Heroes of the Storm Build Concept: Arcturus Mengsk

Combat Trait

Emperor of the Dominion (Trait)

Arcturus uses Cruelty and Authority instead of Mana.
Using abilities consumes or generates a particular resource.
He can't use the ability if it requires more resources than he currently has.
Cruelty - 100
Authority - 100
Arcturus start the game with 5 Cruelty points and 5 Authority points.

The Dominion's Banner (D)

Cooldown: 20 seconds
Place a signal beacon at the specified place. After 3 seconds, the Dominion's Banner lands on the signal's location. Allies in its aura gain bonuses:
Minions and non-Elite Mercenaries
Attack Damage is increased by 1% for each Cruelty point.
Attack Speed is increased by 1% for each Authority point.
Heroes
Attack Damage is increased by 0.2% for each Cruelty point.
Attack Speed is increased by 0.2% for each Authority point.

Auras don't stack and don't affect Arcturus. Maximum of 3 Banners at a time.

Banner
Health: 835
Width: 3
Height: 3
Radius (aura): 10

Primary Abilities

Emperor's Decree (Q)

Cooldown: 6 seconds
Authority: +5
Target an enemy Hero to order allied Minions and non-Elite Mercenaries nearby Arcturus to attack them for 3 seconds.
Target an allied Minion or non-Elite Mercenary, then target any area and order them to move to that area. Their Attack Damage is increased by 200% while moving, and they will attack enemy Heroes on their path. Upon reaching the area, they will move to the nearest lane.

Range: 6
Radius (around you): 3

Indoctrination (W)

Cooldown: 12 seconds
Cruelty: -5
Authority: +5
'Encourages' allies in the area, granting them 10% Attack Damage and Attack Speed and doubling the bonuses they receive from the Banners.
Lasts for 3 seconds. Doesn't affect Arcturus.

Range: 6
Radius: 4

Forced Conscription (E)

Cooldown: 15 seconds
Cruelty: +15
Authority: -15
Drops a squad of 3 Dominion Soldiers into the specified visible area.
Can't be used while you already have 2 squads.
Each Soldier is a copy of your team's Ranged Minion, but they don't push lanes. Emperor's Decree can be used on a Soldier from Unlimited Range to affect the entire squad.

For example, Xul will spawn skeletons after their death.
Ranged Minion, not Wizard.

Heroic Abilities

The Earthsplitter Ordnance (R)

After you pick Heroic Ability, calldowns the Earthsplitter Ordnance near the Altar, which is used for Heroic ability and has Unlimited Range.

Bombardment (R1)

Cooldown: 30 seconds
Cruelty: +20
Authority: -10
Aims the Earthsplitter Ordnance at a visible area.
After 3 seconds, it fires 3 times, each time dealing 280 damage to enemies in the area. Deals 50% less damage to Structures.

Radius: 10
Shot interval: 0.5 seconds

Contaminated Strike (R2)

Cooldown: 30 seconds
Cruelty: +30
Authority: -20
Aims the Earthsplitter Ordnance at a visible area.
After 3 seconds, it fires 3 times, each time dealing 20 damage to non-Structure enemies in the area and poisoning them, dealing 400 damage over 5 seconds.

Radius: 10
Shot interval: 0.5 seconds

LEVEL 1

Unquestioned Authority
Emperor's Decree grants allied target 20% Movement Speed for 3 seconds.
?Quest: Target allies with Emperor's Decree 20 times.
?Reward: Emperor's Decree gains an additional charge. There is a 2 seconds cooldown between uses.

I Am the Law
?Quest: Spend 150 seconds with a maximum Cruelty.
?Reward: Increase the aura bonuses of Banners for Minions and Mercenaries from 1% to 1.5%.

Laws of the Dominion
?Quest: Spend 150 seconds with a maximum Authority.
?Reward: Increase the aura radius of Banners by 30%.

LEVEL 4

Promotion
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Cruelty: -10
Active: Grant allied Minion or non-Elite Mercenary 20% Attack Damage and Attack Speed for 10 seconds.
If they die while under the effect, reduce the cooldown of Promotion by 10 seconds.
Range: 3

The Death Penalty
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Cruelty: +20
Authority: -15
Active: Kill an allied Minion and grant allied Minions and non-Elite Mercenaries near the target 20% Attack Speed and Movement Speed for 30 seconds.
Range: 5.5
Radius: 3

The Dominion's Virtue
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Cruelty: -20
Authority: +10
Active: Calldown a Drone that heals allied Minions and non-Elite Mercenaries for 60 health health every second.
Lasts for 10 seconds.
Range: 5.5
Radius: 6

LEVEL 7

Undisputed Leader
Increase the duration of Indoctrination on allies by 1.5 seconds.
Passive: Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Indoctrination by 0.5 seconds.

Necessary Reinforcements
Increase the amount of Soldiers in squads from 3 to 4.
The 4th Soldier counts as Mercenary, but still copies your team's Ranged Minion.

Secret Developments
Banners grant allied Heroes in their auras 10 Armor and heal them for 25 health every second.

LEVEL 16

Emperor's Hand
Emperor's Decree affects nearby allied Minions and non-Elite Mercenaries around the target, turning them into Soldiers with their current Health and creating a squad of them. The maximum number of Soldiers in such a squad is 4.
Doesn't work if you already have 2 of such squads.
Radius: 4

The Main Threat
Emperor's Decree reduces the Armor of Heroic targets by 25 for 3 seconds.

We Need More Influence
Increase the maximum amount of Banners from 3 to 5.

LEVEL 20

Earthbroken
Calldowns another Earthsplitter Ordnance near the Altar, giving your current Heroic Ability an additional charge.
There is a 2 second cooldown between uses.

Complete Annihilation
Increase the damage of Bombardment by 150%. It can be used anywhere on the map without vision needed.

Psychoactive Payload
The last shot of Contaminated Strike creates a cloud of poison in the affected area that lasts for 3 seconds and deals 80 damage every seconds. Enemies within it are Silenced and Blinded.
Radius: 10

Emperor's Banner
Increase the aura bonuses of Banners by 50%.
Arcturus grants aura bonuses to nearby allies.
Radius: 4

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Oh. I should have figured someone else would have had similar ideas. I promise I didn't step on your toes on purpose.

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very cool, i like the color changes in the talents just like heroes of the storm, the one thing i would say is cruelty would cause authority in real life, but i like the idea of having to manage 2 stats and your armies

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Well, cruelty might not always cause authority. I understand what you mean though--cruelty causes fear, fear causes authority, but I think in this case it is not fear-driven authority, but authority by respect and devotion.
Indoctrination, for instance, paints the picture of him as a worthy leader, who always looks out for his people and is right and just. The authority derived from this is the authority that comes from people desiring to follow him. Forced Conscription decreases authority, not because it makes him look less like an emperor, but because people don't want to follow someone who will force them to do things. Authority of respect is decreased, while Authority by command is increased.

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Pretty cool, the Authority vs. Cruelty system is cool, the play-between that the basic abilities have. Besides a slight grammar nitpick, my only criticism is that the size of the font makes it slightly hard on the eyes. Definitely a neat concept :D

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