Hello and welcome to my guide for Valla.

My name is jts2 (or mcsquirrel) and this is my guide for a high burst, high sustain, mobile Valla. I am an assassin and warrior main. My favorite heroes include Nova, Valla, Sylvanas, and Sonya, as well as Zagara. I played HoTS when it was in closed alpha and began playing again once it was open beta!

This build relies more on yourself to sustain and kite rather than your teammates. As an experienced MOBA player, I can tell you that in solo queue, you can only rely on yourself.

(Trait) - Valla's trait gives her a stacking buff (up to ten stacks) each time she auto attacks. These stacks grant her move speed and attack damage. You should try to keep up your stacks as much as possible because they fall off quickly.

(Q) - Hungering Arrow is a line skillshot that damages the first target it hits, and then splits into two mini homing projectiles that seek out two additional nearby targets. If there aren't any other targets, it can hit the same person twice. Keep in mind that you get healed from both the initial damage AND the homing damage and this skill is reset (up to twice) with the Repeating Arrow and Tumble talents. This is your bread and butter burst and sustain with this build.

(W) - Her W, Multishot, is a short-range cone that sprays projectiles in whatever direction the spell is aimed. Keep in mind that enemies can only take damage once from this ability, so it doesn't matter if you are point-blank or at max range, you will do the same damage. This is great for wave clear and as an opener before Hungering Arrow and its resets. Because most of the time you will have the Frost Shot talent, this ability will slow her enemies as well which allows for easier line-ups of your Q.

(E) - Valla's E is Vault, which is a short range dash. This spell gives her excellent mobility and positioning opportunity when used right, and is incredibly important to this build because it resets your Hungering Arrow. You will have two charges because of Tumble which will grant you even more mobility and burst with the reset. Be mindful not to be wasteful with this spell because it's your positioning mechanic. During team fights, I never immediately use both charges unless I am for sure that I can get away with it and won't need to use the second for an assassin or a tank who is trying to eat my face. In skirmish situations, especially 1v1s, you can usually use it twice quickly and burst/out sustain your opponent and either kill them or scare them off.

(R) - Strafe is the heroic of choice for this build. It is a channeled ability that fires rapidly at all enemies around you, prioritizing heroes over minions. You are able to move AND use Vault during Strafe. Getting stunned or silenced will cancel this ability. With two charges of E, it's easy to position for this heroic and dash away from enemy CC while you are using it.