D.Va

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[e][h]D.Va
MEKA Pilot
Hero Information
Universe
Role
Attack
Ranged
Cost:
750 Gems
Release Date:
May 16, 2017
Stats
Attack Range:
3.8/5.5
Attacks Per Second:
4
Level Changed Stats
Initial
Change/Level
Attack Damage:
22/57
4%
Life:
2081/1153
4%
Life Regen:
4.33/2.67
4%
Mana:
N/A
N/A
Mana Regen:
N/A
N/A

D.Va (real name Hana Song) is a Ranged Warrior class hero in Heroes of the Storm. She is the fifth Overwatch hero to be included in Heroes after Tracer and Zarya in 2016 and Lúcio and Genji earlier in 2017. Her reveal coincided with the Heroes 2.0 launch, which included the introduction of Hanamura as the first Heroes battleground from the Overwatch universe.

Abilites[edit]

Starting Abilities[edit]

Boosters
Ability: Dash
Affects: Self/Enemies
Increase D.Va's Movement Speed by 125% for 2 seconds. Enemies that are hit take damage and are knocked away. D.Va cannot be Slowed while Boosters are active, and each enemy can only be hit once per use.
Q
9
Boosters damage (per level):
 135 (+4% )
Defense Matrix
Ability: Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
Channel a defensive field in the target direction for 3 seconds, reducing the damage dealt by enemy Heroes inside it by 75%. The Mech can move while channeling, but cannot turn. Damage dealt to the Mech from enemies within Defense Matrix still grants the same amount of Self-Destruct Charge.
W
10
Self-Destruct
Ability: Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
Eject from the Mech, setting it to self-destruct after 4 seconds. Deals damage in a large area, depending on distance from center. Only deals 50% damage against Structures. Gain 1% Charge for every 2 seconds spent Basic Attacking, and 30% Charge per 100% of Mech Health lost.
E
Self-Destruct minimum damage (per level):

Self-Destruct maximum damage (per level):

 
400 (+4%)
 
1200 (+4%)

Heroic Abilities[edit]

Bunny Hop
Ability: Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
D.Va's Mech becomes Unstoppable and stomps every 0.5 seconds, dealing damage and Slowing enemies by 40%. Lasts 4 seconds. Requires Mech Mode.
R
90
Bunny Hop damage (per level):
 60 (+4%)
Big Shot
Ability: Skillshot
Affects: Enemies
Deal damage to all enemies in a line. The cooldown of Call Mech is reduced by 8 seconds for each enemy Hero hit. Requires Pilot Mode.
R
4
Big Shot damage (per level):
 250 (+4%)

Combat Trait[edit]

Mech Mode
Ability: Passive
Affects: Self
When D.Va's Mech dies, she is ejected out after 0.75 seconds and can continue to fight. D.Va's Mech only awards 50% of a normal Hero's experience upon dying.
Pilot Mode
Ability: Passive
Affects: Self
Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Call Mech by 0.5 seconds. As a Pilot, D.Va only awards 50% of a normal Hero's experience upon dying.

Pilot Mode Abilities[edit]

Torpedo Dash
Ability: Dash
Affects: Self
D.Va gains the Torpedo Dash ability, allowing her to dash forward and pass through enemies. Requires Pilot Mode.
Q
12
Concussive Pulse
Ability: Cone Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
D.Va gains the Concussive Pulse ability, allowing her to deal damage to enemies in a cone and knock them back. Requires Pilot Mode.
W
8
Concussive Pulse damage (per level):
 141 (+4%)
Call Mech
Ability: Summon
Affects: Self
Call a new Mech and enter Mech Mode. Basic Attacks lower this cooldown by 0.5 seconds each.
E
45

Talents[edit]

Talents
1
4
7
10
13
16
20
Rush-down
If D.Va neither takes nor deals damage during Boosters, its cooldown is lowered by 5 seconds.


Strategy and Role[edit]

Lore[edit]

Hana Song, also known as D.Va, is both a world champion professional gamer and a burgeoning global icon. As a member of South Korea's elite MEKA (Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army) unit, she fights to protect her homeland from the colossal omnic threat lurking within the East China Sea.

Lore connections to other heroes[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Voiced by Charlet Chung
  • Was a champion StarCraft pro gamer who became the top-ranked player in the world at the age of 16 while playing Random and went undefeated for the next three years before she was drafted.
    • As part of her promotion and lore in Overwatch, Blizzard created a brief StarCraft II WCS profile[1], which revealed her StarCraft background.
    • She has a StarCraft II announcer pack, initially released by Blizzard as a present to those attending BlizzCon 2016.[2]

Balance Updates[edit]

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