Esmeralda, the Astrologer, is a tank who plays in the Exp Lane.
Also known as Astrologer
Lore
A mysterious astrologer Born into a family of Agelta astrologers, she is the greatest astrologer on the Land of Dawn. Through the treasure star-moon box, she learned the fact that the tyrant Khufra was about to wake up. The re-sealing of Khufra became her new mission as an astrologer.
Official portrait © Moonton
Skills
Starmoon CasketEsmeralda manipulates Stardust and Frostmoon: Stardust deals Physical Damage while Frostmoon deals Magic Damage and gives the target a shield equal to 135% of Frostmoon's damage dealt. Each Basic Attack deals (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 100 (+75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage. The damage dealt by Esmeralda ignores all shield effects and gradually converts her shield into HP.
Frostmoon ShieldEsmeralda gains a 500 (+150% Total Magic Power) shield and 40% Movement Speed that rapidly decays over 4s. Meanwhile, she gradually transforms the shields of nearby enemies into her own shield, capped at 50% of her .
Stardust DanceEsmeralda waves Stardust and Frostmoon, dealing 240 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 300 (+120% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to nearby enemies. Each time she deals damage to a hero, the cooldown of Frostmoon Shield is reduced by 1.5s (damaging non-hero units grants a 0.5s reduction) and the enemy's Movement Speed is reduced by 20% for 1.5s.
Falling StarmoonEsmeralda coheres the power of Astrospace into her two weapons - Stardust and Frostmoon. The longer this skill is channeled, the longer the cast range. Use Again: Esmeralda casts Stardust at the target location, dealing 350 (+90% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage, and then blinks to the target location and casts Frostmoon, dealing 350 (+140% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and immobilizing enemies in the area for 1s.
Counter / cooperate relationship
Esmeralda works well against heroes with shields, like Akai and Lolita, because her skills not only ignore their shields, but she also converts them into her own.
Esmeralda is countered by highly mobile Marksmen, such as Karrie and Lesley, because she lacks the burst damage to finish them off quickly and can't keep up with their mobility.
Best teammates
Official combos
In teamfights, enter the fight using Esmeralda's Ultimate, then use her 1st Skill to gain Movement Speed and steal the shields of nearby enemies, before finishing them off with her 2nd Skill and Basic Attacks.
In the laning phase, use Esmeralda's 1st Skill to approach the enemy and hit them with her 2nd Skill followed by Basic Attacks. Her 1st Skill should be up again soon thanks to the CD reduction from her 2nd Skill, so use her 1st Skill again for Movement Speed and shields, and continue using her 2nd Skill and Basic Attacks.
Sources
Moonton · 2026
Akai
Lolita
Karrie
Lesley
Atlas
Tigreal
Mathilda
Diggie
Paquito
Phoveus