Valentina is a mage hero with hard difficulty. This is a live guide — win rate, pick rate and counter data refresh every 6 hours from real ranked matches.
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Heroes that can buff or CC such as Carmilla and Atlas to give her more opportunities to deal damage.
Heroes with gap closers or high burst like Hayabusa, Natalia, and Hanzo.
Level up in this order when playing Valentina:
Arcane Shade
Primal Force
Shadow Strike
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Valentina gains 8-50 extra EXP each time she deals damage to an enemy hero. Cooldown: 2s. If the enemy hero's level isn't higher than Valentina's, 30% of the damage dealt is converted into her HP. The EXP scales with Valentina's level.
Valentina casts Shadow Strike in the target direction, dealing 475 (+145% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies hit and slowing them by 40% for 1s. Enemy heroes hit by Shadow Strike are marked with a Shadow Sigil for 4s and will be terrified for 1s when hit by Shadow Strike again within the duration (a unit can only be terrified once within 4s).
Valentina dashes in the target direction, firing 3 Shadow Bolts at nearby enemies that deal 90 (+30% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage each. Valentina can cast this skill again within 6s (costs Mana). The cooldown of Shadow Strike is reduced by 1s each time a Shadow Bolt hits an enemy.
Valentina slows the target enemy hero by 70% for 0.5s and gains the ability to cast their Ultimate. Casting the enemy's Ultimate turns Valentina into the enemy hero's form and allows her to inherit their Basic Attack type for up to 12s. Her skills remain unchanged unless the enemy's Ultimate has a Morph effect. The stolen Ultimate's level will be equal to Valentina's Ultimate level and the Ultimate cooldown will be 120% of the target's Ultimate cooldown (but no lower than 10s). Valentina gains (+100% Total Magic Power) Physical Attack for the duration if the enemy is a Physical Damage hero. This cannot be used on an enemy Valentina.
Skill Order: Prioritise skills in this order — Skill 3 → Skill 1 → Skill 2.
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Copy an Ultimate or use 2nd Skill for better positioning. Use 1st Skill and reset its cooldown with 2nd Skill, then Terrify the target and use her copied Ultimate to secure the kill.
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Use 1st Skill to poke, then 2nd Skill to refresh its CD, and 1st Skill on the same enemy again to cause Terrify.
Community-ranked Valentina builds, sorted by popularity. Each build was uploaded by a real player and is refreshed every 6 hours.
Magic Boots
Enchanted Talisman
Glowing Wand
Holy Crystal
Divine Glaive
Winter Crown
Magic Boots and Enchanted Talisman for CD reduction. It helps you to do double skill 1 faster. Glowing wand for extra damage and anti-regen. Holy Crystal extra magic power for bursting enemy heroes. Divine Glaive for penetration and Winter Crown for survival. You can change Winter Crown for Blood Wings or Immortality depending on what you need more.
Flicker · Mobility
Agility
Bargain Hunter
Impure Rage
For Valentina, the Magic Emblem talents Agility, Bargain Hunter, and Impure Rage perfectly support her solo-queue playstyle. Agility increases her movement speed, helping her dodge ganks, reposition safely, and engage or escape during fights. Bargain Hunter gives her discount to items, allowing her to reach her power spikes faster and dominate mid lane independently. Impure Rage boosts her magic damage, enhancing her burst potential and making her deadly in skirmishes, especially when combined with stolen ultimates. Together, these talents maximize her mobility, early-game strength, and fight impact.
This guide is highly recommended for players who want to master Valentina in solo queue and maximize her impact in ranked games.
AllRoundBuild. Magic Boots and Enchanted Talisman for CD reduction. It helps you to do double skill 1 faster. Glowing wand for extra damage and anti-regen. Holy Crystal extra magic power for bursting enemy heroes. Divine Glaive for penetration and Winter Crown for survival. You can change Winter Crown for Blood Wings or Immortality depending on what you need more.
