Universe
Role
Attack
Melee
Release Date:
March 13, 2014
Sarah Louise Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, is a Melee Assassin class hero in Heroes of the Storm. Kerrigan used to be a Terran ghost before being left to die and recaptured by the Overmind who infested her and turned her into a Zerg during the events of the original StarCraft. She served as main protagonist in Brood War and Heart of the Swarm. Her Heroes of the Storm appearance is based on her as a Zerg.
Abilites[edit]
Starting Abilities[edit]
Ravage
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Ability: Target
Affects: Enemy
Leap to a target, dealing damage. If the enemy dies within 1.5 seconds, this cooldown is instantly reset.
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Q 40 8
- Ravage damage (per level):
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Impaling Blades
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Ability: Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
After 1.25 seconds, deal damage to enemies within the target area, stunning them for 1 second.
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W 75 12
- Impaling Blades damage (per level):
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Primal Grasp
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Ability: Cone Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
Pulls enemies within the target area towards Kerrigan, dealing damage.
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E 60 10
- Primal Grasp damage (per level):
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Heroic Abilities[edit]
Maelstrom
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Ability: Area of Effect
Affects: Enemies
Deals damage per second to nearby enemies. Lasts for 7 seconds.
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R 100 90
- Maelstrom damage (per level):
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Summon Ultralisk
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Ability: Summon
Affects: Summons
Summon an Ultralisk that attacks the target to deal damage. Attacks splash to nearby enemies for 50% damage. Can reactivate the Ability to retarget the Ultralisk. Lasts for 20 seconds.
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R 100 80
- Ultralisk attack damage (per level):
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Combat Trait[edit]
Assimilation
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Ability: Shield
Affects: Self
Gain 10% of damage dealt from Basic Attacks and Abilities as Shields for 6 seconds. Shield amount gained doubled against Heroes.
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- Assimilation maximum shield (per level):
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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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Siphoning Impact
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If the targeted enemy dies within 1.5 seconds, Kerrigan heals for 10% of her maximum Health.
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Sharpened Blades
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Impaling Blades deals 25% more damage.
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Energizing Grasp
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Reduces the Mana cost of Primal Grasp by 75%.
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Block
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Every 5 seconds, gain 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack, reducing the damage taken by 75%.
Stores up to 2 charges.
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Clean Kill
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If Ravage kills the target, it restores 75% of its Mana cost and increases the damage of the next Ravage by 25%.
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Psionic Pulse
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After casting Primal Grasp, deal 37 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies. Lasts 5 seconds.
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Fury of the Swarm
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Kerrigan's Basic Attacks splash for 60% damage around the target.
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Envenom
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Cooldown: 60 seconds
Activate to poison an enemy Hero, dealing 366 (+4% per level) damage over 10 seconds.
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Adaptation
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Ravage can be used to jump to allies, refunding 50% of the cooldown and 100% of the Mana cost.
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Blade Torrent
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Increases Impaling Blades' radius by 30%.
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Assimilation Mastery
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Increases the duration of Assimilation by 100%. While Assimilation is active, Kerrigan's Health and Mana regeneration is increased by 100%.
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Bladed Momentum
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Basic Attacks reduce Kerrigan's Basic Ability cooldowns by 0.6 seconds.
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Maelstrom
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Cooldown: 90 seconds
Deals 77 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies. Lasts for 7 seconds.
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Summon Ultralisk
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Cooldown: 80 seconds
Summon an Ultralisk that attacks the target to deal 104 (+4% per level) damage. Attacks splash to nearby enemies for 50% damage. Can reactivate the Ability to retarget the Ultralisk. Lasts for 20 seconds.
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Eviscerate
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Increases Ravage's range by 40%.
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Double Strike
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When a Basic Ability damages an enemy, Kerrigan's next Basic Attack hits for 75% (+4% per level) bonus damage.
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Queen's Rush
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Cooldown: 50 seconds
Activate to gain 30% Movement Speed for 4 seconds. Queen's Rush is also applied for free on Takedowns.
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Aggressive Defense
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Increases base Shield amount gained from Assimilation by 100%.
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Essence for Essence
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Cooldown: 60 seconds
Activate to deal 10% of target enemy Hero's Max Health and gain Assimilation Shields for twice that amount.
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Overdrive
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Cooldown: 25 seconds
Activate to increase Ability Power by 25% and Mana costs by 40% for 5 seconds.
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Omegastorm
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Maelstrom size increased by 25% . Amount of Assimilation Shields generated by Maelstrom increased by 100%.
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Torrasque
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The Ultralisk morphs into an egg when it dies. If the egg isn't killed within 4 seconds, a new Ultralisk is born.
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Nexus Blades
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Basic Attacks deal 20% more damage and slow enemy Movement Speed by 20% for 1 second.
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Psionic Shift
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Cooldown: 70 seconds
Activate to teleport to a nearby location, dealing 50 (+4% per level) damage to nearby enemies. Generates 300% increased Assimilation Shields from the damage dealt.
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Strategy and Role[edit]
Once a Terran ghost with unprecedented psionic abilities, Sarah Kerrigan was betrayed by her allies and transformed by the ravenous zerg into the indomitable Queen of Blades. Now freed of The Dark God Amon's corruption, Kerrigan faces a threat that could destroy the galaxy itself.
Sarah Kerrigan hails from the depths of the StarCraft universe, and in Heroes of the Storm, Kerrigan takes on the role of an Assassin who is a heavy-hitting, combo-based Hero who specializes in initiating fights and forcing her will onto her opponents. The cunning Queen of Blades is definitely a strong ally that you’ll want by your side as you seek to control the Nexus!
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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May 12 2015 |
- Focused Attack - Bonus to Basic Attack damage increased from 50% to 75%.
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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.
- Envenom duration increased from 5 to 10 seconds, but damage has not been changed
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