Thalyssra is a Support that works really well with squishy ranged Heroes that use a lot of
Mana, protecting them from dive oriented enemies, upon completing her
Combat Trait Quest she grants utility to the team - be it just the
Mana regen or other buffs. She can also forgo a bit of her utility to fulfill the role of an
Spell Damage Assassin.
Although her ganking potential isn't great, she'd enjoy tagging along an ally - such as Jaina which spends a lot of mana and deals a lot of
Spell Damage to assist on locking down slippery targets with her
Warping Shimmer, securing kills.
She'd shine on maps with 3 lanes and easy rotations ensuring she collects plenty of
Ancient Mana such as:
Dragon Shire
Warhead Junction
Infernal Shrines
Tomb of the Spider Queen
Sky Temple
Pros:
- Great utility, providing a plethora of buffs to Spell Casters
- Can lock down slippery targets and prevent dives
- If there are no other Spell Casters on the team, can talent into one whilst still finding use on her
Spell Damage buffs and still providing utility to other teammates
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Masquerade can be useful to assist an ally on escaping or engaging - since the enemy team cannot target the ally under its effect until they're close. This can also trick the enemy team since allies might share the same character model
Cons:
- Needs to complete her quest in order to be 100% effective
- No mobility, needs good positioning
- Low damage if not actively talenting into
Spell Damage
- Team-reliant, can't extract the most of the character if playing solo
Upon completing her
Combat Trait she'll change from her Wretched form into a Nightfallen.
Wretched vs
Nightfallen
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