The son of King Varian Wrynn, ten-year-old Anduin was given the crown in order to maintain order when Varian disappeared en route to a diplomatic conference at Theramore Isle; however, real power resided in the hands of Highlord Bolvar Fordragon, the Regent of Stormwind, and Lady Katrana Prestor, the Royal Advisor. King Varian's disappearance was a closely-kept secret, and his sudden "return" (later proven to be an impostor) was treated with skepticism by both Anduin himself and other leaders, such as King Magni of Ironforge. He was also captured by Onyxia because he was seen as a threat to her plan to overthrow Varian. He was freed by Valeera Sanguinar and Broll Bearmantle with an army of Stormwind Knights including his father, Varian Wrynn. They slew Onyxia, and Anduin's father regained his former self Valeera Sanguinar is also known to have taught Anduin his excellent dagger skills. She is also known as a bodyguard to him.
Stats:
Attack Type: Ranged
Health: 1757 (+15% per level)
Health Regen: 3.66
Resource: 500 Mana
Armour: 0
Attack Speed: 1.15
Attack Range: 5.5
Basic Attack Damage: 81 (+14% per level)
Strengths: Sustained Healing
Sustained Damaged
Late-Game Global Presence
Weaknesses: Lack of Mobility
Not Very Effective Early-Game
Combat Trait
1
Atonement
Healing an ally hero with Plea puts Atonement on them. Allied heroes under the effect of Atonement are healed for 50% of the spell damage you deal to enemy targets. Dealing spell damage to enemy heroes heals allied heroes, under the Atonement effect, for 75% of the damage. Atonement lasts for 10 seconds.
[Twist of Fate] Healing ally under quarter health increases your healing and damage. [Last Hope] Ally heroes, with Atonement, are healed when low on health and refreshes duration.
Primary Abilities
1
Smite
Mana: 40 | Cast Time: 1.5 seconds
Deal damage to an enemy target for 186 (+3% per level) damage. Dealing damage to an enemy hero will grant you a spell shield that will protect you from 75% of the next basic ability damage taken.
[Replenishing Rectitude] Smite gives mana instead of costing mana, but increases mana cost of other abilities. [Evangelism] Damaging enemies with Smite increases duration of Atonement. [Precise Exploitation] Smite decreases armour for a time. After expiration, deal damage to afflicted enemy. [Overwhelming Smite] Smite becomes global, increased damage, but increased cast time and cooldown.
2
Plea
Mana: 20 | Cooldown 2 second
Heal the selected ally for 90 (+4% per level) health. Imbues target with Atonement.
[Answered Prayer] Increase range per hero healed with Plea. [Exponential Faith] Reduces cooldown, increases healing done per cast of Plea. [Inspired Light] Decrease cast time, or cooldown, of ally ability. Increase cooldown.
3
Shadow Word: Pain
Mana: 35 | Cooldown: 10 seconds
Instantly deal 62 (+4% per level) damage to an enemy target, and an additional 810 (+4% per level) damage over 10 seconds.
[Expedited Infliction] Reduce duration of Shadow Word: Pain. [Shadow Word: Contagion] Smiting an enemy under the effect of Shadow Word: Pain spreads it to nearby enemies. [Explosive Demise] Dying under the effect of Shadow Word: Pain deals area damage. [Exasperating Pain] Shadow Word: Pain reduces healing received, damages and stuns the enemy.
Secondary Abilities
1
Angelic Feather T2
Cooldown: 10 seconds | Charges: 3
Leave a feather on the battlefield. Allied heroes that move through the feather has their movement speed increased by 40%. Enemy heroes that move through the feather has their movement speed reduced by 20%.
Castable While Mounted and moving.
2
Power Word: Shield T2
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Grant an ally a temporary shield worth 15% of their maximum health for 3 seconds. When Power Word: Shield expires, they're healed for the amount of the shield remaining.
3
Cleanse T2
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Activate to make the target ally Unstoppable for 1 second. Cannot cast on yourself.
4
Psychic Scream T5
Mana: 25% of maximum | Cooldown: 100
Cause all nearby enemy heroes to become disorientated stunning them for 3 seconds. Taking damage will remove them from this effect. Castable while moving.
Heroic Abilities
1
Penance
Mana: 30 | Cooldown: 10 | Charges: 2
Launches 3 bolts of light, each dealing 308 (+4% per level) damage to the selected enemy target, or heals the selected ally target for 308 (+4% per level) health, per bolt. When healing with Penance, imbues the targeted ally hero, and nearby allied heroes, with Atonement for 5 seconds.
[Impious Expiation] Fires additional bolts, castable while moving, spreads Shadow Word: Pain like Atonement.
