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Blizzcon was totally packed with new and some of them being totally overwhelming content when it came to Heroes of the Storm this year! I don't even know where to begin!
First let's make a real quick recap of what was announced and then get into more detail. However, one "special" hero will get his very own post as I have never been this excited about one before!! Due to being a very unique hero with a lot of details and extras, he deserves an exclusive post just in his name!
So, at the opening ceremony of Blizzcon 2015; 4 new heroes, 1 new map with a unique mechanic and a brand new game mode were announced for Heroes of the Storm. These heroes are Greymane (Warrior), King of Gilneas and leader of the Worgens, who can shift to human and Worgen form, Lunara (Ranged Assassin), First Daughter of Cenarius, Tracer from Overwatch and the apple of my eye Cho'gall (Warrior AND Ranged Assassin) who will require 2 players to operate!!!
Let's take a look at the abilities of the heroes
Let's take a look at the abilities of the heroes
GREYMANE ABILITIES
Basic Abilities [Human]
Gilnean Cocktail (Q) - Mana: 70 / Cooldown: 9 Seconds / Hurl a flask that deals 72 damage to the first enemy hit and explodes for 216 damage to enemies in a cone behind them.
Inner Beast (W) - Mana: 60 / Cooldown: 16 Seconds / Gain 50% Attack Speed for 3 seconds. Basic Attacks refresh this duration.
Darkflight (E) - Mana: 10 / Cooldown: 6 Seconds / Shapeshift into a Worgen and leap at an enemy dealing 92 damage.
Basic Abilities [Worgen]
Razor Swipe (Q) - Cooldown: 4 Seconds / Swipe forward and damage enemies you pass through.
Wolfheart (W) - While Inner Beast is active, each Basic Attack lowers its cooldown by 1 second.
Disengage (E) - Cooldown: 6 Seconds / Roll away and shapeshift into a Human.
Heroics
Go For the Throat (R1) - Mana: 90 / Cooldown: 120 / Leap at an enemy Hero and shapeshift into a Worgen, slashing 3 times for 446 total damage. If this kills them, the Ability can be used a second time within 10 seconds for free.
Marked for the Kill (R2) - Mana: 75 / Cooldown: 60 Seconds / Shapeshift into a Human and fire a shot hitting the first enemy Hero for 93 damage. For 5 seconds, they are Vulnerable, taking 25% more damage, and you can re-activate this to leap at them and shapeshift into a Worgen.
Gilnean Cocktail (Q) - Mana: 70 / Cooldown: 9 Seconds / Hurl a flask that deals 72 damage to the first enemy hit and explodes for 216 damage to enemies in a cone behind them.
Inner Beast (W) - Mana: 60 / Cooldown: 16 Seconds / Gain 50% Attack Speed for 3 seconds. Basic Attacks refresh this duration.
Darkflight (E) - Mana: 10 / Cooldown: 6 Seconds / Shapeshift into a Worgen and leap at an enemy dealing 92 damage.
Basic Abilities [Worgen]
Razor Swipe (Q) - Cooldown: 4 Seconds / Swipe forward and damage enemies you pass through.
Wolfheart (W) - While Inner Beast is active, each Basic Attack lowers its cooldown by 1 second.
Disengage (E) - Cooldown: 6 Seconds / Roll away and shapeshift into a Human.
Heroics
Go For the Throat (R1) - Mana: 90 / Cooldown: 120 / Leap at an enemy Hero and shapeshift into a Worgen, slashing 3 times for 446 total damage. If this kills them, the Ability can be used a second time within 10 seconds for free.
Marked for the Kill (R2) - Mana: 75 / Cooldown: 60 Seconds / Shapeshift into a Human and fire a shot hitting the first enemy Hero for 93 damage. For 5 seconds, they are Vulnerable, taking 25% more damage, and you can re-activate this to leap at them and shapeshift into a Worgen.
