Vindicta’s main threat#
Vindicta is a marksman: deals damage from long range and punishes enemies who stand still.
The kit is weapon-leaning, so bullet resistance and weapon shields do the most to blunt it.
Abilities to play around#
Ability 1
Stake
Throws a stake that tethers enemies to its landing spot, limiting how far they can move and silencing movement abilities and items.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Play around it Silence or disarm — keep a cleanse (Dispel Magic) or Debuff Reducer if this is landing on you every fight.
Ability 2
Flight
Launches Vindicta into the air to fly, giving her weapon bonus spirit damage and extending the range of her items.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Play around it Mobility — it’s also the escape. Don’t chase it into their team; force it out first, then commit. Slowing Hex shuts down many movement abilities.
Ability 3
Crow Familiar
Sends crows that deal impact damage, lower the target's bullet and spirit resist and apply a bleed based on current health.
Play around it Healing or sustain — buy healing reduction (Healbane, Toxic Bullets or Decay) so it’s worth less, and focus burst damage rather than chip damage.
Ultimate
Assassinate
A scoped, instant-hit rifle shot across long distances that pierces enemies and deals bonus damage to low-health targets.
Play around it Healing or sustain — buy healing reduction (Healbane, Toxic Bullets or Decay) so it’s worth less, and focus burst damage rather than chip damage.
Counter items, with reasons#
Specific answers to this kit
General answers
General answers are our editorial reading of the kit. Counter items only help if you’re the one being hit — buy for the threat you actually face.
How to beat Vindicta#
- Slowing Hex disables Flight.
- Knockdown brings her out of the air.
- Plated Armor prevents Flight's on-shot effect.
- Dispel Magic removes Stake's tether.
Mistakes to avoid
- Peeking long sightlines one at a time.
- Letting them shoot freely from high ground.
Want to see the hero from the other side? Read the Vindicta guide, or open the counter-pick helper to plan against a whole enemy team.