Strengths and weaknesses
Good at
- Huge damage from a safe distance
- Assassinate executes low-health enemies from anywhere they're visible
- Crow Familiar shreds resistances and cuts healing
- Flight gives her a unique angle on every fight
Struggles with
- Very low health growth (+28 per boon)
- Few escapes once divers reach her
- Relies heavily on aim
- Flight makes her very visible
Abilities
Stake
40s cooldownThrow a stake that tethers enemies near where it lands, stopping them moving away. Deals 40 spirit damage and slows by 40% for 1.75s.
| Tier 1 1 point | +45 damage |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 2 points | -22s cooldown |
| Tier 3 5 points | +0.75s duration and +2m capture radius |
Flight
42s cooldownLeap into the air and fly for 13s. Your bullets deal bonus spirit damage and your items get 50% more range.
| Tier 1 1 point | +50% base ammo while flying |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 2 points | +10s duration |
| Tier 3 5 points | Hero kills refresh the duration; +10 spirit damage |
Crow Familiar
32s cooldownSend a crow that deals 40 spirit damage, reduces the target's resistances by 6%, and makes them bleed (2.2% of their health per second) for 5s.
| Tier 1 1 point | Target receives 35% less healing |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 2 points | +0.5% bleed damage and -16s cooldown |
| Tier 3 5 points | +2s duration and -8% bullet and spirit resist |
Assassinate
55s cooldownA scoped, instant-hit sniper shot. Deals 90 damage, up to 180 when fully charged (1s), with bonus damage against targets below 50% health. Kills with it give a stacking +6% weapon damage. 2 charges.
| Tier 1 1 point | -15s cooldown |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 2 points | +80 maximum bonus damage |
| Tier 3 5 points | +4% weapon damage per kill |
Ability order
Spend points in this order. Each ability's tiers cost 1, 2 and 5 points.
- Unlock Crow Familiar
- Unlock Stake
- Unlock Flight
- Crow Familiar T1
- Stake T1
- Unlock Assassinate
- Assassinate T1–T2
- Crow Familiar T2
- Flight T1
- Stake T2
- Assassinate T3
- Crow Familiar T3
- Flight T2
- Stake T3
- Flight T3
Item build
A starting build that works in most games. Swap pieces based on the enemy team; the notes explain what each stage is for.
WeaponVitalitySpirit
| Stage | Items |
|---|---|
| Laning (800-soul items)Long-range damage and bullet speed make poking much easier. | |
| Mid game core (1,600–3,200)Long Range is your core damage item; headshot items reward your aim. | |
| Late game (3,200–6,400)Maximum damage at range. Glass Cannon is a big risk and a big reward. | |
| SituationalYou're squishy. Add defence if divers keep reaching you. |
Headshot Booster
High-Velocity Rounds
Monster Rounds
Extra Stamina
Long Range
Weakening Headshot
Sharpshooter
Headhunter
Bullet Lifesteal
Glass Cannon
Crippling Headshot
Lucky Shot
Spiritual Overflow
Spirit Resilience
Debuff Reducer
Ethereal Shift
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How to play
Vindicta is a long-range sniper. She Stakes targets so they can’t escape, weakens them with Crow Familiar, takes to the skies with Flight, and finishes them with Assassinate, a charged sniper shot that executes low-health enemies.
Laning phase (0–10 min)
- Poke from range. Your gun works well at long distance, so stay back and land headshots.
- Crow Familiar is your trading tool. It deals damage over time and lowers the target’s resists, so follow it up with your gun.
- Keep your distance. You’re fragile; don’t let melee heroes reach you.
Mid game (10–25 min)
- Buy Long Range. It’s your biggest damage spike.
- Use Flight to find angles. From the air you can shoot over cover and see fights coming.
- Snipe low-health enemies with Assassinate. With 2 charges, you can finish off two escaping targets.
Late game and team fights (25+ min)
- Stay at the back. Your job is damage from safety; let your frontline take the hits.
- Stake divers. If an assassin jumps on your team, Stake them in place so your team can kill them.
- Save Assassinate for executes. It deals bonus damage below 50% health; use it to finish targets your team has worn down.
Combos
- Pick: Crow Familiar → Stake to stop them escaping → shoot → Assassinate to finish.
- Air support: Flight → shoot over cover → Assassinate the lowest-health enemy.
- Anti-dive: Stake the diver → back away → shoot them while they’re stuck.
Matchups
- Good against: slow, immobile heroes and casters who need to get close.
- Hard against: fast divers and assassins who can reach her, and heroes who can block or dodge long-range shots.
- Healers counter her poke. Crow Familiar T1 cuts healing by 35%, so get it early against healers.
Pro tips
- Assassinate is hitscan: no bullet travel time, so you don’t need to lead.
- Kills with Assassinate stack weapon damage permanently: +6% each (+10% with T3).
- Flight gives your items 50% more range, which helps any range-limited actives.
Lore
Vindicta was executed during the Salem witch trials by John Hathorne, then brought back when the Maelstrom flooded the world with the supernatural. Now she wages war on the Friends of Humanity, a modern inquisition founded by Hathorne's descendants, to protect other supernatural beings from persecution.
Frequently asked questions
Is Vindicta good for beginners?
Vindicta is medium difficulty. She's safe if you stay at range, but her damage depends on landing shots, especially Assassinate, so good aim matters a lot.
How does Assassinate work?
It's a scoped, instant-hit sniper shot with 2 charges. It deals 90 damage, up to 180 if you charge it for a full second, and extra damage to targets below half health. Each kill with it gives you a permanent stack of weapon damage.
How do you counter Vindicta?
Dive her. She has low health and few escapes, so heroes with gap closers can kill her quickly. Use cover to break her line of sight, and save health so Assassinate can't finish you.
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