Valeera Turns Midnight Delves Into a Power Puzzle

Valeera is the new delve companion for Midnight. Like Brann in The War Within, you can set her up as a DPS, Healer, or Tank. Each role gives her access to new abilities.

She also has access to five combat and utility curios. These can be leveled up to rank 4, granting an achievement called Curio Fanatic: Midnight.

Abilities For All Roles

Valeera has seven abilities regardless of which role she’s in:

Stealth – Valeera conceals herself in shadow, making her undetectable by most enemies.
Rupture – Valeera punctures an organ of an enemy, inflicting significant Physical damage over 24 sec.
Masterful Feint – Valeera performs evasive maneuvers, significantly reducing damage taken from area-of-effect attacks.
Fan of Knives – Valeera unleashes a volley of knives, inflicting moderate Physical damage to all enemies near her.
Blood Contract – Valeera marks a random enemy for death at 1 min. Killing that enemy rewards Valeera with Paid in Blood (Increases the Primary stat of Valeera and her allies for 20 sec.)
Tools of the Trade – Valeera uses her gathering tools to help players find additional gold, ore, herbs, fish, leathers, and treasures.
Killing Spree – Valeera moves rapidly through the shadows, slashing at enemies for significant Physical damage.

DPS Abilities

Unrelenting – Valeera hones her determination, recharging Fan of Knives, Rupture, and Killing Spree 30% faster.
Dagger to the Throat – Valeera throws a dagger at an enemy, interrupting enemy spell casting and silencing them for 5 sec.
Poison of the Forgotten Master – Valeera coats her and her allies’ weapons with an ancient poison that grows in potency over time, increasing all damage done by 5%, stacking every 3 sec while in combat up to 5. All stacks are removed if the wielder of the poisoned weapon takes damage.
Cheap Shot – Valeera unleashes an unexpected attack to a vulnerable spot, inflicting moderate Physical damage and Stunning the target for 10 sec.
Jagged Caltrops – Valeera deploys a field of caltrops to waylay her enemies, slowing them by 70% and inflicting moderate Physical damage.
No Witnesses – Valeeera inspires a flurry of attacks from allies, increasing Haste by 20% for 15 sec. Killing an enemy refreshes the cooldown of No Witnesses.
Assassinate – Valeera will finish off wounded targets, executing enemies that have less than 30% health. The health threshold for this is reduced to 5% for boss creatures.
Uncrowned’s Bloody Ledger – Valeera’s combat mastery grants her 5% increased damage done by her spells and abilities. The rank of this effect is increased further with each companion level. (50 ranks).

Healing Abilities

Vampiric Reading – Valeera stabs an enemy and rips away some of its life force, inflicting 235 Physical damage and creates Reaped Orbs. Collecting these Orbs heals the player.
Shadow Veil – Valeera covers an ally in shadow, dispelling harmful magical auras.
Soulthirst Venom – Valeera aplies wicked poison to her and her allies’ weapons, increasing Leech, Avoidance, and Speed by 10%
Cheap Shot – Valeera unleashes an unexpected attack to a vulnerable spot, inflicting moderate Physical damage and Stunning the target for 10 sec.
Crimson Vial Fumes – Valeera shatters a healing potion on the ground, creating a healing vapor cloud, healing her allies for 288 damage every 2 sec while in the area.
Pain Killer – Valeera uses dark alchemy to block an ally’s pain, absorbing 17,304 damage for 1 min.
Cloak of Darkness – Valeera covers an area in darkness, reducing all damage taken by allies in the area by 20% and making them immune to loss of control effects.
Uncrowned’s Alchemical Codex – Valeera’s mastery of alchemy grants her 65% increased healing doen by her spells and abilties. The rank of this effect is increased futher with each companion level. (50 ranks).

