Universe
Role
Attack
Melee
Release Date:
October 7, 2014
Anub'arak, the Traitor King, is a Melee Warrior class hero in Heroes of the Storm. Anub'arak was slaughtered in the War of the Spider in World of Warcraft lore, only to be raised as a member of the undead by Ner'zhul and Arthas to serve them.
Abilites[edit]
Starting Abilities[edit]
Impale
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Ability: Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
Deals damage. Stuns for 1 second.
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Q 65 12
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Harden Carapace
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Ability: Shield
Affects: Self
Gain a Shield that absorbs damage over 3 seconds.
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W 30 7
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Burrow Charge
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Ability: Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
Burrow to the target location, dealing damage and briefly stunning enemies in a small area upon surfacing, slowing them by 25% for 2.5 seconds.
Burrow Charge can be reactivated to surface early.
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E 65 14
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Heroic Abilities[edit]
Locust Swarm
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Ability: Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
Deal damage per second to nearby enemies. Each enemy damaged restores Health. Lasts 8 seconds.
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R 75 100
- Locust Swarm damage per level:
- Locust Swarm healing per level:
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Cocoon
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Ability: Target
Affects: Enemies
Wraps target enemy Hero in a cocoon, rendering them unable to act or be targeted for 8 seconds. Allies of the Hero can attack the cocoon to break it and free them early.
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R 70 60
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Combat Trait[edit]
Scarab Host
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Ability: Spawn
Using a Basic Ability spawns a Beetle which lasts for 8 seconds, attacking nearby enemies for damage.
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Talents[edit]
Talents
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1
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4
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7
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10
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13
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16
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20
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Resilient Scarabs
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Beetles have 50 Spell Armor.
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Nerubian Armor
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Every 8 seconds, gain 30 Spell Armor against the next enemy Ability and subsequent Abilities for 1.5 seconds, reducing the damage taken by 30%.
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Regeneration Master
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Quest: Gathering a Regeneration Globe increases your Health Regeneration by 1 per second, up to 30.
Reward: After gathering 30 Regeneration Globes, you also gain 500 Health.
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Bed of Barbs
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Create a bed of spikes along Impale's path that slows enemies by 25% and deals 24 (+4% per level) damage per second. Spikes persist for 3.5 seconds.
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Shed Exoskeleton
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Harden Carapace grants 30% increased Movement Speed for 3 seconds.
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Underking
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Increases Burrow Charge range by 20% and damage by 100%.
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Legion of Beetles
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Automatically spawn a Beetle every 8 seconds. Can be toggled on and off.
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Chitinous Plating
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While Harden Carapace is active, taking damage from enemy Abilities reduces its cooldown by 0.75 seconds, up to 3 seconds.
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Subterranean Shield
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Burrow Charge also grants a 359 (+4% per level) point shield for 5 seconds.
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Leeching Scarabs
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Beetles gain 20% bonus attack damage and they heal Anub'arak for 50% of their damage with each attack if he is nearby.
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Locust Swarm
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Cooldown: 100 seconds
Deal 62 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies. Each enemy damaged restores 18 (+4% per level) Health. Lasts 8 seconds.
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Cocoon
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Cooldown: 60 seconds
Wraps target enemy Hero in a cocoon, rendering them unable to act or be targeted for 8 seconds. Allies of the Hero can attack the cocoon to break it and free them early.
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Burning Rage
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Deal 24 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies.
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Urticating Spines
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Casting Harden Carapace will also deal 83 (+4% per level) damage to nearby enemies. Deals double damage against Heroes.
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Acid Drenched Mandibles
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Attacking a Hero that is slowed, rooted, or stunned increases Anub'arak's Basic Attack damage by 70% for 3 seconds.
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Epicenter
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Increases Burrow Charge impact area by 85% and lowers the cooldown by 1.25 seconds for each Hero hit.
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Debilitation
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Enemy Heroes hit by Burrow Charge have their Spell Power reduced by 50% for 4 seconds.
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Beetle, Juiced
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Every 3rd Basic Attack against enemy Heroes spawns a Beetle.
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Hive Master
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Gain a permanent Vampire Locust that attacks a nearby enemy every 3 seconds. The Vampire Locust deals 159 (+4% per level) damage and returns to heal Anub'arak for 38 (+4% per level) health.
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Cryptweave
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Staying near the Cocoon allows Anub'arak to extend the duration by up to 4 seconds per Cocoon.
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Nullification Shield
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Cooldown: 40 seconds
Activate to gain 60 Spell Armor for 5 seconds.
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Rewind
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Cooldown: 60 seconds
Activate to reset the cooldowns of your Basic Abilities.
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Strategy and Role[edit]
Once a proud nerubian king, Anub'arak dared to stand against the Lich King's invasion, but despite his bravery, he too fell to the unrelenting Scourge. Resurrected into undeath, the Traitor King now serves as a towering, weapon of destruction.
Lore connections to other heroes[edit]
Balance Updates[edit]
Patch Changes
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Patch
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Changes[1]
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June 30 2015 |
- Blood for Blood no longer slows the target, damage decreased from 15% damage to 10%, and heal amount increased from 100% to 200% of damage dealt.
- Regeneration Master - Initial +4.0 Health Regeneration removed. Each Health Globe now grants +1.5 Health Regeneration
- Spell Shield - Duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds
- Scarab Host (Trait) - Beetle damage reduced from 8 (+2 per level) to 7 (+1.8 per level), duration reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.
- Locust Swarm (R) - Damage reduced from 20 (+8 per level) to 16 (+6.4 per level)
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