Support who attaches to an ally from anywhere on the map
Angela's Heartguard shields a target regardless of distance, then attaches her to that ally for free-cost skill casting, effectively giving them a second support riding along through the fight. She trades almost all personal durability and damage for the single highest utility ceiling in the game, living or dying entirely on the host she picks.
Picking the right ally to attach to and timing Heartguard's channel before a fight breaks out, rather than reacting after someone is already low, is the whole skill of playing her.
Max Love Waves first for cooldown and healing uptime, then Puppet-on-a-String, taking the ultimate at every level it's available.
Angela gains 7.5% extra Movement Speed for 4 seconds each time she casts a skill (up to 30%). When she's attached to an allied hero, the Movement Speed boost is transferred to the allied hero.
Always active — no cooldown
Angela sends Love Waves in the target direction, dealing 170–320 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies hit, revealing their positions briefly, and applying a stack of Lover's Mark to them (up to 5 stacks). Each stack of Lover's Mark increases the damage by 20% and slows enemies hit by 8% for 3 seconds. The Love Waves also restore 150–200 (+75% Total Magic Power) HP to allied heroes hit.
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Angela launches a Puppet String at the target enemy, dealing 300–450 (+40% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and gradually slowing them up to 80%. If the enemy is still connected to the string after 3 seconds, they'll be immobilized for 1.5 seconds and dealt 450–675 (+60% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage. Each stack of Lover's Mark increases the final damage by 20%.
Angela begins channeling for 2 seconds, applying a 1000–2000 (+200–300% Total Magic Power) shield that lasts 6 seconds to the target allied hero regardless of distance. After the channeling is complete, she attaches herself to the allied hero for 12 seconds, during which she can cast skills at zero Mana cost. Angela can cast this skill again to cancel the channeling or detach herself from the allied hero. The attaching state will end early if the allied hero is killed.
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Signature combo
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
6,490g total
Default build for riding a carry and shielding through dives.
Battle spell
Flicker120s CDThe 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.
Swap in when needed
Oracle — For extra personal survivability and boosted received healing when caught alone.
Ice Queen Wand — For extra HP and stacking slow when she needs to peel a diver herself.
Blood Wings — Against burst comps threatening to kill her before Heartguard finishes channeling.
Athena's Shield — Against burst magic damage aimed directly at her.
6,480g total
Against poke-heavy lanes where Love Waves' healing and Lover's Mark damage matter more than an early attach.
Battle spell
Purify90s CDPurify does not clear suppression (e.g. Franco's Bloody Hunt or Khufra's ultimate) — a common mistake is trusting it to escape a hook combo it can't actually cleanse.
Swap in when needed
Fleeting Time — For faster ultimate uptime once she's securing kills and assists.
Oracle — For extra durability and boosted received healing.
Blood Wings — Against burst comps targeting her directly.
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
LolitaSupport · TankHardGuardian's Reflection turns back ranged projectiles, denying Puppet-on-a-String's string before it ever connects.
FrancoTankHardHis hook can rip Angela out of position even while she's attached to an ally, cutting the support connection at the worst possible moment.
DiggieSupportHardTime Journey cleanses Puppet-on-a-String's immobilize off the entire team the instant it lands.
MinsittharFighterHardHis pull isolates Angela specifically, cutting her off from reaching a teammate to attach to before he closes the kill.
YinFighter · AssassinSoftLeave It to Me pushes his damage to 120% whenever he catches Angela with no ally nearby, and Instant Blast closes on her before she can kite with Love Waves.
ZilongFighter · AssassinSoftHis gap-closing dash and sustained melee combo let him reach Angela before she can peel with Love Waves' slow.
SilvannaFighterSoftHer mobility and self-sustain let her close the gap and burst Angela down before Heartguard's channel finishes.
BaxiaTankSoftHis damage reduction and dive-heavy kit let him absorb her poke and close the distance regardless of Love Waves' damage.
Blade ArmorReflects damage on basic attacks, punishing whichever ally she's attached to for staying in prolonged auto-attack trades.
Tough BootsCuts the duration of Puppet-on-a-String's immobilize, making it easier to break the string before it locks in place.
Winter CrownAngela's value is the shield she keeps on someone else, so freeze the carry she is attached to and the shield is spent protecting a target you were never going to kill.Heroes whose own counter list names Angela — the same matchup, read from the other side.
AldousFighterSoftHer shield and attach mechanic can save an ally from what would otherwise be a one-shot Soul Steal hit, negating the entire payoff of his combo.
AliceTank · MageSoftHer shield and heal keep a dived target alive through Doom Waltz's burst, and Puppet-on-a-String immobilizes Alice as she closes.
BalmondFighterSoftAngela can shield or heal the target Balmond commits Lethal Counter into, pulling them above the lost-HP threshold his true damage scales from.
GrockTank · FighterSoftHeartguard drops a huge shield on an ally from anywhere on the map, soaking the burst Grock's terrain combo sets up before the knockup can be cashed in.
LancelotAssassinSoftHeartguard shields a dived ally from anywhere on the map and attaches Angela to them, so her healing rides through Lancelot's burst window and Puppet-on-a-String immobilizes him before Phantom Execution finishes.
UranusTankSoftAngela's ultimate, Heartguard, shields an ally regardless of distance and then attaches her to them, handing a target Uranus is chasing a sustain window he has no hard CC to interrupt.Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
BaratsTank · FighterAngela attaching to him gives free-cost access to Detona's Welcome and its 1.2-second suppression, along with a shield to survive the dive he commits to.
FredrinnFighter · TankHis aggressive dive kit benefits directly from Angela's attach, letting him commit fully knowing she can shield and free-cast support through the fight.BaxiaTankAs an ally, attaching to Baxia extends his frontline durability with a shield and removes the mana cost from his repeated engages.LancelotAssassinHer attach lets him dive recklessly into a fight since Angela can heal and shield him through his all-in combo.UranusTankHis already sustain-heavy kit combines with Angela's shield to make him nearly unkillable once she's attached.
NataliaAssassinPuppet-on-a-String's immobilize sets up a guaranteed window for Natalia to pop out of stealth and finish the kill.
KaditaMage · AssassinHer dive-and-burst combo benefits from Angela's shield absorbing the retaliation before Kadita finishes the target off.
LeomordFighterHis mounted ultimate charge pairs with Angela's attach, giving him free-cast sustain through an extended dive.Channel Heartguard on a diving carry before they engage, not after they're already low — the shield needs time to land
Attach to whichever ally has the strongest follow-up damage in the fight, not simply whoever has the lowest HP
Stack Lover's Mark on a priority target with Love Waves before committing Puppet-on-a-String for the extra scaled damage
Use Heartguard's detach option defensively to pull back to safety if the attached ally's fight starts going badly
Moderately. Landing Puppet-on-a-String and choosing the right Heartguard host takes practice, but she has no complex mechanical execution beyond that decision-making.
Magic Shoes into Enchanted Talisman, Flask of the Oasis, and Fleeting Time covers mana sustain, healing power, and faster ultimate uptime. Add Blood Wings or Athena's Shield if she's targeted directly.
Lolita's Guardian's Reflection blocks Puppet-on-a-String outright, Franco can hook her away from her attached host, and Diggie's Time Journey cleanses her immobilize the instant it lands.
Support emblem with Agility for movement speed, Tenacity for survivability when caught alone, and Focusing Mark to boost allies after she lands Love Waves.
