Excelling with Valhein in Arena of Valor requires a strategic approach focused on utilizing his rapid attack speed and consistent crowd control. As one of the most flexible marksmen in the Dragon Lane, Valhein relies on a unique combat mechanic driven by his passive, Pocket Glaive, which triggers unpredictable random effects and accumulates movement speed buffs to out-kite opponents. While he lacks conventional dash mechanics, his ability to lock down key targets with the guaranteed stun from Curse of Death makes him an exceptional duelist and team fighter.
To maximize his damage scaling and overcome lethal threat dive champions, selecting the optimal equipment path, attack speed-focused arcana, and the correct rune setup is absolutely essential. This definitive guide breaks down the best competitive loadouts to transform this hunter into a relentless lane bully and reliable late-game damage dealer.
Role: Marksman
Lane: Dragon lane
Tier: A
| Physical Attack: 173 | Cooldown Reduction: 0 |
| Magic: 0 | Critical Rate: 0 |
| Max Health: 3592 | Running speed: 360 |
| Armor: 141 | Heal /5s: 50 |
| Magic Armor: 80 | Mana Regen /5s: 15 |
| Attack Speed: 0 | Attack Range: Long Range |
Valhein’s Summoner Spells
Dragon lane
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- Flicker
Valhein’s Items
Valhein best build:
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- War Boots
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- Fafnirs Talon
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- Slikks Sting
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- Claves Sancti
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- Dawnning Star
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- Blade of Eternity
Valhein pro build:
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- War Boots
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- Fafnirs Talon
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- Frost Cape
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- Claves Sancti
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- Dawnning Star
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- Muramasa
Valhein’s Arcana
Arcana list:
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- Blitz
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- Guerrilla
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- Skewer
Effect:
Blitz x 10
- Attack Speed: +1.6%
- Critical Chance: +0.5%
Guerrilla x 10
- Attack Speed: +1%
- Movement Speed: +1%
Skewer x 10
- Attack Damage: +0.9
- Armor Pierce: +6.4
Valhein’s Rune
Lokheim
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- Shadow Blade
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- Deadly Claw
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- Curse of Death
Human
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- Reaper’s Blessing
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- Gunslinger
Valhein’s Ability Order
Ability Order: Skill 3 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 1.
Valhein Counters
Extreme Threats
Ideal Synergies
How To Play Valhein ?
Best summoner spells for Valhein are: Flicker.
Best items for Valhein are: War Boots, Fafnirs Talon, Slikks Sting, Claves Sancti, Dawnning Star, Blade of Nirvana.
Best Arcana for Valhein are: 10 Blitz, 10 Guerrilla, 10 Skewer.
Best Rune for Valhein are: Lokheim + Human.
Valhein’s Abilities
Passive: Pocket Glaive
Every third regular attack transforms into a glaive with an extra random effect and awards one stack of the Hunter buff, which boosts movement speed by 8% for two seconds and stacks up to five times.
Skill 1: Bloody Hunt
Valhein flings a red glaive, inflicting magic damage to the target and nearby opponents in the range of 300/330/360/390/420/450 (+0.8 AD) (+0.8 AP). one stack of the Hunter boost is given.
Skill 2: Curse of Death
Valhein launches a golden glaive that stuns the victim and deals 150/170/190/210/230/250 (+0.58 AD) (+0.6 AP) magic damage. 1 stack of Hunter is given.
Skill 3: Bullet Storm
Valhein simultaneously releases six silver arrows. A target is dealt magic damage of 200/250/300 (+1.0 AD) (+1.0 AP) every bullet. For three seconds, each hit speeds up mobility by 10% (up to 60%) and attacks by 8% (up to 48%).
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