Greetings heroes!
Last week we had a look at our new support hero Beko, the spirit of rejuvenation as well as fan favorite!
This week we’ll go close to the action and have a look at our new tank hero!
Riiva: the berserker tank
Fearless, full of fury & driven by rage, Riiva is a formidable warrior that makes you ROAR! Throwing herself into danger to protect her allies, you definitely do NOT want to be on her bad side!
Riiva is not your traditional tank, wielding twin axes and jumping into the fray - she is the embodiment of offense being the best defense! Where she lacks a level of tankiness and the ability to stun enemies she makes up for it by being able to parry crucial hits and dealing more damage in prolonged fights.
If you like to charge your enemies head-on, deal damage by staying in the fray and go completely wild then Riiva is your hero of choice!
Tanking style
Riiva is all about living on the edge, taking risks and going wild to keep your allies safe! She has quite a few tools to do this like throwing her axe to not only slow and taunt enemies further away but also granting her the ability to jump to it. You can use this to either close the gap, switch enemy targets OR secure an escape path when things get too hot!
What sets apart a good Riiva player from a great one is the ability to parry abilities pitch perfect! Learn the abilities of your enemies and you will be capable of not just avoiding damage mid-fight, but also be able to avoid stunning effects which would leave most heroes powerless!
Where a more traditional tanking hero like Fyn prefers to build more defensive shards to be this unstoppable body, Riiva has more flexible options as a tank/damage dealing hybrid. Offensive shards like on-hit effects for example are pretty powerful on Riiva as her attack speed increases while she fights meaning you’ll get quite a lot of hits in.
Stay on the move, parry enemy abilities and go ham- Riiva is a berserker type tank that’s tougher to learn but will grant more skill expression and power in the right hands!
What is your tanking style?
How-to-Play footage
Just like last week we’ve asked DaddyHaz to give us the run-down on how he plays tanks in Evercore Heroes: Ascension!
Check out how he plays Riiva & Fyn
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Last but not least, next week we’ll have a look at our newest damage dealer hero to join the roster. Until then!
~The Vela Team
PS - If you want to watch Daddyhaz live as he plays the upcoming demo, go visit him on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/daddyhaz
