

Esmeralda
Esmeralda
“Astrologer”
“'''A mysterious astrologer'''Born into a family of Agelta astrologers, she is the greatest astrologer on the [[Land of Dawn]]. Through the treasure star-moon box, she learned the fact that the tyrant [[Khufra]] was about to wake up. The re-sealing of [[Khufra]] became her new mission as an astrologer.”
Lore & Story
Skills

Starmoon Casket
Esmeralda manipulates Stardust and Frostmoon: Stardust deals Physical Damage while Frostmoon deals Magic Damage and gives the target a shield equal to 135% of Frostmoon's damage dealt. Each Basic Attack deals (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 100 (+75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage. The damage dealt by Esmeralda ignores all shield effects and gradually converts her shield into HP.

Frostmoon Shield
CD: 8 Mana Cost: 40Esmeralda gains 500 (+150% Total Magic Power) Shield and 40% Movement Speed which rapidly decays over its duration for 4s. Meanwhile, she gradually transforms the shields of her nearby enemies into her own shield, capped at 50% of her Max HP.

Stardust Dance
CD: 4.5 Mana Cost: 35Esmeralda waves Stardust and Frostmoon, dealing 240 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 300 (+120% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to nearby enemies. Each time she deals damage to a hero, the cooldown of Frostmoon Shield is reduced by 1.5s (damaging non-hero units grants a 0.5s reduction) and the enemy's Movement Speed is reduced by 20% for 1.5s.

Falling Starmoon
CD: 30 Mana Cost: 100Esmeralda coheres the power of Astrospace into her two weapons - Stardust and Frostmoon. The longer this skill is channeled, the longer the cast range. Use Again: Esmeralda casts Stardust at the target location, dealing 350 (+90% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage, and then blinks to the target location and casts Frostmoon, dealing 350 (+140% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and immobilizing enemies in the area for 1s.
Combo Guides
TEAMFIGHT COMBOS
In teamfights, enter the fight using Esmeralda's Ultimate, then use her 1st Skill to gain Movement Speed and steal the shields of nearby enemies, before finishing them off with her 2nd Skill and Basic Attacks.
LANING COMBOS
In the laning phase, use Esmeralda's 1st Skill to approach the enemy and hit them with her 2nd Skill followed by Basic Attacks. Her 1st Skill should be up again soon thanks to the CD reduction from her 2nd Skill, so use her 1st Skill again for Movement Speed and shields, and continue using her 2nd Skill and Basic Attacks.
Official Counter Analysis
Counters
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.
Countered By
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.
Good Teammates
Esmeralda works best with heroes that can pull enemies together like Atlas and Tigreal to allow her to hit more targets with her Ultimate.
Matchup Analysis
Strong Against
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
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
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Enchanted Talisman
Arcane Boots
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Feather of Heaven
Holy Crystal
Blood WingsLate-game Core
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Clock of Destiny
Magic Shoes
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
Blood Wings
Divine GlaiveBurst
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