Predecessor's Update 1.17 Brings Blood Mage Baron Valmont and a New Game Mode

Update 1.17 — titled Bloodtide — is now live for Predecessor, introducing a new Hero, a long-requested game mode, and additional unspecified content.

The New Hero: Baron Valmont

Valmont is a former battle-mage who once served a holy order, turned to dark blood magic after the order descended into tyranny and his rebellion was crushed. Now bound to an ancient blade housing the soul of the blood goddess Lilith, he enters the roster as a damage-oriented Hero defined by sustained magical output and mana sustain.

Base stats at Level 1:

• Health: 685 (+133 per level)
• Mana: 400 (+60 per level)
• Physical Power: 49 (+4 per level)
• Attack Speed: 125 (+1.7 per level)
• Movement Speed: 665
• Physical Armor: 28 / Magical Armor: 29

Passive — Hemophagia: Valmont's blade, Lilith, autonomously attacks the last nearby enemy damaged by his basic attack or marked by his Bloodbound ability, dealing 15 (+15% Magical Power) magical damage per strike. Lilith mirrors Valmont's attack speed, benefits from additional attack speed items, and returns to him when not engaged. Valmont also recovers 3–41 mana (scaling with Hero level) each time an enemy unit dies within 1,500 units of Lilith.

The source text ends before fully detailing all abilities and the new game mode, so those elements cannot be characterised further here.

For players who have been waiting on a melee mage with a companion-weapon mechanic, Valmont appears to be a direct answer — though the full picture of his kit remains to be seen in play.