Valla

Valla, the Demon Hunter, is a Ranged Assassin Hero from the Diablo universe. She witnessed the ferocity of hellspawn firsthand as the demons ravaged her village and left her for dead. Now, with no people to call her own, her only allegiance is to her cause: to rid Sanctuary of the demonic filth corrupting its lands.

Valla is a well-rounded Assassin that's mobile and can deal high sustained damage.

Background
In the world of Demon Hunters are spoken of in whispers. They are as feared as the demons they hunt and for good measure. , like all demon hunters, walks a fine line between the tides of corruption from the enemies she faces and giving in to the sea of writhing hatred that fuels her quest to rid her world of the forces of Hell. The only thing that saves her is her incredible discipline that tempers all of her actions since answering the call of her order.

Valla's story starts many years ago when she was a young child. She lived a quiet life in a small town in the Eastern Kingdoms with her parents and younger sister Halissa. Her life changed when a demon horde descended upon her community and butchered everyone. Valla and her sister were the only two to survive the slaughter, her parents and everyone else she had ever known were mercilessly killed by the demons.

Valla and Halissa ran into the forests surrounding her home for safety. Eventually the stress of narrowly surviving a demon attack, living like an animal in the woods and the constant fear that they would be discovered became too much for Halissa to handle and she snapped in the middle of a violent rain storm.

Valla chased after her sister to try and protect her. In Halissa’s fractured state of mind she ran straight into the rapids of a nearby river. Valla tried desperately to save her, but the rain made her grip too slippery, the current was too strong. The last Valla ever saw of Halissa was her being taken by the river. Valla would soon be found by a band of Demon Hunters that were tracking the horde responsible for killing her village and thus began her life as one of their order.

It would take many years for her to temper her hatred with the discipline needed to face powerful demons. She would face a powerful demon called Valdraxxis who used her memories of her lost sister against her, but this only would serve to strengthen her resolve and allow her to finally realize her true potential as a Demon Hunter. When Valla stared into the abyss that was Valdraxxis’ soul, it was the demon that blinked first.

Valla would later play an integral role in the saving of Sanctuary as she fought mercilessly against the Lords of Hell and she would eventually bring down the Prime Evil, Diablo, before he could destroy the High Heavens. Her duty is not yet over though as Death itself has now come to challenge her...

Gameplay
Valla is a highly versatile and sustained Ranged Assassin who can whittle down the enemies with fast auto attacks. Hatred empowers Valla's Basic Attacks and increases her movement speed. This allows her to put an extreme amount of pressure on anything within her Basic Attack range. Her fast base attack speed somewhat helps with this, however, stutter-stepping truly is the key to making the most out of Hatred, and Valla as a whole. Her on-demand area of effect damage and poke allow her to reliably deal damage in all situations. However, her relative fragility makes her a high priority target for the enemy.

Strengths

 * Very high single-target and area of effect damage
 * Good waveclear
 * Good poke
 * Strong in all phases of the game
 * Versatile; fits any team composition

Weaknesses

 * Dependent on good positioning
 * Low base Health
 * Vulnerable to crowd control

Abilities

 * See Data page for a table of scaled values at key levels.

Trivia

 * Valla represents the demon hunter class from Diablo III (May 2012).
 * Valla is the protagonist of the short story "Hatred and Discipline".
 * Valla is voiced by Laura Bailey.
 * Valla was one of the 18 heroes revealed at BlizzCon 2013.
 * Valla was made available as part of the preorder bonus for the Diablo III: Reaper of Souls expansion (March 2014).
 * One of Valla's quotes references the running joke about Darkness.
 * Valla is the first Diablo Ranged Assassin hero in the game.