Ivar Bloodfang is a Melee Warrior whose central game mechanic is balancing between his Human and Worgen form. Unlike Greymane, who can easily change forms, Ivar's transformations are harder to control and are heavily influenced by the damage he takes, representing his feral side. Ivar provides versatile playstyles centered around the idea of distributing your power well through talents between your two forms. He can become threatening in various ways, builds that lower enemy armor, deal great damage, and provide cc are all avaible. But despite his tanky nature Ivar's threat can be easly neutralized by forcing him into his less dangerous form, by not damaging him or with a quick burst. Finding out how to be always useful to your team with Ivar, while not letting your strategy to fall apart is the key to playing him effectively.
Combat Trait
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Feral Fury
Ivar uses Bloodthirst Points instead of Mana, he (re)spawns with 0. The maximum number of Bloodthirst Points is 20. Every time 5% of his Health is lost Ivar gains a Bloodthirst Point. A Basic Attack against a Bleeding enemy grants a Bloodthirst Point. Every 2 sec Ivar looses a Bloodthirst Point too. When reaching 15 Bloodthirst Points, Ivar transforms into Worgen Form, causing his Attack Speed to be 50% faster. Upon falling under 10 Bloodthirst Points, he transforms back to Human Form.
Primary Abilities
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Furius Slash
Human Form - Cooldown: 6 sec
Ivar slashes in an arc, dealing damage, Slowing by 30% for 3 and causing enemies to Bleed, taking damage for 6 sec. Hitting multiple Heroes reduces your next Human Spirit's cooldown by 3 sec.
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Human Spirit
Human Form - Cooldown: 8 sec - Cost: 1 Bloodthirst Point
Activate to restore Health to Ivar and make him Unstoppable for 2 sec. Usable while stunned.
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Mark of the Bloodfang
Both Forms - Cooldown: 15 sec - Cost: 1 Bloodthirst Point
Channel for 1 sec to lower the Physical Armor of adjacent Bleeding enemy Heroes by 25 for 5 sec, increasing Physical damage taken by 25%.
Secondary Abilities
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Feral Slash
Worgen Form - Cooldown: 6 sec
Ivar slashes in an arc, dealing heavy damage and causing enemies to Bleed, taking damage for 6 sec. Hitting multiple Heroes reduces the your nex Thick Hide's cooldown by 3 sec.
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Thick Hide
Worgen Form - Cooldown: 8 sec
Activate to gain a Shield and 25 Armor, reducing all damage taken by 25% for 2 sec.
Heroic Abilities
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Dominating Shout
Both Forms - Cooldown: 40 sec
Lower the Armor of all enemy Heroes by 25 for 3 seconds, increasing all damage taken by 25%. Can only be used if Mark of the Bloodfang has hit 5 Heroes since the last use.
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Insatiable Lust
Worgen Form - Cooldown: 60 sec
Ivar locks into Worgen Form, reducing Feral Slashs cooldown to 1 sec, making it knock back enemies and getting a 100% increased movement speed for 4 sec. While Insatiable Lust is active each Basic Attack extends its duration by 0.5 sec. After it ends, consume all Bloodthirst Points.
Talents
TIER 1 Gilnean Lord: Human Spirit costs 1 more Bloodthirst Point.
Quest: Use Human Spirit while having 10 or more Bloodthirst Points.
Reward: After using Human Spirit 5 times, reduce Human Spirit's cooldown by 0.5 sec. Completable 4 times.
Reward: After using Human Spirit 20 times, you may activate Feral Fury to gain a Bloodthirst Point (Cooldown: 6 sec). Pursuer's Grasp: Increase Mark of the Bloodfang's range by 150%. Sniffing Them Out:Bleeding enemies are revealed.
Quest: Hit Bleeding enemy Heroes with Basic Attacks.
Reward: After hitting 50 Heroes, you may activate Feral Fury to teleport to the last Bleeding enemy hero you hit with a Basic Attack
within 3 sec (Cooldown: 18 sec). Usable while channelling Mark of the Bloodfang. Additionally Bleeding enemies Bleed 2 sec longer.
TIER 2 Raging Blow: Furious Slash deals 200% damage and generates a Bloodthirst Point if it only hits 1 hero. Devastating Slash: Furious Slash roots all enemies hit for 1 sec. Armored to the Teeth: Increase the Shield granted by Thick Hide by 50%. While Thick Hide is active each Basic Attack extends its duration by 0.5 sec. Spontaneous Rush: After changing to Human Form cast Human Spirit for free with a 0.5 sec cooldown, and after changing to Worgen Form cast Thick Hide for free with a 0.5 sec cooldown.
TIER 3 Gilnean Guard: After Human Spirit is cast, you may cast an untalented copy of it on another friendly Hero within 2 sec. Running Wild: Thick Hide increases movement speed by 30% for its duration. Get Their Throaths!: If Mark of the Bloodfang gets cancelled or hits no enemies, reduce its cooldown by 10 sec.
TIER 4 Dominating Shout: Lower the Armor of all enemy Heroes by 25 for 3 seconds, increasing all damage taken by 25%. Can only be used if Mark of the Bloodfang has hit 5 Heroes since the last use. Insatiable Lust: Ivar locks into Worgen Form, reducing Feral Slashs cooldown to 1 sec, making it knock back enemies and getting a 100% increased movement speed for 4 sec. While Insatiable Lust is active each Basic Attack extends its duration by 0.5 sec. After it ends, consume all Bloodthirst Points.
TIER 5 Wild Slash: Feral Slash deals 200% damage, while having 18 or more Bloodthirst Points. Fighting Tooth and Claw: Drag (but not stun) the first Hero hit by Feral Slash with your jaw for 0.75 sec. (The dragged Hero won't be knocked back if Insatiable Lust is active.) Deep Wounds: If Feral Slash's target is under Mark of the Bloodfang's effect increase the effect's duration by 3 sec (up to 10).
TIER 6 Bloodbath: Enemies not hit by Furious Slash will also start to Bleed for 1 sec. Reduces Furious Slash's cooldown by 1 sec. Gilnean Armor: Human Spirit grants you the Shield you would gain from Thick Hide for its duration. Iron Fur: Thick Hide grants +5 Armor for each Bleeding Hero. Imposing Presence: Activate to slow the Attack Speed by 50% and Movement Speed by 20% of nearby Heroes and Summons for 2.5 seconds. Passive: Heroes and Summons that attack your Hero have their Attack Speed slowed by 20% for 2.5 seconds.
TIER 7 Intimidating Shout: Your Basic Attacks against enemies under Dominting Shout's effect increase the effect's duration by 0.5 sec. Dominating Shout no longer needs Mark of the Bloodfang hits to be cast. Hungry for more: After Insatiable Lust's effect ends its next cooldown is reduced by 5 for every time you knocked a hero back during it (to a minimum of 20 sec), furthermore your Bloodthirst Points will be set to 10 instead of 0. Fury of the Pack: Summon a Bloodfang Worgen next to Heroes hit by Mark of the Bloodfang to attack them, they last as long as the effect. They cast Feral Slash and Thick Hide, when you. Inner Peace: Gain 2 Active abilities: Focus: Loose 1 Bloodthirst Point (Cooldown:0.25). Unleash: Gain 1 Bloodthirst Point (Cooldown:0.25).
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