Pure-sustain roam support who links onto a carry and blankets fights in healing
SupportRoamDeals magic
Estes is a roaming support whose entire kit is built around sustain, linking Moonlight Immersion to a carry for continuous healing and bonus defense before casting Blessing of Moon Goddess to blanket his whole team in enhanced healing during a teamfight. He deals almost no damage, trading it entirely for survivability.
Difficulty
Easy
Specialities
RegenGuard
His kit is entirely proactive healing and positioning with no combo timing or skillshots to land, making him easy to pick up.
Beaten by
84 hard
Strong into
14
Best duos
10
Builds
2
At a glance
Damage
3 of 10
Durability
5 of 10
Crowd Control
3 of 10
Mobility
3 of 10
Utility
9 of 10
Rated against the whole roster, not against their own class.
When Estes is strong
Attributes
Damage
3
Durability
5
Crowd Control
3
Mobility
3
Utility
9
Strengths
Blessing of Moon Goddess heals every nearby ally continuously for 8 seconds, turning even losing teamfights into wars of attrition his team usually wins.
Moonlight Immersion's link grants bonus Hybrid Defense and Movement Speed on top of the heal, noticeably tankier while linked.
Domain of Moon Goddess reveals enemies inside it, denying stealth or ambush setups near objectives.
Scripture of the Moon Elf's stacking passive gives him a free enhanced basic attack for extra poke and slow without spending a skill.
Weaknesses
Minimal personal damage and no hard CC, so he cannot punish an all-in engage on his own.
Moonlight Immersion's link breaks if he's too far from the target, forcing him to stay close and exposed to peel for his carry.
Blessing of Moon Goddess has a long cooldown; if it's down, his team loses its core sustain advantage entirely.
Squishy with no escape skill beyond movement speed from his own link, making him an easy dive target if caught alone.
Skills
Max Moonlight Immersion first for the healing throughput, level Domain of Moon Goddess second for the poke and slow, and take the ultimate at 4, 8 and 12.
Passive
Scripture of the Moon Elf
Buff
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% Total Physical Attack) (+150% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to the target and 125 (+50% Total Physical Attack) (+75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to nearby enemies, and slowing them by 60% for 1.5 seconds.
Always active — no cooldown
What the terms mean(1)
Magic Basic Attack
Deal Magic DMG to enemies. It can trigger ATK Effect and Magic Lifesteal
Skill 1
Moonlight Immersion
HealBuff
Estes restores 250–325 (+110% Total Magic Power) HP for the target hero immediately and links himself with them for 3 seconds, slowly restoring 325–400 (+60% Total Magic Power) 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 Moon Elf.
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Cooldown
8.8s
Mana
0
Skill 2
Domain of Moon Goddess
SlowAOE
Estes drops a flood of moonlight on the target area, dealing 350–600 (+70% Total Magic Power) 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.)
Cooldown
12s
Mana
80 → 130
What the terms mean(1)
Magic Damage Skill
Deal Magic DMG to enemies. Triggers Spell Vamp.
Ultimate
Blessing of Moon Goddess
BuffHeal
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% Total Magic Power) HP.
Cooldown
55s
Mana
150 → 350
What the terms mean(1)
Healing Effect
The actual ratio of self HP Regen caused to shield values. The default is 100%. Actual Value = Original Value × (100% ± Healing Effect Increase/Reduction%) × (100% ± Healing Effect Increase/Reduction%) ×...
Signature combo
Link Moonlight Immersion onto your carry before the fight, poke with Domain of Moon Goddess to slow and reveal, then cast Blessing of Moon Goddess once the fight is fully committed to swing the sustain war.
Estes builds
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
Pure Sustain Support
6,300g total
Default pick protecting a hyper-carry marksman through extended teamfights.
The '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
Athena's Shield — When he's a priority burst target for an enemy assassin or mage.
Guardian Helmet — Extra raw HP to stay alive long enough to land Blessing of Moon Goddess.
Glowing Wand — Against a heavy-sustain enemy team where the anti-heal offsets their own healers.
Estes Pure Sustain Support build: Magic Shoes, then Flask of the Oasis, then Oracle, then Enchanted Talisman.
Poke Support
7,440g total
Into poke-heavy lanes where extra magic damage from Domain of Moon Goddess helps contest trades.
Because the shield is flat and doesn't scale with items, its relative value drops in the late game — it's strongest as a laning-phase and early-mid-game defensive tool.
Swap in when needed
Athena's Shield — Against burst damage looking to punish him for standing in poke range.
Glowing Wand — Anti-heal to cut through the enemy's own sustain in poke exchanges.
Guardian Helmet — Extra HP for a support that has to stand closer to the front line to poke.
Estes Poke Support build: Arcane Boots, then Enchanted Talisman, then Holy Crystal, then Flask of the Oasis.
Who counters Estes
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
Pre-link Moonlight Immersion onto your carry before a fight starts so the bonus defense and Movement Speed are already active when the engage happens.
2
Save Blessing of Moon Goddess for when your team is already committed to a fight, not as a preemptive buff.
3
Use Domain of Moon Goddess on contested jungle objectives to reveal invisible or brush-hiding enemies before your team commits.
4
Stack Scripture of the Moon Elf passively during downtime so the enhanced attack is ready to poke or slow when a skirmish starts.
Estes — common questions
Is Estes good for beginners?
Estes is one of the easiest supports to pick up, since his kit is entirely proactive healing and positioning with no combo timing or skillshots that need to land.
What is the best build for Estes?
The standard build opens with Flask of the Oasis for shield synergy on low-HP allies, then Oracle and Enchanted Talisman for cooldown reduction and amplified healing output.
Which heroes counter Estes?
Yin, Nolan, Atlas and Franco are hard counters since they can bypass or drag him out of position directly, while Ixia, Zilong, Beatrix and Minsitthar all pressure his low mobility and lack of self-peel.
What does Estes's ultimate do?
Blessing of Moon Goddess casts an enhanced version of Moonlight Immersion on all nearby allied heroes, continuously healing Estes and enhancing his heals for the next 8 seconds.
