Kazakus by HexerVoodoom

Kazakus must mix 3 potions to create a unique spell, cast by throwing the potion with his trait.


Kaza-Kola - Can't be tossed, being single target only.
Stacking 3 Kaza-kolas on enemy hero will cause him to change sides and attack closest former ally nearby for 100% damage. Can be damaged by former allies. Lasts 1.5 seconds.
Stacking 3 Kaza-Kolas on allied hero will cause him to become mad, receiving increased 10%: health, physical damage, atk. speed armor, mov. speed but be silenced. Lasts 2 seconds.

1 - Restore Health over time. Initial 380(+4% per level)+1% max health per second for 2 second.
2 - Increases Damage. 10% increased damage for 2s.
3 - Increases Armor. 10 armor for 2s.

4 - Inflicts Damage over time. Initial 300(+4% per level)+1% max health per second for 2 second.
5 - Summons a demon to give sight and guard the area for 2s.
6 - Slows for 20% for 2 second.

7 - Reduces Damage by 10% for 2s.
8 - Reduces Armor by 10 for 2s.
9 - Polymorph for 1s and explodes when turns back for 60 damage.

Talents
Every talent will be avaiable every 5 tiers, meaning Kazakus can either pick a mix of them or focus in a single one, stacking it. Talents are actually 6 materials. Each material benefits a base potion for either power or duration affecting blends that uses this potion.
Power
1) adds Felboom to Heart of Fire potion, causing all potions using it to increase power.
2) adds kingsblood to Golthorn potion, causing all potions using it to increase power.
3) adds shadow oil into icecap potion, causing all potions using it to increase power.
Time
4) adds mystic wool into icecap potion, causing all potions using it to increase effect duration.
5) adds netherbloom to heart of fire potion, causing all potions using it to increase duration.
6) adds stonescale oil into goldthorn potion, causing all potion using it to increase duration.

As you see, there are 6 herbs to add into potions, 2 for each potion, one for increaing effect power, other for increasing duration.

Power increasing ingredients adds 20% extra power.
Time increasing ingredients add 20% extra seconds.
Repited POTIONS do not stack bonus. Exemple: Potion 2 uses 2 Goldthorn potions, this means Stonescail talents will only take effect once instead of one for each Goldthorn potion.

HISTORY AND LORE
When HS designers asked themselves "what if players could create their own cards?" they developed Kazakus. This is a misterious character, rumors says he is a dragon and no one knows where the portal in his stomach leads to. He is the leader of the Kabal and they profit by selling potions, but there is a hidden plan behind all of it, where Kazakus is trying to mind controll people, developing the Kaza-Kola and the enchanted chains they use to stabilize their potions.

"The mysterious leader of the Kabal is NOT a dragon, and does NOT deal in illegal potions. Any public statements to the contrary will be met with litigation and Dragonfire Potions."
"Kazakus is a Zandalari troll and the sinister and mysterious leader of the Kabal. No one really knows his true origins, but nor does anyone really care; instead, what they care about are the corrupted mana potions he sells. His motto is "Power should be attainable for anyone, at a price". Kazakus' tusks have become contorted and twisted due to the corrupted mana he uses, and the large red circle on the center of his stomach is a portal that goes right through his body to an unknown destination, possibly another dimension."
- Hearthstone description of Kazakus.

So when this hero was designed he was meant to have the same idea: what if heroes could create their own spells?
There are 10 possibilities to be explored. This is a very complex hero and because of that the talent choices were very simplified, so players won't have to burn their brains to play him.

Playing Kazakus
must feel very challenging, since he has so many option to chose that it will require high game perception. This is a very hard character but playing him well must feel very satisfaying.
Once player is familiarized with him and develop his own playstyle some potions will become favorites and Memorizing them will make the game a lot easier. However you must always be ready to cast a different potion in certain situations and change your tatics on different team compositions. Because of that he requires more game awareness than most heroes in order to be mastered.
Playing him must feel like you are free to do whatever you want and a huge sense of agency.

Playing as his ally
Kazakus is very complex so you don't know what to expect from him. Just be sure to be very aware to use the possibilities he creates. Good comunication is more important than usual but as the game goes on you'll propably notice a pattern on his playstyle and that will make it easier to follow up.
Its nice to ask early game what kind of potions he will use the most or what is his focus: supporting team, damaging heroes, laning control, disabling enemies...

Playing against him
You can expect pretty much anything from him so you will have a hard time antecipating his moves. He can counter a lot of strategies if the player is doing a good job so the higher your rank, the more you must be aware for his flaws. Kazakus is squeashy so you'll want to prioritize him when isolating or bursting down an enemy.
However humans will mostly develop a pattern of gameplay and you'll be able to notice which potions are being used the most on that match, which can help you overcome it.

This is a very hard hero to play. Not because you'll have to memorize the recipes, that's probably the easiest part. But because you'll have to know when each ability will be more useful. When to buff, when to debuff, when to slow instead of polymorph, when to heal instead of damage. Kazakus can do pretty much anything and he can do it 3 times in a row, so it's kinda hard to balance everything and keep it simples, but I belive it's actually close to that when I do the math. You can reach up to double the power or double the time or anything between it and this versatility is what makes his talent choices so important to fit your team and counter your enemies.