Samuro

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[e][h]Samuro

The Blademaster

Hero Information

Universe

Role

Attack
Melee

Cost:

10,000 

Release Date:

October 18, 2016

Stats

Attack Range:

2

Attacks Per Second:

1.67

Level Changed Stats

Initial

Change/Level

Attack Damage:

88

4%

Life:

1717

4%

Life Regen:

3.58

4%

Mana:

N/A

N/A

Mana Regen:

N/A

N/A

Samuro, The Blademaster, is a Melee Assassin class hero in Heroes of the Storm.

Abilites

Starting Abilities

Mirror Image
	Ability: Summon Affects: Summons Create 2 Mirror Images that deal 25% of Samuro's damage and have 50% of his current Health. Images last up to 18 seconds, and only two can be active at any one time. Mirror Image will remove most negative effects from Samuro.
Q  18

Critical Strike
	Ability: Buff/Passive Affects: Self Samuro's next Basic Attack within 8 seconds will be a Critical Strike, dealing 50% increased damage. This also applies to Images, and does not break Wind Walk. Passive: Samuro and his Images deal a Critical Strike on every 4th Basic Attack.
W  8

Wind Walk
	Ability: Buff Affects: Self Enter Stealth for up to 10 seconds or until Samuro attacks, uses an Ability, or takes damage. While Stealthed, his Movement Speed is increased by 25% and he can pass through other units. Samuro is Unrevealable for the first 1 second of Wind Walk.
E  15

Heroic Abilities

Bladestorm
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: Enemies Become an Unstoppable whirlwind of death, dealing damage per second to nearby enemies for 4 seconds.
R  110 Bladestorm damage (per level):  244 (+4%)

Illusion Master
	Ability: Teleport/Passive Affects: Self/Summons Switch places with the target Mirror Image, removing most negative effects from Samuro and the target Mirror Image. Passive: You can control Mirror Images separately or as a group, and they deal an additional 10% of Samuro's damage.
R  6

Combat Trait

Advancing Strikes
	Ability: Passive Affects: Self Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes increase your Movement Speed by 25% for 2 seconds.

Talents

Talents
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20

Way of Illusion
Quest: Every time one of Samuro's Images Critically Strikes a Hero, he gains 0.5 Attack Damage, up to 20. Reward: After hitting 40 Heroes, he gains an additional 20 Attack Damage.

Way of the Blade
Critical Strike now happens every 3rd Basic Attack and deals an additional 20% of Samuro's Basic Attack damage.

Way of the Wind
Quest: Attacking a Hero from Wind Walk increases the Movement Speed bonus of Wind Walk by 1.25%, up to 25%. Reward: After hitting 20 Heroes, the duration before Wind Walk can be broken by damage is increased to 2.5 seconds.

Mirage
Mirror Image grants Samuro and his Images 40 Spell Armor against the next 2 sources of Spell damage, reducing their damage by 40%.

One With The Wind
While Stealthed, gain 60 Armor, taking 60% reduced damage from all sources.

Deflection
Advancing Strikes grants 25 Physical Armor against Hero Basic Attacks, reducing their damage by 25%.

Burning Blade
Critical Strikes unleash a burst of flame, dealing an additional 65% of Samuro's Basic Attack damage to the target and nearby enemies.

Phantom Pain
Critical Strikes deal an additional 40% of Samuro's Basic Attack damage for each Image that is active.

Crushing Blows
Critical Strike now has two charges, and Critical Strikes deal an additional 25% of Samuro's Basic Attack damage.

Bladestorm
Cooldown: 110 seconds Become an Unstoppable whirlwind of death, dealing 260 (+4% per level) damage per second to nearby enemies for 4 seconds.

Illusion Master
Cooldown: 6 seconds Switch places with the target Mirror Image, removing most negative effects from Samuro and the target Mirror Image. Passive: You can control Mirror Images separately or as a group, and they deal an additional 10% of Samuro's damage.

Mirrored Steel
Basic Attacks against Heroes reduce the cooldown of Mirror Image by 1 second.

Kawarimi
Wind Walk creates an Image at Samuro's location that will continue whatever he was doing.

Shukuchi
Wind Walk teleports Samuro a short distance in the direction he's currently facing.

Merciless Strikes
Basic Attacks against slowed, rooted, or stunned targets are always Critical Strikes.

Harsh Winds
Attacking a Hero from Stealth causes them to take 30% increased damage from Samuro and his Images for 3 seconds.

Press the Attack
While Advancing Strikes is active, Basic Attacks increase Samuro's Attack Speed by 15%, up to 60%.

Dance Of Death
Mirror Images use Bladestorm when Samuro does.

Three Blade Style
Samuro's Images gain an additional 50% of his Health and last up to 36 seconds.

Wind Strider
Wind Walk's cooldown is reduced by 6 seconds.

Blademaster's Pursuit
Advancing Strikes grants an additional 15% bonus Movement Speed, and its duration is increased by 2 seconds.

Lore

Samuro, the last remaining blademaster to wear the banner of the Burning Blade, is on a warrior's pilgrimage in search of vengeance and redemption for his fallen clan. It will be a long journey, but he has sworn an oath to restore his clan's honor.

Lore connections to other heroes

• Refounder of the Orc Horde with Thrall, Gazlowe, Rexxar, Chen