Lei Shen by Haleakala

TALENTS ARE INCOMPLETE

LEVEL 1

Static Shock(!) - Damage Heroes with Static 150 times. REWARD: Static now lasts for 5 seconds

Subjugating Strikes(!) - Hit Heroes with the tip of Lightning Whip 20 times. REWARD: The tip of Lightning Whip now stuns enemies for 1.5 seconds

Rolling Thunder(!) - Hit Heroes with Ball Lightning 15 times. REWARD: Ball Lightning's area increases by 50%


LEVEL 4

Surge Protection - While a Storm Conduit is active, Lei Shen gains 30 Spell Armor

Might of the Mogu - Lei Shen gains 2 armor for every enemy currently affected by Static (Max 20 Armor)

Return of the King(!) - Collect 10 Regen Globes. REWARD: Lei Shen's death timer is reduced to 5 seconds. This quest resets on death.


LEVEL 7

Arcing Bolt - Ball Lightning applies Static to targets beneath it as it travels.

Forked Lightning - Lightning Whip now has a diamond-shaped hitbox. The tip of the diamond still applies bonus effects.

Storm Surge - Static's range is now increased to 4 units.


LEVEL 13

Electric Moguloo - Lei Shen now has the effect of Static, minus the damaging effects.

Conductive Strikes - Auto-attacks on enemies with Static do additional damage.

Conduit Pylon - Storm Conduits apply Static to enemies within their blast radius.


LEVEL 16

Bouncing Bolt - Ball Lightning bounces for as long as it hits a target.

Lightning Rod - Storm Conduit causes a lightning strike at its location when it is summoned.

Thunderous Echo - Lightning Whip calls down a lightning strike at its tip after 1.5 sec.


LEVEL 20

Throne of Thunder - Lei Shen gains invulnerable while inside the ring of Supercharged Conduits.

Slayer of Kings and Gods - Static deals an additional 1% of heroes' health when it deals damage to them.

Tremble and Submit - Thunderstruck stuns all targets hit for 2 sec.

Stormfront - Allies within the range of Lei Shen's abilities now gain Static for 3 seconds, minus the damaging effects.

OVERVIEW
Lei Shen is a frontline threat on the battlefield who is more effective the more enemies he has to spread Static to. Combo Lightning Whip with Ball Lightning on a single target to deal burst damage, or apply Static to a large crowd and slowly pick them apart. Storm Conduits are a good way to keep Static active on a crowd, as it re-applies the effect after overloading.


COUNTERS AND SYNERGIES
Because of how his passive interacts with targets near each other, Lei Shen is extremely punishing to deathball comps that clump together. His trait makes stacking up for Alextrasza or Kharazim heals very risky, and he also punishes characters like Greymane who fight in the thick of a crowd. He benefits from characters like Johanna or Maiev who can pull groups together for Static to deal damage. While powerful against large armies, Lei Shen is actually very susceptible to lone assassins and duelists such as Tracer, or even Artanis or Sonya, especially if there are no nearby enemies for him to spread Static on. Stay with the team and lead your empire from the front to most effectively play Lei Shen.

ULTIMATES
Lei Shen's ultimates serve two very different purposes. Thunderstruck's low cooldown and risk provide him with a safe way to finish off low-health enemies retreating from a teamfight. Supercharge Conduits creates a zone of incoming damage that can force enemies back while Lei Shen unleashes his attack.

COMBAT
Lei Shen's combat style is characterized by periodic heavy bursts of damage strung together by residual damage from Static. The damage done by Static isn't enough to be dangerous on its own, but as it is continually applied, if teams stay close to each other and the fight goes on, teams will find themselves in a position to be picked off by Thunderstruck or even a Ball Lightning. Unleashing a combo of Lei Shen's abilities all at once can be powerful in a pinch, but it will also leave him without a way to keep Static applied to enemies. Knowing the pace of an upcoming fight will help you know whether to go all out in an explosive storm of damage, or to cast a long shadow over the team with spaced-out lightning strikes.

Storm Conduits are also an effective way to control space as Lei Shen, especially with talents to improve them. You can deny the enemy an escape route, choke them out of an area, or force them to scatter by placing one in the middle of the team. Like Probius's Warp Rift, Storm Conduits cannot be targeted, so there's no danger of them being dispatched of.

VOICE LINES

Selection
"The Thunder King comes!"

Shards
"You have made a grave mistake."

"Tremble and Submit!"

"You've been... *Thunder sounds*"

"Kneel before your king!"

"My power cannot be contained!"