Countess

The Countess is a burst caster whose greatest strengths are misdirection and unpredictability. Utilizing her abilities, Countess can quickly single out and assassinate a key target and vanish into the darkness.

Dark Tide will send out a rolling cloud that deals damage to all enemies in the area of effect. This is her main source of damage and it's great for poking enemies and pushing lanes. Blade Siphon will cause Countess to quickly spin her blades around her dealing damage. It also comes with the passive component, that will regen a percent of Max Health every time she kills an enemy unit. This effect is amplified when slaying an enemy Hero. Shadow Slip will allow you to teleport to a target enemy, slowing it. It will also leave behind an afterimage of the Countess. If you reactivate the ability, you will return to that image. This tool will allow you to quickly get in and out of fights. And finally her ultimate is Feast. The Countess will leap to a target enemy, briefly stunning them and dealing a massive burst of damage.

When playing Countess, look for opportunities to assassinate key targets. Once your team engages the enemy, use Shadow Slip to leap to enemy damage dealer, and quickly burst them down. Feast will deal a massive burst of damage, but can also be used to interrupt enemy abilities.

Abilities

	Slice
	Melee basic attack dealing Basic Damage
	Cleave Damage: 10%

	Blade Siphon
	Active: Countess quickly spins, causing Ability Damage in a circle around her. Passive: Countess regains a % of her Max Health every time she kills an enemy.
	Ability Damage: 105/152/199/246 Mana Cost: 90/100/110/120 Health on Minion Kill: 2/3/4/5%	Power Scaling: 1.67143 Cooldown: 6 Health on Hero Kill: 10%/15%/20%/25%

	Shadow Slip
	Countess targets a nearby enemy and blinks to it, dealing Ability Damage and applying a Slow for 1s. If the target is a minion it is executed. Retrigger within 3s to return to original position.
	Movement Speed Slow: 42%/45%/48%/51% Ability Damage: 71.45/106.55/141.65/176.75 Mana Cost: 80 Range: 850	Duration: 1.5 Power Scaling: 1.25357 Cooldown: 8

	Dark Tide
	Countess sends out a roiling cloud of darkness in front of her, dealing Ability Damage to all enemies in the Area of Effect.
	Ability Damage: 143.95/243.4/342.85/442.3 Mana Cost: 110/120/130/140	Power Scaling: 3.55179 Cooldown: 8

	Feast
	Countess jumps to a nearby enemy Hero, forcing them to look at her and stunning them for .75s before dealing Ability Damage. Countess is locked down for the duration of the attack.
	Ability Damage: 326.97/473.22/619.47 Mana Cost: 120/180/240 Stun Duration: 0.75	Power Scaling: 5.22321 Cooldown: 100/80/60

Notes

Targeted Ability
Targeting Range is 500 units

Background

Remembers every meal she has ever had; taste, smell, and texture.
None have ever traveled to her lands, yet none doubt her claim to nobility.
Seeks that which is greater than herself, and believes she has found it.

Gallery

Skins

Countess in her beloved leather and lace.

How to Unlock: Unlocked by default

Countess in her beloved leather and lace.

How to Unlock: Obtain as a Loot Crate drop

Countess in her beloved leather and lace.

How to Unlock: Obtain as a Loot Crate drop

"I've always loved wearing white. It goes so well with all the red." - Countess

How to Unlock: Begin Countess' Master Challenge

Tyranny and murder become law and order when dressed in royal violet.

How to Unlock: Obtain rank 6 on Countess' Master Challenge

A great fire burns within Countess as numberless lives flow through her veins.

How to Unlock: Earn the title of Master with Countess

The blood is spilled. The rites, performed. There is no turning back.

How to Unlock: Purchase at the Store for 500

or obtain as a Loot Crate drop

Countess loves a masquerade, but if her amusement dies, the revelers follow.

How to Unlock: Purchase at the Store for 500

or obtain as a Loot Crate drop

Countess loves a masquerade, but if her amusement dies, the revelers follow.

How to Unlock: Obtain as a Loot Crate drop

Countess loves a masquerade, but if her amusement dies, the revelers follow.

How to Unlock: Obtain as a Loot Crate drop

A fortune spent in embroidery, filigree, and gold leaf - no expense too great for a victim's last sight.

How to Unlock: Purchase at the Store for 500

or obtain as a Loot Crate drop

Shogun

How to Unlock: Unreleased skin found in Countess' assets on Unreal Engine

Images

Videos

Paragon_-_Countess_Overview — Paragon - Countess Overview

Change Log

Update V44.6 - December 12, 2017

Shadow Slip
- No longer executes jungle minions (intended to execute lane minions only).
General Balance
- Base Health increased from 520 to 566
- Base Health Regen increased from .87 to .94
- Health per level increased from 53 to 59.3
- Health Regen per level increased from 0.9 to 1

Update V44.3 - November 20, 2017

Blade Siphon
- Damage increased from 88/135/181/228 to 105/152/199/246.
Shadow Slip
- Slow magnitude increased from 20% at all levels to 42% / 45% / 48% / 51%.
- Slow duration increased from 1s at all levels to 1.5s at all levels.
General Balance
- Base Basic Defense decreased from 19.2 to 13.6.
- Basic Defense per level increased from 2 to 2.3.
- Movement Speed decreased from 695 to 655.

Update V42.5 - September 12, 2017

Countess lore week

Update V39 - April 4, 2017

Polish & Bug Fixing
- Fixed glowing blades visual effect after leaving the shadowplane.

Update V37 - January 31, 2017

Polish/Bug Fixing
- Fix for Dark Tide dealing no damage if she is stunned after it has been cast.
- Damage volume now more correctly match FX of the ability.

Update V36.2 - January 24, 2017

Polish/Bug Fixing
- Fixed various clipping, mesh and animation issues.

Update V36 - January 10, 2017

Polish and Bug Fixing
- “Naughty Naughty” emote now has audio.

Update V35.1.2 - January 3, 2017

Dark Tide
- Increased base damage to 80/140/200/260 from 80/130/180/230
Blade Siphon
- Increased base damage to 60/110/160/210 from 60/100/140/180

Update V35.1 - December 13, 2016

Blade Siphon
- Tooltip updated to reflect new percentages of health gained from kills. (2% for Minions and 10% for Heroes)

Update V35 - December 6, 2016

Shadow Slip
- Damage type adjusted from "Physical" to "Ability."
- Cooldown reduced from 15 to 10 seconds.
- Range reduced from 1100 to 850.
Dark Tide
- Damage type adjusted from "Physical" to "Ability."
- Cooldown reduced from 17/16/15/14 to 8 seconds at all levels.
Blade Siphon
- Damage type adjusted from "Physical" to "Ability."
- Cooldown reduced from 12/11/10/9 to 8 seconds at all levels.
Feast
- Damage type adjusted from "Physical" to "Ability."
- Cooldown reduced from 100/90/80 to 100/70/40 seconds.