Passive
Elapsed Daytime
MobilityDamage
When holding down the Basic Attack button, Benedetta enters the Swordout state and charges up Sword Intent.
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Always active — no cooldown
Benedetta
DTierExp-lane duelist who charges Sword Intent in Swordout and detonates it for burst
AssassinFighterEXP LaneDeals physical
Benedetta is a mobility-first exp-lane fighter-assassin whose passive, Elapsed Daytime, puts her into the Swordout state while she holds Basic Attack, charging the Sword Intent her ultimate later detonates. An Eye for An Eye blocks all damage and grants Control Immunity for 0.8 seconds before she stabs back — a blocked control effect makes that stab stun for 1.5 seconds — and Alecto: Final Blow dashes her untargetable through the enemy, detonating stored Sword Intent for a massive finishing burst.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Specialities
- ChaseBurst
Holding Basic Attack to charge Sword Intent in Elapsed Daytime's Swordout state without giving up damage takes real feel, and her defensive parry window is easy to mistime.
- Beaten by
- 103 hard
- Strong into
- 16
- Best duos
- 10
- Builds
- 2
At a glance
When Benedetta is strong
Attributes
- Damage
- 8
- Durability
- 4
- Crowd Control
- 4
- Mobility
- 9
- Utility
- 4
Strengths
- Elapsed Daytime charges Sword Intent just by holding Basic Attack, so she can walk into a fight with her ultimate's payload already stocked
- An Eye for An Eye blocks all damage and grants Control Immunity for 0.8 seconds, and fending off a control effect makes her follow-up stab stun for 1.5 seconds
- Alecto: Final Blow detonates stored Sword Intent for massive burst damage on a fully-charged combo
- Phantom Slash doubles as both an engage and a disengage, since the shadow strikes first and she dashes second
Weaknesses
- Alecto: Final Blow is only as big as the Sword Intent she has stored, so being locked down before she can charge in Swordout or block with An Eye for An Eye guts her burst
- Squishy for a melee duelist, and loses extended trades against true bruisers once her cooldowns are down
- An Eye for An Eye only blocks for 0.8 seconds, so a mistimed activation wastes her main defensive tool
- Predictable engage pattern once cooldowns are tracked — enemies who dodge her opener punish her recovery window
Skills
Max Phantom Slash first for chase and damage, level An Eye for An Eye second for its defensive stun payoff, and take the ultimate at 4, 8 and 12.
Skill 1
Phantom Slash
AOEMobility
Benedetta withdraws swiftly and leaves a shadow in front. After a short delay, her shadow slashes forward in a fan-shaped area, dealing 200–360 (+75% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and slowing the enemies by 60% for 0.5 seconds. Meanwhile, Benedetta dashes forward to slash, dealing 75–175 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage. (If the target is hit by her shadow, damage caused by Benedetta herself will increase to 200%.)
- Cooldown
- 10s
- Mana
- 55 → 85
Skill 2
An Eye for An Eye
MobilityBuff
Benedetta raises her weapon to defend, gaining Control Immunity and blocking damage from any source for 0.8 seconds. After this, she stabs in the designated direction, dealing 300–450 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage. If Benedetta successfully fends off any damage while defending, she will gain full Sword Intent. If she fends off any control effects, her subsequent stab stuns the target for 1.5 seconds.
- Cooldown
- 15s
- Mana
- 100 → 125
Ultimate
Alecto: Final Blow
BurstMobility
Benedetta clenches Alecto, dashes forward (Benedetta is untargetable during the dash), and performs a slash after a short delay, detonating the Sword Intent along the path. For 2.5 seconds, the Sword Intent deals up to a total of 1560–2080 (+1105% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies within and slows them by 50%.
- Cooldown
- 45s
- Mana
- 110 → 160
- Spell vamp
- 25%
What the terms mean(1)
- Untargetable
- You are immune to enemy damage effects within the duration. It doesn't remo
Signature combo
Phantom Slash, letting the shadow connect first for the 200% bonus on her own slash → An Eye for An Eye if it lands a counter-stun → Alecto: Final Blow to detonate stored Sword Intent.
Benedetta builds
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
Standard Duelist
7,010g total
Default pick for 1v1 exp-lane pressure and roaming kills.
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
Queen's Wings — Against burst dive comps, for the low-HP damage-reduction window.
Wind of Nature — Against physical burst that kills her mid-dash chain.
Immortality — Insurance when over-extending to chase a kill.
Malefic Roar — Against stacked-defense tank comps.
Full Lifesteal Bruiser
7,020g total
Against a tanky exp-lane matchup where sustained trading wins the lane.
Battle spell
Vengeance75s CDVengeance rewards being attacked, so it's weakest against burst-and-retreat assassins who land one hit and disengage before the reflect matters.
Swap in when needed
Queen's Wings — Extra effective HP and low-HP damage reduction for extended lane trades.
Wind of Nature — Against a physical duelist she has to out-trade toe to toe, where the lifesteal and the immunity window both apply.
Immortality — Insurance for prolonged 1v1 duels.
Situational buys for Benedetta
Beyond the swaps listed in the builds above.
Who counters Benedetta
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
PhoveusFighterHardPhoveus's ultimate triggers and strengthens off enemy dashes, and Benedetta's entire kit is dash-chains — every engage she makes feeds his stacks and empowers his counter-burst.
SaberAssassinHardSaber's ultimate lock immobilizes Benedetta mid-combo, stopping her passive dash chain and guaranteeing a burst kill.
