
Pick & ban rate = share of matches that pick / ban Esmeralda. Official ranked data · All Ranks · 7 days · Updated Oct 8, 2026
Skills
Esmeralda's abilities from official data
- P

Starmoon Casket
PassiveBuffShieldEsmeralda manipulates Stardust and Frostmoon: Stardust deals Physical Damage while Frostmoon deals Magic Damage and gives the target a shield equal to 135% of Frostmoon's damage dealt. Each Basic Attack deals (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 100 (+75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage. The damage dealt by Esmeralda ignores all shield effects and gradually converts her shield into HP.
- 1

Frostmoon Shield
Skill 1ShieldBuffCD: 8.5 Mana Cost: 40
Esmeralda gains 400 (+150% Total Magic Power) Shield and 40% Movement Speed which rapidly decays over its duration for 4s. Meanwhile, she gradually transforms the shields of her nearby enemies into her own shield, capped at 50% of her Max HP.
- 2

Stardust Dance
Skill 2AOEBuffCD: 4.5 Mana Cost: 35
Esmeralda waves Stardust and Frostmoon, dealing 240 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 300 (+120% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to nearby enemies. Each time she deals damage to a hero, the cooldown of Frostmoon Shield is reduced by 1.5s (damaging non-hero units grants a 0.5s reduction) and the enemy's Movement Speed is reduced by 10% for 1.5s.
- 3

Falling Starmoon
Skill 3BurstMobilityCD: 30 Mana Cost: 100
Esmeralda coheres the power of Astrospace into her two weapons - Stardust and Frostmoon. The longer this skill is channeled, the longer the cast range. Use Again: Esmeralda casts Stardust at the target location, dealing 350 (+90% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage, and then blinks to the target location and casts Frostmoon, dealing 350 (+140% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and immobilizing enemies in the area for 1s.
Esmeralda counters
Pick these when the enemy has Esmeralda
- 1+3.3KarrieMarksmanGold
- 2+3.2DyrrothFighterEXPJungle
- 3+3.1LunoxMageMid
- 4+2.7AliceTankMageEXPJungle
- 5+2.6NatanMarksmanGold
- 6+2.4EdithTankMarksmanEXPRoam
- 7+2.4FredrinnFighterTankJungle
- 8+2.4JulianAssassinFighterJungle
Numbers = the win-rate difference (% points) when the two heroes face each other. Example +3.3: Karrie wins 3.3 points more often against Esmeralda. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Esmeralda is strong against
Esmeralda has the edge over these heroes
- 1+5.6LolitaSupportTankRoam
- 2+4.5MathildaSupportAssassinRoam
- 3+3.6AldousFighterEXP
- 4+3.6YinFighterAssassinJungleEXP
- 5+3.4MarcelTankSupportEXPRoam
- 6+3.3JawheadFighterRoamEXP
- 7+3.2DiggieSupportRoam
- 8+3.2Lapu-LapuFighterEXP
Numbers = the win-rate difference (% points) when the two heroes face each other. Example +5.6: Esmeralda wins 5.6 points more often against Lolita. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Esmeralda combos
Heroes that work well on Esmeralda's team
- 1+2BaneFighterMageJungleEXP
- 2+1.3NolanAssassinJungle
- 3+1.2NataliaAssassinJungleRoam
- 4+1.1HelcurtAssassinJungle
- 5+1Luo YiMageMid
- 6+0.9HayabusaAssassinJungle
Numbers = the change in win rate (% points) when both heroes are on the same team. Example +2: Esmeralda wins 2 points more often on a team with Bane. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Esmeralda build guide
Situational Mage items: check the enemy lineup first, then buy
- Battle spell · EXP
Vengeance: Reflects damage back while you soak focus at the front.
Flicker: Escape ganks or reach a target; the most flexible spell.
- Emblem
- Tank · Brave Smite: Skills restore HP, winning long trades in the EXP lane.
The enemy has 2+ heroes with heals or shields
Cuts the enemy's healing and shields.
The enemy has tanks or fighters with lots of HP
Burns a share of max HP: the more HP they have, the more it hurts.
The enemy starts buying magic defense (Athena's Shield, Radiant Armor)
Big magic penetration, stronger against high magic defense.
You keep running out of mana
Restores mana so you can keep casting.




