Kael'thas

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[e][h]Kael'thas

The Sun King

Hero Information

Universe

Role

Attack
Ranged

Cost:

7,000 

625 

Release Date:

May 12, 2015

Stats

Attack Range:

5.5

Attacks Per Second:

1.11

Level Changed Stats

Initial

Change/Level

Attack Damage:

68

4%

Life:

1581

4%

Life Regen:

3.3

4%

Mana:

500

10

Mana Regen:

3

0.098

Kael'thas, The Sun King, is a Ranged Assassin class hero from the Warcraft universe.

Abilites

Starting Abilities

Flamestrike
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: Enemies After 1 second, deal damage in an area. Verdant Spheres increases the radius by 50%.
Q  70 7 Flamestrike damage (per level):  333 (+4%)

Living Bomb
	Ability: Target Affects: Enemies Deal damage over 3 seconds to an enemy, then they explode dealing damage to all nearby enemies. Other Heroes damaged by this explosion are also affected by Living Bomb, though the secondary explosions cannot spread. Verdant Spheres makes this Ability cost no Mana and have no cooldown.
W  50 10 Living Bomb damage over time (per level): Living Bomb explosion damage (per level):  125 (+4%)  208 (+4%)

Gravity Lapse
	Ability: Skillshot Affects: Enemies Stun the first enemy hit for 1 second. Verdant Spheres causes Gravity Lapse to stun the first 3 enemies hit and increases the stun duration by 50%.
E  90 14

Heroic Abilities

Phoenix
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: Enemies Launch a Phoenix to an area, dealing damage to enemies along the way. The Phoenix persists for 7 seconds, attacking enemies for damage and splashing for 50%.
R  80 60 Phoenix launch damage (per level): Phoenix attack damage (per level):  81 (+4%)  81 (+4%)

Pyroblast
	Ability: Target Affects: Enemy After 1.5 seconds, cast a slow-moving fireball that deals damage to an enemy Hero and damage to enemies nearby.
R  80 100 Pyroblast primary damage (per level): Pyroblast area damage (per level):  851 (+5%)  425 (+5%)

Combat Trait

Verdant Spheres
	Ability: Buff Affects: Self Activate to make Kael'thas's next Basic Ability more powerful.
D  6

Talents

Talents
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10
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20

Convection
Quest: Damaging an enemy Hero with Flamestrike increase its damage by 5, up to 100. This bonus is lost on death. Reward: After hitting 20 enemy Heroes, increase Flamestrike damage by an additional 100 and no longer lose any bonuses on death.

Fel Infusion
Increases Kael'thas's Spell Power by 4%. Kael'thas heals for 94 (+4% per level) Health when activating Verdant Spheres.

Mana Addict
Quest: Gathering a Regeneration Globe increases Kael'thas's maximum Mana by 15. Reward: After gathering 20 Globes, Kael'thas can activate Arcane Barrier to gain a Shield equal to 100% of his maximum Mana for 4 seconds. 45 second cooldown.

Nether Wind
Increases Gravity Lapse's range by 30%. When Gravity Lapse hits an enemy Hero, refund 80 Mana.

Energy Roil
When Gravity Lapse hits a Hero, reduce its cooldown by 9 seconds.

Mana Tap
Activating Verdant Spheres restores 4% of Kael'thas's maximum Mana.

Burned Flesh
When Flamestrike damages 2 or more Heroes, they take additional damage equal to 8% of their maximum Health.

Sun King's Fury
Living Bombs that spread to enemy Heroes deal 35% more damage.

Sunfire Enchantment
Activating Verdant Spheres causes Kael'thas's next Basic Attack to instead deal 165 (+4% per level) Spell Damage.

Phoenix
Cooldown: 60 seconds Launch a Phoenix to an area, dealing 81 (+4% per level) damage to enemies along the way. The Phoenix persists for 7 seconds, attacking enemies for 81 (+4% per level) damage and splashing for 50%.

Pyroblast
Cooldown: 100 seconds After 1.5 seconds, cast a slow-moving fireball that deals 851 (+5% per level) damage to an enemy Hero and 425 (+5% per level) damage to enemies nearby.

Pyromaniac
Each time Living Bomb deals periodic damage, Kael'thas's Basic Ability cooldowns are reduced by 1 second.

Backdraft
Living Bomb's explosion slows enemy Movement Speed by 30% for 2 seconds.

Fission Bomb
Increases Living Bomb's explosion radius by 20%.

Fury of the Sunwell
Flamestrike will explode a second time 1.5 seconds later.

Twin Spheres
Verdant Spheres gains a second charge.

Arcane Dynamo
Using a Basic Ability increases Kael'thas's Spell Power by 3% for 5 seconds, stacking up to 15%.

Rebirth
Increases Phoenix duration by 100%. While alive, the Phoenix may be ordered to move to a different location.

Presence of Mind
Increases Pyroblast's explosion radius by 50% and reduces its cooldown by 25 seconds per enemy Hero hit.

Master of Flames
Living Bomb's spread from explosions can now also spread Living Bomb.

Flamethrower
Increases the cast range of Flamestrike by 40%. If Flamestrike hits 2 or more Heroes, its cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds.

Lore

Like all Blood Elves, Prince Kael'thas was transformed by the fall of Quel'thalas. Desperate to save his people from being consumed by their magical addiction, he joined forces with the Burning Legion and now lords over Tempest Keep.

Lore connections to other heroes

• In love with Jaina Proodmoore
• Archenemy of Arthas Menethil

Balance Updates

Patch Changes
Patch	Changes
May 12 2015	Clairvoyance (talent) - Now breaks units within its radius out of Stealth, rather than revealing them.
June 30 2015	Envenom duration increased from 5 to 10 seconds, but damage has not been changed Spell Shield - Duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds