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Alarak Alarak

A combo Assassin that can move enemies around and punish mistakes.

Identity

Title
Highlord of the Tal'darim
Type
Melee
Role
Melee Assassin
Difficulty
Hard
Life
Health
Shield
Shields
Energy
Mana
Franchise
Starcraft
Gender
n/a
Rarity
Epic

Tags

EnergyImportant Escaper Ganker RoleCaster SoloLaner
Not all heroes are born of altruism... some, like Alarak, simply desire vengeance. As the new Highlord of the Tal'darim, Alarak leads his people to a destiny free of the corrupt influence of the fallen xel'naga, Amon.

Stats

Released
September 13, 2016
Size
0.8125
Speed
4.8398
Vision
12
Life
1950 (+4% per level)
Regen
4.0585 (+4% per level)
Range
1.5
Damage
150 (+4% per level)
Attacks
1.2 per second

Abilities

Discord Strike
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Damage and silence enemies in an area

  • Type: Basic (Q)
  • Cooldown: 8 seconds
  • Mana: 55

After a 0.5 second delay, enemies in front of Alarak take 165 (+4% per level) damage and are silenced for 1.5 seconds.

Telekinesis
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Push enemies towards a location

  • Type: Basic (W)
  • Cooldown: 12 Seconds
  • Mana: 30

Vector Targeting
Create a force, pushing Alarak and all enemies hit from the targeted point towards the targeted direction. Deals 48 (+4% per level) damage to enemies.

Lightning Surge
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Damage enemies in a line

  • Type: Basic (E)
  • Cooldown: 6 seconds
  • Mana: 25

Deal 62 (+4% per level) damage to an enemy and an additional 100% damage to enemies between Alarak and the target. Restore 70 (+4% per level) health for each Hero hit.

Deadly Charge
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Channel to charge a long distance

  • Type: Heroic
  • Cooldown: 45 seconds
  • Mana: 60

After channeling, Alarak charges forward dealing 200 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies in his path. Distance is increased based on the amount of time channeled, up to 1.5 seconds.

Issuing a Move order while this is channeling will cancel it at no cost. Taking damage will interrupt the channeling.

Counter-Strike
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Prevents damage to deal damage in a large area

  • Type: Heroic
  • Cooldown: 30 seconds
  • Mana: 50

Alarak targets an area and channels for 1 second, becoming Protected and Unstoppable. After, if he took damage from an enemy Hero, he sends a shockwave that deals 275 (+4% per level) damage.

Sadism
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Each point of Sadism increases Alarak's Ability damage and self-healing against enemy Heroes by 1%

❗Repeatable Quest: Takedowns increase Sadism by 3%, up to 30%. Sadism gained from Takedowns is lost on death.

  • Type: Trait
  • Cooldown: n/a
  • Mana: n/a

Alarak's Ability damage and self-healing are increased by 100% against enemy Heroes.

❗Repeatable Quest: Takedowns increase Sadism by 3%, up to 30%. Sadism gained from Takedowns is lost on death.

Summon Mount
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n/a

  • Type: Mount (Z)
  • Cooldown: 4 seconds
  • Mana: n/a

After Channeling for 1 second, gain 30% Movement Speed.

Hearthstone
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n/a

  • Type: Hearth (B)
  • Cooldown: n/a
  • Mana: n/a

After Channeling for 6 seconds, teleport back to the Hall of Storms, instantly restoring 1125 Health and 150 Mana.

Quick Spray Expression
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n/a

  • Type: Spray
  • Cooldown: 3 seconds
  • Mana: n/a

Express yourself to other players by marking the ground with your selected spray.

Quick Voice Line Expression
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n/a

  • Type: Voice
  • Cooldown: 7 seconds
  • Mana: n/a

Express yourself to other players by playing your selected Voice Line.

Unsummon Mount
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n/a

  • Type: Mount (Z)
  • Cooldown: n/a
  • Mana: n/a

Dismounts you.

Unleash Deadly Charge
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Charge Recklessly

  • Type: Heroic
  • Cooldown: n/a
  • Mana: n/a

Unleash Alarak's Deadly Charge.

Issuing a move order while this is channeling will cancel the cast at no cost. Taking damage will interrupt the channeling.

Lightning Surge
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Damage enemies in a line

  • Type: Basic (E)
  • Cooldown: n/a
  • Mana: n/a

Deal 62 (+4% per level) damage to an enemy and an additional 100% damage to enemies between Alarak and the target. Restore 70 (+4% per level) health for each Hero hit.

Unleash Deadly Charge
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Charge Recklessly

  • Type: Trait
  • Cooldown: n/a
  • Mana: n/a

Unleash Alarak's Deadly Charge.

Issuing a move order while this is channeling will cancel the cast at no cost. Taking damage will interrupt the channeling.

Deadly Charge
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Deal increased ability damage to Heroes

  • Type: Trait
  • Cooldown: 45 seconds
  • Mana: 60

After channeling, Alarak charges forward dealing 200 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies in his path. Distance is increased based on the amount of time channeled, up to 1.5 seconds.

Issuing a Move order while this is channeling will cancel it at no cost. Taking damage will interrupt the channeling.

Sadism

Alarak's Ability damage and self-healing are increased by 100% against enemy Heroes.

Takedowns increase Sadism by 3%, up to 30%. Sadism gained from Takedowns is lost on death.

