Ammo system — weapons require ammunition that depletes mid-fight and fully refills after each battle. Aquatic items form a distinct poison/haste loop.
Playstyle
The most beginner-friendly hero. Vanessa excels at early aggression with weapons and can pivot into an Aquatic poison loop for late-game scaling. Once you commit to Weapons or Aquatic, pivoting mid-run is extremely difficult.
Top Builds — Season 14
Expert Tips
Buy ammo-free items early to maintain pressure before Day 3.
Pufferfish is your best friend — it poisons every fight passively.
Tortuga gives 1-second Haste to ALL items — pairs with any board.
Flagship was buffed to 5s CD in Season 14; it's viable again.
Key Items
Deals 200/400/800 damage and gives 1 second of Haste to ALL items on your board.
Board-wide haste makes every other item cycle faster — the Haste is often more valuable than the damage itself.
Applies Poison each time it activates. Passively poisons your opponent every few seconds.
Core of Vanessa's Aquatic build. Pairs with Tortuga (for haste to cycle faster) and Scimitar of the Deep.
Deals 50/100/200 damage with a 5-second cooldown at all tiers.
Was dormant for many seasons. Season 14 buff standardized CD to 5s across all tiers — now a viable A-tier carry.
Deals damage equal to 20% (silver) or 30% (gold/diamond) of the ENEMY's Max Health.
Scales with enemy health — exceptional against tanky Pyg or high-health boards. Fixed damage against glass-cannon builds.
High-damage weapon with ammo. Slow cooldown but massive burst.
Pair with Silencer to reduce CD. The Spyglass extends range/damage further. Core of Mono-Weapon Sniper build.
Aquatic weapon that deals damage and applies Poison.
Bridges the weapon and aquatic archetypes. Pairs with Pufferfish for stacking Poison.