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Violet vs Victor

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

  • Fight him outside the ~9m 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 radius — Vindicta from Flight Flight 13s Duration42s Cooldown Vindicta lifts off and flies freely for an extended duration. Damage +10 spirit damage per bullet while airborne (T3 adds +10 more with improved… Mobility 13s of free flight on a 42s cooldown; Defensive Being airborne dodges most ground-targeted abilities and puts her out of… 1 +50% base ammo capacity during Flight 2 +10s duration (13s base up to 23s) 5 hero kills refresh Flight's duration; , Venator's bolts, Wraith's Card Trick Card Trick 500m Range0.6s Cooldown Dealing weapon damage generates cards of a random suit, which she can then throw. Crowd Control none directly Damage 45 spirit base (about 0.55x spirit scaling); Mobility A Club card grants +24% move speed 1 +2 charges 2 +40 damage and increased spirit scaling 5 all suits improved and a higher chance for Jokers and Full Auto Full Auto 5s Duration45s Cooldown For a short window Wraith's fire rate increases and every bullet carries bonus spirit damage. Damage +2 spirit damage per bullet on top of her weapon damage 1 -20s cooldown (45s base down to 25s) 2 +10% fire rate and +3s duration 5 unlimited ammo and increased scaling on spirit damage per bullet all beat him without ever entering it
  • Buy anti-heal ( Healbane Healbane 1,600 souls Tier 2ArmorPassive +8s Duration +7 Spirit Power -35% Incoming Healing -35% Incoming Healing +275 Heal On Hero Kill , Toxic Bullets Toxic Bullets 3,200 souls Tier 3WeaponPassive -35% Incoming Healing -35% Incoming Healing ) and apply it BEFORE he Jumpstarts; as of the 03-26-2026 patch he no longer purges it, he only resists it, so the debuff sticks
  • When he dies, immediately step away from the corpse — the Reanimation Stun and 200-375 damage are centred on the death location and hit nothing if you leave
  • Save your Hard CC and your ultimate for the reanimated Victor, not the first health bar; a Warden Binding Word Binding Word 15m Range34s Cooldown Curses a targeted enemy hero. Crowd Control 1.75s immobilise (T2 adds +0.75s, so up to 2.5s) if the target fails the… Damage 110 (about 2.44x spirit scaling) when it lands Defensive Rooting a diver in place is a strong self-peel 1 Warden deals +20% bullet damage to trapped heroes for 5s 2 +0.75s immobilise duration 5 -14s cooldown (34s base) and silences the target until they escape or are immobilised or Viscous Cube on the rebirth ends him for good

Bait these first

  • 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) first and above everything — force the revive with a cheap commit, then win the real fight during the 145-240s downtime
  • 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… second: make him burn it as an escape rather than an engage, which removes both his mobility and his regen for 22-30s
  • 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 third: it discharges on a short 2s cycle once charged, so the goal is not to bait it but to be spread out and anti-healed when it goes off

What Victor does to you

  • 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 ramps from 13 to 58+ DPS (up to ~92 at T2) with a 20% move/dash slow, so any fight he drags out inside 9m he wins on attrition
  • 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 at T3 makes everyone inside take +15% damage from all sources — his team's burst is amplified just by his presence
  • 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 discharges for 100-150 spirit to everyone around him and, at T3, heals him for 15% of his missing health per hero hit, so chip damage on a low Victor is actively counterproductive

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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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