FullMetal Jaina build (Updated for Leoric Patch) by FullMetal

FullMetal Jaina build (Updated for Leoric Patch)

By: FullMetal
Last Updated: Dec 8, 2015
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FullMetal (1) | July 28, 2015 9:21am
Bammer wrote:

I just played a game with FullMetal recently, idk how because i'm only rank 38 lol... I saw this post afterward and I feel it needs to be said that FullMetal is a toxic player lol... he tried playing Uther and had less healing than an enemy tassadar!, just thought i'd mention this. (we eneded up losing that game)


Was it on Hero League? Cause I almost never play Uther when I tryhard and I haven't played Hero League in 3 days! What's more, there are five other accounts with the same name, if you check hotslogs.

Here is my match history, so you can check for yourself: https://www.hotslogs.com/Player/MatchHistory?PlayerID=273394
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Daelone | July 27, 2015 4:41pm
Bammer wrote:

I just played a game with FullMetal recently, idk how because i'm only rank 38 lol... I saw this post afterward and I feel it needs to be said that FullMetal is a toxic player lol... he tried playing Uther and had less healing than an enemy tassadar!, just thought i'd mention this. (we eneded up losing that game)


Sure it was him playing?
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Bammer | July 26, 2015 10:51pm
I just played a game with FullMetal recently, idk how because i'm only rank 38 lol... I saw this post afterward and I feel it needs to be said that FullMetal is a toxic player lol... he tried playing Uther and had less healing than an enemy tassadar!, just thought i'd mention this. (we eneded up losing that game)
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Daelone | July 26, 2015 6:25pm
Nice build, I've played a few games with it so far so I'm still getting the hang of the timing. The full combo is nasty, I don't usually make a full push until late game, but I've killed just about anyone I could catch.

I'll try the build for a few more days, the only thing I might change would be the envenom, its nice early on, but I'm not getting much use late game.
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ItchyFish | July 23, 2015 6:24am
Whats the hype about Bolt of the Storm? Everyone chooses it rather than to upgrade their ult which is stupid bc Jaina is strictly a DPS character. Jaina has slows and stuns that she can use to get away if played properly so why upgrade for more mobility on a strictly DPS character that already has plenty of traps she can set to get away? Just my opinion.
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FullMetal (1) | July 4, 2015 1:42am
linkblade91 wrote:

With the change to Envenom, halving the rate of effectiveness it once had (same damage over twice the time), would you still consider it more or less the de-facto pick for level 4?

On some people like Sylvanas, the other Tier 2 options are kind of meh so even with the nerf to Envenom there's not much else to take. But considering that Envenom's range is lower than Jaina's abilities, I wonder if Arcane Intellect might be the way to go now: with the Butcher patch you're getting close to your opponent for a slow-draining-poison, versus the burst-poison of old. For someone as much a glass-cannon as Jaina, the 5 additional seconds you have to wait for Envenom to finish could make what was once a "get the kill and leave" scenario turn into a "you're dead but at least they'll die momentarily (unless they reach a fountain)" outcome.

I'm worried that the reward doesn't out-weigh the risk anymore, especially with the removal of Sprint.


@linkblade91 I completely agree with you. I would say that Envenom is gradually falling out of grace and getting replaced by either Snowstorm or Arcane Intellect. I just decided to leave it as a YES, cause it's kind of a safer choice (especially against stealth heroes) and I wanted to explain the situation you would go for the other two talents. I hope this doesn't make thing more complicated, instead of clearing them up!
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linkblade91 (4) | July 3, 2015 4:12pm
With the change to Envenom, halving the rate of effectiveness it once had (same damage over twice the time), would you still consider it more or less the de-facto pick for level 4?

On some people like Sylvanas, the other Tier 2 options are kind of meh so even with the nerf to Envenom there's not much else to take. But considering that Envenom's range is lower than Jaina's abilities, I wonder if Arcane Intellect might be the way to go now: with the Butcher patch you're getting close to your opponent for a slow-draining-poison, versus the burst-poison of old. For someone as much a glass-cannon as Jaina, the 5 additional seconds you have to wait for Envenom to finish could make what was once a "get the kill and leave" scenario turn into a "you're dead but at least they'll die momentarily (unless they reach a fountain)" outcome.

I'm worried that the reward doesn't out-weigh the risk anymore, especially with the removal of Sprint.
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zhephs (1) | June 13, 2015 10:54am
Great guide! <3
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GodLord (2) | June 10, 2015 3:06pm
great guide!
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QuincZy | June 10, 2015 2:11pm
Like this build, thumps up !
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nihilin | June 6, 2015 10:20am
Quite the opposite from the Jaina I learned to love, with winters reach > frost shards > ice lance > elemental > icy veins > ice barrier > wintermute

Bad in 1 on 1 and not that good at the early game but ultra destructive at team matches.

Maybe I try your build for a few rounds too ;-)
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Drahnglb | May 23, 2015 8:13pm
Great guide! Good breakdown of all the skills and good explanations of why and why not to take certain talents! Keep up the good work and spread the positivity to all!
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