The Amazon fights from range with a bow, and her javelin tree turns her into a lightning thrower. Her bow evolutions carry the highest damage she has, but most of them wait for level 24 or 30, so the first half of a run is about staying alive while the right cards come up.
Bows, javelins and a warrior’s reflexes.
- Life
- 100
- Starting weapon
- Bow
Where the damage is
Her strongest evolutions at max level, for a new hero without gear: 
Widowmaker, 
Strafe, 
Lightning Strike.
| Name | Skill tree | Evolves from | Evolves with | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Widowmaker | Bow and Crossbow Skills | 24 | 1,820 | Guided Arrow | — | |
Strafe | Bow and Crossbow Skills | 24 | 1,410 |  Multiple Shot | — | |
Lightning Strike | Javelin and Spear Skills | 30 | 1,333 |  Charged Strike | — | |
Freezing Arrow | Bow and Crossbow Skills | 30 | 1,125 |  Ice Arrow | — | |
Lightning Fury | Javelin and Spear Skills | 30 | 1,091 |  Lightning Bolt | — | |
Plague Javelin | Javelin and Spear Skills | 18 | 1,052 |  Poison Javelin | — | |
Immolation Arrow | Bow and Crossbow Skills | 24 | 854 |  Exploding Arrow | — | |
Charged Strike | Javelin and Spear Skills | 18 | 750 |  Power Strike |  Penetrate | |
Ice Arrow | Bow and Crossbow Skills | 18 | 659 |  Cold Arrow |  Slow Missiles | |
Fend | Javelin and Spear Skills | 24 | 300 |  Jab | — |
Planning a build
- Pick a lane early. Bow evolutions want
Critical Strike, 
Pierce and 
Dodge; javelins want Penetrate, 
Inner Sight and 
Avoid. Splitting both lanes spends slots on two sets of passives. - Strafe is the earliest big carry: Multiple Shot at max level with Critical Strike (open from level 1) evolves at hero level 24.
- Widowmaker hits hardest, but late. It evolves at 24 on paper, but its passive Pierce opens at 30, so plan for it at 30.
- Javelins come online sooner:
Plague Javelin and Charged Strike both evolve at 18, and Charged Strike evolves again into Lightning Strike at 30.
Evolution lines
Each line takes the skill to its max level, holds the passive, and reaches the hero level; the next chest evolves it. A level marked with a passive is later than the evolved skill's own, because the passive opens later.
- Cold Arrow with Dodge → Ice Arrow (level 18) with Slow Missiles →
Freezing Arrow (level 30) - Multiple Shot with Critical Strike → Strafe (level 24)
- Exploding Arrow with
Decoy → 
Immolation Arrow (level 24) - Guided Arrow with Pierce → Widowmaker (level 30, once Pierce opens)
- Jab with
Evade → 
Fend (level 24) - Poison Javelin with Avoid → Plague Javelin (level 18)
- Power Strike with Inner Sight → Charged Strike (level 18) with Penetrate → Lightning Strike (level 30)
- Lightning Bolt with Penetrate →
Lightning Fury (level 30)
Staying alive
She has three ways to sidestep and each covers a different moment: Dodge (blows) and Avoid (missiles) work while she attacks or stands still, and Evade works while she walks or runs. A survivors run is mostly walking, so Evade earns its slot sooner than it would in Diablo II.
Attributes
Dexterity is her damage stat: each card adds +3% damage with a bow and +1% critical strike chance. Strength adds nothing to bow damage, so it is only worth it for a javelin build or a gear requirement.
Passives
| Name | Skill tree | At max level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Critical Strike | Passive and Magic Skills | 1 | +68% chance for her attacks (and the Valkyrie's) to deal double damage | |
Inner Sight | Passive and Magic Skills | 1 | Monsters near her take 40% more damage (it breaks no immunity) | |
Dodge | Passive and Magic Skills | 6 | +56% chance to sidestep a monster's blow while you attack or stand still | |
Avoid | Passive and Magic Skills | 12 | +65% chance to sidestep a monster's missile while you attack or stand still | |
Slow Missiles | Passive and Magic Skills | 12 | Monsters' missiles fly 50% slower | |
Penetrate | Passive and Magic Skills | 18 | Her attacks deal 40% more damage | |
Decoy | Passive and Magic Skills | 24 | Every few seconds a double of you appears nearby, drawing monsters (more often, for longer) | |
Evade | Passive and Magic Skills | 24 | +56% chance to sidestep a monster's hit while you walk or run | |
Pierce | Passive and Magic Skills | 30 | +85% chance for arrows and javelins to fly on through what they hit |
