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Elsa
Elsa is a backline, damage hero.
Skills
Snow Strike
Elsa conjures a blizzard, dealing damage to all enemies.
- This skill is very powerful in any situation. The ability to deal significant damage to all enemies at once is one not to be overlooked. This skill works well on Auto but while on Manual you have far more control over when to activate it. When enemies are at critical health it is really satisfying to unleash this to finish them off. Additionally, in those small pockets of time where characters are between invisibility/invincibility, you can use this to disrupt them and potentially wipe them out.
Cold Snap
Elsa blasts the closest enemy with ice, dealing damage and freezing them for 10 seconds.
- This skill really helps against pesky Tank heroes who can easily wreak havoc. The damage on this skill is nearly on par with the White Skill plus it freezes the enemy for a decent duration which can allow other allies to finish them off.
Icy Blast
Elsa brings down an icy barrage on the furthest enemy, damaging that enemy and enemies nearby, and freezing them for 5 seconds.
- This skill is helpful to shut down multiple backline enemies at the same time. When Elsa uses this skill the furthest enemies are temporarily rendered useless which allows for the frontmost enemies to be finished off without being buffed by support heroes.
Getting Colder
Elsa does 75% more damage to frozen and slowed enemies.
This is less effective against enemies above level X.
- This skill allows Elsa to fit so well into both freeze/slow teams. By dealing extreme damage to enemies who are already debuffed it is possible to demolish teams very fast.
Frosted Over
The enemy with the most basic damage is frozen for the first 8 seconds of each wave.
When an enemy is frozen or slowed, Elsa gains 75 energy.
The energy gained is less effective against enemies above level X.
- This skill makes Elsa very strong at the start of the battle. The heroes with the most basic damage are often the ones that prove most deadly so being able to keep them out of the competition for the first few seconds helps to establish a good foothold for the rest of the battle.
Disks
Frozone - "Trail-Breakers"
Longer Freezes
+Skill Power
Freezes from any source freeze Control role enemies longer
- The bonus skill power given by this skill is not to be overlooked as it helps Elsa destroy teams even faster. The longer freeze duration is a bit ‘meh’ in my opinion. The fact that it only freezes Control role enemies for longer isn’t that exciting as often that only applies to 0-1 of the enemy heroes. It can be helpful for shutting down the stronger Control heroes but it isn’t extremely effective.
Olaf - "Cold Comfort"
Shield Tanks
+Max HP
Shield for Tank role allies at the start of each wave
Shield lasts X seconds
- This disk is really only helpful for multi-tank teams. If you do have multiple Tanks then this disk is really helpful for providing bonus protection at the start of each wave. The extra Max HP is also helpful for aiding Elsa’s survivability.