Zeratul

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[e][h]Zeratul

Dark Prelate

Hero Information

Universe

Role

Attack
Melee

Cost:

10,000 

Release Date:

March 13, 2014

Stats

Attack Range:

1.5

Attacks Per Second:

1.11

Level Changed Stats

Initial

Change/Level

Attack Damage:

131

4%

Life:

1687

4%

Life Regen:

3.52

4%

Mana:

500

10

Mana Regen:

3

0.098

Zeratul, the Dark Prelate, is a Melee Assassin class hero in Heroes of the Storm. He is one of the main protagonists of StarCraft and appears very often in the Plot. Zeratul is a Nerazim (Dark Templer), a tribe of Protos that is based on Shakuras. His Heroes of the Storm appearance is based on his time in exile.

Abilites

Starting Abilities

Cleave
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: Enemies Deal damage to nearby enemies.
Q  40 6 Cleave damage (per level):  208 (+4%)

Singularity Spike
	Ability: Skillshot Affects: Enemy Flings a Singularity Spike that sticks to the first enemy hit. Deals damage after 1 second and slows the enemy by 40% for 3 seconds.
W  80 12 Singularity Spike damage (per level):  237 (+4%)

Blink
	Ability: Teleport Affects: Self Teleport to the target location. Using this Ability does not break cloak.
E  50 10

Heroic Abilities

Shadow Assault
	Ability: Buff Affects: Self Basic Attacks cause Zeratul to charge at enemies and have 20% increased Attack Speed. Lasts for 4 seconds.
R  50 45

Void Prison
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: All but Zeratul Slows time in an area to a near standstill, making allies and enemies invulnerable and unable to act for 5 seconds. Zeratul is not affected.
R  100 100

Combat Trait

Permanent Cloak
	Ability: Passive Affects: Self Gain Stealth when out of combat for 3 seconds. Taking damage, attacking, using Abilities, or channeling ends Permanent Cloak.

Talents

Talents
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Greater Cleave
Increases the radius of Cleave by 33%.

Vorpal Blade
Cooldown: 15 seconds Activate to teleport to the last non-structure target attacked within 3 seconds.

Shadow Hunter
Quest: Gather Regeneration Globes to lower the Mana cost of Blink by 2. Reward: Upon gathering 20 Regeneration Globes, Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Blink by 0.75 seconds.

Grim Task
Quest: Hero Takedowns increase Ability Power by 4% up to 40% . This bonus Ability Power is lost on death.

Rending Cleave
Cleave deals an additional 40% damage over 3 seconds.

Combo Slash
After using an Ability, Zeratul's next Basic Attack within 6 seconds deals 40% additional damage.

Wormhole
For 2 seconds, reactivate Blink to return to the point where it was cast from.

Slip into Shadow
Blink gains an additional charge, but its cooldown is increased by 8 seconds.

Seeker in the Dark
Singularity Spike takes 50% longer to explode. It can be reactivated to Blink to the target, granting 30% increased Move Speed for 3 seconds.

Shadow Assault
Cooldown: 45 seconds Basic Attacks cause Zeratul to charge at enemies and have 20% increased Attack Speed. Lasts for 4 seconds.

Void Prison
Cooldown: 100 seconds Slows time in an area to a near standstill, making allies and enemies invulnerable and unable to act for 5 seconds. Zeratul is not affected.

Shroud of Adun
Zeratul gains a shield equal to 15% of his Maximum Health over 5 seconds while under Permanent Cloak.

Spell Shield
Every 30 seconds, gain 50 Spell Armor against the next enemy Ability and subsequent Abilities for 3 seconds, reducing the damage taken by 50%. Can be toggled to allow or prevent this talent from triggering automatically.

Mending Strikes
Basic Attacks heal for 40% of the damage dealt.

Master Warp-Blade
Every third consecutive Basic Attack against the same target deals 125% bonus damage.

Void Slash
If Cleave hits more than one enemy Hero, it deals 40% increased damage and its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds.

Sentenced to Death
Deal 40% increased damage to enemies while they have a Singularity Spike attached to them.

Nerazim Fury
Shadow Assault grants 30% Life Steal, and the duration is increased by 50%.

Protective Prison
Allies are no longer affected by Void Prison, and enemies are slowed by 50% for 3 seconds once Void Prison ends.

Nexus Blades
Basic Attacks deal 20% more damage and slow enemy Movement Speed by 20% for 1 second.

Rewind
Cooldown: 60 seconds Activate to reset the cooldowns of your Basic Abilities.

Lore

The enigmatic Dark Templar Zeratul serves the Xel'Naga. While he expertly wields the power of the Void, it is his wisdom that earns him the respect of the Koprulu sector's leaders - despite his penchant for dramatic entrances.

Zeratul allied with Tassadar, leader of the High Templar, to fight against the Overmind. To weaken the Overmind, Zeratul killed a cerebrate, a servant of the Overmind, using Dark Templar Energy. To do so, he needed to connect his thoughts with the thoughts of the Overmind for a short time. This led the Overmind to attack Aiur, the home Planet of all Protos. Later Zeratul was manipulated by Kerrigan, to kill Raszagal, the leader of the Nerazim. After this acts, Zeratul goes into exile, to find his peace.

Lore connections to other heroes

• Many skirmishes with Kerrigan. Got Manipulated by her to kill Raszagal and the second Overmind
• Long Firendship with Raynor
• Allied with Tassadar to fight against the Overmind.
• Allied with Artanis and is respected by him

Balance Updates

Patch Changes
Patch	Changes
May 12 2015	Follow Through - Bonus to Basic Attack damage increased from 25% to 40% Focused Attack - Bonus to Basic Attack damage increased from 50% to 75%
June 30 2015	Vampiric Strike replaces Vampiric Assault. 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