Lore

From The Bazaar site:

"A seafaring rogue on the run, Vanessa overwhelms her foes by any alluring or domineering means necessary. But her crew can't get too comfy: Her shows of force are only matched by the size of the bounty on her head."

Playstyle

Out of the three heroes available in the The Bazaar's Closed Beta, Vanessa has the tools to be the most aggressive early on.

This is because she has a vast arsenal of weaponry that allows her to strike first and hard.

If she doesn't burst you down instantly, she can overwhelm you with Burn and/or Poison.

As a swashbuckling pirate, Vanessa can even get help from the seas, with Aquatic friends and tools.

Note: In this guide we'll be covering a few of Vanessa's signature aspects but with 100 items per character there are many more ways to build her.

How to Unlock Vanessa

You're in luck! Vanessa is unlocked by default as the tutorial hero, so no need to spend any Gems. You just have to log in and play.

Vanessa has access to some of the fastest-casting and hardest-hitting items in The Bazaar, but at a cost.

They often involve needing Ammunition for each cast, meaning that if you aren't able to reload them, they have a limited amount of casts.

Thankfully, she has a lot of ways to refill her Ammo and even extend her max magazine.

Since Vanessa also has a lot of access to Critical Hit items and items that improve your Crit Chances, sometimes having Ammo doesn't even matter because she'll kill her enemies before it's an issue.

So if you're playing Vanessa, you'll often want to get 10 wins as close to Day 10 as possible, before your opponents can outscale you.

Example Items

Grenade

Throwing Knives

Star Chart

If guns and explosives aren't your thing, Vanessa can also use the potent effects of Burn and/or Poison.

Dooley does have a solid amount of Burn options, but not too many Poison, so Vanessa has the most access to both if you're into the DoT playstyle (Pygmalien has the least).

Her Weather Glass item even encourages you to combine the two with other debuffing effects to grant it Multicast.

Example Items

Lighter

Trebuchet

Weather Glass

While using Aquatic vehicles make a lot of sense for a pirate, we have to admit that Vanessa calling fish Friends or using a Beach Ball to kill you faster is pretty whacky. But hey, The Bazaar is a magical land where anything can happen!

Many will give you Haste, but in general, the Aquatic item-type offers more flexibility, utility, and scaling to Vanessa's builds.

Example Items

Pufferfish

Catfish

Beach Ball