cooldown Paige conjures a dragon that materialises at a chosen spot and then flies forward, damaging enemies along the way and leaving a strip of fire burning behind it. Damage 60 initial damage plus 30 damage per second from the trail (deadlock.one). Defensive The trail is a soft wall; 1 -12s cooldown. 2 +1 charge, +2s trail duration, +1m radius. 5 +12m travel range, +100 damage, +30 DPS. charges third: make her burn them on wave clear so she has no trail to fence the fight with.

What Paige does to you

• Captivating Read Captivating Read 30m Range30s Cooldown Paige marks an area with latent magic that slows anyone standing in it, then after a short delay the magic goes off, dealing spirit damage and locking enemies caught in it in place. Crowd Control A slow on entry, then an immobilize (root) when the zone detonates. Damage 90 spirit damage (deadlock.one). Defensive Immobilizing a diver is her only real self-peel, since she has no movement… 1 increased cooldown reduction. 2 +2m radius, on hit reduce spirit resist by 18% for 6s, and doubled range. detonates in a choke and immobilizes you in place, and at T3 it also strips 18% of your Spirit Resist for 6s so everything her team follows up with hits harder.
• Plot Armor Plot Armor 35m Range5s Duration28s Cooldown Paige grants a chosen ally a barrier, and for as long as that barrier is still standing the ally's weapon damage is increased. Damage No damage. 125 barrier and +25% weapon damage at base (deadlock.one). T2… Mobility None, though it is her main way of keeping a diving ally alive. Defensive Direct barrier on an ally at 35m range (urgametips.com), 28s cooldown. 1 while barriered, +14% fire rate. 2 +100 barrier, +2s duration. 5 affects up to 2 additional allies with increased barrier scaling. gives her carry a 125+ barrier AND +25% weapon damage with +14% fire rate simultaneously, so the duel you thought you were winning flips on one button press.
• Bookwyrm Bookwyrm 5s Duration33s Cooldown Paige conjures a dragon that materialises at a chosen spot and then flies forward, damaging enemies along the way and leaving a strip of fire burning behind it. Damage 60 initial damage plus 30 damage per second from the trail (deadlock.one). Defensive The trail is a soft wall; 1 -12s cooldown. 2 +1 charge, +2s trail duration, +1m radius. 5 +12m travel range, +100 damage, +30 DPS. 's burning trail (30+ DPS) denies the corridor you wanted to retreat through, so you take the long route into her team's guns.

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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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