2
Leap of Faith
Mana: 90 | Cooldown: 100
Pulls an allied hero directly to you.
[Hopeful Bound] Leap of Faith is global and heals target.
Tier 1 Talents
[W] Answered Prayer
Repeatable Quest: Increase Plea's range by 2% per allied hero healed by Plea.
[Q] Replenishing Rectitude
Quest: Hit 35 enemy heroes with Smite
Reward: Smite rewards 10 mana instead of costing mana, but your other ability's mana is increased by 10.
[E] Expedited Infliction
Quest: Damage enemies with Shadow Word: Pain for 180 seconds.
Reward: Reduces Shadow Word: Pain's duration by 5 seconds.
Tier 2 Talents
[1] Angelic Feather
Cooldown: 10 seconds | Charges: 3
Leave a feather on the battlefield. Allied heroes that move through the feather has their movement speed increased by 40%. Enemy heroes that move through the feather has their movement speed reduced by 20%.
Castable While Mounted and moving.
[1] Power Word: Shield
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Grant an ally a temporary shield worth 15% of their maximum health for 3 seconds. When Power Word: Shield expires, they're healed for the amount of the shield remaining.
[1] Cleanse
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Activate to make the target ally Unstoppable for 1 second. Cannot cast on yourself.
Tier 3 Talents
[D] Twist of Fate
Healing a allied hero, under 25% of their max health, increase your healing and spell damage by 25% for 5 seconds.
[W] Exponential Faith
Reduce Plea's cooldown by 1 second. Each time Plea is cast increase Plea's healing by 31 up to the maximum total healing Plea can perform of 400. The bonus healing is lost when casting an ability other than Plea.
[Q] Evangelism
Dealing damage to an enemy, with Smite, increases Atonement's duration by 0.5 seconds. The duration is increased by 1 second when dealing damage to an enemy hero with Smite.
Tier 4 Talents
[R1] Penance
Mana: 30 | Cooldown: 10
Launches 3 bolts of light, each dealing 308 (+4% per level) damage to the selected enemy target, or heals the selected ally target for 308 (+4% per level) health, per bolt. When healing with Penance, imbues the targeted ally hero, and nearby allied heroes, with Atonement for 5 seconds.
[R2] Leap of Faith
Mana: 90 | Cooldown: 100
Pulls an allied hero directly to you.
Tier 5 Talents
[E] Shadow Word: Contagion
Dealing damage to an enemy under the effect of Shadow Word: Pain, with Smite, spreads a weakened version of Shadow Word: Pain to the 4 closest enemies to the original target. The weakened Shadow Word: Pain deals 193 (+4% per level) damage over 5 seconds (Unaffected by Expedited Infliction).
[E] Explosive Demise
Enemy heroes that die when under the effect of Shadow Word: Pain cause 248 (+4% per level) damage to nearby enemies.
Repeatable Quest: Increase Explosive Demise's damage by 100 per enemy who dies while Shadow Word: Pain is inflicted upon them.
[2] Psychic Scream
Mana: 25% of maximum | Cooldown: 100
Cause all nearby enemy heroes to become disorientated stunning them for 3 seconds. Taking damage will remove them from this effect. Castable while moving.
Tier 6 Talents
[W] Inspired Light
Casting Plea on an ally hero decreases the cast time on their next basic ability by 1 second, if the ability they cast next doesn't have a cast time reduce the cooldown of their next ability by 3 seconds. Increases Plea's Cooldown by 1 second. Doesn't effect yourself.
[Q] Precise Exploitation
Smite decreases the armour of the damaged enemy by 25 for 3 seconds. Damage dealt to the enemy during the 3 seconds is re-dealt to the enemy over 5 seconds.
[Q] Overwhelming Smite
Smite's range is now global and damage is increased to 279 (+4% per level), but has an increased cast time to 3 seconds and an increased cooldown to 12 seconds. Casting Plea decreases the cooldown by 2 seconds.
Tier 7 Talents
[R1] Impious Expiation
Increases the amount of bolts Penance fires by 2. When targeting an enemy with Penance, inflict Shadow Word: Pain on the target, and nearby enemy heroes, dealing an additional 810 (+4% per level) damage over 15 seconds. Castable whilst moving.
[R2] Hopeful Bound
Leap of Faith's range is global. Heals target for 20% of maximum health.
[D] Last Hope
When a hero with Atonement takes damage, while under 50% of their max health, refresh the duration of Atonement and restore 5% of their max health. This effect can only occur once every 5 seconds.
[E] Exasperating Pain
When heroes under the effect of Shadow Word: Pain is healed, reduce the healed amount by 50%, all remaining damage of Shadow Word: Pain is dealt instantly, and the hero is stunned for 1.5 seconds.
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