Azshara by beboptimusprime

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"Azshara is the queen of the naga ruling from the underwater city of Nazjatar. Once the beloved ruler of the Kaldorei Empire over ten thousand years ago, she was entrancingly beautiful and beloved by her people. When her Highborne made contact with the Dark Titan Sargeras and his Burning Legion, she accepted his offer to cleanse her world of the impure, of the inferior races. The Highborne and the demons worked together to summon the full might of the Legion and their master on Azeroth through the Well of Eternity, but their efforts were thwarted by the night elven rebellion." - Wowpedia

Azshara is a fun character to contemplate for the nexus as her power level is quite high and she has minimal screentime as far as directly wielding it. She needs to be a mage, obviously, as she's the most powerful magic user in Azeroth, but in her current incarnation as Queen of the Naga, she will feel most natural with an oceanic/water theme. In her encounter in the Well of Eternity, she does not engage the player directly - choosing instead to use mind control to compel others to fight for her. I drew on this a little bit with her Queen's Call ultimate.

For Azshara's trait and identity, I wanted her commanding the Tides directly. Her abilities leave pools of water behind across their AOE that give passive bonuses to Azshara, and allow her to combo her chief damage ability, which is Fel Lightning. Most of her abilities are water-themed as well. I gave Azshara a good mix of damage and CC. My desired balance for her is "more CC than average for a mage, and somewhat safer, but less burst damage". She should wield her power by controlling and displacing her enemies. Her sustained damage output is high, but less so than for example Gul'Dan. She is an ideal secondary damage dealer, however, and offers a tremendous amount of CC for comps that can take advantage of it.

HERO STATISTICS:

Health: 1675
Health Regen: 3.45
Mana: 500(+10)
Mana Regen: 3(+.975)
Attack Damage: 80
Attack Speed: 1.1
Attack Range: 5.5

Combat Trait

Dark Tides

Azshara's AOE abilities "paint" a lingering flood onto the battlefield. This water remains on the ground for 10 Seconds.

While standing within Dark Tide, Azshara gains an additional 25% Health Regen and Mana Regen.

Primary Abilities

Fel Lightning

Azshara releases a bolt of lightning that, after a .5 Second Delay, stuns enemies for .25 Seconds and deals 225 Damage.

This ability does not create Dark Tides.

If this ability lands within existing Dark Tides, it deals an additional 40 damage to all enemies inside of Dark Tides.

AOE Radius: 1 Unit
Cast Range: 4 Units
Cooldown: 7 Seconds
Mana Cost: 40 Mana

Tidal Wave

Azshara summons a Tidal Wave, which moves in a straight line over 1 second. While in motion, the wave deals 75 damage to enemies it hits, and slows them by 15% for 1 second. The wave moves enemies caught toward its final destination (similar to Volskaya conveyor).

At its final destination, the wave "crashes" for 125 damage and a 1 second stun to all enemies hit. This is a 1x2 unit AOE.

*This Ability uses Vector Targeting*

AOE Length/Width: 5/2 Units
Cast Range: 5.5 Units
Cooldown: 11 Seconds
Mana Cost: 65 Mana

Geyser

Azshara creates a geyser that showers a large aoe around it with water for 3 seconds, dealing 100 damage per second (in 4 ticks per second).

AOE Radius: 3 Units
Cast Range: 4 Units
Cooldown: 10 Seconds
Mana Cost: 50 Mana

Heroic Abilities

Whirlpool

Azshara creates a whirlpool that lasts for 4 seconds and deals 55 damage per second to those caught inside - this damage increases by 10% for each enemy Hero inside.

While inside the Whirlpool, enemy heroes cannot use movement abilities, and are slowly pulled towards the Whirlpool's center.

AOE Radius: 4 units
Cast Range: 3 units
Cooldown: 75 Seconds
Mana Cost: 80 Mana

Queen's Call

After a 1 second channel, Azshara uses her magic to warp the minds of enemy Heroes. All enemy heroes positioned on Dark Tides are effected, and begin to walk towards Azshara. The effect is considered a Taunt (silenced, target Azshara) but they do not auto-attack, only move toward Azshara. The effect lasts 2 seconds.

While under this effect, enemy heroes cannot be slowed, and trail Dark Tide behind them as they walk.

This ability effects heroes globally, as long as they are on Dark Tide.

Cooldown: 100 Seconds
Mana Cost: 80 Mana

Talents

Level 1

Revelations

If Fel Lightning lands within Dark Tides, all Heroes on Dark Tides are revealed and Azshara and her team gain vision of all area covered by Dark Tides for 4 seconds.

Cherished Servants

Friendly Minions and non-boss Mercenaries in the path of Tidal Wave gain 20 Armor for 3 Seconds.

Queen's Reach

While standing on Dark Tides, Azshara's cast range for all abilities increases by 25%.

Level 4

Force of Nature

Geyser lasts 1 second longer and has a 20% larger AOE if cast on Dark Tides.

Boiling Seas

Enemy Heroes hit by at least 4 ticks of Geyser have their armor reduced by 15 for 1.5 seconds.

Hand of the Queen

Geyser can be recast once while active, and deals 100% additional damage to non-heroic units.

Level 7

The Great Flood

Tidal Wave moves 100% faster and slows by an additional 10% when traveling away from Azshara.

Ocean's Chosen

Azshara gains 10 Armor while on Dark Tides.

Azshara, the Mad

Azshara heals for 75% of the damage dealt by Fel Lightning.

Level 13

Remove Imperfection

When Azshara auto-attacks heroes who have been stunned, rooted, or slowed, she gains 10% spellpower for 3 seconds. This effect can stack up to 5 times, and new stacks refresh duration.

Glorious Pursuits

If Azshara hits a hero with the initial damage of Fel Lightning, it's cooldown is reduced to 1 second. Each hero damaged by its secondary damage reduces the cooldown of all her abilities by .25 seconds (cannot be reduced below 1 second).

Light Beneath the Tides

Azshara and her allies recover an additional 1% of their Max Health and Max Mana each second they remain on Dark Tides.

Level 16

Vision of Perfection

Azshara's Ultimates cooldown 15% faster while she stands on Dark Tides.

Volcanic Geyser

Each tick of Geyser that damages a hero increases its aoe by 2.5 percent and the damage of its next tick by 5%.

Azshara's Radiance

CC effects on Azshara last 75% of their normal duration. If she is stunned, she adds 25% duration to her next cc effect.

Level 20

Consuming Vortex

Whirlpool deals an additional 300 damage at its conclusion. Azshara heals for damage dealt by Whirlpool.

Helpless Victims

Heroes under the effects of Queen's Call receive 75% less healing from all sources. This effect lingers for .5 seconds past the effect of the taunt.

Light of a Thousand Moons

If Fel Lightning lands within Dark Tides, heroes it damages are Grounded (cannot use movement abilities) for 1.5 seconds.

Scepter of a Thousand Tides

Azshara gains 500 Maximum Health and Respawns 25% more rapidly.

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