I looked back at the 5 most recent Epic raid tournaments (excluding the no ice) to see how Valeria could help.
Rush all elements: 5 Gullinbursti tanks. You can limit his health boost to self and possibly steal his attack/damage buff. This is better than dispel. I also see 5 with a counterattacking hero. I think taking the counterattack away is probably better than having it on Valeria in the first place.
Buff Booster no nature: 6 of the top 10 have counterattack. You may not always take out the tank, but it does help. I also see 7 healers who provide buff (HOT or Kiril buffs).
Bloody all elements: 8 of the top 10 had Ferant. That can get difficult if he casts undispellable.
Buff booster all elements: 9 of the top 10 tanks give a buff. The average team had >2 buffers. Now this could cause a problem as you may not steal the good buff or the buff from the right hero.
Buff booster no fire: can Valeria steal from Brynhild?
If the enemy doesn’t have buffs, you get the extra damage.
If we had mana troops, getting her down to 6 tiles would be pretty helpful. As is, we have her at 7 tiles, but other fast heroes at 8.
I worry her stats are lower and that could hurt her. But her versatility has sky rocketed:
Uses:
- Small damage
- Buff steal
- Heal limiting