Mage Emblem. For Valentina, the Magic Emblem talents Agility, Bargain Hunter, and Impure Rage perfectly support her solo-queue playstyle. Agility increases her movement speed, helping her dodge ganks, reposition safely, and engage or escape during fights. Bargain Hunter gives her discount to items, allowing her to reach her power spikes faster and dominate mid lane independently. Impure Rage boosts her magic damage, enhancing her burst potential and making her deadly in skirmishes, especially when combined with stolen ultimates. Together, these talents maximize her mobility, early-game strength, and fight impact.
Battle Spell. Flicker is Valentina best battle spell because it gives her instant repositioning to escape assassins, avoid crowd control, or set up surprise plays with stolen ultimates. It enhances her survivability in solo queue and allows clutch engages when combined with her dash. Use Flicker wisely for critical moments, as staying alive and well-positioned is key to maintaining her impact.
Magic Boots
Glowing Wand
Sky Piercer
Enchanted Talisman
Wishing Lantern
Immortality
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Flicker · Mobility
Inspire
Tenacity
Impure Rage
I choose this emblem because it's fit of the hero
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CTE. I choose this emblem because it's fit of the hero
Battle Spell. Flicker is nice to valentina to escape or to support her teammate because of her ultimate
Magic Boots
Enchanted Talisman
Glowing Wand
Oracle
Wishing Lantern
Blood Wings
This build is for Sustainability and Spamming skills.
Demon Boots
Enchanted Talisman
Genius Wand
Holy Crystal
Divine Glaive
Blood Wings
This build is for burst and high damage combos.
Flicker · Mobility
Inspire
Pull Yourself Together
Quantum Charge
This build is for cool down maximization.
Inspire
Wilderness Blessing
Quantum Charge
This build is for faster rotation.
As a Valentina main.
Backbone of the game. This build is for Sustainability and Spamming skills.
Mage carry. This build is for burst and high damage combos.
Control Queen . This build is for cool down maximization.
Rotation Valentine . This build is for faster rotation.
Battle Spell. Flicker is the best spell for Valentina, it's perfect for blink and at the same time, some initiate and for her ultimate combos.
Magic Boots
Enchanted Talisman
Glowing Wand
Lightning Truncheon
Blood Wings
Divine Glaive
This build is for valentinas cooldown and at the same time can poke enemies
Flicker · Mobility
Inspire
Wilderness Blessing
Impure Rage
Valentina relies heavily on cooldowns and mana regen
This is for players that are starting to learn Valentina.
Poke Build. This build is for valentinas cooldown and at the same time can poke enemies
Cooldown and Mana regen. Valentina relies heavily on cooldowns and mana regen
Battle Spell. To have instant access to initiate or to escape from enemies
Enchanted Talisman
Magic Boots
Glowing Wand
Blood Wings
Divine Glaive
Holy Crystal
This build focuses on poke, damage, and cooldown reduction, making it ideal for mages who rely on consistent skill usage and sustained magic damage.Maximizes continuous damage output through cooldown reduction. Improves poke potential with sustained magic damage over time.
Wishing Lantern
Immortality
It is mainly useful for mages who require constant mana regeneration and HP sustain throughout the game, making it a great choice for heroes like Cecilion, Valentina, or Xavier who rely on frequent spell casting. For high health heroes and survivability
Flicker · Mobility
Inspire
Bargain Hunter
Impure Rage
This emblem is best suited for burst or poke mages like Valentina, Cecilion, Pharsa, or Xavier, allowing them to maximize their damage while maintaining their mana pool in fights.
This will help you play Valentina efficiently
Poke, Damage and Cool Down. This build focuses on poke, damage, and cooldown reduction, making it ideal for mages who rely on consistent skill usage and sustained magic damage.Maximizes continuous damage output through cooldown reduction. Improves poke potential with sustained magic damage over time.
Situational . It is mainly useful for mages who require constant mana regeneration and HP sustain throughout the game, making it a great choice for heroes like Cecilion, Valentina, or Xavier who rely on frequent spell casting. For high health heroes and survivability
Poke Damage and Cool down . This emblem is best suited for burst or poke mages like Valentina, Cecilion, Pharsa, or Xavier, allowing them to maximize their damage while maintaining their mana pool in fights.