ValentinaMageHardValentina can copy an enemy engage ultimate to immobilize or burst Benedetta right as she commits to a dash.
CiciFighterSoftCici's own mobility and lifesteal let her out-sustain and out-chase Benedetta in an extended duel, neutralizing her chase advantage.
ObsidiaMarksmanSoftObsidia's ranged zoning damage punishes Benedetta before she can close the distance with her dashes.
CyclopsMageSoftStar Power Lockdown immobilizes Benedetta for up to two seconds, cutting her Sword Intent chain before she can capitalize on it.
IrithelMarksmanSoftIrithel's range and pet-tracking damage let her poke and kite Benedetta down before she ever closes the gap.
BrunoMarksmanSoftBruno's ranged basic-attack DPS punishes Benedetta's melee approach before she ever reaches melee range.
MathildaSupport · AssassinSoftMathilda's shield and disengage skills let allies dodge or block Benedetta's burst combo entirely.
LunoxMageSoftChaos Assault's max-HP-scaling damage and her Order & Chaos ultimate let Lunox trade favorably once Benedetta's opening combo is spent.
Items to build against Benedetta
Tough BootsCuts the CC she needs to pin you through the Alecto: Final Blow channel, so you can move again before the finisher lands.
Antique CuirassStacks damage reduction against her repeated skill-classified combo hits.
Dominance IceFortress Shield's Hybrid Defense climbs as she dashes onto you, blunting the Sword Intent detonation.- ImmortalityGuarantees a second chance if her burst finisher lands the kill.
Benedetta is strong into
Heroes whose own counter list names Benedetta — the same matchup, read from the other side.
AulusFighterHardAn Eye for An Eye blocks damage from any source for 0.8 seconds with Control Immunity, so she eats The Power of Axe outright, banks full Sword Intent off the block, and stabs back before Aulus's stacks matter.
AuroraMageHardBenedetta's Control Immunity from An Eye for An Eye lets her tank Aurora's freeze without being stopped, then close in for a guaranteed burst combo.
CarmillaSupport · TankHardHer dash-heavy burst combo closes the gap and kills Carmilla's low-mobility, low-damage frame before Bloodbath's channel ever completes.
EdithTank · MarksmanHardBenedetta's untargetable dash-cancel dodges Onward's collision entirely, avoiding the knockback and stopping her combo cold.
Luo YiMageHardBenedetta's control-immune parry dodges the stun from Yin-Yang Reaction and punishes Luo Yi with burst before she can retreat.
PharsaMageHardBenedetta's control-immune parry dodges Curse of Crow and Energy Impact, then her burst combo kills Pharsa before Feathered Air Strike is relevant.
Who to pair Benedetta with
Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
- AulusFighterAulus's charge closes distance alongside Benedetta's dashes, and both benefit from prolonged skirmishes where she keeps stacking Sword Intent.
FredrinnFighter · TankFredrinn's tanky engage and CC lock down a target for Benedetta's Alecto: Final Blow follow-up.
AlphaFighterSpear of Alpha stuns a target and carries them to its landing point, holding them there long enough for Benedetta to land her full combo.
BaratsTank · FighterBarats's suppress-and-throw ultimate isolates a backline target that Benedetta can finish off before help arrives.
JulianAssassin · FighterJulian's dash-based CC chain pairs naturally with Benedetta's own mobility for a coordinated pick.
FlorynSupportFloryn's mobile healing keeps Benedetta topped up through repeated dive attempts on the backline.
SunFighterSun's clone pressure distracts enemies while Benedetta picks off an isolated target unnoticed.
AngelaSupportAngela's Heartguard rides along on a dive, shielding Benedetta through the engage and keeping Love Waves healing her the whole way in.
KarinaAssassinKarina's stealth burst softens a target that Benedetta's dash chain then finishes off.
KarrieMarksmanKarrie's true-damage basic attacks punish anyone who tries to peel for the target Benedetta is chasing.
Playing Benedetta well
- 1
Hold Basic Attack to charge Sword Intent before engaging so the Swordout state is already active when the fight starts
- 2
Use An Eye for An Eye reactively against a hero's known engage skill, like a hook or stun, rather than on cooldown
- 3
Cast Phantom Slash so the shadow lands first — her own dash slash then deals 200% damage on that target — before using Alecto: Final Blow
- 4
Disengage with Phantom Slash's dash-back if a fight goes wrong — it works as an escape, not only an engage tool
Benedetta — common questions
Is Benedetta good for beginners?
Benedetta is not beginner-friendly — charging Sword Intent in Elapsed Daytime's Swordout state without giving up damage, and timing An Eye for An Eye's parry window, both take real practice.
What is the best build for Benedetta?
Swift Boots into Blade of the Heptaseas, Hunter Strike and Endless Battle covers the standard duelist build, shifting toward Haas' Claws for a full-lifesteal build against tankier exp-lane matchups.
Which heroes counter Benedetta?
Phoveus, Saber and Valentina counter Benedetta hardest — Phoveus's ultimate feeds off her constant dashing, and Saber and Valentina can lock her down before she charges Sword Intent, leaving Alecto: Final Blow with nothing to detonate.
What does Benedetta's ultimate do?
Alecto: Final Blow dashes her forward untargetable, then detonates her stored Sword Intent along the path, dealing heavy physical damage over 2.5 seconds and slowing every enemy caught in it.
