Alarak by TheBukoJoe

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Alarak

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Health: 1769
HP regen: 4.96
Mana: 690
Mana regen: 4.93
Attack Speed: 1.21
Attack Damage: 123
Attack Range: Melee

Talents

LEVEL 1:

Conjurer's Pursuit
Collecting Regeneration Globes permanently increases Mana Regeneration by 0.1 per second.

Seasoned Marksman
For every 6 enemy Minion or captured Mercenary kills near your Hero, gain 1 Basic Attack damage. Hero Takedowns count as 3 Minion kills.

Tal'darim Dash
Increases the range of Deadly Charge by 25%.

Psionic Pressure
Increases the slow of Psionic Pulse to 30% and its duration to 3 seconds.

Give Me More
Increases health and mana recovery from Soul Absorption to 15%.

Level 4:

Focused Attack
Every 10 seconds, your next Basic Attack against a Hero deals 75% additional damage. Basic Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second.

Vampiric Assault
For every 6 enemy Minion or captured Mercenary kills near your Hero, gain 1 Basic Attack damage. Hero Takedowns count as 3 Minion kills.

Chain of Ascension
Increases the max shield of Ascension to 30% of max HP.

Force Charge
Deadly Charge also adds a 30% slow to the target after the stun. This slow decays within 1.5 seconds.

Force Pulse
Psionic Pulse damage is increased by 5% for each enemy Hero that is hit by the ability.

Level 7:

Searing Attacks
Activate to increase Basic Attack damage by 50% for 5 seconds. Each attack costs 15 Mana.

Dark Pulse
Psionic Pulse leaves a zone on the ground that explodes after 2 seconds dealing 50% of the initial psionic pulse damage and blinding enemies caught in the explosion for 2 seconds. Increases the mana cost of Psionic Pulse by 20.

Cleaving Charge
Deals damage to all enemies in the path of Deadly Charge to the target. If Forced Charge is taken as the previous talent, the slow is applied to all enemies damaged by the Cleaving Charge. Increases the mana cost of Deadly Charge by 20.

Tal'darim Blade
Deals damage 75% of the Deadly Charge damage to the target for 3 seconds.

Level 10:

Destruction Wave
Blast an area ahead with psionic energy, dealing damage to enemies and knocking them back. Warrior heroes are knocked back a shorter distance. The damage dealt by this ability depends on Alarak's current mana.

Destruction Ray
Channel a beam to deal heavy damage per second to an enemy unit (25% splash damage to enemies around it) and reduce its movement speed massively. Each nearby allied hero increases the damage dealt by this ability by 3% but also drains mana from them for each second this ability is being channeled. Alarak cannot move while this ability is being channeled.

Level 13:

Giant Killer
Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes deal bonus damage equal to 1.5% of the Hero's maximum Health.

That Is Irrelevant
When Deadly Charge hits the target enemy, a psionic blast will push away all units near the target and deal minor damage to all enemies hit by the blast. Increases the mana cost of Deadly Charge by 15.

Void Shield
Allies that are in the target area of Psionic Pulse gains a shield that is equal to Alarak's current Ascension shield.

Psionic Blast
Increases the Psionic Pulse's area of effect. Enemies near the center of Psionic Pulse receives more damage. Damage boosts up to 30%.

Amon's Bolt
Psionic Pulse can be charged up to increase its damage up to 50%, increase the radius up to 30%, and increase the duration of the slow up to 2 more seconds. Alarak can move but cannot attack or use other abilities while charging up Psionic Pulse. Recasting the ability will end the charge and throw the bolt to the area. Charging up drains mana 10 mana per second. If Alarak's mana reaches zero while the ability is charging up, the ability is immediately casted.

Level 16:

Executioner
Basic Attacks deal 40% more damage against slowed, rooted, or stunned targets.

Tal'darim Rage
When Alarak's HP is below 30%, he gains increased HP and mana regeneration and gains max of his Ascension shield.

Soul Link
The effects of Soul Absorption is also applied to nearby allies.

Berserk
Activate to increase your Attack Speed by 40% and Movement Speed by 10% for 4 seconds.

Overcharge
Activate to increase Ability Power by 25% and Mana costs by 40% for 5 seconds. Can be casted even while charging up Psionic Pulse with Amon's Bolt or while channeling Destruction Ray.

Level 20:

Destruction Storm
Destruction Wave leaves a trail of red electricity that deals damage per second to enemies who are stepping on it.