Battle Spell. The Blink spell instantly teleports the hero a short distance in the chosen direction, allowing for quick escapes, chases, or repositioning in battle. While Valentina already has Arcane Shade for mobility, Flicker is usually preferred over Blink as a Battle Spell since it provides instant repositioning without interrupting her combos. However, Blink can still be useful for quick escapes or aggressive plays in specific situations.
Tough Boots
Starlium Scythe
Glowing Wand
Blood Wings
Divine Glaive
Winter Crown
I choose this kind of build to execute my agressive Valentina midlaner with a high mobility and high magic damage. There is more movement speed with magic penetration which also deals in magic defense. There is also optional change item after a 8 minute mark which your boots can be upgraded in dire hit roaming boots to provide an additional damage to the enemy heroes.
Flicker · Mobility
Agility
Wilderness Blessing
Brave Smite
I used this emblem to have a high mobility attributes in poking enemy heroes. Its increase movement speed in jungle or river area plus recover 5% of max hp if you are dealing skill damage to an enemy heroes which helps to be more agressive while your life has a sustainability attributtes
Please read carefully and ask a questions if needed and provide feedback if you try it. Thank you
Agressive Valentina. I choose this kind of build to execute my agressive Valentina midlaner with a high mobility and high magic damage. There is more movement speed with magic penetration which also deals in magic defense. There is also optional change item after a 8 minute mark which your boots can be upgraded in dire hit roaming boots to provide an additional damage to the enemy heroes.
Agressive Valentina. I used this emblem to have a high mobility attributes in poking enemy heroes. Its increase movement speed in jungle or river area plus recover 5% of max hp if you are dealing skill damage to an enemy heroes which helps to be more agressive while your life has a sustainability attributtes
Battle Spell. I used flicker for its spell for engaging such agressive midlaner and also for ganking heroes in sidelines and provide high survavility if there is a team fight
Tough Boots
Enchanted Talisman
Blood Wings
Lightning Truncheon
Winter Crown
Divine Glaive
The equipment can u use if have an enemy more crowd control
Magic Boots
Enchanted Talisman
Lightning Truncheon
Blood Wings
Divine Glaive
Glowing Wand
Same use like that
Flicker · Mobility
Rupture
Wilderness Blessing
Quantum Charge
This One can u use to support
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Defend and support . The equipment can u use if have an enemy more crowd control
Burst. Same use like that
Poke,Burst. This One can u use to support
Battle Spell. Valentina can use them flicker to Montage and helping teammates
Magic Boots
Glowing Wand
Enchanted Talisman
Lightning Truncheon
Blood Wings
Divine Glaive
Goos for cooldown and to burst enemy
Flicker · Mobility
Rupture
Wilderness Blessing
Brave Smite
Sustainability for early game or late game
VALENTINA
NEW ITEMS. Goos for cooldown and to burst enemy
RANK GAME. Sustainability for early game or late game
Battle Spell. FLICKER IS GOOD FOR ENGAGEMENT OR TO BACK AWAY
Magic Boots - Dire Hit
Enchanted Talisman
Genius Wand
Glowing Wand
Winter Crown
Blood Wings
Kayang maka onehit combo
Flicker · Mobility
Inspire
Bargain Hunter
Impure Rage
mana and cooldown
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DAMAGE TYPE . Kayang maka onehit combo
Magetype. mana and cooldown
Battle Spell. to avoid geting gank
Tough Boots
Enchanted Talisman
Glowing Wand
Blood Wings
Divine Glaive
Holy Crystal
Tough boots will help lane versus the opposing mage early game, and the cc reduction will allow you to escape from many situations. Enchanted Talisman reduces her cooldown and allows her to poke more often. Glowing Wand improves her poke and has an anti heal effect allowing you to counter many heros. Blood Wings is the main item for sustain, giving her a huge shield and movement speed. Divine Glaive allows you to counter any magic defense the enemy has built. Holy Crystal will improve her burst.
