A stealthy Melee Bruiser specializing in disabling mobile Assassins.
For 10,000 years, Maiev was the jailor of Illidan Stormrage. Since his escape, she has sought to recapture him endlessly, leading her into the Nexus to find him.
Tips:
-Stalk allows Maiev to initiate or escape fairly well. Start a fight with its greater ranged Abilities or save it to flee with its Unrevealability.
-Shadow Strike is Maiev's most damaging Basic Ability and helps her initiation and ability to stick. Hit Heroes with either longer cooldown Abilities or Ability reliant Heroes.
-Fan of Knives is an easy way to hurt and slow enemies around. The Attack Speed slow helps to mitigate damage from physical attackers.
-Grapple is a strong peeling or chasing tool. Whether you save an ally or stop an enemy, be sure to choose carefully and aim or else waste a long cooldown.
-Warden's Clutch makes for an excellent piece of crowd control. Combo with more CC or damage with allies to take down enemies with ease.
-Warden's Hunt can shut down an enemy for most of a team fight. Maiev can stick to enemies easily with it and the target is mostly doomed.
Strengths:
+Strong initiation
+Good peel
+Built-in tools for AA Assassins
+Mobile
Weaknesses:
-Low damage
-Low protection from Spell damage
-Weak early game
Combat Trait
1
Stalk
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Maiev enters Stealth for up to 12 seconds or until she attacks, uses an Ability, or takes damage. While Stealthed, her vision radius and Basic Ability ranges are increased by 33%. She is Unrevealable for the first 1.5 seconds of Stalk.
Primary Abilities
1
Shadow Strike
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 8 seconds
Cut forward, dealing 160 (+4%) damage to each enemy hit. Enemy Hero's Basic Ability cooldowns recharge 50% slower for 3 seconds.
2
Fan of Knives
Mana Cost: 60
Cooldown: 11 seconds
Unleash a wave of knives, dealing 115 (+4%) damage and slowing Attack and Movement Speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
3
Grapple
Mana Cost: 85
Cooldown: 14 seconds
Latch onto the first Hero hit, pulling you and the Hero together. Enemy Heroes pulled take 105 (+4%) damage and are slowed by 75% for 1.25 seconds after being pulled.
Heroic Abilities
1
Warden's Clutch
Mana Cost: 80
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Jump to an enemy Hero and subdue them, dealing 215 (+4%) damage and rooting them for 2.5 seconds.
2
Warden's Hunt
Mana Cost: 90
Cooldown: 100 seconds
Mark an enemy Hero for 6 seconds. Marked Heroes have their Armor reduced by 25 and healing received reduced by 75%. Maiev's Basic Attacks targeting the marked Hero teleport her in front of them.
Level 1 Talents
Watcher (D): While Maiev is Stealthed and an enemy is within 8 range of her, she gains 25% Movement Speed. Quest: Hit enemy Heroes with Shadow Strike from Stealth. Reward: After hitting 25 Heroes, Maiev is Unrevealable for the first 3 seconds of Stalk.
Hunter of Outland (Q):Quest: Hitting enemy Heroes with Shadow Strike increases its damage by 2, up to 100. Reward: After hitting 50 Heroes, Maiev gains 10% Movement Speed.
Choke Hold (E):Quest: Hit enemy Heroes with Grapple. Reward: After hitting 20 enemy Heroes, Grapple silences enemy Heroes hit for 1.25 seconds.
Level 4 Talents
Cover of Knives (W): Fan of Knives slows Attack Speed by an additional 20%.
Hookshot (E): Grapple can be reactivated before or after hitting a Hero. If reactivated before, the Hero is pulled the full distance to Maiev. If reactivated after, Maiev is pulled the full distance to the Hero.
Huntress's Eyes (D): While Stealthed, Maiev can see over terrain and reveals Heroes in her vision for 4 seconds.
Level 7 Talents
Draining Shadows (Q): Shadow Strike reduces Basic Ability cooldown recharge rate by 70% for 4 seconds. It also depletes up to 60 (+4%) Mana from Heroes hit.
Warden's Momentum (Passive): Maiev's Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Basic Abilities by .75 seconds.
Knife Curtain (W): Increase the range and arc of Fan of Knives by 25% and increase the duration of its slows by 1 second.
Level 13 Talents
Shadow Rush (Q): Increase the range of Shadow Strike by 30% and reduce its cooldown by 1 second for each Hero hit.
Restrain (E): Basic Attacks refresh the duration of Grapple's slow up to 5 times.
Stand Sentinel (D): While Stealthed, Maiev's vision radius and Basic Ability ranges are increase by 50% and Maiev gains 35 Armor.
Level 16 Talents
Shadow's Fury (Q): Shadow Strike can now target an enemy Hero in range to hone in on them and strike through them. A targeted Shadow Strike does 50% more damage, but doesn't damage enemies along its path.
Cloak of Night (D): Getting hit by Heroic Basic Attacks reduces Stalk's cooldown by 1 second.
Hot Pursuit (Active): Activate to increase the Attack and Movement Speed of nearby allied Heroes by 30% for 2.5 seconds. 20 second cooldown. Passive: Heroes that attack Maiev have their Attack Speed slowed by 20% for 2.5 seconds.
Level 20 Talents
No One Escapes (R): If a Hero hit by Warden's Clutch is killed within 3 seconds, Warden's Clutch can be cast again for free within 3 seconds.
Eyes in the Dark (R): Warden's Hunt can be cast globally and lasts 3 seconds longer.
10,000 Binds (E): Grapple travels 50% faster. Hitting an enemy Hero with Grapple refunds 40 Mana and reduces its cooldown by 7 seconds.
Suppression (Q + W): Shadow Strike and Fan of Knives increase the duration of stuns, roots, and slows on enemy Heroes hit by 50% for 4 seconds.
I'm really into the idea of a stealth-based tank, but I think that it should work more fluidly into the design. Right now, the stealth just feels like an add on to a very disable-based tank. Maybe instead of an activatable ability, make it a passive that triggers after using certain abilities. In all, a very unique design, and one that I think fits the character in a very interesting way.
Thanks for the suggestion! That definitely sounds good, I'm just not sure how to implement it. The activatable version was the easiest to make for me and I thought it worked best for either initiating or escaping with it. I like the idea of Stealth brought on by using other abilites, but I think the kit and some talents would need to be completely redone to make it happen.
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