Maiev Shadowsong by Lehmyare

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Maiev Shadowsong

By: Lehmyare
Last Updated: Oct 9, 2017
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Maiev Shadowsong

Leader of the Watchers

Warden Maiev Shadowsong, along with her younger brother Jarod Shadowsong, played a key role in the battle against the Burning Legion during the War of the Ancients. In the aftermath, Maiev asked to be and was appointed the jailor of Illidan Stormrage and took on the mantle of leader of the Watchers. After Illidan rose to power in Outland, Maiev was imprisoned at the Warden's Cage in Shadowmoon Valley, where Akama and his Ashtongue Deathsworn served as her jailors.

Maiev allied with Akama and snuck into the Black Temple during a Sha'tari attack, where she joined Akama and the adventurers he had rallied in the final battle against Illidan. Fuelled by the desire for vengeance, Maiev struck the final blow that ended the Betrayer's life...but instead of relishing in her victory, she became a shell of her former self, admitting that with Illidan now dead, she was nothing.

Stats:
Attack Type: Melee
Health: 1528.25 (+15% per level)
Health Regen: 3.51
Resource: 500 Mana
Armour: 10 (Spell Armour)
Attack Speed: 1.75
Attack Range: 1.2
Basic Attack Damage: 64 (+12% per level)

Strengths:
Mobility
AA
Wave Clear

Weaknesses:
Squishy
Team Fights (Burstable)

Combat Trait

1
The Hunt
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Mark an enemy target making all damage, from your basic attack and basic spells, deal 200% more damage against them. While The Hunt is active, increase your movement speed by 20%. Lasts 2 seconds, basic attacks against the target increases duration by 1 second.

[Determination] Damaging a target with 'The Hunt' with basic abilities increases duration.
[Persevering Sentiment] Increase base duration, reduce basic attack's duration increase.
[Sweet Revenge] Heroes that kills you has debuff with The Hunt until they are slain.
[Split-Focus] Reduces to cooldown and can have multiple 'The Hunt' on the battlefield.

Primary Abilities

1
Fan of Knives
Mana: 30 | Cooldown: 8 seconds

Throw a flurry of knives while performing a spin, dealing 150 (+4% per level) damage to all enemies in a radius around you.

[Honed Skills] Hit enemy heroes to increase damage.
[Enhanced Daggers] Increases Fan of Knives range.
[Purge the Weak] Deal extra damage to enemy minions and mercenaries.
[Sharpened Daggers] Targets hit by Fan of Knives take bleeding damage after receiving the initial damage.
2
Blink
Mana: 50 | Cooldown: 10

Teleport to target location, or to a target Enemy/Ally. Teleporting to an ally increases your, and your ally's, movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds. Teleporting to an enemy deals 90 (+4% per level) damage to them and decreases your basic cooldowns (except Blink) by 2 seconds.

[Warp Virtuoso] Teleport to heroes to increase range and decrease mana cost.
[Sudden Embrace] Teleporting onto a target lets you, temporarily, re-cast Blink.
[Tackling Warp] Teleporting to an enemy hero temporarily lets you control the enemies movement.
[Zealous Persuit] Can teleport to a target under the effect of The Hunt no matter their distance from you.
3
Shadow Strike
Mana: 20 | Cooldown: 5 seconds | Charges: 3

Hurl a poisoned dagger, dealing 60 (+4% per level) damage then an additional 219 (+4% per level) damage over 5.5 seconds. During the duration, enemy heroes hit by Shadow Strike are slowed by 20%.

[Lingering Poison] Slow enemy heroes to increase duration and poison damage.
[Crippling Poison] Shadow Strikes slow amount is increased.
[Blinding Poison] Enemies are blinded for a short time after taking damage from Shadow Strike.
[Ambush] Casting Shadow Strike from a bush deal increased damage to the enemy, and doesn't reveal you.

Secondary Abilities

1
Shadow Meld
Cooldown: 3 seconds

Become completely invisible after standing still, and not taking damage, for 2 seconds. Moving, dealing or taking damage cancels this effect. Basic attacks, and attack speed, while cloaked are increased by 200%.

[Advanced Shadow Meld] Can move at a decreased speed while Shadow Melded.
[Enhanced Cloak] While invisible, you are invulnerable.

Heroic Abilities

1
Vengeance
Mana: 100 | Cooldown: 80 seconds

Transform into the Spirit of Vengeance, increasing your basic ability and attack damage by 150% for 10 seconds. When minions and heroes die, while transformed, they become invulnerable spirits that attack for 72 (+4% per level) damage, and last for the full duration of your transformation. Hero spirits deal 200% more damage than that of a minions spirit and have an increased speed of 10%.

