Soon a new character will join the Nexus. The Necromancer Xul is joining the battle in Heroes of the Storm!
Maintaining Balance in Death
On the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, that is on March 2, 2016, a new hero will be added to Heroes of the Storm. The Necromancer Xul, whom veterans might know from Diablo 2, will plunge into battle, sending undead servants, a scythe, and some nasty poisons at his enemies. In line with the release this week, Blizzard has created a new “Spotlight” video showcasing the specialist.
Let’s take a quick look at his abilities again:
- The passive ability Raise Skeletons creates skeletons from fallen enemy minions that fight for Xul for 15 seconds. A maximum of 4 skeletons can be active at the same time.
- With Bone Armor, he receives a shield for 3 seconds equal to 25% of his maximum health points.
- Spectral Scythe is summoned at a target location and travels towards the hero after a short delay, damaging all enemies in its path. This is basically a “reverse” skillshot.
- Cursed Harvest gives Xul’s auto attacks an area “Cleave” effect, which also reduces the attack speed of enemy heroes by 50% for 2 seconds.
- Bone Prison roots the targeted hero in place for 2 seconds after a 2 seconds delay.
- The first heroic ability Poison Nova fires poisonous projectiles after a short delay, dealing massive poison damage to all affected enemies over 10 seconds.
- The second heroic ability Skeleton Mages summons 4 undead mages in a straight line that attack nearby enemies and slow them by 30% for 2 seconds. The mages last up to 15 seconds.
In this article we have already dealt extensively with Xul’s talents.
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