Is Auriel any good?

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Ever since Bursting light talent was remove, we rarely see her anymore.

Everytime I try her in HL, I have no luck, Whitemane or any new/rework healer seems way better, which is quite upsetting. :frowning:

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She isn’t really good atm. After the removal of Bursting Light she was pretty bad, then she got buffed and was good for a while but then nerfed and well, that’s the situation atm.

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Level 153 Auriel main here.

She actually is not good right now simply because all the new supports they release and all the current top tier supports have one thing that Auriel lacks: Out of combat healing.

Auriel actually has impressive out-of-combat healing with energized cord and a wave of minions to clap but if those are not handy nearby, she is S.O.L. as they say.

The strategy that counters Auriel has nothing to do with skill and there is nothing she or her team can do to stop it. The best strategy against her is to just poke from afar and do not engage. She cannot heal your poke without combat to sustain her energy.

Just have your long-range pokers bringing everyone on the enemy down to 50%, then engage and mop them up.

There is no counterplay to this strategy and she DESPERATELY needs something to combat this cheap tactic. I’m fairly confident they could add some kind of passive energy regen outside of combat that would help combat these issues.

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I hope she get something to compensate her out of combat healing. Level 7 energized cord is too late and in my opinion should be baseline.

Also, she is very weak to aoe damage, which make her a easy to counter healer if she is pick early as solo healer in draft.

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Auriel still hopes for buffs and a lil bit of appreciation.

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She’s okay. She can make for a good healer in Plat/diamond, etc.

The problem is that she’s terribly affected when your team is not doing that well and having Auriel in these cases tends to let your enemies snowball completely out of control.

If your dps is vulnerable, they cant deal damage, you cant heal, meaning that your DPS gets killed, your tanks get killed and you get killed.

Auriel benefits from your team doing well. She results in your team getting annihilated if your team is in the weaker position.

She’s special in that regard. Other healers are solid - no matter the situation, they will heal.

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Wut… the counter is to engage and not just stand there slowly dieing…

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Auriel has never really been in a good spot since her initial release, shes kinda been all over the place. She needs a rework badly but I’d assume shes last in line for any kind of love right now.

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Shes good with chogall or in a double heal comp, and bad outside of those parameters. Sometimes shes good with a battery, but if tht battery dies or isnt around shes a dim lightbulb. She needs help is essential what that boils down to.

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Unpopular opinion, but I think she’s actually a pretty good healer.

With that being said, it is absolutely crucial to save your E until you know you make the most value out of it (using when you know you can land the stun, peeling for a teammate, etc).

Additionally, her crystal aegis can have a huge impact on a team fight, especially with the level 20 upgrade, where it gives 50 armor for up to 5 seconds.