Maiev Shadowsong by Sarm Kahel

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Maiev Shadowsong

By: Sarm Kahel
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2015
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Maiev Shadowsong

the Eternal Warden

Maiev has been a Hero of the Night Elf people since ancient times. She fought alongside many other prominant Night Elf heroes in the War of the Ancients, and served as the High Priestess of Elune in Tyrande's short absence. When Illidan Stormrage betrayed her people and created a new Well of Eternity, she demanded to be his personal guard, to keep him locked away. While doing so, she formed the Watchers: a specialist group dedicated to the imprisonment of the Betrayer and the maintenance of his prison. She performed this task without error for 10,000 years.

During the Third War, Illidan was set free by Tyrande while Maiev was busy dealing with the Legion. Furious at this decision, Maiev set out to recapture Illidan. While attempting to return the Betrayer to his cell, Maiev nearly cost Tyrande her life by deceiving Malfurion and nearly allowing her to be taken slain by undead. When Illidan fled to Outland, Malfurion and Tyrande gave up the chase. Maiev infuriated by this proceeded to Outland alone where she waged a campaign for most of a decade, finally ending with Illidans death. Her revenge didn't bring her peace however, without her hunt she found only emptiness. Now she has come to the Nexus seeking to fill that void with the hunt once more.

Combat Trait

1
The Hunt
Activating this ability causes Maive to focus all her determination on target enemy Hero. Attacks against this Hero deal 25% extra damage and damage taken by this Hero is reduced by 25%. While the targeted Hero is dead, Maive gaines a 10% bonus to damage against all enemy Heroes. This effect can only apply to 1 enemy Hero at a time.
                                                                                                                                                                   

Cooldown: 20 seconds
Range: 4

Primary Abilities

1
Throw Glaive
Maive throws a glaive in a line dealing 125 (+4% per level) damage to any enemies it hits. At the end of its path it returns to Maiev's current location, dealing the same damage to any enemies hit and applying her currently active poison.
                                                                                                                                                                   

Cooldown: 12 seconds
Mana Cost: 70
Range: 2
2
Poisoned Glaives: Crippling Poison (w)
Maiev's Basic Attacks apply a Crippling Poison to her target, slowing their movement speed by 15% for 2 seconds. Activating this ability switches her active poison to Poisoned Glaves: Deadly Poison.
                                                                                                                                                                   

Cooldown: 8 seconds
3
Poisoned Glaives: Deadly Poison (w)
Maiev's Basic Attacks deal an extra 10% damage and deals an additional 35 (+4% per level) damage over 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to 3 times. Activating this ability switches her active poison to Poisoned Glaves: Crippling Poison.
                                                                                                                                                                   

Cooldown: 10 seconds
4
Vengeful Rush
Maiev gains a 20% movement speed bonus and runs at target Hero for 4 seconds or until she reaches them. She gains an additional 15% movement speed bonus every second while she is charging. Upon reaching the target she strikes with both Glaives dealing 185 (+4% per level) and applying her active poison. 
                                                                                                                                                                   

Cooldown: 18 seconds
Mana Cost: 90
Range: 10

Heroic Abilities

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Spirit of Vengeance
Maiev creates a Spirit of Vengeance which pursues the target of The Hunt until death or it expires. The Spirit has 130% of Maiev's Movement Speed and Attack Speed, 200% Health, and deals the same damage as Maiev with the bonus from The Hunt. She will pursue her target and strike them with Basic Attacks enhanced by Maiev's active poison at the time she activates this ability. If the target dies, the Spirit will attack nearby enemies until Maiev selects a new target for The Hunt. The Spirit lasts 12 seconds.
                                                                                                                                                                   

Cooldown: 90 seconds
Mana Cost: 100
2
Flurry of Glaives
Maiev roots herself and begins throwing small Glaives at her current target of The Hunt. She throws 8 Glaives in 4 seconds. Each Glaive strikes the target for 89 damage (+4% per level) and applies her current poison. Enemies the glaives pass through on their path take 50% of the damage.
                                                                                                                                                                   

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Mana Cost: 90
Max Range to The Hunt Target: 32

Maiev in the Nexus

Maiev's main role as an assassin is to pick an enemy target, and secure the kill. She uses her Vengeful Rush to reach them, her Crippling Poison to stop them from running away, and her deadly poison combined with powerful auto attacks to finish the job. Her dps is quite high and she can successfully duel many opponants once she isolates them. Once her target is killed, she can assist her team in focusing on many of the other enemy heroes.