Tanking Abilities

Scar of Kathra’natir – Valeera unses dark alchemy to harness the remnants of the Curse of Kathra’natir, causing attacks against her to inflict 20% less damage. Damage reduced this way is converted to damage taken over 10 sec and will occasionally spawn an Echo of Kathra’natir. Killing the Echo of Kathra’natir causes Valeera to heal 6% of her max health every 1 sec for 5 sec.
Dagger to the Throat – Valeera throws a dagger at an enemy, interrupting enemy spell casting and silencing them for 5 sec.
Bloodcrypt Toxin – Valeera applies a debilitating poison to her and her allies’ weapons. Enemies struck by these poisoned weapons reduce damage inflicted by 10% and reduce Haste by 10% for 20 sec.
Your First Mistake – Valeera makes an enemy that ignores her pay, taunting the enemy and inflicting high Physical damage every 2 sec for 16 sec.
Poison Cloud – Valeera shatters a vial of poison on the ground creating a cloud of poison, inflicting moderate Nature damage every 1 sec to enemies in the area.
Attack from the Shadows – Valeera steps through the shadows, unleashing a Fan of Knives and taunting all enemies within 2 yds.
Blood-Stained Blades – Valeera harness effective healing upon her to empower her blades, increasing the damage she inflicts by 8% for 8 sec. This effect stacks.
Uncrowned’s Playbook of Subterfuge – Valeera’s combat mastery grants her 30% increased maximum health and 30% increased healing received. The rank of this effect is increased further with each companion level. (50 ranks).

Combat Curios

The following Combat Curios are available in Midnight Season 1:

Holy Bounding Hand Grenade – Your companion has a chance during combat to toss a grenade at an enemy target dealing moderate Holy damage with a 100% chance to stun for 1.5 sec. This has a 50% chance to bounce to a new target. The grenade can safely bounce to party members.
Mantle of Stars – When any party member’s health falls below 40% during combat, the mantle grants them an absorb shield equal to 50% of their maximum health. Enemies near the shielded ally and active companion are knocked up and take 25% more damage for 12 sec. Can only occur every 2 min.
Nether Entropic Kris – Your companion has a chance during combat to afflict an enemy with Nether Entropy causing them to take moderate Void damage over 30 sec. Each time Nether Entropy deals damage it has a 25% chance to propagate to 2 nearby enemies, stacking up to 40 times. Death also causes Nether Entropy to propagate.
Porcelain Blade Tip – Your companion’s spells and abilities have a chance to weaken enemies, increasing the chance to critically strike affected targets by 25% for 9 sec.
Sanctum’s Edict – Your companion has a chance to gain Sanctum’s Blessings through combat, as well as by slaying foes. Elite enemies grant 10, while normal foes yield 2. Each blessing grants 1% increased healing and damage. Upon reaching 30, your companion converts 60% of their current health in an absorb shield that increases blessing bonuses while active.

Utility Curios

The following Utility Curios are available in Midnight Season 1:

Ebon Crown of Subjugation – Opening a Mislaid Curiosity summons a Subjugated Burden that worships you during combat, increasing your Primary Stat by 2%. You may have up to 12 Subjugated Burdens at a time. After gathering at least 6 worshipers, the amount of granted Primary Stat per Burden is increased.
Mandate of Sacred Death – When your delve companion casts Tools of the Trade, a Sacred Mandate is bestowed upon party members granting their harmful spells and abilities a 8.0% chance to deal 2% of the target’s maximum health as additional Holy damage per Mandate. Can only occur once every 2 sec. Mandate of Sacred Death has a very small chance to execute non-boss enemies.
Motionless Nulltide – Standing still during combat gain stacks of Cosmic Momentum every 3 sec up to 20. Each stack increases your movement speed by 3%. Jumping while at 20 stacks consumes them to grant you 2% Haste per stack for 20 sec and knocks up surrounding enemies. Can only occur once every 20 sec.
Overflowing Voidspire – After 25 sec of combat, party members and Valeera deal 18% more damage and healing for 35 sec. (35 sec cooldown)
Time Lost Edict – Your companion has a chance during combat to create a sanctified area at a party members’ location, warping the flow of time and combat for all inside. Allies within gain 20% increased movement speed while enemies suffer the opposite effects. Last 12 sec.