AT A GLANCE
Weaknesses
- No dash or blink — hard to escape a dive
- No protection from crowd control
- No hard control of their own
SKILLS
Scripture of the Moon Elf
slow
Scripture of Moon Elf slowly charges Estes with energy. When the energy reaches 100 stacks, Estes' nest Basic Attack will become enhanced, dealing 250 (+100% PA, +150% MP) magic damage to the target and 125 (+50% PA, +75% MP) magic damage to nearby enemies, and slowing them by 60% for 1.5 seconds.
Moonlight Immersion
Cooldown: 11–7 s by level
slowhealing
Estes restores 250–325 (+110% MP) HP for the target hero immediately and links himself with them for 3 seconds, slowly restoring 325–400 (+60% MP) HP to the target. Linking with an allied hero will also increase Estes' Hybrid Defense by 20–45 and Movement Speed by 15%, as well as the energy charging speed of the Scripture of the of Moon Elf.
Being too far from the target will break the link.
(Enhanced: Estes restores 500–700 (+220% MP) HP for the target hero immediately, and links himself with them for 3 seconds, slowly restoring 1170–1470 (+210% MP) HP to the target for 15 times…)
Domain of Moon Goddess
Cooldown: 12–9.5 s by level
slow
Estes drops a flood of moonlight on the target area, dealing 350–600 (+70% MP) magic damage to enemy units within it. Afterwards, it turns to a domain of Moon Goddess and reveals enemies inside it [for 1.5 seconds]. Enemies will be slowed by 90% for 1.5 seconds when they touch the edge of the domain area. (The slow effect will decay over time.)[duration needed]
Blessing of Moon Goddess
Cooldown: 55 / 50 / 45 s by level
Estes casts an enhanced Moonlight Immersion on all nearby allied heroes. Within the next 8 seconds, "Moonlight Immersion" will be enhanced and Estes will continuously recover 1230–1470 (+210% MP) HP.
WHO COUNTERS ESTES
Pick them when the enemy has Estes · score is their advantage
Ixia10.5
They have to stand in the fan with no way out, and the barrage does the rest.
Beatrix10.5
Sniper shots reach the backline and the healing cannot keep up with that burst.
Tigreal10.3
His team has to stand together for the heals, which is exactly what your engage punishes.
Sora10.2
He reaches the backline through the healing and removes him before the team can peel.
Atlas10.2
Squishy and no way out of the chain — this is exactly the pick his ultimate is for.
WHO ESTES COUNTERS
Pick Estes into them
Zhuxin10.5
Team healing outlasts her damage over time, which is the only way she wins fights.
Masha10.5
Team healing undoes everything she grinds down, and she cannot burst through it.
Faramis10.5
You out-value him through the early game, before the Nether Realm buffer starts swinging fights.
Diggie10.5
Team healing outlasts the bomb poke, and he has no burst to break through it.
Cyclops10.1
Team healing outlasts his poke and he cannot burst through it.
BEST TEAMMATES
HOW TO PLAY ESTES
Prioritize staying alive; if you die, your team loses its primary sustain. Use your Ultimate when multiple allies are low on health to provide massive area-of-effect healing during teamfights.
HOW TO PLAY AGAINST ESTES
- No dashes — easy to catch with control and a dive.
HIDDEN MECHANICS
What the in-game descriptions do not tell you: crowd-control rules and verified skill quirks. How crowd control works →
- The default recharge speed for Scripture of the Moon Elf is 6.6667 stacks/second; stacks can be 100 in 15 seconds.
- The link is visible to enemy, and it might prompt enemy that the ally is in the bush.
