Bellona

How to play Bellona

Bellona is a melee warrior from the Roman pantheon who deals physical damage. Top players play Bellona in the Solo lane.

In your kit, Shield Bash (dash, slow, block) is your way in and out of fights. Scourge (line disarm; attacks heal) is your main crowd control. Bludgeon (spin and slam; area attacks) adds damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Eagle's Rally (leap, stun, area buff), on a long cooldown (about 90s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Master Of War: weapon-based buffs.

Community guides level Bludgeon, Scourge and Shield Bash first. Max Scourge first, then Shield Bash, then Bludgeon.

You are a front line fighter who deals damage and takes it. Walk into the fight first, start it with your crowd control, and stay on the enemy your team is focusing. Scourge keeps you in the fight longer than they expect. In the solo lane you will often fight one on one, so attack when their key ability is on cooldown.

Start with Hunter's Cowl, then buy Devourer's Gauntlet. Buy it early so it finishes stacking. Your core is Sanguine Lash and Berserker's Shield, and you finish with Kinetic Cuirass, Freya's Tears and Hussar's Wings. A good relic is Blink Rune. If the enemy team heals a lot or you keep dying, open the full tool and enter the enemy gods for the exact swaps.

If you own Aspect of Vindication, it reworks Shield Bash (dash; shared block stacks), Bludgeon (spin; aoe attacks) and Scourge (disarm; shared attacks heal). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Yemoja, Nu Wa and Hercules, and struggle against Vulcan, Mercury or Anubis. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.