TALENTS
TIER 1 (LEVEL 1)
Block Every 5 seconds, reduce the damage you take from the next basic hero attack by 75%. Stores up to three charges.
Improved Resurface Increases the range of Resurface by a short amount
Heart transplant Health globes collected around you are three times more effective. (QUEST) After gathering 15 health globes, increase health regeneration by a large amount.
TIER 2 (LEVEL 4)
Life of Fire Consuming Living Flame also gives you a small heal over time.
Improved Sulfuras Increase the area of Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros by a large amount
Wave of Mutilation Increase the damage of Wave of Flame by a medium amount, increases speed that Wave of Flame closes
TIER 3 (LEVEL 7)
Stone Shield Take 50% reduced damage for 6 seconds after using Resurface
Fire Shield Do a medium amount of damage to anyone around you for 6 seconds after using Resurface
Molten Shield Anyone who attacks you in the six seconds after you use Resurface has reduced movement speed for 4 seconds.
TIER 4 (LEVEL 10)
Walking' on Sunshine Ragnaros steps out of the fire, gaining the ability to move and walk like a normal hero.
Lava Pit The area around Ragnaros becomes a pit of lava, slowing movement speed and causing damage to all enemies around Ragnaros, also applying Living Flame.
TIER 5 (LEVEL 13)
Arson Living Flame now effects structures
Resurface Gain another charge of Resurface
Did someone say Thunderfury, Blessed Sword of the Windseeker? Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros now briefly stuns enemies.
TIER 6 (LEVEL 16)
"Fight me in the Firelands, Punk" Instead of dying, Ragnaros is transported back to your team base. This ability has a long CD.
Minions of Fire Using Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros causes you to summon a fire elemental for every hero hit, that attacks that hero for a small amount of damage, reapplying Living Flame for 10 seconds, or until the elemental takes 5 attacks.
Pool of Flame While using Wave of Flame, the area in between Ragnaros and the Ring of Fire becomes torched ground, causing medium damage to anyone standing in that area.
TIER 7 (LEVEL 20)
Improved Walkin' on Sunshine A trail of fire follows Ragnaros for 10 seconds, causing damage and applying Living Flame to any target who steps on it.
Improved Lava Pit Using this ability allows Ragnoros to move at a slow speed in areas that are affected by lava. When lava expires, Ragnaros is no longer able to move. Also increases the length of Lava Pit by a considerable amount.
Shield Gain the ability: Shield. Shield: gain a shield for 40% of your health for 10 seconds. Long CD.
Ridin' the Waves Wave of Flame is now constantly active, shrinking and then growing though with reduced range. The Ring of Fire pulls enemies towards Ragnaros while shrinking, and then pushes them away while growing. The teleport function of Wave of Flame still has the same CD.
I think it's actual kit would make him too much countered by mages and high-mobility-giant killers; maybe you could add some CC to wave of flame (his main way to approach enemies).
Have you thought to make him a mid range tank? The fire lord of W3 wasn't a melee unit...
In this way he could be a menace even if cannot move a lot, and the wave would be useful to hit the distant enemies or to combo with Sulfuras.
Anyway good job!
I really like both of the ideas you put forward, they definitely round him out a little. Thanks a lot!