[Bound Service] Hero spirits retain their ability to use their basic abilities, dealing/healing weakened damage.
2
Combat Expertise
Enemies who leave bush receive a debuff, lasting 2 seconds, that prevents their next damage to you, and refreshes Blinks cooldown. This effect only happens once very 10 seconds per enemy hero.

While in bush, gain a buff that increases your basic ability damage and basic attack damage by 200%, increases your cooldown reduction rate by 150%, and increases movement speed by 20%. This effect lasts for 3 seconds upon leaving bush, and cannot regain the effect for 15 seconds upon losing the effect.

[Heightened Senses] Every other damage source made against you deals no damage and you immediately retaliate, dealing increased basic attack damage to them.

Tier 1 Talents

[Q] Honed Skills
    Repeating Quest: Hit enemy heroes to increase damage of Fan of Knives by 1% per hit.

[W] Warp Virtuoso
    Quest: Blink to heroes to increase range, and reduce mana cost, of Blink.

    Reward: After teleporting to 15 heroes, increase Blink range by 30%

    Reward: After teleporting to 20 heroes, to decrease mana cost to 25.

[E] Lingering Poison
    Quest: Slow 15 enemy heroes.

    Reward: Increase duration, and poison damage, by 100%

[D] Determination
    Repeating Quest: Damage enemy targets, under the effect of 'The Hunt', with basic abilities to increase the duration of The Hunt by 0.25 seconds. Max of 20 stacks.

Tier 2 Talents

[1] Shadow Meld
    Cooldown: 3 seconds

    Become completely invisible after standing still, and not taking damage, for 2 seconds. Moving, dealing or taking damage cancels this effect. Basic attacks, and attack speed, while cloaked are increased by 200%.

[D] Persevering Sentiment
    Increases the base duration of The Hunt to 8 seconds, but decreases the cooldown reduction by basic attacks to 0.25 seconds per hit.

[E] Crippling Poison
    Increase Shadow Strikes slow to 40%, but decrease duration of the slow by 2.25 seconds.

Tier 3 Talents

[1] Advanced Shadow Meld
    You're able to move, while under the effect of Shadow Meld, at 75% of normal moving speed.

[Q] Enhanced Daggers
    Increases Fan of Knives range by 30%.

[W] Sudden Embrace
    For 2 seconds, you're able to recast Blink when teleporting to a hero.

[D] Sweet Revenge
    When slain by an enemy hero, the hero is debuffed with 'The Hunt' until they are slain by you or an ally hero. This effect only works on one target, and doesn't switch targets until the first enemy hero is slain.

Tier 4 Talents

[R1] Vengeance
    Mana: 100 | Cooldown: 80 seconds

    Transform into the Spirit of Vengeance, increasing your basic ability and attack damage by 150% for 10 seconds. When minions and heroes die, while transformed, they become invulnerable spirits that attack for 72 (+4% per level) damage, and last for the full duration of your transformation. Hero spirits deal 200% more damage than that of a minions spirit and have an increased speed of 10%.

[R2] Combat Expertise
    Enemies who leave bush receive a debuff, lasting 2 seconds, that prevents their next damage to you, and refreshes Blinks cooldown. This effect only happens once very 10 seconds per enemy hero.

    While in bush, gain a buff that increases your basic ability damage and basic attack damage by 200%, increases your cooldown reduction rate by 150%, and increases movement speed by 20%. This effect lasts for 3 seconds upon leaving bush, and cannot regain the effect for 15 seconds upon losing the effect.

Tier 5 Talents

[W] Tackling Warp
    After teleporting to an enemy with Blink, control their movements, at 25% of your normal speed, for 2 seconds.

[Q] Purge the Weak
    Deal 300% increased damage to enemy minions and mercenaries with Fan of Knives.

[E] Blinding Poison
    Enemies are blinded for 2.25 seconds when hit by Shadow Strike.

[D] Split Focus
    Decreases The Hunt's cooldown to 10 seconds, and let's you have The Hunt on multiple enemies.

Tier 6 Talents

[E] Ambush
    Casting Shadow Strike from a bush increases its damage by 300%, it doesn't reveal you.

[Q] Sharpened Daggers
    Enemies take an additional X (+4% per level) damage over 4 seconds.

Tier 7 Talents

[R1] Bound Service
    Hero spirits retain their ability to use their basic abilities, dealing/healing for 50% of normal.

[R2] Heightened Senses
    Every 3rd damage source made against you deals no damage and you immediately retaliate, dealing 200% of your basic attack damage to them.

[1] Enhanced Cloak
    While under the effect of Shadow Meld, you're Invulnerable.

[W] Zealous Pursuit
    Blink's range becomes global when targeting an enemy under the effect of 'The Hunt'.

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