Flicker · Mobility
Agility
Tenacity
Impure Rage
The mage emblem is the strongest emblem for mages, offering many necessary things for Valentina. The penetration and raw magic power helps her out a lot in the early game. Agility is picked because as a mage you need to rotate a lot, so movement speed is more than welcome. Tenacity will help you survive any encounter with assassins. Impure rage actually works with your passive, allowing you to heal off the extra damage dealt. The mana regeneration passive helps early game as well.
Rupture
Wilderness Blessing
Impure Rage
The mage emblem is the strongest emblem for mages, offering many necessary things for Valentina. The penetration and raw magic power helps her out a lot in the early game. Wilderness blessing is picked because as a mage you need to rotate a lot, so movement speed is more than welcome. Rupture will allow you to deal more damage throughout the game. Impure rage actually works with your passive, allowing you to heal off the extra damage dealt. The mana regeneration passive helpful early game too.
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Standard. Tough boots will help lane versus the opposing mage early game, and the cc reduction will allow you to escape from many situations. Enchanted Talisman reduces her cooldown and allows her to poke more often. Glowing Wand improves her poke and has an anti heal effect allowing you to counter many heros. Blood Wings is the main item for sustain, giving her a huge shield and movement speed. Divine Glaive allows you to counter any magic defense the enemy has built. Holy Crystal will improve her burst.
Assassin Counter. The mage emblem is the strongest emblem for mages, offering many necessary things for Valentina. The penetration and raw magic power helps her out a lot in the early game. Agility is picked because as a mage you need to rotate a lot, so movement speed is more than welcome. Tenacity will help you survive any encounter with assassins. Impure rage actually works with your passive, allowing you to heal off the extra damage dealt. The mana regeneration passive helps early game as well.
Normal. The mage emblem is the strongest emblem for mages, offering many necessary things for Valentina. The penetration and raw magic power helps her out a lot in the early game. Wilderness blessing is picked because as a mage you need to rotate a lot, so movement speed is more than welcome. Rupture will allow you to deal more damage throughout the game. Impure rage actually works with your passive, allowing you to heal off the extra damage dealt. The mana regeneration passive helpful early game too.
Battle Spell. Flicker allows Valentina to make plays and quickly respond if a teammate makes plays. It also allows her to quickly escape from enemies. Paired with her double dash, this makes her almost impossible to catch. Of course if the enemy bring heros with extremely strong cc, purify will be needed instead.
Each counter is classified by how hard the matchup tilts: Hard kit-level suppression (+3% WR or more), Soft playable tilt (+1-3% WR), Minor slight edge only. 3 hard counters in Valentina's top matchups this patch.
Answers to the most common Valentina questions from the Singapore MLBB community.
Valentina is currently currently underperforming with a 44.13% win rate in ranked play over the last 7 days. Our tier list is refreshed every 6 hours from real match data across all ranks from Epic to Mythic Glory — see the live number at the top of this page for the latest status.
Valentina is a mage hero mid lane lane. Stick to the role the hero is designed for — forcing a mage into an off-role almost always drops their win rate by 3-5%. Check the Overview tab on this page for the recommended lane layout.
The strongest counters to Valentina right now are X.Borg, Atlas, Carmilla. X.Borg alone can flip a Valentina matchup by several percent — if you see any of these picked, adjust your build or lane assignment. Full counter list with live win-rate impact is in the Counters tab.
Hard counters to Valentina: X.Borg, Atlas, Carmilla. These heroes' kits fundamentally suppress Valentina — expect a +3% or larger win-rate swing in the opponent's favour.
Valentina pairs best with Yve, Zhuxin, Pharsa. Yve synergy is particularly strong this patch — combo-drafting them together boosts your win rate in ranked. Full synergy list with partner win-rate deltas is on the Synergy tab.
Valentina has a hard difficulty rating. Beginners should practise the combo sequence in custom mode for at least 20 games before taking Valentina into ranked. The Skills and Tips tabs on this page walk through the exact combo order used by Mythic-rank SGS players.
The Builds tab on this page shows the highest-voted community builds for Valentina, sorted by popularity and refreshed every 6 hours. Each build lists the exact item order, emblem talent path and battle spell — pick the build that matches your current patch version.
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