Counter-Strike
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Deal increased ability damage to Heroes

  • Type: Trait
  • Cooldown: 30 seconds
  • Mana: 50

Alarak targets an area and channels for 1 second, becoming Protected and Unstoppable. After, if he took damage from an enemy Hero, he sends a shockwave that deals 275 (+4% per level) damage.

Sadism

Alarak's Ability damage and self-healing are increased by 100% against enemy Heroes.

Takedowns increase Sadism by 3%, up to 30%. Sadism gained from Takedowns is lost on death.

Talents

Talent Icon Overwhelming Power

Hitting an enemy Hero with Discord Strike grants 40% Attack Speed and causes Basic Attacks to heal for 50% of the damage dealt for 4 seconds.
Talent Icon Ruthless Momentum

Reduce the Mana cost of Telekinesis from 30 to 20. Telekinesis's cooldown recharges 75% faster while above 80% Health.
Talent Icon Extended Lightning

Reduce Sadism by 10%.

❗Quest: Hit Heroes with the center of Lightning Surge.

❗Reward: After hitting 5 Heroes, increase Lightning Surge's range by 20%.

❗Reward: After hitting 15 Heroes, Lightning Surge's center also Slows enemies by 40% for 2 seconds.

❗Reward: After hitting 3 Heroes with the center of a single cast, increase Sadism by 10% and instantly gain all other Rewards.
Talent Icon Chaos Reigns

❗Quest: Hit Heroes with Discord Strike.

❗Reward: After hitting 15 Heroes, increase Discord Strike's damage by 60.

❗Reward: After hitting 2 Heroes with a single Discord Strike, increase its damage by 60.

❗Reward: After hitting 3 Heroes with a single Discord Strike, increase its damage by 100 and instantly gain all other Rewards.
Talent Icon Negatively Charged

Increase the Lightning Surge damage bonus to enemies between Alarak and his victim to 175%.

❗Repeatable Quest: Each Hero hit by the center of Lightning Surge permanently increases the damage bonus by 4%.
Talent Icon Show of Force

Heroes hit with 3 of Alarak's Abilities within 2 seconds take an additional 61 (+4% per level) damage and increase Sadism by 2%, stacking up to 20%.

Sadism gained from Show of Force is lost on death.
Talent Icon Dissonance

Increase Discord Strike's Silence duration by 0.75 seconds.
Talent Icon Hindered Motion

Telekinesis Slows enemies by 30% for 3 seconds.
Talent Icon Applied Force

Reduce Sadism by 10%, but Telekinesis pushes 20% further and has 20% increased range.
Talent Icon Deadly Charge

Cooldown: 45 seconds

After channeling, Alarak charges forward dealing 200 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies in his path. Distance is increased based on the amount of time channeled, up to 1.5 seconds.

Issuing a Move order while this is channeling will cancel it at no cost. Taking damage will interrupt the channeling.
Talent Icon Counter-Strike

Cooldown: 30 seconds

Alarak targets an area and channels for 1 second, becoming Protected and Unstoppable. After, if he took damage from an enemy Hero, he sends a shockwave that deals 275 (+4% per level) damage.
Talent Icon Blade of the Highlord

Basic Attacks against Heroes increase Sadism by 2% stacking up to 40%.

Sadism gained from Blade of the Highlord is lost on death.
Talent Icon Pure Malice

Increase Sadism by 10% any time an allied Hero dies, up to 40%.

Sadism gained from Pure Malice is lost on death.
Talent Icon Rite of Rak'Shir

Cooldown: 300 seconds

Activate to mark an enemy Hero for 300 seconds.

Hitting the marked Hero with Discord Strike increases Sadism by 3%. Killing the marked Hero increases Sadism by 5% and lowers the cooldown of Rite of Rak'Shir to 10 seconds.

Sadism gained from Rite of Rak'Shir is lost on death.
Talent Icon Lethal Onslaught

Hitting an enemy Hero with Discord Strike grants 50% of Sadism's damage bonus to Alarak's Basic Attacks for 4 seconds. Basic Attacks against Heroes refresh this duration.
Talent Icon Lightning Barrage

Hitting an enemy Hero with the center of Lightning Surge allows it to be cast again for free on a different primary target within the next 2 seconds. This free cast cannot benefit from Lightning Barrage.
Talent Icon Mocking Strikes

Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes reduce the cooldown of Alarak's Basic Abilities by 1.5 seconds. This bonus is doubled against enemy Heroes who are Stunned, Silenced, Slowed, or Rooted.
Talent Icon Counter-Strike

Cooldown: 30 seconds

Alarak targets an area and channels for 1 second, becoming Protected and Unstoppable. After, if he took damage from an enemy Hero, he sends a shockwave that deals 275 (+4% per level) damage.

This ability will take over Alarak's Trait button.
Talent Icon Deadly Charge

Cooldown: 45 seconds

After channeling, Alarak charges forward dealing 200 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies in his path. Distance is increased based on the amount of time channeled, up to 1.5 seconds.

Issuing a Move order while this is channeling will cancel it at no cost. Taking damage will interrupt the channeling.
Talent Icon Last Laugh

Cooldown: 30 seconds

Activate to teleport to the chosen location and remove all Roots, Slows, and damage over time effects. If Alarak fails to hit enemy Heroes 3 times with Basic Abilities within 4 seconds of using Last Laugh, his Health is reduced to 1.
Talent Icon Hasty Bargain

Cooldown: 20 seconds

Activate to permanently reduce Alarak's Sadism by 4% and reset the cooldowns of his Basic Abilities.
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