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Thalnos

By: Antoshka
Last Updated: Apr 22, 2020
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Thalnos

The Soulrender

"Thalnos earned repute in the Scarlet Crusade for the brutal torture methods he used to "purify" new recruits. Ultimately the sadistic mage contracted the plague of undeath and arose as a fearsome skeletal being. The vengeful Thalnos now prowls the monastery's graveyard commanding apparitions and zombified creatures to attack anyone who trespasses on his unholy domain."
Health: 1572 (+4% per level)
Regeneration: 3,52 (+4% per level)
Mana: 500 (+10 per level)
Regeneration: 0 (+0 per level)
Attack Damage: 72 (+4% per level)
Attack Range: 5,5
Attack Speed: 1,12
Movement speed: 100
Unit Radius: 0,725
Difficulty: Medium

Combat Trait

1
Stigma (D)
Range: 10 meters
Collect radius: 20 meters
Cast time: Instant
Active effect. Thalnos is not able to replenish mana on his own, so he uses his allies for this purpose. Thanks to "Stigma", it accumulates mana in the amount of 15% of the damage inflicted by enemy heroes on the selected ally. When using notes ally "Stigma", which allows Tales to restore mana. Only 1 ally can be affected at a time.
Passive effect. When a nearby minion (enemy or friendly) dies, it turns into a ghost. These ghosts rush to the nearest enemy (mostly heroes), causing 25 (+ 4% per level) damage.

Primary Abilities

1
Brand Of Darkness (Q)
Cost: 30 Mana
Cooldown: 4 seconds
Range: 10,5 meters
Cast time: 0,125 seconds
Missile speed: 15
A clot of darkness deals 145 (+4% per level) damage and puts an effect on the target that reduces the effectiveness of the next healing by 15%. Effect duration: 3 seconds.
2
Soul torments (W)
Cost: 50 Mana
Cooldown: 7 seconds
Range: 5,5 meters.
Cast time: 0,125 seconds
Thalnos curses the selected enemy hero, dealing him periodic damage every second, the value of which increases by 20 every second (+4% per level). Duration of the curse: 4 seconds. Initial damage value = 20 (+4% per level).
3
Purification (E)
Cost: 90 Mana
Cooldown: 13 seconds
Range: 6 meters
Cast time: 0,1 seconds
Area of Effect: Circle
Thalnos creates a defiled area that deals 125 (+4% per level) damage every second to enemies that are within the area's damage radius: 4 meters. Duration: 3 seconds.

Heroic Abilities

1
Army of the Fallen (R)
Cost: 85 Mana
Cooldown: 85 seconds
Range: 6 meters
Cast time: Instant
Thalnos creates a small grave, from which the dead go to the nearest line: zombies (appear every second; 25 (+4% per level) damage, 800 (+4% per level) Health and attack range: 0,9) and a mighty zombie appears at the last second; 135 (+4% per level) damage, 950 (+4% per level) Health and attack range: 1,25). Duration of the ability: 10 seconds. Grave health = 700.
2
Agony (R)
Cost: 100 Mana
Cooldown: 120 seconds
Range: 6 meters.
Cast time: Instant
Thalnos curses the target enemy, dealing continuous damage in the amount of 2,5% of max health every 1 second. To avoid the effect of the curse, you can only use stasis (Ice block, etc.) or abilities that allow to avoid damage (Divine Shield, Recall, etc.). The effect of the ability is not limited by time.

Talents

TIER 1

"Pleasure of Sufferings" (Trait) - Ghosts generated by the passive effect of the "Stigma", dealing damage to enemy heroes, replenish Talnos's mana reserve at the rate of 75% of the damage done.
"Masochism" (Passive) -Quest: Gathering Regeneration Globes to increase Thalnos's Mana regeneration by 0.2 per second, up to 4 per second.Reward: After gathering 20 Regeneration Globes, Thalnos also gain 150 Mana.
"Energy Vampire" (Trait) - If the "Stigma" effect on an allied hero, then Thalnos gets mana regeneration equal to that of the chosen ally. Does not apply to characters without mana or with a different resource (for Example: Auriel, Junkrat, Valeera, etc.).

