Top Teammates in Arena of Valor: Boosting Natalya's Early Game Dominance

Natalya is currently the most sought-after hero in Arena of Valor's ranked matches, thanks to her recent minor buff. Additionally, she is one of the few 'original' heroes in the game who have inspired numerous famous idols on platforms like TikTok, Facebook, YouTube...

This comeback has provided Natalya with the opportunity to step into the realm of professional tournaments, most notably the AIC 2023. Although she may become slightly more challenging to play in the late game phase, we cannot deny the tremendous early-game pressure Natalya brings. So, when climbing the ranks and looking to strategize around Natalya, which heroes should we pick? Let's find out with Mytour today.

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Warrior (Top) - Veres

Veres is the perfect Warrior to pair with Natalya in Arena of Valor. With her ability to continuously chain attacks thanks to her passive - Blood Bond, she can sustain and deal consistent damage, making her one of the strongest heroes in the early game. Additionally, Veres' abilities, Chain Slash and Chain Hammer, are very disruptive, making it difficult for any enemy caught in her combo to escape.

Veres can serve as an excellent frontline initiator for Natalya, easily harassing enemies and delivering quick burst damage with her skill set. Furthermore, both of these Arena of Valor heroes are incredibly potent in the early game, allowing them to invade the opponent's jungle or steal buffs within the first 2 minutes. Moreover, this duo can easily handle outnumbered situations, helping the team gain a significant advantage and assert dominance.

Assassin (Jungle) - Paine

Paine is an exceptionally popular pick in the Jungle Assassin role. He ranks among the top heroes with powerful burst damage in Arena of Valor Mobile. This makes Paine a perfect choice when selecting a lineup to accompany Natalya. Specifically, his ability to access and focus single-target damage efficiently due to his passive - Soul Reap ensures that a team with Paine remains proactive in the early game, launching strong attacks and dominating opponents almost to the point of suffocation. 

The aggressive early game strategy aligns perfectly with Natalya's dominance, whether in lane or ganking. Her forte lies in bush control and combos; as long as Natalya lands her stunning second skill on at least two enemy heroes, Paine swoops in with Soul Reap, making the battlefield even more favorable. Alternatively, if you prefer playing Natalya as a magic damage dealer for the team, you can opt for strong early-game jungle heroes with burst physical damage like Aoi, Butterfly, Nakroth,... they're all superb picks. 

Marksman (AD) - Hayate

As mentioned earlier, Natalya becomes more challenging to play in the late game because she lacks any abilities to reach the backline to apply pressure. This is also the time when enemies have acquired magic resistance items, so we need to choose marksmen with explosive damage potential. It could be weak early game heroes but strong late game like Slimz, Yorn, or powerhouses throughout the match like Violet, Elsu, and of course, Hayate.

When it comes to Hayate, many players already know him as the marksman with continuous and immensely powerful damage output. Not only that, this Arena of Valor hero is incredibly agile thanks to his second skill - Phantom Strike, which allows him to traverse terrain. Particularly, Typhoon is the skill that defines Hayate's reputation, bringing about continuous explosive damage, coupled with his passive, creating tons of standard damage, extremely devastating.That's also why Hayate is highly compatible with Natalya; they are both main damage dealers in the team capable of delivering continuous, devastating damage. While Natalya deals magic damage, Hayate deals standard damage, and if this duo teams up, even Tanks would cry for mercy.

Support - Gildur

Despite Natalya possessing disruptive abilities with her second skill, we still need long-range Supports with continuous effects to keep enemies in check and provide supplementary damage for her. Moreover, Natalya lacks mobility, making it challenging to play against overly agile enemy teams. Therefore, picking a Support to create combo effects is crucial.

Gildur always maintains the most annoying Support position in Arena of Valor due to his kit's ability to provide continuous crowd control, allowing him to shield exceptionally well. His second skill - Golden Explosion not only has stunning effects but also deals incredibly strong damage. Golden Kingdom is Gildur's most powerful crowd control skill, inducing continuous stun over a wide range. This sets the stage for Natalya to unleash her abilities without worrying about enemies escaping.

If you're not fond of playing this old man, you can opt for Grakk, although he's challenging to pick due to often being banned in ranked matches. However, if given the chance, you should try the Natalya - Grakk combo because this duo is incredibly annoying and quite popular in tournaments. They can act as pirates together in the early game if Grakk hooks correctly.

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