In order to deal her damage, Maiev has to dive hard. She has little to no escape and very little defensive capability. She relies on her team to provide support so she can focus on her target, and a skilled player to see the openings and take them. As much as she can build damage, its often smart to build some of her more defensive talents to help her stay alive such as Leeching Poison or Unstoppable Assault.

Basic Statistics

Health: 1890 (+4% per level)              Mana: 500 (+10 per level)
Health Regen: 3.90 (+4% per level)     Mana Regen: 3 (+.0966 per level)

Attack Speed: 1.25
Attack Range: 1.00
Attack Damage: 102.00 (+4% per level)

Talents

Level 1:

- Relentless Hunt: Increases the range of the hunt by 100%.

- Throwing Glaive: Increases the width of Throw Glaive by 50%.

- All in: Vengeful Rush applies The Hunt to its target. This effect can change the target of The Hunt even if the ability is on cooldown. Doing so will reset The Hunt to its full normal cooldown.

- Seasoned Huntress: For every 6 enemy Minion or captured Mercenary kills near your Hero, gain 1 Basic Attack damage. Hero Takedowns count as 3 Minion kills. Killing the target of The Hunt counts as 6 minion kills.

Level 4:

- Compact Vials: When switching from Poisoned Glaives: Deadly Poison to Poisoned Glaives: Crippling Poison the cooldown is recuded by 50%.

- Unstoppable Assault: When activating Vengeful Rush, Maiev gains 2 charges of Block. These charges expired once the effect ends.

- Aerodynamic Blade: Throw Glaive travels 50% faster and has 25% increased range.

- Reckless Abandon: Maiev no longer gains 25% reduced damage taken from her target of The Hunt. Instead, her damage bonus against them increases to 40%. This also increases her damage to enemy heroes while The Hunt's target is dead to 15%.

Level 7:

- Leeching Poison: Poisoned Glaives: Crippling Poison heals Maiev for X (+4% per level) Health per second while active.

- Instant Poison: Poisoned Glaives: Deadly Poison no longer deals damage over time, and instead deals an extra X (+4% per level) on Basic Attacks.

- Rending Glaive: Throw Glaive deals 100% bonus damage if it strikes the target a second time.

- Whirling Charge: While Maiev is under the effect of Vengeful Rush, she will make 1 Basic Attack against enemy Heroes who come in range. 

Level 10:

- Spirit of Vengeance: Maiev creates a Spirit of Vengeance which pursues the target of The Hunt until death or it expires. The Spirit has 130% of Maiev's Movement Speed and Attack Speed, 200% Health, and deals the same damage as Maiev with the bonus from The Hunt. She will pursue her target and strike them with Basic Attacks enhanced by Maiev's active poison at the time she activates this ability. If the target dies, the Spirit will attack nearby enemies until Maiev selects a new target for The Hunt. The Spirit lasts 12 seconds.

- Flurry of Glaives: Maiev roots herself and begins throwing small Glaives at her current target of The Hunt. She throws 8 Glaives in 4 seconds. Each Glaive strikes the target and any enemies it passes through for X damage (+4% per level) and applies her current poison.

Level 13:

- Ambidexterity: Maiev gains a second charge of Throw Glaive.

- Huntress Speed: Increase all Movement Speed bonuses from Venegeful Rush by 50%.

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

- Spell Shield: Upon taking Ability Damage, reduce that damage and further Ability Damage by 50% for 3 seconds. Can only trigger once every 30 seconds.

Level 16:

- Martial Combat: Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Glaive Throw by .5 seconds.

- Sinister Strike: Throw Glaive applies both poisons.

- Blood for Blood: Activate to deal 10% of target enemy Hero's maximum Health and heal for twice that amount.

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

Level 20:

- Vengeful Wrath: Spirit of Vengeance gains unstoppable and lasts for 20 seconds.

- Ultimate Flurry: Flurry of Glaives now throws 12 glaives and Maiev is no longer rooted during this effect.

- 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.

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