Ylva debuts in Vainglory Update 3.10 as the first new hero of the year. Coming full-fledged with an ensemble of huntress skills, Ylva braces her team for combat by scouting out hidden enemy heroes and deploying stealth traps. Broken Myth is here with an early look at Ylva’s abilities, talents, and best builds to hunt down the Update 3.10 meta.

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Vainglory Ylva Abilities

Hunter’s Sense (Heroic Perk)

Ylva can detect the location and movement direction of enemy heroes through walls and brush, as long as they are moving and within her vision range.

	LVL 1	LVL 12
Health	703	2107
Energy	203	610
Armor	25	75
Shield	20	55
Base Weapon	70	125
Attack Speed	100%	136.3%
Range	5.5
Move Speed	3.6

Charge Shot (A)

Ylva charges her weapon, causing her next basic attack to deal bonus damage based on the time spent charging. After 1.6 seconds it reaches full charge, causing the attack to also stun for 1 second. While active, Ylva is slowed by 30%. Reactivate to cancel. Cancels automatically after 6 seconds.

• Overdrive: At max rank, the time it takes to reach full charge is reduced.

	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4	LVL 5	CP Ratio	WP Ratio
Cooldown	8s	7.5s	7s	6.5s	6s
Energy Cost	25	30	35	40	45		100%
Damage	80	120	160	200	240	100%
Stun Duration	1s	1s	1s	1s	1s
Charge Time	1.6s	1.6s	1.6s	1.6s	1.2s

Crimson Fang (B)

Ylva lunges at her target to deliver a powerful strike that deals 75% more damage to immobilized targets. She then gains additional move and attack speed for 3 seconds.

• Overdrive: At max rank, lunge range is increased.

	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4	LVL 5	CP Ratio	WP Ratio
Cooldown	10s	9.5s	9s	8.5s	8s
Energy Cost	25	30	35	40	45
Damage	140	190	240	290	390	175%	140%
Range	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	7.5
Bonus Attack Speed	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%

Binding Mine (Ultimate)

Ylva places a mine that arms and stealths after 2 seconds. When an enemy hero touches it, it will explode after 0.7 seconds, causing all enemies within 6 range to take damage and become rooted. Only 1 mine can exist at once.

• Mines expire after 60 seconds. Basic attacks reduce their remaining duration by 20 seconds.

	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	CP Ratio
Cooldown	25s	20s	15s
Energy Cost	50	60	70
Damage	300	450	600	150%
Root Duration	1.6s	1.8s	2s

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Vainglory Ylva Talents

Swift Shot (Rare)

Charge Shot (A) reaches full charge faster. Level 20 stats:

• Charge Time | 23%
• Cooldown | 62%
• Damage | 138%

Multi Mine (Epic)

Ylva may place up to 3 Blinding Mines (Ult). Level 10 stats:

• Trap Limit | 3
• Cooldown | 53%
• Damage | 120%
• Bonus Range | 6

Shattered Fang (Legendary)

Ylva places a Blinding Mine (Ult) at her feet after using Crimson Fang (B). Level 5 stats:

• Cooldown | 74%
• Damage | 112%

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Vainglory Ylva Builds

Below are the two recommended builds SEMC has curated for Ylva. For more information on situational items for carries, visit our complete breakdown. Be sure to check our top hero builds page soon for Broken Myth’s Vainglory Ylva hero guide!

Hunter

Deal massive weapon damage to a single target with Charge Shot (A) and Crimson Fang (B). Then fall back to your Blinding Mine (Ult) to escape.
Ramping Damage, Low Defense

Stalker

Wait for your enemies to walk into your Blinding Mine (Ult) to trigger its large burst of damage.
High Damage, Low Defense

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The Update 3.10 activation day is slated for Wednesday, January 23 at 8:00 AM PST / 16:00 GMT / 0:00 SGT (Thursday) with no downtime. Be on the lookout for four new skins, in-game chat, UI improvements, and general meta changes. If you have any questions about Vainglory’s newest hero Ylva, ask away in the comments below, and we’d be happy to answer them!