Follow. Trap. Stun. Shoot. Repeat. by NSasaki182

Follow. Trap. Stun. Shoot. Repeat.

By: NSasaki182
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2016
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Kestrel

Build: Does She Seem Distant?

Ability Path

Adrenaline
Heroic Perk
Glimmershot
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Active Camo
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One Shot One Kill
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Threat Meter

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Threat Hero Notes
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  No Threat
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  No Threat
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  No Threat
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Kestrel Let me just say this. With this build, Her early game won't be good but her late game will so everyone pretty much falls in the first yellow on the threat meter.
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  No Threat
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  No Threat

Abilities Top

Whenever Kestrel lands a basic attack, she gains 10% attack speed and reduces the cost of her abilities by 10%. This stacks up to 5 times and and wears off after 4 seconds.


This helps so much weather you decide to jungle or lane as Kestrel, helps get rid of camps/minions.

Kestrel fires an arrow, landing an armor-piercing basic attack on the first target in its path. The arrow then pierces through, dealing crystal damage to the target and other enemies behind it.

Kestrel can keep several arrows in reserve. After 3.3 seconds without using her bow, these arrows are automatically reloaded. Reload time is decreased based on attack speed.


This helps a lot especially when an enemy is about to die. Pair this up with Active Camo's mist and in some cases it can only take one shot to kill your enemy.

Kestrel instantly vanishes from sight and gains bonus move speed. Additionally, she leaves an invisible phosphor mist at her location, revealing enemies as they walk through it. If Kestrel deals damage to an enemy hero within the mist, the mist will detonate, damaging and stunning all enemies within its area for 0.8 seconds.

Kestrel's basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Active Camo by 1 second. However, Active Camo cannot be triggered while Kestrel is taking damage from an enemy hero, putting it on a 2.5 second cooldown. The length of time Active Camo is disabled is reduced by bonus weapon power.


Late game (I recommend after you take the fourth or last rank of Active Camo and after a Shatterglass) spam this like your life depends on it. Travel the jungle trap enemies stun and kill them.

After a delay, Kestrel fires a single arrow across the fold, impacting on the first enemy hero, large creature or structure in its path. When this hits an enemy hero, it reveals that hero and grants Kestrel full Adrenaline stacks. This deals 50% structures.

The base damage dealt by this ability is weapon damage. Higher ranks of this ability gain armor piercing.


Snipe enemies with a quarter health left for a quick and easy kill (if you have good aim then nice, if you don't good luck. Master skill shotting).

Tips Top

Tip 1: Overdrive Active Camo
Why?: You can run around the fold invisible and setting traps, you can follow an enemy hero and when they stop moving, set the trap and let a Glimmershot fly.

Tip 2: Pick off your enemies one by one.
Why?: Kestrel is extremely vulnerable if she's hit so try to pick off enemies one by one so you can take out threats first, especially in team fights.

Tip 3: Don't take extreme risks.
Why?: "I like challenges, not risks," Kestrel says. This is useful advice to you the player as I've seen some players run at the ENTIRE enemy teams with half health and the enemy at or near full health. I'm pretty sure you know what happened after that.

Recommend Steps Top

Before I begin I know what some of you are going to say. This is the same as the Adagio build. It's the same for a reason these items work well with Kestrel as well as Adagio although their uses are different for either hero.

Step 1:
Build to the Eve of Harvest then buy Sprint Boots.

Step 2:
Build to a Shatterglass then Alternating Current

Step 3:
Build to some Halcyon Chargers and then an Aftershock.

Step 4:
Finish with Clockwork and spam Active Camo follow enemies through bushes and when they stop set the trap, Glimmershot them till they die, repeat. I aced with this build.

Synergy Top

Kestrel is pretty troll with her stun and sniper Ult. But she needs good teammates to match. Here are some heroes that shine with Kestrel.
  • SAW
  • Adagio
  • Taka
  • Krul
  • Ardan
  • Catherine
  • Koshka
  • Fortress

      I invite you to join my guild, Wizard Legion. My username is NSasaki182 if you want to join message and when you join please play with your fellow guild members.

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