TIER 2

"Dark Mark" (Q) - When dealing damage, the "Brand of Darkness" also reveals the target's location for 2,5 seconds. Increases the damage from the "Brand of Darkness" by 20%.
"Anguish" (W) - After the last damage received from the "Soul Torments" ability, the enemy is dealt an additional damage of 50% of the damage caused by the "Soul Torments".
"Weakening Field" (E) - Enemies deal 10% less damage from autoattacks and spells within the "Purification", and they slow down by 15%, as well as reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing by 20%.
"Unholy Touch" (Trait) - If a minion (friendly or enemy) dies near Thalnos, the damage from ghosts generated by the passive effect of the "Stigma" ability increases by 0,5% up to a maximum of 100%. Quest: Increase damage bonus to 100%.Reward: Attacking, ghosts will slow down opponents by 30% for 2 seconds.

TIER 3

"Explosion Of Darkness" (Q) - The "Brand of Darkness" explodes upon contact with an enemy, causing damage to surrounding targets (Area of damage: 2 meters).
"Maestro of Torture" (W) - "Soul Torments" gets a second charge and also slows the target by 15%. It is not possible to re-use the ability on a target that has already been hit by "Soul Torments".
"Anathema" (E) - "Purification" reduces the armor of enemies hit by 10% and duration of the ability increases by 1 second.
"Schadenfreude" (Passive) - Every fifth auto attack will summon four ghosts. Ghosts are influenced by talents that enhance the "Stigma".

TIER 4

"Army of the Fallen" (R) - Thalnos creates a small grave, from which the dead go to the nearest line: zombies (appear every second; 25 (+4% per level) damage, 750 (+4% per level) Health and attack range: 0,9) and a mighty zombie appears at the last second; 135 (+4% per level) damage, 1000 (+4% per level) Health and attack range: 1,25). Duration of the ability: 10 seconds. Grave health = 700.
"Agony" (R) - Thalnos curses the target enemy, dealing continuous damage in the amount of 2,5% of max health every 1 second. To avoid the effect of the curse, you can only use stasis (Ice block, etc.) or abilities that allow to avoid damage (Divine Shield, Recall, etc.). The effect of the ability is not limited by time.

TIER 5

"Infallibility" (Trait) - Allies with "Stigma" deals 15% more damage from auto attacks and abilities.
"Zeal" (Trait) - Allies with "Stigma" gain 10% movement speed and 20% attack speed.
"Pain Resistance" (Trait) - Allies wuth "Stigma" grants mana at the rate of 30% of the damage received from enemy heroes.

Tier 6

"Heart of Darkness" (Q) - "Brand of Darkness" restores Thalnos's health at a rate of 40% of the damage dealt. If an enemy hero dies from this ability, then the next use of it will occur without spending mana and with increased damage by 50%.
"Psychosis" (W) - "Soul Torments" get a mass effect of application (become a mass spell). Area of damage: 3 meters. The duration of the ability increases by 1 sec.
"Cursed Land" (E) - "Purification" deals 50% more damage to enemies that move within the radius of the ability's damage . No additional damage is done to stationary enemies. The damage radius of the ability increases by 30%. Reduces the mana cost of "Purification" by 20.

"Leech" (Trait) - Ghosts generated by the passive effect of the "Stigma" deal additional damage to enemy heroes equal to 1% of their maximum Health. Also, when dealing damage, the ghosts restore Thalnos's Health reserve of 100% of the damage done.

TIER 7

"Legion of the Fallen" (R) - "Army of the Fallen" gets an extra charge. Zombies get the "Rebirth" ability, which allows them to resurrect 1 time after 2 seconds. after death. Mighty zombies get the ability to "Absorb", which allows them to heal when minion die nearby (1 creep - 4% of the maximum health reserve). Also powerful zombies every fifth second (i.e. 2 times).
"Evict Soul" (R) - "Agony" deals damage in the amount of 5 % of max health every 1 second. If enemy hero is killed while this ability is active, the cooldown is reduced by 50%. If enemy hero is killed by this ability, their respawn time will be increased by 20%. Additional effect: "Brand of Darkness" stuns opponents for 0,75 seconds.
"Rotting of Soul" (W) - Damage per second and an increase to this damage are increased by 50% for "Soul Torments".
"Soul Control" (Trait) - Ally with "Stigma" survives death damage and gains a shield with a strength of 25% of the target's maximum health for 4 seconds. Cooldown: 90 sec. Additional effect: As long as the "Stigma" is applied to an allied hero, Thalnos gets 25 armor points.
"Emptiness" (E) - In the range of the "Purification", enemies are affected by the mute effect. For each enemy hero hit by "Purification", the ability's recovery time is reduced by 1,2 second.

RECOMMENDED BUILDS:

Army of ghosts (Trait Build):

1) "Pleasure of Sufferings"
2) "Unholy Touch"
3) "Schadenfreude"
4) "Army of the Fallen"
5) "Infallibility" or "Zeal" or "Pain Resistance"
6) "Leech"
7) "Legion of the Fallen" or "Soul Control"


This build is suitable for situations in which Thalnos is forced to play the role of a specialist, and allows you to effectively resist other pushers.

