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Sylvanas Sylvanas

An Assassin who can shut down enemy Forts and Keeps.

Identity

Title
The Banshee Queen
Type
Ranged
Role
Ranged Assassin
Difficulty
Medium
Life
Health
Shield
Shields
Energy
Mana
Franchise
Warcraft
Gender
n/a
Rarity
Epic

Tags

EnergyImportant Escaper MercKiller RoleSpecialist TowerDisabler TowerPusher WaveClearer
Sylvanas Windrunner was not always the Dark Lady of the Forsaken. In another life, she was the Ranger-General of Silvermoon. But that was before the Death Knight Arthas slew her and her people and raised her as the first Banshee.

Stats

Released
March 24, 2015
Size
0.625
Speed
4.8398
Vision
12
Life
1650 (+4% per level)
Regen
3.4414 (+4% per level)
Range
5.5
Damage
81 (+4% per level)
Attacks
1.7 per second

Abilities

Withering Fire
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Shoot arrows at the closest enemy. Cooldown is reset on Takedown.

  • Type: Basic (Q)
  • Cooldown: 8 seconds
  • Mana: 25

Shoot the closest enemy up to 5 times over 1.5 seconds for 39 (+4% per level) damage, prioritizing Heroes. Cooldown is reset on getting a Takedown.

Shadow Dagger
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Damage an enemy over time, spreading after hit

  • Type: Basic (W)
  • Cooldown: 11 seconds
  • Mana: 50

Throw a dagger at a target enemy that deals 30 (+4% per level) damage and an additional 150 (+4% per level) damage over 2.5 seconds. Damage dealt by Sylvanas to the initial target spreads Shadow Dagger to all nearby enemies.

Haunting Wave
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Deals damage and allows teleportation

  • Type: Basic (E)
  • Cooldown: 11 seconds
  • Mana: 75

Send forth a wave of banshees dealing 114 (+4% per level) damage to all targets. Reactivate to teleport to the banshees' location.

Wailing Arrow
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Fire arrow that damages and Silences

  • Type: Heroic
  • Cooldown: 90 seconds
  • Mana: 100

Shoot an arrow that can be reactivated to deal 228 (+4% per level) damage and Silence enemies in an area for 2.5 seconds. The arrow detonates automatically if it reaches maximum range.

Mind Control
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Force an enemy Hero to walk towards Sylvanas

  • Type: Heroic
  • Cooldown: 40 seconds
  • Mana: 50

After 0.25 seconds, fire a missile that Mind Controls the first enemy Hero hit. Heroes hit are Silenced, Slowed by 30%, have 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse applied to them, and are forced to walk towards Sylvanas for 1.75 seconds.

Black Arrows
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Basic Attacks apply Banshee's Curse, activate to disable enemies

  • Type: Trait
  • Cooldown: 40 seconds
  • Mana: n/a

Activate to cause all Basic Attacks and Abilities to Stun Minions, non-Elite Mercenaries, and Structures for 3 seconds. Lasts for 10 seconds.

Banshee's Curse

Basic Attacks infect enemies with Banshee's Curse for 3 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. Deal 25% more damage to enemies with 3 stacks.

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.

Wailing Arrow
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n/a

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

Activate to detonate early.

Cancel Mind Control
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Cancel Mind Control

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

Activate to Cancel Mind Control

Haunting Teleport
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n/a

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

Activate to teleport to the banshees' location.

Haunting Teleport
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n/a

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

Activate to teleport to the banshees' location.

Haunting Wave
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Deals damage and allows teleportation

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

Send forth a wave of banshees dealing 114 (+4% per level) damage to all targets. Reactivate to teleport to the banshees' location.

Talents

Talent Icon Might of the Banshee Queen

Hitting an enemy Hero with Withering Fire increases Sylvanas's Attack Speed and Spell Power by 5% for 6 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.
Talent Icon Unfurling Shadows

❗Quest: Each time an enemy Hero with 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse is hit by Shadow Dagger, its damage is permanently increased by 0.5%.
Talent Icon Overwhelming Affliction

Enemy Heroes with 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse are Slowed by 15%. Sylvanas's Basic Attacks against Slowed enemy Heroes deal 1% of their maximum Health as damage.
Talent Icon Unstable Poison

Minions that die under the effects of Shadow Dagger or Sylvanas's Traits explode, dealing 130 (+4% per level) damage to nearby Minions, Mercenaries, and Summons.
Talent Icon Mercenary Queen

Friendly non-Elite Mercenaries near Sylvanas deal 60% more damage. Sylvanas Stuns and deals 30% additional damage to Mercenaries with 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse.
Talent Icon Possession

Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds

Activate to force an enemy Minion to fight for Sylvanas's team. Catapults require 3 charges. Stores up to 3 charges.
Talent Icon Barbed Shot

Hitting the same enemy with 5 shots of Withering Fire causes the 5th shot to deal 350% bonus damage.
Talent Icon Lost Soul

Increase Shadow Dagger's damage by 10%. Basic Attacks against Heroes with 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse reduce the cooldown of Shadow Dagger by 1.75 seconds.
Talent Icon Festering Wounds

Increase Haunting Wave's damage by 15%. Haunting Wave applies 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse.
Talent Icon Wailing Arrow

Cooldown: 90 seconds

Shoot an arrow that can be reactivated to deal 228 (+4% per level) damage and Silence enemies in an area for 2.5 seconds. The arrow detonates automatically if it reaches maximum range.
Talent Icon Mind Control

Cooldown: 40 seconds

After 0.25 seconds, fire a missile that Mind Controls the first enemy Hero hit. Heroes hit are Silenced, Slowed by 30%, have 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse applied to them, and are forced to walk towards Sylvanas for 1.75 seconds.
Talent Icon Cold Embrace

Shadow Dagger reduces the Armor of the initial target by 25 and any enemy it spreads to by 10 for 2.5 seconds.
Talent Icon Windrunner

Haunting Wave can be cast a second time for free within 5 seconds after teleporting. Teleporting with Haunting Wave resets the cooldown of Withering Fire.
Talent Icon Remorseless

Increase Sylvanas's Basic Attack range by 1. Sylvanas's Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes with 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse shoot an untalented shot of Withering Fire. This shot of Withering Fire applies Banshee's Curse.
Talent Icon Evasive Fire

Hitting an enemy with Withering Fire grants 6% Movement Speed for 2 seconds, up to 30%. Basic Attacks refresh this duration.
Talent Icon Life Drain

Heal for 15% of damage dealt by Sylvanas to enemies with 3 stacks of Banshee's Curse. Healing is doubled against Heroes.
Talent Icon Will of the Forsaken

Cooldown: 60 seconds

Activate to become Unstoppable and gain 40% Movement Speed for 3 seconds.
Talent Icon Deafening Blast

Enemies at the center of Wailing Arrow's explosion take 50% more damage and are Silenced for twice as long.
Talent Icon Dark Lady's Call

Heroes hit by Mind Control have their vision radius greatly reduced for 5 seconds. Mind Control's cooldown is reduced by 25 seconds.
Talent Icon Withering Barrage

Withering Fire applies Banshee's Curse, and Heroes hit by Withering Fire reduce its cooldown by 0.75 seconds.
Talent Icon Bolt of the Storm

Cooldown: 70 seconds

Activate to teleport to a nearby location.
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