In short, Greymane will incorporate 2 heroes in one body! I predict that he will have a medium to high skill cap and to be truly effective he will require a lot of training with shifting between forms, mastering the gameplay of each one and perfect timing with his heroics to take maximum advantage of the significant cooldown reduction. I am VERY excited about this hero!
LUNARA ABILITIES
Basic Abilities & Trait
Noxious Blossom (Q) - Mana: 60 / Cooldown: 8 Seconds / After 0.5 seconds, cause an area to explode with pollen dealing 166 damage.
Crippling Spores (W) - Mana: 40 / Cooldown: 12 Seconds / Enemies currently afflicted by Nature’s Toxin have its duration increased by 3 seconds and are slowed by 40% decaying over 3 seconds.
Wisp (E) - Mana: 50 – Cooldown / 45 Seconds / Spawn a Wisp to scout an area. Can be redirected once active. Lasts 45 seconds.
Nature’s Toxin (Trait) - Your Basic Attacks and damaging Abilities poison their target, dealing 45 damage a second for 3 seconds. Every additional application increases the duration by 3 seconds, up to a maximum of 9 seconds.
Dryad’s Swiftness (Z) - You move 20% faster by leaping short distances.
Heroics
Thornwood Vine (R1) - Mana: 35 / Charge Cooldown / 15 Seconds – Hurl a spear that deals 243 damage to all enemies in a line. Can hold 3 charges.
Leaping Strike (R2) - Mana: 50 / Charge Cooldown / 30 Seconds – Leap over an enemy, slowing them by 80% for 0.35 seconds and attacking for 379 damage. Has 2 charges.
Noxious Blossom (Q) - Mana: 60 / Cooldown: 8 Seconds / After 0.5 seconds, cause an area to explode with pollen dealing 166 damage.
Crippling Spores (W) - Mana: 40 / Cooldown: 12 Seconds / Enemies currently afflicted by Nature’s Toxin have its duration increased by 3 seconds and are slowed by 40% decaying over 3 seconds.
Wisp (E) - Mana: 50 – Cooldown / 45 Seconds / Spawn a Wisp to scout an area. Can be redirected once active. Lasts 45 seconds.
Nature’s Toxin (Trait) - Your Basic Attacks and damaging Abilities poison their target, dealing 45 damage a second for 3 seconds. Every additional application increases the duration by 3 seconds, up to a maximum of 9 seconds.
Dryad’s Swiftness (Z) - You move 20% faster by leaping short distances.
Heroics
Thornwood Vine (R1) - Mana: 35 / Charge Cooldown / 15 Seconds – Hurl a spear that deals 243 damage to all enemies in a line. Can hold 3 charges.
Leaping Strike (R2) - Mana: 50 / Charge Cooldown / 30 Seconds – Leap over an enemy, slowing them by 80% for 0.35 seconds and attacking for 379 damage. Has 2 charges.
CHO'GALL ABILITIES
You can find my in-depth look at Cho'gall and Cho'gall Abilities here. I won't get into too much detail about Cho'gall on this post because I want to write a whole new post just for him. I will embed that link to this part once it's completed. But to sum up; Cho'gall will be the most unique hero in the history of MOBAs, completely altering the direction this genre can go. He is a two headed ogre, each one being controller by a single player. So Cho'gall is being controlled by a total of 2 players and is counted as 2 heroes. So a Cho'gall composition will have 4 heroes as bodies.
TRACER ABILITIES
We don't know anything about what kind of a hero Tracer will be. We don't have any information about her basic kit, abilities or what role she will belong to. It was just confirmed at Blizzcon that Tracer, pretty much the poster girl for Overwatch ever since its first announcement, will be the first Overwatch hero to make her way into the Nexus. But of course we can make assumptions about her abilities based on the hero in Overwatch. I am not interested in Overwatch at all but whenever I saw a footage of Tracer, I really enjoyed her personality. I'm pretty sure she'll have some funny dialogues and quotes in Heroes of the Storm. Tracer will be free for players who purchase the recently announced Overwatch Origin version.
TRACER ABILITIES
The details of the new map Towers of Doom and the Arena game mode are coming up next!
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