Power of darkness (Q Build):

1) "Masochism" or "Energy Vampire"
2) "Dark Mark"
3) "Explosion Of Darkness"
4) "Agony"
5) "Infallibility" or "Zeal" or "Pain Resistance"
6) "Heart of Darkness"
7) "Evict Soul" or "Soul Control"


This build allows Thalnos to deal significant damage to both single and multiple targets.

Eternal torture (W Build):

1) "Masochism" or "Energy Vampire"
2) "Anguish"
3) "Maestro of Torture"
4) "Agony" or "Army of the Fallen"
5) "Infallibility" or "Zeal" or "Pain Resistance"
6) "Psychosis"
7) "Rotting of Soul"


This build allows Thalnos to cause significant damage over time to multiple targets simultaneously.

The coming purification (E Build):

1) "Masochism" or "Energy Vampire"
2) "Weakening Field"
3) "Anathema"
4) "Agony" or "Army of the Fallen"
5) "Infallibility" or "Zeal" or "Pain Resistance"
6) "Cursed Land"
7) "Emptiness"


This build allows Thalnos to significantly weaken opponents.

MATCHUPS:

BAD AGAINST:

Alarak is a very dangerous opponent whose basic ability ("Telekinesis" and "Discord Strike") is able to terminate the mortal existence of Thalnos.
For Thalnos are dangerous mobile heroes such as Zeratul, Genji, Illidan, etc., because he has no escape abilities. In turn, these heroes can minimize the distance using their abilities ("Blink" Zeratul, "Cyber Agility" and "Swift Strike" Genji, "Dive" and "Sweeping Strike" Illidan).
Characters with strong burst damage or damage from a heroic ability are dangerous, as Talnos lacks any saving abilities or stasis.

GOOD AGAINST:

Thalnos easily deals with stationary or slow- moving characters, such as Sgt. Hammer and Azmodan.
Talos is able to resist pusher heroes due to the passive effect of the "Stigma" and basic abilities.

WORKS WELL WITH:

Malfurion is able to replenish Talnos's mana by using the "Innervate".
Heroes-tanks are very useful Thalnos as they are the main source of mana due to the "Stigma".

Strengths and Weaknesses

Easily adapts to the needs of the team
High cost of basic and heroic abilities
Significantly enhanced throughout the game
Dependence on allies, as they are a source of mana
Various weakening of the enemy team
Does not have mana regeneration
Good waveclear
Limited mobility
Good teamfighter
Vulnerable to Melee Assassins
Strong heroic abilities
Vulnerable to control effects
Strong DoT (Damage over Time)
Proper positioning is necessary in a teamfight
Strong in mid and late game
No self-healing (only possible on Tier 6)

Voice Line

I hunger for vengeance

More... More souls

It's time for purification

Let the sufferings begin

My endless agony shall be yours, as well

IN-GAME QUOTES

Greeting Arthas: "I have prepared for you a special torture, the traitor. Don't let me down!"
Greeting Deathwing : "Judging from your injuries, you won't be surprised by torture..."
Greeting Malthael: "Is that you? A messenger of the power that received me when the light left me to die of the plague?"
Greeting Undead: "One battle I will suffer your impurity, but after..."
Greeting Demons: "After the fight, the eternal purification will begin!"
Greeting Sylvanas: "I feel your torment, Banshee. Let me extend them as a sign of my contempt for you."
Greeting Alarak: "Your sadistic tendencies make me laugh. But I am ready to share my knowledge with a worthy successor of my business..."
Greeting Positive: "Our opponents will suffer a fate worse than death."
Greeting Negative: "After the battle I will purify you"
Response Angels: "One day the Light will leave you to rot and die, too."
Response Kel'Thuzad: "The Lich king will not have my soul. It's mine!"
Response Mephisto: "I will pour out all my hatred on our enemies!"
Response Orphea: "Your soul is the perfect model for torment, little witch!"
Response Butcher: "Tear the souls of our enemies to pieces, beast!"
Response Stukov: "Your torment will come to an end, don't doubt. "
Response Alexstrasza: "Life is impossible without suffering."
Response Positive: "Your talents may be of use to me, for now."
Response Negative: "You will suffer eternal torment!"

Conclusion

Talnos is a ranged Assassin, which is very dangerous for opponents with proper cover and the composition of the team, both their own and the enemy.

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