Ritual of Rak'Shir
While Destruction Ray is being channeled, Alarak becomes Unstoppable and allies that are being drained by the ability gains a shield depending on the amount of mana drained from them.

Tal'darim Vengeance
When an allied hero is slain, Ability Power is increased by 30% for 10 seconds.

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

Bolt of the Storm
Activate to teleport to a nearby location.

Pros and Cons

Pros:
He can enter fights easily using his Deadly Charge.
He has a number of crowd control at his disposal.

Cons:
His abilities are mana-dependent.
He lacks the ability to disengage in a fight. The only ability accessible for him to escape is the Tier 7 talent Bolt of the Storm.

Playing Style

Some of Alarak's talents and abilities are designed to be used with allies nearby just like how Alarak must be supported during the Rak'Shir ritual in Legacy of the Void.

Alarak is best used when team fights occur on lanes where minions are around because of Alarak's trait: Ascension. When enemy minions die around Alarak, he becomes more durable and can stay on fights longer.

Alarak also excels on securing kills. His Deadly Charge can be utilized to chase escaping enemy units with an instant body block. Psionic Pulse can also be thrown to slow down escaping enemies. If the enemy players have overextended and are escaping through lanes where your allied minions pass through, you can cast Soul Absorption on your minions and gain enough movement speed to chase the escaping opponents.

If your team needs to disengage in a losing team fight, Destruction Wave can be casted to deal additional damage and blow enemy units away. This can also be casted to throw the enemies towards your pursuing teammates if you come behind the enemies or if you charge behind the enemy back line using Deadly Charge and immediately casting Destruction Wave.

It's best to team-up with The Lost Vikings and/or Rexxar & Misha if you want to maximize Alarak's other Heroic Ability, Destruction Ray because its damage and effect increases with more allied heroes around Alarak.

It's also good to pair Malfurion with Alarak to sustain Alarak's mana by using Malfurion's Innervate.

Alarak can be built to deal Burst Damage by focusing on talents that improve the Psionic Pulse ability.

On Tier 2, Force Pulse can significantly increase the damage dealt but Psionic Pulse when it hits more targets.

The Dark Pulse of Tier 3 can increase the damage further because of its follow-up pulse effect and it can also blind enemies caught in it.

On Tier 4, both Heroics can deal massive damage to your opponents but in order to maximize the damage output of Destruction Wave, you have to make sure that Alarak's current mana is in maximum.

There are a lot of Tier 5 talents that can improve Alarak's Psionic Pulse.
- Void Shield can be a big help to your teammates as it shields them with Alarak's current Ascension shield. This can be maximized when the team fight becomes too clumped up and when Alarak's shield is on max.
- Psionic Blast is perfect if you're the kind of player that always wants to hit enemies directly and spot on. If the enemies are on the center of the Psionic Pulse, they are going to receive tons of damage.
- Amon's Bolt is for patient players that loves to charge up. It's really going to be a treat (and a threat to your enemies) if you charge this up to max in a bush or behind a wall then throw the Psionic Pulse to your enemies right before a team fight starts then immediately enter a team fight using Deadly Charge so you don't miss any action.

For the Burst build, Overdrive is the only way to go in Tier 6.

For the Storm Talents, you can either want to improve your Heroic Abilities or choose Tal'darim Vengeance so your abilities will do more damage when your allies die. Just make sure that you don't die.

Alarak can also be built to deal massive damage using Basic Attacks alone. This is better if you want to fight alone. (But who wants to fight alone in the Nexus?)

Choosing Seasoned Marksman as a Tier 1 talent will let Alarak grow his Attack Damage through time if the player can stack it up right.

On Tier 2, the player can choose between Focused Attack for higher damage output, or Vampiric Assault for sustainability. Both of these talents can improve Alarak's Basic Attacks.

On reaching Tier 3 talents, choosing Searing Attacks can enhance Alarak's Basic Attacks further but at the cost of mana.

Giant Killer is Alarak's perfect Tier 5 talent if you're building for Basic Attacks especially if you are fighting tanky opponents. That Is Irrelevant is also a good choice if you want to isolate an opponent and pound the target with your Basic Attacks.

On Tier 6, you have to option to choose Executioner if you want to deal more damage per hit to enemies affected by crowd control, and Berserk which will allow you to execute more Basic Attacks.

Nexus Blades will be the perfect talent in Tier 7 on any Basic Attack build for Alarak especially if you chose Executioner on Tier 6.

Alarak by TheBukoJoe

Alarak

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Alarak by TheBukoJoe

Alarak

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