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and 40% Movement Speed which rapidly decays over its duration for 4 seconds. Meanwhile, she gradually transforms the shields of her nearby enemies into her own shield,[''amount unknown''] capped at 50% of her Max HP.
|ls-1 = Base Shield: 30 / 390 / 480 / 570 / 660 / 750
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|term-1 = Shield
|term-2 = Movement Speed
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and to nearby enemies. Each time she deals damage to a hero, the cooldown of Frostmoon Shield is reduced by 1.5 seconds (damaging non-hero units grants a 0.5 seconds reduction) and the enemy's Movement Speed is reduced by 10% for 1.5 second.
|ls-1 = Base Damage: 240 / 280 / 320 / 360 / 400 / 440
|ls-2 = Added Damage: 300 / 350 / 400 / 450 / 500 / 550
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|term-1 = Physical Damage Skill
|term-2 = Magic Damage Skill
|term-3 = Cooldown
|notes = * When an enemy hero and a creep are both hit, the cooldown reduction when hitting an enemy hero takes priority and they do not stack.
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: Esmeralda casts the Stardust at the target location, dealing , and then blinks to target location and casts Frostmoon, dealing and immobilizing enemies in the area for 1 second.
|ls-1 = Base Damage: 350 / 500 / 650
|ls-2 = Added Damage: 350 / 500 / 650
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|term-1 = Immobilize
|term-2 = Physical Magic Skill
|term-3 = Magic Damage Skill
|notes = *This skill can be charged up to 1.5 seconds and can be overcharged for another 3 seconds.
*If this skill is interrupted or manually cancelled, the mana cost will be refunded.
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Matchup Analysis
Strong Against
Akai
Esmeralda works well against heroes with shields, like Akai and Lolita, because her skills not only ignore their shields, but she also converts them into her own.
LolitaEsmeralda works well against heroes with shields, like Akai and Lolita, because her skills not only ignore their shields, but she also converts them into her own.
Weak Against
Karrie
Esmeralda is countered by highly mobile Marksmen, such as Karrie and Lesley, because she lacks the burst damage to finish them off quickly and can't keep up with their mobility.
LesleyEsmeralda is countered by highly mobile Marksmen, such as Karrie and Lesley, because she lacks the burst damage to finish them off quickly and can't keep up with their mobility.
Recommended Builds
Sustained DPS
Spell: FlickerEmblem: Support Emblem
Enchanted Talisman
Arcane Boots
Calamity Reaper
Feather of Heaven
Holy Crystal
Blood WingsLate-game Core
Spell: FlickerEmblem: Support Emblem
Clock of Destiny
Magic Shoes
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
Blood Wings
Divine GlaiveBurst
Spell: FlickerEmblem: Support Emblem
Calamity Reaper
Arcane Boots
Feather of Heaven
Lightning Truncheon
Divine Glaive
Holy CrystalBase Stats
Durability90
Offense30
Control Effect60
Difficulty70
Profile
RoleTank, Mage
LaneEXP
SpecialtyRegen, Mixed Damage
Difficulty3/3
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