Mal'Ganis by Grumbul

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Mal'Ganis

By: Grumbul
Last Updated: May 23, 2015
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Mal'Ganis

The Dreadlord

One of the most feared dreadlords of the Burning Legion, Mal'Ganis is responsible for leading Prince Arthas to Stratholme where he would begin his descent into darkness and ultimately become the Lich King. Mal'Ganis has been plotting and gathering his strength in the Nathrezim homeworld after being betrayed by the Lich King in Northrend, and is prepared to exact his revenge against Arthas and the other heroes of the Nexus.

Combat Trait

1
Vampiric Embrace (D)
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Activate to afflict a target with shadow energy for 10 seconds, healing yourself for 15% of all ability damage you deal to the target. Basic Attacks on targets affected by Vampiric Embrace reduce the cooldown of Shadow Word: Pain by 1 second.

Primary Abilities

1
Shadow Word: Pain (Q)
Mana: 40
Skillshot
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Deal light damage every second for 4 seconds.

Note: Re-applying Shadow Word: Pain to a target refreshes the duration; does not stack with itself.
2
Carrion Swarm (W)
Mana: 70
Cone
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Deal moderate damage and reduce healing received by affected targets by 25% for 4 seconds.
3
Shadow Word: Death (E)
Mana: 30
Cooldown: 3 seconds

Deal moderate damage to a target and 50% of that damage to yourself. Increases the damage of your next Shadow Word: Pain cast by 25%.

Secondary Abilities

1
Nathrezim Guile
Kill enemy minions to gain stacks of Nathrezim Guile. Use 15 stacks to "manipulate" target Mercenary, instantly defeating them. Does not work on Bosses. Maximum 50 stacks.
2
Envenom
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Activate to poison an enemy Hero, dealing 180 damage over 5 seconds.
3
Blood for Blood
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Activate to steal 15% of target enemy Hero's Max Health and slow its Movement Speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
4
Sleep
Cooldown: 50 seconds
Put an enemy Hero to sleep for 2 seconds. Any damage done will awaken the target.
5
Psychic Scream
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Gain 2 charges of Psychic Scream for 3 seconds. Enemies who attack Mal'Ganis with Basic Attacks will expend a charge and flee in terror for 1.5 seconds.
6
Bolt of the Storm
Cooldown: 40 seconds
Activate to teleport to a nearby location.

Heroic Abilities

1
Mind Control (R)
Mana: 100
Cooldown: 90 seconds

After 0.75 seconds, dominate the mind of target enemy Hero for 4 seconds. Moving too far away from the controlled hero will cancel the effect. Can reactivate the Ability to retarget the controlled Hero.

Note: Must remain stationary during the 0.75s cast. Mal'Ganis can move, but cannot cast other spells and may be interrupted during the 4s duration, similar to Li Li's Jug of 1000 Cups. Controlled hero functions like Jaina's Water Elemental.
2
Inferno (R)
Mana: 100
Cooldown: 120 seconds

Summon an Infernal to fight for you for 15 seconds at a target location, stunning all nearby enemies for 1.5 seconds. The Infernal deals periodic immolation damage to nearby enemies. Infernals prioritize attacking Heroes, particularly those affected by Shadow Word: Pain.

TALENTS

LEVEL 1

Fade

Periodically reduces the damage received from Hero Basic Attacks by 50%. Stores up to 2 charges.

Silence

Enemy Heroes
afflicted by Shadow Word: Pain will be silenced for 1 second when damaged by Carrion Swarm.

Carrion Frenzy

Doubles the width of Carrion Swarm and causes each target hit to increase your attack speed by 2%

Nathrezim Guile

Kill enemy minions to gain stacks of Nathrezim Guile. Use 15 stacks to "manipulate" target Mercenary, instantly defeating them. Does not work on Bosses. Maximum 50 stacks.

Regeneration Master
Increases Health Regeneration by 4 per second. Every 3 Regeneration Globes gathered increases this bonus by 4.


LEVEL 4

Vampiric Touch

Your Vampiric Embrace also returns mana to Mal'Ganis, and half as much to the closest nearby allied Hero. Shadow Word: Pain periodic damage returns 6 Mana and abilities return 20.

Dread Swarm

Increase the healing reduction of Carrion Swarm to 50% and increase the duration to 5 seconds.

Mind Blast

Every 3rd Basic Attack deals 75% additional damage and can trigger Vampiric Embrace.

Envenom

Activate to poison an enemy Hero, dealing 180 damage over 5 seconds.


LEVEL 7

Improved Vampiric Embrace
Vampiric Embrace also heals the 3 closest nearby allied Heroes for 25% of the healing done to Mal'Ganis.

Shared Misery

Targets afflicted by Shadow Word: Pain will spread an additional Shadow Word: Pain to a nearby enemy when taking damage from Shadow Word: Death, prioritizing Heroes and enemies not already afflicted by Shadow Word: Pain.


Inescapable Malice
Casting Shadow Word: Death on a target afflicted by Carrion Swarm's healing reduction effect teleports Mal'Ganis to the target.

Shared Embrace
Allied Heroes' Basic Attacks heal themselves for 10% of the damage dealt to targets afflicted by Vampiric Embrace.

LEVEL 13

Masochism

Store up to 2 charges of Shadow Word: Death.

Vampiric Assault
Damaging an enemy with Shadow Word: Death marks the target for 4 seconds. Damaging a marked enemy again with Shadow Word: Death doubles the healing you receive from Vampiric Embrace for 4 seconds.

Shadow Reach

Increase the range of Shadow Word: Pain and Shadow Word: Death by 30%.

Debilitating Swarm

Enemies afflicted with Shadow Word: Pain are slowed by 25% for 2.5 seconds when damaged by your Carrion Swarm.



LEVEL 16

Pain and Suffering

Reduce the backlash damage taken from Shadow Word: Death to 25% and increase the cooldown to 5 seconds.

Sleep

Put an enemy Hero to sleep for 2 seconds. Any damage done will awaken the target.

Psychic Scream

For 2 seconds, enemies who attack Mal'Ganis with Basic Attacks will flee in terror for 1.5 seconds.

Blood for Blood

Activate to steal 15% of target enemy Hero's Max Health and slow its Movement Speed by 30% for 3 seconds.


LEVEL 20

Master Manipulator
Reduces the cast time of Mind Control by 50% and increases its duration by 1 second. Non-heroic abilities may be cast during Mind Control.


The Burning Legion
Summon 3 smaller Infernals to fight for you for 15 seconds, stunning all nearby enemies in a larger area for 2 seconds.


Nexus Blades

Basic Attacks deal 20% more damage and slow the target for 1 second.

Bolt of the Storm

Activate to teleport to a nearby location.

ABOUT: DESIGN

This version of Mal'Ganis is based on the various Dreadlords and their abilities who have appeared in Warcraft 3 and World of Warcraft, with a little bit of WoW: Burning Crusade shadow priest mechanics splashed in to make him more interesting and original compared to other heroes (using his health as a resource to deal increased damage at increased risk to personal health).

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